Milford chronicle., 1941-11-21
GEORGETOWN

MISS. Thelma jeanette King
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Albert w
King, living near here, and Georg'
Edward Killen, son of Mr.. and Mrs
George F. Killen, of Lewes, were
married on Saturday morning, al
IL o'clock, at First Presbyterian
Manse, South Bedford street, by
the Rev. Harry w. Ewig. The
bride is connected with the George
town exchange of the Diamond
State Telephone Company, and is a
graduate of the Georgetown High
School, class '33.
I Wix-Kates
Miss Audrey Mae Wix, daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. Norman Wix, OF
Harrington, and Willis E. Kates,
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Edgar M. Kates
of FELTON,, were married at Milton
on Wednesday night of last week at
7:45 o'clock, by the Rev. Joseph
B. Vaughn.
GIObes-Smith
Miss Eva Helen Globes, OF
Georgetown, and Reese White
Smith, of Lewes, were married at
noon on Saturday at Milton by the
Rev. Joseph B. Vaughn of Goshen
Methodist Church.
Carpenter OeckeI
Miss Ruth Murray Carpenter and
Fred w. 0eckel, both of Lewes,
were married last Friday night at
z o'clock at Lewes by the Rev.
William Leishman, pastor of the
Lewes Presbyterian Church.
GOuVin.SissOn
Announcement of the marriage
of Miss Eleanor Elizabeth Gouvin,
daughter of Joseph and the late
Mrs. Lydia Gouvin of Westerly, R.
l., and Eugene L. Sisson, son of Mr..
and Mrs. Everett M. Sisson, of this
town, has been made. The wedding
took place here on the night of
November 1. the Rev. S. e. Chris
tiansen performing the ceremony.
Local and Personal
On Friday night of this week, the
Senior Glass of the Georgetown
High School will present the play,
Life Begins at Sixteen" Only
two characters in the large cast
are over 81 years of age. Most of
them are sixteen. The cast fol-
lows: Paul GLADDEN., Violet Thomp-
son, Louise Carey, Trudeau Farley,
Betty Givens, Judy Thomas, Harry
Ripley, Harley Fink. Lila Jane
Carey, Samuel Hastings, Libby
Scheer, Harold West, Violet Pret-
lyman, Dorothy Mitchell, Lilly
Harrington. The SORROWS, joys,
ambitions, dreams, minor tragedies
that everyone has experienced
who has been normal girl or boy
of sixteen are brought out in the
play.
The Rev. and Mrs. Siguard E.
Christensen, living near here, now
have two sons in the U. S. Army
Air Corps. The latest to Join is
Siguard e. Christiansen, Jr., who
for many months has been en-
ployed in a gents furnishing store.
His brother, Paul, who was en-
ployed by State Senator Harold W.
T. Purnell, enlisted about a year
ago and now is a corporal station
ed at Mitchell Field, L. 1.
Friends of the Rev. Martin
Bran. former rector of st. Paul's
Protestant Episcopal Church, this
town, who few years ago accept
ed a call to Holy Cross Church, of
Fla, has accepted the rec
torship of st. Andrews Church in
Tampa, Fla. His new parish has
l 200 communicates. He will as
sumo his new duties the last of
this month.
A. P. Townsend and daughter,
Miss Mary, Market and King
streets, are on trip to Florida.
Mrs. Johnson King has been ill
at her home on the Georgetown
Lewes highway for the past few
days.
Miss Vietta Sammons, operator
at the Georgetown exchange of the
Diamond State Telephone Com
pany, is recovering from an opera
tion for appendicitis in the Milford
Memorial Hospital.
Miss Mary Townsend, chief op-
orator of the Georgetown exchange |
Of the Diamond State Telephone
Company, recently was presented,
before her trip to Florida, with a
pin by the operators of
the exchange in recognition of 10
years service with the company.
Mrs. Harvey Truitt, South Race
street, who has been i'll for the
past week, is slowly recovering.
William Gloves and family, for
merly of Redden, are now occupy
ing the property of Edward Rust,
North King street, recently vacated
by Roland King and family, who
now are residing in the Harvey w.
Calhoun property, corner North
King and East Cedar streets.
Mrs. Jennie Phillips, sister of the
late Judge David T. Marvel and
Josiah Marvel, of Wilmington; for
mer Postmaster Andrew Marvel,
and Misses Ida and Anna Marvel,
also of this town, is slowly recov-
sring from an illness which has
her to her home since May
J. One sister of the Marvel family,
ong prominent in the political and
social life of lower Delaware, sur
yives, Mrs. Harriet Wilson, widow
If former State Insurance Com
,,;ss;onar ThnY,aae p Wilson of