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Milford chronicle., 1941-09-05
Rural Families Face
Changing Conditions
Continued from First PAGE,

The new circular-"Delawar
Rural Families in the Current Sit
uatiOn"-contains suggestions for
farm families as they make use of
available resources in times like
the present. Extension Service
workers who prepared the circu-
lar-Mrs. Helen V. Mckinley, as
sistant director, and X. W. Baker,
farmer management specialist
write:
To-day rural families are con-
fronted with the task of maintain
ing morale and preserving their
established standards in the face of
rising living costs, higher taxes,
labor problems, shortages, substi-
tues, individual family adjustments
and increased demands for COM
munity service and contributions"
Present conditions and what to
do about them is summed up in
the opening sentences of Circular
As:
People in Delaware and thru
out the nation are gradually begin
ming to realize that great changes
in their present way of life are
taking place. Each day something
happens to make every family
more and more aware that defense
conditions are starting to affect its
comforts, it's luxuries and even its
necessities. This situation means
that every family must change
some of its normal habits, make
necessary adjustments and prepare
for sacrifices in order to meet the
national emergency and its accom-
panying influences"
Copies of Delaware Rural Fam
lilies in the Current Situation" may
be obtained from the county agri-
cultural, home demonstration or
All club agent.
Milford chronicle., 1941-09-05
KENT COUNTY ALMSHOUSE
NETS $16,675 AT SALE

The old Kent county almshouse
tract of 305.S acres and buildings
located west of Wyoming, was sold
at public auction on the property
Saturday afternoon to Charles M.
Clark of near Camden for $16,675.
Mr.. Clark's bid when the prop
erty was offered in bulk exceeded
by about $4,000 the total of the
three high bids when auctioned off
in three separate parcels.
The sale was ordered recently by
the Levy Court in accordance with
authority granted by the 1941 State
Legislature. Ernest v. Keith, attor-
ney for the court, described it as
a county economy move with the
proceeds going to the county. The
property had been leased since its
abandonment as an almshouse 'af-
ter the old age welfare home was
placed in operation.
Milford chronicle., 1941-09-05
AGRICULTURAL DEFENSE
BOARD OFFERS PROGRAM
TO DELAWARE FARMERS

From last weeks meeting of the
Delaware-U. S. Department of Ag.
riculture Defense Board at the Uni
versity of Delaware came an ans
wer for Delaware farmers who have
been puzzled as to future planning
of farm operations.
Members of the board-made up
of farmers and representatives of
the federal and state agencies serv-
ing Delaware neutrality-suspicious.
ed a program of action.
Board chairman G. E. Ocheltree
of Greenwood, has announced as
the groups recommendation to
Delaware farmers who are striving
to maintain full production of farm
foods and feeds:
Make the best possible use of the
available supply of winter legume
seed.
Apply lime and phosphate to
grass sods and coYer crops that
are to be plowed under.
Conserve all kinds of manure and
reinforce this manure with lime
and phosphate.
Increase acreages of rye, barley,
oats and rye grass, for winter pas
ture, to assure feed supplies and to
increase output of meat and milk
products for. defense.
Increase the production of red
clover, crimson clover and lesped-
eza seed in Delaware.
The entire membership of the
Delaware-U. S. Department of Ag-
riculture Defense Board agreed on
the importance of producing more
livestock feeds on Delaware farms
as an insurance against possible
peninsula feed shortages due to
lack of proper transportation facil-
tiles.
Milford chronicle., 1941-09-05

Poole & Co.; Barkley, Moore G. Co.;
Dolphin & Co., Inc; R. S. Dickson
& Son, Inc; Supplee, Yeatman &
Co., Inc, and B. Bioren G. Co., Inc
The issue, which was approved
by the General Assembly, is to be
used for state improvements as fol-
lows:
Roads, highways, and bridges,
$3.50, 900; Ferris Industrial School,
$4,000; State Hospital, 100000 /;
Delaware Commission for the Fee
ble-Minded, $25,0OO; Old Age We'll
fare Home, $45,000; agricultural
research sub-station in Sussex
county, 10000; State Board of Ed
ucation for district improvements,
S750,0O0. Milford Special School
District will receive 100000 of this
amount to apply on the cost of a
new elementary school here.
Milford chronicle., 1941-09-05
KIWANIS NOTES

