Milford chronicle., 1942-01-16
FRANKFORT

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= Boston, Mass, with her husband
! Richard Dennis, who is on U.
\ Army duty in that vicinity.
! Miss Yvonne Chamberlain an,
j Miss Wilma Lynch accompanied b,
! Alan Burbage of Ocean View, spen
: the past weekend in Philadelphi;
where they were Joined by RolanC
+ Cobb, with whom they all went t.
! see the Ice Follies of 1912.
: Little Miss Lovey Jane Lone
spent the past weekend in Omar
; visiting her uncle and aunt, Mr.
! and Mrs. Louis F. Daisey.
The strong Delmar High Schoo
basketeers split a bill last Friday
evening with the lively John M
Clayton youngsters on the local
courts before an enthusiastic aud
ience. In the preliminary the Wis
iting j. V. team took the measure
of their hosts. The girls game
which followed, had all the fans in
action during the final minutes OF
nip and tuck contest that ended
in tie at 27 ALL In retaliation the
j. M. C. varsity closed a nexciting
evening by wrestling a decisive vic
tory over their opponents.
Mrs. Clinton H. Watson was hos
tess to the Frankford New Cen
tury Club last Friday evening at
her spacious home on Thatcher
street. The president, Mrs. Topp M.
Heath was in the chair. After the
routine business was over the pro-
gram leader, Mrs. Roxie Dukes, in
troduced Mrs. Peter Whaley, pres
ident of the Selbyville Club and
past vice president of Sussex
county's Federation of Women's
Clubs, who gave a brilliant dis
course in her usual pleasing man
ner. Her topic Antique Glass" was
illustrated in part by an exhibit
Of quaint and artistic specimens of
antique glassware.
Austin J. McCabe. ESQ.,, former
postmaster and merchant in our
town, will celebrate his 10th birth
day on Friday, January 16. Con-
gratulations are hereby extended
this widely known and respected
citizen by his great circle of well
wishing friends.
The recent spell of sub zero wea-
ther was the cause of considerable
Inconvenience to several sof our
local residents. Water pipes and wa
ter meters froze and burst. A few
small chimney fires added to the
confusion and discomfort but for
tunately only little damage result
ed.
The Little Lady Who Wouldn't
Spoil Christmas
We have in our midst dear lit
tie elderly lady who has been un-
der the care of her physician and
trained nurse for some months. /
1t was Mother Daisey's ambition
and prayer that she and her be-
loved husband, Fred S. Daisey, .
might be privileged to have their
entire family gathered together
around their table for a holiday .
dinner this Yuletide. In coopera-
tion with her wishes, her devoted .
children planned and partially pre-
pared a turkey dinner with all the
trimmings, took it to the Daisey
town and served it for her on the
first Sunday of the New Year, Jan
uary 4. Mrs. Daisey rallied suffi-
ciently to be permitted to take her
tray of invalid diet soup at the
table with her family.
Mother Daisey demonstrates the
of the tonic of having
ones entire family about the fes-
tive board occasionally. Present
were DR.. and Mrs. w. Orville Dali
sey and Mr. and Mrs. Elmer C. Dali
sey of Salisbury, Md, Mr.. and Mrs.
Lewis F. Daisey and Mr.. and Mrs.
Vollie c. Gray of Omar.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Fleetwood
and daughter Virginia of Whining.
ton motored down here on Saturday I
evening, bringing home to their
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Albert f.
Parsons, the latter's red-headed Ro-
and, who had been spending some
line with them in the city. On their
'eturn to Wilmington Sunday eve .
hing they were accompanied by Ro-
and, who may remain in the city {
f he obtains position.
Mr.. and Mrs. Emory Peacock of I
lew Hampshire spent last week :
With Mr.. and Mrs. Vollie C. Gray in +
omar. On Wednesday evening the {
lew Englanders entertained their t
lost and hostess and several mu- g
ual friends with a dinner at Pom t
roys near Selbyville. C
Mrs. William E. Powell of Omar
accompanied by her young nephew, +
faster Sharon Pepper of Selbyville v
ave just returned from a bus trip o
o Elizabeth, N. c., where they Wis g
ed Mrs. John Wells. n
The Victory Book Campaign, to
ollect books for the use of soldiers, i,
ailors and marines in army camps. +
n ships and in Red Cross and U. 6
. o. centers is under way with in hi
ividuals and organizations in n
rankford doing their share to- r
ards achieving Delaware's goal of "
0 900 volumes. The director of the +;
roject in this area is Mrs. Carle- a,
)n C.. Fooks. r
A survey made in army posts in %
icates the wide variety of books el
| demand. Fiction is needed, de-
,ctive and mystery stories, humOr, B
ports stories, historical novels and w
esterns; but in addition, text d;
Ooks are valuable to men, trying L.
pursue their interrupted edu te
ition. There is a real need of OF
1oks on business and salesman
Zip, accounting, shorthand, math- w
natics and other subjects. Also as
welcome will be books
poetry, of plays, of travel in re- al
mt years, as we'll as the more pop Bl
ar biographies and histories. sr
Our director, Mrs. Fooks, has tn
,med the following to serve with ar