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Milford chronicle., 1931-09-25
DELMAR

The Delmar fire department at
tendad the Hebron firemen's carni
val and parade, Tuesday evening.
Authorities on Maryland side o.
our town are greatly improving
some of their streets
A series of cottage prayer meet
ings are being held in different
homes prior to the opening of Dr.
George Cooks evangelistic meetings
which will begin in the M. E. chrcuh
October 18th.
Mrs. Howard Kirk spent Friday
with her sister, Mrs. Milton Cleary
and family in Wilmington.
Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer Powell and
son Bobby, have returned from a
visit with relatives at HOrntOwn, Va
Il Percy Phillips automobile that
was stolen a week ago while parked
in front of Harry Hudson's residence
in this town has been found by Sal
isbury police and returned to the
owner in practically good condition.
He discovered that 1t had been driv-
en- 800 miles.
The families in this town who
rent the property they occupy, are
greatly pleased in the reduction of
rent. .-.
Mrs. G.. Merle Nelson is entertain
ing the Tuesday Mite Club at her
home this week.
The quarterly meeting of the Bap-
tist Women's Missionary Union of
the Eastern District was held in the
Baptist Temple at Crisfeld, Satur-
day Delmar was well represented.
Mrs. Alice Hearn is confined to
her home by illness.
Mrs. T. Barton Freeney and
Miss Kathleen Freeney
and Mrs. Lawrence Howard, have re-
turned from visit with Mr.. and
Mrs. Lawrence Harrington, in Will
mington.
The Teachers Union of the M. E. |
church will tender a supper Friday |
evening to the classes that will be
promoted, October 4th.
Mrs. Clyde Truitt spent Monday |
IN Philadelphia.
The regular meeting of Adah
Chapter No. 5, o. E. S., was held
Monday evening with Mrs. Dora
worthy matron, and w.
". Whayland, worthy patron, pre-
siding. The chief feature of the
Meeting was a memorial held for
'ur deceased member, Mrs. Martha
J. Lowe, who passed away August
=, 1881.
A fishing party, composed of DR..
). H. Dashiell, E. w. almer, Patrick
learn and Silas j. Lewis spent
tuesday, at Slaughter Beach.
Lee Poore suffered a broken col
ar bone while playing football on
he scool grounds Friday.
At a recent meeting of Mrs. Frank
/. fiLynch, Sr., Sunday school class, ]
le following officers were elected
,r the year: president, Miss Annie T
alley; vice-president, Mrs. Albert
earn; secretary, Mrs. John E. {
cClaine; treasurer, Mrs. Frank
ynch; assistant teacher, Mrs. Y
AIRY T. Beach.
The Delmar fire company was
Illed to the farm of Hugh Pennel
uesday night but before their ar
val the fire had made such head c,
ay that the dwelling was burned a
the ground. The furniture and w
her buildings were saved. d,
Milford chronicle., 1931-09-25
DAGSBORO

