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Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1934-06-22
LOCAL BASEBALL CLUB
WINS 3 OUT OF S
Appeal Made For Means OF Trans
pOrtatIOn For Out.Of.TOwn Games

The local baseball team seems to
have thrown off the snertia that
gripped it earlier in the season, and
il is now playing first rate balh
Last Thursday the buys played the
fast fredericksburg min. and handed
them their seasons biggest set
back to date, when ut tho end Of the
game the locals were leading. Z. to 2.
Satu: day, Mafde.la who has proven
d FINK to Milford in most uf their
engagements, again handel the 10
cal swatsmen the short end of 3
to 6 score. The highllghts OF this
game were a homer by Slater and a
last minute rally by ,illtSrd' that
Melted three runs.
Sunday. Frankie Hall. the baby
pitcher of the Milford staff, showed
his pitching ability by trimming the
Salisbury indians 8 to 4. Hail only
allow ed five hits. This makes his
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EDUCATION BOARD
MEETS AT DOVER
Matters Of Minor Importance Dis
eussed BY State Group

Only minor business was trans
acted at a meeting of the State
Board of Education at Dover on
Saturday.
Two requests for using old school
buildings, one at Milton by the
white residents and one at Odessa
by the negroes were granted.
The budgets of the Service Bur-
eau and the Division of Americana
zation and adult education were ap-
proved, being the same same as In
former years.
The name Of the Americanisation
Committee was changed to Ameri-
canization and Adult Education Ad-
visory Committee.
Mayor william H. Speer, of Will
mington, was appointed member
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ANGLERS FILL
BAY RESORTS
MANY FISH BITE
Scarcity of Boats Report
ed Due To Great Influx
OF Visitors.
UNUSUAL CATCHES

Fish are running so heavily and
biting in such large numbers at
Bowers Beach, Slaughter Beach,
Little Greek. Lewes and other Della
ware salt water fishing Ravens, that
there are not enough boats at the
various places to take care of the
throngs Of Delaware. Pennsylvania
and Maryland sporting fishermen
who are trooping to the fishing re-
sorts. ~ - ss- ss'--4 -1-.=
: On week-ends. due to the spread
ing Of the good word" as to the
humber of fish and the way in
which they are biting, the fish
towns, particularly Bowers Beach
and Slaughter Beach are thronged
with fishermen. and long before the
sun rises every serviceable fishing
boat, and many of them which were
built for some other purpose. have
been pressed into service and the
fishermen are out in the river and
bay.
They do not speak of strings of
fish. in these Delaware places this
summer. but of bags and cases.
Catches of from 400 to 500 fish by
parties of four. five and six men
are not unusual Entire communi-
ties in the State have been eating
fish on Mondays and Tuesdays as a
result of a party of fishermen from
the particular community making a
trip. Automobiles with sacks full of
fish strapped to the outside, drip
ping water from melting ice. and
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MARINE BAND
WHLPLAYFOR
DELAWAREANS
Senator Townsend Sc
cures Services Of Must
clans For dwelling.
AT WASHINGTON, DC.

Announcement has come to the
Delaware Statues Commission from
Washington that United States Sem
ator John G. Townsend, Jr.. has Sc
cured the services of the United
States Marine Band for the cere-
monies in connection with the I'M
yelling of the statues of Caesar
Rodney and John NJ. Clayton in the
rotunda of the National Capitol in
Washington at 3 O'Clock next Tues
day, June rs.
The commission has arranged for
a reception room in the Willard Ho-
tel in Washington, to be opened for
Delawareans living in Washington
and for Delawareans visiting the
city for the unwilling ceremonies.
The commission will hold an infor-
NAL reception in this room from /
until 2 O'Clock, standard time.
In addition to the general invita-
ton extended 10 the public by the
commission in the press, the Della
ware Statues Commission is send
ing special notices to the following
organizations through their respec-
tive officers:
Delaware State Bar Association.
New Castle County Bar Association.
Kent County Bar Association, Sus-
sex County Bar Association. His
torical Society of Delaware. Colonial
Danes, Colonial Wars. Descendants
of the Signers Of the Declaration of
independence, the Society of the
Cincinnati. Daughters of the Amer
lean Revolution, Sons of the Amer
lean Revolution, Daughters of Foun-
ders and Patriots of America.
Daughters of the War of 1912,
Grand Army Of the Republic. Sons
of Union Veterans, Auxiliary of the
Sons of Union Veterans, Daughters
of Union Veterans, Veterans of For
eign Wars. Auxiliary of the Veter-
ans of Foreign Wars, Patriotic Or
TTurn to Pace $. Plrd5e]
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1934-06-22

