Milford chronicle., 1955-08-26
Happenings Of Interest
Throughout Delaware

head and decorations of both knees |
morning of this week when
she ran her car into the rear of the 1
parked automobile of Robert NJ.
Meyer
A short time later she was ar
raigned before Alderman C. R.
Dempsey on a charge of failing to
use due care and was fined $40 and
costs.
Dover city police who arrested the
woman after the accident, estimated
damage to the Meyer car at 5000.
They said Mrs. Mum told them she
had fallen asleep at the wheel. The
accident occurred in front of 233 \
North Governors Avenue.
CIVIL DEFENSE FILM-"Flash
of Darkness" a civil defense film,
will be re-televised on the Medic
program over NBC-TV on August
29th, the Division of Health and
Medical Services of the State De-
partment of Civil Defense announc-
ed today. Federal Civil Defense Ad-
Val Peterson, will de-
liver a closing message for the
show, stressing the Civil Defense
survival" theme.
DR.. Floyd l. Hudson, Executive
Secretary of the State Board of
Health, stated that this film would |
be of great interest to all Delaware
ans and especially to the Medical
profession. People are urged to con-
suit their local papers for exact list
ings of time and stations.
ELLIS REUNION - Kathy Jean
Sturgis, seven-week-old daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Sturgis of
Wilmington Manor, New Castle, was
the youngest descendant of George |
Robert and Sarah Emily Ellis pres
ent at the fourth annual reunion
held recently at the Woodland Com
munity House, Woodland.
Her great-grandfather William
Ellis of Seaford, who is S2-years-
old, and a son of George and Sarah /
Ellis, was the oldest descendant in
attendance.
Hr. and Mrs. John Carney came
the farthest distance to attend the
reunion. Members attended from |
Wilmington, Philadelphia, Balti-
more, Georgetown, Seaford and |
Laurel. Approximately so descen-
dants attended the reunion, which |
was held at the former home site |
of the family. The activities includ-
ed: boat rides, fishing and games. |
Dinner was served in the communi |
ty house.
SERUM FLOWN = The condi- |
tion of Ira S. Franck, SO, who lives |
near Dover, was reported as criti-
cal at Kent General Hospital after |
Maryland State Police made an en-
ergency flight to the Dover hospital |
with eight bottles of serum in an
effort to save the accident victims
mangled arm.
Franck was injured Monday, Aug
%, when his auto and truck side
swiped in Dover.
When doctors found they needed |
the medicine they called a Balti- |
more drug firm.
A company car sped the eight |
bottles to the Baltimore City limits.
where state police cruiser picked
them up for quick shuttle to
international Airport.
Corp. Robert Y. Wolfe was ready |
with the departments new four
place airplane. He landed at Dover
by 1870 a. m, hardly more than an !
hour after the state police had been
called on for help.
Franck's car was involved in an /
accident with a truck driven by |
Victor G. Papen, IS. of Dover. Del
aware State Police charged Papen |
with reckless driving, and quoted |
him as saying he had gone to sleep |
at the wheel.
FACES CHARGES = The condi-
tion of Albert Jacob Jefferson, 26,
Dover, who was shot in the lower
abdomen by Dover police officer
recently, was reported as good. He !
is in the Kent General Hospital.
In the meantime, the officer who |
fired the shot, Patrolman Howard |
H. Steele. was still sore from the |
effects of the pummeling allegedly |
dealt him by Jefferson. He suffered |
an injury to his left elbow and |
bruises of the face and ribs. He was
able to be on duty, however.
Jefferson's occupation is listed as
a boxer. He is said to have fought |
in Philadelphia rings and is of par
strong muscular build, po-
lice said.
Steel arrested the man at Reed
and Kirkwood streets on a charge
OF being drunk and disorderly,
his prisoner jumped into
him with flying fists and according
to descriptions of the affray, the
officer had to shoot in self-defense.
Jefferson will face the charge of
being drunk and disorderiy and also
charges of assault and battery on
Steele and disorderly conduct in the
Apollo Vlub. Kirkwood Street tap
room, which occurred before his ar
rest by the officer.
CORONER'S REPORT - Open
verdicts were returned by a coro-
ner's jury in the deaths of William
F. Mayer, %, Kent Acres, Dover,
state police trooper first class, and n
Paul Bowman, 81, near Pennington,
IN highway mishaps.
The inquests were held by Coro-
her Roland P. Trader in the Court
House with Deputy Atty. Gen
James B. Messick appearing for the
state.
The verdict in the Mayer fatality
was that the officer came to his I;
leath by being hit by a tractor trail
er operated by Herbert Charles Wy
ant, 26, Canisteo, N. Y, on Aug. z.
In the other inquest, the jury