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Milford chronicle., 1941-04-04
THIRTY YEARS AGO
. TAKEN FROM THE 1911 FILES OF
THE MILFORD CHRONICLE

Oscar Carpenter, of Washington,
d. c., was a Milford visitor this
week.
Captain Elijah Williamson is
spending some time in PhiIadei-
phia and other points.
Miss Lavina Warren is visiting
her cousin, Miss May Prettyman, in
Philadelphia, this week.
Mrs. Emma Fitzgerald has been
spending a few days with her sis
ter, Mrs. T. W. Prettyman.
The stork has again visited the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Nc
Colley and left them a ten-pound
baby girl.
Roland J. Salvage left for Bing-
hampton, ~ Y, this week. He will
stop off and visit friends in nor
thern Pennsylvania.
Elwood McMichael has accepted
position with the Seaford Brick
Company. EIe left last Tuesday to
accept his new duties.
DIR. William Marshall was one of
the ushers at the wedding of Miss
Ra al Han ka ENd.uaa.d
Ter in Georgetown this week.
Wallace, Burn and wife. of Will
mington, have purchased the
Thomas Carlisle property on East
Front street. 1t is understood that
they. intend to make their future
home here.
Rev. L. A. Bennett and William
Fl. Richardson are attending the
sessions of the Maryland Annual
Conference now being held at Fed
eralsburg.
Mrs. Elizabeth Williams, who has
been visiting her daughter in Will
nington, for the past three months,
mas returned to the home of her
Mrs. John Hallett.
The steamer, John P. Wilson, has
,een sold by her owners to parties
n Connecticut and will be taken
D that state where she will ply
N Long Island Sound. For years
he Wilson has run between Leb-
non, Bowers and Philadelphia. 1t
J understood that the line will be
so that the steamer
'rederica will have the whole field
'om which to draw her freight.
Norman Shaw, who has been
the Red Star Drug Store,
as been called to Wilmington to
Ike charge of a store in that city.
Milford chronicle., 1941-04-04
P.T.A Group To Meet
Next Wednesday Eve.
loontInued from FIrst Pagel

planned at making clear the OBJ
jects of the manual training course.
The boys, assisted by Mr.. MCGEE,
will demonstrate through actual
work in wood and at the lathes
some of the problems that come up
each day. All the machines in the
shop will be used during the dem
onstration, and some of the boys
will also demonstrate mechanical
drawing, caneing and weaving
chairs and stool bottoms.
Milford chronicle., 1941-04-04

Dick tIolston, a young man
recently returned to town
from a sanatorium where he
sought health, is limited in his
activities. He has learned,
however, the fine art Of maxi
ing rugs. and is selling them
for a livelihood. He already has
made some sales and has sew
eral more rugs for display.
Beautiful in pattern and craft,
these rugs viii add color and
atmosphere wherever they are
used.
Milford chronicle., 1941-04-04
ANNOUNCE BIRTH

Mr.. and Mrs. Hammond G. Ben
nett are the proud parents of a
fine baby girl, born March 81 in the
Milford Memorial Hospital. The
little miss win be called jeanne
Isaacs.
Milford chronicle., 1941-04-04
CIRfTS WILL APPEAR IN
WILMINGTON ON MAY "a

Ringing Brothers and Barnum
and Bailey Circus will appear in
Wilmington May 27, instead of May
2S as was recently announced. ac-
cording to Mayor Albert w. James.
The circus will have afternoon
and evening performances on the
grounds adjoining Wilmington
Park, Thirtieth street and Cover
nor Printz Boulevard.
Milford chronicle., 1941-04-04
GEORGETOWN

Miss Elizabeth Cooper. ct Laurel,
and Alvin Moore, of Georgetown,
visited Miss Doris Cooper on Sun
day, who is a patient in the Beebe
Hospital at Lewes.
Milford chronicle., 1941-04-04