The Kiwanis Club of Milford held
their business and dinner meeting
at Poplar Grove on Tuesday eve
ming of this week. Those present
were: D. B. Greene, president; ].
R. West. J. S. Willis, Jr.. Joseph c.
Kirby. C. G. Mclaughlin. H. M.
Every. of Philadelphia; Albert Pc
terman, Thos. B. Derrickson, Henry
M. Phillips. Jr., R. G. Wollter, A.
E. Humes, H. X. Wakefield, J. H.
Gordon, Carson Ward, Ed. Steiner,
AL Bauscher, w. Deane Johnston.
Milford chronicle., 1941-09-05
CHRISTIAN SCIENCE CHURCHES

Christian Science Church Ser
vice Report for Sunday, Septem-
Der q; Subject MAN."
Golden Text: 1 John 81. Be-
hold, what manner of love the
Father hath bestowed upon us.
that we should be called the sons
of God.
A Bible Citation from the Les
son-Sermon: Gen. 1926. And
God said, Let us make man in our
image, after our likeness: Rom.
S::16,17. The Spirit itself beareth
witness with our spirit. that we are
the children of God: II. And if
children, then heirs; heirs of God,
and joint-heirs with Christ.
Correlative from the Textbook.
Science and Health with Key to
the Scriptures" by Mary Baker Ed
dy: The Scriptures inform us
that man is made in the image and
likeness of God. Matter is not that
likeness of Spirit cannot be so un-
like Spirit. Man is spiritual and
perfect, he must be so understood
in Christian Science.
Milford chronicle., 1941-09-05
To Make Survey Of
Poultry PRODUCERS
CONTINUED from First PaEel

Members of the defense commit
tee, appointed by President Charles
Conaway of the Delaware Poultry
Improvement Association, include
Victor Lehtinen, Newark; H. L.
Richardson, poultry specialist for
the University of Delaware Agri-
cultural Extension Service; Dave
Greene and Harold Short, Milford; /;
William Murray, Ocean View; John
Pitkin, H. R. Baker and Daniel En-
terline, Dover; Norval Pepper, Sea-
ford; E. A. Yutzi, Millsboro, and
Harry Tubbs, Selbyville. The COM
mittee is made up of representa-
tives of all branches of the indus
try.
Enterline was named as chair
man of a subcommittee charged
with keeping in touch with the feed
situation, a vital assignment since
Delaware's poultry industry is de-
pendent on steady feed supplies for
existence.
Milford chronicle., 1941-09-05
SPAN AT ST. GEORGES
NEARING COMPLETION

Beautification of approaches to
the Chesapeake and Delaware Can
al bridge at st. Georges was start
ed last week with the laying of sod
and planting of trees. The struc-
ture is scheduled to open late in
October.
Laying of the roadway and the
link over the 540-foot gap between
the main piers remains to be COM
pleted. The Phoenix Bridge Com
pany and Corbetta Brothers, con-
tractors finishing the job, have
started work.
George and Lynch, contractor on
approaches, and the Penker Con-
struction Company, contractor on
the sub-structure, have completed
their work.
Milford chronicle., 1941-09-05
Sen. Tunnell
To Be Speaker
At. Greenwood.
CONTINUED from First Page,

2. One copy of the proceed
ings of the M. w. Grand Lodge OF
Ancient, Free and Accepted Masons
of Delaware"-135th Annual Com
munication-194O.
8. One ten-cent U. S. coin.
4. An extract of the minutes of
the directors meeting dated April
16, 1910, at which meeting the
building was authorized.
S. A current edition of a local
paper.
6. A list of the building COM
mittee composed of: ~ present
board of directors: James w. w.
Baker, president; Paris C. Kirby,
vice president; E. Laird Kratz, sec
.retary-treasurer; Francis M. Gum,
Jr., Norval Pepper, Ernest Matti-
ford, Stanley Short; (2) A. G. In
gram, project superintendent; (3)
George E. Pope, architect; (4) A.
]. Murray G Son, contractor.
Milford chronicle., 1941-09-05
LOCAL AND STATE NEWS

