Milford chronicle., 1937-04-30
LEWE..S

Bertha Bfittingham of Lewes.
Lieutenant and Mrs. Justus Z
Naylor and Mrs. Cora NJ. Clifton mo
tored to West Chester, Pa, on Sun
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Haverbeck o
Wilmington spent the weekend her
with Mrs. Haverbeck's parents, Nh
and Mrs. James Prettyman. f.
With the construction of the stee
piling petties at least 400 feet out II
the bay, far enough advanced t.
protect the entrance at the Delawar,
Bay end, work on the new $230, ,O0l
inlet at Lewes will be resumed this
week. II was necessary to construct
the jetties before the new cut across
the marsh could be undertaken. The
new cut, which will extend a dis
tance of three quarters OF a mile
from the Delaware Bay shore line,
viii be the last tap of the project
and will give access into the yacht
basin for all craft drawing up to
seven feet of water. The basin, To-
Gated just west of the State highway
bridge has been completed.
Herman G.. Schimerer, SO years
old, farmer of near Rehoboth
Beach, died early Monday at his
home from a chronic ailment. He
had been critically i'll for the past
six weeks. He is survived by his
wife, Mrs. Susie Phillips Schimerer.
and two sons. Lloyd and Harold of
Rehoboth; two brothers, Daniel and
Albert of Lewes, and three sisters,
Mrs. John Dayton of Harrington and
Mrs. Clarence Edgenn and Mrs. An
nie Donohue of Lewes. Funeral SER
vices were held at the home on We'd
nesday at p. M, conducted by Rev.
John Humphreys, Presbyterian pas
tor. and interment was held in the
Midway cemetery.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chester Dickerson of
Laurel spent Sunday here with Mrs.
Dickerson's parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
w. E. Graves at their residence on
Fourth street. Mrs. Dickerson may
be remembered as the former Miss
Virginia Graves.
the weekend here with his wife and
son, Robert, at their residence on
Second street.
Farmers Night" was observed by
the Lewes Rotary Club on Monday
evening, when farmers of this vicin-
lty were the guests of the club at the
weekly meeting in the Hotel Caesar
Rodney.
Victor p. O'Keefe. former newspa-
per man of Wilmington, who was
injured in an automobile accident
near Lewes last Friday is consider
ably improved at the Beebe Hospi-
al. A diagnosis of his injuries re-
Tealed he had suffered only slight .
read injuries and is expected to re-
,over.
Two Coast Guard boats from the
APE May air base and the Lewes
station, responded Saturday night to
IN emergency radio message from
he Atlantic Refining Company tan
Ter, w. NJ. Irish, and removed an i'll
Elisha L. Dukes of Frank
ord, to the Beebe Hospital here, suf-
ering with appendicitis. The vessel
nroute from Philadelphia to Port
rthur, Texas, halted in the channel
If the Delaware Breakwater, where
was met by a patrol boat from
ape May and the power boat from
ewes.
All Coast Guard Stations along the
tlantic Coast between New Jersey
nd Florida were notified on Sunday
, be on the lookout for the 30-foot
abin cruiser, Lark" with Ranor
axe aboard, and notifying him that
Is wife was dying in Monmouth
ospital, at Long Branch, N. j. ;
The Lark" owned by George :
rannan of Manasquan, N. j., left
,rt Sunday bound for Florida. The )
ewes Coast Guard Station received =
e message around 2:30 p. m.. and
,tified the Henlopen radio station a
I'd the one at Rehoboth Beach to =
op the cruiser if sighted. and give
e message to Mr.. SAKE. The cause [
the woman's critical condition =
rs not given. E
Miss Hazel Massey who has been "
ending some time in Philadelphia
tn her sister and brother-in-law. "
:. and Mrs. Charles .Ianney, has l.
turned to her home on Mulberry
'eet. c
Mr.. and Mrs. Dobson West and el
mily of Wilmington spent the
'ek-end here as the guests of Mr.. W
est's parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel lie
EST.
Charles T. Nelson is confined to bl
home on State street due to ILL ~
IS.
Miss Virginia Wyatt who is stu b,
1t at the University of Delaware y
mt the weekend here with her
rents. Mr.. and Mrs. Walter E. m m
'att. -
Hiss Isabelle Ross of Philadelphia
mt Sunday with her mother. Mrs. go s,
a NJ. Ross. -
irs. William T. Atkins who is :.
filmed to her home on Fourth n, n,
eet, due to illness, is much i'm =
wed at this writing. pi
richard C. Hayes of New York NJ NJ
Y was a town visitor over the =
ek-end. a,
iiss Catherine c. Maull of New Ca
*, N. Y, is spending some time -;
e with her mother. Mrs. Mary @. ne
NIL. w
.lton Brittingham has purchased u
ew Chevrolet coach. 70,
rank S. Carter has moved his La
lily from their residence on Mar
street to the cottage on the we
ch where they expect to spend Ste