Milford chronicle., 1962-09-21
HOUSTON
MRS. Viola ThistlewOOd
Phone: 422.4944

Onurcn news Tor SUNDAY, Sept
23, Sunday School at 10 am. Rob
ert H. Yerkes, General Supt, AL
win o. Brown, Junior Supt-
The service of worship begins a.
IL am. with the organ prelude
Mrs. Agnes T. Webb at the organ
Call to worship by the pastor
Rev. Kenneth M. Dickey, who will
read the Scripture Lesson and de-
liver the sermon.
Rally Day and come back tC
church services will be held 0 q
this date. So rally around. come
out and bring a friend or neigh
Dor with you.
A Leadership Training S C h o
will start on Tuesday evening, Sep
tember 25. and will be held in the
Calvary Methodist Church, Milford
beginning at pm, and will con-
tinue for 6 consecutive Tuesday
evenings.
Layman's Banquet will be held
on Wednesday evening. September
26, in st. Johns Methodist Church,
Seaford, beginning at 6 pm.
The Houston Cardinal All Club
will hold a bake on Saturday morn
ing, September %, at the Fir
Hall, beginning at 1920 am
At last Sunday mornings wor-
ship service, two babies were bap-
tized Maria Faye Dufendach,
daughter OF Mr.. and Mrs. Mark A.
Dufendach, and at 1890, Richard
Melvin Lindafe, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Harry Lindale.
Rev. and Mrs Kenneth Dickey
and family were dinner guests on
Sunday of Mr.. and Mrs. Itzey
Scheonburg in Newport. Rev. Dick
ey visited Mrs. Edwin Prettynian
in Wilmington Memorial Hospital
and found her quite cheerful after
her serious. accident on Saturday
morning.
We are sorry to report the very
bad accident that happened to Mr..
and Mrs. Edwin Prettyman on Sat-
urday morning in Wilmington.
They were in an auto mishap in
which Mrs. Prettyman sustained
quite serious injuries such as a
fractured wrist, several broken
ribs, a cash on the head requiring
several stitches to close. bruises
and shock. She is In Wilmington
Memorial Hospital
Mr.. Prettyman was greatly
shocked and received several cuts
and bruises. He was also treated
at Wilmington Memorial H o s.
pital. Their automobile is. total
wrick.
Mrs. Leroy Reed of Milford, Is in
the Pennsyrvania Hospital at 9th
and Spruce Streets, Room No. 10
She is in for observation and treat
ment Mrs. Reed is the form er
Pauline Dawson, daughter OF Mrs.
Edith Dawson and the late Elmer
Dawson, who were residents of
Houston for many years. We trust
her Illness Is not too serious.
Mrs. Minnie Thomas Of Dover,
who is recuperating from serious
illness was the weekend guest of
Mrs. Eva Wilson.
Mrs. George Marvel was the
guest of Mr.. and Mrs. j Willis
Clifton at dinner given at the r. r.
Veterans Club at Rehoboth Beach
on Saturday of last week. At this
meeting. Mr.. Clifton was reelected
president for 1868.
Mr.. and Mrs. Major Sockrider, /
daughter Barbara and Mrs. Virgin
Ia Scott spent several days of las
week on trip over the Skyline
Drive and sightseeing in historical
parts OF Virginia
Mrs Edna Sapp and Mrs. Mime
Armour visited Mrs. Alice Sullivan
near Pennington. on Sunday after
noon.
Mrs. Robert Stafford of Burrs
vile, spent Friday afternoon with
her mother, Mrs. Eva Wilson.
Mr.. and Mrs. Stephen Shockler
OF Dover, spent several days of las
week with Mrs. Pearl Messick and
Rosanna. Rosanna was quite busy
helping with preparations for "Old
Milford DAYS"
The Houston School participated
in the fall testing program durinr
Monday and Tuesday OF this week
Grades two through eight were in.
volved.
Mrs Wiederkehr's first grade
is adjusting to the routine of the
school. while the second has set
tied in for the long years work
The third and fourth grades arr
busy at work and are pleased witt
their new science texts. At present
they are working In the first uni
entitled 1.-The Earth's Cover n {
Different Kinds OF Soil'.
The seventh and eighth grade
had election of officers on Frida,
with the following persons b eing
elected: President, John Sapp. vice
tary, Alice Dickey; Treasurer
Linda Doughty. The classes arc
making plans to hold a bake sale
to help pay the cost of their annua
Washington trip.
The Houston Parent Teacher
Association will hold it's regular
monthly meeting. the evening
September, 81, at 1880 pm in the
school house: The Houston teach
ers urge as many parents as pos.
sible to attend.
Eric Phillips. son OF Mr.. an
Mrs. Byron Phillips, underwear
major surgery in Milford Memorial
Hospital on Tuesday morning %
this week. The operation followed
injuries sustained in a fall Eric
had last week. We hope he will
soon be able to be home and ou'
again.
Billy Yerkes. Youngest son of