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Newspaper
Denton Journal
Location
Denton, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Dec 08, 1961
Page
2
A retired English physician laments a mess in the world and blames the Welfare State for strikes and excess. He cites signs of hope in wildlife conservation, elder care, home ownership, worker share schemes, and youth engagement in music, sailing, and equestrian sports.
From U S News and World Report the piece notes nearly 132 billion dollars spent by federal state and local governments last year and a rising load. It says the average man works a quarter of his time to pay taxes and the tax share nears 30 percent of national output with 20.4 percent federal and 8.2 percent state local. It warns of further federal increases unless non essential spending is cut at all levels and contends government care from cradle to grave drives the cost.
The column lists residents and guests in Greensboro and nearby towns. Edward J Vandegrift and family traveled to Philadelphia for an Inter-State Milk Producers Cooperative banquet. Attendees included William Bailey and Hugh Smith in Philadelphia for the Army Navy game. Numerous visits, hospital notes, births, and gatherings follow, with residents in Ocean City Ridgely Easton Georgetown Dover Seaford Wilmington Owings Mills and Smyrna.
Grace Vernon Smith and other Ridgely residents are mentioned in visiting and social notes. The items list correspondents visiting families in Annapolis Wilmington Easton Seaford and Ridgely, a hospital discharge, a birth, a funeral attendance, deer hunting trips, and a soldier in Germany recounting a night jump with vivid detail.
A church service urged keeping Christ in Christmas and avoiding alcoholic celebrations. Local residents share holiday visits, youth activities, and weekend gatherings. Social notes include university students home for the weekend, relatives visiting from Wilmington, Chicago, Media, and Dover, plus Ladies Auxiliary nominations and small prize events.
Marydel reports a Civic Club meeting held in Calvary Church Social Hall on Thursday evening with Mrs. F. Hitchens of Sears, Roebuck and Co. presenting an interior decorating program. Guests included Mrs. Jaggers Mr. and Mrs. Shewbrooks and Mrs. J. Wesley Walls during the weeklong visit. Slides were shown of drapes and slipcovers.
A compact reflection on social harmony urging patience and practical coexistence with those who fall short of ideal behavior. Emphasizes effort to bridge differences, foster cooperation, and reduce friction through everyday goodwill and tolerance.
Fort Rucker Alabama Pvt Preston F Northam son of Mr and Mrs Willie N Northam of Federalsburg finished a five week aircraft maintenance course at The Aviation School Fort Rucker November 17 He received training on servicing and maintaining rotary and fixed wing aircraft plus fundamentals for Army airfield operations The 20 year old entered the Army last July and completed basic at Fort Jackson He is a 1960 Federalsburg High School graduate The note closes with an adage about reading fine print before signing contracts
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