Delaware, U.S., Marriage Records, 1750-1954
Past In Review from 06-27-2002
25 years ago
June 30, 1977
Personal Notes
Those Who Entertained And Have Been Away
Wesley Daubert, Jr. and Craig Wynne, of Middletown, and Miss Susan Wallace, of Odessa, have returned from a two week visit with relatives and friends in Monterey and San Francisco, California.
Mrs. Jane Arnold, of Salt Lake City, Utah, and Mr. Warren W. Buckingham, III, of Dallas, Texas, were guest of their grandmother, Mrs. Warren W. Buckingham, Sr., last week.
Mr. G. Clark Burge, Jr., celebrated his 77th birthday on Tuesday, June 21st. On Sunday, June 19th, Mr. and Mrs. James Bailey entertained at a family dinner at their home near Chesapeake City, Md., in honor of the occasion.
Mr. and Mrs. James A. Stafford of Alburtis, Pa., spent the weekend here with Mrs. Fred Hoeren.
Weldon Burge, a student at Bob Jones University, Greenville, S.C., is spending the summer vacation here with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. G. Clark Burge, III, and family.
Miss Melanie Jeffcott, of Providence, R.I., spent several days last week here with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Harry A. Jeffcott.
Mrs. Mildred McGinnis, of near town, is a patient in the Kent General Hospital, Dover, suffering leg injuries sustained in an automobile accident on June 17th. Mrs. McGinnis will celebrate her birthday on Sunday, July 3d. She is in Room 316.
50 years ago
June 26, 1952
Close Summit Bridge As Defect Appears
Blame Leaning Abutment; Detour Is Seen Until Span Repairs Complete
Sen. Frear Asks For New Bridge
Summit Bridge over the Chesapeake and Delaware Canal was suddenly closed to traffic at 3 p.m. yesterday after engineers, during a routine check, discovered a weakness in the main abutment on the southern end of the span.
The important link between the Delmarva Peninsula and Baltimore, Washington and other southern points will remain closed until at least the fall, according to an estimate of the engineers.
The span was ordered closed by representatives from the Philadelphia office of the United States engineers. They made an examination, accompanied by engineers of the Highway Department and found that the earth has been settling away from the abutment.
As a result, the abutment was beginning to lean towards the stream, a spokesman for the Highway Department said.
According to the engineers, it will be necessary to place an additional span at the south end of the bridge, similar to the new span that was placed at the north end some years ago.
Traffic Detoured
As soon as the Highway Department was notified that the span would be closed, they started work on the detour routes.
Concern was felt for the traffic effects the span’s closing will have on Route 40, which is under construction. Traffic to Baltimore and Washington will probably use Route 40. In construction the new span, the engineers will have to go back to the southern bank for new support.
A request has been submitted by Senator J. Allen Frear, Jr., to have a new, high level span replace Summit Bridge.
75 years ago
June 30, 1927
WHEAT CROP OUTLOOK GOOD
Local Farmers Expect average yield of 30 Bushels
The present outlook for a bumper wheat crop in lower New Castle county is better than at any previous time in recent years. Many farmers began harvesting this crop on Monday and are hoping, with a continuation of the prevailing good weather, to have this work completed before the week-end and fourth of July holiday arrives.
The growing season has been ideal for wheat this year. Many farmers are predicting at least thirty bushels to the acre as an average for the farms in the vicinity of Middletown. The quality of the grain is remarkably free from smut and the other usual impurities that often characterize large wheat crops. The grains are full and large and generally seem to be in a very healthy state. Nothing seems to appear to prevent this being a banner wheat year in this locality.
Barring an unusually wet threshing season, wheat will prove a profitable crop with a fair market price at the time the farmers are ready to ship their grain. The entire success of the crop depends upon those two conditions. It is, after all, a business gamble, as most all other industrial ventures are gambles in varying degrees. The weather, the market, the quality of the finished product and the ever-present question of supply and demand play important parts in its ultimate success or failure.
This year may not prove to be so advantageous to the larger wheat-raising districts as it is to the one in this state. In that event, the limited supply will doubtless have a favorable effect on the market price of the grain, and local farmers will greatly benefit by it. At any rate, local wheat-raisers are very optimistic and the entire community is hoping for a bumper wheat crop as well as good market prices. Upon such a condition of affairs depends the prosperity of this community in the immediate future.
