Milford chronicle., 1944-03-03
GEORGETOWN

M Mrs. Elizabeth Mac Harris, fifty
# eight, wife of Charles B. Harris, o
| this place, died on Friday night o
IN heart trouble in the Milford hos
# pital The body was shipped Il
her former home at Broadsville
M Pa, on Sunday where funeral ser
vices were held ON Tuesday. In
terment was made there. Mrs
Harris was daughter of Mr.. an,
Mrs. Samuel Smith, of Broadsville
For many years her husband ha:
been employed as flagman for thu
Pennsylvania Railroad Company al
the Market street crossing here.
Soldier Killed by Explosion
Pvt. Horace f. Murphy, aged 35
son of Landreth Murphy, of Mills
boro, was killed at Camp Stewart
Ca, on Friday, Feb. IS, when a
shell exploded near where he was
standing. Funeral services were
held on Tuesday afternoon at two
o'clock at the funeral home Of H
B. Hickman at MillsborO. with in
terment in Mechanics Cemetery
that town.
Funeral services for Mrs. Evelyr
Davis, aged rs. widow of Harry
Davis, of Millsboro, who died We'd
nesday night, Feb. 16. were held at
the Hickman funeral home at Mills
boro on Saturday afternoon. Inter
ment was made at Evergreen Gene
a terry in Berlin, Md.
The funeral for George d. Tay-
lor, aged 75, who died Wednesday
Feb. 16, at his home near Spring
field Cross Roads, was held Friday
at the Hickman funeral home at
Mfllsboro. with interment in Me-
chanics' Cemetery in that town
Mr.. Taylor, well known farmer in
Indian River hundred, has been ir
poor health for about five years. He
is survived by his wife, Mrs. Rhoda
Taylor.
Miss Doris B. Layfield, daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. Orville Layfield, OF
DagsborO, and Orville Thomas Gray
of Frankford, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Thomas G. Gray, of DagsborO, were
married on Tuesday night, Febru-
s ary 15, by the Rev. l.. Rodney
Boaz, pastor of the FrankfOro
Presbyterian Church.
1t has just been disclosed that
during the recent bond drive here
that the small detachment of sol
aiers stationed here and belonging
to the 18th Infantry; purchased
$4,515 worth of bonds, thereby
keeping faith with their buddies
on the battle fronts.
COkesbury Sunday School Officers
The Sunday School of Cokesbury
Methodist Church, six miles from
here, has been reorganized with
the following officers: Superintend-
ent, Roy G. HILL. assistant superin-
tendent, Wilmer Swain; secretary,
William Lambden; treasurer, Mrs.
Woodrow Wilson; missionary treas
urer, Mrs. Roy G. Hill.
Several students from Wesley
Junior College, Dover, put on a
program for the Youth Fellowship
of the church on Wednesday night
at Grace Methodist Church here.
A full evening program of worship,
study and recreation given with
young people of Wesley Methodist
Church and those on the George
town Circuit participating.
Prof. Calvin E. Afflerbach, rural
supervisor of Sussex schools and
local chairman of the Red Cross,
decided some weeks ago to ascer-
tain, if possible. what the boys over.
seas thought about the Red Cross
and the work that it is doing. He
communicated with many of them
in different war zones and the
unanimous response was that they
appreciated what was being done
for them. Some of them stated that
it was one of the biggest morale
builder that they knew about, be-
cause it furnishes entertainment
and sports and looks after many
other activities.
Peter Napolitano, who used to be
"fresh-air-kid" from New York,
and who spent part of the summers
with Mr.. and Mrs. George E. Walls,
is now visiting them for few days.
He has just finished his boot train
ing at Sampson, N. Y.
Pvt. Joel Braunfeld. stationed at
Aberdeen, Md, has been visiting
his parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. E.
Braunfeld, on the Georgetown
Lewes highway.
Relatives of Corp. Edward Kia-
mie have received word from him
that he has been transferred from
Australia to New Guinea.
Mrs. Aleine r. Royal has return
ed from New York City where she
has been visiting her husband, Ma
jor Thayer Royal, for few days. |
Rodney B. Pride has received
word that his grandson. Ryan
Weekes, of Elizabethtown. KY, is
now overseas and that his brother,
James C. Weekes, seaman second
class, is doing convoy duty in the
North Atlantic. Mrs. Weekes. the
former Sara Pride, is well known
here. She and her husband for a
number of years lived on East Pine
street.
Corp. Robert Lawson, Elgin
Field, Fla, is spending a few days
with hi sparents. Representative
and Mrs. Harvey r. lawson. near
Millsboro.
Lieut.. Marie Schumacher, of New
York, has been spending a few
days with her mother, Mrs. Edwin
Schumacher, at Millsboro.
Mrs. Willard Prettyman. who has
been undergoing treatment in the
Milford hospital, has returned to .
her home here.
Mrs. Charles Short and Mrs.
Hugh Smith are spending a few
days with their husbands who are
stationed at Fort Bragg, N. c.
Mrs. Eva b. Pittard has received