Smyrna times., 1934-11-15
CLAYTON NEWS
AND PERSONALS
Budget of Items From Our
Railroad Town and Their
Personal Mention
CHURCHES AND SCHOOL

celebrated their golden wedding
anniversary on Tuesday, November
18th. They are spending this
blessed day with their children,
Lawrence, Carl and Beatrice, of
New York. Mr.. Downing is sc
years of age, but is still spry as a
man of go. Mr.. and Mrs. Downing
have been life long of our town
during this fifty years and are be-
loved to everyone. Mr.. Downing
is known as Uncle Tommy by
every one. He is a retired P. r. R.
carpenter foreman. Through these
columns we wish to offer Mr.. and
Mrs. Downing the best wishes of
their community on this golden
wedding day and wish them many
more happy wedding anniversaries.
Trinity Episcopal Church, Clay
ton, Rev. Frederick Marx Barton,
minister in charge, announces the
service on Sunday next will be
evening prayer and sermon, 7.30
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Neugebauer.
Mr.. John L. Shortall of Balti-
more, Md spent the weekend with
his wife and family.J ohm Shortall
Jr., who fractured his knee while
playing football last Wednesday,
is getting along as well as can be
expected. His many friends wish
him a speedy recovery.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gordon Cochran
and son Gordon, of Dover, spent
Sunday with Mrs. Cochburn's S
grandparents, Mr.. and Mrs. N. G.
Severson. Mr.. Severson, who is
quite ill, has the best wishes of his
many friends for a speedy recov-
cry.
Mrs. ]. L. Stebbins of Stone
Harbor, N j., Mr. and Mrs. Rob
ert Stebbins of New Jersey, spent
Friday and Saturday with Mr.. and
Mrs. Henry Bailey. They left late
Saturday afternoon enroute to
Chincoteague.
Mr.. and Mrs Malvern Hanley of
Baltimore, Nd, were recent guests
of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Bailey.
Mrs. King Trammel of Florida
is spending sometime with her par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. N. G. Severson
Mr. Severson is seriously ill.
Mr.. Mat Hewlett of Chester, Pa
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town
Mr.. Floyd Wright of Philadel.
phia, Pa, was the weekend guest
of his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Ed.
ward Wright.
Mrs. Jacob Swain spent Monday
with relatives in Wilmington
Mr.. and Mrs Shelby Harrington
and son Shelby, spent Sunday with
Mr.. and Mrs. Edgar Harrington ir
Frederica.
MIR. and Mrs. Jack Montague
and children Jimmy, Joyce ano
Jackie, were Sunday visitors OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Herman Lynch in
Dover.
Mrs. James Thompson and Mrs
L. Wright spent Monday in Phila-
delphia
Mrs James Montague spent
Monday with Mrs. James Hanratty
IN Smyrna
Rev and Mrs. c. M. Cullum Wis
tied Mr.. John Jester who is ser.
6oIsay ill at the home of relatives
in Harrington on Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. o. Reed spent
Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
Sherwood in Smyrna.
Mr.. and Mrs. Shelby Harrington
spent Monday in Philadelphia, Pa
Mrs. Eugene Meredith and Mrs
Herman Sevil spent Monday with
Mr.. and Mrs. Anthony Carroll il
Dover.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edwin Shane anc
daughter Thelma Anne, attended
the football game at Fort DUPONT
on Sunday.
MIR. and Mrs. Thomas Downing
spent the weekend with their son
Mr.. Lawrence Downing in New
York.
MIR. and Mrs. Thomas Cole ane
Mrs. Mary VanDyke of Will
mington, were weekend guests o
Mrs. Alice Collins and Miss Grac,
Collins.
Mr.. John Houston of Whining
ton, spent several days last weel
with his parents, Mr.. and Mrs Johl
Houston, Sr.
Mr. and Mrs. p. r. Smith spen
Saturday with relatives ant
friends In town
Mrs. N. G. Severson spent sever
n days last week with her sister
ArA Ella Davis in Toms River
New Jersey.
Mr.. Gilbert Hoffecker and Nj
James Warren spent several day
taSt week at Woodland Beach
where they enjoyer ducking.
Mr.. Warren Williams and frien
OF Chester, Pa, spent Friday wit