Mr.and Mrs. Oscar Campbell have
returned after their wedding tour
in Virginia, We wish them a happy
welded life.
An epidemic of hog cholera is rag
ing around this vicinity.
Norman Bunting is very i'll at the
Emergency Hospital at Milford, un-
dergoing an operation for bladder
trouble
Hiram Dukes. who met with al
most a fatal accident, is slightly i'm
proving at the Lewes hospital at this
writing.
Miss Dorothy Layfield and Mrs.
VIM. Schroeder, of Philadelphia,
were wee-end kvisitOrs of relatives
here.
Fred Warrington, of Philadelphia,
spent the day with his sister, Mrs.
A. Barber, on Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. e. Lingo and
daughters, Catherine and Doris, also
Mr.. and Mrs. Vernon Steen and Mr..
and Mrs. Wilmer Steel, called on Mr..
and Mrs. A. Barber on Sunday, also
Mrs. Annie Steen and son Curtis in
the afternoon.
Mrs. Elisey Gordy and Charlie
Humphreys is very i'll.
Mrs. Addie TimmOns is suffering
with blood poison in her finger.
If you want salted fatback Mrs.
Annie c. Steen will supply you.
Fred Hall and sOn-in-law, of Will |
lards, Del, was Monday callers on
A. C. Steen.
Joe Vickers, of Elizabeth, N. j., |
spent the weekend with his wife /
and children.
Mrs. Myrtle Long and son George
was visitors of relatives here over
the weekend.
Mrs. Lewis, of Selbyville, is spend
ing some time with her daughter,
Mrs. Ollie Baker.
Mrs. James II. Bunting is i'll at
This writing.
VI. p. Church News
Junior choir practice Monday eve
hing at 1880.
Glass Wednesday evening at 7:30
The Ladies' anniversary will meet
1t the home of Mrs. Katie Helm
lext Friday evening, September 25.
Sunday school next Sunday at ,
80. I
Miss Argresta Bunting will have
harge of the Junior Endeavor next !
sunday evening. ..
Our pastor preached an interest ..
ng sermon last Sunday evening.
aking for his subject "The Signs of :
ime." 1t was wonderful. Surely :
re can see by signs that the Bible
; being fulfilled to the dot. This is '
beautiful world to live in but it is
eing marred by sin. 1t maeks our !
cart ache to see how the dear and d
lessed Sabbath day is being desc I
rated. The day that God set apart !
lat we should go to church and
Orship. If people would stop to get I
vision of the mighty Christ hold a
lg the world in the palm of his b
and, they would not be so quick to n
In to mischief. Sure as you live "
ne of these days he is going to n
Milford chronicle., 1931-09-25
VAUDEVILLE AT NEW PLAZA
THEATRE BEING WELL
RECEIVED

Have you been. among the ones
who have witnessed those weekend
vaudeville offerings at the New
Plaza Theatre, Milford, on Fridays
and Saturdays? If not you're miss
ing some real entertainment. Since
the beginning of the new show sea-
son three very attractive weekend
bills have been presented and the
comment from patrons has been
very gratifying to the management
so much that a continuity of this
policy is assured and for this week.
end commencing today, Friday, Sep
tember rs and continuing Saturday,
September 26, another very popular
Broadway stage revue, coming di-
rect from New York City, has heen
secured in Les Causield's Musical
Comedy Revue. A company of 10
versatile artists offering thirty min
utes of musical comedy, songs and
dances.
On the screen, Friday night and
Saturday matinee, Marie Dressler
and Polly Moran in Politics." will
be the phOtOplay Offering.
While on Saturday night, cnly,
Will Rogers will be shown in his |
latest talkie, Young AS You Feel"
Zazu Pitts and Thelma Todd will al |
so be shown in their latest short |
comedy Catch AS Catch Can" along
with the ever popular Aesops Fa-
bles.
Patrons are urged to note that
he same vaudeville show, comedy
and AesOps Fables will be shown
both Friday and Saturday and at the
Saturday matinee, but two separate
feature pictures will be shown as
stated above.
On Monday, September %, COM
nencing with a midnight show,
Sunday, September 2S, at 1901,
Murder by the Clock" featuring
William Boyd, Sally O'Neil and
Iilyan Tashman will be the screen
ffering for one day, only.
On Tuesday, only, September %,
ma Claire will be seen and heard in
er latest talkie Rebound" while /,
n Wednesday and Thursday, Sep :
ember 80 and October 1, the $3,-
100000 Fox mystery melodrama of I
ne season, transatlantic" will be
he screen offering for two days. .
Milford chronicle., 1931-09-25
MILLVILLE

