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Milford chronicle., 1942-02-06
Miss Florence E.. Horn
Aids Broadcast
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ests. When Delaware was asked
to broadcast on the above date the
committee decided that a drama
| tization of Caesar Rodney's ride
would be an excellent feature. The
script was written by Miss Sarah
Goldstein, vice president of the
State Association and an unusually
good cast has been rehearsing it
until it is practically perfect.
Music by the members of the
All-State High School Band, under
the direction of Wilbert Hitchner;
an orchestra, directed by Fred
Orth, director of music in the P. S.
DUPONT High School, Wilmington,
and the University of Delaware
Choir and Madrigal singers direct
ed by Alexander Loudis, Newark,
completes this half hour program.
Mr.. Lenard Quinto, president of the
State Association and director of
music in the Warner school, Will
mington. is in charge of all ar
rangements.
Milford chronicle., 1942-02-06
Personal Happenings

Lawrence Sharp left for camp
last Friday.
William F. Heisler of North East,
Md, was the weekend guest OF
Mr.. and Mrs. G. Marshall Town
send.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Hall left on
Monday for Florida where they will
spend some time in Daytona and
st. Petersburg.
Miss Mary Pearce left on Sunday
for Bryn Mawr, Pa, where she en-
tered Harcum Junior College to
take a secretarial course.
Miss Ruthann Tease, a student at
Womens College, has returned to
her studies after spending her va
cation with her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. John Tease.
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Miss Anne Townsend returned to
Women's College on Monday after
spending her in between semester
vacation with her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. G. Marshall Townsend.
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Miss Mildred Hammond, Miss
Eleanor Shortall and Miss Sue
Munson spent last Thursday and
Friday in Washington as the
guests of Miss Anne Hugg. Miss
Munson left on Sunday for SYRIA
cuse where she will resume her
studies at the University. Miss
Hammond entered Memorial Hos
pital on Monday as a pupil nurse.
Milford chronicle., 1942-02-06
CHILDREN'S BEACH
HOUSE CHATTER

Miss Fellows, superintendent OF
the Beach House, has recently re-
turned from vacation, and Miss
Reed is starting hers.
Tuesday, February 3, was Cath
crime Reads birthday. The cele-
bration was held at noon with the
usual party of ice cream and cake.
The cake had ten candles The
children greeted her with the sing7
ing of Happy Birthday"
We had a nice letter from Melva
Banning of Greenwood, a former
child of the Beach House. We all
appreciated hearing from her.
Shirley Cole, of Brenford, is
keeping us all busy thinking up
ditties for her new autograph
book.
We always like to get ready for
bed because the counselors read to
us until sleepy time. The boys are
now listening to "Pennochio", and
the girls, Children of Other
Lands" since the Twin" series
has been completed. The boys lis
ten to the Gene Autray program
every Sunday night.
We enjoy singing every night.
Our newest song is "There1l Be
Blue-birds Over the White Cliffs
of Dover" Soldiers come to hear
us sing. They show the boys their
guns and let them wear their hats.
Tuesday. one visited in school. 1t
gave us chance to practice greet
ing strangers in the proper way.
Milford chronicle., 1942-02-06
r. c. Beckett Named
Sanitary Engineer
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Mr.. Beckett has been directing
the work of the sanitation division
of the Board of Health since 1924.
He recently returned from a
meeting in Boston, attended by all
the water coordinators of the First
and Second Corps Areas and in
Guiding states from Delaware to
Vermont.
AS a result of a meeting called
recently in Georgetown by Mr..
Beckett and attended by represen-
tatives of private and municipal
water supplies in Sussex county,
the needs for the protection of
plant equipment, standpipes and
elevated steel tanks were discussed
as well as ways for exchanging
needed equipment in case of an
emergency.
The consensus was that Sussex
communities should club together
and purchase an emergency chlori-
nator to be located at Georgetown
but which would be available to the
various communities for use on de-
mand in case of need. Since this
meeting many towns have already
forwarded their checks toward the
purchase of the chlorinator.
Similar meetings for Kent and
New Castle counties are planned
for the near future.
Milford chronicle., 1942-02-06

