Christianity as a Call to Bold Faith in Action
The new Methodist pastor, succeeding Rev. Robert Mckburn, urges Christians to reject comfort and compulsion. He defends Christianity as a demanding creed for heroes, not a means to preserve the status quo, and calls for challenging loyalty and active discipleship. He notes his arrival from Paltaka and Blackburn’s transfer to Trinity, DeLand.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Mckburn
Felton
Jesus
Heaven
Kingdom of Heaven
Bob
Jeanne Marie Blackburn
Feltons
Paltaka
Mr. Blackburn
Trinity Methodist Church
DeLand
Don French recalls Seoul hardships after year in Korea
PFC Don French, back in Mount Dora with his parents, describes a year in Seoul with the 304th Signal Company. He details starvation among children, aid efforts, and the damaged city while noting Koreans’ fierce determination for unity and his view of Syngman Rhee. He plans a Florida return for a semester before deciding his next path.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Dora
Seoul
Korea
PFC
Don French
A. Lee French
Don
Amer
South Korea
Syngman Rhee
Ft. Jackson
University of Florida
Children Work To Qualify For Ski Program
Summer recreation kicks off as Vacation Bible schools end. New Mount Dora Aquatic club opens water ski program on Wednesday July 1 with first lessons for newcomers and directed sessions July 5 for experienced skiers at Gilbert Park cove Lake Dora. Coach Dan Spear reports 286 youngsters in the first full week of the swim program with morning lessons for younger children and afternoon sessions for older divers. Weekly trips by bus include outings to Rock and the pool at Eustis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Dora
Gilbert Park
Lake Dora
Dan Spear
Lake Gertrude
Spear
Rock
Eustis
Easy Way To Earn Vacation Cash Classified Ad Challenge
Readers can advertise items with real estate excluded at regular rate. If the item does not sell, the ad is repeated up to two more times to try to move the “white elephant.” Call the Topic office 22461 and pay before month end to receive cash-rate benefits.
Moss Bluff Lock Schedule Reduced
Colonel H. W. Schull Jr of the U S Army Corps of Engineers Jacksonville announces reduced operating hours for the Moss Bluff dam locks on the Ocklawaha river starting July 15 as an economy measure. Locks will run 8 a.m. to noon and 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. daily with two weekly inoperative days, excluding holidays and weekends to avoid disrupting outings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. W. Schull, Jr
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Jacksonville
Moss Bluff
Ocklawaha River
Ford quotes growth from increased imports
Henry Ford II argues that absorbing an additional 5 to 6 billion dollars of goods from abroad annually would boost business and benefit consumers materially, projecting broad positive effects for the public.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Ford
Lake County veterans education director aims at adult learning
Floyd Jaggears, director of Adult and Veteran Education for Lake County, heads a program serving 188 veterans from World War II and Korea. Classes run 5 to 10 p.m. at sites in Eustis, Leesburg, Clermont, and Groveland with segregated groups for white and colored students and focus on practical grammar and needed subjects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Floyd Jaggears
Florida Institute
Lake County
Veterans Education Program
Korea
Jaggears
State Board of Education and Veterans Administration Program of
Eustis Vocational School
Leesburg
Clermont Colored High School
Leesburg High School
Groveland High School
Gtr
Cleo
Veterans Administration
Mathematics Emphasized In Jaggears Program For Students
Floyd R Jaggears outlines a program stressing practical math for survival and business. Students learn finances and saving for emergencies, plus social graces and health habits to improve life. Classrooms use mixed grades with small student–teacher ratios and individualized progress aimed at enabling each learner to advance.
Mount Dora Lions Club reports strong year ahead with new president
Mel Wagner becomes Mount Dora Lions Club president replacing Dale Jones as the club touts a year of civic achievements. Officers installed by District 350's Burton Brown include Don Conway as first vice president and George Litsinger as second vice president amid a banquet. The club highlights eye care outreach, blood drives, Girl Scouts support, and community events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lions
Dale Jones
Mount Dora Lions Club
Mel Wagner
Henry Witte
Sanford
Burton Brown
al Rehbaum, Jr
Mel. Wagner
Mount Dora
Jones
Christian Home and Bible School
Eustis Club
Daytona Beach
Girl Scouts
Land O’ Lakes
Lions Club
Blood Bank
Titusville
House of Horrors
PTA
Girls State
Aquatic Club
Christian Home
Bible School
Rehbaum
Witte
Wagner
Wayne Moon
Don Conway
George Litsinger
Lake Coleman
Henry Link
Keith Davis
Dude Grantham
Ellis Bennett
Jim Jackson
Jack Norris
Health Board Set to Tackle City Shacks and Rats
The Health Board met for the first time in years and decided to act on unsanitary conditions including shacks and a business building in East Town. Mayor Lou L. Heaton will lead a rat eradication discussion and a follow up session in two weeks to decide on specific properties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lou L. Heaton
East Town
Heaton
Florida Supreme Court Upholds Irvin Death Verdict
The Florida Supreme Court upheld the Marion county jury verdict that Walter Lee Irvin must die for the 1949 rape of a Lake county housewife. One justice dissented on a trial-technicality, and the case is expected to go to the U.S. Supreme Court for review.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Florida Supreme Court
Marion County
Walter Lee Irvin
Lake County
T. Frank Hobson
Groveland
United States Supreme Court
U. S
Irvin
Sam Shepherd
Charles Greenlee
Shepherd
Willis McCall
McCall
Raiford State Prison
Ernest Thomas
Florida
United Nations
Paris
Hobson
Truman G. Futch
Elmo Roper
James L. Yates
Mount Dora
Jesse W. Hunter
Thurgood Marshall
Hunter
Futch
Lawrence Burtoft
Burtoft
Miami
Blood Donor Day Set by Lions Club in Mount Dora
The Lions Club sponsors Blood Donor Day on Tuesday July 21 at the Community Building from 2 to 6 p.m. The Central Florida Blood Bank of Orlando will visit to replenish Mount Dora's blood deposit, previously exhausted, to provide emergency blood at processing cost. Residents may register at the Chamber of Commerce for full instructions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Lions Club
Sam Swiger
Central Florida Blood Bank of
Orlando
Mount Dora
Community
Central Florida Blood Bank
Chamber of Commerce
Mrs. Bishop Holds Meeting On Mount Dora Cemetery
Councilwoman Esther Wyatt Bishop convenes a 7 30 p m special meeting at the Community Building to discuss restoring the name Forest Cemetery to Pine Forest Memorial Park and to review cemetery expansion, record keeping, and long range planning with Florida Cemetery Association president T A Johnson as speaker.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Dora
Esther Wyatt Bishop
Pine Forest Memorial Park
Forest Cemetery
T. A. Johnson
Clearwater
Florida Cemetery Association
Bishop
Florida
Slater Cox
Dr. Watkins
University of Florida
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H. Mauriece Felton
First Methodist Church
Ann
Maureen
Linda
Carolyn
Fellowship Hall
Pleasure
Virtue
Young
Floyd R. Jaggears
Health Board
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