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Milford chronicle., 1955-11-18
Thursday evening.

Thursday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Graham,
Sr., and daughter, Jean, we're Sun
day dinner guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
Lester Baker Of Georgetown.
Mrs. Charles Wingate of near
Selbyville was the guest for a few
days last week of her sister7in
law, Mrs. George w. Hanson.
Miss Margaret Calvert of Will
mingtOn spent the weekend with
her brOther-in-law and sister, the
Reverend and Mrs. Harry Wright.
The Lions Club observed Ladies'
Night at the Wonder R on Monday
evening.
Mrs. Samuel Siegel of Philadel-
phia was the guest last weekend
of her mother, Mrs. Fred Parker.
Mr.. and Mrs. Laurence Rabbit
Of Silver Springs, Nd, were the
guests last weekend Of Mr. and
Mrs. Calvin Wells.
Miss Jeanette Won CORES and
Russell Legates visited in Viii
mington on Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hayward QuiIlen
spent Sunday with relatives in
Ocean View.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. S. Richards and
son of Kiamensi Gardens, are
spending a two weeks vacation
with relatives in Harrington.
Mr. and Mrs. Norman Harring-
ton Of Petersburg, Va, were the
guests for a few days this week
of Mr.. Harrington brOther-in-
law ard sister, Mr.. and Mrs. Mar
tin Grier.
Mrs. F. C. Powell, Mrs. Ernest
Raugley and Mrs. F. B. GreenIy,
Sr., spent Tuesday and Wednes-
day with Mrs. Charles Evans of
Wilmington.
Mrs F. B. Smith entertained
group of friends at bridge lunch
con on Thursday afternoon.
Mr. and Mrs. r. E. Fulks of Will
mington we're the guests last
weekend of Mr.. and Mrs. John G.
Parks. Other Sunday dinhcr
guests of the Parks were Mr.. and
Mrs. w. o. Lankford, Jr., and Mrs.
Andrew Walter of Milford. Tne
occasion was in honor of the
birthdays Of Mrs. Fulks and Mr..
Landlord
Milford chronicle., 1955-11-18

George Won CORES has returned
home after spending five weeks in
Philadelphia attending a radio
school
Mr.. and Mrs. Belmont Simpson
Of Wilmington were guests on
Sunday Of Mr.. and Mrs. E. A.
Richardson.
DR.. and Mrs. H. v. Holloway of
Dover We're visitors Of AIr. and
Mrs. w. W. Sharp on Tuesday, af-
ter which they both were guest
speakers at the Harrington New
Century Club meeting.
Mrs. Victor Harrison, Mrs. Will
son SOckrider and Mrs. n. B..
Downing of Milford were lunch
con guests of Mrs. F. c. Downing
on Thursday.
Mrs. Walter Johnson of Cam
bridge, Md, arrived on Thursday
because of the illness Of her sis
ter, Mrs. F. C. Harrington. On
Saturday Mrs. Harrington was
moved to the Milford Memorial
Hospital and Mrs. johnson is now
visiting her cousin, Miss Laura
Fleming.
Mr. and Mrs. Theodore Harring-
ton and Mr. and Mrs. ]. G. Mess
ner were Sunday dinner guests of
Mr.. and Mrs Scott Purse of Sea-
ford.
Mrs. Uric Downes has been Wis
iting her granddaughter, Mrs. JOS
eph Palumbo Of Georgetown.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. Edward Taylor,
Mrs. Hildray, Banning, Bailey Min
ner, John Minner and John Eisen-
brey attended the Frigidaire Con-
vention held in Washington. D. c..
on Wednesday.
William McIntire of Norfolk, Va,
were the weekend guests Of Mr..
and Mrs. Charles Peck, .Jr.
Mrs. Earl Sylvester was hostess
to the members of her bridge club
Milford chronicle., 1955-11-18
INSURANCE s1RYIcE