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The Milford Grange will meet for
the first fall meeting, Saturday
evening, September 6.
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The Fellowship Bible Class of the
Avenue Methodist Church will hold
a rummage sale in the hospital
building on Northwest Front street,
Saturday, September 6. We will
appreciate your donation. Call 421.
We will collect.
Milford chronicle., 1941-09-05
.1,I65 Bonds Signed
By State Officials
foontlnued from FIrst Fagel

Under the law, each official was
required to sign each bond, the is
sue having been printed in denom-
nations of $1,000 each. Governor
Bacon was the first to sign his name
to one of the bonds, passing it to
the other two officials for their
signatures. The Governor and the
others remained on the job until
late in the afternoon.
The issue was awarded to seven
investment houses on a combined
bid Of $I,168,87945 with coupon in
terest of 1.10 per cent at Dover, Au-
gust -15. The purchasers are: B. J.
yanigen and Co., Inc; Schmidt,
Milford chronicle., 1941-09-05
Shawnee Club News

The Shawnee Home Demonstra-
tion Club will meet at the home of
Mrs. Walter Conoway on Friday
evening, September IL, at eight o.
clock, daylight saving time. Our
leaders, Mra Clarence Calhoun,
and Mrs. Royal Hopkins, will show
us Color and Design for Hooked
Rugs" Will all members who in
tend to make rug, please. bring
their materials.
Milford chronicle., 1941-09-05
so Entries Reported
For Foxcatcher Chase
CONTINUED from First rase1

The Cecil County Fair begins on
Friday the 9Th with a horse show,
and three cattle shows. The Fox
catcher National Cup program is
set for the second day, Saturday.
On Saturday also there will be a
dispersal of the II crack hunters of
Miss Deborah G. Rood, leading
figure in the Wilmington Horse
Show. The cattle shows on Friday
will see exhibits of Holstein,
Guernsey and Jersey cattle.
To facilitate racegoers getting to
the course at Fair Hill special
traffic arrangements have been
made to flag the roads and keep
traffic moving. Pennsylvania r.
R. and through trains will be stop
ped at Elkton, Md, on Saturday.
Milford chronicle., 1941-09-05
Plan Spoilers Test
Open October 9th
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operate under war time conditions
from a. m. until sundown from
October 8 to October 16, exclud-
ing Sunday, October 12, with the
possibility of one night maneuver.
Chief observers in the 20 Della
ware spotter posts of the Avs were
advised to work out a schedule of
shifts for their personnel, Mr..
Ehinger said.
During the trial maneuvers,
bombing and pursuit aircraft from
eight army airfields will be used
to Invade" the eastern seaboard
area. In addition to the civilian
aircraft warning service, regular
anti-aircraft gunnery divisions will
be used plus planes of the inter-
ceptor command.
Milford chronicle., 1941-09-05

Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Stidham and
son Joseph of Bristol, Pa, spent
the holiday weekend at Slaughter
Beach in the Archer cottage.
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Mrs. Richard Myers and son
Richard, Jr., of Germantown, Pa,
arrived yesterday to be the guests
of Mr.. and Mrs: Osborne Scott.
Freeman ]. Bennett, who is en-
ployed at eileen Martin Airplane
Plant near Baltimore, spent the
weekend with relatives in town.
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William v. Sipple, Jr., was in
New London, Conn.,, for the holi-
day weekend as the guest of Lieu
tenant and Mrs. Henry d. Sipple.
Mr.. and Mrs. Howard Postles,
who have been at Slaughter Beach
for the past three months, return
ed to their home on Lake avenue on
Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. William E. Wilgus
have returned to their home on
Sussex Avenue after a recent visit
at the Characterization Hall,
Atlantic City.
Mrs. William I. Messick return
ed to her home in Baltimore on
Thursday of last week after spend
ing some time with Mr.. and Mrs.
Frank NAPLES.
Miss Joy Grier returned to Phil
adelphia today after spending the
summer with her grandparents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry L. Grier at
Slaughter Beach.
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Miss Patty Deakyne of Washing
ton, d. c., is spending two weeks ,
with her mother, Mrs. Della Hall |
Deakyne and Mrs. George H. Hall
at their home on Clark avenue.
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Hensen M. Evans, local Boy
Scout master, with four assistant
masters, Jimmie Clements, Irwin
Salmons, Wallace McFaul and AL
fred Dannegger, spent Sunday and
Monday in the Pocono Mountains
on a Camping trip.
%
Mr.. and Mrs M. G. Brosius and
children of West Grove, Pa, were
guests of Mrs. Brosius' parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. A. E. Num- for the
past weekend. Miss Eleanor Bro
sius, who has been the guest of her
for the past ten days,
returned home with her parents.
Milford chronicle., 1941-09-05
Personal Happenings