Mr.. and Mrs. Remsen c. Barnard
are spending some time in Miami
Florida. They left on Sunday.
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( Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Belts at
tended the funeral of their brother
Robert j. Belts in Wilmington on
Wednesday.
Miss Margaret Holzmueller reg
istered at Beacon Business School
on Monday, where she will take
business course.
Mrs. Sue McNatt has returned to
Brandywine Sanatorium after
spending a few days home with
relatives and friends. Her many
friends wish her a speedy recov-
cry.
Miss Emma p. Gillespie and JOS
eph Frigar of Philadelphia, spent
the weekend here with friends. On
Sunday they were dinner guests
of Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Pettyjohn
at Poplar Grove. Other guests were
Mrs. Lydia B. Cannon and Miss
Frances Pettyjohn.
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Last weekend found Aileen
Clendaniel and Shirley Mills at V.
P. l., in Blacksburg, Va, as guests
of Nelson Stills and Don Quartelle.
Besides the delightful trip they
saw the regular routine of the
school and also danced to Glen
Gray's and Teddy Powell's orches-
tras; a most enjoyable weekend,
indeed
Milford chronicle., 1942-02-06
Milford Men Work
With Air Patrol
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DR.. Washburn is also vice-presi-
dent of the Delaware Chapter OF
the National Aeronautical Associa-
ton.
Miss Gertrude E. Virdin, Dover,
group training and operations Off
Ger of Group 2, was flight leader,
with Jack Robinson, Dover, as OBJ
server, over an area of ten miles
radius of Milton, which includes
Georgetown, Lewes and Rehoboth.
R. w. O'Day. Dover, group trans
portation officer, and Willis Floyd
Carter, Dover, assigned to the
Bridgeville Greenwood sector,
were forced back in their light
plane on Sunday by the heavy
winds. Their sector was covered
on Monday, however, by Squadron
Commander Edward D. Bitter, Do
yer, and Robinson.
Milford chronicle., 1942-02-06
erDeMOlay
.OrganizedHere
Friday Evening
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NNoubinucu AIOu ElrSL Faset
fred L. Davidson, Joseph T. Kemp
and G. Osborne Scott.
dad" Biggs introduced the mem
bers of the legion of honor, the
members of the order of Chevaliers
and the men who have received the
Honorary Legion of Honor Degree.
The members present from these
groups numbered about 25. Among
the honorary legionnaires present
were George #. Macklin and James
p. Pierce, past grand masters of
the Grand Lodge of Delaware;
George Duffey and Louis Rosen-
blatt, past cOmmanders-in-ch of
Delaware Consistory. and Dad"
Clement and Dad" Woodford. Bro
ther Lewis e. Haskins, a member
of Buffalo, N. Y, Preceptory, L. o.
H., and now a resident of Bridge
vile, was among the active leg
ionnaires present.
advisory councils of Wilmington
and Evergreen Chapters and the
visiting Masons from Delaware,
Maryland, Pennsylvania, and New
Jersey "a total of about 200 wit
messed the ceremonies.
The new chapter held it's first
regular meeting in the rooms of
Ionic Council, No. 13, D. of p, last
night and elected their senior Off
GERS and adopted their bylaws,
with Dad Williams acting as chair
man of the meeting. At the regu-
lar meeting on Thursday evening,
February 10, the officers will be in
stalled by David A. Clements and
his installation team.
Milford chronicle., 1942-02-06
Semi-Blackout Here
Next Thursday Night
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alton will then come under the
wardens' notice, and the necessary
steps taken to make corrections.
All units will go into action in
Guiding the medical units, fire COM
panies, police and auxiliaries. 1t is
intended to have imitation fires for
the fire divisions to extinguish, hos
pitai cases for the ambulance corps
in fact work for every branch
that will test some of the funda-
mentals that have been taught
them.
Arrangements are being made to
have twelve practice incendiary
bombs. These bombs are like the
genuine, and must be handled the
same way, except they are not near
as powerful. Demonstrations will
be given the public for the pur-
pose of instruction on how to
handle bombs of this character.
