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FRANKFORD
Mr. and Mrs. A. James Hudson
entertained to dinner on Sunday
evening, January 10, in honor of
the 46th anniversary of tfceir wed
ding. Their guests were Mrs. Man
ie Campbell and their children and
grandchildren, Mr. and Mrs. Car
roll R. Phillips, June and C. R„
Mr, and Mrs. Norman Hudson, Jer
ry, Norma Lee and Donnie: Mr.
and Mrs. Harry Melson, Jane and
Reggie. Mr. and Mrs. Hudson re
ceived many very fine gifts. We.
of the Chronicle staff, join their
local friends and neighbors in
wishing these good Frankford cit
izens many more happy, useful
years together.
Mr. and Mrs. Elwood Rickards,
Jr., are the parents of a bouncing
baby boy, born Thursday, January
7, in the Peninsula General Hos
pital in Salisbury, Md. The little
one is another grandson of Mr.
and Mrs. Mordecai H. Hudson of
Frankford.
About noon on Friday, January
8 , C. G. and "Aunt Suzy" were de
lightfully surprised by the arrival
of his sister, Mrs. Olive C. Flynn,
of Norwich, Conn. She only re
cently arrived from Ewa, Oahu,
in the Territory of Hawaii. where
she has been a member of the fain
ily of her nephew, Lieutenant Com
mander C. David Crocker and fam
ily, U. S. Navy, for the past eight
months. Saturday, Mrs. Flynn was
the guest of her nephew and niece,
Mr. and Mrs. Chester V. Hudson
and children at Pine Ridge, near
Fenwick Island.
Mrs. Flynn motored to Poco
moke City, Md., with her niece on
Sunday, where she went aboard a
Trailways bus express to Nqj-folk.
Va„ where she is spending the rest
of the month with her son, Com
mander Russell F. Fynri, U. S.
Navy, and family.
Mr. and Mrs. Richard Taylor
and son Michael of Salisbury,
were Sunday guests of their par
ents. Fire Chief and Mrs. George
E. Marvel.
Mr. and Mrs. Elias H. Tingle
were happy to have at home with
them for the week-end their
daughter, Miss Bette Lou Tingle,
in specialized training at Coates
ville. Pa.
Miss Jennie Bryan attended
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Delaware
Fashion Show at the Lord Balti
more Hotel in Baltimore over the
ley visited friends here on Satur-1
day.
Mrs. Wallace Truitt and Mrs. C.
A. Booth, co-owners of the Betty
Del Shoppe, spent a few days in
New York City this week.
Mrs. Topp M. Heath lias return
ed home after having spent the
Yuletide with her nephew and
niece. Mr. and Mrs. Herbert A.
Trucksess and sons in their home
at Bryn Mawr, Pa.
John Harmony of Clarksville.
spent Sunday evening visiting
friends in town,
This week's birthday orchids go
to Mrs. Rodman Evans, who cele
day, January 13.
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; "internal grandmother, Mrs. J. C.
! Savage of Willards, Md., who cuts
j her birthday cake on Wednesday,
I January 20.
past week-end.
Mrs. K. J. Hockçr of Millville
and son, Leaton Hocker of Stock
brated her natal day on Wednes
Tomorrow, Friday. January 15,
is the eighth birthday of Miss
Phyllis Hudson, eldest of the four
children of Mr. and Mrs. F. Ed
ward Hudson on Thatcher street.
She'll never overtake Master Don
ald Lee Coffin, eldest of the five
children of Mr. and Mrs. Roland
M. Coffin on Knox street.
Donnie will be 11 on January
19, and is a star pupil in the fifth
grade at the John M. Clayton
School. He is just ahead of his
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Mrs. Kate Thornton of Philadel
phia is visiting her uncle. Captain
Ehe T, Chandler, in his home on
Main street.
Aunt Suzy sez:
"The surest way to do many
things is to do only one thing at
a time."