Mrs. Augustus Dickerson left o.
Monday for a visit in Easton, Md
and Washington, d. G.
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Miss Carol Green, of Miami, Flor
ida, spent Tuesday as the guest o
Miss F. Elaine Townsend.
Mr.. and Mrs. Broddus Jones o
Newark were weekend guests o
Mr.. and Mrs. David A. Clements.
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Mrs. Isaac Bacon and children Of
Salem, N. j., spent four days last
week with Mr.. and Mrs. Leonard j
Matthews.
Miss Marjorie Faix returned
home on Wednesday after spend
ing the past. few weeks at Mon
treat, N. c.
Miss Marion Nailor left on Tues
day for Philadelphia where she is
registered as a student at Peirce
Business School.
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Mr.. and Mrs. William v. Sipple,
who with their family have spent
the summer months in Rehoboth,
returned home on Tuesday.
Mrs. Frank L. Moore of Water
bury, Conn, was the weekend
guest of Mr.. and Mrs. S. J. Peter
sen at their home, near town.
Mr.. and Mrs. Herman johnson
returned home on Tuesday after
spending the summer months at
their cottage at Slaughter Beach.
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Miss Ann Hall Wilson returned
to Milford on Tuesday after a trip
to the West Coast. Miss Wilson is
the guest of her mother, Mrs. Sadie
M. Wilson.
Miss Mary Pearce was in Pitts
burgh, Pa, last week, returning
home on Thursday for the week.
end which she spent at her cottage
in Rehoboth.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Mulholland
and family, who have been spend
ing the summer months at Reho-
both, moved to their residence on
Lake Avenue on Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frederick Roach of
Philadelphia, have been spending
his week with Mrs. George e.
Roach and Mrs. Eliza J. Harring-
on and Miss Laura Watkins.
Mrs. Elsie Campbell, who has
Ieen with MIR. and Mrs. George H.
Draper for the past year and a
ialf, left yesterday for New York /
Jity, where she will stay with rel I
Ltives.
Mr.. and Mrs. August Faix and
hree sons, Bill, Tom and Richard,
eturned on Monday from an en-
oyable motor trip to Toronto,
thousand Islands, Quebec, and the
Jew England States.
%
Mrs. Louis Ross, Jr., of st. Paul,
1inn., spent the last week in Mil
ord, with her grandmother, Mrs.
lewis H. Ross, Sr.. Mrs. Ross, Jr.,
eft Sunday to join her husband in
where they will make
heir future home.
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Mr.. and Mrs. Clayton Lord and
Iiss Sara McColley of Milford and
!. Clinton Ward of Wilmington,
pent Labor Day weekend visiting
lany places of interest in Pennsyl-
ania, New York and Canada, in
luding Niagara Falls.
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Mr.. and Mrs. William Otis Stokes
nd son, william, Jr., Mrs. Ella
tokes and son Richard of Milford
eek, Mr.. and Mrs. Willis Fitzger-
ID, and children, Kenneth and
ary of Lincoln, Fred Peterman
nd mother, Jennie Dawson, of Mil
rd, all spent last Sunday at Riv-
view Beach, visiting Mr.. and Mrs. (
lillian G. Peterman.
Milford chronicle., 1941-09-05

