Milford chronicle., 1949-04-01

The Youth Fellowship of the
Presbyterian Church, Milford, is
sponsoring a play called The
Cloth of Sendony," Monday, April
18th, to be held in the Church at
8 O'Clock.
The Delaware Chiropractor's
Association will hold their conven-
tion in the Dupont Hotel, April
End and Srd. The banquet will be
held Saturday evening, at the Rod
ney Hotel.
Visit the Food and Bake Sale at
the Elementary School, Saturday
morning, April End! The fifth grade
is holding this sale to make money
for their trips to historical places
in Delaware.
The 5th Grade of Milford will
hold Bake and Food Sale Satur-
day morning, April End, in the Ele-
mentary School. All kinds of good
things will be for sale Make it a
point to drop in.
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Head Coach Bill Murray put his
/ University of Delaware grid squad
through an hour-long scrimmage,
the first of the spring practice, as
some 80 candidates reached the
J, midway point of their six-week
r conditioning program Saturday at
! Frazer Field.
The Avenut Methodist Church
Young Peoples Choir are rehears-.
ing for the cantata "The Holy City
= by Alfred Gaul, which they will
e present at the morning service on
8 Easter Sunday. Mrs. A. c. Davidson,
d the director, and Mrs. Edward T.
n Hurley, organist, are lending able
d assistance in this direction.
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5. The Senior class of the John M.
: Clayton School will sponsor
three-act comedy, entitled Love
Is Too Much Trouble" Thursday
'el evening, April 7th, at o'clock, to 2
3 be held in the school. Mr.. J. Mil
ir ton Meyer is class advisor, and
8, Mr.. Carroll Bailey, Director. Ad-
g missiOn-adults SIS: school chill
IS dren, $50.
IS The Milford New Century Club
le rooms, recently decorated by the
Milford Wall Paper Company, have
been much improved by soft aqua
,e shade of paint and the hanging of
Al venetian blinds. This has been done
" in preparation for the annual
IN meeting of the State Federation of
If clubs which will be held on May
A. IL and Is. Memorial dogwood trees
n were planted this week and will
n be dedicated on April IL.
a Coinciding with the proclama-
tion by President Truman that
April 6 will be observed as Army
Day this year, the commanding Off
u Ger of Fort Miles has announced
We that the Delaware Harbor defense
Is installation will be open for in-
ne spection by the public on that day
a. Visitors to Fort Miles will be civ,
en- the opportunity to see how the
,ne soldier, 1949 model, actually live:
Ies his work, his food, his Opportun.
ga ties for education, and his recre-
see alton.
an Military escorts will be waiting
at the entrance of the post to con-
duct all visitors on a guided tour
~ Construction of a first offenders
IeI building and programs of classifi-
On cation and vocational training for
-, inmates are recommended in the
ul annual report of the New Castle
Vac vac County Workhouse board of trus-
n tees.
len The report, made public by
Charles E. Grubb, board president
40 showed a decline in prison popu-
'0ii lation during the past fiscal year
In a separate report, Warden Ell
wood H. Wilson urged enlarge
or ment of cells in the east wing OI
llle' the main building.
is The present first offenders build
'or- ing is a makeshift structure anC
en- inadequate for the purpose of sep
4 }. arating younger prisoners from
or. hardened criminals, the board re
ear port stated
tne Mrs. Florence Schultz, "a year
,ose old, who lived alone in Kenton
az was found dead from hanging il
oli the kitchen of her home Saturda,
'ii morning by her grandson, Ray
mond Faulkner, 20 years old, 0
near KentOn.
man State police said that Mrs. Schult
res had left a note to her daughter
said Mrs. Mary Elma Faulkner, in whic
the she spoke of having a nervou
ited breakdown and of her plan to en-
nei- her life. They said she had faster
ed a rope to rafter in the XII
Bel chen.
Am The grandson discovered he
egic body when he went to the houS
at about $50 O'Clock Saturday mo
[. H. ming to deliver milk.
bas- Coroner John r. Rogers, Jr., sa
made that her death was suicide and
will hold no inquest.
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now 0alawara r,asnhars nf the Pms
aged ness and Professional Women
not Club will be hostesses at a rece
ever ton Thursday evening, June
ire for aaIiv arrivals attending II
war" Northeast REGIONAL Conference
the Hotel Claridge, Atlantic Cit
N. ]. The conference will be he
r of June II, Is and 19 at the hotel.
for Miss Margaret A. Hickey, pa
hem president of the National FEEDER
nome tion of Business and Profession