Milford chronicle., 1946-06-07

s1a E was a busy one for
M E@ the girls and boys
ms fin hing school
W at with the
exams, field day and Nav dav
preceding the activities of the
graduating class, every hour
was filled almost to overflow
ing. The twenty-four years of
service that Mr.. Robert f.. Shil-
ing has given to the schools of
Milford ended in a blaze of
glory and a shower of praise
and appreciation from parents.
students and friends of Mil
ford Schools. 1t is rare that
such span of years can go bv.
when standards can be upheld
through all of them. The plans
and work entailed will be re-
membered by these boys and
girls who have entered school
and graduated under his lead
ershlp' as long as life lasts.
Good wishes go with Mr.. ShilI-
ing in whatever scholastic field
he shall continue his work.
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MISS Frances Elaine Town
send. whose wedding to Mr..
Lewis Hayes Dickerson will
take place on June IS at the
home of her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. G. Marshall Townsend at
two O'Clock, will have her sis
ter, Miss Anne Townsend. as
her maid of honor and only
attendant. Mr.. James Dicker-
son of Salisbury, will be his
brothers best man. Families
and young friends of the
couple will attend the we'd
ding.
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Mr.. and Mrs. Granville 3.
Kinder announce the engage
ment of their daughter. Doris,
to Mr.. Thomas P. Bennett. son
of Mr.. and Mrs. Wilbur p. Ben
nett. They are both graduates
of Milford High School. Miss
Kinder attended GOldcy College
and Mr. Bennett. Clemson Col
1ege before being called into
the service. He served four
years in the Army Air Forces.
twenty months of which were
spent in China. AT the time of
his discharge he held the rank
of captain and was an Army
pilot On July 20 he will re-
turn to Clemson to finish his
education. No immediate date
has been set for the wedding.
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Perhaps the happiest pass
enger on the TranscOntinental
World Airliner "The Navajo"
leaving Sky HarbOr Airport.
Phoenix. Arizona. tomorrow af-
ternOOn will be Bob Walls, son
of Mr.. and Mrs. Albert F.
Walls of Phoenix. Bob is sched-
uled to arrive in Philadelphia
at a. m. Sunday. where he
will be met by relatives who
will bring him to Milford to
spend the summer with his
grandparents, Mr. and Mrs.
Alex Kirby. Bob left here with
his parents almost two years
ago. and moved to Arizona for
his health. This trip back to
see his relatives and friends
has been anticipated for some
time and the days will go by
all too swiftly until August
when Mr.. and Mrs. Walls will
drive north for visit and take
Bob back to his new home.
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Mr.. and Mrs. William II.
Pearce of Denver. Colorado.
welcomed their third son on
Saturday. June l. in hospital
in Chicago. The Pearces have
lately moved to Denver, where
Mrs. Pearce will shortly go
with her family. Mr.. Pearce is
pilot with the United Air
Lines and is the son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Joseph J. Pearce.
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Miss Lida Wilson. whose
wedding to Mr.. William Wells.
will take place on June 20, will
have her sister, Miss Ruby Will
son. of PocOmOke. at her maid
of honor. Little Carolyn Mas
ten. her niece. will be flower
girl and Tommy Wells. the
brother of the grOOm-elect. Will
he ring bearer. Her oldest bro
ther. Mr.. Arthur Wilson, also
of Pocomoke. will give her in