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The Wilmington morning star., 1940-05-26
POTATOES

BALTIMORE, May 25.-R-Po.
tatoes (old)-steady. Unchanged.
New weaker. Truck: S. C. 100 lb.
sans cobblers U. S. Is 2.25-40; bu.
baskets cobblers u. S. Is 1.35-4O.
Fla. blu. baskets Katahdins U. S.
Is washed 1.40-50; Ga. 100 Id.
sacks bliss trumphs U. S. Is 200;
rail; Fla. 100 Id. sacks Katahdins
U. S. Is washed 2.50-65. Rest I'M
changed.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-05-26
SPOT

NORFOLK, Va, May 25.-R-.
Spot cotton S points higher. Mid
ding fair 1910; middling COILS;
good ordinary 800. Sales none;
receipts 81; shipments none; stock
Is, $40,
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NEW YORK, May 25-R-
Small trade buying orders steadied
Santos coffee Saturday and prices
closed 3 to 4 points higher. Sales
totaled $50 bags.
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N-nomina1; B-bid.
N. o. SPOT

NEW ORLEANS, May 25.-R-
Spot cotton closed quiet, 2 points
higher. Sales LOG. Low middling
e.32: middling 1922; good middling
1917. Receipts 2,288; stock $780,
473.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-05-26
PEANUTS

SUFFOLK, Va, May 25.-R-
Peanut quotations: Jumbos 3 7-8 to
4; bunch 3 IL to $3.50; runners
3 IA to 3 3-8. Market continues
firm.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-05-26
COTTON SEED OIL

NEW ORLEANS, May 25.-R-
Cottonseed oil closed steady.
Bleachable prime summer yellow
5.90N; prime crude nominal. Jly.
SOB; Sep. SAB; Oct. 5.75B; Dec.
5.83.
N-nomina1; B-bid.
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H

NEW YORK, May 25-R-
Bleachable cottonseed oil futures
closed 81 higher. Sales 8 con-
tracts. Sep GLIB; Dec 6.2OB.
B-bid.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-05-26
N. O. COTTON

NEW ORLEANS, May 25.-(AP)
Cotton futures were irregular and
closing prices todya were staedy, 3
points net higher to 2 lower.
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CAN'T BLAME EN-

DENVER.-Denver UNIVERSITIES
track team is having a hard time
because most of the schools atb.
letes are out for spring football in
hopes OF making a trip to Hawai-
next fall.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-05-26
LARD

CHICAGO, M a y 25.-R-Lard
tierces SIT; loose 4.65; bellies $50.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-05-26

CHARLOTTE SPOT
CHARLOTTE, May 25-RASpot
cotton TO- {.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-05-26

ADVERTISEMENT
Milford chronicle., 1940-08-02
MORFORD NAMED HEAD
OF della BAR ASSN.
Robert g. Houston, OF Georgetown,
First Vice-President

The Delaware State Bar AssOcia-
tion named Atty.-Gen. James r.
Morford Of Wilmington, president at
luncheon meeting in the DUPONT
Hotel on Friday last. Seyenty-five
attorneys from throughout the state
attended. J. Rankin Davis, retiring
Viee-president, presided.
Scheduled to have been held in
connection with the annual meeting
at Rehoboth two weeks ago, the
election was postponed because Of
the death OF Henry Ridgely, Dover,
who had been president.
Other officers were elected as fol-
lows: First Vice-president, Robert
G. Houston, Of Georgetown; second
vice-president, George M. Fisher, Of
Dover; third vice-president, George
C. Herring, Jr., Of Wilmington; sec
retary, William Marvel, Wilmington,
and treasurer, Thomas c. Frame, of
Dover.
The session was the final meeting
for Thomas Muncy Keith Of Will
mington as secretary. He has filed
the post for IL years.
Resolutions expressing regret at
the death Of Mr.. Ridgely were
passed. John Eckelberry Of the du-
Pont Company's legal department,
and Thomas A. Wilson of the Will
mington bar. were elected members.
Milford chronicle., 1940-08-02
LEGION JUNIORS
DEFEAT DOVER
Bill Atkins Pitches One
Run, No Hit G am e
Against Capital Lads.
TO PLAY TOMORROW

