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Newspaper
Mount Dora Topic
Location
Mount Dora, Florida, United States of America
Date
Aug 07, 1969
Page
4
Mount Dora community figure Bill Seabrook proposes naming a park street or similar in memory of Gary Duvall the Doran killed in Vietnam. He argues the gesture would honor Duvall’s sacrifice without renaming existing landmarks.
The TOPIC lists its mailing address as P. O. Box 197 Mount Dora Florida 32757 and editors office at 132 West Fifth Avenue Mount Dora. Telephone is 904 383 4303. Subscriptions cost 4.00 yearly 7.00 for two years and 10 cents per single copy. The paper entered as second class matter on April 7 1916 at Mount Dora post office under the 1879 act.
A bold editorial voice urges action on integration and black empowerment in Mount Dora. It decries racial violence and insists on immediate equality, calling out Uncle Tom figures and urging white citizens to accept Black leadership and future offices for Black Mount Dorans.
Subscriptions list names including S. W. Edgar M.D. Maurice Bartlett M.D. Ruth Watson M.D. M.S. Carpenter N.Y. FE. Betz M.D. L. R. Huffstetler Jr. with Eustis designation appears as a professional directory entry.
A fragment lists medical doctors and associated names including T. R. Parrish M.D. Ross V. Swartsel M.D. Wilbur Hatch M.D. and Roy VJ. Harris with scattered initials and places such as Fort Pierce New York Tennessee and Melbourne. The legibility is limited but indicates a directory-like roster.
Progress on Mount Dora Central Park stalls over water connections for sprinklers. Mount Dora Public Library reports a leap in records with 25 new RCA items. Several local businesses close while others expand, and high school football coach Dan Spear calls players for next week’s physicals.
East Town notes from St Mary Baptist Church report a 9:30 Sunday School session and 11:00 morning service with senior choir and ushers. The pastor delivered a sermon while members and friends praised the day. Sick listed: Eddie Steadman Nellie Pool Susie Jones. Memorial Hospital Eustis.
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