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Milford chronicle., 1948-06-11
OBITUARY.
MASTON

MAD L ON
Haulsey B. MastOn, 81, veteran
railroad man, died Friday, June 4.
at his home, in Wilmington. He
retired in 1880 after A years Of
service as a conductor with the
Pennsylvania Railroad. He had
been a resident of Wilmington for
more than 60 years. Born at Can
non, he was the son of the late
Joseph J. and Eliza G. Maston, for
merly of Sussex county. He was a
member of the Order of Railroad
Conductors, and attended Grace
Methodist Church. Surviving are
his wife, Mrs. Catherine Bulger
MastOn, and a brother, Joseph H.
MastOn, of Wilmington. Funeral
services were held at the Yeatman
funeral home at o'clock Monday
night. lnterment was made at
Millington, Md, Tuesday,
Milford chronicle., 1948-06-11
Red Men Will
Meet June Is

The members of Sakimas Tribe
No. 10, l. o. R. NJ, wish to state
they will have a spaghetti sup
per next Tuesday evening after
the meeting.
All members are requested to
attend not only this, but all the
regular meetings each week. A
social hour with refreshments are
enjoyed by all after each meeting.
Milford chronicle., 1948-06-11
Davis Family
To Hold Reunion

Members of the Davis family,
descendants of Mark Davis Q733-
1880 will hold a reunion on June
30 at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
John c. Truitt, corner of Second
and Park avenues, RehObOth
Beach. Those attending will bring
a box luncheon. A business and
social meeting will follow in the
afternoon.
Milford chronicle., 1948-06-11
Nurses Baccalaure9te
At Calvary Church

On this Sunday evening at 1880,
the members and friends of the
Calvary Methodist Church will be
host to the graduating class of the
Memorial Hospital as well as the
Hospital Board, Graduate Nurses,
and the student nurses.
The choir will sing 20 God, Thou
Faithful God" by Bach. Mr.. Herb
ert Nichols will sing "My Task" ."
An appropriate message will be
given by the pastor on the subject
THE Assets of Life"
The public is invited to attend
this service in honor of the gradu-
ates,
Milford chronicle., 1948-06-11

Charles H. Abbott left on Tues
ed visit. '->-
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Davis will
leave on Sunday for a visit in Re-
hoDoth staying at the Hotel Royal-
ton. VI
Miss Dorothy Locates and friend.
Miss Betty Schmierer, of Lewes'
nave been spending their vacation,
sightseeing in Canada.
.
Miss Eleanor oyer and John
Eyer returned to their home after
completing their studies at the
University of Delaware.
MRS. Harry L. Grier has been in
Perryman, Md, this week with her
son and daughter-in-law, Mr.. and
Mrs. William Humes Grier.
.
Mrs. William Werner, of Pitts
burgh, is the guest of her daughter.
Mrs. George GiltenbOth and Mr.. Gill
terDoth, at their home near town.
.
Miss Virginia Fisher will be a,
mong the guests at the wedding Oh
her neice, Miss Nancy Ann Bord
ner and Mr. William H. Whitaker.
IN BroomalI, Pa, tomorrow.
.
Mr.. and Mrs. William joseph
Williams returned from their we'd
ding trip Tuesday evening and are
now at home in SeafOrd. Mrs. Will
lams was the former Miss Kitty
Clements.
Mrs. Myrtle Reed was a weekend
guest at the home of her cousin.
Mrs. Mabel 0'Harrah in Trenton.
N. j., and also visited her aunt and
uncle, Mr.. and Mrs. Horace P.
Workman of Bristol, Pa.
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Mr.. Berry Collins and family. of
Syracuse, N. Y, and Mr.. and Mrs.
Valiant Waller and grandson, Wal
ler WoOdman, of Seaford, were
weekend guests of Mrs. Nellie M.
Lynch and family of Milford.
Mr.. and Mrs. August Faix were
In Ashland, Va, over the weekend
attending the festivities of Ran
dolph-MacOn College. Richard Faix,
who has completed his first year
there and who has become a men,
Der of the Theta Chi Fraternity, ac-
cOmpanied them home.
o.
Mrs. c. H. Williams, who has
been i'll Memorial Hospital for an
operation, returned to her home,
near town, Tuesday. Her sister,
Mrs. c. A Burton and Mr.. and Mrs.
Everett Tanner, who have been her
guests have returned to their
homes in Washington, D. c.
Mr.. and Mrs. David S. Hugg had
as dinner guests on Thursday eve
ming of last week, Mr.. and Mrs.
Robert Mitchum of Hollywood,
Calf. Mr.. Mitchum, a former Del
awarean and now a prominent mo-
ton picture actor, returned to HOl-
lywOOd the past weekend to start
work on a new movie in which he
will be cO-starred with Vallie, the
new Italian screen find.
.
Miss Elizabeth Ann Houston
spent last weekend as the guest
of Miss Ruth Hildebrand, daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. H. E. HiIdebrand
of Mount Vernon, N. Y. On Satur-
day, she attended the wedding of a
former classmate, Miss Harriet L.
Wolfe to Mr.. Maddox +. Johnston,
in BrOnxeville, N. Y. These girls
were graduated from the Junior
College of Southern Seminary last
Monday. While in college, Miss
Houston was active in various
clubs and organizations, among
them the Y. w. c. A, Little Thea
ter, French Club, Dramatic Arts
Club, Hop Committee, Vogue Club,
senior editor of the yearbook
staff, a solOist in the Verse Choir
and member Of the varsity bas-
ketball team.
Milford chronicle., 1948-06-11
Gospel Chorus