RICHMOND. Va. - (F) w. A.
Esllace's ear was stolen and all
week he kept in close touch with
his insurance agent Finally the
abandoned car was spotted and
policemen went to check It our.
BY the time he got there it was
gone again-but the cop didn't
give up.
He kept checking and finally ran
ii dowa, just in time to seeSa young
man jump out and run. A resi-
dent Of the area came out to check
the commOtion in front of his
house.
It was Wallace's insurance man,
J. n. Triee He promptly advised
his client.
Milford chronicle., 1955-11-18

at her home on Thursday evening.
Mr. ard Mrs. Alvin Melvin and
son visited Mr. and Mrs. John
Berry of Wyoming on Sunday.
Mrs. George Harrison has re-
turned to the home of her daugh-
ter. Mrs. F. G. Downing, after a
few weeks visit with AIr and Mrs.
Roscoe Lewis of Wilmington.
The Merrymakers Home Demon
stratiOn Club held its regular
monthly meeting on Wednesday
evening, November 9, at the home
Of Mrs. Lester Smith, with Mrs.
Reynolds French serving as CO.
hostess. There were fifteen mem-
bers and one visitor present. A
report on Safe Driving Day was
given by Mrs. Charles Peck, Jr.
Plans were discussed for
Christmas party in the form of
progressive supper to be held on
Saturday evening, December II.
The appetizers viii be served at
the home of Mrs. Charles Peck,
Jr.; salad at the home of Mrs. Os-
car DickersOn, and the main
course and dessert at the home Of
Mrs. James Coady.
The club members will make
Christmas stockings again this
year
Mrs. Charles Greenhaugh and
Mrs. Norman Brown gave a demon
stration on Master Mix" and its
uses.
Milford chronicle., 1955-11-18
CAESAR RODNEY
SCHOOL NEWS
Harvest Show

The rain fell and the wind blew
but over a thousand persons at
tended the recent Harvest Show al
Caesar Rodney School last Thurs
day evening.
More than 500 attended the PTA
spaghetti supper, at times almost
swamping the kitchen force which
would serve nothing but the best,
spaghetti fresh off the fire.
An electrical power failure of
school property. with service un-
restored for over an hour. dimmed
the lights throughout the plant
and resulted in moments of total
darkness. The Caesar Rodney band
maintained a sense of security for
an auditorium crowd Of 500 by
playing during the blackOut inter
walls.
Room visits by parents were re-
duced by the semi-darkness and
students guarding the 988 agricul-
tural exhibits in the gymnasium put
on the alert to prevent the dis
appearance Of prize apples.
The fashion show continued on
schedule but at times minus the
amplifying system.
The Future Farmers Of America
sweepstakes prize of a purebred
pig was won by Joe Scott with
other FLA prize winners being
William RObb. second; Eddie Moore,
third; and Joe Bryant, fourth.
Winners in grades one to six
were frankie Thomas, first; Harvey
Thomas, second; Eddie Short, third
In grades TIP Jackie Cooper won
first; Peter Maxim, second; Tommy
Moore, third; while Ia the school
employees class Mr.. Gustav Ziebut-
ski won first.
The committee in charge Of the
show included Wayne Cox. Paul
Cataldi. Rodney Caulk, Ludwig
Burger. William Robb. Joe Scott,
Wallace Caulk, IT., Franklin Nor
ris, Robert Wilkison and Walter
Thompson. The work was under
the direction Of Horace E. Short.
Chapter Adviser.
In the fashion show 1856 girls
in grades seven through twelve
modelled garments which they made
in Home Economics classes.
Prizes for the best results in each
group were given by Dannemann's
Fabric Shop OF Dover. Mrs. Rich
ard S. Gibson and Mrs. John r.
Rogers, Jr.. acted as judges Miss
Emily A. King. Director of Home
making Education in Delaware a.
warded the prizes to the winners.
The following girls received
prizes: Seventh Grade-Sara Bow
Ter and Jan Riddett: Eighth Grade
Alice Simple and Carol AnalOre:
Ninth Grade Paiamas-DOris Plum
and Virginia Webb; Ninth Grade
SDOrtsWPar-Peggv Dill and Dehbie
Carty; Tenth Grade. Beverly kim
pey and Nancy O'Neal: Advanced
Home EconOmics-M Marian Beebe
end Rose Plum.
The Caesar Rodney Homemalking
students are taught bv Mrs. Janet
p Scheidt and Mrs. Elizabeth D.
Woodrow.
The theme Of the show was
Turning Fashions Pages. The
girls entered the stage through tho /
pages-of a huge fashion book made I
Milford chronicle., 1955-11-18
REDS cAPTURED

