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The Morning News from Wilmington, Delaware • Page 2

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The Morning Newsi
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Wilmington, Delaware
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TWO WILMINGTON MORNING NEWS. WILMINGTON. DELAWARE. FRIDAY. MAY 18..

1945 NURS EDUCATOR NEED FOR SALVAGE Lovel, William Maitland, Otto Merman, John Swans on, Sidney Taylor, Charles Thompson, Floyd Trader, Robert Werner, and Rufus Wint. Help win the war and get extra red points. Save waste JaU and take them to your butcher. with accordian selections. James Oberly and Paul Reynolds were co-chairman of the event.

Ushers responsible for the various booths included Charles Ammon, Earl Bower. John Caufflel, John Coates, George Doyle, Don Gerrish, Arnold Granke, John Hirzel, Alfred Jervis, Ben Mrs. Philip Houston, was wounded April 17. in Germany. Before entering the service in December, 1942, he had been employed at the DuPont plant in Seaford.

He was graduated from Greenwood High School in June, 1938. He has been overseas since January. His brother, Pfc. Robert B. Houston, is in 1940, who was the first Army nurse graduated from the hospital to die overseas.

Three chaplains of the hospital who participated in the ceremonies were: The Rev. Andrew Mayer, Rabbi Herbert Drooz, and the Rev. Roderick Dwyer. The welcome address was given by Willard Springer, Jr, president of the board of trustees. Miss Marion W.

McLachlan Is sponsor of the class. paper collection in Wilmington, committee members suggested that householders be asked to. put then-paper out earlier. They reported that the city trucks, during the recent collection, passed many houses before the residents put their papsr out. Soon after the trucks went by the householders called the salvage office to report the paper was not picked up, and the trucks frequently had to go back.

This was one factor which prented the collection from being completed in one day, it was said. S. Grlscom Briscoe, vice-chairman of the committee, presided at the meeting. War films were shown. The committee reported, that industrial salvage operations during April amounted to 17,486,215 pounds of material, of which more than were iron and steel.

Paul CRflmER-g For Famous Brands of 1 TWO FROM STATE ON CASUALTY LIST One Man Reported Wounded in Pacific Area, Another in Germany Fighting Two Delaware men have been reported wounded in action. are: George Hogate Yost, 25, aviation machinist mate first class, of Silver-side Road, and Pfc. Owens W. Houston, 27 of Greenwood. Yost, husband of Mrs.

Ruth A1-. free Yost, was wounded March 19 in the Pacific He is hospitalized in California. He enlisted in February, 1942, and went to the Pacific area in March, 1944. Since then he has taken part In the battles of Saipan, Leyte, the Pa la us and the second battle of the Philippines. WW Make a Note When yon want the VERY FINEST in imported or domestic WINES, LIQUORS or BEER come to CRAMER'S.

IRKISSTRESSED Demands of Armed Forces For. Tin Cans and Paper Increasing, Unit Declares The need of continuing without let-uo salvage efforts on tin cans and scrap paper was emphasized last nignt at the monthly dinner meeting of the salvage committee. James Stewart, regional salvage representative of the War Production Board, with which the local salvage committee cooperates, declared that the demands of the armed forces for paperboard is going to increase rather than and that the need for tin cans is not expected to diminish for some time. He said the committee must do everything posible to insure that the public understands V-E Day has brought no reduction in need for salvage activity, and that this work must be earned on and expanded until Japan is defeated. Discussing the monthly scrap USHERS ASSOCIATION IS SPONSOR OF BAZAAR An old fashioned bazaar was held last night in St.

Stephen's Lutheran Church under the sponsorship of the Ushers' Association of the church. Items offered for sale Included home made cakes, candy, nuts, plants and flowers, and household articles. Nancy Doyle entertained RELIEVE THE PAIN OF Rheumatism TODAY QUICKLY! Por quick, symptomatic relief from torturing pain of Rheumatism. Arthritis, Neuritis, Sciatica or Lumbago, use genuine "K-t TABLETS," a tried, tasted and proven formula that haa helped thousands of sufferers. K-7 must bring quick relief or your fuU purchase price will be refunded.

Use as directed. Tablets" east erc enly Aleo Tellable la Economy sues or so and 104 tablets at San Kay. Eckerd', and other rood drag stores everywhere. WHISKEY CORDIALS Brandies, Gins, Rums, Beer PAUL CRAHER Dalawarm'M Largest Retail Distributor Delaware Ave. at West St.

Dial 4-3943 Son of Mr. and Mrs. George Yost of 33 Third Street. Salem. N.

he was employed at the Navy Yard In Philadelphia before enlistment. Private Houston, son of Mr. and UNITY ADVOCATED Delaware State Hospital Cadet Class. Addressed By Dr. William H.

Lemmel Dr. W. H. Lemmel, superintendent of Wilmington public schools, mads an appeal lor unity of educational and health workers for the conservation of humanity in an address last, night at the graduation exercises at the Delaware State Hospital. He told the young women, who are cadet nurses, theirs is the unusual and wonderful opportunity as government nurses to test the newest and greatest developments of science toward life preservation.

