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Newspaper
Mount Dora Topic
Location
Mount Dora, Florida, United States of America
Date
Sep 05, 1968
Page
4
Featered writer Jagectine Cevenan and a list of staff and contributors are noted with editorial and advertising offices in Mount Dora Florida. The paper lists postal and subscription details including FP PO Box 197 address, phone number, and rates, and records its second class filing on April 1 1916 under the 1579 act.
A young man aged 18 remained jailed for four and a half months after a judge released him, until an After Care visit revealed the lapse. Seminole County sheriff says he never received the release order, prompting critique of county prisoner handling and potential fault between sheriff and judiciary.
The writer recalls how quick tire changes used to be but notes jacks remain a weak point. A Turnpike trooper helps when a jack fails to fit under a bumper and a lug wrench proves insufficient. European cars use built in devices, American jacks lag.
Letters from Mount Dora readers defend retirees and local contributions as they urge support for economic vitality. Citizens urge welcoming newcomers, preserving churches clubs and the Chamber, and call for a payroll to retain youth while criticising a recent editorial. A separate reader questions downtown shopping dynamics and requests a unified Mount Dora plan and lawn bowling revival. Another letter requests help identifying a white headed morning dove variation at a feeder.
Mount Dora ends the Lake Orange league with a 21 and 7 record after 28 games. The report highlights the fans’ pride in Mount Dora sports and notes the city’s best ever pastime offering. The item appears in the TOPIC dated Sept 6, 1928.
Names listed include John W Booth in Leesburg, Sgt Richard Frisby in Alaska, Jan Cahill in Mt Dora, Olivia Hamilton in Tangerine, Gladys Hook in Ohio, Rector Harris in Mt Dora, George S Southworth in Tangerine, and O K Rollman in Mt Dora. Renewals noted for several subscribers.
The Department of Labor urges farmers to keep boys and girls under 16 in school and not working during school hours while in session. The child labor provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act prohibit such work on farms during school time.
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