The Gospel Chorus of st. PauPs
Methodist Church of Milford will
be entertained by Garfield Nc
DOwell at MordingtOn on Sunday,
June Is. from 3 o'clock until 6 D.
m. Special music will be rendered
by the chorus.
Milford chronicle., 1948-06-11
Personal Happenings

Mrs. James L. Davis is visiting
relatives and friends inN Boston.
Mass.
Mr.. and Mrs. John w. Burris
have moved to RehobOth for the
summer.
Leslie Hayes, of Newport News,
Va, is the guest of his sister, Mrs.
John Glenn and Mr.. Glenn.
-
Mrs. George Sawyer of Camden,
N. j., was the weekend guest of
Mayor and Mrs. C. V. Wilkerson.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank NAPLES and
sons moved to Rehoboth the past
weekend and will spend the sum-
mer at their cottage.
Miss Nancy Hitch, ,of Arlington,
Va, is spending several weeks
with her grandparents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Clarence Calhoun.
o
Jack Tease, a graduate of the
RObinsOn-Duff School of Drama in
New York, is spending some time
at his home in Milford.
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Mr.. and Mrs. James Werner, of
Staten Island, N Y, Mrs. Dotti and
nephew were weekend guests of
Mir. and Mrs. George GiltenbOth.
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Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Brakeley are
expecting as their guests on We'd
nesday, Mrs. Edgar Satterthwaite,
of Bordentown and Mrs. John Con-
rad, of Beverly, N. J.
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Miss Burdella Davis will attend
the graduation at Princeton Uni
Versity next week when her great
nephew, William R. Evans, will be
one on the graduating class.
.
Mrs. Imly S. Abbott spent the
past week in Lewisburg Pa, at
tending the graduation exercises of
Bucknell University, atUrday
morning. Her son, Imly S. Abbott,
Jr., received the Degree of Bachel-
or of Science in Mechanical En-
gineering.
Tom Baxter, who attended Ran
dolph-MacOn College this year, has
returned home for a short visit
with his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. T..
Mason Baxter, before beginning
his service with the Naval Air
Force. Tom was on the deans list
for his work of the year.
.
Mr.. and Mrs. Leland Miles of
Chapel Hill, N. c., are visiting at
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Fred
Geyer. They were present at the
graduation exercises of the Mil
ford High School when Fred Geyer
graduated and at the exercises at
the University. of Delaware when
John Geyer received his Bachelor
of Science degree.
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Mr.. and Mrs. Willard D. Tease of
Penn State College are visiting
Mrs. Marguerite E. Tease. Mr..
Tease, who will enter his final Sc
mester in the fall is majoring in
physical education. He is presi-
dent of Phi Epsilon Kappa, Stu
dent Council representative. mem
Der of the varsity baseball squad,
cO-editOr of Discobolus, the physi-
cal education paper, entered i'm the
College who's Who" and on the
deans honor roll.
.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. Dean Kmimel
and three children left yesterday
for Washington, where they stay
overnight before they leave for
Fort Sam Houston, Texas, where
they will be the guests of Major
and Mrs. Edwin F. Quinn. They
will visit the Smoky Mountains and
New Orleans and many points of
interest enrOute. Returning. thev
will come by the way of DuQuoin
ILL.,, to visit relatives and will leave
their daughter, Ruth, there to at
tend the Music Camp. They will be
away two or three weeks.
Milford chronicle., 1948-06-11

