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LORGETOWN
Dr. and Mr., A. C. Smoot, An
>rey C. Smoot, Jr., former officer
n ti|e U. 8. Naval Reserve andsow S
student at TTiinivArsitv nf
dl till uuniversity of
Delaware, and their younger son.
MldshlpÀan William Smoot of the
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game include Ml and Mrs. An
di ew rlurks and Mrs Burks son,
Sthooi aud Mr. anu Mrs. Thgsdore
W
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of MadiwnCollege. Ha^wnaburg.
j . th fnnthall ht?
bwSm^he Pittsburgh Steelers and
^ , u. ^ . St ' 0
|h« Philadelphia Eagles. # ,
Mrs. Harvey R. Frantz of the
Dixie-Del Apartments, Coolspring,
P ve a sjirptise bridal linen show
last 'fhursday evening in honor
of the homing marriage of Miss
Dorothy Breeding to Stephen
yaughn on December 27. Quests
Included all the women members
of the faculty of the Georgetown
public School anid Mrs. James B.
Mrs. Elmer Talbert, Miss
oî3 e ^ c M T° re ' a
ftps, Mrs. Joseph D. Thomas, Mrs.
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f Mrs Howard J Cooke of Bal
timoré ?nd Rehoboih slach. tor
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fer ^iss ^a^Constance Cwke^to
ter. Miss Eva Constance Cooke to
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Mr. Marshall « who served in the
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LIVING IN A
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starring GENE KELLY
with Marie McDonald
Charles Winninger
Phyllis Thaxter
Spring Byington
Latest News and
THIS IS AMERICA
Saturday, December 13
Continuous 1:30 to 11
Today's best bet for thrills!!
Frank Borzage's
THAT'S MY
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starring
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Catherine McLeod
A Republic Picture
—Also—
ROY ROGERS
JANE FBAZEE
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On The Old
Spanish Trail
VIGILANTES, No. »
Latest Warner News
and Cartoon
Son. and Mon., Dec. 14-15
M-G-M's Technicolossal
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THIS TIME
FOR KEEPS
ESTHER WILLIAMS
Lauritz Melchior, Jimmy
Durante, Johnnie Johnston
Xavier Cagat and his Orch.
In Technicolor
Latest Fox News and Short
Toes, and Wed^ Dec. 13-17
Technicolor Thrills!
Lusty, Laughter!
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presents
YVONNE DeCARLO
GEORGE BRENT
SLAVE GIRL
in Technicolor
Broderick Crawford, Albert
Dckker, Lois Collier, Andy
Devine, Arthur Treacher
Carl Esmond
Latest News and
Selected Shorts
WED., THURS^ FRL & SAT.,
DEC. 17, 18, 19 and 2«
-PICTURES OF THE
JOE LOUIS
vs.
JOE WALCOTT
-FIGHT«.
Round by Round—
Blow by Blow!
COMING . . .Thar*, and Fri.
December 18 and 19
SONG OF THE THIN
MAN
-
COMING NEXT WEEK
UNFINISHED DANCE
MERTON OF THE
MOVIES
CHRISTMAS EVE
;B?rke ' o^HoU^wJ ""'Æornla.' !
and the late Harvey E. Melson and
Otis H. Smith, son of j: Howard
Q m uk th fl i Qfû Ml ,_ «„.ut.
Smith and the late Mrs. Smith of
Redbank, N. J., and Lewes. The
ceremony was perfqrnjed by the!
riStJæssrs^ws
, y '
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas H. Kooks
?hfir^i!!ia^ m Mr 0r a nTi h ^ïo 8gl 7 in ^
their children, Mr and Mrs. Arch
''rîînmto d tî lr |;„î!l a c XW f 1
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800 of Wyncote> Pa " were redent
visitors of Mrs. Oliver D. Robin
son.
Mr. and Mrs. William H. Russell,
Jr:, of Annapolis, Md-, spent the
week-end with Mrs. Russell's par
ehts, Mr. and Mrs. Prank M. Jones. ;
- an< j Mrs. Prank M. Jones,
Chief Justice Charles S. Richards
ad< j Miss Laura Richards spent
Thanksgiving Day with Mr. and I
Mrs . walker Mifflin in Dover. * j
coach Oeofge Keen and Grover
V. Foster were among those attend
th© Armv*Navv camp
Mr - and Mrs - Julian E. Townsend,
who have been remaining at their
* ummer b0 » e 1° Rehobotb while
tbeir bonje bere w&8 undergoing
extensi V e renovations, moved buck
Me-!
