Milford chronicle., 1943-07-02

Georgetown High School, class '37
was one of the first to arrive il
North Africa when the "seconC
from" was opened.
Corporal Margretta Dempsey
connected with the WAAC's, ana
stationed in the Wilmington post
office building as recruiting Off
Ger, addressed the members of thu
Georgetown Rotary and Kiwanii
Clubs on Tuesday night of las
week, pointing out the minimum
requirements for joining the wo
mems army, which are that the,
must be between the ages of q
and A, have attended high schoo
for two years, be citizen and, Il
married, have no children under
IA years of age. She said the
greatest need for women was in
the administration department in
order that men may be relieved
for active duty and thus reduce
the necessity of taking married
men with children into the armed
forces.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Barr are
receiving congratulations on the
birth of a son. Mr.. Barr for many
years was one of the engineers of
the Sussex county branch of the
State Highway Department, while
Mrs. Barr was one of the clerical
staff of the State Board of Educa-
tion here.
Mr.. and Mrs. Richard LeVinnes,
of Salisbury, Md, have been visit
ing Mr.. and Mrs. Charles B. Tram
mel.
Edward d. Stone, Jr., son of the
late Rev. Edward d. Stone, many
years ago pastor of what was then
known as First Methodist Protest
ant Church, now known as Grace,
has been the guest of DR.. and Mrs.
Aubrey C. Smoot. Mr.. Stone is
resident of Baltimore. NJ ster
Allen Schmidt, also of Baltimore,
has been the guest of Billy Smoot
at the home of the latter's parents,
Dr.. and Mrs. SmOOt.
Mrs. Joseph B. Marvel has ten
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the local draft board.
Miss Gertrude Holloway. Home
Demonstration agent for Sussex
county, conducted a demonstration
in canning in the hall of Midland
Grange, No. 81. on North Race
street. on Wednesday morning.
The program included canning in
formation needed by amateur can
ners and the review of the pro-
cessing times and methods of prep
aration for persons who do canning
this year.
Staff Sergeant Donald Travis is
on a furlOugh from Deymour Field,
Goldsboro. N. c.. following an OPP
Grafton at the base hospital there.
An ice-cream festival will be
held by members of Glass No. OF
Grace Methodist Church, on the
church lawn on Saturday afternoon
of this week.
Children's Day services will be
in Providence Methodist
Church, five miles from here, next
night.
Miss Jeanette Smiley. of Pitts
burgh. Pa. and David Martin. liv-
ing near Gravel Hill. five miles
east of here. were married on We'd
nesday. June 16, at the home of
the brides mother in Pittsburgh.
the wedding a breakfast
was served in one of the hotels in
that city. They are spending their
honeymoon in Harrisburg. Pa. and
Beach. Mr.. Martin, an
expert toolmaker and machinist,
has been living a retired life since
coming to Delaware a few years
ago, with the exception of little
farming activity and raising chick
ems.
Isaac d. Short and family have
moved to RehobOth for the sum
ner.
Former Postmaster and Mrs. Jehu
F. Hudson have opened their cot
.age at Rehoboth for the summer.
Robert Hastings. son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Harvey Hastings, is visiting
his cousin. Mrs. Lee McGowan, in
Mass.
Mrs. Madelyn Richardson. wife
Of Lieut.. j. Francis Richardson.
now stationed in California, has
been elected a teacher in the fifth
grade of the Georgetown Elemen-
AIRY School to succeed Mrs. Hazel
Mitchell. who resigned about two
weeks ago.
Mr.. and Mrs. Howard w. Bram-
lall have moved to their cottage
It Bethany Beach for the summer.