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Newspaper
Mount Dora Topic
Location
Mount Dora, Florida, United States of America
Date
Nov 08, 1956
Page
3
Youths in a town discussion reject banning rock and roll noting it is not to blame for riots. They cite Psalm 24 and Genesis to argue things are neutral and misuse by people leads to harm, urging prayerful guidance in use of hydrogen bombs cars books and music.
Ahead of Friday’s homecoming game at Shepard Field Winter, a pep rally and downtown float parade will crown prize floats and honor alumni during intermission. Mount Dora Hurricanes rallied late but fell 14 points short as Bob Bowie led with two TDs including a 90 yard interception return.
Magnolia Circle of the Lakes and Hills Garden club met Monday at Mrs. Albert Brown's Lake Shore drive home. A film Magic in Landscape and a talk by Mrs. Gilbert Jones on chrysanthemums, the flower of the month, opened the program. Mrs. James A. Nelson spoke on a landscape design course at the University of Florida last winter. Mrs. Harry Thomas assisted as co host.
About 200 to 300 former Pennsylvanians in Florida will attend the third annual gathering at Alexander Springs Sunday. The event is led by the Golden Triangle Pennsylvanians under Mrs. Harry Cooper of Mount Dora, following attendance growth from 70 then 175 in prior years.
Rev James Jones at the Dora Methodist church warned that no wall or stockpile can ensure security. He cited Einstein on cobalt bombs and warned that a global ecological catastrophe could follow a Pacific Ocean detonation. He urged God as a unifying force and Christian stewardship to fund missions over killing arms.
The report notes that 1457 visitors registered at Alexander Springs in October, the highest tally in four years, bringing total registrations since 1953 to 88,881. It mentions former Pennsylvanians now living across Florida outside the Golden Triangle.
A Lake County Veterans Day ceremony at 3 p.m. at the courthouse honors two local public servants M V Simpson and Jesse W Hunter who died within a month of each other plus four other Lake Countians and a general Charles P Summerall. Portraits by Mary Martha Simpson Waite and James Michael Hunter will be unveiled alongside portraits of Judge John Dozier Broome and County Clerk George J Dykes. A tribute to Robert M McToureous, WWI hero and county Medal of Honor winner, concludes the program.
The Park Commission filled a vacancy with Oliver J Tillson, announcing a $214 year end balance to fund tree spraying in parkways for Spanish moss. The board noted a December referendum on abolishing the board and shifting duties to the City Council, and discussed Booking Gilbert Park through the Chamber of Commerce for convenience.
The King's Daughters race to help needy families this Thanksgiving and Christmas with cash donations and food orders instead of baskets to broaden choices. Delivery is not possible this year but toys will be delivered to children at Christmas. donations may be left at Mary Crosswhite's home 511 E Fifth Ave.
The report notes no rainfall for the week nor for November to date leaving the year’s total at 50.6 inches versus 52.7 inches at the same point last year.
Oliver J. Tillson new park commissioner and Mount Dora arrival will address the Methodist Men at a dinner Wednesday November 14 at 6 30 p.m. He will show slides from a Canada and western U S trip. Tillson co founded the Woodlawn Methodist church Men s club in St Lee Florida.
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