Teens organize clubs and plan year activities
The Future Teachers elected Norma Jean Wise as president Nancy Ellis as vice president and Ann Edwards as secretary treasurer at a noon meeting. The Porky Groveland game ended in a 6 6 tie. Elvis records and dolls sold at a 7 B project auction. A school assembly featured a ventriloquist a film on alcoholism and songs. Various student groups named officers and prepared fundraisers for Halloween and homecoming events.
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Norma Jean Wise
Nancy Ellis
Ann Edwards
Groveland
Marlene Dake
Mary Beth Mahon
Mary Headley
Donna Simpson
Alfred Rehbaum
Mount Dora
Chamber of Commerce
Elvis Presley
Fred Kurras
Clarence Sims
Bill Ivey
Bill Simpson
Lawrence Cheatham
Corrine von Rhee
Jane Atkins
Mary Anne Brotherson
Bones Lofroos
Peggy Graves
Jimmy Beims
Eddie Shivers
Bob Poole
Ann Minkley
Linda Headley
Lois Griffee
Mary Lou Flora
Tom Norris
Martha Sadler
David Coffield
Bess Davidson
Alberta Christian
Jan Ziegengeist
PTA
Lose Ugly Fat In Ten Days Or Money Back
A weight loss claim for a product named DIATRON promises hunger suppression without dieting or exercise. It guarantees weight loss in the first package or a full refund, with Mount Dora Pharmacy handling sales and mail orders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Dora
Eastern Town church service with progressive plans and meetings
Last Sunday at St Mary M B church the 9 49 Sunday School session led by teachers was followed by sermons by Rev Dixon of Orlando and Rev Charles Williams. Visitors from Leesburg Eustis Winter Park Orlando attended the program. Evening service opened with devotion and remarks then the federation union will meet Sunday for their regular monthly gathering. Progressives seek support for a community swimming pool with a meeting set for Thursday night November 1 at 8 o clock.
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St. Mary M. B
Russell
Dixon of
Orlando
Eastern Star
Leesburg
Eustis
Winter Park
Charles Williams
Welcome Stranger M. B
Federation Union
Progressive Citizenship Club
Eisenhower and the civic path to leadership
A letter from Walter B. Persson of Legonier Pa argues for clear qualifications to back Eisenhower including honesty and business experience. The writer critiques attacks on the president while urging voters to consider Democratic alternatives and endorses a pragmatic, pro prosperity stance.
Church Service Times and Clergy Directory
A listing of local churches with denominations and service times. Entries include Baptist, Community, Methodist, Church of Christ, Presbyterian, Latter Day Saints, and Episcopal churches with ministers, Sunday worship hours, Bible study, Sunday School, and midweek services.
Church Services and Congregations in Eustis
Eustis entries list First Church of Christ Scientist at Lemon and Grove with 11 a m Sunday service and 11 a m Sunday School plus Wednesday 8 p m service. Faith Lutheran Church MO Synod Library Eustis offers 8 30 a m service and 9 45 a m Sunday School led by Rev Phillip Schlegsmann.
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Methodist Church
James Jones
First Church OF Christ Scientist
Lemon and Grove
Faith Lutheran Church
Synod — Library
Eustis
Phillip Schlegsmann
Defense for Nixon by Dwight D. Eisenhower
Charles Earle Funk argues that Eisenhower correctly chose Nixon as running mate, noting Eisenhower’s reputation for sound judgment in military leadership and his status as a trusted leader whose choices have withstood critical scrutiny.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard M. Nixon
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Charles Earle Funk
Editorial Letter Highlights Press Freedom and Big Business
A Democratic Women’s Club of Lake County chairman thanks the Mount Dora Topic editor for endorsing Adlai Stevenson and Estes Kefauver. She warns of media capture by advertising and political power, fears a drift toward American Feudalism, and cites T K Quinn’s Giant Corporations Challenge to Freedom as essential reading.
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Democratic Women’s Club
Lake County
New America
Adlai Stevenson
Estes Kefauver
Mount Dora
United States
T. K. Quinn
General Electric
Challenge
Democratic plea for Stevenson Kefauver ticket
Dorothy B. Alexander urges voters to back Stevenson Kefauver, arguing for strong presidential leadership and a Democratic Congress. She laments independent weeklies fading and cautions against voting for Eisenhower with a Republican Congress, stressing need for reform and vision.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eisenhower
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Congress
Executive Branch
Adlai Stevenson
Democratic Congress
Democratic Party
Stevenson
Kefauver
Dorothy
B. Alexander
Ballot Splitting Clarified By Attorney General Opinion
A. S. Herlong Jr notes AG Richard W. Erwin’s opinion that a voter must select the same party for President and Vice President but may split votes elsewhere. He warns against claims that voting RepublicanPres for President and DemocraticCongress would void a ballot, emphasizing voters can split down the line except for the top ticket.
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Richard W. Erwin
Congress
A. S. Herlong, JR
Letter to Governor Collins With Mount Dora Topic Extract
A correspondent mails a renewed request to Governor Collins enclosing a 1.75 column clipping from the Mount Dora Topic Oct 18 1956. The letter reiterates the writer’s earnest appeal and recommendation to the governor.
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Collins
Governor Collins
Mount Dora
Life-Size Whopper Fish Draws Children's Awe in Orlando
Barbara Clark, three, hugs a life size fish her father Robert Clark displays. The Minute Maid employee, now in Orlando, caught the whopper in Lake Franklin weighing 13 1/2 pounds.
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Barbara Clark
Robert Clark
Barbara
Mr. Clark
Minute Maid
Orlando
Lake Franklin
Call to action on Sheriff Willis McCall’s conduct
The letter urges the Florida governor to appoint a representative, alert a public agency or citizens group, or urge a newspaper to investigate Sheriff Willis McCall. It seeks to determine whether he deserves continued office and what influence he has had on Florida and the South. Charles F. Weller, St. Petersburg.
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Florida
Willis McCall
Southland
Charles F. Weller
St. Petersburg
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Glee Club
Phil Conant
Vicky Johnson
Roland Lane
Neil Stoothoff
Alice Faye Johnson
Kenneth Bliss
Barbara Cheatham
Mark Williams
Janice Reid
Dalton Gregg
Dorothy Johnston
Chris Ray
Jayne Howard
Confusius
East Town
T. M. Thomas
Stevenson-Kefauver
Party of Progress
Edward F. Boardman
Robert M. Morgan
Puoros
Coast Lrv
Annoty Newman
Washington
Truman
Dora
Walter B. Perg
B. Uson
Val
Cess
Ferguson
Ike
Barker
God
Baptist Church
Sixth and Tremain
Seventh Ave
Donnelly St
Robert R. Reed
D. D
Church OF Christ
George E. Darling
General Assembly
Presbyterian Church
Charles A. Carrier
D.D
Grandview St
Fifth Av
John F. Mangrum
Bar
Nixon
Lucky
MT. Dora
Paul M. Snowberger
General Contracting
Ninth Avenue
Chen Lisd
A. S
Syd] Herlong, JR
House
South
Herlong
Con
Canaveral Harbor
Ocala
Winter Haven
Hicksonville
Eau Gallie
Eau Cathe
Miami
Brevard County
Orange
Seaanole
Volusia
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