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Newspaper
Mount Dora Topic
Location
Mount Dora, Florida, United States of America
Date
Mar 21, 1968
Page
4
New managers take over the Mount Dora Topic, a paper with roots in civic action since 1916. The group notes the town’s planning, parks, and downtown improvements, and vows to keep the paper as the clear voice of local residents against chain ownership in neighboring towns.
The Mount Dora Topic takes over as editorials aim to balance scaled views amid national and local upheaval. The new management admits there are no pat solutions and vows to navigate complex issues from the middle ground toward practical progress.
Mrs Ellen Millne 73 died Thursday March 14. A Mount Dora resident for over ten years she was formerly from Cliffwood Beach New Jersey. Services held March 16.
George F. Setters, 67, died Thursday March 14 after relocating to Mount Dora in January. A former Aliquippa, Pennsylvania resident, he worked 42 years with Bell Telephone before retiring in 1966 and was a member of the United Church.
The local theatre has shown adult movies most weekends for months, creating concern for parents about screening to protect children under 12 from exposure. Authorities consider options to address youth access and age restrictions.
A column riffs on odd place names like Miccosukee and Truth or Consequences. It notes the origin of Truth or Consequences New Mexico, explains why the town changed, and questions a return to the old name. It also touches on riots, Indonesian languages, and speed records in sports and objects.
A long list shows renewed subscriptions in Mount Dora including Mrs J H Bales, Mrs Charles, Maynard D Church, D Clements, K Cookson, E Dore, Mrs J C DeGarmo, Dr J H Crum, Louis G Forney, H R Middlebrook, Milner Rosenwald, Al Rehbaum Sr, R W Tankersly, Mrs Charles Tigh, Mrs Kenneth Warren, Col R P Bronson, Merle Brown, W A Camp, Mr and Mrs Danglar, E A Daniels, Mrs Carl T Fuller, Mrs Henry Stein, L Grady Simpson, Grace O Trager, J D Viden, Edw B Webster, R A Whittington, Verna Winton, Dora W McWhorter, Emma Newman, Mrs E Oliver, Mrs A J Waltz.
Mount Dora 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 Mount Dora pitcher Charles Clements yielded six hits and eight strikeouts as Lake Weir beat Mount Dora 7 to 1 in the opener. Bebo Stuart scored Mount Dora's run after a walk, steal, and error. Lake Weir moves to 2-1, Mt. Dora starts 0-1, next game at Groveland Friday.
Lake-Sumter Junior College expands summer term offerings for Term III-A running April 30 to June 7 with five avenine classes. The admissions office invites new students to apply and current students not enrolled to contact for pre registration. Student activities include Blood Donor Day March 27, a Glass Menagerie drama, chorus performance for Mount Dora, and journalistic awards for The Angler.
A Mount Dora parent praises the Mount Dora High School staff and students for public letters about the school’s leadership. The writer laments the Lake County Board of Public Instruction’s decision not to rehire Gene Molnar, praising his disciplinary leadership and noting the impact on a graduating child who would miss Molnar’s personal recognition at commencement.
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