- a. u ~ DPA Ah6
fashion shows. Two times this
week out at school, girls and
boys have donned stylish at
tires and paraded for an adult
audience and for the student
body. And the styles are love-
ly. Prints, pastel shades in
many styles for the girls and
smart looking coats, jackets,
vests and sweaters for the
boys. And the swankiest hats
in straw and felt. Youth must
sbe served and there is much for
their choosing. Yes, the Eas-
ter miss and her escort will be
done in the height of fashion
for the spring parade.
3
Invitations are out for the
wedding of Miss Annabell Love
Morris, daughter of Mrs. JOS
ephine Morris, of Ellendale, to
Mr.. William Warren, Jr., son of
MI. and Mrs. William Warren
of town, which will take place
in Avenue Methodist Church on
Saturday, April the twelfth, at
eleven o'clock.
q
Mrs. David A. Clements, Jr.,
was matron OF honor for her
sister, Miss Myrtle Jane Walls
ton, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Thomas G. Walston of Beth
any Beach. when she was mar
ried on Saturday to Mr..
Thomas Louis Smith, Jr., of
Baltimore. The wedding took
place in Bethel Methodist
Church at Ocean View at two,
and was attended by relatives
and a few friends.
.
Tonight the Senior Girl Re-
serves are giving a dance in
Grange Hall, beginning at
eight. The advisor for this
group is Mrs. Frank e. Conlin.
Guests for the evening win be
Miss Marjorie Starkweather,
OF Dover, Miss Florence Pack
wood, Mr.. Curtis Williams, Mr..
Conlin and Mrs. G. Marshall
Townsend. There are eighteen
members in this group of girls.
.
Today from four to six at
the home Of Mrs. Francis Bur
gette Short, there VIII be a tea
given IN the interest of the
District of Delaware Y. W. c.
A. Members of the Business
Girls club, Girl Reserves and
LEGAL members of the Y. W. C.
4 Board will greet the guests.
consisting of the interested
public. Everyone will be cor
dially welcome.
.
Mrs. Joseph J. Pearce enter
aimed the Board of Directors
IF the Milford New Century
Club at her cottage at Reho-
10th on Friday of last week.
She was assisted by Mrs.
Ralph Anderson of Rehoboth.
Those attending and enjoying
he afternoon were Mrs. Wal
er X. Barrett, Mrs. William
Mrs. August Faix, Mrs.
McFaul, Mrs. Harry
sulholland, Mrs. John Mu1hoi-
and, Mrs. Thomas Davis, Mrs.
4. Haswell Pierce, DR.. M.
)alema Draper. Mrs. Robert
Iriffith, Mrs. Neal Wilkins and
irs. C. Marshall Townsend.
8
Some native Delawareans
ave been welcomed back to
filford this week. On Sunday
fr. and Mrs. C. Donnan Holz-
1ueller and Mr.. and Mrs.
rank Carter OF Lewes return
d home by boat after spending
he past two months at Pom
ano Beach, Florida. They
yere dinner guests of Mr.. and
frs. George H. Draper at their
ONE at Golden Beach just
efore leaving for home. On
uesday Mr.. and Mrs. James
4 Salevan came to Milford
,r short visit before leaving
n Sunday for their home in
thols Mass. They were also
uests of the Drapers for a
eek. While away they have
lsited New Orleans, going
,uth from the midwest and
Stunning by the east coast
50
Mrs. Dean Kimmel is enter
lining the Sewing Circle to-
" at her home on South Wal
ut street. Last week the Cir
e met with Mrs. Byron Glib
m,
%
MI. and Mrs. Paur Fehimore
Milford chronicle., 1941-04-04

This evening Mr.. and Mrs. A.
W. Staudt are having a supper
party at their home on Clark
avenue for a group of young
people from Milford and Sea-
ford. Miss Ruth Anne Holz-
mueller. Miss Miriam Casey,
Miss Jane Jernee. Miss Eleanor
Mcknight and Miss Ellen Sip
pie from town and Victor ].
Moore, William spottswood,
Edwin Goodwin, George Coul-
ter and Roland Rhett of Sea-
ford. make up the group.
Milford chronicle., 1941-04-04

WE CAN HELP YOU with your
honse work by cleaning your slip
covers and drapes. Hayden's.
Phone S1S, Milford, IT
Milford chronicle., 1941-04-04
OBITUARY
CANNAN