The Milford American Legion Jun
iors won the deciding game of a
seven game series with Dover on
Tuesday of this week. The team,
managed by Ralph Snowberger, will
play the winner of a series of games
between Wilmington and Newark at
Wilmington on Monday, August 4.
On Thursday of last week Bill
Doc" Atkins won his third game
against Dover and his first no hitter.
Atkins allowed the mighty Dover
sluggers only one run and no hits,
while Reds" Artis allowed the Mil
ford Juniors five runs and eight hits
Dover scored its unearned run in the
first inning on an error.
Walls. Of Georgetown, led the hit
ters with a perfect day of batting,
making three hits for three times at
bat, scoring two runs and batting
in two runs. Atkins and Maxwell
were responsible for two more runs
for the Juniors.
The box score:
Milford chronicle., 1940-08-02
JIG. PENNEY STORE
REOPENS TODAY
Mayor E. C. Evans viii
Officiate AT Celebration
Starting AT 9 O'clock.
IN OLD LOCATION

This morning, Friday, August 2,
at nine o'clock the Penney Company
will officially open its doors for bus
iness in the new building just com
pleted to house the store on the cor
neF Of North Walnut and East Front
streets-the site Of its former store
which was destroyed by fire on De-
cember L, 1889. Thousands Of dol
lars worth of specially purchased
merchandise win be displayed In
every department at the opening,
according TO W. o. Lankford, man
ager
Mayor Edward C. Evans win cut
the ribbon on the font door and
publicallg congratulate W. o. Lank-
ford, the store manager, on his COM
pany's achievement -
The store in its new building has
a frontage Of 80 feet with depth
OF 1876 feet In addition to the main
floor, it includes a second floor and
a balcony. It is modern in every
respect. Every tried and proved
feature Of floor and fixture arrange
ment has been installed, and nothing
has been spared TO make the store
attractive and convenient for shop
ping. All work was done by local
concerns, employing local help, in
accordance with the usual Penney
policy Of supporting home industry
and enterprise.
"We'll be very glad to get into our
new home IN our old location"
states Mr.. Lankford, who has man
aged the local store ever since it
opened. ''And we want to express
our appreciation to our customers
who have gOod-naturedly put up
with less space in our temporary
in the Hotel Norman build
ing. They have proved themselves
truly our friend-as they have done
ever since our store opened in Mil
ford in October, 1929"
Milford chronicle., 1940-08-02
BUMPER SWEETS CROP
PREDICTED IN SUSSEX
Acreage In Most Sections Is Largest
In Recent fears

Sweet potato growers in most
sections of lower Delaware, one of
the biggest producing areas in the
country, believe that prospects are
good for a banner crop. The sweets"
are developing rapidly, especially in
fields where the plants we're set out
early. The acreage in most sections
is said to be larger than last year.
The recognized sweet potato sec
ton of the Delmarva Peninsula Is
in the extreme western part of Sus-
sex county, extending from Delmar
to Bridgeville. In this area thous-
aEds Of hampers are grown annual
ly, returning the grower many
thousands of dollars.
The two largest shipping points
en- the Peninsula are Laurel and
Seaford where each year many car
loads are consigned to the northern
markets. It is not uncommon for
growers in the Laurel section to
plant from five to one hundred
acres. A few years ago one grower
planted one hundred acres from
which he realized $4,000
Milford chronicle., 1940-08-02
KENT COUNTY POULTRY
TOUR THURS, AUG. 8
Group VIII Visit Farms OF De- B.
Greene And Frank B. Austin Here

