Milford chronicle., 1943-02-26
Personal Happenings

Mrs. Henry Parker was i'm Del
mar on Tuesday.
Private Harold QuiIlen Of Gov
ernors Island, N, Y, was the week
end guest of Mr.. and Mrs. George
Quillen.
George P. vinyard, of Terre
Haute. Ind, spent the past week
with his parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Harry E. Vinyard.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gordon Warner of
Montreal. Canada, spent two weeks
with his mother, Mrs. j. w. War
ner of near Milford.
Private Doran P. McFadden, who
was lately inducted into the Army.
is now stationed at Fort Eustis,
Virginia. He is the son of Mr.
and Mrs. c. II. McFadden, 20 Fisher
avenue, Milford.
Master Kenny Walls celebrated
his eighth birthday last Friday.
February 70. at his home in South
Milford, with a few relatives and
little school friends present. Kenny
/ received several nice gifts and
cards. All wished him many more
happy birthdays.
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Daniel Rollie Baker. Jr.. has been
commissioned a second lieutenant
after completing the Officers Can
didate Course at the Infantry
School at Fort Benning. Lieuten-
ant Baker is the son of Mrs. Daniel
r. Baker. Sr.. Of Milford. He is
graduate of the Milford High
School.
Howard Warner had the misfOr-
tune of getting his knees badly
smashed last week while cranking
his truck in the garage on his farm
near Milford. The truck started
and before he could get out, he was
iammed between a cement wall and
the truck. Fortunately no bones
were broken.
Miss Mary Pearce spent the past
weekend with her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Joseph J. Pearce, and had
as her guests three schoolmates
from Harcum Junior College. They
were Miss Margaret Bechwith of
Springfield. Mass, Miss Elizabeth
Fehl of Reading. Pa. and Miss
Nancy Vaughn of POttsville, Pa.
.
Now eligible for an advancement
in rating in the Navy, Preston Lee
Rogers, Jr., II years old. son of
Mrs. Louise Mattison, Marshall
street. Milford, was graduated from
the school for Machinist's Mates at
the U. S. Naval Training Station at
Great Lakes, ILL.,, last Monday He
awaits assignment to active duty
with the feet or at shore station.
After spending a week with his
wife and friends, Corp. Nelson A.
Mosley. son of Andrew Mosley, Eel
ton. has returned to Luke Field,
Ariz.. where he works in the public
relations office with the former
film star. Sergt. Gene Autry. Cor
poral MOsley also played a part in
the new film, China. His brother,
Corp. Calvin L. Mosley. stationed
at Fort Devens, Mass, also spent
three days with his father and
friends recently.
Private Randall B. Donovan. Of
who recently entered mill
itary service. has arrived at the
Engineer Replacement Training
Center at Fort Leonard Wood. Mo-,
for an intensive training program
in preparation for combat engineer
duty. Training will include basic
subjects like close and extended
order drill. manual of arms. rifle
craftsmanship and combat prin-
ciples as well as the functions of
engineering-use of tools
and equipment, building of fixed
and floating bridges, demolitions
and construction of roads and OBJ ;
stacles. Soldiers go from here to
actical units or to special training
)r officer candidate schools.
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Daniel Rollie Baker, Jr. of Clay
mont. was commissioned a second
lieutenant in the Army of the Uni :
ed States ON Thursday, February
Is. upon successful completion of '
he officer Candidate Course at the ,
Infantry School at Fort Benning, :
ia. Lieutenant Baker is the son of
Mrs Daniel r. Baker, Sr, of Mil (
ord. The new lieutenant enlisted
II the army on July %. 1912. and
served with the 2Sth Inf. Ting. Bn..
amp Croft. S. c., before going to r
officer Candidate School three I
months ago. He held the rank of =
before being commission -.
ID. The new officer is a graduate :
# the Milford High School and
9eacom College. Wilmington.