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Newspaper
Mount Dora Topic
Location
Mount Dora, Florida, United States of America
Date
Aug 25, 1977
Page
4
August 25 1927 New Mount Dora News Highlights
Mount Dora residents anticipate a heated baseball tie in Orange Lake and a crowded town for a major game. Town officials urge September weed and grass cleanup to improve streets. social notes include visits, weddings, and a Labor Day beauty contest in Clermont. Weather bureau instruments eyed for local data. The Wildwood parade, described harshly, passes Mount Dora amid rain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orange Lake
Mount Dora
Nand
Aeappa
Park Commission
Board of Health
H. A. Harrold
Horace Blunt
Avon Park
Tae
All Lake County
Clermont
Lake
Juanita Mars
Dora American Legion Post
Margie Scott
Oop Athe
Dora Coffee
Cecil
Fifth Avenue
O. H. Cornell
Margo Hosford
Ground Observer Post
Washington
Cornwell
Weather Bureau
Air Force
Wildwood
Mount Dora Weekly TOPIC Newsletter Information
The Mount Dora TOPIC is a weekly publication based in Mount Dora Florida with a 132 West Fifth address and P O Box 197 mailing option. The notice lists fees of 5 for two years 6 per year 50 year rates and postage paid in Mount Dora.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
POPIC
Fifth Evens
Mount Dora
P. O
Florida
Lake
The Involved Father and Early Family Roles
The excerpt contrasts the intimate initial bond of pregnancy and parenting with traditional male detachment. It notes the mother endures pregnancy pains and delivery while the father remains a passive spectator, later admiring but often not actively caring for the infant.
Upbringing Roles in a Changing Family Dynamic
The author discusses parental roles across child development, stressing mothers as primary confidants during infancy and adolescence, fathers increasing involvement in schooling and discipline, and the impact of time and affection on family harmony. He urges leading by example, offering counsel, avoiding indulgence, and maintaining reasonable discipline, then notes aging parents watching grandchildren from a distance.
Prayer and a Road Weighs on a Town
A petitioner pleads with God to halt repeated rain erosion that washes away a road beside the house and plans to escalate action. He recalls past county work, notes slag repairs by Blessed Windram, and names a new contractor Mr. Rice and supervisor Mr. Andrews while seeking a lasting fix and divine guidance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Windram
Open letter questions President on integrity and the Korean Caper
Dean Van L asks if campaign vows to restore faith in Congress and the Administration are sincere. He cites a purported administrator loan scheme and questions what actions the President will take to address perceived dishonesty and restore public trust.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
Dean van L
Birds at the Porch Feeders Bring Cardials and Jays
The narrator recounts feeding birds from a porch after moving from home. Sparrows, bluejays, and cardinals visit daily, with nest-building and lively foraging behavior observed. Cardinals and jays show varied seed-eating methods while sparrows gradually depart.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tad
Kelly Spring Questionnaire Finds Floridians Back Nuclear Power
The Kelly Spring Questionnaire shows 31,546 Florida Fifth District respondents favor more nuclear plants while opposing higher taxes on standard autos and rebates for small cars. A strong 69.7 percent say the energy policy is fair, and 77.1 percent support more nuclear power in Florida.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Florida
Richard Kelly
Ted
Iat
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Messrs
Aie
Julian Sans Richard
Tommy Shipes
Edwin Thomas
James Patrick
Mount Bora
A.M, Liveright
Josephus C. Luke, M.D
Pisa
Mr. Rice
Mr. Andrews
Oaern
Kelly
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