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The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-09-06
Financial
Business Opportunities

WATERFRONT SMALL GROCERY STORE, excel lent location, priced right.
 TERRYVI.LE ICE CREAM PARLOR = Lunches. soft. drinks, etc. Good opportunity for right party.
 SUBURBAN GAS STATION with home, also fully stocked grocery store at junc- tion of three heavily travelled high ways. A real money-maker for right party.
 SEE Washburne & Washburne 57 North Main St. Dial S-O769
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-09-06
Rooms, Board, Hotels
Rooms and Board

BOYS CLUB, Cottage Place-Nice rooms, swimming pool, all home cooking. Reception rooms. Mod crate prices.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-09-06
Painting, Paper Hanging

ROOMS PAPERED-$3.OO. Painting done inside or outside. Expert work. Tel. 4-1273, John De SantiS.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-09-06
Legal Notices
LIQUOR PERMIT NOTICE OF APPLICATION

NOTICE OF APPRECIATION
 This is to give notice that I, Ignace Michael Dervis, of 1034 Bald. win St., Waterbury, Conn.,, have filed an application dated Aug. 29th, l94O, with the Liquor Control Com mission for a Package Store Beer Permit for the sale of alcoholic li- quog on the premises, 10S6 Baldwin St., Waterbury, Conn. The business is owned by Ignace Michael Dervis, of 1034 Baldwin St., Waterbury, Conn, and will be conducted by Ignace Michael Dervis, of 1034 Bald win St., Waterbury, Conn.,, as per- mftoe.
 IGNACE MICHAEL DERVIS.
 Dated Aug. 29th, 1940. S-29-9-5
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-09-06
Buy Good Used Car Today Very ag
Business SerUice
Bu.ine.s ssrvioes Rendered
Attention Home Owners :!

Now is the time to have your chim- neys repaired. Chimncys cleaned for $250. New chimneys $l4 up. Univer- sal Chimney CO, 202 No. Main. Tel. 4-96S1.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-09-06

WOODTTCK ROAD, 26S-2 furnish ed rooms (kitchen and bedroom) A mile from Chase school. Dial 5-1447 Hart.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-09-06
Automobiles
NetU Car Dealers

6 Aute and Truck Dealers
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-09-06
PACKARD

1889 Packard Conv. Coupe ..... $76s 1888 Packard Touring Sedan ... $619 1886 Packard Touring Sedan =. $399 1888 DeSoto Touring Sedan =. $570 1888 DeSoto Conv. Coupe ..... $566 1889 Dodge Coupe ............. $599 1889 Mercury Sedan .......... $709 1889 Hudson Brougham ....... $566 Packard Waterbury, Inc.
 Always A Safe Place To Buy" 482 Watertown Ave. Dial 4-6100
 Open Evenings
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-09-06
Building Lots For Sale

A GOOD-Size Lot, Bunker Hill Section. Desirable location with sewers. Price $500. Mark A. Tierney Agency. Real Estate & Insurance, I'll Bank St. Tel. 4-2258.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-09-06
Business Announcements
Automobiles
NeuU Car Dealers
Automobn.s For Sale

GOODWILL USED CARS 1898 Chevrolet Dr. Touring Sedan l933 Chevrolet Coach 1884 Ford Coach 1881 Ford Victoria Coupe EMMONS and SEVILLE
 Pontiac Sales & Service 497 Meadow St. Dial 3-3149
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-09-06

FOR SALE+Weu located establish ed job printing, rubber stamp and
 greeting cards business. Dial 3-5986
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-09-06
Rooms for Housekeeping

BUNKER HILL SECTION - Two room apt. Furnished or unfurnished. Gas, electricity, telephone, refriger- ation included. Garage space. Kitchen privileges. Adults only. Call after 6 p. m. Dial 4-O643.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-09-06

MAN OR uIRL FOR CLERICAL. WoRK-one familiar with freight buelneee preferred. Must be fast lyplbt. Write Box A.e7, Waterbury Democrat
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-09-06

DINING ROOM TABLE-54", plate
 glass cover, oak. 4 burner gas stove. Mrs. Black, Tel. Watert'n 127
Milford chronicle., 1940-09-13
MI ORD H. S. GRID
START 1880 PRACTICE
Forty.One Reported FOR DriB On
Monday

