Milford chronicle., 1959-02-13
HOUSTON
Mrs. Viola ThIstsewood
Phones GA 1854

a Thought-"We cannot Ike in
the past, but the rich heritage Of
the past can help US to live in the
present..
Church news for Sunday, FebrI-
airy Is, Sabbath s5caoSs at 10 a. IN,
with Robert II. Yerkes, Sr. Cen
eral Supt.; Alvin Brown, Junior
Supt.; Mrs. Charles Pearson, Cradle
Roll SuDt.
The worship service Eegins at
IL a. M, with the organ prelude,
Mrs. Agnes Webb at the keyboard.
Call to worship by the pastor,
Rev. Ray w. Kirwan. The Senior
and Junior choirs will furnish spe-
cial musical numbers and the mini
ster will deliver the sermon. We
are glad to have John Clark in our
church and his help in the senior
choir. The duets he and Mrs. Webb
have been playing at the beginning
OF the worship service add much
to the service. If there are any
who are new in our town or COM
munity, we cordially invite you to
join us and attend both the Sunday
School and Worship services.
The MYF will meet at 6:45 p. m.
in the Sunday School room.
Ushers for the month of Febru-
ary are, Mr.. James v. Harrington,
Clinton Marvel, Obey f. Sapp, Geo.
G. Simpson and Wilbur H. Jump,
chief usher.
Let's not forget the Fellowship
Pancake and Sausage breakfast
being sponsored by the Methodist
Men of the church to be held on
Sunday morning, February Is, be-
ginning at z a. m, through $3.50
a. M, at the Libby McNeill and
Libby cafeteria. A most cordial in
vitation is extended to everyone.
We are very sorry to report Mrs.
Eva Wilson, who has been quite i'll
for over a week was taken on Sun
day afternoon to Johns Hopkins
Hospital in Baltimore, Md, where
she expects to undergo major
operation soon. We do trust it will
be a successful operation and that
she makes a speedy recovery and
returns home quite soon.
Bobbie, the small son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Carl Prentice, had the mis-
fortune on Thursday to fall and cut
his head. Three stitches were re-
quiRed to close the wound.
Miss Ruth Ann Yerkes, Oldest
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Robert
Yerkes, had the misfortune on Sun
day morning to overturn a perco-
lator of boiling coffee which splash
ed on her infiicting first and second
degree burns on both legs.
She was taken to the Milford Mem
orial Hospital She is doing nicely
and returned home on Wednesday
of this week.
Mrs. Maurice Blessing returned
to her home on Tuesday afternooS
from Milford Memorial Hospital,
where she had a minor operation.
Mrs. Josiah Parvis is a patient in
Milford Memorial Hospital.
If every week were like the one
Just past it looks as though HOus-
ton could do well with it's own hos
pital, but we trust it will not be SO
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Marvel and
family entertained to dinner on
Sunday. Guests were Rev. and
Mrs. Ray Kirwan, Mr.. and Mrs.
Walter Jefferson and grandson,
David, OF Milton, Chester Marvel
and Sammy Deputy.
Rev. and Mrs. Kirwan were din
ner guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
Pearson on Monday evening.
Mr.. Francis Simpson was in At
1antic City, N. j., from Wednesday
through Friday, attending a Lum-
bermen's Convention.
Josiah M. Parvis was in Cleve-
land Ohio, from Thursday until
Saturday on a. business trip.
Mr.. and Mrs. Obey F. Sapp, Mr..
and Mrs. VanNEis Wilkerson and
Mr.. and Mrs. Ormond Hobbs, of
Milford, were Sunday evening
guests of Mrs. Orie Hobbs, near
Brownsville.
Mr.. and Mrs. George B. Thistle
wood and family and Mrs. Viola
Thistlewood were dinner guests on
Sunday afternoon of the Jack ID.
Kennedys on Old Porter Road,
Bear, Delaware.
Robert II. Yerkes, Jr., returned
home on Saturday evening after
having spent weeks in Wichita
Falls, Texas He reports the wea-
4har cot. raaI cold fharp