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Newspaper
Mount Dora Topic
Location
Mount Dora, Florida, United States of America
Date
May 31, 1956
Page
4
A wise parent delivers timeless counsel to his son promising that heeding the sayings will extend his years and bring enduring life. The message emphasizes guidance rooted in tradition and moral instruction.
Florida voters produced a puzzling result as Estes Kefauver narrowly edged toward a win while Gov. LeRoy Collins and Adlai Stevenson faced mixed signals. The counties of Lake, Orange, and Volusia backed Kefauver despite traditional lines, raising questions about regional strategy, race, and national ambitions.
The City Council weighs 45 000 dollars in needs including sewage, streets, and a community center while debating tolls and a major question of racial segregation in public recreation. A lakeside park and white swimming facility for residents conflict with demands for equal access for colored children.
Mount Dora high school graduates hear a critique of U S security policy from former Sen Harry P Cain on the Subversive Activities Control Board Cain accuses Eisenhower aides of concealing facts and cites lengthy disloyalty investigations across Agriculture Air Force Army with many cases cleared or unresolved Cain warns of possible removal amid alleged pressure to toe the administration line
The first boys returning from school are Peter Russo and John Berteau sons of Mr. and Mrs. Russo and John Heist son of Mr. and Mrs. Heist. Peter comes from Georgia Military College Milledgeville Ga. John Berteau and John Heist attended Ashville College for Boys Ashville NC. Bill Haines joins Tangerine for a short stay before returning to New York with Mrs. J L Hronek. Rev Louis H Johnston and Mrs Johnston report by plane that weather in Brooklyn is cold. The Reading club met at the
A columnist critiques public dissent after a nuclear test, arguing scientists and citizens should avoid escalation and war rhetoric. The piece questions U S leadership, explains how propaganda could harden anti American sentiment abroad, and urges reliance on intellect over violence.
Rev. David Coffield delivered the Baccalaureate address urging graduates to pursue honesty purity and fidelity to God as cures for societal ills. He linked problems like desegregation liquor and delinquency to spiritual weakness and called for leaders with vision and courage.
Unofficial tabulations show results from 34 of 35 precincts in the Democratic primary. Absentee ballots are to be counted today, not included in the current figures.
Orlando parole official Robert Gramling told Rotary club listeners that probation and parole save money and aid reintegration. He argued the system tests individuals before release, arranges jobs, and maintains safeguards, noting 2,600 paroles in 1955 saved $900,000 in prison costs while parole operations cost $260,000.
Lake County voters opted for Small Claims Judge Welborn Daniel to represent Group Two in the legislature, defeating W H Reedy, WLBE radio announcer, in a costly, hard fought race. Reedy's sportsmanlike conduct during defeat drew praise for steadiness broadcasting precinct returns.
Mrs Hronek hosted guests at her home on Friday with Mrs C H Estey presiding. Mrs Ward Estey attended and Mrs H G Clark left Wednesday for Romney Ohio to visit before the program.
It is an 8 lb. pouncing boy for Mrs. John Schneider, born Sunday. Captain Joseph Albrecht of Mt. Plymouth will leave by plane on June 4 for New York for further medical treatment. Mrs. Bert Pim has flown to Ohio to be with her daughter recuperating from her illness.
In Mount Dora 828 of 1600 voters expressed a preference with Kefauver winning the Democratic presidential nod and Daniel ahead for state representative. Reedy, Treadway, and Sewell won county and district races while Eisenhower led among Republicans. Absentee ballots may still shift the representative picture. Daniel holds a Lake County edge.
Florida parole chief Mr Gramling calls the state’s agency the poorest, noting 1955 earnings of 5.5 million from parolees who pay about 550 thousand in taxes. He outlines two choices the state faces: triple parole operations or spend 12 million on a new prison, arguing a larger staff would cut returnee rates. The commission has 27 members and 135 supervisees, which he says is too many for one investigator.
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