UNE, the month Ot
weddings, has held
to its tradition. and
Milford has seen
several happy brides
and grooms begin their new
lives together the past week
end. The first was on ,satur-
day at two o'clock when Miss
Doris WiIkerson, daughter of
Mayor and Mrs. C. VanNuis
Wilkerson, and Mr.. ormond
Hobbs, son of Mr. and Mrs.
ormond Hobbs of Harrington,
We're married in Avenue Meth
Odist Church by DR.. Frank
Herson, tn e pastor. The
chancel of the church was
trimmed with lovely baskets
of white flowers and tall
lighted tapers, Mrs. Edward
T. Hurley played short organ
recital and accompanied Miss
Eileen Wharton as she sang.
The bride, given in marriage
by her father. wore becoming
gown with white lace bodice
and skirt and long train of
marquisette. Her finger-tip
veil was held in place by a
band Of the silk illusion. She
carried colonial bouquet of
white orchids, gladioli and
baby's breath. Mrs. Alton
Maull, sister of the bride, was
matron of honor and wore
yellow marquisette. She car
ried a colonial bouquet of talsi-
man roses and wore a head
dress Of natural yellow shat
tered carnations. The brides
maids were Miss June Joseph
and Miss Charlotte Anne Ben
nett. Miss Joseph wore a gown
of pale blue marquisette and
Miss Bennett one of pale pink,
each. wearing short gloves and
headdresses of natural shat
tered carnations matching their
gowns. They carried colonial
bouquets of pink rosebuds
and baby's breath. Mr.. Lewis
Hobbs of Harrington was best
man for his brother. The ush-
ers We're Mr.. Charles Wilker-
son, brother of the bride, Mr..
Alton Maull, Mr.. Roland Hitch
ems and Mr.. Melvin Wyatt of
Harrington. The brides moth
er wore an afternoon dress of
rose print with black accessor-
les. Her corsage was of white
roses. Mrs. Hobbs wore an af-
ternOon dress of navy blue and
black accessories. Her cor
sage was of red roses. A re-
ception followed the wedding
after which the young couple
left on honeymoon in Phila-
delphia and Atlantic City. They
will shortly live in an apart
ment on Truitt Ave. Out-of-
town guests at the wedding
were Mr.. and Mrs. Jason Saw
yer Of Pittman, N. j., and
Mrs. George Sawyer of Cam
ber, N. J.
Milford chronicle., 1948-06-11
THIRTY YEARS AGO
Taken from the 1918 Files of
the Milford Chronicle

The Misses Jean and Jess Rob
mson, OF Chester, Pa, are the
guests of Mrs. Minnie B. Davies.
Miss Dorothy Paige, formerly of
this town, and Miss Grace Phillips
have been visiting DR.. and Mrs. ].
G. Sharpe.
Mrs. J. C. Weinmann, of Phila-
delphia, spent the weekend as the
guest OF her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
James H. Hillman.
Corporal James A. Hart, Jr., of
the 559th Pioneer Regiment, Co. b.
Camp Dix, spent Saturday and Sun
day with his parents, here.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fayette House and
daughter, Claramohd, of Newton
So, Pa, and 1t. David ]. Mays of
Camp Dix, spent the weekend
with Mr.. and Mrs. Howard T.
Belts, of near town.
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Mr.. and Mrs. William Watson
and two children returned to their
home in Wilmington, Monday
morning, after spending the week
end with his mother, Mrs. Sallie
Watson, on Third Street, North
Milford.
Joseph Sipple, who for the past
few years has been employed in
Washington, has enlisted in the U.
s. Marine service, and leaves for
Pairs Island, South Carolina, Fri
day of this week, for a training of
three months.
Mrs. Elizabeth Noel has return
ed to Milford, after a very delight
full visit to her daughter, the wife
OF the Rev. A. A. Walker, pastor OF
the First Presbyterian Church. at
Clarksdale. Miss. It is the Delta.
the richest cotton growing section
IN Mississippi.
James H. McCaffery of Milford.
has just sent his son, w. Jennings
McCaffery to join the Navy and
this makes the sixth son and SON
in-law which he has contributed to
the defense of the United States.
His son became of age last month.
and would have been compelled to
register under the draft laws last
Wednesday, but on Monday he told
his father that he wanted to join
the Navy and he sent the young
man to the recruiting station.
where he enlisted and was taken
into the service of his country.
The members of the graduating
class of the Milford High School
were the guests of Edward M. Da-
Wis, of Wilmington, at a dinner
served at the Windsor Hotel last
week. A niece of Mr.. Davis is one
OF the graduates. He also gave an
other dinner to the Athletic AS
sociation of the same school this
week.
Milford chronicle., 1948-06-11

