Milford chronicle., 1955-09-16
Happenings Of Interest
Throughout Delaware

ENTERTAINMENT Miriam Re
bekah Lodge No. 20, /. o. o. f., and
Hebron Lodge. L. o. o. f., of Sea-
ford. entertained Magee Cottage
boys on Saturday afternoon, Au-
gust 81, from 1880 until 1880
o'clock. Games were played and
refreshments of milk and cookies
were served. The children thor
oughly enjoyed the party.
The children. the employees and
the STAFF of Delaware Colony ex-
tend their many thanks to the Odd
Fellows and Rebekahs for their In
terest, thoughtfulness and gener-
osity.
OLD UNION HOMECOMING =
Special Service at Old Union
Church on the Glendale Charge
which has been closed will be held
next Sunday afternoon. September
18th, beginning at 300 p. IN. This
will be a homecoming service in
viting all of the former members
and friends of this time honored
Church to be present and partici-
pate in the service. There will be
special music and singing, also a
Baptismal Service will be held. F.
Charles Louhoff, Jr., former pastor
of Houston Methodist Church, will
be the preacher.
FELTON GIRL MISSING-Norma
Jane Demuth, 16-year-old high
school student, has been missing
from the home of her foster par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. Oscar Cohee,
near FELTON,, for the past six weeks.
The girl has been the subject of
a widespread search conducted by
her foster parents, Child Welfare
workers and the state police.
No clues as to her whereabouts
have been found and there is no
ance. On July 30, after returning
home from the Harrington Fair, she
left a note for her foster mother.
NEW GUARD UNIT - A new
Delaware National Guard Battalion,
the 197th, self-propelled anti-air-
craft half-track unit, first of its
kind in the history of the local
guard, was activated at the old
Town Hall in Smyrna, recently.
Brig. Gen. John B. Moore, COM
manding general of Delaware's
261st AAA Brigade, said the mobile
unit will increase the Delaware
Guards potential strength by %
per cent. He named 1t. Col. Jerome
ID. Niles, Jr., 40-mm gun expert
who commanded the 945th AAA Gun
Battalion the past year, as the new
commander.
NO SALE - Josea Whiddle of
near Dover. has no further wor-
ries over selling his car.
He parked ii on the shoulder of
the DUPONT Highway, north Of Do
yer, recently, in front of a friends
house
Along came a tractor-trailer driv-
en- by James E. Fuller of Stanton,
who. state police said, was ap-
parently doing slightly at the mo-
ment. The tractor-trailer ran off
onto the shoulder.
About the only recognizable
thing about the car now is the For
Sale" sign, police said. The big
truck struck it squarely i'm the
rear, and drove it forward into a
neon sign, which also was demol-
ished.
The truck, described as brand
new, was also damaged. around
the front. Fuller escaped without
injury.
VFW AUXILIARY - Depart
ment of Delaware V. f. w. Aux
iliary held its first meeting Of the
year Monday, September 18th, in
Dover, with President, Grace Tate.
presiding. National Conductress,
Gertrude Rhind, who is from the
Department of Delaware, was
present. She gave her thanks to
the members for helping her to
bring the National office to the De-
partment of Delaware.
President Tate gave a very, in
teresting report on her trip to the
National Encampment in Boston.
Delaware received seventh place
for the Community Service award
and also a distinguished service
merit award for it's work on Cere-
bal Palsy.
Plans were made to try to bring
these same honors with some new
ones to Delaware for the coming
year. 1t hopes to have the honor
for membership for next year.