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Newspaper
Mount Dora Topic
Location
Mount Dora, Florida, United States of America
Date
Sep 17, 1953
Page
6
Mount Dora Florida weekly edition published by Mount Dora Publishing Company with Paul H Reese and Mabel Norris Reese. Second class matter since April 7 1916. Thursday issue dated September 17 1953. Springboard notes and local items likely appear.
A veteran reflects on wartime travels from London to Paris and the Rhine, expressing longing for missed places like the Lake District, Rome, and the Riviera. He recalls Normandy, Laval, Verdun, Wiesbaden, and Frankfort, and recalls the moment General Bradley signs his orders to return to Florida.
The Apopka Canal situation in Central Florida demands cooperation and objective review before any permanent steps. Flood risk with approaching hurricane forced temporary measures and scrutiny of canal history, drainage projects, and nature’s role, to align engineering with land reclamation and ecological balance.
A columnist contrasts public fascination with Kinsey and sex with looming fears of atomic war. He cites Dr. Harold Urey and Gordon Dean, urges ending secrecy to drive peaceful industrial use, and argues for a bold U.S. push in atomic energy to deter conflict.
An aphorism contrasts faith with unseen truths attributed to St. Augustine and notes women’s secrecy as a task requiring more effort, without questioning women’s abilities.
A young woman describes the playful exaggerations of locomotive making. She says workers pour sand into boxes and melt metal, then shape, bolt, paint, and test a boiler and steam system. The tale ends with the odd image of one man inside while another stays outside as the machine comes to life.
The writer mocks President Eisenhower by urging him to imitate a provocative character shown in a Philadelphia Inquirer advertisement. The remark targets presidential courage and public image in relation to a controversial ad.
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