Smyrna times., 1933-03-29
AND
SOCIAL ITEMS
People Who Come and Go,
Visitors To Our Community
and Former Smyrnians
HOME AND CLUB PARTIES


left on Monday morning for the
home of Mr. Bones sister, Mrs. I
Stouff, near Coatesville,
Pa, to attend the funeral of the
latter's son, Lieutenant Charles w.
Stouff, who was killed in an air
plane crash at Miami, Florida, Fri
day morning. The accident occur
red as the observation plane, which
had taken off at 5.45 a. m. for a
return flight to Mitchell Field, was
obliged to turn back to the train
ing field there because of bad
weather. Lieutenant Stouff, pilot
ing the plane, was circling the field
waiting for other ships to land,
when his ship went into a spin
about 300 feet above the ground.
He lived at Thorndale all his life
and worked on his fathers farm.
He is survived by his mother, and
a brother, Edward, 27. After he
was graduated from DoWningtown
High School, Stouff attended State
College, where he became greatly
interested in aviation. Last Feb
ruary, while flying over Coatesville
he was compelled to make forced
landing and his plane cracked up.
He escaped uninjured. It. Stouff
had been in the Army Air Corps
about three years receiving his
commission last October.
Little Miss Mary Emma Bell was
rendered a party on Saturday af-
ternoon by her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Davis H. Bell to celebrate her
sixth birthday. Those present were
Jane O'Neill, Elaine Senger, Yvon-
ne Senger, Betty Jane Ennis, Fiji
Schantz, Nancy Wilson, Ruth
Gooding, Janet Pyle, Peggy Jean
Ennis, Carlene Jones, Peggy Bart
lett, Kay Boehmler, Mary Anne
Thomas, Dickie Elterich, Aldon
Robinson, Buddy O'Neill, Billie
Broadway, Harold Deakyne, Jim
mie Porteus, Buzzy Deakyne,
Dickie SWarr, Bill Kenworthey,
George Wright, Lex FAIRIES, Bobby
FAIRIES, and Jimmie DeFord.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clifford Jones en-
tertained at party Friday even
ing in honor of the ninth birthday
anniversary of their daughter, Car
lene Jones. Those present were
Misses Evelyn Robinson, Mary Ell
len Jones, Mary Louise Porter
Jane Hurd, Marion Pratt, Betty
Ennis, Ruth Nowland, Marie Now
land, Betty Jones, Phyllis Arm
strong, Sara Ellen Wright, Gertie
Edmondson, Betty Jane Ennis, Jean
Truax, Eleanor Robinson, Eleanor
King. Janet Keith, Elizabeth Jones
Mary Emma Bell, Ruth Ellen
Reihm, all Of Smyrna, and Audrey
Wooleyhan of Sudlersville, Nd.
Mr.. ana Mrs. James Reybold
who have been occupying the house
of John w. Palmer, formerly the
Miss Edith Collins property, are
vacating and moving to Whining.
ton to make their home. Mr.. Rey.
bold has been employed all winter
with work at the Welfare Home
Smyrna. Mrs. Reybold and daugh
ter Miss Eleanor, left yesterday af
ternoon but will return later in tht
week to move their household
goods.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Davis en-
tertained at turkey dinner Thurs
day evening, followed by cards
The guests were Mr.. Claude Les
ter, Mr.. Frank Rash, Mr.. Georg,
Hurd of st. Georges, Mr.. and Mrs
w. Frank Hazel, Mr. and Mrs. Nor
man w. Coleman, Mrs. John Hurd
! Mr.. Jefferson Scout, Mr.: Harold J
Carrow, and Mr. and Mrs. Franl
/ RYAN and sons, Willis and Jimmie
! of Smyrna.
! Master Leon Morris, son of MI
/ and Mrs B. Frank Morris, had tn
: misfortune last week to fall ant
/ break the elbow of his right arm
He had come from upstairs an
| losing his balance while closing tn
j door, fell on his elbow on the bot
tom step. He was taken to tn
5 Kent General Hospital at Dove
D where five ex-rays were taken an
] the break set.
f Mr.. and Mrs. Raymond p. Puse
returned home from Wilmingto
: today. Mr. Pusey underwent a
! operation for the removal of hi
t tonsils at the Delaware Hospita
e yesterday afternoon. He is gettin
4 along very nicely.
1 Miss Laura Bell and Mrs. L.Irv
ing Handy, who have been Spend
j ing the winter in Wilmington, wit
a Or. Margaret Handy, have return
/! ed to Smyrna and opened their re
o spective homes.
L Mr.. Walter j. Stats of Mel
$ chantville, N. j., spent several day
last week with his cousin, Mrs.Li
! liam Swain and mother, Mrs. Wi
e helmina Huggins.
Mrs. Edward r. Dawkins an