The signal for lights out will be
given at s p. M, and the drill will
be made as short as possible in
order to not inconvenience any
one more than necessary.
Milford chronicle., 1942-02-06
Health Report
lis Submitted
For Past Year
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Due to the war emergency and
the possibility of an influx of peo-
pie, and the disruption of water
systems, ETC., the State Health De-
partment is recommending the resi-
dents of the state be immunized
against typhoid fever and small
poX.
A clinic will be held at the clinic
building for those unable to go to
their physicians for these immun-
izations. Notice as to the dates
will be published.
From the data obtained by the
Division of Sanitation in it's survey
of all the towns in this State made
during the past year, the results
indicate that Milford still has 121
properties using unsatisfactory
wells, 241 properties still have in
sanitary privies and some 14S
properties not yet connected to the
public sewer although located on
severed streets. AS each one of
these properties is potential
menace, not only to the occupants
of the particular property, but to
those of neighboring properties,
no matter how sanitary they may
be, it would seem very desirable
that esesconditions be corrected.
The grading of the milk supplied
to Milford is as follows:
Grade "A" PaSteurized
Geyer's Dairy.
Silver Hill Dairy.
Grade "A" Raw
Lindale Doverdale.
Douglas Fry.
Grade "B' Raw
Clarence Hammond.
S. J. Petersen.
j. F. Lodge.
Clarence Dawson.
]. A. Nailor.
H. w. Sharp.
C. H. Nutter.
Very sincerely yours,
E. F. SMITH, M. D.,
Executive Sec'y. Milford
Board of Health.
Milford chronicle., 1942-02-06
Thousands Still Lack
Auto Tax Stamps
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plication of the fine have been an
nounced. In any case, the Internal
Revenue Bureau and postofTice will
continue to sell the stamps through
out February, and won't ask any
questions" of late buyers, according
TO one postal official.
Purchasers must, however, mail
to. the Bureau Of sTAternal Revenue
a card containing notice of payment
of the tax. The postofice will date
the cards, which also will bear the
postmark to offer double testimony
about the purchasers tardiness.
No car owner need buy the stamp
until he intends to use his car.
An economy-minded motorist may
save the sum of 43 cents by re-
framing from using his car this
month, and buying the March stamp
at $1.66. The price is to be reduced
each month until July, when it goes
up to SIS for the full fiscal year.
Milford chronicle., 1942-02-06
Cedars VIII Hold
Meeting Feb. 18th
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NSohhAeSA AASAA ~eSS
Georgetown, will talk on the de-
fense activities in and around
Georgetown; Earl Sylvester on
what the Harrington section is do
ing; Col. Edgar Slayer will dis
cuss the activities in and around
Rehoboth. Capt. Anthony Summers
will talk ON the Milford sector.
These members are authorities on
this work and know it first hand.
That Evergreen Forest members
may have an opportunity of meet
ing the high type boys who recent
ly Joined the reorganized chapter
of De Molay, sponsored by Ever
green Forest, Earl X. Williams,
worshipful master of Temple Lodge
No. 8, A. F. & A. NJ, and members
of the chapter advisory council,
will present the officers and mem
bers of the newly reorganized chap
ter to the forest at this meeting.
Playing the inspiring military
march Noble Men," Evergreen
Band and Rangers will escort the
boys into the community building
where Col. Robert G. Houston will
welcome them on behalf of the for
est.
Late in the evening to close the
ceremonial, Walter w. Griffin, past
grand tall cedar of Camden, N. j.,
Forest No. 5, now with Taylor and
Smith, entertainment contractors
of Philadelphia, will present an all
professional show. headed by Mar
ion Me1rose, acrobatic dancer, who
rates among the highest.
The regular initiatory ceremon-
les incident to the induction of sew
eral candidates into the forest
will take place during
the evening, At this business ses-
sion several matters of importance
will he discussed.
Milford chronicle., 1942-02-06
THE LATE DISCIPLES
$. =. CLASS NEWS

