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Newspaper
Mount Dora Topic
Location
Mount Dora, Florida, United States of America
Date
Jan 08, 1953
Page
6
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A Tampa group launches a grass roots drive to commend Senator Wiley after his warned cut of U S support to the United Nations. Local anti UN figures push for signatures while a Tampa Tribune report cites a steel works president alleging UN staff spies amid Korea war secrets. The piece quotes State Department denial of UN secretariat access to classified US info and urges truth over half truths.
A reflection on education and reading habits in America argues that merely reading does not guarantee wisdom. The writer laments easy assumptions about literacy, noting only 18 percent read a book, and recalls how media like radio and television failed to kill reading or cinema, urging clearer thinking to preserve national traditions.
A reader argues that child health extends past dentistry to eyes, blood, and general vitality. He cites overuse of processed foods, canned products, and dietary changes as weakening natural resistance, urging doctors and dentists to push a nationwide study on child nutrition and health.
A drive to improve traffic safety will be launched at the Tavares court house under local auspices. The event is led by Taheed Davis and Paul Reese and involves volunteers from the community.
A pebyst Vick Lam was born to Mr and Victor Slusser of Mount Dora on January 7. Justice is truth in action.
Mae Buckman as the medium leads a humorous seance driven show about a haunting in a Christmas era play. Margo Hosford shines as the doctor’s loyal wife while Merle Cleary and Lila Mabry provide strong comic support. The standout moments come from Miss Odom and Miss Parmenter as rival characters. Clarence Mabry handles lighting and staging, with Patton steering as producer and federation president.
Tangerine Notes records several Brooklyners and Michiganders returning or relocating for the season. George Teevan and family settle in the Scott house in winter while Clair Smith family buys the Lapre house. Hawkins family visits Waukegan. Wirgman and Smyrna Beachlessea Day travel with Bey. Robert and Herbert Schneider return from Indianapolis for a few weeks. Dr. Paul Bri from Hartland Me attends surgery courses at St. Vincent's in Jacksonville.
Mount Dora launches a local polio fund drive to aid the National Foundation of Infantile Paralysis. Photos show two girls adjusting braces on iron lung units as shops join the nationwide campaign, with Mrs. Marianna Clark leading the effort at the Simpson Hotel. National totals and local needs mixed in the drive.
Around The Churches reports new officers to be installed at Community Church during Sunday worship. Dr. Robert R. Reed will preach Cheerfulness with Joyce Hetzel as soloist singing Let Not Your Heart Be Troubled. Baptist service features Rev. David Coffield discussing A Supremely Important Question and evening topic Our Church Covenant. Methodist morning sermon Appropriated Power by Rev. Robert M. Blackburn, with Bethune-Cookman College choir appearing in evening. Christian Science Church in Eustis studies Sacrament.
The article suggests building a multi story purple martin apartment on a tall pole in open space to attract these insect eating birds. It notes scouts arrive in February and a colony settles in, providing steady annual visitors and a cheerful, swift flight while helping reduce mosquitoes and other pests.
Rev. David Coffield in a New Year sermon at First Baptist church urged a strong start to sustain faith. He titled Grandly Begin and said mindset shapes destiny, stressing choosing uplifting company, willpower, and divine resources to avoid failure.
The Business and Professional Women's club hosts a Fashion Preview on Thursday night January 15 at 8 p.m. at the Community building for public entertainment and civic fundraising. Celia Claflin Shaw will comment on sports wear suits dresses hats and costume jewelry worn by members and friends. Participating shops include Smart Shop Frock Frill Grand Leader Inez Thomas Hat shop Shoe String and Bernice shop with floral setting by Mount Dora Flower shop escorts by Cortlands and music by Mrs. Al Rehbaum Jr.
In hospital records this week Dorans list patients including Pauline Mickler Inez Rae Samuel Lassiter Gladys Clark Charlotte Elder L E Ashley Waterman Memorial Eustis Mrs Oscar Grantham and Frank Parker Durham Young Lessburg indicating multiple local names in care.
Mrs. Robert R. Reed wife of the Community church pastor has returned home from Durham Young hospital Leesburg after an illness.
The Junior Woman's Club of Mount Dora will meet at 8 p.m. Monday January 19 at the Community Building. Mrs. Stanley G. Tyre, the president, says the meeting will discuss club activities.
Bill Bland Jr a Navy signalman and crew aboard a destroyer on a Nova Scotia to Bermuda voyage experience a strange near disaster when the ship shudders after a collision with a whale. The scene ends with the crew realizing the impact was with a whale not a submarine and the ship slows to a near halt as the crew regroups after the surprise encounter.
The Mount Dora city traffic department distributed red envelopes declaring no fines for over parking during three Christmas shopping days. Offenders were asked to place a nickel inside and give it to a policeman or a merchant to resume shopping. Mayor Heaton noted a shopper returned with a dollar bill instead of the nickel.
The Rose Wood Circle of the First Methodist church will meet Tuesday at 2 p.m. in Fellowship hall. The ideal society would let each man or woman pursue their own lines, not force sameness.
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