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Milford chronicle., 1945-08-03
GLENDALE

Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence Millman
of Philadelphia, were guests of Mr..
and Mrs. Arthur Williams last
week
Mr. and Mrs. y. +. Prettyman
and MIR. and Mrs. +. r. Workman
We're Saturday evening callers in
RehOboth.
Clarence f.. Abbott. Jr., has COM
pleted his training at Camp Bland
ing. Florida. and is spending "A ten
day furlough with his wife and
family in Georgetown. and also
his parents, Mr.. and Mrs c. f.
Abbott, ST., OF Ellendale and other
relatives and friends.
Miss Gwendolyn Lynch spent the
week end in Harrington as the
guest of Mr.. and Mrs Edward
Warren and family and while there
attended the Harrington Fair.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. Williams and
friends SISTED in Rehobuth on
Saturday.
Miss Janet Lee Worthington of
Milford was the guest OF Miss Phyl-
lis DickersOn last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Earle Worthington
of Milford were Sunday evening
guests of Mr.. and Mrs David FL
lingsworth.
Mrs. Della b. Reed and Miss
Virginia Lingo spent the week end
at Oak Orchard
Miss Lois Williams visited
friends in Milford last week.
Mr.. and Mrs Earl Isaacs and
famil yare spending the week at
Blue Heaven" cottage at Oak Or
chard
Mrs. Della W. Baker entertained
guests last week
Alr. and Mrs. Paul ID. Hess of
Allentown, Pa. and friends were
guests of MIR. and Mrs. Robert A.
Warren last week.
Wedding bells will soon be heard
in our community. Guess who?
Miss Dorothy Harmstad of Ard
more, Pa, was the guest of Mr.
and Mrs. W. Nelson Hall last
week
Mr.. and Mrs. L. W. Ellingsworth
and daughter. Shirley Lea, were
weekend guests of Mr. and Mrs.
j. k. Eyndall of Lewes.
Sunday dinner guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. {. r. Abbott, ST., were Pri-
vate c. +. Abbott, Jr, and Mrs.
Abbott and son Jimmy of George
town, ElanOs Ray Nailor of Lin
coin, Mr. and Mrs. Elwood Lynch
In ~
. Ellendale.
Births
Mr.. and Mrs. f.. Gorlich of ia
maica, \. Y. are receiving con
| gratulations upon the arrival of d
fine daughter, weighing pounds
: 52 ounces on July II, and is nam
ed Ellen Jean. This is their sec
l Ond daughter.
[ Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Tucker O
= Greenwood are the proud parents
f of a fine baby girl, who arrived il
: the Milford Memorial Hospital, il
), Milford, on July % Mrs Tucke
$ was Miss Grace Williams of Ell
are fine
= Glendale Methodist Church
Rev. W. &. Barlow. Pastor
II Sunday, August 5
7 Sunday School at 10 a. m. il
d charge of f. W. Ireland, superin
It tendent.
l. Meeting
n Class No. will be entertaine
+. by Mrs. Bessie Clark on Saturda
h evening. August A. at her cottag
d at Slaughter Beach at Z O'CLOCK
e Each member bring covered disf
n husband, friend or sweetheart an
,e have a delightful evening. All al
cordially invited.
Milford chronicle., 1945-08-03