First steps for the general cleo
tions in November we're taken on
Monday when Governor Buck an
nounced the registrars and assistant
registrars for all of Delaware out
side of the City of Wilmington.
The complete list for Kent and
Sussex counties follows:
KENT COUNTY
First Representative District
First Election District
(R) Registrar-George Shorts,
Smyrna.
CD Assistant Registrar-James
Truax. Smyrna.
CD Assistant Registrar-Howard
Deakyne. Smyrna.
(R) Alternate Registrar-George
W. Cunning. Smyrna.
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1934-06-22
JUDGE PENNEWILL
is HONORED BY
DELAWAREBAR
Former Chief Justice Was
- Guest OF Honor At Re
hObOth Dinner.
WATCH PRESENTED

Glowing tribute was paid to for
mer Chief Justice James Pennewill,
of Dover. by members of the Bar
Association at a testimonial dinner
in the Henlopen Hotel in Rehoboth
Saturday night.
Members of the Bar Associa-
tion," said Chancellor Josiah o.
Wolcott, the principal speaker, in
addressing the guest of honor,
feel that you have attained close
unto the ideal they have set as the
goal to which our judges should
strive" He declared Judge Penne-
will is rightly entitled to place In
the chosen ranks of those judges
who furnish a pattern to be follow
ed and a career to be emulated.
Charles F. Curley, on behalf OF
the members of the Bar Association,
presented Judge Pennewill with a
gold watch as a token of the high
esteem in which they hold him.
Clarence A. Switzerland, presi-
dent of the Bar Association. was
POSTMASTER. At the table with him
and the guest of honor were Thorn
as E. Frame, of Dover, and Ernest
NJ. Keith, of Wilmington, secretary
of the association. kilograms were
read from United State Senator
Daniel o. Hastings. from Washing
ton, Col. George A. Elliott and John
Biggs, ST., in Wilmington, regret
ting their inability to attend the
dinner.
Mr.. Switzerland congratulated
the guest of honor on his birthday
and spoke of the high esteem in
which he is held by the members of
the association. He introduced
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,$2,223,395 Allotted
For State Road Work
$923,395 Is Outright Grant Balance Requires Equal
Expenditure By Delaware; Fund Seen Assuring
Continued Jobs For 1900 Men.

Continuance of highway construc-
ton in this State for the next three
years, at least, on the same extern
sive basis on which 1t is now being
carried out is assured under the
provisions of an act passed by Con-
gress just before 1t adjourned and
which was signed Monday by Pres
ident Roosevelt. Under this measure
a total of $2.223,S95 in Federal funds
is made available for Delaware road
building. With this allotment II wi1l
be possible to continue at work the
1000 men now employed on the. var
ious highway projects and to whom
over 100000 Is being paid monthly
in wages. ~ s.
The allotment to Delaware from
the 5000. 100000 fund provided fer
in the new highway constructions
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1934-06-22
CONGRESS
MANIFESTATION
MERIT OF SESSION
Hastings Brands Most Of
New Deal" Legislation
Extravaganza.
SEES MASSES AIDED
Adams Sees Wage Earn
ers Greatly Aided By
Laws.

