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Newspaper
Mount Dora Topic
Location
Mount Dora, Florida, United States of America
Date
Jun 30, 1955
Page
4
A columnist argues that the Declaration of Independence and democratic principles shield the United States from Marxist collapse. The piece contrasts Jeffersonian ideals with Marxist predictions, praising capitalism and calls to reaffirm equality and freedom as the nation’s bulwark.
A Daytona Beach man Buster Williams husband and father, while missing a leg after a bee incident on a Sunday drive, endures about two months more in Halifax hospital. He has been hospitalized nearly ten weeks and seeks letters from home to lift his spirits.
The article surveys variants of the Lord's Prayer from Matthew Luke and Tatian and notes a common enduring line. It emphasizes that despite wording differences the essential message remains Thy will be done and the prayer's sincerity matters most.
The talk recalls Roosevelt’s wartime instinct and Eisenhower’s UN vision. The speaker frames the UN as a beacon of peace, urging members to be loyal to its Charter, pursue a hopeful world, and use peace weapons of justice honesty and mutual understanding.
Governor Collins and the State Pardon board again delay a final decision on Walter Lee Irvin's plea to avoid the electric chair for a 1949 unconfessed rape charge in Lake County. New evidence cited by Rev. Ben Wyland and others questions whether rape occurred and calls for further review before September.
Asher Frank of the Florida Safety Council projects 25 fatalities over a three day holiday in Florida starting Saturday. He estimates 15 deaths in traffic, six drownings, and four from excessive behavior. he urges common sense and careful driving. Mount Dora is cited for its safe record and residents’ prudent conduct.
If we are tempted to make war upon another nation we remember that we seek to destroy an element of our own culture and possibly its most important element. As long as war is regarded as wicked it will always have its fascination. When it is.
Berrien McCain, a crossword aficionado, reads a paper comic section in search of puzzles. He unearths a vivid clue “54 do famous dancer” and becomes absorbed, planning a quiet evening away from television.
A puzzled IceHouse theater member labors through a crossword style clue until letters emerge in 54 down. The process continues as the page notes progress and a sense of discovery grows.
Geraldine Richardson explains she aided a burned child as a Good Samaritan after hospital duty in Leesburg. She describes transporting the child, contacting the doctor, and providing ointment with instructions to return in the morning, noting the mother could not pay.
Mrs Otonche and Mr and Mrs Geddes announce births and visits in Sorrento and Mt Plymouth. Joseph Albrecht of Mt Plymouth ill in a Brooklyn hospital. American Legion provides 13 flag holders for veterans graves in Sorrento cemetery. Call for unrecognized veterans. George Rainey rests at home before next trip to Canada. wife to join in Canada.
An Orlando produced Swift hydro plane is shipped to New York for Pan-American tests while a Frankfort buyer handles a used Swift boat from Mount Dora. Joe Swift plans an 18 foot convertible cruiser at 1200 dollars due next spring, with existing boats priced 375 to 800 dollars and racing models up to 600 dollars.
The clue sparked a blush on Ber rien as 54 down linked Ted Shawn to Berrien. Shawn, a frequent star at the IceHouse in My Three Angels last season, is hailed again in Ice House productions. Berrien mailed the torn puzzle to Shawn at Jacob’s Pillow with the line You are now immortal as of 54 down.
On a Lowell Thomas broadcast three Navy captains debated courage. A Frenchman and Italian ordered sailors to dive from a mast, the Englishman ordered a dive into a smoke stack, then refused to attempt it himself. The English captain urged leadership to raise standards and save the masses.
The child suffered third degree burns and did not attend the next morning’s doctor's visit. Jessie May Cooper was not brought to the office because she had been hospitalized in Eustis the previous night where she received treatment and remains under care.
The bulletin lists services for Baptist, Methodist, Church of Christ, Presbyterian and Latter Day Saints congregations. Times cover Bible School or Sunday School, morning and evening worship, youth and midweek meetings, with specific pastors named for each church.
Listings show Eustis First Church of Christ Scientist Sunday services at 11 am with Sunday School also at 11 am and Wednesday prayer at 8 pm. Faith Lutheran Church MO Synod offers 8:30 am service and 9:45 am Sunday School in Library Basement with Rev. Phillip Schlessmann. St Thomas Episcopal Levon and Marys provides Holy Communion at 8 am and Morning Prayer at 10 am with weekday services and Holy Days Holy Communion at 9 30 am.
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