Proverbial Wisdom It Lies and Flattery’s Harm
A maxim notes that a lying tongue harms those it afflicts and a flattering mouth fosters ruin. The saying warns against deceit and praise that serves malice, urging honesty and integrity in speech.
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Newspaper
Mount Dora Topic
Location
Mount Dora, Florida, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1956
Page
4
Florida school plan seeks moral guides in public classrooms
Mrs. Myron E. Taylor of Mount Dora reports to the Lake county school board on a statewide conference about including religious training in schools. The aim is not to teach any creed but to provide guides for teachers to develop understanding of all religions and the moral foundations of American life. The program emphasizes democracy and God, references to an Almighty Deity, and Florida law urging moral instruction, without promoting a specific religion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Myron E. Taylor
Mount Dora
Lake County
Tallahassee
Florida
America
Supreme Court
Readiness of Florida universities to admit Negroes surveyed
The State Board of Control distributed 56 294 questionnaires to students parents alumni and faculty to gauge opinions on opening state universities to Negroes. Of 33 000 responses most favored gradual integration with 39 34 supporting maintaining current study while making policy work and 55 endorsing equal treatment in class. Parents of white high school seniors largely opposed rapid admission while many white alumni favored early action and many would consider transferring or withdrawing if Negroes are admitted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Board of Control
University of Florida
Florida State University
Florida A
Voters in Lake county shun party loyalty in 1952 primary
Florida independents shift away from Democratic line as 291 Lake county voters abstain from backing Stevenson or Kefauver. The piece notes desegregation controversy and mounting desire for national leadership over party allegiance, with Eisenhower and Kefauver drawing mixed support. It argues Floridians seek unity, peace, and prosperity rather than partisan fights.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Florida
Lake County
Lucile Tally
Tavares
Fifth
Mount Dora
Estes Kefauver
Adlai Stevenson
Tally
Mr. Stevenson
Kefauver
Mrs. Tally
Prn
United States
Politician Warns Against Tying Aid to Security Funds
Congressman A. S. Herlong writes Dear Syd expressing caution over linking foreign aid to U S purse strings as a potential misstep and gift horse. He critiques the practice and urges reconsideration of tied aid policies.
The Comma: Kohmar Pehriad’s Small Dot Creation
A historical note says Kohmar Pehriad devised the comma, a tiny round dot with a tail that marks a pause. He traveled across Asia, Persia, North Africa, Greece and Rome over 30 years to spread this writing device. The piece links the comma to human progress and even hints at darker uses in modern times.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kohmar Pehriad
Pehriad
Asia
Persia
North
Africa
Greece
Roman Empire
Indochina Foreign Aid Debate Illuminates Long Term Plans
A Community Forum discussion notes Indochina's underdeveloped resources and need for power and industrial plants. Supporters argue long term U S aid may sway Asia away from communism, while Sen Walter George faces domestic critics in Georgia who view aid as a giveaway.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
United States
Dorans
Community Church
E. E. Lewis
Indo-China
Southeast Asia
Indonesia
Japan
India
Asia
Eisenhower
Ing
Sen
Walter George
Georgia
Mr. George
George
Senate
Island of faith endures in Soviet Russia amid atheistic rule
A nine member U S Protestant delegation in Moscow reports about 50 million believers in the Russian Orthodox Church within the Soviet Union amid government discouragement of religion. The church is described as an island of faith facing a concerted effort by the state to erase religion and promote atheistic materialism.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Soviet Union
National Council of Churches
U.S
Moscow
Eugene Carson Blake
Sylvan Notes Highlighting Bermuda Visitors and Local Social
Mrs Marion Rich and son Jimmie visit Sylvan Point with ties to Bermuda arts. She directs Bermuda School of Art and painted Barnegat Light in New Jersey. Also covered are families traveling to Asheville and Ohio, local social events, and a twilight supper at Lake Gertrude Boat Club.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marion Rich
Somerset
Bermuda
Jimmie
Brown University
Providence
R. L
Martha Hunter
Sylvan Point Rd
Arthur K. Bennett
Palmetto
Ashville
N. C
Norfolk
New York State
Michigan
Alfred Rehbaum, Jr
Sylvan Dr
Lake Gertrude Boat Club
Life’s Battle and the Rosary of Life in Ragged Scroll
A historical poem page features Jas Hough’s Life’s Battle condemning greed and time as the great equalizer, illustrated by a ragged scroll held by a skeleton. The page credits L T Dixon Unserst and Marie Brown Shanks Chicago, noting a family link to Richard Brown of Mount Dora.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jas. Hough
L. T. Dixon
Unserst
Marie Brown Shanks
Chicago
What is SUNFED the Special UN Fund for Economic Development
The piece discusses SUNFED as a proposed yet unborn program in Congress. It notes support from U S Ambassador Henry Cabot Lodge and argues advantages such as shared technical personnel and pooling of funds to extend U S dollars through multilateral UN financing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
UN Fund For Economic Development
U.S
Henry Cabot- Lodge
Also Mentioned on This Page
Thomas Bailey
Tampa Tribune
White College
Negro College
Florida A. & M. University
Nixon
A. S. Herlong
Dear Syd
Island of
Blake
Communist Party
Russia
Sylvan Notes
Isabel Raymond
J. B. McDonald
Heim Rd
E. Liverpool
Ohio
Gordon Folger
Meredith
Nantuckett Island
Mass
Gordon, Jr
Temple University Hospital
James C. Jackson
Heimrd
Sue Ellen
Cathy
Miami
Jackson
Gunard C. Brautcheck
Florence and Lucerne Rds
Kenneth Hill
Judy
Johnny
Muskegon, Mich
Lloyd Bennett
Palmetto Rd
Gross Point
Mich
North Port
Joseph C. Kircher
Overlook Jr
Armer C. Johnson
Lake Okoboji
Iowa
the Poet’s Corner
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