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Newspaper
Mount Dora Topic
Location
Mount Dora, Florida, United States of America
Date
Dec 27, 1956
Page
3
A minister defends harsh preaching as a test of faith, arguing Jesus and John the Baptist were killed for proclaiming Jesus as the Son of God. He urges readers to prepare for the season by prayerful reading of the Ten Commandments and seeking forgiveness for sins.
Efforts to form a Mount Dora Checker club were started this week. Local resident announced plans to organize regular meetings and recruit members for a new community checkers group.
A mother and daughter on accordions provided music for the Community Carol Sing by the Woman's club on City Hall lawn for the Nativity lighting. A crowd gathered as passersby listened while Fifth Ave hill traffic created a jarring note. The Nativity scene, eight years in the making by Edith Davenport and Mount Dora students, is a notable local display with another scene at Glen Haven Memorial Park near Lake Maitland.
The Yuletide spirit filled the city with decorated trees as the Milner-Rosenwald academy hosted Following Santa's Footsteps led by Mrs. Carl S. Graves president of Lakes and Hills Garden club. Three students Artis Jones Lawrence Thomas and Cornell Bowers helped place ornaments on the stage tree.
In December a resident mailed an un stamped letter to an unnamed recipient. Postmistress Juanita Tucker replied with a note asking the sender to add three cents and wished a Merry Christmas. Frank and Ruth Bridgman praise the act as gracious and appropriate.
Rest-A-While shop win in the Chamber of Commerce Christmas decorating contest. Winners included the Winton home in Lake county and the Mount Dora Pharmacy. Judges were Mayors Stebbins and Caldwell. Prizes were monstera plants.
Bill Hoover, Bolles Academy student, dived from his car and steered a runaway vehicle away from pedestrians and a storefront, stopping it inches from his own car on Fifth Avenue near Donnelly Street. Mrs. John Crosswhite, pioneer resident, suffered minor injuries and received first aid with bystander help.
Christmas Eve prize drawing at a Mount Dora store named three adults as winners of the annual Christmas Party. Prizes totaled 25 15 and 10 dollars in merchandise. Winners listed as J B Jenkins Willie B Jackson and Nto Powell, a winter visitor.
Mount Dora lawn bowlers edged Orlando on points after two games apiece in the season opener at the Lawn Bowling Club. Mount Dora led 71 to 67 on points as Frankee skip and teammates beat Tom Mitchell skip Frances Walker Jean Warnica J. L. Warnica 26 12 and Jeff Davis skip Lloyd Oster Grace Trager Clayton Applegate over Glenn Lord Walter Blum Dave Merrill Myrtle Aires. Orlando teams led by born skip Bill Beach Marie Blum and E B Palmer beat Alex Whiteside John Mueller William Boyd Mary and Earl Samuelson over Col W K Jealous George Stocker Deane Frank Sears.
Dr. Robert R. Reed says the Community church council will convene immediately after the morning service. The report stresses honesty at the gate while warning that bribery may try to intrude.
The car of Robert Pohlman stolen from a Methodist church parking lot on December 16 was recovered in DeLand last week. A man was arrested at 3 a.m. as police identified the vehicle used in the Mount Dora theft. About $1,000 in tools were found. Mr. Pohlman reported nearly $600 worth missing. The car remains held as evidence by the Lake County sheriff’s office.
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