Milford chronicle., 1942-12-04
FRANKFORT

fter having spent a week in New
York City with her daughter, Mis-
josephine Tooker, young operate
oprano, whose classic recital sh,
was privileged to attend on Sunda,
evening, November %.
Corporal and Mrs. Kendall Hick
4 Imam spent the weekend of Novem
Der % with Mr.. Hickman's parents
Mr.. and Mrs. John Hickman OF
layton avenue. Corporal Ken was
Enjoying a short furlough.
Mrs. Gertrude H. Campbell anG
u Daughter, Mrs. Lettie Quillen, spent
the past weekend in Philadelphia.
Carleton G. Fooks, now of Mil
ford, was in town on Sunday.
81 Clayton Dukes, member of the
h U. S. Merchant Marine, has been
Il spending few days at home with
his mother, Mrs. Elisha Dukes, ST..
Mr.. and Mrs. Sirman D. McAllis-
II ter of Baltimore, were in town for
& Thanksgiving Day and the re-
mainder of the week. On Thursday
evening the entire family was en-
tertained by Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur
Banks and son, Jeffrey Arthur at
their home on the DUPONT Boule-
ward. The party included Mr.. and
Mrs. Ralph Hudson, Mr.. and Mrs.
Rollin L. Hudson, Rollin, Jr., Joyce
and Barbara Jean, Mr.. and Mrs.
Lester r. Hudson, Lavessa Ann and
Sandra, Mr.. and Mrs. Raymond
Hickman, and Mr.. and Mrs. Sirman
McAllister.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jack Poore of Will
mington, were the holiday guests of
Mrs. Poore's parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Earle Ward.
Miss Gertrude Elizabeth Crocker,
who is employed in Philadelphia,
spent the past weekend at home
with her parents.
On Friday evening, December II,
at the Presbyterian Church, the
members and friends of the church
will enjoy a social hour of fun and
fellowship.
Chester v. Hudson who is en-
ployed in defense work in Phila-
delphia, was a weekend visitor
among local relatives and other
friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. Russell Hooper
have returned to their home on
Thatcher street after brief trip to
their former home in East Wolfe
boro, N. H., where Mr.. Hooper en-
joyed a bit of deer hunting in the
mountains.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harold Lynch and
daughter Linda Lee, of Bishops,
Nd, called on friends in town on
Sunday.
A successful air raid warning
test was practiced on Sunday after
noon in Frankford
Miss Janet Morris of Bishopville,
Md, was the weekend guest of Mr..
and Mrs. Topp M. Heath and Mrs. |
Howard.
Capt. Ebe T. Chandler closed his
home on Main street on Thursday, |
December 3, and motored to Plant |
City, Florida, to attend to his busi-
ness interests in that sunny cline. |
Mr. and Mrs. Ebe McCabe and
family are vacating the Truitt prop
erty on Main street and moving into
the former residence of Mr.. Bowden
on the Boulevard, which was re-
Gently purchased for their future
home.
Miss Ruth Messick, a first year
student at the Woinen's College,
University of Delaware, spent
Thanksgiving Day at home with
her mother, Mrs. S. j. Messick.
Harold Dukes, a recent volun-
teer in the U. S. Coast Guard, spent
the weekend here with his mother,
Mrs. Elisha Dukes, Sr.
The Office blotter says: why not
send the Chronicle to that service
man you love"
The following is a letter from a
mail officer with the Allied Forces
in the Middle East. The author is
a grandson of Mr.. and Mrs. James
C. Hudson of Frankford:
October 5, 1912
Dear Folks:-
Today is a beautiful Sunday
came to work at the usual hour for
Sunday, namely nine o'clock. In my
last letter / was telling of a fu- '
neral l saw of an officer. He was {
Mohammedan. The coffin was pre- 1
,eded by a troop of cavalry. They E
we're resplendent in colorful uni I
'orms and mounted on handsome I
lorses. A company of foot troops !
md a large band followed the :
lorsemen. Then the coffin on cais- a
ION drawn by snow white horses. 0
1T the rear were the male mourn =
rs. AS always, the women were II
by their absence. This n
(for like to think @
# this as talking with you), may "
eem gruesoihe, but these are very n
triking facts that impressed me, so n
thought you might like to hear 8
bout them. n
Last week whom do you think p
let? Those two officers we met at a.
iigvartson's party on July 3. Re a
lember? Major Gunderson and 1t. 81
ol Harding. They invited me to q
heir apartment for dinner. They "
ave a lovely place with the most u
p = to = the minute accoutrements. m
Without exception they are two of dl
ne incest officers / have ever met. az
Friday we had our first rain since ca
ly arrival here. 1t last for about tn
alf a minute, as would be expect I'll
d. Even though it rains only a re
,w times each year, would get u
aught in it, but it did feel good. 81
fter this, I'll enjoy good old Phil Di
Is rotten weather, believe me. al
l don't know why tourists flock III
, the Middle East in peace time. nj
is sordid, dirty place. And now &c
is worse than ever. Blackouts ev- WI
y night do get monotonous, and 10
ley aren't over until morning. De- OF
ute my rather pessimistic COM ar
ents there are certain oddities and
lstoms that are amazing and edu- In
ltional. Recently 1 took a trip ye
ong an irrigation ditch for er
lmber of miles. Here 1 saw the IN
iddle East as the tourist seldom lib
oc if Wafar hi1ffa Ioa wadinQ in lie