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Newspaper
Denton Journal
Location
Denton, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Jan 02, 1959
Page
2
Melvin and Johnson publish Friday notices from 205 Market Street Denton Maryland the Caroline County county seat. Benjamin F Johnson serves as president and treasurer while Mary Melvin is vice president and secretary.
The January campaign notes a name change to The National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis and expands focus from polio to fighting cripplers like arthritis and birth defects. It cites 11 million Americans with arthritis and 250 000 yearly births with defects, urging enthusiastic support.
The piece argues that core political terms have changed meaning over time. It notes liberals now favor expanding state power, while federalism is used to erode state rights. The author calls for honest, accurate use of words.
A leader of a major electric utility warns that America’s growth could be fatally limited by adverse forces on business. He cites high taxation since World War II, rising manufacturing costs, and inflation that hurts savers and lenders. The public must understand capital creation and production if future jobs and living standards are to improve.
Social items list Christmas visits and holiday gatherings in Marydel and nearby towns. Families such as the Harmans, Smiths, Butts, and Harmans hosted and visited relatives in Delaware and Maryland. Travel to Florida and Chicago noted, with church and MYF caroling events and a Marydd Church charge service. WSCS plans a January meeting at Mrs. Louis Collison's home.
Marydel residents enjoyed a Sunday School Christmas program with Santa delivering candies and fruit. The Calvary Church Bible Class, 24 attendees, featured a buffet, carols, violin pieces by Louis Collison and piano by Mrs. Collison, readings by Mrs. Amos Wyatt and Mrs. Olin Ford, and a concluding social.
The article outlines early New Year beliefs about the first footer the first person to cross the threshold on New Year morning. Women and light haired people were seen as unlucky and some communities used a dark haired man as the first footer to protect household fortune. Anglo Saxons climbed on roofs to view the year and noise was made to ward off evil.
English revelry around New Year persisted despite Puritan bans on Christmas. Restorations revived Christmas, but New Year remained popular. The calendar reform of 1752 shifted observance from March 25 to January 1, leaving New Year celebrations strong.
Ancient Rome used the Calends to summon people for monthly sacred days and festivals. Priests read the calendar at the first day of each month while the populace marked feasts in red in the fasti.
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