Milford chronicle., 1944-02-04
HOUSTON

I His Excellency Governor Walter
W. Bacon win be present anC
speak at the bond rally to be held
at the Houston community building
next Wednesday evening at eight
O'Clock A local committee headed
by Senator Robert II. Yerkes is ar
ranging for the meeting to which
every man, woman and child in the
Houston community is invited,
Plan now to buy that extra bond
!. next Wednesday evening.
John w. Dawson is very much
improved after having been i'll for
several weeks and is able to be out
again.
! Corporal Armour Purcell OF
Kingman, Arizona, has been spend
ing the last week with his grand
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Charles P.
1 Armour
On Thursday, Mr.. and Mrs. Hem
ry Sapp, Harry and Hazel Sapp
went to Baltimore to meet their son
Bill Sapp, who has been stationed
near Nashville, Tenn, and who
has been granted a short time to
be home after an absence of eight
months.
Bill Wechtenhiser has returned
to camp after having spent eleven
days with his wife. Josephine, and
his parents in Harrington.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jack ID. Kennedy
and daughters Elaine and Kathleen
of Wilmington, spent the weekend
with Mr.. and Mrs. Emory Webb and
Eileen.
Mr.. and Mrs. l.. Paul Greenlee
entertained at a family dinner on
Sunday. Those present were Mr..
and Mrs. Merrill Thistlewood. Mr..
and Mrs. Jack d. Kennedy and
daughters, Elaine and Kathleen, of
Wilmington; Mr.. and Mrs. Emory
Webb and daughter Eileen, Mr.. and
Mrs. George B. Thistlewood and
daughter Nancy, Mrs. Cora Satter-
field and Frank M. Johnson.
w. ]. Dufendach, who has been
on a three-weeks' business trip to
Chicago, returned home on Tues
day.
Senator Robert II. Yerkes attend
ed the Both annual meeting of the
Del-Mar-Va Press Association at
the Hotel DUPONT last Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edwin Prettyman
entertained at a family dinner on.
Sunday. the occasion being in hon
or of their twenty-lfth wedding an
niversary.
Mrs. James Salisbury, Jr.. has
gone to Texarkana, Tex. to join
her husband, Tech. Sergt. Sauls-
bury, who is stationed there. Mrs.
Salisbury is the former Esther Bul-
lock. a graduate of the Milford
Memorial Hospital Nurses Train
ing School.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Kershaw
and daughters Roberta and Corinne
of Ridgley, Md. were the guests of
Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Greenlee and
Larry.
The Houston New Century Club
met on Tuesday night, Feb. l, in
the club room with Mrs. Harold
Lynch and Mrs. Ralph Butler as
chairwomen. Their subject was
Public Welfare" They had as
guest speakers Mr.. and Mrs. Lands.
teachers from Delaware Colony at
Stockley.
Mrs. Jennie H. Hendricks is some
better and able to leave her bed for
a few hours each day. She is very
desirous of thanking her many
friends who sent flowers. and des-
serts during her illness, in person,
and as she is as yet unable to leave
the house, they are invited to visit
her.
Mrs. Arlan d. Wilson was a din
ner guest of her son. Arthur Will
son. and wife. of near Milford, on
Sunday. '
Houston Methodist ChHreh
Norman c. Benson, Pastor
For Sunday, Feb. 6.
10 A. M.-Church School.
IL A. M.-Morning Worship. Ad-
dress: Pray-But Shut the Door.
1880 p. M.-Evening Worship.
Address: Gossip.
The Woman's Society for Chris
tian Service will meet on Thursday
evening, February 10, at the home
of Mrs. Eva Wilson.
MnIwOOd Methodist Church
10 A. M.-Church School,
WilIiamsVille Methodist Church
2 p. M.-Church School.
3 p. M.-Afternoon Worship.