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Newspaper
Mount Dora Topic
Location
Mount Dora, Florida, United States of America
Date
Nov 21, 1968
Page
4
The Mount Dora community rallies behind its schools with the slogan All For Mount Dora Stand up and Holler. Local merchants and firms backed a special Touchdown Contest and funded pages honoring varsity players. The piece credits the city and business owners for supporting the edition and event series.
Mount Dora eyes a big publicity gain if the Hurricanes topple Eustis on Friday. A win would place Mount Dora on the Florida football map, send coverage across state papers, and push playoff momentum while the town rallies behind the team. Some Golden Triangle merchants with Eustis customers withhold support, but most residents back the Hurricanes.
In East Town area churches hosted Sunday School and worship with Rev. Vickers returning from conference. The Lake County Federation of Choirs met at Greater St. Mary B Church. Members plan visits to Miami for Memorial College support, while Annie Russell Missionary Society invites a memorial service at Poe's Memorial B Church. Community notices include hospital visits, travel plans to Orange Blossom Classic, a Big Three Raffle by the Guys and Dollis Social Club, and upcoming Christmas dance planning.
The TOPIC lists editor Jim Waldrón and Jacqueline Bowman as publisher and advertising staff. It provides the Mount Dora mailing address P O Box 197 Florida 32757 and office address 132 West Fifth Avenue with phone 904 383 4303. Subscription rates are four dollars yearly seven dollars for two years and ten cents per single copy. The paper was entered as second class matter on April 7 1916 at Mount Dora Florida Post Office under the 1879 act.
Kenneth Cox edged John M. Smith and Herman Cox to win the TOPIC Touchdown contest last week by missing only one prediction and narrowing the Florida Kentucky point spread. Many others followed with two misses. entries shown on page ll as the season nears its final finish.
Mount Dora Kiwanis Club held a special luncheon last week with guest speaker Judge Warren Edwards, Florida Governor of Kiwanis, urging respect for law and nonviolence through personal involvement. Pictured: Roy Allen, club president, with Kiwanians George Goetzen, Ellis Moore, and others.
Hansford Rowe II’s 14 year old nephew, known as Hanny, will play the title role of The Visitor in ABC TV’s Thanksgiving Visitor special on Thanksgiving eve at 7 30 PM. The Alabama filmed hour features Geraldine Page and Michael Kearney. Hanny has prior credits in Kellogg’s TV ads and off Broadway. He attends High School for Performing Arts after a stint at Professional Children's School in New York.
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