Miss sara BaIcus lett Saturday
Ion a weeks vacation i'll the POGO
mos Mountains
Claude Hollis Of toatrs> lie.
PENNSYLVANIA was in town Wed
trodaN ana Thursday erecting old
lticndA
Mrs Katherine Rostnau of Long
Beach y y is visiting her sister
and family Mr and Mrs. Frank
FuIuluutk
AIr. ana Mrs George Shraffrr
and children returned to town on
u"sd;A after spending thr month
"i July At krhoboth
Nl. ana Mrs Brown Thawlrv
and children are occupying cot
ia2r 1t Rrhobuth for TWO weeks.
hey lett OH Saturday.
Mrs. Virginia liolston left yes
l"rday 1"r Mrrrdian Miss. where
III" viii visit her husband. Scrrt-
ant Townsend liolstom.
Frank W Davis of Boston Mass
spent last week end in Milford
with his father. Mark /. Davis and
his son. Mark l.. Davis, H.
Mr. and Mrs. *. J. Downing and
MISS Betty Hammond of Whining
ton ""r" week end guests of Nh
"hd Mrs. j. PoStlrs Hammond.
Miss Frances Emory ana Miss
Sara Ann lynch spent few days
last week III Philadelphia and Cam
den. \ j.. visiting relatives.
Mrs John Il Baker and two
children, Loretta ana John Beverly
returned home on FRIDAY of last
Week alter a week At Ocean city.
WI" Frances PrttNiohn and Miss
Lucy kumpatich, both University
ol Delaware students. spent last
Week end as quests ui their res
p"'ltN" parents.
Mrs "Chuck" Wright Mrs Earl
@taat@ and daughter Ethel have re-
turned home after spending the
paSt Wrch at Rthubuth Beach al
the SalmUns cottage.
Mrs. Gene Pratt and two chill
dl"l, John Lynn and Lucille. left
"Wednesday for Miami. Florida I,
Joln Lieutenant Pratt. who is sta
TONED there after duty in tht
South Pacific
Mrs. John r. wilkins spent til,
paAt Weekend III Milford as tn,
| GUEST o1 Mr.. and Mrs John Wilk
. ms Mrs. Wilkins. Il former mlrs,
r at tn" Milford Memorial Hospital
Is now working i'll Salisbury. Md.
Mr. ana Mrs. George Ninyart
i spent the past week end with Nh
I and Mrs. Harry Ninyard at thei
t. home on West Front Street The
I have now moved To I.inEuniei
I ItnnSN hania where they vii
make their home
t Miss Mary Lee Jacobs rrturne
7 nom" This week after spending
;. month at Long Acres camp. f,a>
!. Aurora, y. \ While at camp sh
= won FIRST priI" for the best horS,
\ back riding III the horse show NJ
II and Mrs Philip Jacobs met thti
Z daughter in Philadelphia on Fr
$ day night. where they Went To ST
the show "Oklahoma.
Milford chronicle., 1945-08-03

Milford School will reopen on
Wednesday, September ..
The Church Aid OF Millwood will
hold their annual picnic at Mrs.
Russell Robbins cottage at
Slaughter Beach ON Friday even
ing, August 3. at $50 O'Clock All
members are invited Take Il bas-
ktt supper and cold drink will
be furnished
Milford chronicle., 1945-08-03
Downy Mildew Now
AT Epidemic Stage
COontinued from r1rst rag0

tn" development of this disease.
and while Loco, control may not
be effected if the wet weather con
tluucS. the use of the above dust
or spray will effect some control
and save a good portion of the
Grip il they are used Immediately.
Milford chronicle., 1945-08-03
Obituary

SAMMONS
Mrs. Mary Little Sammons, %
years old, wife of William c. Sam
mons of Milford. died Saturday,
july 2S, i'll the Pennsylvania Hos
pital, Philadelphia Funeral ser
vices We're held al the Berry Flu
neral Home, Milford. Wednesday
afternoon at , O'Clock. The Rev.
Dr Frank HersOn. pastor of Ave
nue. Methodist Church, otticiated
lnttrment i'll odd Fellows GENIE
terry, Milford In addition to her
husband. She is survived by Charles
White of Milford. Il brother; Colo
mel W r. Lank. also of Milford
was her uncle. Mrs. SammunS for
many years previous To her mar
riage was aSsociattd with The |.
ID. CHulk company. working at The
Toronto, Canada. branch.
Milford chronicle., 1945-08-03