While the summer months are pas
and gone September weather i!
soaring well up in the nineties anC
some of our people are staying in
side during the intense heat.
The home of Marvil Hopkins was
destroyed by fire early on Tuesday
morning, covered in part by insru-
ance. The cause of the fire is a
mystery as no one was nthe house
at the time.
Mrs. Manaen f. Lynch, who has
been an invalid for several months,
is no better at this time.
Clifton Evans has gone to New
York, where he has accepted po-
sitiOn on boat.
Mr.. and Mrs. Archie Evans and
Mr.. and Mrs. Horace Evans spent
Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Bunt-
ing, of Selbyville.
Miss Alice Townsend is spending
two weeks during these hot days as
the guest of Mrs. Clara West at the
West Breeze Inn," Bethany Beach.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lester Phillips, of
Richardson Park, were weekend
guests with their father, H. d.
Evans.
Miss Lizzie Quillen was the din
ner guest on Sunday with her broth
er, David Quillen and family.
Mr.. and Mrs. Roland West enter
tanned quite. a number of their
friends to dinner at the. Sussex Tea
Room, Bethany Beach, on Saturday
evening.
Mr. an, Mrs. Ruby Banks an Mrs.
Jennie Hopkins and children, mo-
tOred to Philadelphia and Camden
on Saturday and spent the weekend. |
Mr.. and Mrs. Ivan Hudson and |
daughter Joan, of Wilmington, were |
weekend guests with Capt. and Mrs.
Manaen Hickman.
We are glad to see the new store
building of G. c. DerTickson rapidly
The new building will
be great improvement over the one
destroyed by fire.
Jas S. West is improving his home
with new porches and a coat of
paint.
Mrs. VIM. Setman and son Robert
'eturned to their home in Philadel-
)hia after spending a few days with
Ter father. J. S. West ;
We are glad to see Charles Ayde- [
otte, of Philadelphia, cleaning off {
he ground recently purchased, pre- s
laratOry to building himself an up
O-date home. '
The Ladies' Aid will meet with
lrs. Clara West, Bethany Beach, on '
tuesday, evening. September 29th a
The monthly business meeting and O
Ocial of the Cleaners Club was held
the home of Mr. and Mrs. Roland | t.
Vest on Wednesday evening. The a
resident, Mrs. Clara McCabe, was
/ the chair, and after the transac- il
o nOf business, the social hour was a
| charge of the entertainment COM a
ittee, Mrs. Myrtle Hickman and h
RS. Hattie West, who, with the host C
nd hostess did much to make the e.
fair very enjoyable one. Those
resent were: Rev. and Mrs c. w. tt
ranford, Mrs. Lula C. Lynch, Mr. M
Id Mrs. Manaen Hickman, Mr.. and h.
rs. Raymond Belts, Miss Sara Neff, Il
rs. Myrtle Long, Mr.. and Mrs. An F
: Hudson, Mr.. and Mrs. Isaac West, in
r. and Mrs. Vernon McCabe, Mr.. sc
Id Mrs. Charles W. Townsend, Mrs. h;
,lanta Wharton, Capt. ]. S. Pruitt. ell
Milford chronicle., 1931-09-25
GREENWOOD

Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph Scott anC
daughter, Yvonne, left Thursday tC
tour the New England States anC
Canada.
Mrs. Norman Buell. spent a few
days last week with her mother in
Milton.
Mrs. Clara Wiley and Mrs. Della
Spence will entertain the Ladies'
Aid Society of the NJ. P. church, at
the home of Mrs. Spence on Tues
day evening, September 20. A full
attendance is desired
Mrs. Anna Lyons is visiting her
daughter, Mrs. Walton Jones, near
Bridgeville.
Nelson Meredith and family, ac-
companied by his mother, Mrs. E. G.
Meredith, and daughter Violet, were
dinner guests of Miss Mildred
Spencer at Rising Sun Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Franklin GOrdy en-
tertained Br. Gordy's parents from
Laurel over the weekend.
Mr.. and Mrs. Roland Isaacs, A. V.
Isaacs and Miss Mahalia spent Sun
day at Rehoboth.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. B. Belts and fam
lily spent Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs.
Seth Baker near Milford.
The house and barn on the farm
of G. L. Christopher were destroyed
by fire Saturday night. Seven COWS
and two horses in the barn were
burned to death Greenwood and
Bridgeville fire companies answered
the call, but by the time they ar
rived the barn had been destroyed
and the flames had spread through
many parts of the house.
Some of the furniture was saved
by the firemen but the house was
destroyed. In addition to the cattle
and horses farm machinery and sew
eral hundred bushels of feed were
burned.
Greenwood NJ. Il. church-Services !
Sunday, September 7t2h, Rev. John !
H. Thornton, pastor. Sunday school /
at $50, Laird Kratz. supt.; preach
ing at 1880, subject, "Undercurrent
of Life Evening 7:3O, song serv-
ice; preaching at 8 o'clock Even
ing subject, 1.-TWO Thrilling Dramas
of, Almost"
The home of Mrs. Mildred Green
of Mardela Springs, Md, was the
scene of a very pretty wedding Sat
urday, September 10, when Miss Ell
ma Jackson of Rhodesdale, Md, be-
came the bride of Arthur Wolfe, of
Md. The bride was
becOmingly attired in a dark blue
tweed dress with hat and gloves to
match and was given in marriage by
her father, Warren H. Jackson. Mrs.
Green, sister of the bride,
was matron of honor with Miss Lin :
da Adams of Greenwood, and Mrs.
Lulu Blades of fredericksburg as :
Among the guests were r
Mrs. Mary II. Green, Mrs. Willie
Darby. Mrs. Margaret Hostetter,
Mrs. Ida Wilson, Ralph Greene and f
Melvin Green. "
Immediately after the ceremony n
he happy couple departed amid a h
shower of rice for fredericksburg II
where they attended a reception
leld in their honor by friend of O
he bride, Mrs. Laura Galloway. At a
late hour the happy couple de- h
,arted for their home in Rhodesdale. n
Milford chronicle., 1931-09-25
BARRATT'S CHAPEL