On Monday of this week Milford
High School football practice start
ed in earnest Forty-Dne healthy,
husky, willing boys turned out but
most Of these boys are small and
inexperienced Last year the squad
lost seven letter men, who will be
very hard to replace Coach Bernard
Barney Briggs viii not make any
predictions at the present, but after
the scrimmage on Friday he will
know more about what, the future
holds for Milford's gridirQn hopes
Membsrs of the squad reporting
are as follows: Willard Tease. viii
liam williams. Richard James, Ray
mond Sparklin. Richard KINNEY,
Horace Wiley, Douglas Lynch,
Frank Timmons, Lloyd Elton, Rob
ert Maxwell, Herman McNatt, Jack
Krone, Milton Black, Walter Swain,
Elmer Wilson. Edgar Burlingame,
James Smith, William Emory, Rob
erf Walls, John Forest, William Dem
Eey, Frank Elton, William Walls,
Roy Manlove, John Geyer, William
PeaFce. Henry Holland, Joseph Lof-
land. Gene McNatt, William Lynch,
Edward Maxwell, Harry DeFrickson,
Claud Tease, Watson Hall. Clarence
Derrickson, Jack NAPLES, Wallace
Wootten, Clarence Lynch. Tom Faix,
Ralph Hall, Richard Carmean.
Milford chronicle., 1940-09-13
FIRE DESTROYS
TWO COTTAGES
$500 Loss AT Slaughter
Beach AS Salevan And
Marshall Homes Burn.

Famed by high wind. flames last
Friday afternoon destroyed two cot
tages at Slaughter Beach with the
loss estimated at 1880, not includ-
ing a valuable diamond ring.
Fire, caused by q stove explosion.
started In the cottage owned by Ed
ward Salevan and which was being
occupied by Mrs. Walter H. Davis.
Milford. and Mrs. j w. Plummer.
Slaughter Beach
The blaze swept through the
building and spread to the summer
home OF Milford City Councilman Or.
S. M. D. Marshall. next door, before
the arrival Of the Carlisle Fire Com
pany Of Milford DR.. Marshall's
daughter, Barbara, was the only one
at home and she succeeded in saw
ing only few personal effects. Miss
Marshall also lost q diamond ring
and a necklace. The Marshall gar
age also was destroyed. Sparks set
fire to the beach pavilion but Il was
quickly extinguished by firemen.
The Marshall cottage loss Is esti-
mated at $5,700 while damage to the
Salevan property was $500. The
Salevan cottage had been leased by
Mrs. Davis daughter, Mrs John
Mertz. and Mr. Mertz Of Wilmington.
Mrs. Plummer also lost S47, her
summer savings. which were in a
dresser drawer ON the second floor Of
the Salevan cottage. Mrs. Plummer
was prostrated by the events and
suffered a fainting spell.
Milford chronicle., 1940-09-13
FRANK w. LAWSON DIES
AT HOME In SUSSEX
Republican Leader Was II Years OF
Age; Church School Secretary

Frank w. Lawson, II years OF age
Republican leader In Sussex county
for many years. and who served for
Sc consecutive years as secretary Of
the Zoar Methodist Church School
died on Tuesday, September 10, 1910
at his home between Millsboro and
Harbeson.
A son OF the late John and Lydia
Davidson Lawson, he was educated
IN Sussex schools and the Dover
Conference AcademJ He was q
school teacher for is years and later
ENGAGED In the timber business.
He was elected TO the lower House
Of the Legislature in 1902. In 1912
he was elected clerk Of the peace and
reelected In 1918, being the only
man, except the present clerk Of the
peace, Francis r. Morgan, 70 serve
two terms in that Office il Sussex.
He also served as deputy clerk un-
der two other officials, and also was
secretary to the board Of the Mills
b0ro Trust Company.
Surviving are his wife. the former
Lilly z. Godfrey. and the following
children: Addicks Lawson. Clay
mont: Mrs. Raymond Phillips, Mills
bor0; Mrs. NJ. p Timmons and Mrs.
Waiter M. Donaway, DagsborO, and
Mrs. Warren I. Doughten, near Har-
bagon.
Funeral services viii be held this
afternoon lFriday3 at o'clock, In
charge OF the Rev. Charles w. Spry,
Bethel; the Rev. r. H Whedbee.
Nassau Circuit. and the Rev. Con-
rad n. Hamer, Rehoboth Beach. In
terment will be made In Mechanics
cemetery 81 MillsbOro.
Milford chronicle., 1940-09-13
100000 GRANT TO
LIGHT 800 HOMES
1876 Niles OF Wire To Be Added In
Kent And Sussex By REA


