Milford chronicle., 1942-11-20
GEORGETOWN
Local anG Personal


Plans are being made to enter
tain the soldiers stationed here OIL
Thanksgiving Day. Mrs. George Ell
ton Walls and Mrs. Wilbur Mum
ford have been selected as a com,
mittee to whom residents of this
section are to report if they desire
to take them in their homes anC
how many they can entertain. Last
Christmas this was done and sew
eral hundred soldiers, who were
then stationed here, were given a
warm reception and Christmas Day
dinners.
On Thanksgiving Day here, the
County Seaters will play Delmar
High. The game will start at H.
a. m, thus giving residents a chance
to attend church services.
The locals defeated Delmar at
Delmar on October 30 by a score
of 81 to 0, chalking up twenty
straight victories within the past
two years. By winning from Sea-
ford, 6 to 0, last Friday, they made
their winning streak 21 straight.
The Georgetown New Century
Club attended reciprocity meeting
at Milton on Wednesday afternoon,
November IS, at 2:30 o'clock The
entertainment of the afternoon was
given by Georgetown with Mrs.
Chester R. Stroup. as chairman.
Extensive improvements have
been made to the apartment house
of William E. Vickers on South
Railroad avenue, formerly the home
of the late Mr.. and Mrs. Walter S.
johnson.
Mrs. Amelia Register, who for
many months has been making her
home in Blades, has returned to
Georgetown and now is occupying
her property on South Railroad ave-
nue., formerly the dwelling of the
late Samuel ]. Register. r. A.
league and family who have been
occupying it for the past few
months have moved to the property
on West Pine street recently va
Gated by Horace Rogers and fam
lily. The Rogers are occupying the
Blackstone apartments, corner of
Railroad avenue and West Pine
streets, recently vacated by Lieu
tenant Charles B. Knox of the
State Highway Police force and his
family. Mr.. Knox and family have
moved to the farm of Mrs. frankie
King on the Georgetown-Lewes
Highway.
Mr.. and Mrs. Everett Johnson
have moved to the property on
South Railroad avenue formerly
occupied by Leroy Littleton and
family.
The Woman's Society of Chris
tian Service for Wesley and Grace
Methodist Churches held a Union
Self-Denial and Prayer Service" in
Grace Church this week.
Little Bonnie Lou Culver, daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. Cecil Culver,
West Pine street, has been under
going treatment in the Milford
Memorial Hospital.
Willard Neighbors of Rehoboth
Beach has enlisted in the Navy and
will report for duty in Washington,
d. c., on Wednesday, Mrs. Neigh
bors, while he is on duty, will make
her home with her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Edward c. Morris on
Front street.
The annual turkey supper under
the auspices of the Coolspring
Church, will be held
in the Coolspring Community Hall
IN Thursday night, November 10,
starting at 4:30 o'clock. -----. ---
Thomas R.. Purnell, past grand ,
master of Delaware Odd Fellows,
vas the principal speaker on Tues
lay night at a dedication banquet
siven by members of Ocean Wave l
lodge, No. 4S. The occasion was the
dedication of a service flag to the Q
members of the lodge who have been I
,alled into service.
Under the auspices of the board l
# trustees of the First Presbyter- t
an Church, bake will be held at v
he show rooms of Theodore Bur- :
on, ON Market street, on Saturday a
morning, November 21. G
Recent births in lower Delaware:
% Mr.. and Mrs. Ronald James, of N
)cean View, a daughter, named A
aye Donna; Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph n
ohnson, near st. Johns, a son; u
Ir. and Mrs. Clarence Nelson, Rox- G
ma, son. il
Rev. w. J. Crider, pastor of the
Iilton Pilgrim Holiness Church, a
Dr. the past four years has accept n
a call to become pastor of the Ii
hurch at Orleans, Indiana. He has P
sft for his new post. W
The Woman's Society of Chris
an Service of Wesley and Grace M
[ethodist Churches held a Union oil
and Prayer Service" on v,
unday night, November Is, in W
race Church. te
life Of Former Milford M
ank Employee Dies de
{ Georgetown Home C..
Mrs. Florence Edna Joseph, age to
years, wife of Frank L. Joseph, be
ed at her home on West Laurel G,
rect on Friday, after an illness Pl
many weeks. Funeral services on
ere held on Monday afternoon at r.
o'clock from the late residence, tn
charge of the Rev. Omar E. ].
mes, pastor of Wesley Methodist
nurch. Interment was made in gr
nion cemetery, here. al
Mrs. Joseph had been in failing ha
,alth for several months. Many fal
eeks ago she fell and sustained alb
oxen hip from which she never w
lily recovered.
She was a daughter of the late of
r. and Mrs. Stephen E. Richards WI
ID was born in Baltimore District, MI
owing to Georgetown when she Mo
rs a girl. Her father for many Su
ars was widely-known life in Re
rance man here. the
Her husband for many years was Hi
shier of the Georgetown Trust
and a few years ago ac- Re
pied a position with the Milford ma