TAIPEI. Formosa ~ tPl Chi
nese Nationalist guerillas oper-
ating of Fukiiln province along
the coast Opposite FOrmosa have
captured 1881 Communists in
four years, the Defense Ministry
claims. The bag includes 2 small
steamships s motorized iunks and
% smaller craft.
Milford chronicle., 1955-11-18

Milford stores open every We'd
nesday, all day, starting Wednes-
day, November 23rd, continuing
through Wednesday, December 2Sth.
Evening star., 1955-05-22

wiches, 500 gallons of soup.
and 5000 doughnuts-and, at
the peak of operation, a total
of 10000 pounds of food.
Such amounts call for careful
planning and supervision.
The restaurant setup, being
a facility of the Department
of Defense, is supervised by
Col. Ralph A. Glatt, U. S. A.,
retired, who serves as Secre-
tary of the Department of
Defense Concessions Commit
tee. What might be tagged
Operation Food" is run on a
non-profit, break-even basis,
making food very inexpensive
one source of satisfaction to
the Pentagon population. A
cafeteria lunch with a dessert
and coffee comes to about so
cents.
Within the prices set by the
department, Menu Supervisor
Doris Bickart explores ways
when food costs vary-to keep
meals in line and still get as
much variety as possible.
Evening star., 1955-05-22

for baked goods and desserts
is borne out by the $4,000
pounds of -four and 10000
pounds of sugar used monthly.
1t has been estimated that a
two weeks baking of pies
stacked aloft would top the
Washington Monument.
To paraphaSe an old saying,
the proof of the Production
Kitchen is in the eating. Dur
ing rush hours. customers go
through the cafeteria lines at
the rate of about six per min
ute and through the bars at
about II a minute. One meal
talked about the year
rounds the turkey dinner
served the Tuesday before
Thanksgiving. More than
$4,000 pounds of turkey are
consumed. Dinner consists of
turkey, dressing, cranberry
sauce, giblet gravy, whipped
potatoes or sweet potato
souff1e, green peas or beetS,
celery, bread and butter-all
for so cents
Evening star., 1955-05-22
OPERATION FOOD
Continued From Preceding Poee

After menus are planned,
Purchasing Agent Willard
Frye places weekly orders
with local markets for about
$4,000 pounds of fruit and
vegetables and $500 pounds
of meats.
One central Production Kit
chen, managed by Harry w.
Price, and one bakery, man.
aged by James K. Baker, sup
ply all units. Speaking of
pleasing so many palates, Mr..
Price says, THE cooks season
lightly, salt only enough to
keep food from being fiat
and still may have COM
plants.
In the main kitchen, the
food is partially prepared or
fully cooked, then sent to the
auxiliary kitchens, salad pan
tries and beverage bars. Hot
foods served in the dining
rooms and cafeteriaS are the
same, but the price is higher
where there is table service.
That Pentagonites go in
Evening star., 1955-02-21
Swedish Freighter Sinks
AT Genoa After Storm
BY the Assoeietsd Press

GENOA, Italy. Feb. 21.-The
4,147-ton Swedish freighter
Nordanland sank today in Genoa
harbor with 600-ton cargo of
carbide, as a result of Saturdays
port-wrecking storm.
The vessel-two gaping holes
in her hull-went down in about
100 feet of water after SO hours
of frantic efforts had failed to
keep her af1oat. Her crew had
abandoned ship after Saturdays
storm.
The damaged 11,322-ton Lii
berian tanker Atlantic Lord with
1000 tons of crude oil aboard
was still above water. The tanker
was also damaged in Saturdays
storm and her 25 crewmen re-
moved by breeches buoy.
Both vessels had been torn
from their moorings and
slammed against the docks by
huge waves.
The Italian salvage vessel
Lucia Ventura had sought vainly
Evening star., 1955-02-21

