Milford chronicle., 1953-10-23
Happenings Of Interest
Throughout Delaware

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OPEN HOUSE - DR.. Kenneth c. /
Madden, superintendent of Seaford
Schools, announces that November
20 has been set as a tentative date
for the open house observance at
the new West Seaford Ele mentary
School.
UNAVOIDABLE ACCIDENT -
The chain auto crash on Delaware
Memorial Bridge last Saturday will
go in the records as unavoidable,
according to bridge police.
No charges are being pressed in |
the smashup of four cars and two |
trucks in fog at the Delaware end /
of the span.
Two cars and a truck tractor !
were destroyed by fire and two !
other cars and truck damaged.
Police said none of the drivers
had asked that charges be made,
and there was no clear indication
of who was responsible.
All six injured had been released
from Delaware Hospital except
Lester &C. Hannum, "A, of Laurel
Springs, N. j., with a fractured left
shoulder and left ankle. His con-
ditiOn was described this week as
fairly good"
Hannum was in the rear seat of
car driven by his brother,
Charles L., also of Laurel Springs.
He was trapped in the car struck
from the rear by a tractor trailer.
His brother and other motorists
managed to free him before the car
was destroyed by the flames from
a gasoline tank on another car.
PARKING BAN - An ordinance
banning parking on the north side
of the narrow stretch of heavily
travelled Division street, between
State street and Kings Highway,
Dover, is in force.
It's effect is to forbid parking on
both sides of the street. Parking
has been prohibited on the south
side.
Ordinances banning parking on
the north side of Hope street, be-
tween State street and Governors
avenue, and in sections around
North and New streets have also
become effective.
CAR BURNED-The automobile
of Don POtOcki, Smyrna, was de-
stroyed by fire last Friday while
it was parked along a parking area
CT the International Latex Cor
poratiOn along the Dover bypass
highway, near Kings Highway
Dover. The owner was at work in
the plant at the time.
Firemen expressed belief that
the blaze started in the upholstery
which was completely burned. Fire
Chief Ralph H. Boyer said the cal
was listed as a total loss.
The blaze was first noticed by
Robert Quillen, who is fire record
er for the Robbins Hose Company
while he was at work at the nearb.
Hayes and Willis garage. Car
parked close to the blazing ca
were moved to save them from be
coming ignited.
REHOBOTH DANCE-A Kiwan
is Fall FrOlic will be held NOvem
her 13 in the ST. Edmond's Hall Of
King Charles street, RehObOth, b.
e the RehOboth Kiwanis Club. Musi
, will be furnished by the Otis Jeste
Orchestra, for dancing from 10 /
. m. to a. m. The affair will be
benefit for the Kiwanian's Welfar
work in the town.
President Branch c. Morris ha
: appointed DR.. Harry Kicker, vic
president, as general chairman O
/; The frolic.
Others on the general committe
are John H. Greig, Hubert o. No
BILE, Norman r. Lewis, John Rob
. erts, John A. McManus, E. S. Berg
. er, Joseph Walsmith, Jr., Davi
: Blair; Alfred Shock, Charles ROg
/ ers, Or. w. C. Prouse and M.
4 Fried.
= CHEST RETAKES IN SUSSEX
= Chest X-ray retakes for 925 Sus
a sex County residents are bein
a made at the mobile X-raying un
). in Georgetown through today.
i Officials of the Delaware STATE
e wide Chest X-Ray Survey repOrte
n this week also that retakes for Ne
Castle County residents outsid
Wilmington are tentatively schet
uled to begin October 2S at the eli
r headquarters, 1913 Walnut stree
n Wilmington, the former No. 5 Pul
N lie School.
n The Sussex County unit is L
a Gated at the Veterans of Foreia
v. Wars post in Georgetown. Res
* dents requested to have secoI
p X-ray films taken are remindt
E. that such an appointment does n
S, necessarily mean that some phys
e, cal difficulty has been located
Id reading the original smaller fill
S, Inc SecOnQ picture is asked Tor
m many instances for clearer readil
n, on larger film.
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+ PTA MOTHERS - The Lew
. Teacher Association h
.. completed it's home and school pI
Il9 I gram with the appointment of pa
- ent mothers" for the yario
s grades.
~ ~ Mrs. e. S. Ratledge is charm
5Ioo' of the high school mothers, a
y; Mrs. R. Edward Moore of the e.
~ !, mentary grades. Mrs. John NJ. Gu