Milford chronicle., 1940-05-10
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Funeral services for Mrs. Nancy
Ellen Downs. wife Of P0whatan
Downs and the mother Of Harley p.
Waite and Jesse q. White. were held
last Sunday afternoon at the Metho-
dist Church ID Gumboro, and inthr-
nient made III a cemetery near
Whitesvillo Mrs. Downs was IN for
three weeks and her death was not
unexpected IN addition to her sons,
MRS. Downs Is survived BY an in-
valid husband. a sister and many
other relatives. She was a devoted
wife and mother, a loving friend,
and the memory Of her sweet, unsel-
fishness will have a lasting effect
on al the lives that touched hers
closely.
Funeral services for Edward Sip
pie. father OF Lawrence 3. SlppIe,
with whom he made his home, were
held at the home OF his son last
Sunday afternoon, conducted by Rev.
e. W. Henvis. Mr. Sipple had been
IN falling health for some time and
was found dead in bed by his daugh-
ter-iu-iaw on Friday morning. Since
coming here to live Mr.. Sipple made
many friends who will miss his
presence from among us.
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Crowl and
baby son, Of Wilmington, Mr.. and
Mrs. william Downes and daugh-
ters, of Philadelphia, Mrs. Paul
BaldeTston and Katherine May
White, of Trenton. hive been recent
visitors Of Mr.. and Mrs. II. p.
White and other friends in and near
town.
MIR. and Mrs. Charles r. Godfrey
and ElwOod Godfrey spent Sunday
in Baltimore.
Mrs. Elwood Godfrey and children
visited relatives in Milton on Sun
day.
Mrs. F. S. johnson, of Wilmington,
was guest of Mrs. E. e, Carey on
Monday. Mrs. w. ]. Johnson went
home with Mrs. johnson 70 spend
the next two weeks.
Miss Carol Wood has accepted a
position with the Millsboro Trust
Company.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry E. Williams.
Miss Blanche Williams, Miss Gladys
williams and Miss Anne Carey spent
last Saturday In Wilmington.
MiIlard Monroe, Of Washington, is
spending several days with his par
ents, MIR. and Mrs. w. P. Monroe.
Mrs. Luster Long has been having
trouble with her eyes caused by par
tfcles of falling plaster.
Mrs. Lima Hickman, who has been
in bed for several weeks with an in
fected leg, was very i'll last week
from a kidney ailment.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alfred Ellis are the
happy parents Of fine baby boy.
Miss Mae AXE has returned to her
work as assistant in the Office of
DIR. w b. Atkins after a long abb
sence because of illness.
School News
.,MiIlsboro High School baseball
team defeated the John M. Clayton
school team ON their field Tuesday
afternoon by a score Of 5-3.
Mr.. Darden, MIR. Burton and Mr..
TimmOns carried the spoilers to the
Goldey Contest last Saturday. The
teams are: Glass A, Lillian Moore,
Evelyn Donaway, Elinor DObson,
with Ruth Dukes as an alternate.
Glass B, Kathleen Dobson, Betty
Donaway, Myra Jane Sturgis, with
JdIuES tblthbuEG db AtiA cttbcAn nutNs 4 AlN
standing of our team is rather high. |
The teams average. 95 %, ranked
high Lillian Moore made record /
of 80 in the written contest, which
is extraordinarily good. {
Thursday morning, May 3, the /
seniors and the chaperOnes, Mrs, /
Beatrice J. Walls and Leslie Z. !
Timmons. principal. plan to leave by i
bus for Washington. The class con- /
sists of Lambert Ayres. Ralph Brit /
tingham, Anne Carey, Elsie COrdrey. /
Evelyn DOnaway. jeanette Elliott.
Norris Goodwin. Evelyn Gosnell, Lii
lie Hamblin. Glenn Hastings, JOS
ephine Hudson. William Hudson.
Elizabeth Johnson. Robert Lawson, !
Lillian Moore, Norman Moore. Helen
Parker, Emma Radish, Catherine
Rogers. Gladys Williams and Alden