Smyrna times., 1938-09-29
BRIEF ITEMS OF
THE PENINSULA

Brief News Items of People
We Know i'm and Around
Larger Peninsula Towns
FROM OUR EXCHANGES
A marriage license was issued at
Elkton, Md, to Harry H Masten,
of Dover, and Evelyn NJ. Benford,
Of Philadelphia.
Miss Jane Amelia Posengren and
James Parker Cox, both of Hartly,
were married at Goldsboro, Md, on
September by Rev. Fred A. Hold
en-.
Mrs. Earl Maharty has returned
to her home in Blades following an
operation for a severe abdominal
disorder at the Kent General Hos
pital, Dover.
The pistol team Of Delaware
State police placed seventh among
the 49 teams which completed Sat
urday in shoot at Sprink Lake,
near Sea Girt, N. j.
After a summer shutdown the
clinic for crippled children, spon-
sored by the State Board of Health
reopened in the Seaford clinic
building on North street recently.
President Roosevelt has desig-
mated the week beginning October
9th as fire prevention week. His
proclamation emphasized the dis
astrous consequences of prevent
able fires"
The annual field day and home
coming for members Of the I'm
proved Order of Red Men at the
Red Mems Fraternal Home was
held at Newark Saturday. Past |
Great Sachem r. G. Cantler is gen.
eral chairman.
Early boyhood friends Of William
o. Sawyer gave a reception recent
ly in honor of his Seth birthday an
niversary Mr.. Sawyer, now in Mil
ford Neck with his brother-in-law,
Isaac Jester, can recall seeing
Abraham Lincoln in Washington.
w. w. Truitt, Lincoln City, has
completed all work on construction
of two creosoted timber highway
bridges over Assawoman Canal. |
The new bridges replace existing
Cedar Neck and jefferson bridges
across the canal near Ocean View.
Parents and pupils are giving
widespread approval to the new
plan of study supervision and aid
being tested this year at the Dover
High School Designed to prevent
failure among the pupils, the plan
is attracting much favorable COM
ment
Major G. w. Burlin, u S. district
engineer, has announced all work
on the contract of Asteu & Bee !
man, Inc, New York City, in the
dredging of the Mispillion River in
the vicinity of Milford has been
completed. About 5000 cubic yards
of material were removed.
Capt. John Tarburton, of Dover,
has purchased the Yourinson prop /
erty on the river at Bowers Beach |
from the Home Owners Loan Cor
poration. The transaction was |
made through the Office of G.Leslie
Gooden, H. o. L. c. contract man
agement broker for this area.
Four clubs have been organized +
at the Delaware City High School
for the year. Principal r. Rogers
Fouracre will be in charge of the i
tennis club; Donald Harris, the
press club; Miss Eleanor Samuels, |
the cooking club, and Miss Mar
garet Ellis and Miss Madge Pol
lard, the dancing club.
Poultrymen of Cecil County, Md,
are planning an active campaign
for representation at the Worlds
Poultry Congress to be held in
Cleveland next year. The county
has an opportunity of sending at /
least two boys or girls to the con-
gress to participate in poultry
Judging contests and demonstra-
tions.
Delaware's oyster industry was
inspected by Gov. Richard e. Nc
Mullen last week during a trip to
Port Mahon. He was the guest of
Capt. ]. J. Haggerty. The Cover