At three ON Saturday after
noon in the First Presbyterian
Church, with the Rev. John
Ms DeChant officiating, Miss
Helen Anna. Rumpstich, daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. Albert
Rumpstich, and M. John l..
Allen. son of Mr.. John w. AL
len and the late Mrs. Allen,
were married. Before the al
tar lovely with summer lilies.
carnations and larkspur, and
lighted tapers, the double ring
ceremony was performed.
Miss Florence Bennett was the
soloist, and Mrs. Ralph Snow
berger played the wedding
music: The bride wore a
wedding dress, an original
model. of imported French
marauisette and valencia lace,
made with oval neckline. Her
skirt was of bouffant type
from which the train fell. The
lace made the small ruffes
that trimmed the bodice and
skirt. Her illusion fnger-tip
veil was held by bonnet
which was edged with the lace.
She carried colonial nosegay
of white roses and sweet peas.
Mrs. James P. Hammond was
her sisters only attendant.
Her gown was a replica of that
of the brides, in pink mar
quisette over blue. She wore
matching bonnet trimmed with
blue forget-me-nots and car
ried nosegay of pink roses,
blue sweet peas and bachelors
buttons. The, best man was Mr..
Richard KINNEY, and the ush-
ers were Mr.. John Geyer and
Mr.. Leroy Manloye. The moth
er Of the bride chose a. black
and pink crepe afternoon dress
for the occasion with which she
wore black and pink accessor-
les. She wore a cofsage of white
and pink roses. A reception
followed at Pocahontas Hall,
after which the young couple
Milford chronicle., 1948-06-11

Mississippi has run into Ia rain
ed out baseball games during the
past two seasOns-seven each year.
Milford chronicle., 1948-06-11

American institutions of higher
education spent $6O6 million for
educational purposes in 1910,
Milford chronicle., 1948-06-11
Obituary

DENNEY
Mrs. Grace Shockley Denney,
age So years, passed away Monday
afternoon, June z, in the Milford
Memorial Hospital, where she was
admitted about two hours earlier,
after having suffered a cerebral
hemOrrhage while at work at the
L. d. Caulk Company plant in Mil
ford.
She was born in Milford, the
daughter of the late William S. and
Cora Adams ShOckley and had re-
sided in this city all her life with
the exception of few years which
she resided in Harrington.
Funeral services were held on
Thursday afternoon at 2 o'clock,
D. S. T., at her late residence on
the Shawnee Road, Milford, in
charge of Rev David w. Baker,
pastor of Calvary Methodist
Church, Milford, of which she was
a member.
Interment was made in the Odd
Fellows Cemetery, Milford.
She is survived by her husband,
Grover C. Denney.
POSTLES
R. Reynolds Postles of Freder-
lea, passed away at his home early
Wednesday morning, June 8. He
had been a resident of Kent county
all his life, having been born at
Postles Corner, east of Dover on
January 10, 1868. When only a few
months of age, his father, James
T. POstles, moved to FFederica.
where both men lived the remand
er of their ways. Mr.. Postles went
into business with his father under
the firm name of J. T. POstles and
Sons. The firm operated a general
store in Frederick, also a grain
ary from which they shipped grain
to the city in their own boats.
The last boat they owned was the
last sailing ship constructed in the
Frederick Shipyards.
This firm built and operated a
canning factory in Frederica, which
at the time it was built was the
largest canning factory in the Uni
ted States.
Mr.. POstles is descended from a
number of old families in Della
ware, among them Richard Walk
er, one of the two brothers who
purchased a tract of land called
Brothers Portion" the site of
present Dover; also of Jonothan
Emerson, who laid out the town of
Frederick and John Bowers for
whom Bowers Beach was named.
His wife, Mary Lewis, predeceas-
ed him ten years ago. He is sur
vived by one brother, DR.. Wilbur
Emerson Postles of Wilmington 4;
daughter, Mrs. George Roland
Miller, Jr., and a granddaughter
Miss Mary Emily Miller.
Mr.. POstles was the oldest Mason
i'm Temple Lodge of Milford; also
one of the oldest in Delaware.
Funeral services will be held
from the Rogers Funeral Home in
Frederick on Saturday afternoon at
two o'clock, d. S. T. Interment
will be made in Barratt's Chapel
Cemetery. Friends may call at the
funeral home on Friday evening
from 7 tO Q
Milford chronicle., 1948-06-11