Two projects one for installing
an additional 1876 miles Of electric
line to rural areas of Sussex and
Kent counties at q cost Of 100000
and the other for construction Of an
$500 ofiee building on Route 13,
about a mile south Of Greenwood
were announced by the Delaware
Rural Electric Association last Fri
day night.
The 100000 for additional lines
was among alIotments totaling ST.
362, 900 made to IS rural power CO.
operatives announced BY the Rural
Electrification Administration at
Washington.
The lines will be added to ss5
miles Of electric cable already in
stalled by the association. These
will serve $50 new members. At the
present time nearly 1000 residents
Of rural areas OF Kent and Sussex
counties receive power through the
association.
Norbert Porter. line foreman OF
TTua 70 Pasp ,. PIssssl
Milford chronicle., 1940-09-13
.THOS. HAMMOND,
GAR. VET,P PASSES
One OF The Last Four
Surviving Soldiers Sue
cumbs At CheswOld.

Thomas A. Hammond, one Of the
four surviving Civil War veterans in
Delaware, died early last Thursday
morning, September 5, 1910, at the
home of his sister. Mrs. William
Ford at Cheswold. He was ss years
old.
Mr.. Hammond. a past commander
OF the Department of Delaware,
Grand Army Of the Repnhiic, foFmer-
- lived IN Wiimtnst0Ii lie was com
mander Of Thomas A. Smyth Post.
No. I, Wilmington. named after the
commander Of the First Delaware
Ihfantry and also the last Union
general killed in the war
Mr.. Hammond's death leaves
Henry Banzett, Of Dover. the only
Civil War veteran in Kent county.
Others in the state are George W.
Baker. Wilmington, and Joseph
Berry. Milford.
Mr.. Hammond. a sergeant in the
First Delaware Infantry. served
throughout the four years of tle
war. including the fighting at FarnE
Vile, Va, that helped to bring about
the surrender Of General Robert E.
Lee and his Army OF Northern Vir-
ginia al Appomattox. He was the
last surviving member of the Della
ware Volunteers.
II was his boast that soon after
the surrender he met Lee and shook
hands with him. He was a great
man." Hammond said. "even if he
did fight on the other side"
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Milford chronicle., 1940-09-13
HOME DEMONSTRATORS
TO MEET In KENT co.
Annual Achievement Day WIN Be
Held on September 10

On Thursday, September 10, the
annual Achievement Day Of Kent
County Home Demonstration Clubs
will be held in the activity room OF
the Dover community school. Mrs.
Duane Lynne. of Milford. county
president, will open the meeting ct
10:S0 o'clock
A panel discussion led by Miss
Louise Whitcomb. Home Manage
ment Specialist, on the accomplish
ments of the work so far this year
in Kent county will be first on the
program. The morning session will
also include a Fashion Show Of
basic dresses made by the club mem-
bers, presentation Of reading certif-
Gates to all those who have COM
pleted the reading course by Mrs.
Royden Hammond, State Librarian,
and a talk Youth Health" by Miss
Pearl Macdonald. Extension Nutri-
tonist. At 2 o'clock the principal
speaker OF the afternoon, Mrs. Doree
Smedley OF New York City. will talk
TO the group on the subject entitled
your Only Young Twice We feel
very fortunate to have secured Mrs.
Smedley's services for this meeting
as she has written several articles
for Good Housekeeping magazine,
has Just completed a book which
will be published in January, and
has just returned from a lecture
tour over the country.
A Flower Show and Food Exhibit
will be held In connection with this
meeting. A list Of the classes In each
will be sent to all club members.
This meeting is open to the pub
lie and those interested In the work
are cordially invited TO attend. For
any further information, get In touch
with Miss Hazel Darrell. Home DEM
Agent
Milford chronicle., 1940-09-13
D. P. C. A. HAS AIDED
MANY STATE FARMERS
Report Submitted By S. n. Harrlng.
ton Is Most Satisfactory