was found on the premises. AL
window blinds were drawn when
police arrived, doors were locked
from the inside and fuses had
been taken from the main switch
box.
Motive Is Mystery.
Sergt. Jaymes said the exact
motive of the multiple slayings
and cuicide may never be known.
But he said he is hopeful of
obtaining more information
from Mr. Rivak, reported on the
critical list at Uniontown Hos
pital from a bullet wound in the
abdomen.
I'VE haven't been able to ques-
ton Rivak too much" Sergt.
Jaymes said. His story is that
Miller met him as he (Mr.
Rivak) got off a bus last Satur-
day night and asked him to go
to his home. He said he re-
fused and that Miller fired sew
eral shots at him. then disap-
peared into the night.
"Rivak, who said he walked
about three=fourths of a mile to
the tavern, also told us that Mil
Ter saw him on a Uniontown
street last Saturday. asked him
to go to a hotel room with him
and that he refused"
Evening star., 1955-02-21
Hebrew Academy Collects
1880 in Fund Drive

The Hebrew Academy, 6045
Sixteenth street NV, reported
a total Of $22, 500 in contribu-
tions to its annual fund drive
yesterday.
The academy is seeking to
raise $4,000 by May 81 by en-
rolling 1000 new supporting
members. So far, 300 members
have been signed up.
Yesterdays guests, at a break
fast at the academy, were men,
bers of the Beth Sholom Con-
gregation, headed by Rabbi Har-
ry j. Kaufman and Solomon
Feldman. past president. At the
next breakfast, on March 6,
Commissioner Renah Camalier
is to present the school with a
District flag.
Evening star., 1955-02-21
BY the Assoeiated Pres.

UNTONTOWN. Pa, Feb. 21.--
State police sought today to
unravel the mystery of why an
unemployed steelworker brutally
killed his wife. II year old
daughter and two men-then
shot himself to death.
Coroner w. Ralston MCGEE
said 42-year-old Robert Miller
took, his own life after the week.
end slayings. The coroner de-
clared:
"It's definitely a case of four
murders and a suicide. 1t is the
worst case of its kind I've ever
seen. There were no notes
nothing to indicate the motive" /"
Officers discovered the bodies
of the five yesterday after "a
year-old Anthony Rivak stag
gered into a tavern and said
he had been shot by Miller.
Police Find Bodies.
Police arrived at the Miller
residence and found the bodies
of Miller, Steve Demko, 81, an
auto mechanic who lived nearby,
and a youth identified as Peter
F. Pope, II, of Duquesne, Pa.
Young Pope was identified
early today by Capt. Edwin Wis
bar of the Duquesne police and
the youths mother, Mrs. zella
Pope.
Capt. Wisbar said Mrs. Pope
told him Miller picked up the.
boy Friday night. Mrs. Pope
said her son met Millers daugh-
Evening star., 1955-02-21
Police Probe Murder of Four
And Suicide by JobIess Man

ter last summer and both had
been friendly.
Several hours later they found
the bodies of Miller's 47-year-
old wife and his 17-year-old
daughter Dolores under q pile of
coal in the cellar.
Killed With an Ak.
Coroner MCGEE said both
women had suffered multiple
skull fractures, apparently in
fiicted with an ak. He added
that Mrs. Miller probably had
been dead since early Wednesday
and that her daughter was slain
some IL hours later.
State Police ,Sergt. H. ].
Jaymes said the bodies of Miller
and Mr.. Demko were found on a
bed together in downstairs
room. Pope's body was in an
upstairs room.
Sergt. JaymeS said Mr.. Demko
and Pope had been beaten on
the head, apparently with a ma
chiniSt's hammer found nearby.
He added that Mr.. Demko also
had been shot with a .25-caliber
pistol.
The officer said Miller was shot
in the chest and his wrists were
slaShed.
Coroner MCGEE, a physician,
said .25-caliber pistol was
clenched in Miller's hand. And
still burning. tightly clenched in
his left hand. was a flashlight.
Sergt. Jaymes said there was
no evidence of a struggle and
that box of sleeping tablets
Evening star., 1955-02-21
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Evening star., 1955-02-21

to pump out the Nordanland. An
italian diver who went down
between the ships hulk and the
dock in an effort to plug one of
the holes, narrowly escaped
when the listing ship suddenly
went down.
Evening star., 1955-02-21

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Evening star., 1955-02-21
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Evening star., 1955-02-21
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The frontiersman., 1955-05-12
CD DIRECTOR ALERTS STAFF FOR JUNE EXERCISE