The Late Disciles' Sunday School
class of the Calvary Methodist
Church met last month at the home
of the resident. Mrs. Doris Kemp.
Although the weather was ex-
tremely cold there was a goOdly
number present.
After the regular business meet
ing a good social time was en-
joyed by all. The hostess served
refreshments.
Next Tuesday evening, February
10, the class will meet at the home
of the teacher, Mrs. Raymond Will
kins. Mrs. Mildred O'Day, co-hos-
tess. All members are requested to
be present and bring their penny
bags.
Milford chronicle., 1942-02-06
LOCAL AND STATE NEWS

The w. C. T. U. will meet with
Mrs. ~ B. Downing on Tuesday
afternoon, February 10, at 2:30
o'clock. Text word Love"
The Woman's Society of Chris
tion Service of the Calvary Metho-
dist Church, will serve a turkey
supper ON Friday evening, Febru-
airy 10.
The regular business meeting of
the Brotherhood Sunday school
class will be held at the home of
Causey Hall on Tuesday evening,
February 10.
The Memorial Hospital Auxiliary
meeting will be held in the parlor
of the hospital on Wednesday, Feb
ruary IL at three. Mrs. Herman
Phillips, acting as the president,
desires a full meeting.
The Avenue Circle of Avenue
Church will meet in the Fellow
ship class room on Wednesday,
February IL, at two-thirty, for the
regular monthly meeting. DR.. M.
Dalema Draper is continuing the
lessons.
The Woman's Society of Chris
tian Service of Cedar Neck will hold
their regular monthly meeting at
the home of Mrs. Edith Reed. The
refreshment committee is compos-
ed of Mrs. Lydia Mills, Mrs. Hilda
lShockley, Mrs. Caroline Clarke.
Everyone requested to be present.
Visitors are always welcome. Come
and support our new president.
Milford chronicle., 1942-02-06

Don't forget to attend the turkey
supper at the Calvary Methodist
Church ON Friday evening, Febru-
ary 10. Price 6Oc.
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The Susanna Wesley Circle of
Avenue Church will meet on We'd
nesday evening, February II, at
1880 with Mrs. F. Burgette Short.
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The Susannah Wesley Circle of
the Avenue Methodist Church will
meet with Mrs. F. B. Short next
Wednesday evening, February H.,
at 7:30 o'clock.
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The following dates have been
set for the advanced first aid class:
Thursday, February II, 1880 o'clock
in community building; Monday,
February 16, 1880 o'clock in Cen
tury Club; Thursday, February 19,
1880 o'clock in community build
ing.
There will be a covered dish sup
per in Milford Neck Church on Fri
day evening, February 13, at 5 o.
clock. Everybody welcome. Come
and bring a covered dish and 25c.
The meat course will be chicken
pie. The proceeds are for the ex-
penses of the church.
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The Victory Book campaign is on.
Remember our soldiers with books.
Leave your gift books for them, in
the red, white and blue containers
at the post office, theater, banks,
Grants store, Grange library and
schools. We can all do our bit for
the soldiers in this way. Do 1t
tOdayi
Milford chronicle., 1942-02-06
COLLECTION OF LIQUOR
REVENUE Is DOUBLED

The Delaware Liquor Commits
sion collected S64,431.2O in January
this year.. more than double the
amount collected in January, 1941,
Richard T. Cam, Jr., executive
secretary, said.
Collections of spirits taxes in
January were also more than dou-
BILE the collections in January, 1941
-$4S,260.42, last month; $21 ,151.15
in January of 1941.
Wine taxes collected in January
were $5,439.2S compared with ST.
934.05 for January year ago.
Revenue stamp collections last
month amounted to $9,26S,6l.
Milford chronicle., 1942-02-06
POLICE CHIEFS MEET