The wedding of Miss Helen
Coffin. daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs w. Potter Coffin and Ser
geant Alfred r. skipper Jr.,
son OF Mr.. and Mrs a f Skip
per Of Philadelphia has been
announced The ceremony took
place in the Navy Chapel at
Portsmouth. Va. on Saturday,
July n Mrs. skipper is Stt-
toned at the Navy IIo@pltal
and a member OF the Navy
Nurse Corps. Sergeant skip
per is located at the Aberdeen
Proving Grounds in Maryland.
Milford chronicle., 1945-08-03
THOMAS

Ernest linwUud Thomas, S4 years
old, educator and merchant. who
had lived with his niece, Mrs Ma
son Baxter in Milford. tor the last
l. years. died Saturday night. July
2H. As a young man he taught
school at BurrSVillr. in Caroline
County, Md. Later, he taught at
GraHunNillt, on Kent Island. When
ht retired from teaching, he be-
came a merchant at GraSunNille
4 native OF Kent Island. lie Was
the son of the late William ]and
Mary Lewis Thomas He was Su-
ptrintendtnt of the Sunday school
at the church at GraSonville for
80 years. Surviving are two bro
Tiers, Lee Thomas Of Annapolis.
Md, Christopher Thomas of Cen
trevillt. Md and One sister. Mrs
Susie McMtnOmuln OF BroOkline
Pa. His wife. the former Miss Pru-
dtnce r. Ford. died several years
ago. Funeral services We're con
Quoted 1T the church in GraSOn-
willie, On Wednesday at p. m. with
burial III Chesterfield cemetery, in
Ctntrtyille.
Milford chronicle., 1945-08-03
THIRTY YEARS AGO
TAKEN FROM THE lsl5 FILES or TIE
MiLFORD CHRONICLE

Mrs. Robert V Watson and her
daughter, Mrs. Sarah Curtis Stant-
on We're called home from Atlantic
city last Tuesday by the death of
Mrs. StantOn'S mother-in-laW, Mrs.
James G.. Stanton.
Mrs. Vance and Miss Elizabeth
Vance of Winfield, Pennsylvania
have been guests at the home of
Secretary of State George ii. Hall.
MIR. and Mrs. Edward Hurley and
son. Mills left yesterday for
short visit To Philadelphia and
Atlantic City.
George Grier, John Davis and
1had Windsor are attending the
pony-pennln& at Chincoteaeue
Island.
William l.. Smith of Philadel-
delphia is visiting his parents, Mr..
and Mrs. William Smith.
James II. SaleVan spent few
days this week at Smyrna and
, Newark
Young chickens have been
scarce i'll Milford for the past two
weeks and a price has ranged
lrom 70 10 - cents per pound for
the 2roWing breeds.
Mr.. and Mrs. David Vinvard of
Houston and their guests, Mr.. and
Mrs. Walter Wharton OF New York
city also Mr. and Mrs. John Coli
son, Mr.. and Mrs j. C. Wharton
Alr and Mrs. Tom Frazier, Mr.. and
Mrs. James Fisher and Elizabeth
Wharton were members of a motor
party To RehOboth Beach on Tues
day of last week.
Despite the treatening day that
prevailed at Bridgeville last Tues
day, Mr. Myers had one OF the
finest and best horse races ever
held at the Delaware Stock Farm
Milford chronicle., 1945-08-03
JONES

Miss Eleanor Marie Jones, age
% years. passed away suddenly i'll
San Antonio. Texas. Of an acute
heart attack on Friday, July p.
Surviving Miss Jones are her mo-
ther. Mrs. Marie Wilson and grand
mother, Mrs. Nellie Nadakin, both
of Milton; four aunts, Mrs. Lucle
Allin and Mrs. t.ugenia Green, both
of San Antonio. Texas. Mrs. Libby
Perry of Jacksonville. Fla. and
Mrs. Madge Mclaughlin of New
Castle; two uncles. William j.
Green of San Antonio, Texas, and
{. NJ. Mclaughlin of New Castle
Funeral services for Miss Jones
will be held today from Wilson 5
Funeral Home Milton, at = p. III.
and interment will be made in the
Odd Fellows cemetery, Milton, witt
Rev. Milton Elliott of Milton Otfi-
ciating.
Milford chronicle., 1945-08-03
W El.CII

