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Newspaper
Mount Dora Topic
Location
Mount Dora, Florida, United States of America
Date
Oct 11, 1956
Page
3
Br. F. C. Andrews will address the King's Daughters Monday at 8 p.m. in the Community building, speaking about the clinic and its aims. He will outline the program and encourage participation.
House Speaker Sam Rayburn of Texas will headline a Lake County political tour Friday at 7 30 p m to back the Stevenson Kefauver ticket The Saturday Oct 20 event at Leesburg armory features Mrs Albert Gore wife of the Tennessee senator as guest Also Mayor Hayden Burns of Jacksonville and Mrs Gore will lead a caravan of Democratic women with county campaign head Harry Gaylord coordinating the events The public is invited to meet Mr Rayburn.
The Woman's association of the Presbyterian church met Tuesday at the church for its opening session of the new season. The nominating committee proposed officers to be voted on next meeting and installed in December. Refreshments were served with Mrs. Orlo J. Clark pouring.
J A Edwards 57 a cement contractor died of a heart attack at his home on Eighth Avenue Tuesday He was born in Bartow Georgia and lived in Mount Dora 37 years He is survived by his wife two daughters two sisters and two grandchildren Funeral services 4 pm Thursday at First Baptist Church officiated by Rev David Coffield with interment at Pine Forest Cemetery under Rehbaum Funeral Home care
Republican Arnold Lund, a Daytona Beach real estate man, charged that Syd Herlong was absent during Eisenhower's term and missed 97 roll calls, calling him a do nothing congressman. He compared Adlai Stevenson to Harry Truman with a Princeton accent and criticized Stevenson’s nationwide speeches.
Mrs. Milton A. Mills reports her mother Mrs. Margaret Kling, a frequent visitor, fell and broke her back. She is hospitalized at Evangelical Hospital in Lewisburg, Pennsylvania.
Maj. Ozai H. Cornwell of Frankfort Kentucky retires from state police after 36 years. He plans to move to Mount Dora with his wife and was honored at a testimonial dinner with a television set. He began as a patrolman in 1920 in Marion Ohio and rose to lead Kentucky police training and personnel programs.
In Waterman Memorial this week are James Hillabidle Mrs Kathryn Haynes Mount Dora and Mrs Juanita Harvey Zellwood.
The Mount Dora unit of the Land of Lakes Council reports its Girl Scout fund drive to raise 1400 dollars is far short. Leader Mrs Gladys notes only 27 volunteers offered to canvass, 40 needed, many residents away. Lions Club boosted the effort and Mrs Crane urged contributors to send checks and thanked assisting volunteers.
The Sunday study and discussion group led by Dr. E. E. Lewis will resume October 21 at 9:45 at Community Church. The season topic is Africa Its Lands and Its Peoples. Open to the public and ends before regular church services.
A. P. Phillips of Orlando urges broad experiences and good communication to spur community progress. He cites a Florida businessman who learned to travel beyond his state and praises Mount Dora’s IceHouse Players as a potential community asset and profit source.
Mount Dora delegates to Kiwanis conventions will address the club at noon. Lou L. Heaton and Dwight Whitehall will report on the International convention and Newton Daybolt on the district convention.
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