Milford chronicle., 1943-01-22
LEWES

Miss Louise Williams, daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs Frank Williams OF
Z Lewes, spent the weekend in Phil
adelphia with friends and relatives.
Mrs. Alec Tingle, of Millsboro. is
spending some time here with her
parents. Mr. and Mrs. Fred G.
Maull at their home on Savannah
Road.
Mrs. Robert Faust, the former
Miss Florence Shek, daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs Joseph Shek of Lewes.
left last week for South Carolina,
where she will visit for several
days with her husband. Sergeant
Robert Faust, who is stationed at
the Columbia Air Base there. Mrs.
Faust was accompanied on the trip
by Miss Hazel Passwaters.
Mr.. and Mrs. Richard Richards of
Blades. are visiting with Mrs. Rick4
ards parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Theo-
dOre Simpler at their residence on
Savannah Road
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Quillen of
Portsmouth. Va, are visiting with
Mr.. Quillen's mother. Mrs. Emma
Rodney Quillen. the towns oldest
resident. at her home on Madison
avenue. Mrs. John Abbott, who has
been making her home with her mo-
ther for the past two months. has
returned to her home on Beebe
avenue.
Theodore Deale, Jr., son of Mr.
and Mrs. Theodore Deale. of Lewes,
is confined to his home on Dewey
avenue with scarlet fever Theo-
dore's many friends wish him a
speedy recovery.
James Maull, son of Mr. and Mrs.
Clifton Maull, ST., of Lewes, has
returned to his home after being
confined to the Beebe Hospital
with an appendix operation.
Mrs. Louis Sigma, who has been
making her home in Lewes with
Mrs. w. Virden Burton. for the
past two months, left last Satur-
day for her home in Woodbridge,
n. j. Mrs. Sigma expects to return
in the spring. Corporal Sigma is
stationed at Fort Miles.
DR.. Gilbert w. Wiltbank is con-
fined to the Beebe Hospital because i
of illness. !
Mrs. William Marshall has re-
turned from a visit with her daugh-
ter and family in Salisbury. Nd
With falling off i'm the usual
of airplane spoilers for the
Lewes post. an appeal is being
made to women TO register for the
work by w. Herold Birmingham.
chief air observer at Lewes. Mrs.
Thomas Littleton keeps tab on the
small spoilers shack. located in
her front yard, and voluntarily
takes over when no one is there.
Motorists are permitted to use their
cars in getting to the post, which
is several miles out of Lewes on
the highway to Angola.
Curtis J. Richards. GS years old,
assistant district superintendent of
he Home Life Insurance Company
Of Philadelphia, died in Lewes on
January l6 of heart attack at the
Beebe Hospital. shortly after being
admitted He was stricken at his
nome on Washington avenue.
Mr.. Richards had been with the
Home Life for 81 years. operating
II the Eewes section under the Do
yer district. He was born in Mills
,oro. Surviving are his wife, Mrs.
Blanche Richards, and two daugh-
ers. Mrs. Glen Morris of Philadel-
)hia, and Mrs Everett Reed of
1ewes: also one granddaughter,
Nary Lou Willard of Lewes.
Funeral services were held at the
Atkins Funeral Home here on Tues
Law at 2 p. m. with burial in the
ewes Methodist cemetery The
rev. Harry V. Branford of the
bethel Methodist Church, officiat-
ng.
Benefit affairs for war work or
lulrch organizations are becoming
he chief form of entertainment
by Lewes club women,
nth many other social gatherings
f former years being abandoned
his winter. Even a number of the
sual bridge parties have been can
elled since the ban on pleasure