A number of guests from
this town will attend the
Pierce-LindenkOhl wedding to-
morrow in st. Peters Episco-
pal Church in Salisbury, Md,
at $3.50, with a reception fol-
lowing at the WicomicO Hotel.
Milford chronicle., 1948-06-11
VINCENT


Herbert J. Vincent, age 70 years.
husband Of Mrs. Fannie Elizabeth
ClemmOns Vincent, passed away
suddenly at his home in Milton on
Tuesday afternoon, June l.
Funeral services were held from
the residence Saturday afternoon
at 2 o'clock. Rev. Elmer ]. Hook
ing of Pilgrims Holiness Church.
Milton, was in charge. Interment
was made in Whites Chapel Gem
etery.
Surviving in addition to his wife
is one brother, Durant Vincent of
HarbesOn, two sisters, Mrs. Efie
Green of Philadelphia, and Mrs.
Howard McAnney of Wading. ".
j., one daughters, Mrs. Linford
Pettyjohn of Milton, three grand
daughters and one grandson.
Mr.. Vincent was a charter mem
ber of the Pilgrims Holiness
Church, Milton and was for a num-
ber of years in charge of the Sun
day school of that church.
Milford chronicle., 1948-06-11

Mr.. and Mrs. Paul B. Bord-
ner of BroOmall, Pa, announce
the engagement of their daugh-
ter, Carolyn Jane, to Ensign
Paul Lewis Quinn, son of Mr..
and Mrs. Roswell J. Quinn of
Tacoma, Washington. Miss
Bordner was graduated from
Upper Darby High School and
attended the University of
Delaware. Ensign Quinn
graduated with honors from
the United States Naval Acad-
emy this month and his name
recently appeared in Who's
Who in American Colleges and
Universities" While at the
Academy he was a battalion
commander and a four-letter
man. mo date has been set for
the wedding. Miss Bordner is
a granddaughter of Mrs.
Charles G. Fisher. Miss
Nancy Ann BOrdner, whose en-
gagement was recently an
nOunced and whose wedding To
Mr.. William H. Whitaker will
take place on June IL, in Mar
pie Presbyterian Church ill
Broomall, was graduated from
University of Pennsylvania on
June 8. Miss Virginia Fisher
will attend the wedding.
Milford chronicle., 1948-06-11

Mr.. and Mrs. George H.
Draper were guests of Mr..
and Mrs. Frank Ridgeway at
the Newark Country Club,
when they entertained Satur-
day evening.
Milford chronicle., 1948-06-11


Tho graduating exercises Of
the senior class of Milford
Memorial Hospital School of
Nursing will be held in Avenue
Methodist Church Monday eve
ming, June IA, at eight O'Clock.
The graduates are Berna Dean
Stephens Holland, Frances AL
ice Sutton, Carolyn Louise
Scull, Edna Mae Fisher, Eliza
beth Lita Miller, Emma Jane
COverdale, Norma Jean Hughes
and Emma Ida Hollinger.
Milford chronicle., 1948-06-11

Mrs. Francis Leithiser gave
two very enjoyable parties at
her home on Clark Avenue last
week, entertaining Thursday
and Friday.
Milford chronicle., 1948-06-11

Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph S.
Stackhouse of Pom Ova Farm,
Pennington, announce the en-
gagement of their daughter.
Dott Elizabeth, to Mr.. Theo-
dore P. GovatOs, son of Mr..
and Mrs. Peter T. GovatOs.
Miss Stackhouse is a graduate
of FrankfOrd High School in
Philadelphia, and is in the en-
ploy of the local telephone Of
flee. Mr.. Govatos, a graduate
of University of Delaware, is
associated with Libby, McNeill
and Libby of Houston. They
have set the date for the we'd
ding on July 3 in Christ Epis-
copal Church,
Milford chronicle., 1948-06-11

left for a week in the POconos.
They will reside in Hotel Nor
man annex. Many out-of-town
relatives and friends attended
the wedding and reception.
Milford chronicle., 1948-06-11

