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Newspaper
Mount Dora Topic
Location
Mount Dora, Florida, United States of America
Date
May 20, 1954
Page
4
Mount Dora topic published weekly in Mount Dora Florida by Mount Dora Publishing Company. Editor Paul H Reese and Mabel Norris Reese listed as publisher and editor. Second class matter entered April 7 1916 at Mount Dora post office under March 3 act. Thursday May 20 1954.
Donald Harrington argues in Melrose Unitarian reflections that the kingdom of heaven can arise here and now through shared gifts and living with mercy and forgiveness. Love becomes the universal passover moving humanity from darkness to light and ending the scramble for wealth and power.
The piece accuses Acting Gov Charley E Johns and campaign ally Edgar Waybright of smearing Sen LeRoy Collins over ties to the United World Federalists. It argues UWF doubts, backed by endorsements from Eisenhower and Dulles, are misrepresented and that Collins’ record opposes world government and supports Florida’s autonomy.
The John H. Perry newspaper chain earlier called Johns a political accident and attacked his firing of McCarty appointees. Soon after, the chain endorsed Johns for governor, sparking questions of personal gain behind the shift and urging Floridians to vote for the Man from Starke.
In a the writer cites Germany Florida and New Jersey voting gaps. He argues democracy requires higher turnout and criticizes Florida’s May 4 participation rates while urging citizens to study issues before May 25. He invokes memories of tyranny and the sacrifice of soldiers to defend free ballots. Pascal.
Dorans report confined in Waterman Memorial Eustis and Durham Young Leesburg include Dan Sullivan Mrs Lottie Potts Arthur Tanner Mrs Modelle Treadwell Miss Nettie Theall and Miss Laura Thompson at Waterman Memorial and T B Murphy at Durham Young.
A fragment discusses Florida lawmakers and calls to session, criticizing communist agitators and urging calm for intelligent assessment of a major social change. The tone argues the difficulty of upheaval in a composed environment.
Lake county officials expect no impact on the Negro school building program despite a Supreme Court ruling on segregation. A $154000 Leesburg elementary for Negroes remains in planning with construction likely to begin before segregation hearings end. Mount Dora and Leesburg already have Negro facilities under construction. Mount Dora’s cafetorium contract was awarded to F T Brennand of Eustis for 69286 with A W Smith at 71000 as runner up.
The Kiwanis club hosts the new Mount Dora Rotary club for a luncheon at the Community building.
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