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Newspaper
Denton Journal
Location
Denton, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Oct 04, 1963
Page
2
Sunday activities reported at Maple Shade Nursing Home near Mardela with residents and staff participating in communal care and scheduled programs.
The report lists attendees at an Allen Memorial Church training course on the Manual and Year Book for 64 at Salisbury and a similar event at First Southern Baptist Church in Dover. It notes Mrs. James Siively visiting Goldsboro for dinner with the Shockleys and mentions Holy Communion at St Paul's Methodist Church next Sunday morning.
Hickman and nearby towns feature a long list of visits and gatherings from Morton to Wilmington. Guests include Mr. and Mrs. William Hillewell, Mrs. Florence Thornton, families from Dover and Baltimore, and many local residents at multiple homes. Hospital stays, anniversaries, church events, and community happenings fill a period of social activity and neighborly visits.
The piece notes Lindbergh’s 1927 Atlantic crossing and projects supersonic airliners like the Concorde. Pan American, Air France, and BOAC will share early planes, with orders and future expansion implied. It argues faster travel will shrink the world and foster people-to-people understanding, forming a basis for peace.
The piece argues parcel post differs from private carriers by bearing no taxes and often operating at a loss, requiring taxpayers to subsidize. It urges raising size and weight limits to near freight levels and ensuring charges reflect all direct and indirect costs, calling for overdue action.
Hillsboro reports a Boy Scout toy repair drive for Christmas distribution. Leadership Training School cancels Oct 7 meeting and resumes Oct 14 at Denton Church. Aunt Pearl's 4-H Club hosts baked Saturday Oct 5 at Sparklin's Store from 11:00 a.m. WSCS luncheon and Wesleyan Service Guild hot sale Oct 5 at Church House.
A church Rally Day program followed a covered dish supper in Fellowship Hall. Miss Sharon Wright won Miss Preston at the firemen’s Beauty Contest held Friday night at the Preston School, with Darlene Prehal as runner-up. Various local residents and visitors shared weekend visits and moves amid community life.
Builder grade lawns refuse to become good turf without rebuilding from the ground up. Start with soil tests, remove subsoil waste, and prepare a six inch topsoil base. Use lime and fertilizer as indicated, then sow high quality seed with Kentucky bluegrass Merion strain and roll.
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