Derinott ' wbr. also remained at Re
boboth Beach w bile repairs were
^ iQg made to their home moved
back ber ® time for the Thanks
£ ,viD * holiduys and had as their
ßuests their son-in-law and daugh
£ er M r. and Mrs. J. J. McNeilley
and da «g h ^r Carol qf Pbiladel
E hia> and tb ^ r son Matthew from
l iït L*
gjj Lynwoïd T K^ley at' Oak
Hal i' Va ' and Mr an ^ M s - Robert
T ' ^ 11Ie y at Pocomoke, Md.
Mr and Mrs - William Phillips of
were the guest8 G f Mr.
and Mrs. Robert D. Mustard on
Thursday. .
Mr. and Mrs. George C. Barr at
tended the professional football
game of the Pittsburgh Steelers
and the Philadelphia Eagles last
Sunday.
Mrs. Charles R. Joseph spent last
week with friends in Wilmington
and one day in New York City, ac
companied by her grandson, Chas.
H. Joseph, a student at the Uni
versity of Delaware. ^lr. and Mrs.!
A. P. Croll had as holiday guests,
their son Paige and friend, Miss
Mary Lou Richardson of Clay
mont. 1
Mr. and Mrs. Edward Elliott en
tertained on Thanksgiving Day the
following guests; Mr. and Mrs.
Sherman Elliott, Mr. and Mrs. Ban
nie Morris, Miss Evelyn Elliott and
Rufqs Guffey. Mr. Guffey, who is
a Kentuckian, is spending this
week with the Elliotts.
Miss Ada Mae Warrington, who
is a member of the faculty of the
Mt. Vernon. Schdol, v New York,
spent the holidays with her par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. Harvey War
rington. .
Francis Moore and friend, Miss
Joanne Leach of Thompsontown,
Pa., spent the holiday week-end
with Mr. Moore's parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Rufus Moore at their home
at Gravel Hill.
' Mr. and Mrs. William Ray Mas
ten of Wilmington spent the week
end with Mrs. Masten's parents,
Mr. and Mrs. G. Howard Wilkins.
Mr, and Mrs. Edward B. Green
and son spent Wednesday night and
Thursday in Wilmington.
Mr. and Mrs. Anthony Racien
ello visited his relatives in Orange
and Newark, N. J., over the holi
days.
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ANNE CWYNNE ■ FRANK ALBERTSON - MIKE MAZURKl
Coming Soon: Paramount's "ADVENTURE ISLAND" in Color • Errol Flynn, Ida Lupino "ESCAPE ME NEVER
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xr avv eamp
^avy game.
Carey P. Clifton and Mrs. Har
a 11 ?., r« stji
week, visiting his aunt, Miss Olive
ß Hur j ey ^iss Hurley and Rich
ard attended the Army-Navy game
in Philadelphia.
Jack Blakeley is receiving treat
ment preparatory to an operation
in the Veterans' Hospital at New
Castie. Mrs. Blakeley and their
small daughter are staying with
her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Charles
K nox on the Georgetown-Lewes
Highway
Judge and Mrs James B Carey
an( j daughter Ginney Lou spent the
holidays with Mrs. Careyte mother,
jyj rs Wayne Frantz in Allentown!
p a Judge Carey stopped off in Wil
mington for court sessions there
this week and Mrs. Carey and Ginny
Lou returned home.
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Gay Tree Ornaments
Red.' blue, green, gold
and silver . . Two for
Silver, Tree Balls
Red, blue, gold, cerise i A*
patterns . . 3-inch size. I"
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MILFORD, DELAWARE
Stores open Ev'gs until Xmas beginning Monday, Dec. 15.
BEN FRANKLIN
l C> C A L l Y
KNOWN
O W N f 0
- N A r I O H * i t Y
*"»1 plan8 Underway
F ° r Hande1 ' 8 'Messiah''
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(continued irom am P .ro
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be published in the next edition of
thTrhmnirii.
the Chronicie.
"5—- ~
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Townsend, Ned Salevan; decora
tions - Ethel Clements Patsy Grier, |
Kl ®»el; candles for audi
torium. Sonny MacCoy; cover de
8J f n f ° r . buUetins, Ned Salevan.
