Smyrna times., 1939-08-10
STATE CAPITAL
NEWS BUDGET
Personal Items and Social
Mention About Dover Folks
and Their DOings
PARTIES OF THE WEEK


man Acker and daughter, Miss
Eleanor Acker, have been at their
cottage at Cape May for several
days and had as their guest, Prof.
Robert Carey of Pennsylvania
State College. Another daughter,
Miss Jane Acker, is spending 10
days in Portsmouth, N. H., with
Miss Laura Smith, her roommate
at Middlebury College.
Mrs. Wilbert Rawley, Mrs. Char
les w. Hardesty, Mrs. Charles T.
Jackson and Mrs. Thomas NJ.
Gooden, Jr., attended the benefit
bridge party at the Hotel HenIopen
at Rehoboth Beach Tuesday after
noon. Miss Jane w. Hardesty ac-
companied them to tn resort, all
remaining for dinner at the Reho-
both Indian Beach Club.
Harold Bell Hancock, son of Mr..
and Mrs. Harry R. Hancock of this
town, will be a member of the fac
ulty of the Caesar Rodney High
School, Wyoming, as instructor in
English. Mr. Hancock is a grad
uate of the Dover High School,
Wesleyan University, Middletown,
Conn, and received his masters
degree at Harvard University
DR.. and Mrs. Wilbur D. Burton
motored to Rehoboth Beach on
Sunday, to attend the party at the
Indian Beach Club with their son,
DR.. w. D. Burton, Jr., of Balti-
more. John McMnus of Whining
ton and Preston Townsend of Sell
byville as the joint hosts.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry S. Troxell
and Mr.. Thomas Perkins motored
from Catonsville, Nd, for the past
weekend. Mr.. and Mrs. Troxell
were weekend guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. H. Irving Buckson at their
cottage at Dewey Beach.
Mrs. Leonard c.. Hudson-Heaven
of Jamaica, B. w. l., arrived on
Friday and was an overnight guest
of DR.. and Mrs. John P Martin of
Camden before leaving fer Reho-
both Beach on Saturday to join her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. William T.
Parker, who are summering at the
resort.
DR.. John P. Martin has returned
fro ma West Indies cruise. Mrs.
Martin, who has been the guest of
her brother-in-law and sister, Mr..
and Mrs. w. Oakman Hay, Jr.. of
Ridgewood, N. j., and Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles McNeilly of New Rochelle.
N. Y, met him in New York and
accompanied him home.
Mr.. and Mrs Ernest Muncy are
at their cottage at Rehoboth Beach
for two weeks and are entertain
ing their son and daughter-in-law,
Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest T. Muncy of
Wilmington.
Mrs. Alden B. Richardson went
to Rehoboth Beach to spend the
weekend with her son, Mr.. Will
liam P. Richardson.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. Lee Layton, Jr.,
have as their guest the latter's
mother, Mrs. Alfred w. Gibbs of
Richmond.
Mrs. Richard Sutton and son
Dicky, are on a visit to Mr.. and
Mrs. Weatman at their summer
home in the White Mountains in
New Hampshire.
Mrs. Addie H Bice has returned
from a fortnight's visit with her
daughter, Mrs. James Sayre, at
New Hope, Pa.
Mrs. John Arnold of Washington
arrived Friday to be the guest of
her brother and sister-in-law, Mr.
and Mrs. Charles DUPONT Ridgely
of Camden until after the middle
of the month. She was accompan-
led by her niece, Miss Doris H.
Ridgely, who will spend several
days with her parents.
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and Mrs. Arthur A. Hearn, has ac-
cepted a position as assistant man
ager of the Avalon Theater, Eas
ton, Md. Mr.. Hearn is a graduate
of the Dover High School, Dickson
Junior College, Williamsport, Pa,
and the Wharton School of Fin
ance, University of Pennsylvania.
Mr. and Mrs. William Schubert
and small daughter, Charts Gather
inc, who have been living at Jack
sonvill, have moved to Dover and
are making their home on Penn
sylvania Avenue.
Miss Sarah Scotton, with her
niece and nephew. Jean and Scot
ton Griffin, has been spending a
week at Rehoboth Beach.
Mr.. and Mrs. Caleb Van War
rington, who live on the Hartly
Road, are building a new home in
Eastover Hills.
Mrs. Candy Mammele, Jr., of
Wilmington, spent last week with
her mother, Mrs. Edward F. Jack
son of Wyoming.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph F. Coleman
and son Walter. of Wyoming, spent