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Newspaper
Denton Journal
Location
Denton, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Oct 27, 1961
Page
2
Wall Street Journal reporter Mitchell Gordon notes cities operate hotels, wheat, fertilizer, milk, liquor, and cocktail lounges, arguing government should exit any commercial activity private enterprise can perform to avoid a socialized, bureaucrat-led society.
Albert R. Beatty of the Association of American Railroads argues the railroad problem is crucial to national survival. He urges a Magna Carta for Transportation to end discriminatory regulation and subsidies, calling for freedom for all carriers to compete and grow on merit.
Greensboro and nearby residents attend funerals, welcome visitors, and report travel. Notables include Curry family funeral in Wilmington, Gordon and Roe family trips, visits from Drexel Hill and Smyrna, hospital updates on Harry Gordon and Edward Walls Jr., and local church gatherings with programs and acknowledgments.
Grace Vernon Smith and guests spanning Mr. and Mrs. Sk. Page Jones and Mr. and Mrs. Fred V. Voshell celebrated their 24th wedding anniversary in Williamsburg Virginia over the weekend. Church revival planned October 25 to November 5 at Ridgely Pilgrim Holiness Church beginning at 7 30 each evening led by Rev. Robert Appling of Cincinnati Ohio who also broadcasts Sundays at 1 from Dover Delaware.
In Baltimore the Layman's Day Service at St Pauls Church will feature Kenneth Attix of Goldsboro as guest speaker. Three laymen will participate. MYF members will Trick or Treat for UNICEF next week wearing orange armbands. Also notes: Miss Lucy Garey visited, Mrs Patchett in Delaware City, and 108 4 H girls entered Caroline County contest with awards to Sandra Coulhourne and Vicki Lane. A memorial poem honors a lost son.
Isabel Douglas of Washington DC spent the weekend with S. E. Douglas. Mrs. Lee W. Noble visited her mother Milbourne Cannon of Baltimore. Sam Winram of Hingham MA visited his mother G. C. Carmine. Dororthy Virginia Hall wed Malcolm George Nichols in a ceremony on October 11 1961. Theodore Schmick and John Schmick recovered from hospital stays at Peninsula General. Rachel Baylor of Hagerstown stayed with her mother Mrs. John Payne. Mrs. Roland Melson Thurman Adams and Mrs. Robert Dulin visited Mrs. J. M. Parker in Bridgeville and Chestertown visitors joined Mrs. Herman Schmick. Preston ladies attended a Denton tea hosted by the Caroline County Garden Club. Preston School faculty attended the Maryland State Teachers Association meeting.
A tribute to the memory of Melvin Otis Hayman on October 27, marking a beloved son's birthday and the enduring sorrow of his loss. The note honors the memory with a line about leaving a beautiful memory and a sorrow too great to be told.
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