Funeral services were held at 2
p. M. Thursday, April 8, at the
Cloud chapel, Marcus Hook, Pa,
for. George A. Canaan Of Montclair,
N. j., who died Saturday in a hos
pital in Miami, Fla, following a
months illness. Burial was in Mt.
Hope Cemetery, Delaware county,
Pa. Mr.. Canaan, who was Sc years
of age, was a member of the e. w.
Saybolt Company, petroleum in
spectors, of New York. He was
member of the Presbyterian
Church. Other memberships in
cluded the Odd Fellows in Glouces-
ter, N. j.; Washington Camp, P. o.
S. of A, Chester; Consistory Val
ley, Philadelphia, Lu Lu Temple;
Chester Lodge, No. 1856, F. and A.
NJ, and the New York Produce Ex-
change. Besides his widow, he is
survived by a daughter, Mrs. w. L.
Holstein; a granddaughter, Sara
Duane Holstein, of Montclair; a
sister, Mrs. John Bradley, of, Phil
adelphia, and a half-brother, How
ard Locke, of Marcus Hook, Pa.
His first wife, Mrs. Edna Quinby
Cannan, died in 1887.
BAKER
Mrs. Sallie C. Baker, aged 50
years, died suddenly Saturday
evening, March' 20, at her home
near Woodside. She was the daugh-
ter of the late William Hickey and
Sarah Hickey of Magnolia; was
married 81 years, lived near Mag
nolia many years. Survived by her
Mr.. Charles N. Baker;
four daughters, Mrs. Harry Glen
daniel, Dover, Mrs. George Glen
daniel, Bowers, Mrs. Harold Luff,
Rising Sun, Miss Ellen Baker, of
four sons, Rev. Charles
W. Baker, Jr., Milford, William H.
Baker, near Camden, Rev. H. Grier
Baker of Oxford, Md, George H.
Baker, FELTON,; "a grandchildren
md four great-grandchildren, and
)ne sister, Mrs. Lena Wharton of
and a host of friends
% mourn her loss. Funeral services
we're held on Tuesday afternoon at
200 o'clock at the Pilgrim Holi-
less Church, Dover, with the Rev.
/. d. Dukes, pastor of Dover; Rev.
:. r. Clough, Laurel, and Rev.
Thomas Phillips, Harrington, off
iating. Burial at Barratt's Chapel ,
MILLMAN
Samuel Millman, age rs years,
assed away in the Delaware State
lospital on Friday, March 2S, af- J
sr a lingering illness. He was a
lrmer and lived near Owens Sta !
on for many years. He is surviv-
4 by his wife, Sarah Millman and
Ho children, Nelson and Mary
Iillman of Georgetown and three
lildren at home; two sisters, Mrs, y
harles Jones and Mrs. Joseph =
lines of Philadelphia. Funeral A
,rvices were held on Monday af- !
irnoon at 2 O'clock from Hard =
'ty's Funeral Home, with the Rev. "
reston Spence of the Bridgeville y
ethodist Church, officiating. Sing N
g by st. Johnstown choir. Inter- y
ent was made in the Bridgeville 4
A. n
SHORT = =
Miss Hazel Short. age 20 years. -
rnnerly of Milford, died at the
me of her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
lrvey Short, near Magnolia, on
March 20. 1941. Funeral al
rvices were held at the home-of M
II parents Tuesday afternoon. 81
terment at Barratt's Chapel Ell
metery. hs
- = Q,
Milford chronicle., 1941-04-04

HATS CLEANED and blocked
by experts feel and look new
again. Hayden's. Phone 313 Mil
ford. 1t
Milford chronicle., 1941-04-04

YoU WILL BE PROUD to wear
your Easter clothes when dry
cleaned by Hayden's. Phone 313,
Milford. 1t
Milford chronicle., 1941-04-04

YOUR COAT expertly dyed-new
spring colors-at a nominal charge.
Phone 313 Milford. 1t
Milford chronicle., 1941-04-04
Obituary
DENNEY

DENNEY
Mrs. Joan Denney, IS years old,
widow of Henry P. Denney, died at
the home of her daughter, Mrs.
George E. Scott, near Milford, Sun
day. Funeral services were held
Wednesday, April 2, at 2 P. NJ, at
her daughters residence, with the
Rev. c. r. Strausburg, a former
Milford pastor, and the Rev. Mar
ion Hungerford, pastor of Calvary
Methodist Church, officiating. In
terment in Odd Fellows Cemetery,
Milford. She is survived by nine
children: William H. Denney, Mrs.
Cora Scott, Grover C. Denney, Ala
band Denney, Mrs. Claud Bennett,
all of Milford; George Denney,
Denney and Herbert Dem
ney of Harrington; Charles Dem
ney of Clayton.
Milford chronicle., 1941-04-04

