Milford chronicle., 1942-10-23
DELMAR

Mrs. S. ]. Tegland, of San Diego,
Calf, is spending some time with
her mother, Mrs. Georgia Barr
Parsons, of Delmar and Ports
mouth, Va. Mr.. Tegland, of U. S. S.
Enterprise, has been transferred to
the U. S. Naval Base school where
he will study for promotion. He is
M. Mate c. Mr.. Tegland was in the
battles of Midway and the Coral
Sea.
First Lieut.. Albert C. Williams,
of this town, now stationed in Bos-
ton, Mass, in an anti-aircraft divi-
sion, has recently been promoted
to the rank of captain. Capt. Will
liams is the son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Albert Williams, Sr.
He entered the Army two years
ago as second lietenant. He is a
graduate of the Delmar (Del)
High School, and of Citadel, Ala,
in class of 1888.
The first major injury at the
Delmar (Md.) High School occur
red Tuesday afternoon, during
soccer practice when Howard
Wootten, a student in 7th grade,
and son of Mr.. and Mrs. James
Wootten, suffered a broken leg,
when he ran head-on to another
player. Students of the schools
first-aid class splinted the leg,
placed him on a stretcher and
rushed him to physician.
Later he was taken to the P. G.
Hospital at Salisbury where his leg
was set.
Charles Powell of the U. S. Army,
stationed at Miami, Florida, is Wis
iting his parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
John H. Powell.
Mrs. Fred Graef, of Wilmington,
is visiting her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Frank Truitt.
Mr.. and Mrs. Virgil Davis were
Sunday guests of DR.. and Mrs.
Howard Bennett, in Sharptown.
Mrs. Charles Herget and son,
Teddy, of Baltimore, are spending
this week with her parents, DR.. and
Mrs. T. B. Freeney.
Mrs. Oswald Sagen, formerly of
Delmar, daughter of Mrs. W. S.
Marvel, has been made a member
of the faculty of Northwestern Uni
versity, at Evanston, Ill. She is an
instructor in mathematics. Mrs.
Sagen graduated from the Delmar
(Del.) High School and from the
University of Delaware, where she
majored in mathematics. She is a
member of Pi Kappa Phi. Mr.. and
Mrs. Sagen make their home in
Springfield, Ill.
James White, who is employed
in Wilmington, spent the weekend
here with his parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
James White, Sr.
Mrs. Alvin Elliott, Jr., spent the
weekend with her husband, M. Sgt.
Alvin Elliott, at Camp Lee, Va.
Mrs. James Lauder, of Amber,
Pa, is visiting her mother, Mrs.
Earl Chapman.
Francis Williams, of the U. S.
Army, visited his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Ernest Williams, this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Nelson, of
Richardson Park, spent the week.
end here with the formers par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. w. S. Nelson.
Mrs. Richard Hastings and son
have returned to their home in
Norwich, Conn.,, after visiting rela-
tives here.
Mr.. Harvey Kirk, who suffered a
broken arm Thursday afternoon
when he fell from his porch to
street, has returned from the
Peninsula General Hospital where
he was treated and is resting as
comfortably as could be expected.
Mrs. Thomas Mitchell, of Blue
Diamond, KY, is visiting her son,
Harold Mitchell, and wife.
M. w. Tingle has returned to his
home here, after being under OBJ
servation at the university OF
Maryland Hospital, Baltimore.
Pvt. Harry Burrows, of Camp
Claibourne, La, has been spending
a furlough with his parents, Mr..
and Mrs. George Burrows.
Miss Betty Figgs. a student at
Beacon College, Wilmington, spent
the weekend here with her mother,
Mrs. Lille Figgs.