Poultry farmers in Kent county
who are interested in making a
study of modern houses for layers
and broilers, the proper care Of eggs
on the farm, and the methods used
in preparing eggs for the market,
are invited to attend the county
poultry tour which is scheduled for
Thursday, August s, under the aus
lices of the Caesar Rodney and
Hartly Poultry Associations in CO.
operation with the extension SER
vice of the University Of Delaware
and the State Board Of Agriculture.
The local committee which met
recently to plan the itinerary of this
tour consisted of George NJ. Bring
hurst, Paul NJ. Hodgson, vocational
agriculture instructor, and W. H.
Richter Of the Caesar Rodney local;
Louis Bloom and Ernest FSSmith Of
the Hartly local; ]. Frank Gordy,
vocational agriculture instructor in
the Dover High, School; H. L. Rich
ardson, extension poultrymap OF the
University of Delaware: H. R. Baker,
poultry pathologist for the State
Board Of Agriculture, and Kent
County Agent Russell 3. Wilson.
The tour will assemble at the Do
yer postofice at 9:3a o'clock on
Thursday morning, August s. aud
the first stop will be at the farm
OF F. r. Benn, In East Dover. at
10 O'Clock, one of the best in this
section of the country.
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Milford chronicle., 1940-08-02
DeLaware Guard Is
Scheduled To Train
AtCanlpLpton,NY.
I98th Listed For Transfer From NelO York To SaUG-
nGh Ca, If Called 10 ActiUe SerUice; DeIGCGe
Unit Would Be Among First Sent To Training
Camps, Gen. Marshall Tells Senate Committee

The 1seth Coast Artillery, A. A..
Delaware National Guard, will be
among the first National Guard units
to be called into active training Il
Congress approves pending legisla-
tion, Gen. George C. Marshall, army
chief Of stan, told the Senate milf
tary committee in Washington Tues
day. =
The 1900 officers and men Of the
regiment will be assigned temporar-
lily to Camp Upton, N. T., but VIII be
transferred to the new anti-aircraft
firing center at Savannah, Ca, as
soon as il is completed.
The regiment is part Of the four
divisions and % smaller units Of
the National Guard which will be
called up.
Col. George ]. Schulz, command
ing officer Of the 19sth, said he had
received no official notification from
Washington as to where the regi-
ment would serve or when It would
be called out.
Camp Upton on Long Island
Camp Upton, he said, is on Long
Island and was first used during the
World War for the concentration Of
men drafted in the New York area.
The Delaware National Guard used
Camp Upton for its field training
Immediately after the war.
The anti-aircraft firing center is
an area 20 miles by 80 miles near
Milford chronicle., 1940-08-02
SIS STATE MEN
.FACEARMY DRAFT
BEFORE OCTOBER
About S.S Per Cent OF
EligibIes Would Be In
First Enrolment.
TO CONSIDER WORK
Marriage Licenses In
crease Sharply With
CONSUMPTION Prospect.
TO CONSIDER WORK

Delaware can expect to send near
ly S25 men between q and 81 years
Of age to army camps by October
for military training IL the conserip-
tion bill is enacted by Congress, ac-
sued at Washington.
The formula is based on census
igures, which show that 81 per
cent Of the average community's
population are men from q through
30 years, who probably will be the
first to be registered. Il is estimated
that 80 per cent of this age group
would be eligible for immediate,
unlimited service That percentage
will vary with different sections, de-
pending on health, employment,
marriage, and other conditions.
About s.S per cent of that num-
bel would be taken in the October
enrolment, according TO tentative
War Department plans. Delaware's
population, according 10 the 1870
census, is 264,602 persons Reduced
by the above percentage the Sx6
potential draftees remain
7,400 Drafted Here In 1917-18
OEAaMuAG ANdAAOndA 9AAAA%NA =
said that during the World War.
Delaware supplied between TACO
and 1900 men for the army, incIHd-
ing the national guard This figure
represents all drafts made during
the war.
They added, however, that it
would ne impossible to estimate the
number Of men eligible for military
training until the various age
groups register. They pointed out
that all plans are tentative.
The present plan for Delaware
would include four selective draft
boards, one each for Wilmington,
rural New Castle coanty, Kent coup-
y and Sussex county Men would
register ~ polling places thrcnail-
Work May Give Deferred Static
While no one In authority wcuid
take the responsibility Tor 50 affirm
ing, a reading of the army'a plan
shows that the majority OF the first
draftees can well be made up from
smong the ranks Of the jobless.
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Milford chronicle., 1940-08-02
DEMOCRATS WILL
CONVENE AUG. Il
Sen. Jas. H. Hughes I'm
animOus Choice OF Com
mittee FOr KeynOter
REPORTS ARE GIVEN