Mrs. John w. Burris was
among the guests on Saturday
at the wedding of her cousin.
Miss Dorothy Outten, of Dover,
TO Mr.. Robert Marcracken of
Scranton, Pa. The ceremony
took place in the Episcopal
Church there.
Milford chronicle., 1941-04-04

William C. Mitten, young
musician of unusual promise,
will be the only guest organist
to appear on the program of
Lenten organ recitals at St
Andrews P. e. Church in Will
mington. On Monday he will
play at the noon-day service
recital which has been arrang-
ed by the organist, Harrison
Walker. Milfordians are ap-
preciating with Bill this OPP
portunity to appear as soloist
at one of Wilmington's
churches. Bill is now a pupil
of Paul H. Terry, organist at
Cathedral Church Of st. John.
He has also studied with Mrs.
William Richards Miss Maria
Causey) and William E. Miller,
director of music in the high
school.
Milford chronicle., 1941-04-04
STEINMETZ

Charles Fl. Steinmetz, age 55
years. of 2641 South 6Sth street,
Philadelphia, died suddenly in Dar-
by, Pa, on Tuesday, March %,
1871. He was member of Merld-
ian Sun Lodge No. 15S. A. F. and
A. NJ, of Philadelphia. Funeral SER
vices were held Thursday evening
of last week at d. H. Bowen and
Sens Funeral Parlors. The body
was brought to Milford on Friday
OF last week and inferred in the
Odd Fellows cemetery. Members of
Temple Lodge of Milford conduct
ed services at the grave. He is sur
vived by his wife, who will be re-
membered as Miss Margaret G.
McNair of Milford.
Milford chronicle., 1941-04-04

Crerar Bennett, who recent
ly fell from a tank at the farm
cf. his mother, Mrs. Blanch
Bennett near Slaughter Beach.
breaking his leg, returned to
school this week and was
warmly greeted BY his class
mates. Crerar has operated the
slides for use in assembly for
a number of years, but will
presently give way to another
student since he will graduate
this year.
Milford chronicle., 1941-04-04
SoCKRIDER

Mrs. Annie B. Sockrider, wife of
the late Samuel C.. Sockrider, for
merly of Harbeson. passed away at
the. home of her daughter, Mrs.
Thomas Flaunders, near Milford,
or Thursday night, March 6. She
is survived by six daughters, Mrs.
Thomas Flaunders, Mrs. William
NAPLES, Mrs. William P. Rust and
Mrs. Alice Derrickson, all of near
Milford; Mrs. Douglas Rogers of
Georgetown, and Mrs. Lizzy Rog-
ers, of Wilmington; two sons,
James Sockrider, of Harbeson and
William Sockrider of Cape May, N.
j., and two brothers, Asher and
Ebe Lynch, of Clarksville. Funeral
services were held at the home OF
Mrs. Flanders on Sunday, March
9, at 1 p. M, the Rev. Clifford
officiating. Interment was
made in st. Georges cemetery, at
Milford chronicle., 1941-04-04

Roland J. Salvage left for Bing-
hampton, N. Y, this week. He will
stop off and visit friends in nor
thern Pennsylvania.
Milford chronicle., 1941-04-04

Elwood McMichael has accepted
a position with the Seaford Brick
Company. IIe left last Tuesday to
accept his new duties.
Milford chronicle., 1941-04-04
HURD

Andy Hurd, Jrs age months
and 15 days, infant son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Andy Hurd, of Milford, died
Sunday, March 80, 1941s at his par
ents' home. Funeral services were
held Wednesday afternoon, April
2. from the. Berry Funeral Home.
this city. Rev. DR.. Frank Herson,
pastor of Avenue Methodist Church.
officiating. Interment was made in
Odd Fellows cemetery.
Milford chronicle., 1941-04-04
MONKS