Congratulations again go to
Horace G. Tropea, who was
again awarded certificates of
merit for his entrants in the
54th Annual National Profess
sional Exhibit, recently held in
Chicago by the Photographers
Association of America. Three
prints were entered, two win
ming a merit certificate, the
third one being exhibited. The
prints were pictures of DR.. G.
Layton Grier's pergola and a
composite study of lucite. Mr..
Tropea, lately busy with his
new residence on South Walnut
street. had had little time for
new things for the exhibit, but
he hurriedly picked the above
prints from his portfolio and
did quite as well with them as
he would had he had more
time. He is an artist in his
field, always keeping up with
the late things in photography
and alert for new and interest
ing subjects.
Milford chronicle., 1941-09-05

Mr.. and Mrs. Norman C. Collins
had as weekend and Labor Day
visitors: Mr.. and Mrs. Eric Aront-
zon and daughter Doris and Miss
Enye Ruhl of Claymont, Mr.. and
Mrs. Stanley Poore and son Lotan
of Chester and the Misses Evelyn
and Gladys Koch of Linwood, Pa.
Milford chronicle., 1941-09-05


to school on We'd
n esday morning?
- There is a thrill
about the first morning of
school. The high school on
Lake avenue was a bee, hive
for a short time before the first
bell rang, and for a few min
utes there was a hustle and
buzz, but by nine-twenty all
the halls were clear and every
thing was precision and order.
There is no accounting for the
time spent on the charts and
schedules that were in readi-
ness for the first morning but
they were there and worked
out to the satisfaction of all,
and everyone was temporarily
placed. OF course there will be
conflicts and adjustments will
be made, but with several hun
dred pupils eager to be in his
particular place, the job was
no small one. Mr.. Shilling, Mr..
Boston, and all of their asso-
ciates plan we'll the schedule
your children will carry out
this school year..
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The Milford Business Girls,
starting early on their fall
gatherings, will meet in Plaza
Square on Monday evening at
. six-thirty and will then go to
Slaughter Beach for a weiner
roast and an evening together.
The president, Miss Thelma
Jewell, is hoping for a good
attendance at this first fall
get together.
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The need for reading mat
ter for Fort Salisbury is being
given consideration by Mrs.
Raymond Smith and Miss Eliz-
abeth Collins. who have obli-
gated themselves to. collect
from interested people in
town. There are about one
hundred and thirty-five officers
and men stationed there and a
considerable amount of mate
rial can be used. These ladies
are ready to call for what you
have if you will send them a
card, telling your name and
address and they will see that
what you have is delivered.
Time passes very quickly for
an interested reader, and this
is a very little part that you
can play in helping with the
days and evenings when the
boys are off duty.
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Miss Marjorie Mulholland
gave a miscellaneous shower
to Miss Anne Murphy on
Thursday evening at her home
on South Walnut street. Miss
had made a mini
ature house, which was light
ed for the evening. A picket
fence with shrubbery sur
the house and there
all of the gifts for Miss Muir
ply were placed. The wedding
date is November 1, when she
will become the bride of Mr..
Robert d. Lingo of Pittsburgh,
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Davis Lin
go of Milton. Those present
Tor the shower were Miss Edna
Simpson, Miss Anne .Hugg,
Miss Peggy Manlove, Miss
Frances Simpson, Miss Marie
Lord, Miss Marion Nailor, Miss
Janice Williams, Miss Agnes
Miss Jane Barnard,
Miss Lydia Bell Toadvine,
Mrs. William R. Murphy, Mrs.
Hiram Isaacs and Miss Anna
robinson of Philadelphia.
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The Two Bit Club was the
,uest of Miss Thelma Jewell
N Wednesday afternoon when
he entertained the members
t her home on West Front
treet.
a0E IN c.
Milford chronicle., 1941-09-05
THOROUGHGoOD

