Milford chronicle., 1934-09-21
Many DeLGICGre Babies
Win Mention In Sears,
ROebuck's Baby Contest

A total of 1O3 Delaware babies
from this State won honorable mem
tion prizes in the Sears-"A Cen
tury of Progress National Baby
Contest, according to an announce
ment released today by l.. NJ. Nc
Kay, manager of the Dover retail
store of Sears, ROebuck & Co.
First honorable mention prizes
went to AZ babies from this State.
while s. second honorable mention
prizes we're won by Delaware ba-
bies.
According to Manager L. NJ. Nc
Kay of Sears Dover store. the show
ing of the entries from this State
was especially good and in addition
DelaT ares representative in the
balloting for the national prize OF
$4,000 at "A Century of Progress"
was running strongly.
A total award money in the con-
test which was conducted by Sears.
in collaboration with "A Century of
Progress" will be in the neighhOr-
hood Of $4,000. Altogether 1896
baby pictures. coming from every
State in the Union and from the ter
rItOries of Alaska, Canal Zone. the
Philippines and Hawaii. we:a en-
tered.
Flans have been completed for a
spectacular National Baby Contest
exhibit in the Dover Sears store
which should be of interest to any
one N the community who likes ba-
bies. according to Manager l.. ".
Mckay. The exhibit will be unveil-
ed 10 the public on Thursday. Sep
tomber 90. the first day of the COM
pany's 4Sth anniversary celebration
in which the local Sears unit is par
ticipating.
The following babies from this
section of the State were among the
first and second honorable mention
prize winners in the big contest:
First Honorable Mention Prize
Winners
Donna Elizabeth I.arrimOre. X. ;.
Laurel: John Robert Shaw. 17I6I
Penna. Ave. Wilmington; Johanna
Cawline Durick. 204 9TH Ave. viii
mington: Janice Marie Phillips. 232
W. 7th St. Laurel; Dwight VI. ID. /
Boyce. lO7 Washington St. Laurel;
Dolores Gonzales. ll6 j.. 3Sth St, I
William \. Reusch. !
Jr.. Montchanin; jeanette Rose Ew-
ing. 80 Rehoboth Ave. Rehoboth |
Beach; Janus Wallace Brown, Win /
tcrthur; Barbara Ann Cooper. 18th |
St, Iewes; Phyllis Ann Dutton. r. |
2. Milford Betty o. Collins. I.ewes: |
Emma Jean Lowe, Laurel: David ID. !
Foffenberger. III. MarshalltOn, r. ,;
Janice Hilda Cullen, liz Jatthes
Ave, Elmhurst; Gertrude Anne
126 Loockerman St. Dover;
Barbara Elaine Bryant. IIartly: Ca
rem Joan Banning. Seaford; Jacque-
line Ann Erdman. Poplar ST.. Iau-
Iel: Clara May COverdalc. 217 South
Walnut St. Milford; Baby Cloud, r.
,, Newark; Jacquelin Delroy Ward.
T20 Forest ST., Dover; Efile Sher-
nan Garrett, CheswOld; Arleen
Iune Taylor. Pennington; Betty
cannon, Rockland; Mary Eleanor
Humes, Milford; Gloria Ruby Mais-
Il. 224 N. Jackson St. Wilmington;
conald Lee Wilgus. Bethany Beach;
9aIO Davis Hall. Milford. r. 3,
1ox 143; Harry Ennis Mayhew. Jr..
North Walnut St.. Milford: Joseph
henderson Gregg. .Jr.. 81 W. Cleve-
and Ave. Newark: Helen Geraldine
Dye, 1886 N. Governors Ave. Dover;
Helen Esther Morgan. 81 Choate St.
Newark; Evelyn Mae Cameron, Wy
,ming; Betty Ann Ward. Bowers;
Elena Maris. FELTON,: Jean
Iarie Layton. Laurel; VIM. Leroy
ones. Millsboro: Thelma Mae Will
ins, r. 1, Box 139. Milford: Frank
Kendall Richards, Ocean View;
losmarie Lusso, House No. 109.
'ort dupont; Patricia Anne Ward,
20 Forest St.. Dover; Norma Jane
dams. Bridgeville; John Davis \
ordray. Boxwood Road. MARSHALL
on: Annabelle Evelyn Hill, r. 2,