The Democratic State Committee
on Wednesday set Tuesday, August
81, for the Democratic state conVen-
ton which will be held in the Capt.
tol Theatre at Dover, and Saturday
August "a, as the date for the pri-
maries to elect delegates to the con
Vehtion.
u. s. Senator James H. Hughes
was unanimously chosen as tempo
rary chairman and keynoter for the
convention. The choice of the two
dates and OF the temporary chair
man was made on motion of John
C. Hazard, chairman of the Demo-
cratic City Committee of Whining
ton.
James NJ. Tunnel, Jr., of George
town, who was chosen to preside
over the meeting in the absence of
Chairman Josiah Marvel, Jr,, who
is i'll at his home, announced the
time and places Of caueuses preced-
ing the convention as follows:
Caucus Schedule
New Castle county and Whining
ton caucuses to meet in the Capitol
Theatre at 1O:s0 a. m. standard
time.
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Milford chronicle., 1940-08-02
STATE FARMERS PLACE
ORDERS FOR SEEDS
10000 Pounds OF Fetch Seed n
One Order

Farmers of Delaware have ordered
10000 pounds of vetch seed through
the grant-of-aid plan of the AAA,
according to R. o. Stelzer, executive
officer of the Agricultural Adjust
ment Administration for Delaware.
Farmers will plant the seed this
fslI to provide cover to protect
their soil from erosion during the
winter and for lettering the condi-
ton of their soil for production Of
next years crops.
Seed ordered by Delaware farm
ers is part Of more than five million
pounds of Vetch and Austrian winter
pea seed ordered by farmers in six
Of the seven states Of the East Cen
trail Region
The Pacific Northwest, particular
ly Oregon, is supplying American far
mers with seed for these valuable
winter cover crops These supplies
are taking the place Of European ini-
ports which have been cut on by
the war Stelzer urges that those
who wish to use these legumes place
their orders promptly, because hot
weather has led to an early harvest
in Oregon and storage may become
a problem.
County AAA officials in the state
say that orders for vetch and Aus
trian winter pea seed may be placed
in the same manner as orders for
lime and phosphate.
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Milford chronicle., 1940-08-02
DEMONSTRATION'C CLUBS
EXHIBITED AT FAIR
Exhibit Devoted To Hosiery Attract.
ed Favorable Comment

The Kent County Home Demon
stration Clubs had as the theme Of
their Kent-Sussex Fair exhibit this
year Save on your Hosiery Bill by
good selection and proper care. I"
This exhibit was set up by Kent
County Extension Service in coop
Grafton with the University Of Della
ware, Hazel H. Darrell, agent, and
attracted much favorable comment.
The exhibit featured tile five mate
rials from which stockings are made
l. e. nylOn, cotton, wool. real silk,
and rayon. On one side Of the booth
three stockings were tackled beside
a yard stick to show that there are
three lengths Of stockings which
come regularly in each box-S4s-311
and 29S. The feet were measured to
show that a size 95k stocking actu-
ally measures nine and one half
inches. So it was suggested that the
housewife know her correct size and
length and ask for il.
Neutral colors in hosiery were
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Milford chronicle., 1940-08-02

Savannah. which was only recently
purchased by the War Department
and which will probably not be 'rea-
dy until next winter at least, Col.
Schulz said. When completed seven
anti-aircraft regiments are expected
to be located there.
The call is not expected to come
until after the three-Weeks maneu-
vers with the First Army near Rich
Vile, N. Y, he said. Plans for the
departure Of the regiment next Mon
day are going forward with the as
signment of 81 trucks among the diff
ferent batteries.
An advance detail under Capt. ].
James Ashton, regimental supply
officer, and 80 men will leave Sat
urday morning in a station wagon
and five trucks.
Should the call come while the
men are at maneuvers, IL will not
mean that the regiment will go at
once to Camp Upton, Colonel Schulz
said. He explained that the work
Of inducting the regiment into the
federal service would take at least
i've days and that 1t would be done
in the armories in Delaware, so that
the men will return for at least that
period before leaving for the years
active duty. The call may not be
made, however, until some time af-
ter the maneuvers are over.
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Milford chronicle., 1940-08-02
PENINSULA METHODISTS
TO MEET In DOVER
Annual FAN Rally VIII Be Held
October s9th

