Milford chronicle., 1943-05-14
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Lieut.. Ridgway ]. Clark, II, son Q
the Rev. and Mrs. John A. Clark
Rev. Clark, a former pastor Of tn
Frankford Methodist Church, Il
now pastor of Asbury Methods
Church in Wilmington. On Wed
nesday evening, in Asbury Metho
dist Church, Lieut.. Clark and Mis-,
Eleanor Elizabeth Davis, daughter
Of Mr.. and Mrs. William d. Davis
were married by the bridegroom
father, the Rev. John A. Clark
Lieut.. Clark and his bride will livt
at Fort Bliss, Texas, where he ii
stationed with the anti-aircraf
school.
Advanced Radio Mechanic Albert
H. Russell, U. S. ~, of Pensacola
Fla, and Mrs. Russell, with theil
sister, Mrs. Garrison Long, from
Baltimore, Md, were Mothers Day
guests Of their parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Israel Townsend and family
Of Frankford.
Mrs. Dasia T. Ellis attended a
birthday party last Wednesday in
honor of her son, First Lieut.. ]. w
Ellis, Jr., at the home Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Grant WilbeF, in Beverly
Hills, Pa.
Monday, May 10, being the natal
day of w. Frank Dukes, his name
sake grandson, Frank d. Bunting,
now employed in Wilmington; came
to visit him. In the evening Mr.,
and Mrs. Dukes were visited by
their son-in-law and daughter, Mr..
and Mrs. Raymond Bunting and
family of pagshorp,
AS their son, Sergt. Lemuel H.
Evans, was home on furlough, and
their several married daughters
with their husbands were able to
visit them on Sunday, the entire
family of Mr.. and Mrs. Reuben
Evans was at the new home on
Clayton avenue for Mothers Day.
At the conclusion of the Mothers
Day service at the Methodist
Church, flowers were presented to
Mrs. Parisenne Truitt, "a, and Mrs,
Alvin C. Campbell, 10, they being
the oldest and youngest mothers
present.
Clayton Dukes completed a course
of training as a U. S. Merchantmen
in the Naval Training School at
New London, Conn.
Mrs. Andrew Gum of Laurel, was
a weekend guest of her brother-in-
law, Francis NJ. Gum, Jr., and Mrs.
Gum.
Mr.. and Mrs. Will Carmine, of
Millsboro, called upon Mrs. Car
mines parents, Mr.. and Mrs. James
C. Hudson, on Sunday.
On Sunday, Austin ]. McCabe was
visited by his brother, Edward L.
McCabe, of Selbyville, and the lat
ter's son, daughter-in-law and two
grandsons from Snow Hill, Md.
Mrs. George W. Horsey has re-
covered from a recent attack of la
grippe.
Despite her more than four-score
years of active life, Mrs. Achsah
Morris, widow of the late Albert
Morris, climbed the steep and mar
row ladder to the observation post
atop the Frankford fire-house last
Thursday and stood a three-hpur
watch as an official airplane spot
ter. Chief Air Raid Warden Will
liam E. Powell has so arranged the
schedule for-his crew of spoilers
that the station is adequately man
ned every hour of the day.
Mrs. Charles r. Davis is under
in the Beebe Hospital
in Lewes. ....,..,
Elias H. Tingle. chief clerk at the
local OPA office, has returned from
a business trip to Texas.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Cover. OF
Md, spent the past week
end visiting friends in town.
Mrs. Roxie NJ. Dukes spent sew
sral days recently as guest OF U.
5. Senator and Mrs. James M. Tun-
nell in Washington, D. c.
Mrs. William E. Powell visited |
ler daughter, Miss Carolyn E. Pow
I'll, at the Delaware Training |
School for Nurses in Wilmington
me day last week. ..
Mr.. and Mrs. John Hickman have
'eceived letter from their son,
Kendall Hickman, somewhere in
England. The letter stated that
le had the pleasure of being on
lost duty with Capt. Clark Gable.
Sunday guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
Alfred w. Long were Mr.. and Mrs.
Toward Sipple and two sons from
and Mr.. and Mrs. Oil
-er L. Parker and family, from
1illsboro.
Mrs. Harley Long had as her
iother's Day guests her husband,
Who is employed in a city; her
laughter, Mrs. Ethel Craft; Mr..
nd Mrs. Martin Long and family
t Bethany Beach; Mr.. and Mrs.
'aul Ward and Mr.. and Mrs. Paul
Adkins of Philadelphia, and Mr..
nd Mrs. H. Therl Long and daugh-
err, Connie Mae of this town. The
My member of her family who was
bsent was her son, Milton H. Long
pho is in an army training camp
n the West Coast.
Mrs. William E. Monroe spent
ew days last week visiting her
rother, John Dingle, in Dover.
Last week the regular monthly
leeting of the Bright Idea class Of
he Frankford Methodist Church
chool was entertained by Miss
Iarjorie Chamberlain at the home
/ her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Nor
rood C. Chamberlain, on Clayton
venue. The leader. Mrs. Estella
|. Long, and ten of the members
Iere present, as follows: Misses
arolyn williams, Eileen Campbell.
acqueline Hudson. Helen Parsons,
live Lowe, Joyce Hudson, Jean
[cComrick, Ann Strickland and
ally Franklin. The hostesses.
erved club sandwiches, punch and
eanuts.