Milford chronicle., 1951-12-07
Happenings Of Interest
Throughout Delaware

DIVORCE SUITS Fourtson
divorce suits have been listed ~
PrOthOnOtary James C. Messiclr for
hearing in the Kent County Snnar.
lor Court on Friday, December 21
They are: -
Jane Pride Hendrickson y.
Charles Frederick Hendrickson
William J. Simpson VS.. FIi1aheth
n. Sheppard Simpson, Ella viola
Cohee Magee VS.. William Robert
Magee' Royce Reed VS.. Myrtle
Reed, Francis Bell VS.. Rosa Reil
Charles Bradley vs.. Efie 8 Brad'
ley, Florence ]. Harrington RIacb-
man VS.. Murray Blechman.
Doris Christine Sudler Goldsboro
VS.. Edward GOldsbOro, Jr.. John .
Griffin III VS.. Ruth Davidson Cr,f-
nm Hilda L. Messick VS.. Earl "
Messick, Sophie S. Colt VS.. Harvey
Colt, Olive V. Reed Dickinson ys
Benjamin s. Dickinson. Calvin
Durham VS.. Dorothy Gloria Dur-
ham, and Clarence Edward Raueh-
ley VS.. Eliza A. Raughley.
SENFENCED - George Hughett
Dixon, 19, of near MiddletoWn. who
was parOled for four years on two
forgery charges about three weeks
ago was back before Judge Charles
L. Terry, JT., in Kent County Sn-
perlOr Court in Dover Monday af-
Lernoon for parole violation.
The youth, it was brought ont
left the state, but gave himself nm
70 authorities in North Carolina
after which he was brought hack
by police. A
Judge Terry imposed a sentence
OF one years Imprisonment WITH
the condition that he be released
TO the Bacon Health Center for
io'
Dixon. when first before the
court, pleaded guilty to charges ~
forging his mothers name 10 two
checks, each for $50, and passinS
nem at a Smyrna bank and al :
service station near Dover Ha
vas also alleged by police To bave
;ashed other checks, to which he
laa Forged his mothers name ont-
'ide Kent County.
SOLDIER AID - A preliminarv
Joyer social organization. prior n
JSO approval, has been organized
With Mrs. George Ehinger as chair
nan of the group.
Many plans for entertainment of
ne men of the Dover Air Force
3ase are being made, including 4
,hFlstmas dance, entertainment NJ
ne Dover Air Force Base and en-
ertalnment in Dover homes over
he holidays.
Those who are cooperating with
lrs. Ehinger are as follows:
dorothy L. Jones and Winifred
lcCOsh, Red Cross; Elizabeth a
Ieeley, Business Girls Club; Ralnb
FISCHER, Kiwanis Club: Roland
". O'Day, American Legion: Lien.
enant Harrison H. Pavne. Sfaff
sergeant John SpOlsky, Major Jobn
4. Patton and Lieutenant Colonel
Robert V. McHale, Dover Air Force
Base; Robert Z. Helm. American
Legion; Rowland d. Herdmap Ro-
AIRY Club; the Rev. Paul A. KeI-
Ogg' Christ Church: E. Kathryn
'ennypacker, old USO group: Mil
red E. Schaeffer, Capitol Citv
BUSINESS and Professional Clnb.
iarold KOcher. YAfCA, and Gordon
Willis, old USO group.
BOND DRIVE - Kent and sus-
TX Counties have passed their
0ais III the First Defense Bond
rive, which was conducted in Del
ware from September 8 through
ctober, Alex D. Cobb, state direc-
r of the drive, announced on
uesday.
The states goal Of $4,000 900
'WeVer, was not met during the
I'VE, due to the lag in sales IN
eW Castle County and Whining
n.
The results of the campaign ara.
-ate-wide sales, $1,6S2,5S2, or Sal
er cent of the goal of $4,000. 600
Kent County, S10S,122 or los Der
mt OF its share of the state total
al, 100000; Sussex County
59,603, or 1898 per cent Of ifs
are OF 100000 of the quota. and
eW Castle County, including Will
ington, S1,314,777, or 77.3 per
mt of its share of $1,7OO,OOO of
e quota AS set up by Mr.. Cobb
"a the advisory committee, the
vision of the quota was: New
lstle County, IS per cent: SUSSEX
per cent, and Kent, 5 per cent
New Castle County made 1871 per
Mt of the total purchase; SUSSEX
'unty, 1874 per cent, and Kent
'unty, ga per cent.
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LEWES SANTA - It was Santa
aus Day last Saturday afternoon
LeWes for children of the town.
he occasion was the annual ar
val of old st. Nick by airplane
head a big parade sponsored by
e Chamber of Commerce as the
ing gun of its Yuletide cam
ign.
The festivities started around
80 a. m. at the Lewes Dairy on
lot Town Road, with proprietors
the dairy playing host to hun
eds Of school children who re-
ived a treat Of all the ice cream
ID chocolate milk they could con-
me. AT p. m. the crowd gath
ed on the dairy field to welcome
lnta Claus when he stepped from
/ airplane to head the parade
.wn the historic thorOughfare of
lot Town Road, terminating AT