The annual fall rally Of the PEN
insula Conference of the Methodist
Church will be held at Wesley Meth
odist Church in Dover. Auesday, oc-
tober 29. it was decided Tuesday at a
meeting of district superintendents
and Bishop Adna W. Leonard. The
Rev. DR.. Walter E. Gunby, Whining
ton district superintendent and sec
retary of the conference cabinet, will
be in charge Of arrangements for the
rally.
Bishop Leonard, who will preside,
Is expected to deliver the principal
address, and the tentative program
calls for morning and afternoon
sessions. The meeting Of the confer
eDce cabinet Tuesday was the first
to be attended by Bishop Leonard
since he became bishop with juris-
diction over the local conference.
Plans for the years program of the
church were drafted at the meeting.
Milford chronicle., 1940-08-02
HEAT WAVE THREATENS
HEAVY CROP LOSS
$4,000 Damage Already Caused To
One Variety Of Apples

Going through the thirteenth con-
seeutive day, the heat wave brought
an uncomfortable 96-degree temper
ature here Tuesday afternoon, as re-
ports from some sections Of the
state revealed that crops, already
reduced by the hot, dry weather,
viii be seriously damaged unless
rain comes this week
Two persons were overcome BY
the heat in Wilmington Tuesday.
Both are in Wilmington hospitals.
Although the days high tempera-
ture was six degrees lower than
the record 1O2 degrees Of the current
heat wave, the afternoon was made
extremely uncomfortable by the hu-
midity. Wednesday the mercury did
not 90 quite as high as on Tuesday,
but it was still above normal.
The most seriously damaged crop
so far from the dry spell is the
Williams EARLY Red variety Of APP
pies, now being harvested. j. Leon
ard Soper, director of the Bureau OF
Markets Of the State Board Of Agri-
culture, estimated the crop had
about been cut In half with a loss to
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Milford chronicle., 1940-08-02
REV RUSSELL. PAINTER
DIES AT WILDWOOD
Native Sussex COuntian Served
Bethany Temple, Philadelphia

The Rev. DR.. Russell Paynter, q
native Of Sussex county. died Friday
July 26, 1910, In Ocean City, ~ j
He was pastor OF the Bethany
Temple Presbyterian Church. Phila-
delphia.
Rorn at Drawbridge, near Lewes
In 1894, DR.. Paynter returned fire.
quently for the annual Lewes home
coming. He Joined the Coolspring
Presbyterian Church in October,
1910, became superintendent Of its
Sunday school two months later,
when he was 16 years old, and be-
gan preaching in June. 1911, after
his graduation from Lewes High
School.
He was graduated from Delaware
College, now the Univef sity Of Della
ware, In 1915, and received his de-
gree from Princeton Theological
Seminary three years later. He was
ordained June IS, 1918, by the Pres
bytery Of West Jersey. and was call
ed to the Presbyterian Church at
Woodbury. Heights, N. ]. Later he
served in Collingswood, NJ J.. and
st. Louis, NO., as we'll as ct three
churches in Philadelphia He was
a former, stated clerk of the Phila-.
delphia presbytery.
Surviving are his parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Harry L. Paynter of Nassau.
and his wife, Ethel Lynch Paynter,
whom he married In 1918.
Funeral services were held at
BarTatt's Chapel, near Frederick, at
o'clock Tuesday afternoon, fol-
lowing an earlier service In the
Bethany Temple Presbyterian Church
IN Philadelphia, of which DR.. Payn-
ter was pastor at the time Of his
death.
The Rev. DR.. William Lelshman
Of Lewes, and the Rev. Or. Elliott
Field, Dover, officiated at Harratt's
Chapel. DR.. Paynter was buried at
Barratt's Chapel cemetery
Milford chronicle., 1940-08-02
URGES G. O.P. TO
SUPPORT WHLKE
State Chairman LaHds
Harmony And COOpera-
tioa At Kent Meeting.
ADMINISTRATION HIT

