Congress Returns to Debate $5 Billion Armament Bill
The 82nd Congress adjourns temporarily as lawmakers expect the new tax measure to raise five billion dollars for an atomic weapons race against the Soviet Union. Critics say the bill benefits big war contracts and shifts tax burden to small and medium taxpayers, while failing to address Cold War endgame and McCarthyism fears. The piece urges reflection on America’s path toward a warlike future.
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82Nd
Congress
United States
House Appropriations Committee
Uncle Sam
America
Planning a Mexico Trip Then Settling in Mount Dora First
The narrator outlines a long, winding preparation to visit Mexico starting in dreams of years past. After studying Spanish, exploring San Antonio, and lingering in cantinas, the plan shifts through disillusionment and Army years before settling in Mount Dora. From there the journey to Mexico is only pursued after finding peace and a sense of belonging.
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Mexico
Prescott
San Antonio
Texas
Seattle
Washington
Pacific Northwest
Washington Maelstrom
Forrestal
Mount Dora
Youth questions morality of U S Asia policy and Nationalists
A letter from a New York state high school student questions American aid to Formosa and the Nationalists amid reports of corruption and hunger in Asia. The writer contrasts youth inquiry with political expediency and urges moral reflection over flag waving.
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New York State
America
China
Asia
Formosa
India
Indo-China
Far East
Communist Party
Daily Worker
Punky
U. S
McCarthy
Japan
P-TA To See Atomic Film In Lake County Meeting
The Lake County P-TA meeting in Mount Dora will feature the film Atomic Alert presented by Mrs Slater Cox and a talk on The Citizen Child His Community by Karl Lehmann. County officers and volunteers will report on memberships, with 342 families represented and a goal of 400 for the new year.
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Lake County
Parent-Teacher Association
Mount Dora
P-Ta
Slater Cox
Karl Lehmann
George Hanford
Leesburg
Paul Bryan
Umatilla
Don Allen
Charles Heath
Groveland
B. B. Osgood
Harold Larsen
H. H. Hethcox
Glendy Sadler
Mount Dora Art League Hosts Tea for Shaw Couple
Nearly 150 guests attended a community tea at the Mount Dora Art League open house honoring Mr and Mrs Charles Edgar Shaw of Eustis. Noted guests included H Norman Gallie and local leaders praised the couple’s watercolors pastels and portraits.
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Mount Dora
O. H. Conway
Mrs Tower Hosts DAR Meeting on Indian Program
Miss Alice M. Davis of Mount Dora will present an American Indians program at the Ocklawaha chapter Daughters of the American Revolution meeting. The session begins at 2 30 p m today at the home of Mrs O F Tower Sylvan Shores with assistants Mrs Harry Dederer Mrs Melvin L White Mrs Mary K Koebke Mrs O W Sadler Mrs Harry Fogg and Miss Grace A Davis.
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Alice M. Davis
Mount Dora
Ocklawaha
Daughters of the American Revolution
O. F. Tower
Sylvan Shores
Harry Dederer
Melvin L. White
Mary K. Koebke
O. W. Sadler
Harry Fogg
Grace A. Davis
Emaline Comes Home Again in Mount Dora exhibit
National Art Week events in Mount Dora include a window display of pictures and a Library Portrait by the late Margaret Spencer Davidson. The Emaline Green portrait, created when she was 35, will be shown with the artist’s memory and return to public view through her daughter Mrs Pomona Davidson Mitchell in Washington.
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Mount Dora
Emaline
Margaret Spencer Davidson
Emaline Green
Davidson
League
Pomona Davidson Mitchell
Washington, D. C
Rape Case Rejected Appeal Over Jury Composition
The Florida Supreme Court rejected Shepherd and Irvin appeals while 16 year old Greenlee faced life imprisonment after a jury found guilt based on circumstantial evidence. The U S Supreme Court later upheld the claim that the jury panel lacked sufficient African American representation, violating the 14th Amendment.
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Florida Supreme Court
Shepherd
Irvin
Greenlee
U. S. Supreme Court
What About P 0.7 Post Office Clean Up Call
A letter to the editor urges Mount ra to improve the city Post Office as a model for cleanliness. The writer notes the walls look cheap and run down and agrees to participate in the mayor's city clean up campaign.
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Mount Ra
Magnolia Circle meeting at Mrs Bishops home Monday
The Magnolia Circle of the Lakes and Hills Garden club will meet Monday at 2 30 p m at the home of Mrs Dan Bishop Seventh and Alexander St County Agent R E Bob Norris will speak on Horticulture and Conservation.
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Magnolia Circle
Magnolia Circle of the
Mount Dora locals use Sunoco service at 5th and Baker
Mount Dora residents rely on Deters Sunoco Service at 5th and Baker for years of dependable fuel and plumbing needs. Local customers praise fast service and friendly staff in town.
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Deters
Sunoco Service
5Th & Baker
Mount Dora
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