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Newspaper
Denton Journal
Location
Denton, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Feb 17, 1956
Page
4
For over a century The Journal promotes Denton business and home-town merchants who supply goods at fair prices, support churches schools and charities, and drive city improvements. Citizens are urged to trade locally to sustain a bigger, better, busier community.
A Japanese research worker reports a soil fungus derived antibiotic showing promising effects on cancer cells in mice and monkeys. Dr Hamai Umezawa of Japan’s National Institute of Health says changes appeared five days after treatment. Trials in humans planned. he cautions it may not cure all cancers but offers clear promise.
The editorial urges support for Keep Maryland Beautiful and announces the Governor’s Committee annual Clean-Up Week set for March 24 to 31. It links spring, Easter bonnets, and state beautification, urging residents to tidy their communities and shine up natural beauty across Maryland.
A Sunday round of calls and social visits includes RIDGELY residents visiting Dr. Frank W. Taylor Jr. in Wilmington VA Hospital, plus relatives staying with family in Middletown and Hampstead. Several Dover and Denton residents shopped, called, or hosted guests, with births and hospital stays noted for Easton Memorial Hospital and local homes.
Residents on Maple Avenue and visitors from Wilmington Dover Felton and Denton gather for family visits church events and a bake sale The Ridgely community plans a Leap Year supper February 29 with proceeds by the Volunteer Fire Department and a film on family life discussed by Mary land Extension Service expert Jeanne Moehn The World Day of Prayer will be led by Mrs Harry Branford and the Ridgely P T A schedules meet on February 21 with program chair Mrs Leon Spence and president Mrs Hansen Hoffman
In a first time confession Sugar Ray Robinson explains why he returned to chase the middleweight world title after retirement. He previews his reasons to readers in the February 19 issue of The American Weekly magazine in color gravure with The Baltimore Sun days American.
Wayne Meeds thanks friends and neighbors for kindness during his mother's illness and for ambulance service by Rawlings Boulais to Memorial Hospital Easton where she is now a patient.
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