Milford chronicle., 1953-10-30
By
Walter w. CrOuch
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Milton 1885

Mr.. and Mrs. Stanton Messick and
daughter Vera, Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas
Johnson, Joshua Kitchens, Paul
Johnson, Sara Messick, Doris Mar
vel and Robert Harrington attended
the Ice Follies in Philadelphia on
Sunday.
On Saturday, Mr.. and Mrs.
Thomas Johnson, Mr.. and Mrs.
Stanton Messick and daughter, Vera
and Sara and Paul Johnson spent
Saturday in Wilmington.
Among those attending the Rey-
nOlds Methodist Homecoming were:
Mrs. Lloyd Reed, Mrs. Earl Reed,
Mrs. Walter Crouch, Mrs. Arthur
ShOckley, Mrs. Fannie Marsh, Mr..
and Mrs. Charles L. Jackson, Mrs.
Noah Warren, Mrs. Delama Handy
and Wilbur Moore.
On Monday evening, Mrs. jeanette
Smith entertained the members of
Circle No. 2 Grace Methodist w. S.
c. S. Miss Helen Hastings lead the
devotional service.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lester E. Clendaniel
spent the weekend with Mr.. and
Mrs. Herman Black in Richmond,
Va. Mrs. Mary Quigg of Lewes spent
the weekend with her brother, John
T. Crouch and grandson, Lester
Clendaniel, Jr. While in Milton
Mrs. Quigg entertained Mr.. and Mrs.
Clarence Melvin of Milford and Mr..
and Mrs. Charles Fisher of Whining
ton
Mrs. Wallace Kopple and son
Eddie, Mrs. Walter Crouch, and
Mrs. George T. Cannon and son,
Teddy spent Friday in Wilmington.
Miss Sarah Atkins spent the
weekend with her sister, Mrs. Cor
della Radke. Miss Atkins, who has
been ill during the past several
months, is showing some slight i'm
prOvement.
James Mitchell is still a patient
in the Memorial Hospital, Milford.
Mr.. Mitchell recently underwent an
appendictOmy, and is now rapidly
on the road to recovery. His mother
Mrs. Prealie Mitchell, is expecting
him home late this week.
James Parsons, who recently
underwent treatment at the Milford
Memorial Hospital is also showing
rapid recovery and is expected
home very soon
Sunday evening, a daughter ar
rived at the Milford Memorial Hos
pital, for Dr. and Mrs. James White.
The daughter, weighing lbs. 8 OF.
is doing very nicely as is her
mother. the former, Alice Slower.
The DR.. Whites have one son,
Charles.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles T. Vent,
Mr.. and Mrs. Earl King and MedfOrd
King were Sunday dinner guests Of
Mr.. and Mrs. Franklin Riniker and
sons, Bobby and Jimmy in Lewes.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Fisher, of
Wilmington spent the weekend with
friends and relatives in Milton.
Mrs. Norman Donovan arrived
at her destination in Fairbanks,
Alaska, last Tuesday afternoons
after having started on the journey
via plane from Philadelphia airport
early the evening before, (MOnday).
Mrs. Donovan sent a telegram to
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. L. E.
Clendaniel, Immediately upon ar
irving. She said that her husband,
Norman was waiting for her at the
end of the journey and proudly
showed her to their new residence,
near the Air Force Base where he
is stationed.
Mr.. and Mrs. John COulbOurn
entertained a group of small friends
on Saturday afternoon. The occasion
was in celebration of the seventh
birthday of their oldest son, Gary.
The guests who began arriving
about 2 o'clock included: Susan
Rogers, Francis Forst, Mary Ann
Collins, Mary Ann King, Patty and
Denny Hughs, Patty and Karen
Zelensky, Teddy Cannon, Billy
Sharp, Tommy Tobin, Marcia and
Donald EdgintOn, Kimmy and Lois
Clendaniel, Ida Harriet BOyce and
Harry Jester. The mothers at the
party included Mrs. Alva BOyce,
Mrs Peggy EdgingtOn, Mrs. Eliza
beth Clendaniel, Mr.. and Mrs. Levin
Kitchens and children, Donna Mona,
and Buddy of Krumlyn, Pa, aunt
and uncle of the guest of honor also
attended the party. Many games
were played, prizes were awarded
for several of the contests and
songs were sung by the little guests.
After refreshment of ice cream and
cake most of the boys and girls be-
gan making their departure wishing
Gary a Happy, Happy birthday.
During the week there have been
many Halloween parties, both by
organizations and individually.
Among them was the party held
on Tuesday evening by the primary
department of the Grace Church.
The Sunday School teachers of
that department, who are Mrs. Ann
Welch, Mrs. jamie Spencer, Mrs.
Eliza Dutton, sponsored this affair.
The school held two separate parties
for its two groups Of children. The
first on Thursday evening was given
for the elementary school, which in