Barratt's Chapel: Gods sacred
shrine,
Within whose portals so rare and
fine
Asbury and Cooke oft did recline,
Pioneers of Methodism, God-like, di-
vine.
Barratt's Chapel: in yon Church
yard rest
The ones that we loved best,
Taken from us at Gods behest.
Transported to the Land of the
bIest.
Barratt's Chapel: only death can
efface
The memories of their subtitle grace,
When that transition shall take
place
We know we'll meet them face to
face,
Barratt's Chapel: thou whist not
fail
We poor mortals whose spirits
quail,
YOn green swards will be our veil
When we reach the end of our trail.
Barratt's Chapel: where e'er we
roam,
Through mid-day's sun or evenings |
gloam
Our goal shall be, Gods pearly |
dome,
Within thine gates, our earthly
home.
-Ex-Y-Zee
Milford chronicle., 1931-09-25

Relief committees all over the
country, in preparing for the worst,
are acting very wisely. Usually
when you. prepare for the worst, it
doesn't get that bad. .l... -,......- =.
Milford chronicle., 1931-09-25

One of our neighbors is so ignorant
he thinks moratorium is a place where
you swim in filtered water.
Milford chronicle., 1931-09-25

Remember the good old days when
you didn't have anything more inn
portant to worry about than whether
the Giants or the Yankees would
win the world series?
Milford chronicle., 1931-09-25

PlIGRIM HOLINESS CHURCH
G. ". SchelhOusS. Faster
Sunday School $3.50 q. m.
Preaching IL a. m.
Sunday evening: 1880, Song SER
'tce; 8 .. M, preaching.
Wednesday evening: 1880 o'clock.
prayer service.
ST. JOHNS r. C. CHURCH
Rev. Alfred A. Jones
Mass at Milford $3.50 O'Clock.
Sunday, 1880 p. M, sermon and
benedictiOn.
1t costs tourist from $275 to $500
to ship his auto from New York to
Europe and back.
Milford chronicle., 1931-09-25
FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH
5EHEHa9HEFzg iHEE5EHHT

FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH
Sunday, Sept. 27, 1881.
1000 a. m.-Bible School.
HOO a. m.-Morning worship and
sermon.
1880 p. m.-Song service and SER
mon.
Rev. Norman C. Andrews, of Ma
rion, Nd, will have charge of these
services.
The publis is cordially invited.
CHRISTIAN SCIENCE SOCIETY
Branch of The First Church Of
Christ Scientist
in Boston, Massachusetts
Services every Sunday morning at
eleven o'clock in Grange Hall in Mil
ford, Delaware.
Milford chronicle., 1931-09-25
FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH

