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Newspaper
Mount Dora Topic
Location
Mount Dora, Florida, United States of America
Date
Mar 06, 1952
Page
4
Mount Dora hosts the Central Florida Symphony for a well attended evening that proved strong community support for cultural events. Yves Chardon earned warm applause as the orchestra delighted the audience and organizers hope for annual performances and broader cultural vitality in Mount Dora.
A historian-led survey challenges McCarthyism, discrediting his 205 name list as a sham. The piece argues McCarthy harmed U.S. diplomacy, fueled distrust abroad, and fostered national disunity, urging Americans to discard the spirit and rebuild world leadership.
E Dow Bancroft a Mount Dora visitor spoke on Layman's Day at First Methodist church urging Christians to act for peace. He contrasted Korea's church resilience with western complacency, urging laymen to repent omissions and to speak out with conviction.
A twilight garden scene recalls a small group sharing “good talk” about love, life, and philosophy. The writer muses on the fading art of conversation and letter writing, noting distractions like radio and TV but cherishing the vivid exchange that lingered under a moonlit sky.
A Lake County Florida diary notes sun after rain and the scent of orange blossoms filling the air. Describes a week of warm, fragrant days with clear skies, gentle breezes, and moonlit nights, praising Florida’s beauty and the sense of Infinite Love in nature.
The Baptist church renovates interior spaces this week and installs a new organ amplification system while planning Easter services. Pastor James H. Sutley preaches The Ideal Life, with evening theme A Demonstration of Divine Power. Dr. Robert R. Reed continues Lenten talks and Dr. Reed’s next topics include Making the Most of Ordinary Abilities and The Choice of a Traitor. Mrs. H. L. Woodruff sings If With All Your Hearts We Truly Seek Him. Rev. Robert M. Blackburn returns to the Methodist pulpit with Inner Voice and Christianity Confronts the World.
Hibiscus Circle meets in the Community building social room Friday at 2 p.m. Mrs Carl Graves will speak on the basics of flower arrangements and demonstrate simple designs that amateurs can make.
Marie Edgerton of Mount Dora leads the Lake County Flower Show at the Lake County Fair in Eustis March 17 to 22. She is Lakeside Inn managing director Richard Edgerton’s wife and a longtime garden club sponsor, hostess, Girl Scout advisor, PTA publicity chair, and the county’s first accredited flower show judge.
Dan McCarty the Fort Pierce citrus grower and leading Florida governorship contender will speak next Tuesday at 10 am in Donnelly Park Mount Dora as part of a Lake County itinerary. He launched his campaign last week with a strong attack on organized gambling in the state.
The column tells of a boy golfer inspired by elders kindness at Mount Dora Hill-Top course. It celebrates education as the first order and urges steady schooling before pursuing golf. The piece encourages Ernie to keep his swing smooth and groove ready for the fairway.
Kinsey Circle of the Women’s Society of Christian Service will meet next Tuesday at 2 30 p m in Fellowship hall of the Methodist church with Miss Irene Haislip directing the program
A letter from Mrs. B O Bowers, president of the Woman's Club, argues that progress should not override conservation. She asks if advancement can be maintained without harming natural resources.
Congressman A. S. Syd Herlong defends his pre Korea markup protection for merchants against OPS rules. He accuses President Truman and left wing associates of sabatoging the amendment and cites lower per unit profits and fewer sales since enactment. He blasts administrative politics ahead of elections and insists the amendment did not raise automobile purchasers costs.
Members of the Founders Circle of the Lakes and Hills Garden club enjoyed a lovely party at the Lake Ola homes of Mrs. Josephine Simpson and her daughter Mrs. Henry W. Land on Monday. Presenting papers were Mrs. George D. Church on dogwood and Mrs. S. C. Colley on plum. Assistant hostess was Mrs. S. S. Sadler, Sr.
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