Adjournment Of the history-mak-
ing 7Sfd Congress Ou Monday found
Delaware's three members In sharp
disagreement as to the merit of the
huge legislative program enacted
during its session.
The thrce-Senators John @.
Townsend, Jr., and Daniel o. Hast
ings, Republicans, and Representa-
tive Wilbur L. Adams, Democrat
expressed widely differing oponions
Of the accomplishments OF the Con-
gress.
Senator Hastings. a leader Of The
Republican opposition and an. oppo-
nent of almost all the administra-
ton measures, characterized a large
part Of the Presidents program as
Outrageous"
Representative Adams, who sup
ported the Administration on all
measures except for his defections
in favor of partial restoration Of
veterans compensation and pay
ment Of the bonus. said the Con-
gress established. IAN unprecedent-
ed record :.
Senator Townsend indicated that
he believed a large part. Of the Pres.
ident;s program. beneficial, saying:
81 felt constrained to vote with
the President whenever could, re-
gardless of politics"
Adams statement follows:
Much progressive and far-reach+
ing legislation has 'been- passed by
the 73rd Congress. To my way Of
thinking. no Congress has ever had
the interest and welfare of the
masses Of the country Ihofe at
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MARGINAL LAND
In STATE SMALL
Delaware Ranks High As Compared
By Rest OF U. s., Survey Shows

The land in Delaware is of a high
order compared with the rest OF the
United States. said Professor NJ. NJ.
Dougherty, agricultural research
economist at the University of Del
aware, while discussing the current
survey being conducted to deter
mine what marginal land the Fed
eral Government could acquire in
this State in connection with its
$25,000.0O0 program to reduce pri-
waite tillage Of Improbable land
The comparatively small percent
age of marginal. or Improbable
land in Delaware. sfr. Dougherty
said, was disclosed during the sur
vey. which is being made by Carl
Priodi. representative of the Eeder-
al Surplus Relief Corporation. The
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cur at home in spite of the popular
belief to the contrary. and the next
greatest number occur away from
school and not at home, that Is,
when the children are playing out
doors. or on picnics or running err
rands. Now that the children are
going to spend a much larger pro-
portion of their time at home than
in the school months and are going
to be playing without adult guild
ance much OF their time. greater
precautions than ever must he TAX
en- by the parents to see that need
less accidents are prevented and
that the children are carefully in
structed and taught the safe places
and the safe methods of playing and
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MAN DROWNED. GIRL
RESCUED IN BOAT UPSET
Companion Clings To Overturned
Boat, Picked Up By Farmer

George B. Butler. 81 years old, a
rural mail driver, from Bridgeville,
was drowned and Miss Nancy
Wright, is years old, daughter of
Lewis N. Wright, also a rural mail
carrier. was saved last Friday when
the sea sled in which they we're rid
ing on the Nanticoke River, two
miles froms Seaford, capsized, throw
ing them into the river.
Charles Stayton, farmer, who
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REGISTRARS ARE
ANNOUNCED FOR
ENTANDSUSSEX

SUSSEX Officials In First Representative District Are
First District Fulton j. Downing, Mrs. Elizabeth
J. HeitmueLLer, David Clements, Wilbur Simpson;
Second B. H. Short, Mrs. G.. H. DerTicksOn, II. +.
Wilson, ELIUOOd Stevenson; Third, Arthur Russell,
Florence GiAispie, Mrs. Mary JamisOn And Rus
sell CLendanieI. John G. Jester Daniel G.. Collins,
Mary d. Abbott, Catherine S. Marshall Chosen For
First Of Tenth In Kent County, and S. A. NJ. Arm
our, Agnes T. Webb, BeeLe T. Morgan, Carroll Par
us Named For Second Of Tenth In Kent County.
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1934-06-22
BUZZARD In SUSSEX
SKATERS WINDSHIELD