William Edgar Thoroughbred
6S years old, well-known farmer of
near Millsboro, died of a heart at
tack, Wednesday, August 27. at his
home near Georgetown. Funeral
services were held Saturday after
noon at 2 o'clock at Zoar Meth
odist Church with interment at st.
Johns Methodist Churchyard at
Springfield Cross Roads. He is sur
vived by his wife, Cynthia p.
Thoroughbred; three daughters,
Mrs. Roy E. Jones of Millsboro,
Mrs. Fred Bailey of Dover. Miss
Olive Thoroughbred, living at home
and two sons, Alton of Philadel-
phia, and Clifford of Millsboro.
Milford chronicle., 1941-09-05

The w. C. T. U. will meet with
Mrs. Bessie Roosa, in the Masonic
building, on Tuesday evening, Sep
tember 9, at 1880 O'Clock. Text word
Praise"
Don't forget the rummage sale
September 6, in the Marshall Hos
pital building on West Front street.
Come and look over our assort-
ment of hats, coats, shoes, dresses,
ETC., at bargain prices.
Milford chronicle., 1941-09-05

Miss Ann Hall Wilson re-
turned to Milford on Tuesday
after a trip to the West Coast.
Miss Wilson went on a Whit
comb tour, visiting many points
of interest in the United States
and Canada, being away twen-
ty-two days. Miss Wilson
will remain in town as the
guest of her mother, Mrs.
Sadie M. Wilson until the
fifteenth when she will return
to Philadelphia.
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Luncheon guests of Mrs. I.
D. Short at her cottage at
Rehoboth on Tuesday were
Mrs. Walter L. Grier, Miss Lena
Short, Mrs. Elmer T. Williams
and Mrs. Stephen Toadvine.
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Mrs. Lydia B. Cannon, super
intendent of Memorial Hospi-
tai, has recently returned from
Chicago where she matricu-
lated at the American College
of Hospital Administration In
stitute, University of Chicago,
while there. Mrs. Cannon an
nounces that Mrs. Alice Ste
venson has completed, an in
struction course at the Uni
versity of Pennsylvania and
will be in charge of the new
class of nurses now forming
for the coming school year.
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Mr.. and Mrs. William v.
Sipple have issued invitations
for the marriage of their
daughter, Ellen Gray, to Mr..
Garrett L. Grier, son of DR..
and Mrs. Walter L. Grier, which
will take place in Avenue
Methodist Church on Wednes-
day, September "a, at four.
Dr. Frank Herson will perform
the ceremony. Miss Sipple has
chosen her sister-in-law, Mrs.
Henry D. Sipple, of New Lon
don, Conn.,, as matron of honor.
Miss Ruth Anne Holzmueller,
a cousin, and Miss Mary Chal-
lenger, of New Castle, will be
maids of honor. The groom's
attendant as best man will be a
class-mate, Mr.. Harry Martin,
of Charlottesville, Va. The
ushers will include Mr.. Frank
r. Grier, Mr.. w. Logan Grier,
brothers of the groom, and Mr..
William v. Sipple, Lieut.. ii. 81
Henry D. Sipple, brothers of
the bride. A reception will
follow the ceremony at 100
Causey avenue, the home of
Miss Sipple's aunt, Miss Ida
Draper. Miss Sipple is a
graduate of Women's College,
University of Delaware, and is
now engaged in State Welfare
work. Mr.: Grier is a graduate
of Lehigh University and is a
business man of Milford and
Rehoboth.
Milford chronicle., 1941-09-05

Harry Green of Miami, Florida
was the guest Of Mrs. j. Stanley
Short on Tuesday.
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Miss Gertrude Atkins of Will
mington was the weekend guest of
Miss Florence Bennett.
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Miss Mary Sharp and Miss Grace
Sharp are enjoying a trip through
the New England States.
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Mrs. Ida Riley, of Wilmington,
is spending some time with her
niece, Mrs. F. Burgette Short.
Miss Virginia Geyer, who has
been vacationing in Grove City,
Pa, for the summer, has returned
home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jack Schwartz and
daughter Sally, of Franklin, Pa,
are the guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
Fred Geyer.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lester P. Hudson of
Wilmington, spent the weekend
with his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. How
ard Hudson, near town.