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Newspaper
Mount Dora Topic
Location
Mount Dora, Florida, United States of America
Date
Nov 03, 1955
Page
4
A fragment from a religious text discusses wisdom entering the heart and understanding keeping a person, noting discretion as pleasing to the soul and prompting discussion on interpretation and moral guidance.
An editorial argues the $4 3 million county bond for school construction will fairly distribute funds across Lake County. It notes Mount Dora gains a new high school and upgrades to Milner Rosenwald academy while other towns receive facilities, with a 6 mill tax increase needed and broad civic duty to support education.
Residents urge clearing the Uma tilla shooting incident that disrupted a Lake County union meeting. Officials disagree on injuries and timeline, while Chicago sources initially reported details not from local authorities. Calls grow for coordinated investigations and prompt release of the truth to protect the county image.
The piece notes Gen. Douglas MacArthur’s conflicting statements on Russia’s WWII entry and his Korea decision, arguing the discord undermines his stature yet acknowledges public admiration when he condemns war and calls for peace. It emphasizes his shift from blame and policy debates to antiwar rhetoric.
A Copenhagen meeting hears Dutch engineer Simon van Munster urge shared lunar wealth and joint space effort. Panelists note possible manned moon landings by 1980s or 1990s and discuss future partitions of celestial real estate amid optimistic space-age humor.
The Tampa editor laments ministers avoiding hard questions on tariff war welfare and world government. He argues churches must offer intellectual leadership and confront truth, citing judges and local figures, and notes a Miami mentality criticized by Authoress Elizabeth Breckinridge as a danger to Florida values.
Miss Affa Wood Hubbell sought a lost Persian type cat with a blind eye. Her other cat Nick, a red seeing eye companion, had cared for Pick for six years guiding him home and away from danger including a tree high with squirrels. The tale blends tragedy and devotion in a small Florida town.
A rearranged narrative describes Nick the cat guiding the blind Pick from a swaying limb to the ground, with Miss Hubbell hoping for Pick's return and fearing death. In a separate note, Dr Wilfred Dorfman wins a health essay contest with a prize, a Christmas citrus box from Lake County Florida.
The Orange Blossom circle of the Lakes and Hills Garden club meets Monday at 8 p.m. in the Community building with Mrs. L. F. Jackson as speaker.
The Magnolia circle of Lakes and Hills Garden club holds its first meeting at Mrs. John Montgomery's Lake Jem home Monday at 2 p.m. Speaker Colin D. Gunn will discuss conservation. Members should bring a Thanksgiving arrangement.
Lake county hospital listings show Mrs. Helen Fish Mrs. Lillie Holbrook Mrs. Ruth Fackender and Harry Wasmuth at Waterman Memorial Eustis with Eavon at Durham Young Leesburg.
The Hibiscus Circle of the Lakes and Hills Garden Club will gather Friday at Mrs. Paul Baugh’s Tangerine home to discuss At Home with Our Flowers. Visits to homes of Mrs. Charles Gray and Mrs. W A Hartford are planned. meeting details incomplete.
Lake Countians will vote next Tuesday on county school trustees and a 10 mill levy for school operations. M O Williams unopposed for the trustee seat vacated by Barney Dillard. other candidates C B Treadway and L M Holloway also run unopposed. The levy funds salaries, buses, and maintenance. Mount Dora voting at City Hall with four election officers. Lake Jem and Sorrento boards list several names.
Mount Dora's Wildlife Club plans a protest tonight at the Youth Center led by President Donald Reichert. Members will draft a petition condemning Ed Richey’s firing by the Florida Game and Fresh Water Fish Commission as part of a policy to replace older workers with younger ones and will send it to Tallahassee.
A daughter named Celia Gay was born Oct 31 to Mrs Patty Willmott weighing 7 pounds at Durham Young hospital Leesburg. A daughter weighing 6 pounds 7 ounces was born Oct 29 to Mr and Mrs Selmar Clemens of Tangerine at Durham Young hospital Leesburg. A son Bobby Gene was born Oct 30 to Mr and Mrs Vester Hilliard at Waterman Memorial hospital Eustis.
The Lake County Council Parent Teacher Association will meet at Skeen Elementary School Leesburg at 6 30 tonight for a covered dish supper. A business meeting and program will follow with a film Children s Emotions as a feature. All P TA members urged to attend.
The text lists Mrs. Samuel T. Bolton of Mount will preside, with Mount as president of the group. Mrs. Norman Tuck and Dora are named for leadership roles including chairmanship, indicating a women-led community event or organization.
A fragment lists Mrs. Paul Turrentine Mrs. Harry Fuller Mrs. Lloyd Dean Mrs. William Kearsley Mrs. Ralph Harr and Mrs. A M Garrison as hostesses for a local event, part of a larger social notice.
The article traces daylilies from Asia to American gardens, noting early cultivation, escape into fields, and diverse forms. It covers species Hemerocallis flava and fulva, Linnaeus naming, and later hybrids developed since 1930 by breeders in England and the United States. It details bloom sizes, shapes, color varieties, and seasonal succession from April to September, plus their versatility and propagation ease.
Public Library November list highlights Van Wyck Mason The Silver Leopard detailing the First Crusade with murder treachery and plunder and a twin sister tale Howard Spring These Love's Fled Away a contrasting love story amid war Non fiction includes Dr Charles E Funk Heavens to Betsy and John Gunther Inside Africa Also new novels by Samuel Hopkins Adams Tyra Ferre Bjorn J J Marie Georgette Heyer Norah Lofts Isaac Asimov Rose Franken and more across a varied catalog of adventures history and human interest.
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