Milford chronicle., 1943-11-26
HOUSTON

Y lONdl piOCCtuo were pGOOsOL Will
i net profit of $172.90. This make
. it possible for Mr.. Lynch to max
i the final payment on the protector
] viii each civil organization fee
! free to use the protector wheneve
needed in any community program
l The winners of the Fire Pre-
J vention" contest. sponsored by tn
local fire company were: Essays
! first prize, Junior George; secon'
> prize, Mary Jane Cannon. and thir,
prize. Anna Williams and Kennetl
Prettyman received honorable men
ton. Drawings. first prize, Charles
Bradley; second prize, Barbara EN-
ory, and third prize. Bobby Black
Houston School entered the
Truth or Consequences" scrap pa
per contest. An average of 169.!
pounds per pupil. Winners of the
contest will be announced on Sat
urday nights Truth or Consequence
program. Listen for the winner
Let's hope it will be Houston. Will
the patrons please keep their pa
pers and tie them in bundles. The
school will make collections twice
more during the school year.
Houston Club Notes
The Houston New Century Club
held its regular meeting on Tues
day night, November 16, with Mrs
James V. Harrington. the presi-
dent, in the chair. The usual order
of business was carried through and
at its conclusion the meeting was
given over to the chair ladies for
the evening, Mrs. Emmett Herring
ton and Mrs. Charles WOthers.
Their subject was Legislation
and they were very fortunate in
procuring George T. Macklin of
Milford as the guest speaker and
he took the Equal Rights Amend
ment" as his topic and he gave both
sides of the question and l believe
he about convinced the most of us
we did not want Equal Rights. At
the conclusion of Mr.. Macklin's S
talk social hour followed after
which the meeting adjourned un-
til December I. with Mrs. Fred
Maxwell and Miss Mary Kielbasa
as chair ladies and the subject will
be Public Health" They will also
have a program honOring Della
ware Day" Plans are also under
way for the Christmas party. which
is scheduled for December 81.
Personal Mention
Mrs. William Biggs returned to
her home on Sunday after having
been with her daughter, Mrs VIM.
Davis. who has been quite ill. but
is much improved. While at her
daughters home Mrs. Biggs had
the misfortune to fall downstairs.
There were no bones broken or dis
located but she was bruied and
banged up very badly and we trust
she will soon be all right again
We are sorry TO report at this
time Richard Maxwell. youngest
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Maxwell.
is confined TO his home with in
testinal grippe. May he soon be
well and out again.
Mr.. and Mrs Lawrence Armour
and daughter of Wilmington spent
the weekend with his father, Geo.
Armour and other relatives in
Houston.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lyman Gaby are
receiving congratulations on the
birth of daughter OH Sunday
morning. November II. in Kent
General Hospital. Dover The little
lady's name is to be Irene Marcia
Gaby. Both mother and baby are
doing fine. Mrs. Gaby will be re-
membered as Miss Katherine Cliff
ton. daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. How
ard Clifton, former residents of
Houston. Mr. Gaby is stationed in
Buffalo. n. Y. and was able to he
with his wife and new daughter for
five days.
Mrs. Merrill W. ThistlewoOd re-
turned to her home OH Wednesday
after having spent ten days with
her daughter in Wilmington and |
while there she visited Miss Lizzie |!
Woodruff in the House of Merci- Z
full Rest" and found her just fine,
so bright and cheerful and asked
to be remembered to her friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. Eugene Sharp. Jr.
and daughter Janice were Whining
ton visitors on Saturday. and call
ed at the home of the Emory Webbs.
Rev. and Mrs. n. c Benson en-
tertained their daughter and her
friend at the parsonage over the
Mrs. Cornelius Grant and Mrs.
Paul Greenlee and son Larry and
Mrs. Cora Satterfefd were Will
mington visitors on Wednesday.
They were accompanied home by
Mrs. Thistlewood. Mrs. Satterfield
remained in Wilmington. where
she will visit for a while with her
nieces, Mrs. Agnes Webb and Mrs.
Gladys Kennedy.
Mr.. and Mrs. George B. Thistle
wood and daughter Nancy had as
their dinner guests on Sunday, Mrs.
Anna Sharp; her son Earl and
laughter Grace of Harrington.
Jack Krone of the L. S. Army.
mas been circulating among friends
over the weekend.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Paradee
md children, Eleanor Lee and w.
Charles. Jr.. of Dover. were the
guests on Sunday of her parents.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. w. Simpson
Mr.. and Mrs. William Wechten-
liser were the guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. VIM. Henry Sapp and family
IN Sunday. Other callers at the
Sapp home were Mr.. and Mrs.
Willard Sapp and Mrs. Allen Smith
If Frederick
Mrs. Dorothy Reynolds Dufen-
ZACH spent Saturday in Philadel-
,hia.
We are sorrY TO report John w.