Milford chronicle., 1953-09-18
Happenings Of Interest
Throughout Delaware

GOVERNOR REQUESTS-Gover-
nor ]. Caleb BOggs has requested
an all-out drive to cut road deaths
in Delaware. Every agency in the
state to cooperate.
SUSSEX COP - The sussex
County Republican Club will hold
its annual outing at Rosedale
Beach on Saturday, September 26.
1853.
Iney are planning a festive all
day affair, the program beginning
at two o'clock in the afternoon,
Governor Boggs will be the main
speaker,
The public is invited, but they
wish to extend cordial invitation
to you and your friends to attend.
Don't forget the date, Septam-
Der 26th. Refreshments viii be
served.
PORTRAIT UNIT-The appoint-
ment of Mrs. Frank G. Tallman.
Barley Mill Road, Westover Hills,
to the Delaware Portrait Commits
slon' was announced on Monday by
Governor ]. Caleb Boggs.
Mrs. Tallman, former Republi-
can National Committeewoman,
succeeds Mrs. Thomas F. Bayard.
The Governor also disclosed he has
reappolnted Mrs. Mabel L. Ridge
ly, of Dover, to the commission.
Both appointments continue at the
pleasure of the chief executive.
himself, a member ex-oficio of the
unit.
Leon de Valinger, Jr., of Dover,
continues as secretary.
ICE BOX TRAPS-Dover CITY
Council took steps Monday night to
avert any ice box deaths in the
community.
1t authorized the drafting of an
ordinance which will require that
any refrigerator not in use or
abandoned shall have both the
hinges and latches removed.
The ordinance is to be drafted
by City Solicitor James H. Hughes.
III, and will be finally acted upon
by council at a later date.
ROBBERY-State police are in
vestigating the breaking and en-
tering of the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
Jacob Rudnick, on the southern
outskirts Of Dover, and theft of
JeWelry valued at about $500 from
the house.
The house was entered by break
ing a rear screen Saturday be-
tween 1925 and 9:25 D. m. while
Mrs. Rudnick was visiting her hus-
band at the Kent General Hospital
where he is a patient. The intru-
ders thoroughly ransacked the
/ house. The jewelry, police said
was the property of Mr.. RudnicB
and his sister, Mrs. Sarah Field
! Wilmington
SUSSEX DIVORCES-In Super
ior Court at Georgetown on Fri
day, September II. Judge Gale
Layton, III, granted a decree mis-
IN eleven divorce actions an,
reserved decision in one other.
The decree nisi was granted il
each of the following cases: Mag
daline Prattis Y. Calvin Prattis
Ocie Green Y. ROsalee COPELAND
Green, Miriam Jester V. George
Jester, Edith L. Dayton V. Raw
mond L. Dayton, Alice L. Dixon V.
James Dixon, Reba Pusey Moore
/ V. Oliver ElwoOd Moore, Howard
Preston Niblett V. Eta Fisher
Niblett, James Kermit Jackson Y.
Janet Costello Jackson, Charles V.
Marvel V, Grace H. Marvel, Julia
BlShop Johnson V. Willie Johnson
and Elizabeth Ingram Harmon V.
Ralph Harmon.
Decision was reserved in the case
of Earl Philip Jester V. Georgia
Anna Jester.
ANTIQUE SHOW 49, The eighth
annual Newark Antique Show will
be held at the Newark Century
Club, Haines and Delaware ave-
nues, on September %, "a and %.
approximately % antique deal
ers from five state area will par
ticipate.
Sponsors, as in the past, are
the women of st. Thomas Episcopal
Church.
Chairman and co-chairman. re-
spectivcly of the 1853 show are
Mrs. Robert I. Hall and Mrs. Carl
j. Recs.
Proceeds from the show will 20
into the fund for the new St.
Thomas parish house, which will
be built on South College avenue.
Newark, on land already acquired
by the parish.
During the run of the show
lunches will be served from II a.
m. to p. m.
Show hours daily are II a. m. to
10 p. m.
COP WOMEN-The Sussex Wo-
mems Republican Club will hold
its first meeting of the fall season
on September %, in the Republi.
can Headquarters in Georgetown.
Mrs. I. Jackson Waller, presi-
dent of the club, will preside. Mrs.
Waller expect that many activities
for the coming winter will be dis
cussed at this meeting.
Mrs. Helen Renfrow of George
town, will be the speaker, accord
ing to Mrs. Lillian Martin, pro-
gram chairman. Her subject will
be County Revenue"
Weekly Wnathn.