X be choir officers are: President,
î^t rr i y ^, ayhew ; Jr ' : vice president,
g haI Clements; secretary Lyda
s 'rr^, n< ^ treasurer, J am cs John
J®"
Koslc > Martha Wilson, Frances Ann
! Abbott, Carolyn Coffin. Floyd Lay
ton * Jack short - Leonard Stayton
and Ned Salevan, Rachel James and
Jean Moore.
The two final rehearsals for the!
! "Messiah" will be held Wednesday
evefiing, December 17, and Friday
j evening. December 19, in the
church auditorium,
University To Present
Drama Clinic Dec. 15
-
(commua iron am page)
Divided into two sessions—3 to 6
n m and 7 to 9 n m — the nroaram
£ nder D Kase's direction ÎR
-ix-rsact-.ss
«w äi
topics as; play selection, organiz
ing for producing plays, dramatic
programs for high schools, the an
nual Play Festival to be held in the
spring. and the services available
through the Dramatic Center, in
eluding the play-lending library,
A11 phageg of t€chinical p roductl0 n
^.jjj discussed by Harry Bidlake,
tecb nical director of the Universi
t y's Department of Dramatic Arts
iy 8 ue P al cment or dramatic Arts,
HEY KIDPIES LOOK !
— DON'T MISS
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KENNEDY'S DAIRY
invitation» have teen sent to «r
of Kent and Sussex Counties, to re- j
presentatives of service clubs, wo
m ^ n 8 clubs * granges and other;
comniunity organizations doing
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dramatic work. Dr. Kase said ajio-,
tber clinic is to be arran e ed for,
2S?=a»t«
ï*? 1 wueï rt ut .
School so that suitable anange
raents can be made.
The Delaware Dramatic Center :
>s an extension service of the Uni- j
versity for school and community
theatres in this area. Its services
include a play-lending library, pub
licatio n of a news bulletin, consul
tatiom the play festival and such
events as the recent Eastern Drama
Conference at Newark
comerence at ivewaia.
Ip. p. A. Leadership
(continued tram ant nam
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active nart in the exchange of
acuve P art tbe exchange of
ideas concerning future plans of
ssxcj'xxs
j d lunch served by the school
cafeteria. After lunch, the visiting
F. F. A. personnel was conducted
through the new Vocational Agri
culture Shop which is the most
modern and best equipped in the
state. The Milford delegation was
Training School
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MILTOH, DEL
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THE BEST IN SOUND AND S1QI|T
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Sundays .
Doors Open 6;S0
Doors Open 4 î4T»
Doors Open 8:0«
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ADMISSION
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Ottr Blg^ Saturday N lté Roundup of Fun and Mystery!
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CARTOON
Sunday and Monday, Dec. 14 and 15
From The Heart of the South to the Heart of the World!
WALT DISNEY'S FIRST LIY'E-ACTION MUSICAL DRAMA
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SONG OF THE SOUTH
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including the Animated Tales of UNCLE REMUS
Six Super Sunny Songs!
with Ruth Warrick and Hattie McDaniel
also News and Selected Short Subjects
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Don't Miss This Glowing, Memorable Picture!
DAVID NIVEN AND RAMOND MASSEY, in
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Paramount News
Selected Shorts
Thursday and Friday, Dec. 18 and 19
MEN, Hide Your Women—That Little Man Who
Wasn't There Is Here!
JACKIE COOPER AND JACKIE COOGAN, hi
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KILROT WAS HERE
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M-G-M News
Selected Short Subjects
Coming: "NOTORIOUS
HIT PARADE OF 1947
VARIETY GIRL"
"THÉ EGG AND I
LIVING IN A BIG WAY
PERILS OF PAULINE"
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voted to committee work in draw
voted to committee w
ing up definite objectives for the
-a * * i„ a «
guidance of local chapters in plan
n ing their program of work for ■
ra-ssrawr«::
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inspired to do the best Job ever
done in F. F. A. circle. Officers of
Mispillion Chapter are Bill Bow
.man, president; Martin Coverdale,,.
vice president; Bill Ingram, secre-^
tary; Raymond Spicer, treasurer,. ,
and Glenn Dill, reporter,
most favorably impressed by the j
shop and its equipment.
The afternoon sessiorf was
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