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Newspaper
Denton Journal
Location
Denton, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 1961
Page
2
The year 1962 arrives with space milestones and widespread optimism about progress. It notes rapid change in science and medicine while highlighting stark global needs, hunger, housing, education, and the quest for world peace amid a world of plenty and gadgets.
The Edison Electric Institute reports widespread public misunderstanding of investor owned utilities in atomic power. It notes six nuclear plants operate in the U S with five run by electric companies and that private firms are pursuing a broad R D program to make civilian nuclear power economical by the late 1960s.
Greensboro residents welcomed relatives visiting from Hanover Pa and Baltimore Md for Christmas. Local families hosted dinners and gatherings at the Jarrell Scott and Hayden households, with friends and kin from Philadelphia Easton Goochland and Washington.
Grace Vernon Smith reports a festive December gathering in Ridgely for children of Ridgely and Denton Catholic Churches. The event at Elizaben Hall featured music and recitations led by Mrs Jopp, with Santa Claus distributing gifts and visitors enjoying refreshments. Additional guests included families from Wilmington Cordova Birmingham and Cambridge as Christmas week activities continued.
Christmas activities across Ridgely and nearby towns featured family dinners, visits, and greetings. Numerous households hosted relatives from Delaware Maryland and West Virginia, with church services, carols, and a memorial note marking the season. The narrative notes hospitality at the Ridgely Methodist Church and Thanksgiving style gatherings, ending with a reflective quote on human nature and blame.
In ancient Rome priests gathered the people on the first day of each month, Calends, to announce sacred days and festivals. Citizens marked feasts on their fasti in red, and from Calends the word calendar emerged.
The article outlines traditional New Year customs in China from the First Day of the First Moon to Teng Chich the Feast of Lanterns. Northern households lit lanterns to mark longer days while southern cities hosted lantern parades with large fire-breathing dragons carried by many participants.
The first formal Mummers Parade in Philadelphia started January 1, 1901, evolving from prewar New Year parties into a masquerade street tradition. By the late 19th century Silver Crown Club led the way, with Eph Horn guiding a shooter’s midnight ritual as prizes from businesses helped turn the event into a city function.
The text notes New Year celebrations in pre revolutionary Russia with a hundred cannon shots at midnight. It mentions January 1 observance under the Gregorian calendar, instituted by Peter the Great in 1700, and December 31 known as St. Sylvester's Eve for festive fun.
The Rose Bowl began as a supplement to the Tournament of Roses in 1902 with Michigan defeating Stanford 49 to 0. The following year featured chariot races before football returned in 1916 with Washington State beating Brown, and since then the Rose Bowl has grown in prestige drawing crowds over 100,000.
Before 1752 England marked New Year on March 25 with March 24 as New Year Eve. Despite calendar reforms and Christmas bans, New Year remained a strong holiday. The Gregorian shift in 1752 moved celebrations to December 31 January 1 but kept the festive spirit alive.
A brief note urges readers to concentrate on personal growth while encouraging others to pursue the same path. The idea hinges on mutual progress through steady effort and positive routines.
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