Milford chronicle., 1939-04-28
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Funeral services were held on Fri
day afternoon at o'clock in the NJ
E. Church for Mrs. Joseph George
who died on Tuesday afternoon
April IS, with tuberculosis, aftel
lingering for a very long time. Rev
Ira Crum had charge of the services
and the choir sang two selections
1.-THE Last Mile OF the Way" anC
Going Down the Valley" Those whC
survive are her husband. JOSEPH
George. two children. Melva and
Junior, one sister and one half sis.
ter. Interment was made in Holly
wood cemetery.
Armour Purcell and John Wesley
johnson have the mumps.
Mrs. John Cain and Mrs. Elmer
Greenly were the dinner guests OF
Mrs. Gains brother, Walter War
rington at Hollyville on Friday and
in the afternoon they called on Mrs
Gains sisters. Mrs. Carrie Johnson
and Mrs. E. S. Massey of Lewes. Mrs.
Massey accompanied them home and
stayed till Sunday at which time Mr..
Massey and daughter, Mrs. Joseph
Fulcher. came for Mrs. Massey.
Lester Wooters and son Lester, Jr..
of Chester. Pa. and Watson Woot-
ers of Linwood. Pa. spent the week.
end with Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Woot-
ers.
Mrs. G.. A. Wilson and children,
Bennie and Bertha Belle and Mrs.
Bertha Stubbert visited Mr.. and Mrs.
Dan Thomas at Lewes on Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Donald Clark and
Mrs. Clark's sister, Miss Grace Ma
haffay of Blue Island. ILL.,, were
Washington visitors on Sunday.
Mrs. Bertha VIenot OF Milford
spent Friday with her brother, Hen
ry Sapp and family.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles B. Young.
Mrs. Rilla Kearner and Pete Blum OF
Philadelphia. Daniel Stevenson of
ColIingswood, N. j., and Miss Fran
ces Coulbourne were the dinner
guests of ]. Carroll Parvis and fam
lily on Sunday.
Mrs. George Kirkby. Mrs. George
Pollitt, Mrs. Ralph Butler. Mrs.
Carroll Pearson and Mrs. Merrill
Thistlewood attended the meeting In
Dover of the Women's Field Army
of the American Society for the Con-
troll of Cancer. The speakers were
DR.. Beck, DR.. John H. Hynes Of the
Carpenter Clinic in Wilmington and
Mrs. Marjorie B. Illig, national
chairman of cancer control.
Charles Webb. Mr.. and Mrs.
Whitley Webb of Milford and Mrs.
Ernest Webb visited Ernest Webb at
the Brandywine Sanatorium on Sun
day.
Mrs. Leon Johnson of Harrington
spent the weekend with her father,
J. c. Parvis. =
Miss Frances Coulbourne was Civ
en- a surprise on Friday night, the
occasion being in honor of her
birthday anniversary. Those present
were Mr.. and Mrs. Emory Webb, Mr..
and Mrs. Eugene Sharp. Mr.. and
Mrs. Francis Simpson. Mr.. and Mrs.
Emmett Harrington, Mrs. Robert H.
Yerkes, Joe Parvis and Miss Audrey
Davis and Miss Kathryn Clifton OF
Kenton. I
Another very delightful birthday
party was held on Friday evening,
April 21, at 8 o'clock at the home of
Betty Prettyman i'm honor of her
eighteenth birthday anniversary.
Those present were Betty Prettyman.
Grace Mahaffey. Eleanor Brown.
Madeline Hayes. Jane Scott, Joseph
Inc Sapp, Ida Camper, Betty
Strahle, Eugene Parker, Albert
johnson Parks, Mr.. and
Mrs. George Tatman. Mr.. and Mrs.
Fred Hayes. Mr.. and Mrs. Edwin
Prettyman and son Kenneth.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. Charles Paradee
and children. Eleanor Lee and W. !
Charles, Jr.. were the guests Of Mr..
md Mrs. Ernest w. Simpson on Sun
lay.
MFR. and Mrs. Jack Roe and mo-
her Of Dover spent Saturday with
Ir. and Mrs. Joseph Hayes and Mrs.
lydia Morris.
Mrs. Merritt Cardy and children,
Carolyn and Buddy Of Chester, Pa. /
ipent several days Of the past week
With Mr.. and Mrs. Calvin Lake and
Oickie. Mr.. Cardy came on Sunday
o accompany them home. "
Mr.. and Mrs. Emory Webb visited
ernest Webb at Brandywine Sana-
orium. also called on Mr.. and Mrs.
lack Kennedy in Wilmington on +
sunday.
The beautiful basket of flowers on I
he altar Sunday morning was pre- G
ented by the family in memory Of
frs. Ella Webb who departed this
ife on April rs. 1888.
William johnson, our most genial
ural mail carrier. has purchased
ew Chevrolet. e