Arthur Melvin, of Frederick,
met with an unusual accident
just south of Laurel, Thurs
day of last week, when a buzz
card struck the windshield of
his car, shattering the wind
shield, which cut his face in
a dozen places, and broke his
glasses. The buzzard landed
In his lap dead.
Aside from his windshield,
Melvin's car was not damag-
ed. He was taken to Laurel by
a passing truck driver where
he was treated for his injur-
les. He is employed at a meat
market in Salisbury and was
on his way to work, when the
accident occurred.
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1934-06-22
NAMES ADAMS TO PROBE
ELECTION FRAUDS
Delaware Congressman Would Have
Strategic Position In Investigations

Appointment by Speaker Rainey
of Congressman Wilbur L. Adams to
membership on the special commit
tee to investigate election frauds
that may. be brought to the atten-
ton of Congress after the coming
election places the Delaware Demo-
Gratis in. position to press any
charges of improper conduct in the
elections in his own State.
Appointment of such special COM
mittees by the two branches is now
the custom in election years. 1t will
he recalled that the House Special
Committee two years ago investi-
gated reports Of election frauds in
Delaware, though the committee did
not find any after hearing testi-
mony. Congre ssman Black, of New
York. chairman. held hearings in
the State anil also in Wilmington.
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1934-06-22
DO NOT / A7,UR
.. CAR ' Sc PLATE

C. C. Reynolds, superinten-
dent of State Police, has issu-
ed a warning to car owners
regarding the obstruction in
part or entirely of car license
tags. Mr.. Reynolds said that
the new type of vertical bum
per guards on cars is OBJ
structing the view of license
numerals on the front of ma
chimes.
These bumper guards must
be so adjusted that the tags
are plainly visible from any
angle. The short bumper
guards that obstruct the Ii
cense plates in part are found
mostly on new cars, and they
must be adjusted so that they
do not obscure any part of the
tag from any angle" Mr.. Rey-
nolds said.
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act. as announced in Washington
Tuesday night by Rexford G. Tug
well, under secretary of Agriculture,
totals s923,395. This is a direct
grant by the Federal Government to
the State and is made on the same
basis as the allotments of $1,819, 900
received last year. The money will
be available Immediately.
According to w. w. Mack, chief
engineer OF the State Highway De-
partment, the funds will be used
for the construction of projects on
the Federal aid highway system
and It's extensions into and through
cities and on important secondary
roads. It will be divided, Mr.. Mack
said, rs per cent for the feeder
roads: IS per cent for extension Of
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Second Election District
(R) Registrar-Henry C. Webb,
Smyrna.
(R) Assistant Registrar - John
Griffin, Jr., Smyrna.
CD Assistant Registrar - Kent
Sheubrooks, Smyrna.
(R) Alternate Registrar - Mrs.
Rena Frazier, Smyrna.
Second Representative District
First Election District
(R) NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Gull
lin, Dover.
Cd Assistant Registrar - How
ard Rawley, Dover. ~
CD Assistant Registrar-George
Haggerty, Little Creek.
(R) Alternate Registrar-George
Richardson, Little Greek.
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HONOR DEAD OF
MILFORD LODGE
Record Crowd At Odd Fellows Me-
mortal Services In Cemetery

The largest memorial service ever
held in Milford was conducted by
Crystal Fount Lodge of Odd Eel
lows. in the Odd Fellows cemetery.
in Milford. last Sunday afternoon.
There we're visitors present from all
parts of the State and every seat
taken with many forced to stand
throughout the service.
The speaker of the afternoon was
Howard T. Ennis. of Georgetown.
who exholted those present to live
a life Of honesty with their fellow
man. to have a definite purpose in
life. to 20 somewhere and not just
drift with the tide.
The service was opened with
bugle call by Ralph Reed, of Mil
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WEEKLY WEATHER
REPORT FOR MILFORD
From Wednesday, June Is, To Tues
day, June 10, Inclusive

Charles J. Holzmueller, the local
weather recorder, reports the fol-
lowing weather conditions for MIL
ford, from Wednesday, June 10, to
Tuesday, June 10, inclusive:
Tou0norafuWa Rafw
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1934-06-22
Iemperatufe HAn
Mar Min fall

