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Newspaper
Mount Dora Topic
Location
Mount Dora, Florida, United States of America
Date
Jun 19, 1969
Page
4
Satirical items recount Queen Elizabeth's subway mishap with a faulty sixpence machine a Nixon White House moment and a mishandled Easter Seal invitation that ping pongs across departments before reaching Postmaster General Blount.
A Chicago insurance publication cites the Journal of American Insurance showing employee theft of unauthorized benefits rising 15 percent yearly. Banks lose $13.7 million to internal pilfering, shop theft costs $4 billion nationally, far eclipsing violent crime and arson losses.
A retiree narrates a long visit from friends bearing an alligator named Jim and humorous mishaps. The tale weaves through sand in dining areas, a baby alligator, and unexpected theatre as the group departs after a month. Nearby, a deteriorating old Utility building awaits demolition for a new complex.
A playful vignette describes a scorching day with people seeking shade and cool stores. Children, dogs, and adults maneuver hot pavement, doorways, and fogged glasses as ideas of relief and summer discomfort surface in brief, observant lines.
Editor and publisher Jim Waldron and Sandy Waldron run The Topic. It lists P.O. Box 197 Mount Dora Florida 32757 and offices at 132 West Fifth Avenue with phone 904 383 4303. Subscriptions are 4.00 per year 7.00 for two years and 10 cents per single copy. It entered second class matter on April 7 1916 in Mount Dora Florida.
Veteran councilman J P Turner notes electing to spend on equipment to prevent outages pleases the council. Mount Dora Central Park advances with land cleared and playground equipment ordered and to be stored until the park opens for children. Dick Sheppard, newly elected Jaycees president, suffers a shoulder dislocation in slo pitch.
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