Smyrna times., 1950-11-23
Marydel


with her aunt and uncle, Mr. and
Mrs. Herman Hickman for several
weeks.
Mrs. Charlotte Reuhl, of Brook
lyn, N. Y, announces the marriage
of her daughter, Gertrude, to Mr..
George Murray, of Flushing, N. Y,
on Saturday, November 18th, in
Brooklyn. Mrs. Reuhl and her
daughter were former Marydel res
idents.
Miss Heather Covell, daughter
of Mr., and Mrs. L. H. Covell, was
one of three sophomores enrolled
at Fairfax Hall Prep School in
Waynesboro Va, to have attained +
the Deans list for excellency in
her scholastic standing. She also
Won fourth place in a recent horse
show staged at the school.
An Saturday evening, NOV Is at'
s pm. Frances Radcliffe Rada, Of
Grasonvillc, Nd, became the bride /
Of MI James r. Reed, Of Dover
Attending the couple were Mr. \
Roy F. Radcliffe, brother Of the
bride, and Mrs, Francis X Ber-
trand, sister Of the groom The
Rev. O. Fl. Atkins performed the
ceremony in the presence Of a I
number of friends in the Temple
vile Methodist Church.
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Gear, Of
Claymont, Del, were visitors in
the home of her aunt and UNCLE,
the Rev. and Mrs. c. H. Atkins.
Mrs Helen Heather Brannock on
Saturday attended the wedding of
her niece, Miss Cora Lee Phillips,
daughter Of Mr. and Mrs, Levi
Phillips, to Mr. Edwin Mobray Of
Baltimore, at Cambridge, Nd, at
Is pm, with a reception following
at the Country Club.
Mrs Ruth Given Steele, wife Of
Murray Steele of Elkton, Md, died
on Thursday, Nov. 9 at the age of
81 years, at the University Hospit-
al, Baltimore, after an illness of
several weeks, and was buried
from the Grant Funeral Home,
North East, Nd, on Sunday, Nov. !
II at pm, with interment in the |
North East Cemetery. Surviving
are a son, Murray, Jr. her hus-
band, parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Walter
Given of Marydel and Elkton, and
six brothers and three sisters. Born
near Elk Neck, Md, she later NOV
ed near Goldsboro where she lived !
during her school days, attending
Greensboro High School. She was
a member of the Methodist Church.
North East.
The Cancer Detection Unit from
the Delaware State Board of
Health will be stationed in Mary
del, at the Community Hall on
Wednesday, Nov. 20 from 10 to 12
am. and l to pm. for the service
of women over 35 years of age.
Those interested in receiving an
examination will please contact
Mrs. L. H. Covell for details. All
services are given free to women
of this community.
The Maryland Rural Letter Car
riers Association of the Eastern
Shore held Booster meeting and
banquet at Marydel Community
Hall on Saturday evening, the first
of its kind held since 1910. Mr..
Charles S. Bilbrough, Of Green's
boro, was committee chairman in
charge of the program planning,
and is to be congratulated upon
the splendid result of his endeav-
ors. lightweight members, their
wives, and several members from
the Western Shore were in attend
anee. Mr.. Fred Kelly, of Pittsville,
Md, presided as toastmaster, in
PRODUCING the national president,
Mr.. Charles L. Ashcraft and his
wife, and the national secretary,
Mr.. Kenneth Taylor and wife, all
of Washington, D. c. Both gentle
men addressed the group, stressing
the necessity of 100 per cent mem
bership, and telling of the activi-
ties in Washington in connection
with postal affairs. Postmasters
and wives from Denton and Mary