Milford chronicle., 1942-07-24
MILTON
Bible school To Start


! Beginning next Sunday at 2:1
p M, a Bible school win be hell
at Broadkiln Beach in front of tn
C. Lank cottage. The schoo
will continue for three Sundays
sponsored by the churches of Mil
ton. If the attendance and inter
est warrant, the school will be con
tinued through the remainder O
the summer. Teachers from the
Goshen School will lead this Sun
day. Cottagers as we'll as those Wis
iting at the beach are invited to at
tend the school, lasting for one
hour.
Mrs. LOckerman Stricken
On Sunday evening as she was
sitting on the front porch of her
residence at Drawbridge, Mrs. S. A.
Lockerman was stricken with par
alysis. Her condition is considered
serious by her family and friends.
Mrs. Lockerman has for many years
conducted'a store and filling station
at Drawbridge and has been the
bridge tender for almost a quarter
century.
Candidate For Levy Court
Elmer Dickefson, formerly cor
oner of Sussex county, has an
nounced his candidacy for Levy
Court, subject to the decision Of
the Democratic primaries. Mr.. Dick
erson is active I'M Democrat poll
tics and is one of the leading farm
ers and dairymen in the commun-
ity.
Church School Picnic
At the regular session of Grace
Methodist Church it was decided to
hold the annual picnic at Riverdale
on Wednesday, July 29. Buses VIII
leave the church at 8 a. m. =
wiz Hold Carnival
The members of the Milton Vol
unteer Fire Department have de-
cided to hold their annual carnival
this year as usual. The affair will
be held in accordance with the
Army's dimout regulations during
the latter part of August-actual
dates to be made known later. The
committee in charge of plans is
composed of E. M. Scott. Jf., Lin
wood Rogers and Victor Spencer.
No Home Coming This Year
The committee in charge of the
annual home coming celebration
has decided to discontinue the year
ly event for the duration, Joseph M.
Lank, chairman of the committee
in charge, said that due to"present
of travel and the fact
that everyone was busy with war
work, the committee thought 1t
would not be wise to have the cele-
bration this year.
Here And There
Charles Madjarosy and James
Panuska spent a few days last
week with relatives in New York
City, ~
George Hughes, Sr., and daugh-
ter and Mr.. Bundens, of National
Park, N. j., spent Sunday with. his
mother, Mrs. Ida Hughes. 't't .
Mr.. and Mrs. Preston Kitchens
and daughter and Miss May Thomas
Of Philadelphia, spent the week.
emu Win WI. anu MIS-. CAaA OhSC - |
Johnson,
Mr.. and Mrs. Jack Cochran and
of Philadelphia, spent Sat
urday and Sunday with Mr.. and
Mrs. Delmar Reed, near town.
Harold Hudson and sister, Miss
Annie Hudson, Miss Helen Walls
and Harris Little spent Saturday in
s,or 'ea-
Mrs. Laura Calhoun, Mrs. Nora
and Mrs. David, Dutton were
dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs.
Woodrow Wilson at Cokesbury on
Sunday. Ef
Mr. and Mrs. Edward Argo and
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles T.iVent spent
at Wildwood, N. j.
Boy Taken To Hospital
Lester Radke, Jr., of Ocean View,
Va, who has been visiting his aunt,
Miss Sarah Atkins, for several
weeks, was taken to the Milford
Memorial Hospital on Monday suf-
fering from an infection OF the
right leg. Lester injured the leg in
a fall some days ago but the injury
was considered slight. On Monday
he awoke with high temperature |
and was rushed to the hospital for |
treatment. His parents were noti-
fed and are expected here in |
short time. --" @'
Mrs. Anna Manship Boyce and |
sister, Mrs. Helen Weidemann, both |
of Philadelphia have returned home
after spending their vacation in
Milton and Rehoboth. s." 'ss
At Home
, Mrs. Richard Draper on Saturday |
at a table of bridge. |
Those present were Mrs. Davis |
of Wilmington, Mrs. Da-
vid Dutton, Jr., and Mrs. Martin
Black. s- As8' -
Visit New Hampshire
Mrs. Eva Lingo, Mrs. Martin 4
Black, Mrs. Marion MacInnis and
sons, Derrick and Philip, and Mar
garet Bisio have returned from /
visit with relatives in New Hamp-
State Auxiliary Meets
The State Auxiliary of the State
tlremen s. ASSocldLlOn, met III MIL
ton on Wednesday evening of last |
week, the guests of the local aux
Iliary. A very interesting business
session was held, after which re-
of ice cream and cake
were served the guests.
Bible School
An additional session of the Va
cation Bible School is being held
In Goshen Methodist Church during
July and August; meeting on Tues
days and Fridays from to p. m.
certificate will be awarded those
regular in attendance. The studies
are a continuation of the Junior
Study Living in Our County and
Our Use of Leisure Time"
Volunteers Wanted