Total Rainfall ........ III
The following winds and condi
lions prevailed during the sam,
period.
The Washington times., 1934-03-03
5 HURT. BUS I'm CRASH

CHAMBERsBURG, Pa, March (IN.s)-Five pas
ssngers Chicago bus bound for New York in
jured of them seriously when the vehicle skidded
the icy highway Little Cove and coided with coal
truck today. William E. Moore, 20, Pittsburgh, was the
most seriously hurt He suffered fractured skull and
conclusion of the brain.
The Washington times., 1934-03-03
SHOWS SHOCK
At GUILTY
VERDICT
Had Expected to Be Acquitted
of Poisoning Dr.. Kennedy,
Her Surgeon-LoVer

GREENWOOD, Miss, March
3 (IN.S.). - Delta cotton
planter jurymen today found
DR.. Sara Ruth Dean, 33-year-
old baby specialist, guilty Of
the whisky highball poison
murder of DR.. J. Preston Ken
nedy, handsome and socially
prominent young Greenwood
surgeon. The verdict carried a
mandatory sentence Of life i'm
prisonment.
The comely young woman physi-
clan, who has maintained serene
calm during the five weeks of her
trial, apparently was stunned by
the verdict. She and members of
defense counsel had confidently
anticipated acquittal.
Blanches At Verdict
AS the verdict was read DR.. Dean
stood calmly facing the jury.
She blanched, however, as the
words guilty as charged" were
read. Noy Boyls, a cousin, moved
quickly to her side as she faltered,
and placed hand on her shoulder.
The verdict was received in
hushed silence by courtroom only
partially filled by spectators.
Mrs. Sara Dean Boyls, aunt OF
DR.. Dean, was visibly shaken by
the verdict and almost collapsed.
Half an hour after the verdict
was returned Judge S. F. Davis
formally sentenced the defend
ant. AS she stood in front Of
the bench Judge Davis said:
doctor, you have been con-
victed of murder. / sentence
you to serve the rest Of your
natural life in the penitentiary.
Have you anything to Say?"
LEFT NO DISCRETION
DR.. Dean gazed straight into
his eyes and shook her head. She
even smiled slightly with a gal
lantry which moved the judge to
add:
"YOu understand, doctor, the
verdict leaves me no discretion"
He then announced that DR..
Dean could go home until 2
o'clock when attorneys will argue
a motion for a new trial. The
Judge revealed this was in ac-
cordance with an agreement due
to her delicate health.
The Washington times., 1934-03-03
DIR, WYNEKOOP
ENDS STORY

CHICAGO, March 3 U.N.S),
Monotonously denying in a weak.
strained voice that she had muir
dered her daughter -in-law, Rheta,
DR.. Alice Lindsay Wynekoop, on
trial for her life, today withstood
cross examination and completed
her testimony.
Only once during the persistent
cross examination of Prosecutor
Charles S. Dougherty did the aged
woman physician falter. She
Stemmed the flood of questions
with a gasping appeal to the
court:
Cant rest? I feel I'm slip
ping"
Her head slipped back on the
chair and Judge Harry B. Miller
instructed the jurors, who were
watching the witness intently. to
retire.
The physicians daughter, DR.
Catherine Wynekoop, rushed to
her mothers side, and Judge Mil
ler declared a recess. During the
recess Judge Miller declared he
would grant a continuance if DR.
Wynekoop wanted it, but her at
torney said the physician was
determined to go ahead.
After resting a half hour she
was again carried to the witness
stand to complete her testimony
The case is expected to go to
the jury late Monday.
The Washington times., 1934-03-03
D|LL|NGER
USES TOY
= >P|STOL|N
ESCAPE
Locks Up Jail Guards, Kidnaps
Deputy, and FIees With
Alleged Slayer

