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Newspaper
Mount Dora Topic
Location
Mount Dora, Florida, United States of America
Date
Oct 07, 1976
Page
4
Fifty years ago Oct 7 1926 Mount Dora and Lake County received publicity from Florida Grower showing a vineyard of Dickson and Truskett on the magazine’s front cover. Also Mount Dora plans six winter concerts by the Town Orchestra and police fines totaled 1665 80 through Oct 1.
The Mount Bora TOPIC has served lakes and hills since 1916 and is published weekly at 132 West Fifth Avenue Mount Dora Florida with mailing address P O Box 197 Mount Dora 32757. Contact telephone 904 383 4303. Subscriptions 5.00 a year 9.00 for two years in Lake County 6.00 a year 11.00 for two years outside Lake County. Single copy 15 cents. Second class postage paid at Mount Dora Florida.
Arthur Corlew, born October 5, 1873 in Ohio, lived in Ashtabula then moved south settling in Leesburg Florida. A Mason contractor by trade, he moved to the Medic Home in 1969 at age 95 and now reaches 103 with family note of love and care from Nancy Nichols.
A reflective life verse celebrates daily delight in family friends and faith. It frames living as a gradual savoring of beauty, building friendships, helping others, and appreciating divine presence.
Editorial urges Lake County residents to support the 1976 United Way campaign to fund 12 agencies serving about 14 000 people. It warns of higher taxes crime and hospital costs if the goal is not reached and notes Sears and Winter Park Federal as area leaders with 100 percent participation.
The writer critiques low voter turnout after Watergate era scandals and argues confusion and bureaucracy fuel indifference. They urge citizens to ask questions of government, become informed, and engage to replace irresponsible public servants.
Letter correction states mayor Tom Champion opposed signing the pact with Pasco Volunteer Fire Department, not Mount Dora Fire Chief Carroll Griggs. The writer praises the Pasco volunteers and recalls improvements in local fire protection and community efforts.
The Mount Dora Municipal Court docket for Sept 29 lists dozens of defendants with guilty findings on charges from careless driving to DWI and unlawful speed. The court is being phased out and the final session to hear cases in process will be held on Wednesday Oct 27.
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