The report Of the Delaware Pro-
duction Credit Association, the CO.
operative credit bank Of the farmers
Of the State Of Delaware, which
loans money for production pur-
poses such as purchasing for cash
live stock, implements, fertilizer.
seed, labor, making repairs to buil-
dings, etc. or. IN fact, for most any
thing Of a constructive purpose
which the farmer desires To finance.
was submitted to the directors for
the first six months Of 1870 ending
June 80 by S. N. Harrington, sscfs-
tary-treasurer.
Il was stated BY Mr.. Harrington
that the association al the begin
ming Of 1885 at which time the pres
ent manaeement took charge 81 its
affairs was found to be IA poor
financial condition. standing Al ahs
foot OF the associations 81 tbs asa
trict At the present time the assoc
citation stands ID NTH place as rs
money loaned BY the 35 aeaoc ena
located in the states ct Maryland
Virginia, West Virginia. Penna
the association, said that bids w1It
be asked Tor the iine insteIia
within a few weeks, with 1ha
pectation of the project being eaa
pleted BY next. January
Fxam . Rass ; st
Milford chronicle., 1940-09-13
ANNIVERSARY
AT SEARS STORES
Manager Ulrich OF Dover
Store Announces 54th
Birthday Sale.


Following months OF preparation
involving the placing Of s5S.000,0 goo
worth Of merchandise orders with
thousands of manufacturing con-
Germs. Sears. Roebuck and Company
on Thursday started celebrating its
Saith anniEersary BY staging one Of
the greatest selling extraYa ganzas
IN its history, .
Ready for this nation wide eales
spectacle are 55s Sears retail stores
and the largest number Of employees
ever to take part in the event
Unrivaled in size and extent by
any other similar promotion staged
annually Sears or any other mer-
chandising concern. the Sears an
niYersary sale is now 10 years old,
having been first started in 1881. It
was in this year that this company
first defied accepted merchandise
practices by putting on a huge sell
ing event built around seasonal meF-
chandise specially puI chased for the
sale.
Coming as II did right at the
start Of the fall buying season, this
type OF sale Immediately caught the
fancy OF Sears customers and il has
continued to increase in import
ance. Each year in spending mill
lions Of additional dollars beyond
normal expenditures in preparing
for the sale, Sears gives added inn
petus to manufacturing in all parts
of the country.
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Milford chronicle., 1940-09-13
LARGE ATTENDANCE
AT MILTON PARADE
MiddletOwn Flremen Land Two Best
Prizes; Greenwood Band Scores

The MiddIetown Fire Company
walked away with most Of the hon
ors at Milton on Monday night as
"a organizations from all parts Of
the state paraded before a crowd Of
more than 1000 persons attending
the Milton Fire Company's annual
carnival.
The Middletown visitors won S25
for presenting the best band, and
another $40 for the company COM
ing the longest distance.
RehObOth Takes Prize
The Rehoboth Beach Fire Com
peny won a $40 prize for the best
appearance, and the Selbyville aux
iliary won $40 ladies' awards for
the most in line and for coming
the longest distance.
The Greenwood High School band
won a SIS second prize for band
competition, and IS awards went to
bands from Milford. Princess Anne,
and Sharptown, Md.
The judges for the competition
were Mrs. Clyde Belts. Mrs. Smed-
ley Palmer, Miss Esther Wheatley,
Lester Russell, Fred Decker, and
Layton Reed. The judges stand was
located in front of the $4,000 Milton
Theatre. built and owned by the
Milton Fire Company.
Chairman Of the carnival, which
opened Thursday night of last week
and closes Saturday night of this
week, is Charles s. Barker, fire COM
pany president Victor Spencer is-
fire chief
iTurn 70 Pase 8. PleassI
Milford chronicle., 1940-09-13
State Poultrymen Plan Tour
While EnrOute To COnyentiOn

with the fifth annual Northeastern
Poultry Producers Council .conven-
ton and Poultry Industry EXPOSE
ton at Atlantic City as their destina-
tion, Delaware pouItrymen wiz visit
New Jersey poultry farms October 2
on a convention auto tour.
Sponsored by the committee on
education and research Of the Della
ware Poultry Improvement Associa-
tion, the tour Is scheduled to start
from the New Castle ferry at A. NJ,
Wednesday, October 2. Secretary Of
the associations educational and re-
search committee Is Professor A. E.
Tomhave, acting head Of the animal
industry department at the Della
Milford chronicle., 1940-09-13
SUSSEX JURORS
ARE SELECTED
William E. Lank, Charles
L. Ingram, Veirl Webb
Named In First.
Photo by 4. @. Tropsa

