Milford chronicle., 1952-03-28
Happenings Of Interest
Throughout Delaware

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No. z, AT and AM, will hold it's an {
lual ladies' night dinner Saturday Z
night, April 18th. George r. Hunt, I
senior warden, is in charge of the /
committee on arrangements. En- {
and dancing will fol- j
low the dinner.
The lodge will hold its past mas
ters' night next Tuesday and will /,
visit the Masonic Home Sunday,
April 6, at p. m. Gilbert A. Shank !,
is master of the lodge.
LABOR SHORTAGE - Compar.
atively little local farm labor will
be available this summer, the un- /
employment Compensation Com /
mission warned this week.
Albert Stetser, chairman-execu-
tive director of the commission,
urged farmers to place their
orders" for labor with the COM
mission as soon as possible.
The commission will send a rep
resentative to Florida in early
April to work with other farm
p cement representatives in
charting a regular itinerary for
migratory farm laborers.
FIRE-Fire believed to have
been caused by sparks from a
trash blaze, destroyed more than
$1,000 worth of maple and other
fine woods in a shed in the rear of
the B. & B. Woodworking Shop,
South Bedford Street Extended
last Friday about 10 am.
Members of the Georgetown Fire
Company prevented flames from
spreading to the main building ad-
joining the she'd
The shop is operated by Clifton
o. Brittingham, who said the shed
could probably be replaced for
about $500. Neither the wood or the
shed was insured, he said.
OFFICERS NAMED - Russell
Lingerfelter was elected commands
er of Post No. 7447, RehOboth
Beach Veterans of Foreign Wars,
at the annual meeting in the new
post home in State Road.
Curtis A Diamond was elected
vice commander and John H. Mar
tin, junior vice commander. Other
officers named were William
Wolfe. chaplain; Harry Becker,
uUartermaster; William w. Hen
ming, judge advocate; James Hay
den, surgeon. Eugene BOokhammer
was elected a trustee. Ten appli-
cants for membership were accept
ed, to be installed at the next meet
DIVORCES-In Superior Court
Georg town, President Judge
Charles S. Richards granted de-
crees nisi in eight divorce suits
end reserved decision in one.
DEGREES granted were:
Marietta Lavell Harmon V. Les
ter Harmon; William H. Hobbs v
Ida B. Hobbs; Frances Andrews v
Ralph B. Andrews; Raidee Lloyl
V. Davis Lloyd; Lois Faye HOOve
V. James Russell Hoover: Virginis
Willie Taylor V. James Preston
Taylor; Rose E. Rose V. Marion P
Rose; Florence Harrington Deputy
V. William Franklin Deputy.
Decision was reserved in the
case of Addie Margaret Cathell "
Raymond Hanna Cathell.
Five DEGREES nisi of divorce were
| granted in Superior Court in Kent
County last Friday in five suits by
Judge Daniel L. Hermann. They
are:
| Bernice Louise Knowles Bell v
Roland Rudolph Bell; Elmer Har.
ringtOn v. Hazel Adams Harring.
ton; Norma v. Hobbs v. Lester II
Hobbs; Doris Humphrey Walls V
John Arthur Walls and HarVe!
Dill " Gertrude J. Dill.
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@OPEN HOUSE" - The Green
wood Parent Teachers Association
held an "open house" meeting a
! the school recently at which tn
| highlights of the program were
5 gymnasium exhibition under tn
E direction of Harland Fleetwood
e and a panel discussion held by tn
. girls of the junior and senior class
f es, directed by Mrs. Ann Harris
= The topic discussed was teen-ag
g problems and the affair was al
= tended by a large number
d friends and parents.
), An adult education class in tyI
= ing has been started in the schoO
: This is the first program Of adu
/. education held at Greenwood fC
l. many years.
n Transportation for pupils Of tf
: fifth and sixth grades of the bio
d ogy classes of the GreenwoC
l. School to the recent wildlife an
y conservation exhibit in the Dow
ArmOry was furnished by the loc
Kiwanis Club.
Members Of the Dublin Hill Ye
Of low Jackets All Club will go on
er skating party on Wednesday nigl
s. A bus will leave the clubhouse
te Bridgeville at 7:15 p. m. for Il
v Milford Skating Rink.
II -
p. FIRE CRACKERS - Tossing
Z firecrackers from his automobi
y and then parking at fire hydra
r, while he attended a motion pictu
n. show, as charged by Dover polio
al cost William J. McCabe, %, Reh
n both Beach, total of $21.6O
a. fines and costs.
IN A foot patrolman first called t
r. police station that fireworks we
of being exploded from an automobi
- driving through Kirkwood Sire
Il police explained. He gave the
cense number and a patrol c
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