Miss Fannie r. Welch, age 81
years, only remaining child of Ne
hemiah ID. and Mary Parker Welch
passed away at her home ON chest
nut street. Milton, on Wednesday
July %. Miss Wtlch was a gradu-
ate uf the Trenton. y. j., Normal
School, received her Masters De-
gree from Teachers College, Col
umbia University in 1922 and for
80 years taught history at Passaic
High School. Passaic, y. j., being
head or the history department al
the time of her retirement. She
travelled extensively abroad. and
l. years ago, at the death OF her
brothers. wife. Miss Welch return
to make a home for her brother
Peter +. WelCh. Long a member OF
St John the Baptist Episcopal
Church in Milton Miss Welch's in
tereSt in the Episcopal Church was
nation wide. Surviving Miss Welch
are three nieces, Mrs. Catherine w
Davis OF MOrreStown. \. j., Miss
, Florence NJ. Welch and Mrs. George
NJ. Welch. both of Brooklyn, y. Y.
and two nepheWA, Colonel George
NJ Welch of Brooklyn. y. Y, and
Alden ". Welch OF Flushing \. y
Funeral services were held i'll St
Johns Episcopal Church III Milton
at two o'clock on Saturday. and in
terment was made in the Goshen
Methodist cemetery, Milton, Will
Rev. Joseph s Kinks OF Milford
and George s Buhl of Millsboro
officiating.
Milford chronicle., 1945-08-03

rga22-z-, HE unusually wet
W. u weather was Ger
tainly not good IOr
lE3 q the annual visit of
- -------@>I the Fresh Air chill
drrn which terminated ON
Tuesday In between the show
erS, however. there was time
for pleasure provided for hy
the kindly hosts and hOatrsSes.
Fourteen came for the two
weeks period and three re-
manned for 4 longer stay with
friends whom they had visited
before. Leaving the crowded
districts OF a big city behind,
the boys and girls enjoyed the
open spaces. fresh country air
and food, and stored up some
healthtul sun rays thrtWrrn
the dropal fot the loh& stretch
ahead This is wonderful
opportunity Tor sharing the
bounty Of this community
d3
Announcement have been
received here hy friends OF the
marriage of Miss Mary Eliza
beth Morris and Mn Bernard
F.. Briggs. which took place i'll
Watkins Glen. ~ y. on Satur-
day. July If Mn Briggs, Il lieu
tenant i'm the t. s. Army, was
recently homurably discharged
from the service and will re-
turn to Milford this fall rs IN
instructor in ply steal eduCa-
tion, Il position he occupied be-
fore he entered the Army
q
Bobby and Billy Rrereton,
twin sons of Mr.. and Mrs.
Frank Rrerrton. celebrated
their seventh birthday ON Mon
dav at their home having 4
few friends in for games and
refreshments.
Milford chronicle., 1945-08-03