The Delaware Association of Po-
lice Chiefs held its annual meeting
and steak dinner at Poplar Grove
on Tuesday evening. Chiefs pres
ent were Harry d. Wadman, E. F.
Isaacs. Jr.. E. M. Reese, Carl
Schnetter, r. p. Atkinson, Joseph
Reed, ]. c.. MILAN, Walter S. Sim
mes. Wilson M. Moore, Clarence H..
Jones, David NJ. Dimes, Joseph R.
Wood, Charles B. ViFden, E. A.
Soucer, Robert J.. Wallace. Thomas
II. Lamb, Herbert Barnes, Horace
]. Hickman. R. w. Haviland, Wal
ter b. Knox, Frank j. Maloney,
Charles F. McLockey and Leroy c.
HILL
Milford chronicle., 1942-02-06
STATE COLLEGE OBSERVES
IT'S FIFTIETH ANNIVERSARY

Trustees, faculty members, alum
nj and students of Delaware State
College for Colored Students OBJ
served Founders Day exercises at
the college on Wednesday, in honor
of the fiftieth anniversary of the
school.
Among those who attended were
Henry C. Webb, son of the first
president of the college; DR.. w. C..
Jason, president emeritus; DR.. R. S.
Grossley, current president, and
friends and patrons of the college.
DR.. Mordecai w. Johnson, presi-
dent of Howard University, was
guest speaker at the evening meet
ING
Milford chronicle., 1942-02-06
TAX DEPT. ASSISTANT
TO AID TAXABLES

A representative of the State
Tax Department will sit at the
following named banks, for the
purpose of assisting in the prepara-
ton of State Income Tax Returns
for the year 1941, on the dates
shown below.
The Sussex Trust Company, Lan-
rel, Feb. and 10.
Baltimore Trust Company, Sell
byville, Feb. IL, 13 and IA.
Milford Trust Company, Milford,
Feb. 16 and II.
First National Bank, Seaford,
Feb. Is and 10.
First National Bank and Trust
Co., Milford, Feb. 20.
Milford chronicle., 1942-02-06
HELD IN $4,000 BAIL

William Stanley Togus, al o
known as Ted Williams. of George
town, was placed under $4,000 bail
by U. S. Commissioner Albert Polk,
in Wilmington, Tuesday, on a
charge of Interstate operation of
stolen automobile. Togus plead
ed guilty to the charge. According
to police, he stole and operated
the light truck of Byron Pepper of
Georgetown.
Milford chronicle., 1942-02-06
ENGAGEMENT ANNOUNCED

Mr.. and Mrs. Arley M. Tingle. of
Harbeson, announce the engage
ment of their daughter, Miss Olive
Marie Tingle. to Mr.. Samuel B.
Feyl, son of Mr.. and Mrs. Benjamin
Feyl, of near Dover. Miss Tingle
is a member of the graduating
class of AZ of Lewes High School.
Mr.. Feyl is a graduate of Princeton
High School, Princeton, N. J. No
date has been set for the wedding.
Milford chronicle., 1942-02-06
FARM MACHINERY TO BE
DISCUSSED AT GREENWOOD

Greenwood farmers are invited to
an open meeting for the purpose of
discussing the farm machinery situa-
tion. The meeting will take place in
the agriculture room of Greenwood
High School. February o. beginning at
s. p. m. c. Y. Ocheltree of Greenwood.
chairman of the war hoard for Della
ware. will discuss the things which he
learned at the recent regional meet
ing of the war boards of a number of
the southern and eastern states. +. Z.
line the opportunities which are avail
able through the new farm shop build
ing for the repair of farm machines.
This meeting was originally schedul-
ed for "Wednesday, January 2S, hut
was postponed due to the storm. The
new date is Monday. February ..
Milford chronicle., 1942-02-06
THRONGS "INSPECT" NEW
BRIDGE AT ST. GEORGES

Despite the wintry weather,
throngs of motorists continue to
inspect and try out" the new
$2,500,000 bridge spanning the
Chesapeake and Delaware Canal at
st. Georges.
The bridge was opened last Sat
urday morning without official
ceremony due to war conditions.
To gain closer inspection many
motorists park their cars on either
side and walk over the span which
extends some $40 feet over the
canal
Milford chronicle., 1942-02-06
MILLSBOR0 YOUTH Is
PACIFIC WAR VICTIM