GROWN POINT, Ind, March
3 (I.N.S.). - With wooden
toy pistol, John Dillinger,
America s most notorious killer
and bank robber, cowed- "a
guards in the Lake county Jail
today and escaped, in broad
daylight, with a fellow
prisoner.
Selling two machine guns from
their jailers, and forcing a deputy
sheriff and a garage attendant to
accompany them, Dillinger and
his companion sped north out Of
Crown Point in a stolen car,
toward Chicago.
Two hours after their escape,
Dillinger and Youngblood pushed
Deputy Sheriff Ernest Blunt from
their car near Peotone, Ill. Three
miles east of that city Edward
Rust, a county highway commits.
sioner, was standing in front Of
his country home when a car
pulled up shortly before II a. m.
Mr.. Blunt was pushed out and
the car sped away to the west.
Mr.. Rust and Mr.. Blunt jumped
into a car and gave chase. Half
a mile away they picked up Dep.
uty Sheriff Daniel Knowlton.
Continued on Page 2, Col. 8
The Washington times., 1934-03-03
WILL ROGERS
Says:

OMAHA, Neb., March 3.-ThO
Army is handling the mail very
sensible now. left New York
at 2 a. m. and arrived in Chi
cagO at 6 a. m. Weather in and
around Chicago was bad. They
held us there till noon. No mall
I'm or out.
You see, both Army and COM
mercial are very careful. Talked
to General WeStOver, in charge
of all Army fliers, and Colonel
Hickam, Of the Chicago area.
They said they were taking no
chances. (SOme banker may
lose . days interest on his
checks, but that's the worst can
happen.) And what about the
fliers? And the old buck pri-
Yates, some Of which draw only
$21 . month, and have been
moved away off up here from
their posts?
They want some money They
are eating and sleeping on credit
ana living off the generosity Of
the towns they are in.
So hurry up and get busy
Congress, and straighten the
whole thing out. All Of you say
you want to. Well, then do 1t.
Salt Lake ut midnight, Beverly
for breakfast.
Copyright, 1894. by McNGuGh2
Syndicate, Incl
The Washington times., 1934-03-03
PRESIDENTS
TALK Halls
RECOVERY
Roosevelt Finds "Amazing"
National Interest in the
Order of Government
By International News Service

President Roosevelt. today
hailed as the most significant
feature Of his first year in
office the "jamazing and uni
versal, increase in interest It"
which Americans are showing
in governmental affairs.
He spoke before the faculty of
American University here, as
Sembled to install DR.. Joseph M.
M. Gray as the new chancellor.
Mr.. Roosevelt received the uni
versity'S degree Of doctor of law
during the ceremony.
Discussions Everywhere
The President took as his theme
a whole hearted approval of the
univerSity'S decision to establish
school of public affairs. This,
he said, was a significant indica-
ton of the great interest which
the American people are exhibit
ing in government. The Presi-
dent said:
"In cities, in hamlets and on
farms, men and women in
their daily contacts are discuss
ing as never before, except in
time of war, the methods by
which community and national
problems are ordered"
The President said that the
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The Washington times., 1934-03-03
MILLIONS FADE
FOR AN HOUR

Nearly 900 million dollars Of
American money was technically
illegal and worthless for more
than an hour today-until the
House passed the fletcher bill ex-
tending the law under which
Government bonds can be used as
a partial base for Federal Reserve
notes.
The bill was not passed by the
House until 1:45 p. M, and will
not be signed by the President
before Monday.
Under the original Glass-Stea-
gall bill, Federal Reserve Banks
were permitted to use go per cent
Government bonds and 40 per
cent gold as "cover" for notes.
The bill before the House called
for a one-year flat extension and
gave the President authority to
extend the law another year.
The old law expired at noon.
The vote on passage was: For,
338; against, 38.
The bill extends the authority
to use go per cent Government
bonds and 40 per cent gold certifi-
Gates for one year, and gives the
President power to extend it still
another year.