ALFRED MERRILL EELLS, D. D.. Minister
Arthur Hudson, Music Director G.
SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER q,
a. MI school,
11:OO a. m--MOrning worship
Test Welcome
The Washington times., 1931-04-27

have one. Ask for Aeronautics
Bulletin No. z at the aeronau.
tics branch of the department
:. No charge.
The Ludington line added
another new black and gold
Stinson to its fleet last week
when Henry Brown, the lines
able assistant operations man.
ager, landed with it from De-
troit. .Rumors are again rife
about this line expanding. &. q.
Billy" Briggs, publicity direc-
tor for the line in this terri
tory, said that he would prom
iSe some interesting develop
ments in the near future, but
that's as far as he would go.
Cliff Ball cancelled his Cleve-
land run because Of weather
Sunday. in bad weather it's al
ways tough over them thar
hills"
The Eastern Air Transports
line to Atlanta is still going
strong. wonder how long it
will be before they put on
bigger ships?
The International Air Legion
membership is growing daily,
he latest information being
that Glenn Martin may start a
chapter in Baltimore. when
The Washington times., 1931-04-27
HEALTH DRIVE
OPENS TODAY

The $4,000 children of the pub
lie schools, division 1913, will
participate in a city wide health
campaign inaugurated today by
the Medico- Chirurgical Society
cooperating with three national
health movements, the Association
for the Prevention of Tuberculo-
sis, May Day Health Program
anC National Negro Health Week.
Through the medium of the
school, an effort is to be made
to contact every home, with the
view to having every pre-School
child examined at one Of the IL
clinics located in schools of the
division.
The schools where clinics will
be held on Friday, May /, from
IL a. m. until 2 p. M, are Gar
net-Patterson Junior High, Fran
els Junior High, Dunbar High,
the Morgan, Bell, Cleveland,
Cook, Bowen, Birney, Burrville
anG Lovejoy elementary schools
ant. the st. Augustine'S Catholic
parish school.
The Washington times., 1931-04-27

the manufacturers really get
behind this move, it will grow
by leaps and bounds. both the
service fields enjoyed a quiet
week. the only thing of inter.
est being th3 large flight of
bombers from Langley Field
under Flight Leader Major
Oargue, last Friday. it seems
that both the Arrly and the
Navy needed photographs and
a squadron of planes was sent
up so the photos could be OBJ
tained. they looked great, fly
ing over the city in formation
The aeronautics branch of
the Department of Commerce
has established intermediate
landing fields at 80 to 50-mile
intervals along the entire Fed
eral Airways System for planes
just in case. and these fields
are all lighted for night opera
tions. This is a big step, in
the right direction. Here's
hoping that HoiriiS and Hillig
set the Bellanca down safely in
Denmark.
The Washington times., 1931-04-27
News of Skyways

From the reports that, reach
us regarding the recent aircraft
show at Detroit, several world
records were broken. We
learn that sos pilots registered
at the show; 10000 persons
saw it; $4,000 were under IA
years Of age, which shows how
air-minded young America is:
more than a million dollars
worth of planes were sold;
11,135 landings and take-offs
made; 5,384 visitors took sight.
seeing hops over the city; Buhl
Aircraft Company took orders
for 271 one-place ll-PupS;
Pitcairn sold 38 Autogiros.
Planes are much cheaper than
they were. The show revealed
that the industry was in bet
ter condition than it has been
for years. .All in all, the show
was q huge success. 1t was
very good advertising, too.
The Pennsylvania Railroad is
offering a reduced rate to
Akron next Saturday. 1t has
made arrangements with the
Goodyear Rubber Company to
have a representative meet the
special train and take the
visitors through the great Yep
pelin air dock, where the new
super-zep, Akron, is being built
The whole thing will be
thoroughly explained by the
engineers in charge of con-
struction.
The Department of Com
merce, aeronautics branch, has
issued a revised edition of the
air commerce regulations. =.
Every pilot should, Of course,
The Washington times., 1931-04-27

Whatever your individual type may
be, you, too, will find Lux Toilet
Soap the perfect soap-so neutral, so
bland is its effect on the skin.
Lux Toilet Soap is found in theatre
dressing rooms everywhere it is
official in all the great film studios!
You can keep your skin as tempt
ingly youthful as the famous stars.
You can use the same complexion
care as they'll Order several cakes of
this gentle, white soap and begin to
enjoy it-today!
The Washington times., 1931-04-27

YOU can laugh at "
BIRTHDAYS
Here's the Complexion Secret COS of
H0l!yov00d'S 6l3 important actresses km00v!

