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Newspaper
Mount Dora Topic
Location
Mount Dora, Florida, United States of America
Date
Feb 19, 1953
Page
3
A fragmented column blends questions on value and measurement with brief notes. It cites gold at 35 dollars an ounce, petunia seeds valued by some scales, King Henry I’s yard as 36 inches, and a British jet’s power at 480 mph at eight miles up. It also mentions a vending machine that verifies currency and makes change, denim fashion shifts, and a sale of tickets at one dollar each.
Mount Dora family mourns 17 year old Sherrod Edward Segraves among the 46 victims of a National Airlines crash in a Gulf storm. He was senior class president, editor of the school paper and Youth Fellowship devotional leader. He planned to enter Vanderbilt and had passed his NROTC physical.
Great Britain issued 18 741 book titles in 1952, with 5 428 being reprints or new editions, as exports also exceeded former totals. Saturday Review of Literature.
Mrs John Heist of Lake Jem will chair the judges and awards in the Lake County Flower show at the Lake County Fair Florida Sportsmen's Exposition in Eustis March 16 to 21. Mrs Paul Johnson of Mount Dora will head hospitality. Heist grew up in Florida Keys, co-founded the Lakes and Hills Garden club, and moved to Lake County in 1940. Johnson, from Tennessee, is a Maryville College graduate in public speaking and a former dance teacher with a hobby in horticulture and an extensive specimen collection.
The East Town annual program honoring Dr. Duncan Chambers Milner and Julius Rosenwald offered a moving musical highlight by the Melo-darers of Orlando led by H. S. Whitehurst. The eight-member group, drawn from Orlando church choirs, performed spirituals and songs including Old Man River, under Read More.
Prof Russell Danburg from University of Florida presented a piano program at Lakeside Inn featuring classical works from Chopin to a wartime piece Dress Parade and original improvisations including An Evening on Lake Dora. The event, arranged by Mr and Mrs Joseph Etchells, drew laughter and praised his dual skill as performer and humorist.
A block of eight new offices is under construction in Tavares opposite the courthouse by James C. Hunter. The project will expand to sixteen offices in a later addition.
Frederick W. Robertson writes that a holy act strengthens inward holiness and acts as a seed of life that grows into more life. The reflection links moral deeds with spiritual growth and renewal.
Advertises quick relief from distress due to stomach ulcers and excess acid. Claims over four million bottles sold and promotes a 15 day trial offer at no cost. Emphasizes rapid symptom improvement and accessibility.
The Mount Dora High School Chorus presents Songs and Scenes of Yesterday on Feb 26 at the Community building. Directed by Mrs. Vincent DeFine, the program features school sweethearts Aline Paul and Jerry Dake, Barberettes quartet, Anita Stedrow sky, Don Schneider, and a football squad finale singing When You Wore a Tulip.
The piece outlines Dr Crump publicizing beauty aims and the role of plastic surgery in renewed standards. It notes his books including Beauty and Health and exposes of unscrupulous quacks. It credits his efforts with elevating plastic surgery in science.
IceHouse Players marked its fourth anniversary with a birthday gathering led by Paul Thatcher Flood who urged sincere and strong speech. He demonstrated voice types and correction methods while reflecting on founders Bill Barker Gordon Goodrich and others no longer with the group.
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