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Newspaper
Mount Dora Topic
Location
Mount Dora, Florida, United States of America
Date
Sep 13, 1956
Page
6
Miss Bess Davidson takes over as youth columnist. Read about student council campaigns at M D H S with winners listed for each class and reports on farewell gatherings for 1956 graduates. Football season previews and community support noted with schedules and thanks to local sponsors.
Church listings note services for Baptist at Sixth and Tremain led by Rev. Coffield with Bible School at 9:45 a.m. and evening services. Methodist on Fifth Ave with multiple morning and evening worship times. Church of Christ on Fifth Ave with Bible School at 10 a.m. and evening service at 7 p.m. Also Presbyterian on Sixth Ave with 11 a.m. service. Latter Day Saints on Fifth Ave with Sunday School at 9:16 a.m. and worship at 11 a.m. St. Edward Episcopal on Grandview and Fifth Ave with morning prayer at 10 a.m. and church school at 10 a.m.
Corner at Lemon and Grove hosts Sunday Services at 11 am and Sunday School at 11 am. Wednesday Evening Service is at 8 pm.
An old mountaineer on a porch ribbing his son about not wasting energy as they rock in opposite directions. The line ends with a reflection on how a familiar classmate’s election proves America’s endurance.
Rotary listeners learn of efforts to aid youth through small classes at Howey School with 23 students and seven-day sessions, and of citrus and grape research in Florida. Dr. Miller praises Roseborough and notes curriculum aims to continue northern high school studies locally. Dr. Demko discusses grape development, past losses from root knot and fruit fly scares, and early juice processing experiments in Florida.
Several Mount Dora youngsters will compete in a local swimming meet at the city pool on Saturday afternoon. New entrants include Merrill Shuls ter medalist in the 100 yard butterfly and 100 yard freestyle, Sharon Reich in 100 yard freestyle, Donna Simpson in 50 yard breast stroke, and Larry Carlton in 25 yard butterfly. The group also placed fourth as a medley team. An 8 and under novelty pool width race was added for beginners.
The grower reported winning a fair citation and selling product to grocers. He expects about 500,000 roots of muscadine grapes developed soon and describes Concord experiments. Florida Concord reportedly yields grapes with higher sugar content but leaf issues hamper shelter and even ripening remains a challenge. He claims 450 out‑of‑state varieties were tested and 100 new proven varieties created.
Sy Cobb a former New York and Wisconsin dancing instructor will open a charm school in The Golden area on October 1. Registration is at Koastie Youth Center today and Friday from 3 to 6 p.m. Classes suit youth and adults and run daily. Miss Cobb teaches ballet tap acrobatic interpretive folk adagio and ballroom plus posture personality makeup voice placement and self development. Two graduates Don Redlick who danced in The Golden Apple and did New York choreography and Robert Helland seen on Toast of the Town illustrate the school’s impact.
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