Staff members of the Greater Palmer Defense organization learned last week that local CD areas may be called on to par ticipate in the planned June alert. If the evacuation is done on a sizable scale the Greater Palmer areas will have several thousand vehicles in and out, CD Director Alfred Hagen stated.
 Hagen also announced that on the day of the alert there will be no southbound traffic permitted Oh the Palmer highway after 5 am. All traffic will be north bound and will consist of those participating in the operation. Wardens and medical workers of the local organization will be al- erted, he said.
 Fifty-four persons in the Pal mer and WaSilla areas have com pleted standard American Red Cross first air courses; twenty of these also completed the advance course. Mrs. Florence Sandel, RN has instructed the many classes, and is now completing a class of 13 local Boy Scouts.
The frontiersman., 1955-05-12
Palmer Band
 To Present Spring Concert Fri. Night

Tomorrow evening parents and friends of students participating in the Palmer School band pro- gram this year will have an op- portunty to see and hear the re- suits of many weeks work under the direction of band master, Leo Plumbley. The annual spring concert will be presented at Cen tral School gymnasium on Friday evening, May 13, beginning at 8 pm.
 The band program IS the larg- est this year ever had ln the Palmer School system. At the present time there is one band, with but 34 uniforms, with sev- eral of these fast wearing. An adj ditional 46 uniforms are needed to outfit the 80-piece band antic- ipated for next year. A small ad- mission charge will be made at the concert, with proceeds to go toward the uniform fund.
 The musical program will in clude compositions by Bach, Bennett, Sousa, and Mousorgsky as well as several solo numbers and a speciality number featuring the ''Three Jolly Trumpeters".
The frontiersman., 1955-05-12
Open House PIunned
 Al New Funeral Chapel

William Bouwens this week extended an invitation to the public to attend open house at the Palmer Funeral Chapel on Sunday afternoon, May 15 from 100 to 500 pm. Bouwens Wlll manage the new mortuary which is being opened by Aubrey and Rose Haines of the Anchorage Funeral Chapel.
 Considerable equipment and supplies were moved into the chapel this week. Wall to wall carpeting has been put down, complete renovation of the sec ton occupied by the chapel and suitable furnishings have arrived, all of quiet taste and chosen to fit the needs and requirements ot the valley.
 A Packard hearse arrived this week and will be stored at the chapel. When all the equipment arrives complete funeral services will be offered. At the present time preparatory work will be done in Anchorage, Bouwens said.
The frontiersman., 1955-05-12
LOCAL GROUPS TO PARTICIPATE IN
 AREA CAMPAIGN

Acting Mayor Betty Mears this week proclaimed the week of May 16-21 as Clean-Up Week in Palmer and called upon the cit izens of the city to participate in any and every way possible to help cleanup and beautify the city streets, yards, and empty lots.
 Tn making the proclamation, Mayor Mears pointed out that with Palmer the center of the Matanuska Valley, countless numbers of visitors will be stop ping here and driving through during the coming months. we should especially prepare our city for the Colony Day visitors we know we will have among us at the end of the month", she said. She asked that homeown- CTS cooperate by not only clean ing their own grounds, but by picking up papers and rubbish that may have accumulated n neighboring empty lots.
 City-Wide cooperation IS antic- ipated. Members of the Palmer Kiwanis club are volunteering their services next Monday noon, and with the assistance of Ted Buzby of the City water depart ment, will pick up boulders, papers, cans, etc. along Valley street from the south edge of town north. Boy Scouts and Ex- plorer Scouts will participate on Saturday, May q, by offering their services in collecting rub bish from homes.
 The Chamber of Commerce and other Palmer organizations are behind the Clean-Up Week campaign. Members of the North land Pioneer Grange will partic- ipate in the rural areas,
 Members of the City volunteer fire department have assisted ln burning off grassy lots through out the city and are planning to help during the coming week, Fire Chief Ray Lancaster this week urged homeowners- Don't give fire a place to start clean out the basement, attic, storage rooms, garage or shed. Let's make Palmer one of the safest cities in which to hve". He pointed out that accidents as well as fires may be prevented by removing rubbish and accumulated debris. By removing the hazards we avoid risks and reduce accidents and fires, he added.
 Home owners who have no
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