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Newspaper
Mount Dora Topic
Location
Mount Dora, Florida, United States of America
Date
Nov 19, 1953
Page
2
The saying attributed to Horace Mann declares education as the sole political safeguard, contrasting it with a surrounding deluge of chaos outside a safeguarding ark.
A concise reflection attributed to Channing Pollock on the limits of human knowledge. It emphasizes that true ignorance lies in underestimating how much remains to be learned, prompting humility and curiosity.
The 1953 54 Mount Dora Bass Tournament offers separate prizes for women who register and catch the heaviest bass each month. Weekly prizes include plugs or a line, with a championship plaque for Isabelle Walton who catches the biggest fish from Dec 1 to Mar 31. Men may compete too, with same registration and weighing points.
Pat Hover returns to town as city tennis instructor for teenagers. High school seventh period students with principal approval may take lessons at lunch hour with coaches Spear and Berteau, while grades four to eight learn Saturdays. Hover, from Montclair club, led an exhibition in New York with Bett Addie and other noted pros.
The club announces new members from Toronto Beaver Dam Hobart Elsie and Exeter and praises repairs by Fred Place and Earl Dodd. A trophy cabinet and electric clock were installed. November courts see 60 plus players in red and black groups, ending 22 23 in favor of Blacks. The Feathers and Bristles Thanksgiving contest is set for next Tuesday with individual play starting at 10 a.m.
Club notices call for members to sign the bulletin board if they wish to play in the North Central Florida League tournament. Major Marsh and Ed Blackburn attended the DeLand meeting on November 10 where the rinks game decision passed 8 to 4. Dec 15 to 22 marks tournament games, with a two point win and one point for a tie. A March division tournament is planned for Daytona Beach. Also noted are the Deckers 50th anniversary in October and a 1953 American Lawn Bowling directory issue, plus new arrivals in Mount Dora and a remark on Dr See’s return after Mrs See’s death.
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