Milford chronicle., 1956-11-23
Happenings OF Interest
Throughout Delaware

SUSSEX CLINICS = November
26, 1856: Chest Clinic, George
town, Health Unit, sos e. Market
Street, 10000 a. M. and 200 D. m.
November 27, 1856: Well Child
Conference, Seaford (c), Nanticoke
Hospital, 1000 a. M; Crippled
Children's Clinic, Georgetown.
Health Unit, 6O5 E. Market Street,
1000 a. m.
November 2S, 1866: Chest Clinic,
Laurel, Health Unit, Pine Street,
10000 a. m. and 900 p. m.
JUNIOR 4-H - The All Junior
Council met at Caesar Rodney
School. The group decided to hold
Christmas Darlce in December
for. all 4-H'ers and friends. Ar
rangements are being made and
will be announced later The COM
mittees appointed by the Council
president, Fred Grampp, are:
Decorations, Rslen Grampp and
Darlene Crockett; Arrangements:
Doris Pflumm and Betty Mitchell;
Refreshments: Jean Walls.
Election of Council Officers will
take place at this dance. The NOM
mating committee will present
their slate and floor nominations
will take place. To be elected to
office. a 4-H'er must be an officer
in his or her club for 1857, or must
be Junior Leader. 1t is hoped
that all clubs will be represented
and take part in the election. The
Council hopes that this next year
will be an active one for their
group and have many ideas and
plans.
KENT CLINICS - November 26,
1856: Well Child Conference, Do
yer, Health Unit, IA S. State
Street, 1:00Np. m. Call Dover Sill,
Ext. 10 for appointments.
November 27,. 1856: Well Child
Conference, Milford (c), Health
Unit, Shore Theater Building, 100
p. M; Venereal Disease Clinic, Do
yer, Health Unit, Ala S. State
Street, 11:00 a. M; Milford, Health
Unit, Shore Theater Building,
/ II oJ-11 oU u. III.
November 2S. 1856: Cerebral
Palsy Clinic, Dover, Health Unit,
414 S. State Street, $50 a. m.;
Cancer Detection Center, Harring-
ton, New Century Club, 9:45-11:45
a. m, and 12:45-2:45 p. M This
service is for women 25 years of
age and over. Call Harrington 1855
for appointments.
November 29, 1856: Cancer De-
lection Center, Dover, Health Unit,
/ Ala S. State Street, 9:45 a. m.-11:45
a. m. and 12:45-2:45 p. m. This ser
vice is for women 25 years of age
and over. Call Dover 1922 for ap-
pointments.
STATE GROWTH - The u. S.
Census Bureau estimated that Del
aware's population has climbed
from BIS, ,9S5 April 1, 1850, to 402,-
900 last July IAN increase of
26.4 per cent.
The bureau said population of
the nation climbed only 1913 per
cent during the same periOd-from
$50, 1897, ,361 to an estimated 167,-
191 900.
Only four other states showed a
percentage increase higher than
that of Delaware during the period
Nevada with 546, Arizona with
Al, Florida with 36, and California
with 269 per cent
Five states, Arkansas, Maine,
Mississippi, Vermont, and West Vir-
ginia, showed population declines.
The five states with the highest
population remained New York,
California, Pennsylvania, Illinois,
and Ohio in that order.
Delaware remained ahead of Ne
vada, Vermont, and Wyoming in
the population derby and now ranks
only $4,000 behind New Hamp-
shire, the Census Bureau report
indicated.
The population of Maryland in
creased 1863, 900, or 20 per cent, over
the April 1, 1856 figure of 2,343,-
001, to 2,812,000. Pennsylvania
registered an increase of "A per
cent, while Virginia gained 10 per
cent in population.
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