Milford chronicle., 1943-11-05
GEORGETOWN

Corp. John M. Blakeley, son
Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph Il. Blakele
who is stationed at Chanute Fiel
ILL.,, is home on furlough.
Pvt. Floyd Johnson, Jr., who r,
: Gently visited his wife and parent
here, has been transferred frol
Camp Wheeler, Ca, to Fort Or
California.
Capt. Joseph W. Baker, who ha
been in Panama Canal Zone for tn
past two years, has been transfer
red to Fort Eustis, Va. Capt. Bs
ker has been visiting his grand
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph "
King, and his uncle and aunt, MI
and Mrs. Oscar B. King, here.
Lieutenant Reese Swain, who TO
the past few weeks has been sta
toned at Carlisle, Pa, for training
in the Army Dental Corps, will
leave next week for Atlanta, Ga
where he is to be located. Mrs
Swain, who for several years hai
been secretary i'll the Offices o
Tunnel & Tunnel, has resigned
and will leave with her husband fol
| Atlanta where she will make hel
home while he is stationed there
Lieut.. Swain on February Is, this
year, graduated from Temple Uni
versity Dental School in Philadel-
phia. He graduated from George
town High School in 1886 and took
a pre-dental course at the Ameri-
can University in Washington. D,
C. He is son of Charles T. Swain
and the late Mrs. Minnie Swain,
living here.
Ensign James H. Hughes, III. and
Mrs. Hughes are spending ten days
with her parents, Dr.. and Mrs.
Joseph b. NAPLES, Jr., this town,
and with his parents. former-U. S.
Senator and Mrs. James H. Hughes.
in Dover. For some time he has
been stationed in Washington, D. c..
but at the end of his furlough will
report for duty in Norfolk, Va.
William d. Stevenson, son of Mr..
and Mrs. Charles B. Stevenson. this
place. completed his officers train
ing at Camp Stewart. Ga, on Oct.
IA and has been commissioned
second lieutenant in the A. A. He
is now stationed at Camp Davis, n.
c. Mr.. Stevenson has been spend
ing furlough with his parents
here.
Capt. and Mrs. Ernest F. Smith,
formerly of KentOn, are being con-
graduated on the birth of a daugh
ter, Mary Catherine. at FL Paso.
Texas, last Friday. Capt Smith.
formerly Georgetown resident. is
stationed at Fort Bliss. Texas. Mrs.
Smith is the former Miss Dorothy
Pepper. daughter of Mr.. an dNrs.
Byron Pepper. near here. She for
merly was a member of the faculty
of the Georgetown High School.
Seaman Ralph Morton, formerly
of Georgetown. accompanied by his
guest, Jock Cardigan, of Swansea.
Wales, are guests of the formers
sister, Mrs. l. D. Short, at Lewes
Beach. Both are members of a
naval gunnery crew and recently
returned to this country after TAX
ing part in the landing of troops at
SalernO. Italy.
Word has been received by Mr..
and Mrs. Eli Salisbury. this town,
that their son. Corp. Cove l.. Sauls-
bury, has arrived in England. Fol-
lowing his induction in April of
this year, he received his basic
training in the Field Artillery at
Fort Bragg. n. c. He was station
ed at Fort George Meade. Md, and
Camp Shelby, Miss.
Pvt. Alton l.. Rogers, stationed at
Coachella, Cal. has returned after
spending fifteen days with his wife.
Mrs. Dorothy Rogers. at Milton and
his parents. Mr.. and Mrs. Norman
NJ. Rogers, here.
Former Congressman George S. !
Williams. State Motor Vehicle Com !
missioner. delivered an address at
Grace Methodist Church here on
Sunday morning. The occasion was
a "Father-andSon Service" held |
annually by the church during Oc- |
tober. A service of honor for the |
fathers and sons of the church in |
the armed forces was held. The |
names of the fifty-twO men and |
boys were read. In the evening, the |
Rev. John T. Bailey, former pas
tor, delivered the sermon. Music |
was furnished by a quartet from
Calvary Methodist Church of Mil
ford
DR.. W. A. Hearn, District Super
of the Dover District o.
the Methodist Church, will preach
on Sunday at Cokesbury Church, or
he georgetown -Bridgeville high
way, six miles from here, at 10 A
W.. and at Bethesda Church, -four
niles south of here, at 1880 A. NJ
Union revival services for st
Johns and Zoar churches will be-
sin on Sunday. with the first SER
'ice being held at Zoar. Among
he ministers to take part in the
meetings will be Rev. John H. An
lerson of the DagsbOro Circuit;
rev. Walter L. Beckwith of Mills
,oro; Rev. w. L. McClintock of the
Circuit, and the Rev
,antwell.
Mrs. R. w. Norris, of Baltimore
Id, has arrived here to spend the
winter with her son-in-law and
DR.. and Mrs. A. c. Smoot
James Conaway. son of Mrs. Anna
!. Conaway. a student at the Uni
ersity of Virginia, is on a two
geeks' vacation here.
Misses Betty Steele and Aliene
Kitchens are vacationing in New
'Ork City and Philadelphia.
DR.. and Mrs. Wells w. Wilson, OF
N. Y, have been visiting
elatives and friends here and a.
'oolspring for the past two weeks