Milford chronicle., 1945-07-27
PVT. Walter MarNil Injured

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Milton, Del. Mary Crouch Quis
Pvt. Walter Mar,il Injured
A youth who left i'll his Junior
Year at Milton High School To en-
list in the Marine Corps in Septell-
ber l943 has been wounded on Okl-
nawa. He is Walter ID. Marvll. ~,
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Granville Mar
vii His parents received word
from Marine Corps headquarters
that he suffered cOnCuSSiOn from
shell blast on May % on Oklna-
wa This word was received on
June 20 and the MarVilS have had
no further word of their son. tie
had training at Paris Island,
Camp LeJeune and Camp Pendle
ton. California. before leaving tOr
the Pacific theatre in October 1914.
Private MarVil. the only son of the
Alarvils was Il member of the sixth
Marine Division.
Mrs. George Reed and daughter
Viva. of Philadelphia, have return
ed home after spending some time
with Mr.. and Mrs. W. A Johnson.
Mrs. Thomas DickerSon of Mills
boro spent the week end with Mr.
and Mrs. Elmer J. Hastings.
Mrs. Nelma Wilson entertained
her bridge club ON Thursday even
ing at the home of her father Nj.
Harry Anderson at Fairmount
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Lingo of
Lafayette, Ind spent several day $
last week with his mother. Mrs.
Elizabeth Lingo.
Miss Janet Mitchell. daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Mitchell, of
Milton was operated on for appen-
dicitis on Friday morning al the
Memorial Hospital. Milford. Her
condition is gratifying to relatives
and friends.
Mrs. William Hamilton enter
tanned at bridge at her home in
Rehoboth on Wednesday. Mrs
Hazard, Mrs. John F. Wilson and
Mrs. j. Oliver Hazard.
Mrs. Oscar Dickerson and child
rem of Harrington were week emo
guests of Mr. and Mrs. Harry
Isaacs at Broadkill Beach
MIR and Mrs. William B. Frank:
of Philadelphia spent several day;
laSf week with Mr and Mrs. w a
Johnson.
Captain Rufus Reed has return
ed from Wilmington where he Sc
cured treatment for eye defect.
Mrs. Nancy Jones is spending
some time wit hher daughter Mrs
Della ClayVille.
Elliott-WallS Marriage
Miss Louise, daughter of Reve
rend and Mrs. Milton II. Elliott
and Mr. William Walls, son of Nh
and Mrs. Norman Walls, of liar
ringtOn. were married on Frida
afternoon at the home of TIL
brides parents. The bride was at
tired III blue silk with accessOrie
to match, and wore Il cOrsaSe {
yellow roses The matron Of hOnO
Mrs. Richard Chesser. was gowne
in black and white silk, wit
black accessories, and wore yello
roses. Samuel Elliott, brother {
the bride, was best man. The mott
er of the bride wore white sill
Jersey and Il cOrsage of red rose
The mother of the groom won
aqua blue silk and cOrsage {
red roses. The marriage CeremOn
was perforemd by the Brides fati
er. Preceding the ceremony Mis-
Martha Clendaniel sang. Il Low
You Truly" accompanied by Mr.
David button. Jr.. who also playt
the wedding march. Following IL
wedding a dinner was given by IL
groOm's parents at their hon
near Harrington. After the dim,
the newly weds left for RehObOt
where they spent several days.
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Walls al
children, Mrs George Hudson
Milton and Mr.. and Mrs. RaymOl
Short and children of GeOrgetOw
spending the week at Oak Orchar
Mr.. and Mrs. Horace DeAncOl
and son. Raymond of Philadelph
were the guests over the week el
of Miss LOletia Belts.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walton Dickerst
and children of HarbeSon we
dinner guests on Sunday at t
home of Mr.. and Mrs. LeR
Lynch near Ellendale.
Mrs. John F. Wilson, Mrs Jol
Hazard and Mrs. J. Leon Bla
attended the bridge luncheon
RehOboth by the ladies of the H
hoboth Episcopal Church
Thursday
Mrs. Ernest Nelson. of Gleno
and Mrs. Warren Lake of RehohC
were dinner guests of Miss l.ole
Belts on Wednesday.
Miss Peggy Coffin of Berlin.
was the guest of Miss Bertha Jor
the past week.
Paul Williams, L. s. A. station
with medical unit at Texas .
Base, is spending a fifteen-day f,
Tough with his family here.
Harry II. Webb. Milton's Wa
Superintendent. suffered Seve
heart attacks last week and is e
fined to his home. He is repor
as much improved.
While operating a clothes -wril
er at her home on Thursday NJ
Doris Reed Ritter lost a conside
BILE amount of her treSSeS WI
they caught in the electric wiring
Aside from the loss of a lot of h
and painful scalp, Mrs. Ritter
capped serious injury.
Miss Ruth Warren was a din
guest with Mr.. and Mrs. Geo
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