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Newspaper
Denton Journal
Location
Denton, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Feb 03, 1956
Page
2
The Salisbury Advertiser argues against a bill to create the Maryland Port Authority funded by a 3/10 cent per gallon motor fuel tax. It contends the burden should be shared with watermen and boat owners, noting local self interest and potential bias toward the Port of Baltimore. The piece urges a broader tax base and lower rate if enacted.
Mrs Samuel Carrow hosts a Sunday birthday gathering at home with Lewis and Clayton Porter families and others. The Haass family celebrated an anniversary with a large Noah of relatives from Maryland Washington D C and Germany sending gifts and a new 1956 Chevrolet. The paper lists numerous visits, hospital events, WSCS meetings, and upcoming dances in Denton to aid a polio drive.
Mrs Edna Carmine phone 3596 and Mr and Mrs H M Warris spent last weekend with their son Joseph in Bainbridge. Many local marriages births illnesses and visits are noted with families from Preston and nearby areas including Bethesda and Denton. Funeral services were held in Denton for Mrs T Alan Goldsborough formerly of Denton who died in Washington DC.
Mr and Mrs Merle Lister and Alabama seceded from the Union January 11 1861 and re entered on July 13 1868.
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