Cite Human Resources He quoted Dr. Ellsworth Huntington of Yale University who has said that the natural resources of America were 400,000,000,000, while the human resources of our country are valued at 8,000,000, the latter bein.j one of our most neglected resources. "Placed in your hands," Dr. Lemmel said, "is America's greatest human asset, for your task is the preservation and conservation of humanity." Dr. M.

A. Tarumianz, superintendent of the hospital, presented the diplomas. Pins were given the graduates by Mrs. Mae P. Smith, director of nurses and official gifts were presented by Mary M.

Moran, instructor of nurses at the hospital. Three of the nurses graduated last night are now serving as senior cadets in the U. S. Cadet Nurses Corps at the Thomas M. England General Hospital, Atlantic City.

They are: Miss Elizabeth S. Burk. Sunbury, Miss Jeanne W. Champlin, Wilmington; Miss Mary Jane Zellem, Listie, Pa. The other nurses who were graduated are: Miss Miriam R.

Jackson, Wyoming, and Miss Dorothy 'Anne Lesieko, McAdoo, Pa. Late Norse Honored The group was named the Rachel H. Sheridan Class in tribute to Lieutenant Sheridan or the class of LADY PUB KEEPER SEEKS PATRON, $2,000 DIAMOND LONDON. May 17 (U.R) A London pub proprietress. Mrs, Ann Revel, of fered a $200 reward today to anyone who can locate the man who had a drink of cherry 'brandy in her pub the other night.

Mrs. Revel would like to tell the customer that she mistakenly served him the brandy in the glass in which she had left her $2,000 diamond PRICED MERE UM ER. COOL CASUA CUIG Juniors and Misses alike welcome these carefree casual to their summer wardrobes. They're just as delight tally cool as they are delightfully colourful and you'll find they serve you well from morning 'till yawning with the band-box freshness you always expect from fine spun rayon Butcher Linen fabrics. same V-K--L' INQUESTS ARE HELD IN TWO FATALITIES Aa open verdict was returned by a coroner's jury at an inquest last night into the death of Charles A.

Donovan, 4, of 624 East Ninth Street, (who was fatally injured by a taxlcab operated by Howard C. Stevens, 811 West Third Street, at Fourteenth and French Streets April 26. The jury said the boy died of a broken neck as a result of the acci dent. In another inquest the jurors held that Alvin Lawrence, 26, of 100 South Broom Street, died in The Memorial Hospital May 3 from burns when his clothing was ignited from an unknown cause while work ing in a tanK at tne jnainoers Works of the DuPont Company. Lawrence was welding in the tank at the time of the accident.

No negligence was displayed by the DuPont Company nor any of its employes in connection with the accident, the jury said. Deputy Coroner C. Everett Kelley was in charge of the inquests. AMERICAN CASUALTIES NEARING MILLION MARK WASHINGTON. May 7 VP) The toll of American killed, wounded, missing or taken prisoner during the war is nudging the million mark, the Army and Navy disclosed today.

On the basis of the rate of increase in the last lew months, the million total may be reached within a week. The aggregate of Army and Navy casualties released today was 836,214, an increase of 13,560 over last week. Of these, 878.939 were Army casualties and 107,275 were Navy losses. The Army figure included 544,249 wounded, of whom 294,208 have returned to duty, and 89.152 prisoners, of whom 19.876 have been officially listed as exchanged or returned to military control. are illustrations, landscapes historical paintings, and others.

Charles Denny will be the auctioneer. In the event that rain forces cancellation of the show today, it will be continued tomorrow, with the auction at the same time. In addition to the 200 or more paintings on display at the show there is a table featuring publica tions of Delaware poets, and a panel of hand-painted porcelains. tea in it 'aiajaagaa-T-i 3 UjUMtft J. i oc Mil) CJMJti IIAHIIELE'S 15 EAST FOURTH ST.

nTmiMft? i rr sj Li 87 ALL A Sales and Attendance Set Clothes Line Fair Reco rd 0.95 Xil Approximately 50 paintings were sold for about $525 yesterday at the first day of the Clothes Line Fair. The totals break all records for the fair, including times when the two-day affair was compressed into one day because of weather conditions, according to officials. The crowds visiting the annual show on the steps of the Public Building also were unprecedented. The visitors inspected the water colors, oils, and other works of art offered by Delaware artists, and bought 50 at an average price slightly over $10. The fair.

Is to be continued today, when the feature event will be a war bond auction of 12 painting by well known Delaware artists, in cluding Prank E. Schoonover, N. Wyeth. John McCoy, Charles Mac- Lellan, Stanley M. Arthurs, and Gayle Hoskins.

The auction will be conducted from 12 to 1 p. m. The high bidder for each, painting will buy it with war bonds and will consequently get a price reduction in terms of actual cash. If the high bid is $25, for example, the purchaser will pay the artist with a $25 war bond, which of course costs only $18.75. The artists have agreed to accept payment in terms of what the bonds will be worth 10 years hence.

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