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Newspaper
Mount Dora Topic
Location
Mount Dora, Florida, United States of America
Date
Oct 23, 1969
Page
4
Interest runs high in Mount Dora as many Negro citizens born and raised in the city register to vote at the Court House. Over 50 have registered in recent weeks signaling competition for the Mayor and city council seats, a sharp contrast to the single slate a year ago.
A reader laments the Dora Canal decline from Grantland Rice’s praise to pollution stained waters. The author condemns progress and promoters who have ruined the landscape, calls for restoration, and hopes for a cleaner, languid South in the future.
The Mount Dora Jaycees canceled their October 1 meeting due to only five members and no quorum. A special meeting last Saturday got underway after enough members arrived, exposing membership apathy and prompting leaders to seek new young blood to sustain projects and leadership in the community.
The Topic lists editor Jim Waldron and business manager Sandy Waldron. Mailing address is P O Box 197 Mount Dora Florida 32757 and offices at 132 West Fifth Avenue Mount Dora. Subscription rates are 4.00 per year 7.00 for two years and 10 cents per single copy. It was entered as second class matter on April 7 1916 at Mount Dora Post Office Florida under Act of March 3 1879.
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