Milford chronicle., 1944-03-24
HOUSTON

We are sorry to. report Mrs
Shockley Daugherty and Mrs. Geo
Kirkby are on the sick list and glat
Mrs. William .Coulbourne is mucf
improved at this time.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dennis Minner re
ceived a telegram from the Wal
Department saying their son, Will
liam, was very ill in a hospital
somewhere in Italy and a few days
later they received a letter from
Bill saying he was getting along
all right.
The school and community are
very glad that Mrs. Wallace Han
son is able to be back on the job
after nearly three months absence
due to illness.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harold Lynch and
daughter Charlotte entertained to
dinner on Sunday, Rev. and Mrs.
N. c. Benson and Miss Mary Mack
lin. Miss Macklin of Germantown,
Pa, representative of the w. C.
T. u, was guest speaker at the
morning services at the church.
Donald Armour, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Lloyd Armour, had the mis-
fortune to get his leg fractured
while playing soccer at school on
Thursday of last week. His leg is
now in a cast.
The school was visited on Tues
day by Miss Shepherd of the Art
Department and Mr.. Farley. gener-
al supervisor.
Notice: Waste paper is vital
product necessary for victory. The
school will make a collection of all
kinds of paper from o'clock till
6 o'clock on Wednesday afternoon.
March 29. Please have your mag
aZines. newspapers. waste paper
and cartons tied securely and plac-
ed ready for collectors and patrons
living in the surrounding country
side. Please bring your papers in
as you come into town any time
next week. Remember all papers.
securely tied in bundles.
Mr.. and Mrs. Merrill ThistlewOOd
were the dinner guests on Sunday
at the home of their son-in-law and
daughter, Mr.. and Mrs. L. Paul
Greenlee and son Larry.
Mrs. Chester Benson has been
entertaining a friend. Mrs. COuburn
from Georgia.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edwin Prettyman
and son Kenneth spent Saturday in
Wilmington as the guests of Mrs.
Prettyman's parents. Mr.. and Mrs
Paul Clifton and family.
New Century club Notes
The Houston New Century Club
met on Tuesday night. March 81.
in their club room with Mrs. James
Harrington presiding, with the us
ual opening procedure and the bus
mess session. After the reports
had been given. communications
read and the business transacted,
the meeting was turned owed to the
chair ladies'. Mrs. Dufendach and
Mrs. Daniels, but due to unavOid-
able circumstances. Mrs. Daniels
could not be present. so Mrs. Du-
fendach had the program. Infer
national Relations" was the sub
ject. A song. America" by the
club. Mrs. Dufendach read a most
interesting article by Irwin Edman.
entitled The Promises Men Live
By" Promises are the most prac-
tical aspects of human morality.
They are the instruments of per-
sOnal and national integrity The
worst insecurity is not knowing
whom one can trust and how much.
Mrs. Richard Bennett read several
very interesting current events and
Mrs. Merrill Thistlewood also told
of several international events
which had happened quite recent
ly. The hymn. Onward Christian
Soldiers" was sung by the club. 1
During the social hour the hostess
served delicious angel food cake
and ice cream, after which the
meeting adjourned till Tuesday
night. April 4, with Mrs. Howard
as chair lady. Her sub
iect is Conservation. All the can
ned food which was given the food
bank has been donated TO the
school.
Houston Methodist Church
Norman G.. Benson. Pastor
Sunday, March 26
10 a. m.-Church School.
II a. Morning Worship. Ad-
lress. is God Real to YOu?"
7:3O p. m.-Evening Worship.
Address. Truth and Freedom"
Wildwood Methodist Church
2 p. m.-Church School.
3 p. m.-AfternOOn Worship.
Methodist Church
. u. m.-Church School.