Jury Commissioners Dallas d.
Culver Of Seaford and Charles D.
Abbott, Of Milford, have drawn petit
| jurors for the October term of Court
of General Sessions and Superior
Court which will convene at George
town on October Z. ~
The jurors by representative dis
triets are:
First District william q
Lank, Charles Z. ingram, Milford.
pferl Webb, EllendaIe.
Second Charles W. Smith. John
H. Russell, Bridgeville; Mart T.
Uhler. Greenwood.
Third--Lorenzo C. King, Theodore
Handy. Emory Miles. Sesford; Will
liam T. Fleetwood, Georgetown. R.
n.
Fourth Carlton Hearn, Laurel.
r. D.; John Cannon. Bethel; Olar-
encc 7. Garrett, Bethel.
Fifth-Columbus W. Phillips,
Howard S. Owens. William H. Col
Inns, Laurel; F. Lee Phillips, Del
mar.
Sixth-Charles B. Conaway. Far
ris ElIingswOrth. John Williams, Of
MIllsboro; Ella A. Campbell. Days.
bOrO.
Seventh-Charles T. Hudson. Max
E. Bunting. Selbyville; William F.
Wilgus, JF.. Bethany Beach.
Eighth-Earl NJ. Steel, George
town. r. D.; Henry Hastings, Golda
Smith, Millsboro, R. d.
Ninth-Thomas S. Marshall. Chas.
B. Stevenson, William T. Hobbs. Of
Georgetown.
ITurn 10 Pare g. Pa-assl
Milford chronicle., 1940-09-13
COMMERCE GROUP
GOOD WILL TOUR
HELD ON TUESDAY
Party Was Received At
Milford BY Delegation
Headed BY Mayor.
HAD LUNCH HERE
Trip Closed With Dinner
AT RehObOt h-Indian
Beach Club; 175 Present

Close to 175 members Of the VIII
mington Chamber of Commerce and
guests from the lower sections oi
Delaware had dinner at the Reho-
both Indian Beach Club on Tuesday
night as the concluding affair Of a
good will' tour by the Wilmington
group.
At the speakers tables were: Gov
ernor Richard C. Mcblullen, Lieu
tenant Colonel A. H. Lord OF the
governors staff, Mayor William Mat
thewa Of Smyrna q. S. Hickman,
vice president Of the Wilmington
Chamber OF Commerce; Colonel q. S.
Slayer, president Of Rehoboth Beach
Chamber Of Commerce; Mayor Louis
p. IsevinsOn Of Middletown: Mayor
Walter w. Bacon, Of Wilmington; G.
w. Wilson. r. C. Hill, city manager
Of RehobOth Beach; Mayor J. A..
Downing Of RehobOth; I. P. Rust.
president Of the Greenwood Council; ;
Mayor Harry Raughley Of Harring-
tonfh Mayor ]. Wallace WOOdford Of
Dover. and State Senator d. Wilmer
Steele OF Ocean View.
Travelling in a special six-car
train over the Pennsylvania Rail-
road, the Chamber of Commerce
party arrived at RehobOth Tuesday
afternoon following stops at Middle
town, Dover, Harrington. Milford.
and Georgetown.
The party had lunch at Milford.
Mayor Edward c. Evans. City Man
ager Charles e. Banning. Irwin O.
Burton, president Of the Milford
Chamber Of Commerce.: William ".
Sipple, Jr., chamber secretary; John
Burris, Harry H. Mulholland, Ed
ward M, Davis. G. Marshall Town
send, William V. Sipple. Sr., William
v. Grier, G. Franklin Waples, Au-
gust F. Faix, Robert H. YeFkes and
John P. Steward greeted the dele
cation. IN presenting a key to the
city 70 T. w. Wilson. chairman Of the
Wilmington party. hlaynr Evans de-
clared. I'VE are happy that you
have selected Milford as stop on
your tour. This key Won't open any
thing but Il isn't needed. You'll find
all doors open 20 you. but keep Il as
a remembrance"
Sports On Program
Sports and recreation occupied the
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Milford chronicle., 1940-09-13
HOT SCHOOL LUNCHES
BOOST CHILD HEALTH
Nutritienist Macdonald Urges The
schsOls To Cooperate

