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Newspaper
Mount Dora Topic
Location
Mount Dora, Florida, United States of America
Date
Jan 29, 1953
Page
3
A week of Florida weather notes from Mount Dora and surroundings reveals alternating sunny warmth and springlike chill. Observations include moonlit nights, rain bursts, and citrus and azalea colors framing lakes Gertrude and Dora as residents describe a pleasant yet variable spell.
The men of the Methodist church plan a dinner Monday at 6 30 p m in Fellowship hall. Orlando district Lay Leader E H Len will speak. Ronald Aldrich handles reservations by Sunday noon.
The Creative Writers Group will discuss A Visit to a Historical Shrine and A Storm at its February 10 meeting at the Public Library. Mrs Isabel Gassett chaired this week’s session.
Entrance signs at the approaches to Lake County announce a safety awareness drive. The Lake County Safety Council launches a county wide slogan contest with a total prize of 100 dollars. First prize 50 dollars, then 20 15 10 and ten one dollar awards. County Judge W Troy Hall Jr to announce rules.
A concise reflection attributes to John Galsworthy the idea that society’s fabric rests on justice prevailing over force, framing social life as a continual struggle toward fair treatment and lawful power.
Dr. J Ollie Edmunds urged Mount Dora Chamber of Commerce to market Florida as a cultural center by showcasing its colleges as natural resources. He noted Florida trails California in libraries and urged boosting higher education to attract foreign students and bolster culture while accepting some state relief cases, but warned against becoming a national rest home or poor house.
A humorous study by Mary Baker Eddy compares urban shuffleboard players to a disease and moral allegory. The piece describes players using cue sticks, blocks, and play areas called kitchens and club houses, noting the deduction system and sunlit Florida setting while satirizing human foibles and economic fairness.
A daughter weighing seven pounds was born last Saturday to Mr Curtis Wise and Mrs Wise at Waterman Memorial Hospital in Eustis.
Dorans lists confined patients including Rony Laughlin Cicero Cheatham Thomas Waid L E Ash ley and Mrs Sara Jane Zink Water man Memorial Eustis Emma Jones Mrs K A Gill and R G Miley Durham Young.
A fragmented column mixes memory of Minnesota and Mount Dora with social curiosities about race, manners, fashion notes, hotel prices, and a taste of wartime promotions. It touches on Olivia and Susan in a domestic scene, plus several lightweight trends and tips.
The speaker urged Florida to cultivate a normal climate less inviting to problematic people and to promote the American way of life. He argued the U S should emphasize its strengths and begin selling that image in India, seen as a key remaining hope in the Far East.
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