Milford chronicle., 1943-10-29
GEORGETOWN
Local and Personal

Local and Personal
The campaign to raise $3,50O.O
as Georgetown's quota for the Uni
ted War Fund began Monday AM
will close November Is. The chair
man is Mrs. James M. Tunnel, Jr
who with her committee will can
vass the different areas here. Ev
cry home is to be visited and fund
solicited just as is done in the Rel
Cross drives.
Julian. H. McCauley, who for thu
past 2S years has been in the gents
furnishing business in Lovelock
Nevada. has Joined his wife. Mrs
Josephine /. McCauley and two
children at the McCauley home or
East Market street. Mrs. McCauley
has been living here for the past
two years awaiting such time as
her husband could dispose of his
business. She is a former Texas
school teacher and since living in
Georgetown has taught in some
of the county schools.
Mrs. Mary L. Brittingham. widow
of former Sheriff Lorenzo b. Brit
tingham, has purchased the resi-
dence on North Bedford street
from Earl Rust and moved here
from Loves Cross Roads.
Charlie, small son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Henry G. Graves. West Mar
ket street, is undergoing treatment
for appendicitis in the Beebe Hos
pital at Lewes.
Miss Peggy Dunning, daughter of
the late Edward H. Dunning, of
Lewes, for many years merchant
in Shanghai. China, has received
word from the State Department
that her brother. Edward H., Jr..
is among the passengers on the
Swedish liner "Gripsholm." the
steamship assigned TO exchange
citizens of the United Nations with
Japanese nationals. The lad is ten
years old. Miss Dunning came TO
the United States in September.
1941, to attend Havergal Junior
College in Canada. During her va
cations she has been making her
home with her cousin. former Con-
gressman Robert g. Houston. Her
brother. who had arranged to come
to this country in December, 1941.
with his guardian, was prevented
after the Japanese attacked Pearl
Harbor on December Z. that year.
Miss Dunning is student at Bea-
com College. Wilmington.
Mrs. Harold F. Williamson left
by plane from the Philadelphia air.
port for Windsor. Ontario. where
she will visit her sister, Mrs Frank
E. Gardiner for about a month.
Mr.. and Mrs. Theodore Burton,
Jr.. are spending a few days at
Spartansburg. S. c.. where they
will visit their son. Theodore, who
s stationed at Camp Croft.
Mr. and Mrs. Rufus B. Wilson.
who for the past three weeks have
leen visiting relatives and friends
IL and around Georgetown. have
'eturned to their home in New
York City.
Miss Mary Townsend. chief OPP
orator in the Office of the Diamond
State Telephone Company. is va
:ationing in Wilmington and Phil
adelphia and other points of i'll
.erest.
Work has been resumed by the
unit of the local chapter
Of the Red Cross. Mrs. Edward c.
chairman, announces that
the hours for making surgical
dressings are from 10 a. III. until
( p. m. on Tuesdays and Thurs
lays at her home. There also is
much sewing for home work. Bad
y needed are skirts, blouses, night
gowns and pajamas. Two classes
rom Grace Methodist Church are
sewing with her on Monday and
Tuesday nights; while members of
he Order of Eastern Star sew on
nights.
Ladies of the Sunshine Sunday
school class have during the third
war loan drive sold sixty-three
ponds amounting to $3.50 and
stamps amounting to $l69.55. Sales
we're made at the defense booth
If a local theatre and covered the
period from September 8 to Octo-
)er is.
FOR SALE-Abruzzi Rye. re-
leaned Frank Clendaniel. Inc.
lincoln. Phone Milford 1913. 1t