Vacation days are over for thou
sands of school children. Boys and
girls from rural Delaware homes
are now eating their noon meals
away from home, many for the first
time.
Thine aud again. says Miss Pearl
Macdonald, nutritioiist for the Del
aware Agricultural Extension Ser
vice. "the appetites Of farm children
returning TO school soon lag and the
usually-vigorous youngsters become
tired and listiess after few weeks
OF school,
Miss Macdonald feels that one OF
the causes Of lowering of the chill
dren's vitality Is the change from 9
vacation routine of regular meals,
out-of-door living and ample rest to
the comparatively strict school-day
schedule. And even more important
than the activities Of the children
she maintains that q cold school
lTuzn % Pass }, Plessel
Milford chronicle., 1940-09-13
BOARDS PICKED
FOR INDUCTION
OF NATL. GUARD
198th Batteries viii Start
Leaving Next Week For
Active Duty.
All OFFICERS TO GO
Camp Upton, N. Y, Placed
In Order To Receive
The New Troops.

Boards for the induction Of the
1ggth Coast Artillery, Delaware Ma
tional Guard, into active army ser
vice for a year were selected We'd
nesday Of this week as plans for the
departure OF the first unit from VIII
mington for Camp Upton, N. T., next
Thursday, we're being rushed to
completion.
The boards were announced fol-
lowing conferences of Maj. John F.
Cassidy, C. A. c., U. S. Army, and
Lieut.-CoI. s. B. Irwin Duncan, regi-
mental executive officer, 198th Coast
Artillery.
Meanwhile, Col. George J. Shulz.
commanding officer 19Sth Coast Ar
tillery, is in Camp Upton TO make
arrangements for the arrival Of the
regiment.
Due TO lack of trucks it is expected
the regiment will be "shuttled" over
a period of a few days to Camp
Upton. Colonel Schulz explained
only 100 trucks are now available.
These will make trips back and
forth between Camp Upton and VIII
mAuElOA until TIC CANAAg AN8A-AA@@N
has been moved.
The induction boards are as fol-
lows:
Regular army induction or board:
Col. Allen Kimberly. senior instruc-
tor; Major Cassidy, Mstr. Sergt.
Harry Simpson, Tech. Sergt. Ralph
d. Johnson, and StaR Sergt. James
R. Thorn.
Medical examining board for VIII
mington and New Castle Mai. Jos
eph NJ. Barsky, Capt William r.
Nelson, First Lieuts. Joseph ]. Da-
Volos, James R. Durham, Oscar N.
Stern and Louis Ruttenberg, Wood
bury, N. J.
Board of property and records
inspection, Wilmington and New
Castle: First Ldeuts. Ralph BucAa-
lew, Frank T, Lynch. Walsar Tine
dali, Leroy Haitsehs and Howard Z.
Robertson.
Newark BOard
Medical examining board for New
ark: Col. walter W. Ellis. Della
ware City; Mai. James A. Knowles,
Millville, N. ].
Board for property and records.
Newark: First Lieuts. Wallace NJ.
Johnson, Harry Powell and Leonard
C. Barker, all Newark.
Medical examining board for Do
yer: Capt. Charles T. Lawrence.
Capt. Joseph R. Beck and First Lieut..
BENJAMIN F. Burton.
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Milford chronicle., 1940-09-13
WILLKIE CLUB Is
ORGANIZED HERE
Carl Simpson Named Head OF I've
Party Campaign Group.

Interested Republicans and DEM
ocrats convened in Milford Tuesday
night and organized a WiIllrie-for-
President Club, choosing Carl Simp-
son as the organizations president.
The meeting was held in the hall
formerly occupied by the Junior
Order Of American Mechanics, on
East Front street. Lieut.-Col. VIII
liam e. Lank was unanimously
elected temporary chairman, and
Robert H. Yerkes, temporary aecre-
tary. The plan OF the club was
explained by Mr.. Yerkes. It was de-
cided TO start a membership drive
and also to hold a mass rally next
Tuesday evening, Sept. II, when
prominent speakers will be present.
Other permanent officer selected
are: Vice. President, Mr.. Yerkes;
secretary, Mrs. Mabel Dyer, and
treasurer, Fulton J. Downing.