Delaware, U.S., Marriage Records, 1750-1954
Past In Review from 01-17-2002
75 years ago
January 20, 1927
MANY VISITORS DURING THE WEEK
THOSE WHO HAVE ENTERTAINED AND WERE VISITORS
IN THE MIDDLETOWN VICINITY
Mr. Joseph Wooleyhan celebrated his 73d birthday, Monday.
Mr. and Mrs. F. R. Pool spent several days in Philadelphia, recently.
Mrs. Edward M. Vaughan was a visitor to Philadelphia, Pa., this week.
Dr. and Mrs. G. Burton Pearson, of Newark, were guests of Mrs. James L. Warren, one day this week.
Mr. and Mrs. J. Everett Walls have had as their guest the past week, their niece Miss Elliott, of Columbus, Ohio.
Miss Elizabeth Willits, of Philadelphia, Pa., was a recent guest of her aunt, Miss Ella Naudain, on Green Street.
Mr. and Mrs. Preston Whitlock, of Wilmington, were Sunday guests of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Theodore Whitlock.
Mr. and Mrs. Norman Culver, of Chestertown, Md., have been recent guests of his mother, Mrs. John L. Byron and family.
Mrs. Harry Ellison, of Wilmington, has been a guest the past week of relatives in town. On Wednesday Mrs. Fred Brady entertained some friends in her honor at a luncheon, afterwards having bridge.
SUMMIT BRIDGE
Mrs. Mitchell Golt spent Thursday with Mrs. Millard Golt.
Clifton Deputy and wife were guests on Thursday with Harry Clark and wife of Newark, Del.
Mrs. Elmer Slack, of Wilmington, spent a few days recently with her parents, Harry Voshell and wife.
Walter Clark and sister, Mrs. George Kane, were Friday evening visitors with Mrs. Katherine Kane and family.
Mrs. McCoy Yearsley, teacher at Summit, is ill at her home in Port Penn, Mrs. Katherine Kane substituting in her absence.
Mr. Stephen Foley, of Newark, is spending a few days with his son and daughter-in-law, Stephen Foley and wife, of Mt. Pleasant.
ODESSA
Carl Morris has been a recent Wilmington visitor.
Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Davis have moved to Linwood, Pa.
Mrs. F. D. Reynolds has returned from a Wilmington visit.
William Smith, 14 year old son of Mr. and Mrs. William Smith, is ill with scarlet fever.
Mary Zimmerman, niece of Mrs. Clara Gremminger and a primary pupil of the Odessa public school, is ill with scarlet fever.
A special meeting of the Odessa Fire Company was held at the Red Men’s Hall for the purpose of electing officers for the year.
Little Sarah and Mildred Milbourne, of near Milford, are spending a few days with their grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. William Phillips.
50 years ago
January 17, 1952
St. Anne’s Rector Resigns
To Accept Ohio Church Call
The Rev. Kenneth E. Clarke, rector of St. Anne’s Episcopal Church here for the past four years and an associate master of St. Andrew’s School, announced his resignation at Sunday’s services.
Mr. Clarke, son of Mr. and Mrs. George R. Clarke, 2013 Franklin Street, Wilmington, has accepted a call to become rector of St. Thomas’ Episcopal Church at Terrace Park, Ohio.
Before coming to St. Anne’s, Mr. Clarke served for one year as assistant to the dean of the Cathedral Church of St. John’s in Wilmington under the Very Rev. Robert M. Hatch, who is now suffragan bishop of Connecticut.
At the Ohio church, Mr. Clarke will succeed the Rev. John Yungblount, who resigned to become rector of St. John’s Church at Waterbury, Conn. It is the church to which Dean Hatch went from Wilmington before he was elevated to suffragan bishop.
During Mr. Clarke’s rectorship here at St. Anne’s, the $100,000 Barr Memorial Parish House was built, the congregation increased 45 percent, and both the regular and missionary budgets were more than tripled.
Mr. Clarke was ordained in March of 1947. He is a graduate of Wilmington Friends School and attended Bucknell University. He received his bachelor of arts degree from the University of the South at Sewanee, Tenn., and his bachelor of divinity degree from the university’s School of Theology.
Local Personal Column
Those Who Entertained and Have Been Away
Mrs. John W. Jones, of Flanders, N. J., spent Wednesday here with her father, Mr. Thomas S. Fouracre, and family.
Miss Jean Hawthorne, of Drexel Hill, Pa., spent several days last week as the guest of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas T. Donovan.
Mrs. Mary E. Leaden, of Philadelphia, visited Mr. and Mrs. Kurt Schettler and Mrs. Harvey Johnson over the week-end.
Rev. L. B. Morgan was a recent dinner guest of Mr. and Mrs. William Davis near Newark.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Hilliard and daughter, Judy, of Claymont, spent Saturday and Sunday with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Milton C. Slaughter.
Mr. and Mrs. John Bailey, of Marcus Hook, Pa., and Mr. and Mrs. Alvin Gaulke, of Chester, Pa., visited Mr. and Mrs. Milton C. Slaughter on Saturday.
25 years ago
January 20, 1977
Personal Notes
Those Who Entertained And Have Been Away
Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Walker and daughter, Kelly, of Boonsboro, Md., spent several days during the weekend with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Walker, here.
Mrs. Helen Blunt, of Bayview Beach, has returned to her home after spending seven weeks in Vicenza, Italy, where she visited her son-in-law and daughter, Sgt. And Mrs. Johnie C. Smith and children, Christopher and Kimberly.
Mr. Charles Roberts is a patient in the University of Maryland Hospital, Baltimore.
Announce Engagement
Mr. and Mrs. Paul L. Johnson, of Townsend, announce the engagement of their daughter, Deborah J., to Samuel M. Green, II, son of Mr. and Mrs. Samuel M. Green, of Vance Neck Rd., Middletown.
Miss Johnson is a senior at Middletown High School. Mr. Green is a 1974 graduate of Middletown High School and is employed by R.A. Boyer Inc.
A fall wedding is planned.
Townsend Trash Tax $2 a Month
The town council of Townsend last Tuesday night voted to assess each resident $2 a month, retroactive Jan. 1, for trash collection.
Mayor Rodney C. Hart said the H. & R. Garbage of Dover recently increased the town’s monthly bill from $375 to $500. Hart said some of the costs will be paid from tax money.
The council also voted unanimously to impose a $200 fine for anyone bringing trash into town for removal. “I think it’s absolutely disgusting and it’s been going on for years,” the mayor said. “With the rate we’re paying, we’ve got to stop it somewhere.”
According to the council, residents will be billed the assessment quarterly and small businesses also will be subjected to the tax.
Mayor Chas. E. Price Files for Office
Mayor Charles E. Price has filed for election as mayor at the annual municipal election to be held here on Monday, March 7. No one has as yet filed for the two council posts presently held by Howard R. Young Sr. and Arthur J. Pennewill Jr.
Mayor Price was appointed to the office on Aug. 19, 1975 following the resignation of former Mayor Richard W. Lambert on Aug. 14, 1975.
The deadline for filing for these offices is at noon on Monday, February 21.