CAHAII. RETTS
Miss Flurturr NJ Cahall and
Joseph f. Belts WEI" married ON
Sunday July -. at the calvary
Methodist parsonage III Milford
Krv l.. r. Werner performed the
ceremony
t.+.S'
SCIlFI.liOU 81 OTWEIL
Mrs. virginia Schrlhuusr and
James Otwrll were qiurtly mar
ird at the Avenue Methodist par
aonasc ON Monday evening, JuIy
80. IN. Frank llrrson ohicia'rd.
The only attendants were Sergeant
Gtur"r OIWcll and wife.
t.'..i+
JONES lIOI.STON
On Saturday evening. July II.
1T EIGHT O'clock in harrington.
Miss Susan Jones. dau&htrr Of Mrs.
Edith Jones. Cedar Neck. became
the bride OF Ernest t. lIolSton son
OF Mr. and Mrs Herman Ilu!Ston
OF Milford. ReV X l.. Jones per
! formed the ceremony. MIR. IIolSton
has recently been honorahly dis
charged from the Army.
G7.G
STERNER PERKINS
James f.. Perkins, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Rullin Perkins OF Brlllluwer
california and the former Betty
Sternyr, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs
Norman Strrner OF near Milford
were married June Ii, l945, i'll La,
Vegas NrVada Reverend v lillian
I.oNett performed the ceremony
hicn was conducted at the We,
BIT % Heather Chapel MIR. ant
Mrs. Perkins are rcSidin% III Ions
Icach. California. where they plan
to make their permanent home
Mrs Perkins has been living il
California since January of thi
year. She was Il member of til,
Milford High School class of 10.
el+sSt
MARVEL. MORGAN
Miss Gladys Marvel daughter .
! Mn and Mrs William T. Marvr
: of Grand island Nebraska. an,
Franklin Morgan, son Of AuGustu
MORGAN, and late Mrs. Belle Nor
gan of Houston. were married Il
seven O'Clock ON Saturday, July -
; at Houston Methodist Churcl
which was beautifully drcoratrt
The Rev lIaddaWaY prrlurme
the ceremony The bride wor"
white tallcta gown, fitted hodic
outlined in sclG-matcrial futile;
Sh,. wore Il short veil held in plaC
with Il wreath of bahy'S breat
and carried a nosrgay of rose bud
and old Fashioned flowers. MIR
;, Marshall v Hart sister of III
groom was the brides only attrnt
ant. She was dressed in dusty blu
}, sheer crepe and lace. Her corSag
was Of American Beauty roses an
;, babyS breath Francis G. Simpson
- brother law of the groom, W,
best man The Misses Hazel an
: Ann Sapp sang starlight al
( Roses" and Fl Love You Truly
Il The wedding music was played !
II Airs. William Johnson The rrcrI
ton was held at the home of NJ
and Mrs Simpson for the immrd
- ate families. after which the coup
- left for short trip in WaShln
a ton. ID. {. The groom has recent
been given Il discharge after ha
iG% served - months in Il
Southwest Pacific
Milford chronicle., 1945-08-03
CEDAR NECK

Keep your heart and mind on
the higher plane OF living, you
will be the happier for having done
Milford chronicle., 1945-08-03
S,lILIJIoISt, OTWEII

Mrs Virginia Schrlhuusr and
James Otwcll were qlurtly mar
lied at the Avenue Methodist par
nonagc ON Monday evening, JulY
80 IN Frank llrrsou oflriar"d.
The only attendants were Sergeant
GEORGE OtWcll and Wife.
Milford chronicle., 1945-08-03

Despite the treatening day that
prevailed at Bridgeville last Tues
day, Mr.. Myers had one OF the
finest and best horse races ever
held at the Delaware Stock Farm.
Milford chronicle., 1945-08-03

The Sewing Circle Went to
RthObOth last week on Wed
nesday To be the guest OF Mrs
George Shaeltrr. who with her
family spent the month of July
there. The members went
down in time for luncheon and
then spent the afternoon on
the beach Miss Frances Lam
mey, Il former member. who is
III Rthoboth for the summer,
Joined the Circle tor the after
noon This week Mrs Dean
kimmrl was the hostess
&
Mrs. Hallett Niny1rd enter
tanned group OF young Girl"
on Monday. i'm honor of the
ninth birthday of Shirley
Forstman of New York city,
who has been her guest Ion
two weeks. this being the third
summer that she has visited
the Vineyards at their home
near Haven Lake. The guests
were Mary Jane Waters, Flea
nor Prettyman, Marilyn Weary,
Lois Deputy, Jane DeChant,
Sylvia Ann Daueherty, Helen
Wllgus, Kay Taylor and l.or-
aine DrttOn.
Milford chronicle., 1945-08-03

Mrs. Vance and Miss Elizabeth
Vance of Winfield. Pennsylvania
have been guests at the home of
Secretary Of State George ii. Hall
Milford chronicle., 1945-08-03