The Children of Israel, gospel
singing chorus of Frankford, with
the Briddell Sisters, were the fea
ture attraction Sunday evening at
the Curtis, Md., choir s fourth an
nnersary afr ( urtis. The Frank
ford Ch'ldren of Israel Choir and
director and pianist, William Grif
fin, will celebrate their second an
niversary on February 7. wi
certs at 3 and 8 p. m. in the Anti
och Church at Frankford.
ith con
This well trained robed choir is
open for engagement all over the
Delmarva Peninsula. They helped
many churches and other organiza
tions in 1953 and hope to do even
more in '54.
University News
appear in concert at Mitchell Hall
j on the Newark campus Tuesday.
January 19. at 8:15 p. m. This will
be the third performance of thei
Subscription Artists Series soon-1
SO red by the University of Delà
ware Cultural Activities Committee
Mr. Hines' engagement here will
I ) Je one n f 45 . j n addition to his Met
| performances, he will give during
current American tour under
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Hurok.
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j Jerome Hines, star basso of the
j Metropolitan Opera Company, will
of Impresario S.
The six-foot-six inch singer is
i celebrating his eighth year at the
Metropolitan this season where he
has appeared in a wide range of
leading roles, including Mephis
topheles in "Faust," King Philip
in "Don Carlo", Sarasota in "The
formances at such major European
festivals as Edinburgh and Glynde
bourne, in addition to appearances
with the Vienna State Opera dur
ing the world famous company's
June season. He also appeared
with Buenos Aires' Teatro Colon.
Magic Flute," and Gurnemanz in
"Parsifal." New roles for the basso
this season include Arkel in
"Pelleas and Melisande," Fiesco in
"Simon Boccanegra" and the Land
graf in "Tannhauser."
Last summer the Hollywood-born
vocalist extended his range
operatic activity to include per -1
Hines began his current itinerary
in late September. He is familiar
j to both TV and radio audiences
through such programs as "Toast
of the Town" and "The Voice of
Firestone." A concert highlight
will be his appearance as soloist in
Beethoven's "Missa Solemnis" with
the New York Philharmonic Sym
phony under the direction of Dimitri
j Mitropoulos.
Non-subscribers to the Newark
Artist Series may purchase ad
Elizabeth R. Bradford
Notary Public
MILFORD CHRONICLE OFFICE
Milford, Dot.
Hours—8 to 1; 2 to 5
missions at the Mitchell Hall box
office on the night of the concert.
At its meeting on December 31,
SScrors rf" J Amerîa„ B Nâ, r i d 1
Theatre and Acadmny 0 e"ected°Dr
|c. Robert Kase chairman of the
Department of Dramatic Arts and
Speech at the University of Del-i
ware to be one nf it« civ Director«
' |■ utreciors
at-Large. The 63 member Board
consists of elected representatives
of the professional theatre, educa
tional theatre, community theatre,
regional theatre, and the public.
The American National Theatre
and Academy is the only national
organization representing all the
segments of the American theatre,
it was chartered in 1935 by an
Act of Congress for the purpose of
advancing interest
0 f theatre in the United State's,
in all phases
Among the well-known theatrical
personalities from the professional
theatre on the Board of Directors
are producers Roger Stevens,'
Vinton Freedley, and Robert Breen ;
directors Margaret Webster, Robert,
Whitehead; actors Peggy Wood,!
Helen Hayes, and Clarence Der -
playwrights Howard Dietz,
°f|Paul Green, and Elmer Rice.
Professor Arthur Cloetingh of
Pennsylvania State College repre-|
se nts this region,
states of Pennsylvania. Maryland,
New Jersey, and Delaware on the
Roard of Directors.
went;
including the
A service such as ours must have more than
technical knowledge. An understanding of the
problems confronting families at such times,
contributes greatly to the serenity of the service.
f Tiineral
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of the church,
A night expedition resulted in
the following casualties:
Burnet Decker, former Brooklyn
policeman, was stung several times,
aIlfl I , a Jones did a jig for five
minutes trying to get one insect
out of his pants leg.
Warren Spadola, a bee keeper.
was stung on the tongue as he
offered advice to the novices.
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