Promotion Of the candidacy o.
Wendell L. WillIie and the registra-
tiOl, Of all potential voters on August
5 and August s were listed as the
principal detectives of Delaware
Republicans by H. Eugene Savery of
Wilmington, Republican state chair
man. speaking Tuesday night at a
meeting of the Kent County Repub
lican Committee in JOhnson's Hotel
at Bowers Beach.
He lauded the county Organiza.
Iion for the spirit OF harmony and
cooperation displayed and declared
that the party is presenting a solid
front to the enemy"
in 1888 we showed them what
we could do and this year we are
infinitely stronger" he said
Mr.. Savery attacked President
Roosevelt for seeking a third term
and quoted Aristotle, Montesquieu.
and Jefferson on the need of pre-
serving the principles of free gov
ernment by preserving the independ-
enee OF the executive. legislative,
and judicial branches of the gov
ernment
Administrator Hit
What is the record of the
achievement Of the past seven and
ons-half years?" the speaker asked.
The President first made the rep
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Milford chronicle., 1940-08-02
MILTON HOMECOMING
TO BE HELD AUG. ell
Special Program Is Being Prepared
For Annual Event

Music by the crack Lawes High
School Band, the Broadlxiln Revelersr
end the Slaughter Mock ReYelers,
together with parade Of all local
civic organizations. individuals, and
children, and public speaking are
among the outstanding features Of
Milton's seventh home coming pro-
gram on Friday, Saturday. and Sun
day, August 8, 10 and II.
Joseph NJ Lank, chairman Of the
program committee, has announced
the features Of the program.
Music will be furnished on Friday
and Saturday evenings by the three
muHicai organizations.
On Friday evening the guest
speaker win be the Rev Charles w.
Marker, pastor OF the Methodist
Church, Berlin, N. j., who Is a.
native Of Milton.
Ermon nj. Postles also will speak
At the exercises which will be held
at the Old School Building on Chest
nug street
Among the speakers on Saturday
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Milford chronicle., 1940-08-02
-FOUR MILFORD
RESIDENTS HURT
In 3-CAR CRASH
Mrs. w. v. Grier, Mrs. C.
CrOesdale, Mr.. And Mrs.
HOlzmueller Victims.
STRUCK ABUTMENT
Albert Donovan, Lincoln; /;
VIM. ]. Indie, This
City; Held Under Bond.
STRUCK ABUTMENT

State police are holding the driv-
ers Of two cars under $500 bail each
awaiting the outcome Of serious in
iurieB sustained by Milford man
and three women, all occupants oi
third car which was forced of the
ford-Harrington road into a con-
crete abutment near the eastern
edge of Harrington last Thursday
evening.
The. injured are:
Mrs. w. V. Grier, 43 years old, null
tiple fractures Of the Jaw, fractures
Of both arms and fracture Of the left
leg, severe decorations of the head
face and throat
Mrs. Carrie Croasdale, 72 years
old, fracture Of the right arm, COM
pound fracture Of the right wrist,
dlslocated hip. and possible internal
injuries.
c. D. Holzmueller, so years old,
driver, fracture Of the left arm, lac
erations Of the head add face. con-
cussion Of the brain, and possible
internal injuries.
Mrs. Ruth Holzmusller, 81 years
old, decorations Of the head and back
injuries.
Mrs Grier is the wife Of VIM. v.
Crier. vice president Of the L. D.
Caulk Company, Milford.
Show improvement
The condition of the four was
termed slowly improving" today by
Milford Memorial Hospital officials
Drivers OF the other TWO cars were
Albert w. Donovan, SO years old, Of
Lincoln, and William j. Indie, 25
years old, of Milford.
How It Happened
The state police version of the ac-
cldent is: The cars driven by Holz-
mueller, Lindie, and donovan were
travelling west toward Harrington in
the order named
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