William l.. Smith of Philadel-
delphia is visiting his parents, Mr..
and Mrs. William Smith.
Milford chronicle., 1945-08-03

George Grier John Davis and
| had Windsor are attending the
p0ny-pennlnS at Chincoteaeue
Island.
Milford chronicle., 1945-08-03

Young chickens have been
scarce i'll Milford for the past two
weeks and a price has ranged
IRON 20 10 - cents per pound for
the growing breeds.
Milford chronicle., 1945-08-03

James II. SaleVan spent a few
days this week at Smyrna and
Newark.
Milford chronicle., 1945-08-03

Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Hurley and
son, Mills left yesterday for
short visit To Philadelphia and
Atlantic City.
Milford chronicle., 1945-08-03

Mr. ana Mrs. George Ninyard
spent the past week end with Mr.
and Mrs. Harry Ninyard at their
h"m" ON West Front Street. They
have nov moved To I.inEonier.
ItnnsN NlNaniH where they will
make their home
Milford chronicle., 1945-08-03

Mrs. John r. Wilkins spent the
past Weekend III Milford as the
Guest o1 MIR and Mrs John Wilk-
ms. Mrs Wilkins. Il former nurse
at tn" Milford Memorial Hospital.
is nov working in Salisbury. Md.
Milford chronicle., 1945-08-03
WEDDINGS
CAfAII. RE.TTS:

CAHAII. Rt.TTS
Miss Florence NJ CHhall and
Joseph +. Belts wcl" married on
Sunday. July - At the calvary
Methodist parsonage III Milford
RrN. l.. r. Werner performed the
Milford chronicle., 1945-08-03

Mrs. Gen" Pratt and two chill
dr"n, John Lynn and Lucille, left
"Wednesday tor Miami, Florida to
Joln Lieutenant Pratt. who is sta
toned there after duty in the
South Pacific.
Milford chronicle., 1945-08-03

HE unusually wet
| weather was Ger
tainly not good for
the annual visit of
J lLn IN1.nAA Al. I'M
Detroit evening times., 1945-03-18

sweet music and dancing girls, ! &C.
cepted on the first ballot.
The old Sultan dragged out the
narghiles. That's a Turkish hypo.
dermic. There's a tub of water with
the tobacco in a channel marker. You
inhale the smoke through long rub
Der tubes.
Every time you inhale smoke
comes out of your nose and water
out of your ears. It's like bobbing
for apples in a storm at sea.
Not to be -eatdeHe in Oriental
courtesy said to the Sultan, Thanks
for the diluted blend. II you ever
come to America you must call on
me. I'll flood cellar and we'll have
real smoke"
Detroit evening times., 1945-03-18
duced to French cigars
which taste like your
foot's asleep.

which taste like your
foot's asleep.
A French cigar
wouldn't be so bad il
it kept its distance.
You light it on the
far end and puff on
the near end. The
worse IL tastes the
shorter it gets. ! know
you are not RESPONSE
BILE for floods in China
or e arthq ia ke S In
South America. But
this Is going on right
under your nose.
BY taking the lifts
out Of my shoes and
folding my opera hat
l can pass for a much
shorter man than I am.
So / had practically
Detroit evening times., 1945-03-18

So l had practically
brown off pursuit
Detroit evening times., 1945-03-18


when foolishly lighted a Hungarian
cheroot and they picked up the
familiar scent once again.
I paid two dollars a pack In Bel
grade for something they called
Happy Hits. The cigarettes were
fakes made in Cairo, Egypt. They
were so full OF worm holes 1t was
like playing a piccolo.
We might have gotten through
with the smuggled omelets If we
hadn't overturned the canoes shoot
ing the rapids in Venice.
I'm speaking of the Third Catar'
act near the Grand Hotel. So when
the Sultan invited me to Istanbul to
a Turkish smoker with soft lights,
Detroit evening times., 1945-03-18

