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Newspaper
Mount Dora Topic
Location
Mount Dora, Florida, United States of America
Date
Feb 16, 1956
Page
7
The text reflects on Louis Bromfield's Malabar Farm, praising a gardener's devotion to tending land despite heat and hardship. It quotes Bromfield on imagination and vision pushing farmers and gardeners to work long hours, beyond strength, to repair and sustain a landscape.
A 66 year old widower told Mayor Patton how liquor after his wife’s death led to his arrest by Captain Cox for dangerous driving on Highway 441. He received a $100 fine and kept his license to drive to work after a four hour jail stay and a doctor’s visit.
Judy Ann Barbee, seven, born weighing three pounds and nearly treated as a fragile child, collected funds for a cerebral palsy drive in Orlando. With a cigar box for a collection, she gathered sixteen dollars from neighbors, inspired by other children facing slim hope.
In Lake County political coverage, Sheriff McCall seeks re election amid a heated contest with Leesburg Police Chief Bill Fisher a veteran candidate. The race centers on race and anti integration themes, recalling the 1952 campaign and the Platt case which drew world attention to school policy rulings.
STC George B. Detten, son of Mr and Mrs George I Detten of Mount Dora, is now stationed in Korea, according to the Army Home Town News Center.
The Board of the Lake County Chamber of Commerce will hold a meeting in the courthouse at 2 30 this afternoon. A Lincoln quote reminds that government should do for people what they cannot do for themselves.
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