This exquisitely white fragrant soap
guards the loveliest complexions in
the world. For 1896 of Hollywood's
important actresses are devoted to it
the Broadway stars-the European
stars, too.
For Every Type of Skin...
Of the countless stars who use this
white soap, some have the fine
grained skin that is inclined to dry
ness; some the skin that tends to be
oily; some the in-between skin /. b.
The Washington times., 1931-04-27
ALerGndriGvas to Get
Tax Bills This Week

More than 5000 tax bills will
be mailed out this week to Alex
andria property owners.
The mailing of the bills al
ready has been delayed more
than two weeks through failure
Of firm in Dayton, Ohio, which
was awarded the contract for
printing, to send the forms to
the city collector.
The Washington times., 1931-04-27

MOUTH is an irresistible attrac-
i ton. Any man can tell you that!
Always until today women have
been haunted by the dread of losing
the charm of youth.
You've no doubt noticed that every
year the fascinating stage and screen
stars grow lovelier. You have prob
ably wondered what their secret is!
Guard the youthful freshness of
your skin as we do," the stars will
tell you. "Use Lux Toilet Soap
regularly"
The Washington times., 1931-04-27
WAVE LENGTHS

WMAL-47B.9 meters, $50 IilO-
cycles.
WRC-S15 meters, $50 kiIO-
cycles.
WOL-229 meters, 1910 kilO-
cycles.
WJSv-2O5 meters, 146O kilO-
cycles.
WBAI- (BaIumOre) 1860 kilO-
cycles
The Washington times., 1931-04-27
NOtabIes Appeared

Fifty-five men and women,
headed by President Hoover, have
spoken over the Columbia Broad
casting System through Wash
angton thus far this year. Alto
fgether SO appearances before
CHS. microphones have been
made by these SIS. several of
them having spoken more than
\ once. Locally from WMAL.
n President Hoover and Wallace
s. Murray, chief of the Near
Eastern Affairs Division of the
State Department, are all even
in the number of 1881 broad
casts, each having spoken four
times.
Deadlocked for second place
with two appearances each be-
fore Columbia microphoneS are
Secretary of State Henry l.. Stim-
son.. Secretary of Labor William
N. Doak, Secretary of Interior
Ray Lyman Wilbur, Chairman
James C. Stone of the Federal
Farm Board, Senator Gerald P.
Nye, Senator Ellison D. Smith,
Senator Joe T. Robinson and
Representative Hamilton Fish, jr.
The outstanding broadcast of
the year from Washington was
the premiere on the air of JUS
stice Oliver Wendell Holmes, dean
OF the Supreme Court of the
United States. Justice Holmes
spoke over Columbia on his
fninetieth birthday anniversary
from his home in Washington.
He was introduced by Chief JUS
tice~ Charles Evans Hughes, who
on that occasion is recorded as
having made one of the most
eloquent speeches of his career.
One of the most interesting
broadcasts, from the human in
terest standpoint, was that of
Miss Helen Keller, blind and
deaf since infancy. Miss Keller
made her radio debut from Wash
> ington over Columbia on Wednes-
day, April %.
The Washington times., 1931-04-27
Labor Chief Speaks

Speaking from Washington on
May Day. William Green. presi-
dent of the American Federation
of Labor, will discuss the health
suggestions for that day, National
Child Health Day, which have
been distributed to schools and
parents throughout the country.
This talk, to be broadcast over
the WABC-Columbia network on
Friday. May l, from 4:45 to S
p. m, EDST., is the last of a
series Of four broadcaSts by prom.
inent men and women which
has been sponsored by the Amer.
ican Child Health Association
preliminary to May Day.