Mr.. and Mrs. George A. Penuel,
Sr., of Millsboro. have received a
telegram, reading: after exhaus-
tive search it has been found i'm
possible to locate your son, George
Ames Penuel, Jr., boatswain's mate
second class. U. S. NJ, and he has
been officially declared to have lost
his life in the service of his coun-
try as of December Z. 1941."
He has many relatives through
out the state, and is a grandson of
the late Mr.. and Mrs. Charles T..
Pepper, of Georgetown.
Milford chronicle., 1942-02-06
HIGHLETS DOWN LEWES
QUINTET FRIDAY NIGHT

The high-geared Milford High
School basketball team continued
its current winning streak by de-
feating the Lewes Highlets, 32 to
10. In the preliminary game the
Lewes girls trimmed the Milford
girls % to 8. Score:
MILFORD
Milford chronicle., 1942-02-06
Weddings
HUNT = MILLMAN

Miss Maxine Catherine Hunt,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. w. o.
Hunt of Elkhart, Kansas, became
the bride of Frederick Arthur Mill
man, son of Mr.. and Mrs. Edward
Millman of Milton, Monday evening,
February 2, at Q p. m. in the par
sonage of the Avenue Methodist
Church. Rev. Frank Herson per-
formed the ceremony They were
attended by Mr.. and Mrs. Bailey
Maull, Jr., of Lewes.
Milford chronicle., 1942-02-06
Wilmington To Hold .
Dollar Day Feb. II
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Edward A. Munich, chairman of
the special committee in charge of
the dollar Day" observance,
stresses that the event will be held
on February II, rain or shine, that
under no circumstances will DOL
lar Day.. bargains be available
either before or after that day, and
that no "Dollar Day" merchandise
will be reserved for anyone ahead
of time. These are inviolable rules
which apply to all dollar days.
Milford chronicle., 1942-02-06
OBITUARY
RAMSEY

RAMSEY
William Ramsey, aged 40 years,
passed away at the State Welfare
Home Tuesday, February 8, 1912.
Funeral services were held at the
Methodist Church Thursday. Feb
ruary 5. at 1890 O'Clock, Rev.
Marion e. Hungerford officiating.
Interment in Odd Fellows Gene
terry.
Milford chronicle., 1942-02-06
BIRTHDAY DINNER

On Sunday, Mr.. and Mrs. Delbert
Mills, of Cedar Neck, gave birth
day dinner in honor of Mr.. and
Mrs. Robert /. Marker of Lincoln.
The guests were: Mr.. and Mrs.
Frank Carr of Torresdale. Pa;
Mr.. and Mrs. Frederick Frick and
mother, Mrs. Sara FTick, of Ard
more, Pa; Mr.. and Mrs. H. l.. Hol-
den and children, Doris and Lin
wood, Jr.. Mr.. Robert Ingram and
Miss Caroline Marker and George
r. Clendaniel, of Lincoln.
Milford chronicle., 1942-02-06
Sussex Man Survives
Raid On Oil Tanker
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the rattlesnake. This was about
4 A. M. on Wednesday, January rs.
Mr.. Lynch is about 35 years old
and has been to sea on three differ
ent occasions. His present position
has occupied the last five years.
We feel like insisting that Mr..
Lynch give up following the water.
Milford chronicle., 1942-02-06
Shawnee Club News

The Shawnee Home DemOnstra-
tion Club will have an all-day
meeting at the home of Mrs Emily
Moore on Friday, February 13, be-
ginning at 1890. The leaders, Mrs.
Edgar Isaacs and Mrs. Clinton Stay
ton will discuss "Gardens-When,
What and How to Plant" Each
member to bring a covered dish
and table service.
Milford chronicle., 1942-02-06
ANNOUNCE ENGAGEMENT

Mr.. and Mrs. Robert l. Marker, of
Lincoln, announce the engagement
of their daughter, Miss Caroline E.
Marker, to Robert Ingram of Phila-
delphia. The wedding will take
place in the early spring.