Miss Margaret X. Monks, age 13
years, daughter of Mr.. John Monks,
of Philadelphia, died in the Milford
Memorial Hospital. Tuesday, April
/, 1941. Since she was four years
old Margaret had made her home
with Mr.. and Mrs Wallace Jeffer-
son of Milford. Funeral services
will be held this afternoon (Fri-
day. at o'clock in Calvary Metho-
dist Church, Milford. with the Rev.
M. e. Hungerford officiating. In
terment will be made in Odd Fell
lows cemetery.
Milford chronicle., 1941-04-04
SHORT

Miss Hazel Short. age 20 years.
formerly of Milford, died at the
home of her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Harvey Short, near Magnolia, on
Saturday, March 20, 1941. Funeral
services were held at the home-of
her parents Tuesday afternoon.
Intefment at Barratt's Chapel
cemetery.
Milford chronicle., 1941-04-04
Edftsd by1vIRGINIA 8. TOWNSEND

Thursday of last week a par
ty was given by Mrs. Maurice
Bower for her daughter Kay.
who was four and for her mo-
ther, Mrs. Emma Kenworthy,
who was seventy-four. Among
the guests was. Mrs. Kenwor-
thy's daughter, Mrs. Jack
Ainsley, of Dubois, Pa. A
table gay with colors, the love-
ly birthday cake and the
games made a pleasant after
noon for all.
Milford chronicle., 1941-04-04

DR.. William Marshall was one of
the ushers at the wedding of Miss
Rachael Henderson to Edward Sud-
Ter in Georgetown this week.
Milford chronicle., 1941-04-04

MRS. Dean Kimmel is enter
taining the Sewing Circle to-
day at her home on South Wal
nut street. Last week the Cir
Gle met with Mrs. Byron Glib
SON.
Milford chronicle., 1941-04-04

The stork has again visited the
home Of Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Nc
Colley and left them a ten-pound
baby girl.
Milford chronicle., 1941-04-04

Mr.. and Mrs. Panr Fehimore
were hosts to their bridge club
which is composed OF friends
from Bower.
Milford chronicle., 1941-04-04

Wallace Burn and wife, of Will
mington, have purchased the
Thomas Carlisle property on East
Front street. 1t is understood that
they. intend to make their future
home here.
Milford chronicle., 1941-04-04

Norman Shaw, who has been
managing the Red Star Drug Store,
has been called to Wilmington to
take charge of a store in that city.
Milford chronicle., 1941-04-04

Rev. L. A. Bennett and William
Fl. Richardson are attending the
sessions of the Maryland Annual
Conference now being held at Fed
Milford chronicle., 1941-04-04

Another birthday party
which assumed the proportions
of a Sunday dinner was given
by Mrs. J. Lynn Pratt for Miss
Lucy Hall and Miss Elizabeth
Collins, who have adjacent ma
tai days. Those attending be-
side those already mentioned
were Mrs. John R. Gillespie,
Mrs. Raymond Smith, Lynn
Pratt and Mrs. Louis L. Pratt,
both of Philadelphia.
Milford chronicle., 1941-04-04

Mrs. Emma Fitzgerald has been
spending few days with her sis
ter, Mrs. T. w. Prettyman.
Milford chronicle., 1941-04-04

Mrs. Elizabeth Williams, who has
been visiting her daughter in Will
mington, for the past three months,
has returned to the home of her
daughter, Mrs. John Hallett.
Washington Journal., 1941-09-26
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Evening star., 1941-05-04

Britishers hadn't suspected a thing.
In an hour or two he'd be on his way
to Exeter.
There on the left" said the doctor.
The room was dark. Brieg stopped
just inside, waiting for the orderlies
to make a light A key clicked in the
blackness. and he spun around in a
panic. They had tricked him. Some
how he had given himself away.
He heard the surgeons tired voice,
outside: Its fortunate the road pa
trols knew the system. With the rec
ords gone and poor old Gantry and
the Ward-D attendants killed, no one
would ever have known. This fellow
might never have been caught. if it
hadn't been for Gantry's emergency
arm bands and tags"
A yellow slit appeared near the
top of the door, as the hall lights came
on. Brieg tore the tag from his wrist,
held it up with shaking fingers to
read the words under John Drayton's
name With hoarse cry, he started
to pound on the door, before he re-
membered the body in the woods.
A dim bulb lit up, in the ceiling of
his room. He whirled, with frantic.
hope of finding some escape. But all
he saw was the stark emptiness of a
padded cell - the life he had taken
from John Drayton, homicidal maniac.
The End