Milford chronicle., 1943-03-19
HARRINGTON

for Christian Service, at whicl
time continued study on the bool
"On This Foundation" will NEE
ON the following schedule; Circl
No. /, Mrs. H. ]. Ramsdell, leader
Mrs. Wallace Hanson, teacher
March 19, at 1880 p. NJ. at tn,
home of Mrs. Hanson on Weinei
avenue; Circle No. 2, Mrs. Warrel
T. Moore, leader, Mrs. Fred Wilson
teacher, Monday, March 22, at 2:3l
P. NJ, at the home of Mrs. ]. w
Clifton, Weiner avenue; Circle!
Nos. 81, Mrs. William Reed anC
Mrs. Howard Wagner, leaders. Mrs
W. w. Sharp, teaching. Tuesday
March 20, at 1880 p. NJ, at the
home of Mrs. o. T. Perry on Har.
ringtOn. avenue; Circle No. 4, Mrs
Milton Welch, leader, Mrs. John G
Parks, teacher, Tuesday, March %
at 1880 P. NJ, at the home of the
Misses Baker; Circles 5-6-S, Mrs
Roy Porter, Mrs. Preston Anthony
and Mrs. ]. z. Noble. leaders. Mrs
r. f. Green. teacher. Tuesday
March %. at 1880 P. NJ, at the home
of Mrs. Alice Price, Fleming street
Circle No. 9,,Mrs. Herbert Denney
leader, Mrs. l.. T. Jones. teacher
Monday, Marchs %. at 2 P. NJ, at
the home of Mrs. w. r. Massey.
A slight chimney fire at the home
of Mrs. Laura Bradley. on Fleming
street. Sunday morning was extin-
guished by the fire department
without any damage reported.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Masten spent
Sunday with relatives at Chester
town, Md.
Private Norman Tucker, of Pc
tersburg, Fla, is on a furlough with
his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
Tucker.
Mrs. Minnie Detweiler is spend
ing a few days with her sister, Mrs.
Robert Smith, at Bishopville. Md.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred w. Hanson
are spending a part of this week in
Philadelphia.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Mayer, of
Seaford, spent the weekend with
the formers parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Fred G. Mayer.
Mrs. Irene Matthews, 1Of Whining
ton, spent the weekend with Mr..
and Mrs. Frank O'Neal.
The American Red Cross War
Chest drive goes into action in this
town today and will work toward
their quota of $4,000. Under the
direction of Horace E. Quillen,
chairman of the local Red Cross
unit, solicitors have been selected
who will make a hOuse-to-house
canvass and personally contact
others to reach their goal. Mrs. ].
Gordon Smith is chairman of the
solicitors and her co-wOTkers will
be Mrs. Harry Farrow, Mrs. X. w.
Boyer, Mrs. John Parks. Mrs. Bay
nard Smith, Mrs. A. B. Parsons,
Mrs. Elmer w. Tee. Mrs. w. w.
Shaw. Mrs. Jonathan Hopkins, Mrs.
II. w. Smith. Mrs. Fred Powell,
Mrs. Fred Wilson, Mrs. ]. C. Mess
ner Mrs. f. w. Dean, Mrs. William
Horleman, Miss Madalyn Tharp.
Pennington, Mrs. Edward Collins.
Countryside, Mrs. Ruth Billings,
Mrs. Harry Hammond, Mrs. Or
mond Hobbs and Mrs. Robert Staf-
ford, Jr. Miss Tharp is secretary
of the local chapter of the Red
Cross.
At the monthly meeting of Cyrus
Mccormick Chapter. Future Farm
ers of America. held at the High
School last week, a discussion on
the scrap salvage and the seed-sell-
ing contest was held. The treasur-
er made his report on the sale of
scrap after which the chapter de-
cided to invest in war bonds. Fol
lowing the business session, the
young farmers adjourned to the
gymnasium for recreation and re-
freshments. Lester H. Blades of
the Future Farmers is very proud I
of a brood SOW which he feels is do
ing her part. The sow is of the (
Poland China breed and has far
rowed three times. In the first lit /
ter there were IA pigs. the second .
time 13 pigs. and the third time a
record of II pigs. t u
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry c. Tee spent .
Sunday with Mrs. Emma Watson, at
Mrs. Mary Brown, widow of the
late Preston Brown, sold some real
estate at the Peoples Bank last Sat-
urday. One parcel of land near this
town and adjoining the farm of
Herman Hobbs, was purchased by
Mr.. Hobbs for $4,725. Another plot
was sold to w. 7. Bullock and the
third parcel was purchased by II.
B. Smith. .-t..
Seaman Lewis Clarkson. of Balm
bridge Naval School, is visiting his
Mr.. and Mrs. Will Clark
son. Mrs. Clarkson is with her
husband.
Pfc. Wallace Wilson, of Aber-
1een, Md, spent the weekend with
his family here.
The Community Party sponsored
by the Ladies' Auxiliary and the
fire company, held in the Fire
House on Thursday night, was
great success according to MEM
Ders of the joint committee. Nearly
;eventy-five attended the party.
There was one table of bridge,
seven of 500. and, the rest of the
guests played bingo. The prize
winners included: Bridge. Jack Pit
ick, Mrs. Jack Pitliek and Mrs.
Jerread; 500. John H. Pot
er, George w. Swain, Mrs. Eleanor
smith, George Toppin, Mrs. Frank
)'Neal, Mrs. W. S. Smith. J.. o.
'ride, Warren T. Moore. Edward
Iarriett, Mrs. Pearl Hanson and
Herbert Denney; bingo. Shirley
simpson, Mrs. Caphart. Mrs. Elmer
Vest. Joyce O'Neal and Jimmy
simpson. A small admission charge
5 made to cover the cost of prizes
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