That was a tough Winter in Sy
erland The St. BernardS were v
ing on tables indoors.
Detroit evening times., 1945-03-18

had almost broken tho cigarette
habit in Munich, where our cigarettes
were one smacker and 50 megs per
dndle of 20. l say l had almost
broken the habit. Fortunately, two
of my friends went through town and
l borrowed it back again,
II was a long portage by sleeper to
the Riviera. BY this time | was re.
Detroit evening times., 1945-03-18

We left for Paris, where the natives
stared in amazcment at our shoes.
French tobacco tastes like II has been
aged in a parrots cage a pack OF
American cigarettes cost 32 cents.
Detroit evening times., 1945-03-18
BY ARTHUR
BUGS BAER

Author OF You Can Always Break a
Bad Habit With Worse One"
II GUESS the shortage in cigarettes
II has affected me fewer than any
other addict.
always picked them up short.
Aaakespeare didn't say Butt me no
Is" until his first show clicked
and he was in the money.
Detroit evening times., 1945-03-18

In the Spring OF 1927 had been
chased across the Alps by bit OF
brown paper.
Detroit evening times., 1945-03-18

What | didn't like about the trar
action was the tobacconist expect'
an extra dime tip. Then he hand
you the pack like II was his turn
treat
Evening star., 1945-04-11
Brave Russian Women Fear
u. S. Hats, Says Nine. Mogidoff

wrong side, but nobody seemed to
care"
Since then, however, Nine. Magi-
doff has addressed hundreds OF
audiences in almost every State and
has toured the country twice. She
confesses she learned English from
the platform.
A native Of MinSk, she served as
an educator in the new republic Of
Kirghiz in Soviet Asia. Later she
worked on a collective farm, and for
about year was merchant sea-
woman on Russian intercoastal
ShipS.
Evening star., 1945-04-11

sloshins yev spsss sise elseke<s s~t bsddnS
rste sjts sot,ee Police Prseses.
Post Office Filling Ssson. Church Government ead'nS
Apartment eSldns tsseb'ished u"eS Wa ss'is' Sa''o"
Unsee Astss.si co+hn, cone<,er o-ssss ~s' asies
Evening star., 1945-04-11

Russian women are brave, but not
brave enough to wear the hats OF
American women. says Nine. Mia
Magidoff, pretty Russian wife OF an
American radio correspondent In
Moscow.
Dressed in a grayish-tan suit and
with her brown hair stylishly swept
back from her ears, Nine. Magidoff
faced about 20 reporters, mostly
women, in an interview at the Will
lard Hotel yesterday. Right away
she brought up the subject of Wom-
ems hats, meanwhile glancing a
little incredulously at a weird
chapeau perched on the head Of one
of the lady reporters.
She is in Washington as volun-
teer speaker for Russian War Relief
and will speak before the East and
West Association at 8:15 o'clock to-
night in the Interior Department
auditorium. Tomorrow night from
5 to 7 o'clock she will be guest OF
honor at a Russian War Relief re-
ception at the United Nations War
Relief Center, 1720 1 street NV,
with Mrs. J. Borden Hartman as
chairman Nine. Magidoff's hus-
band. Robert, is American CORE
spondent for the National Broad
casting Co. in the Russian sapital.
She explained she came to Amer
lea in the winter Of 194l because of
a Soviet decree requiring the evac-
uation of wives and children Of
foreign correspondents. The day she
arrived in New York City by way of
China. she was invited to speak to
"a few people in Madison Square
Garden for the benefit Of Russian
War Relief, and soon found herself
facing an audience of $4,000.
Il couldn't speak English like I
do now" she said, so somebody
handed me a paper with IS Russian
words on it. I spoke the words into
the microphone. Unfortunately I
later found it was a one sided mi
crophone and had spoken into the
Evening star., 1945-04-11

Of the Texas Co. since 1888, died
yesterday in a hospital here.
A native of Robinson, Ill, and a
World War veteran, he entered the