.. MIR. and Mrs. Frederick +.
Torsch, of Baltimore, Md, and
Milford, have announced the
engagement of their daughter.
Miss Mary Gene Torsch, to
Lieut.. Edward r. Feicht, Jr.,
USFA, son of Mrs. Edward r.
Feicht, of Bala-Cynwyd, Pa,
and the late Mr.. Feicht. Miss
TOrsch is a graduate of the
University of Pennsylvania,
where she was a member of
Kappa Alpha Theta. Her fiance
was graduated from the Uni
versity of Pennsylvania, in
1941, and from the Army Air
Force Engineering School, and
is a member of Tau Beta Pi.
He now is at the graduate
school of the University of
Michigan, The wedding will
take place in August.
Milford chronicle., 1948-06-11

Mrs. Elizabeth Noel has return
ed to Milford, after very delight
ful visit to her daughter, the wife
OF the Rev. A. A. Walker, pastor OF
the First Presbyterian Church. at
Clarksdale, Miss. 1t is the Delta.
the richest cotton growing section
in Mississippi.
Milford chronicle., 1948-06-11

Mr.. and Mrs. F. Layton
Bennett announce the engage
ment of their daughter, Char
lOtte Anne, to Mr.. Melvin
Wyatt of Harrington, son of
Mr.. and Mrs. Stanley Wyatt.
Both are graduates of their
respective high schools and are
in the employ of the Diamond
State Telephone Company. Mr..
Wyatt served two years in the
U. S. Maritime Service. They
have set no date for the we'd
ding.
Milford chronicle., 1948-06-11
WILLIS

DR.. William Lewis Willis, age
Sc years, we'll known veterinar-
ian, son of the late John and Eliz-
abeth Porter Willis passed away
at the home of Adolphus Parsons.
near Broadkiln Beach. DR.. Willis
had made his home with Mr.. Par
sons for the past Is years. He died
on Saturday morning, June 5.
Funeral services were held on
Tuesday afternoon at o'clock
from the home of his daughter,
Mrs. Wilbur Layton of Harring-
ton. Interment was made in Holly
wood Cemetery.
Another daughter survives in ad-
ditiOn to Mrs Layton, Mrs. Hurley
D. Mathews, $500 Market street,
Wilmington and c. P. Willis Of
Wilmington; a half brother and
one half sister, Mrs. George Jones
of Wilmington.
Milford chronicle., 1948-06-11

Joseph Sipple, who for the past
few years has been employed in
Washington, has enlisted in the U.
S. Marine service, and leaves for
Pairs Island, South Carolina, Fri
day of this week, for a training of
three months.
Milford chronicle., 1948-06-11


will attend the wedding.
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In the Bethel Methodist
Church in Penn's Grove, N. J.,
on Saturday, May 20, at 1880,
Miss Bernice Allen, daughter
of Mr.. and MrsSFar*ey S. AL
len, and Mr.. Roland H. Stay
ton, son of Mr.. and Mrs. Thom-
as N. Stayton of near town,
were married by Rev. H. G.
Toms, the pastor. The bride,
given in marriage by her bro
ther, Mr.. Harvey M. Allen,
wore a wedding gown of white
dotted swiss. A tiara of seed
pearls held her finger-tip veil
of illusion. She carried a small
white Bible on which were
white rOsebuds. Miss Dorothy
Murphy of Philadelphia, as
maid-of-honor, was attired in a
gown of blue dotted swiss and
wore wide-brimmed, crown
less hat. She carried a nose
gay of mixed flowers. Mr..
Everett l.. Stayton, cousin of
the groom, was best man. The
only usher was Mr.. Raymond
Bachman, cousin of the bride.
Miss Anna May Ragon, also
cousin of the bride, played the
wedding music. Mrs. Allen,
the brides mother, wore a
sheer navy blue afternoon
dress, and Mrs. Stayton,
mother of the groom, chose a
printed silk for the occasion.
They both wore white gardenia
corsages. Following the cere-
mOny reception was held at
the home of the brides par
ents, after which the newly
weds left on a motor trip
through the New England
States. Mrs. Stayton is a
graduate of Penn's Grove
High School and of the Della
ware Hospital School of Nurs-
ing, and is now at the Temple
University Hospital in Phila-
delphia. Mr.. StaytOn is a grad
uate of Milford High School
and attended Beacon College
before serving four years in
the Air Corps. He is now a
student at the American In
stitute Of Matchmaking in
Philadelphia.
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Milford chronicle., 1948-06-11

Mr.. and Mrs. William Watson
and two children returned to their
home in Wilmington. Monday
morning, after spending the week
end with his mother, Mrs. SaIlie
Watson, on Third Street, North
Milford.