Milford chronicle., 1939-01-20
LEWEs

John Massey, son OF Mr.. and Mrs
Edward Massey of Lewes, is confined
in the Marine Hospital in Baltimore
with an injured spine.
MIR. and Mrs. Chester DickersOn oi
Laurel spent the weekend here witt
Mrs. DickersOn's parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. w. +. Graves at their residence
on Fourth street.
Mr.. and Mrs. William T. Atkins
spent few days of this week in
Philadelphia, visiting friends.
Fillmore Clifton, graduate OF
Teachers State College in West Ches-
ter, Pa. and now a student at Bea-
com Business School in Wilmington,
spent the weekend here with his
mother, Mrs. Cora NJ. Clifton.
Mrs. Clara BrocktOn of Philadel-
phia was the week end guest of her
sister and brother-in-law. Mr.. and
Mrs. James Prettyman.
Mrs. Earle +. Ewing who has been
confined to her home on Savannah
road. due to illness from having teeth
| extracted. is able to be out again.
Thomas Lodge of Wilmington
spent the weekend here with his
father, Edison C. Lodge, at his resi-
dence on Savannah road.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry NJ. Maull and
son Edward Maull mOtorcd to ST.
Georges on Sunday to see the bridge
which was wrecked last week.
Mrs. Edward Maull spent Sunday
in Harrington with her parents.
Rev. and Mrs. Waite Rightmyer
have returned home after spending
few days in Ardm0re. Pa, with Mrs.
Rightmycr's parents.
Mrs. Virginia Cullen spent the
week lend in New Castle as the guest
Of her sister and brOther-in-law DR..
and Mrs. Lewis BroOker Mrs. Gull
lens daughter. Miss Shirley Cullen,
who is employed at the Fishers dress
shop in Wilmington. and friend, Miss
Carolyn Leishman. daughter of Dr.
and Mrs. William Lcishman of Lew
cs, were the dinner guests of DIR.
and Mrs. BrOOker on Sunday.
Mrs. William Buckalcw who is
confined to the Wilmington General
Hospital, because of an appenditic
operation she underwent this week,
is getting along very nicely at this
writing.
Mrs. Gladys Rush. daughter of
Major Stanford. is expected home
this week from visit TO Hudson, |
n. Y.
Edward II. Watson spent Saturday
in Wilmington.
Lou Murray has returned home |
from a visit in Wilmington with his |
daughter and sOn-in-law, Mr.. and |
Mrs. Ernest wilkins and family.
Mrs. A. w. Marshall. Sr., who is |
confined 10 her home on Second st.
because of illness. is improving at
this time.
Miss Edna Short has accepted the
position as librarian at the Lewes
Library. This was vacated by Miss
Mary Sullivan.
Joseph Futcher who is employed
on the Philadelphia pilot boat is
home with spraincd ankle.
Joe S. Cannell spent the weekend
i'll Wilmington with friends.
All officers of Lcwes Chamber of
Commerce were reelected on Monday
evening at the annual meeting i'll
the Hotel Caesar Rodney, and three /
important committees named for the !
1888 activities. Paul +. Carpenter |
resumes the presidency for the or !
ganization's third year of civic work. /
Others reelected were: Vice-presi- |
dent. Alton l.. Birmingham. who is
alsO president of the Lewes FIRE
Co: treasurer, +. Winfield Britting- J.
ham, dairy man, and secretary. Ben
iamin S. AlbcrtsOn. past commander
of IIcnlOpcn Post, America nLeGiOn.
Two new directors named are: Sam
mel Shapiro. merchant. who also I
heads the membership committee for
1899, and l.. l.. Chambers. retired ma ,
ral radio chief of the Cape Henlopen
station. They replace Frank ii. Bar
nett and William p Clifton, who re- I
signed from the organization. Other
directors reelected are J. w. Hooker.
Dr. S. Maull. W. o. Martin. a. ii.
Norris. Kenneth White. J. o. Mar
hall. Daniel LittletOn, Charles I.
Nelson and Clayton ii. Nelson A
.ivir program for the merchants di-
Vision of the chamber was discussed. 9
o which Major Harry NJ. Sanford
Has appointed chairman. Wilbur III.
'nrkran, engineer and mosquito con-
rul executive officer. was named
hartman of Il planning committee
or 1853" to make survey of the
own and formulate progressive
program nf activities for the current
;car. Assisting him will bc Joseph
=. Marshall and A. j.. Britlinghan.
rhiS committee will report at the
meeting.
Edgar Morris is confined in the
3ccbc Hospital.
Clayton Maull. who is on the S. S.
Ipshur Ship. is spending months
here with his parents. Mr..
md Mrs. Fred Maull. at their resi-
lcncc on Savannah road.
The body of Edward Gray McCOrd,
'S-ycar-old Oilcr. who was found
lead aboard the tanker Virginia Sill
lair. Sunday. off the Delaware
apes. was sent today to his home
II Corpus Christi. Texas. lie was
ound dead in his bunk by Capt. ID. {.
Walton of the tanker while cnrOutc
rom New York to Baltimore. Tho
'csscl put into the Delaware Break
water and notified the Lewes Coast
iuard. who removed the body to the
Nelson Funeral Home here. Coroner
4cwis Lathbury of DagsbOrO accom-
,anicd the Coast Guard to the ship.
An autopsy performed by DR.. Erwin
:. Stambaugh, marine physician of
@cCbc Hospital. found death was by
lcmOrrahge Of the pancrcas.
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