Community Development Forum Planned for April 19
Mount Dora Kiwanis Club announces a town development forum April 19 in the Community Building. Harry Adler of Candeub Fleissig Adley & Associates will speak, followed by a panel of local business and professionals and an audience Q and A. Sponsorship is being sought from the Rotary and Lions clubs to encourage citizen input.
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Charles S. Pettyjohn
Kiwanis Club of
Mount Dora
Harry C. Adler
Candeub, Fleissig, Adley & Associates
Pettyjohn
Kiwanis Club
Rotary Club of
The
Jim Noblitt
White Elephant Auction Set By Lions In April
Mount Dora Lions Club hosts the eighth annual White Elephant Auction at Gilbert Park starting 1 p.m. Saturday April 10 with a 4 p.m. beef barbecue dinner. Proceeds fund eyesight conservation, eye exams, glasses for those in need, glaucoma clinics, and support for the Florida Eye Bank.
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Mount Dora
Lake Oil
Link
Moon’s
Rehbaum
Lions Club
Florida Eye Bank
Florida Foundation For the Blind
al Seabrook
Norman Sone
Jack Norris
Stewart Pike
John Cain
Sam Shaw
Keith Davis
Steve Vaughn
Pitzer to Lead Mount Dora Band Boosters With Legion Support
Ed Pitzer elected president of the Mount Dora Band Boosters with Everett Kelly as vice president Felton Lunsford secretary and Sidney Johnson treasurer The American Legion Post 35 will sponsor band activities and sell tickets for the May 21 spring concert at the Community Building Band and chorus members will gather at the Legion Home after the show Steve Vaughn exits as president and air conditioning for the band room is planned.
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Ed Pitzer
Mount Dora
Everett Kelly
Felton Lunsford
Sidney Johnson
American Legion Post 35
Pitzer
The
Legion Post
Legion
Mount Dora Shuffleboard Club
Howard J. Rupright
Nina Patch
Mary Klein
Harry R. Gifford
Frederick A. Garbe
Jennie Sutliff
John Howland
Clyde McCauley
Frederick A. Steele
Mount Dora Art Show Draws 500 Attendees
More than 500 visitors attended the Mount Dora Art League 39th annual outdoor show. E. L. Merryman of Sherpes won the door prize oil painting by Margaret Tietjen. 162 paintings were displayed by club members and visiting artists from Orlando and Sanford, with a children’s exhibit earning ribbons and mentions for several young artists.
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Mount Dora Art League
E. L. Merryman
Sherpes
Margaret Tietjen
Orlando
Sanford
Freddie Woods
Bennett Simmons
S. Henry Owens
Larry Wiggins
Johnnie Mae Jenkins
Mount Dora Boy Fund Drive Sees Early Strong Start
Mount Dora area residents respond to the Boy Scouts fund drive with 86 donors in four days totaling over 620 dollars. Chairman Lee Elmore notes many gifts cover a month to a year of Scouting. certificates will honor contributors and be delivered by Scouts.
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Mount Dora Area
Lee Elmore
Elmore
Mount Dota
Boy Scouts of America
F. C. Andrews
John H. Cain
Roy Christopher
Frank Stewart
Linda Pohlman Crowned Miss FHA of Lake County
Linda Pohlman, a Mount Dora High School senior, was crowned Miss FHA of Lake County on Monday night defeating six other contestants. She is the daughter of Mr and Mrs Robert Pohlman.
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Lake County
Linda Pohlman
Mount Dora High School
Robert Pohlman
Flower Show Tops Lake County Fair Exhibits
The 17th annual Flower Show highlighted the Lake County Fair with more than 1200 entries and orchids displayed by Mrs. Owen Conner of Lakes and Hills Garden Club Mount Dora. Ninety eight percent of the 950 club members attended the show with 85 judges statewide. Over 67 thousand visitors came during Fair week, Friday set an all time daily attend record at 16,304.
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Lake County
Owen Conner
Lakes and Hills
Mount Dora
12th Annual Sailing Regatta Set Sunday On Lake Dora
The Mount Dora Yacht Club and Mount Dora Chamber of Commerce host a Sunday regatta on Lake Dora starting 10 am with 16 classes. Races run at three minute intervals led by chairman J O Russo. lunch at noon and trophies after three races. Local skippers include Roy and Don Christopher and Jeff Elmore in Lightning class. pram skippers John Andrews Louis Montgomery Tom Kimball Cindy Hays. Over 100 boats expected. spectators welcome with no admission.
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Lake Dora
Mount Dora
Roy Christopher
Don Christopher
Jeff Elmore
Tom Galloway
Pram
John Andrews
Louis Montgomery
Tom Kimball
Cindy
Valerie Hays
Frank McLane
Burce Hieronymus
Earl Quenneville
Leonard Vidal
Ben Corvette, Jr
W. L. Jackson, Jr
Lakeland
H. B. Ferguson
Robert DiGiovanni
John Fox
Eau Gallie
Albert Holt
Frank Schum
John Gravey
Nathan Millison
Cynthia Shank
Fred Lecherd
Barry Douglass
Norman Greig
Jacksonville
Mark Albury
Coral Gables
Lake County
Lions Club to honor Mount Dora high school athletes
Floyd Lay of Gainesville will be the featured speaker at the Mount Dora Lions Club event honoring high school senior boys athletes. Lay is executive secretary of the Florida High School Activities Association. Jaakaida, a Cacoareet student, will attend as guest. Jack Norris chairs the program. staff members are invited.
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Lions Club
Floyd Lay
Gainesville
Mount Dora
Lay
Florida High School Activities Association
Jaakaida
Cacoareet Ce
Jack Norris
Warren
Norris
Ray Graves
University of Florida
Joe Justice
Rollins College
Norm Sloan
Paul Williams
Lake Sumter Junior College
First National Bank Hosts Mount Dora Seniors and Bible School
Prospective graduates from Christian Home and Bible School and Mount Dora High School visited First National Bank of Mount Dora for a luncheon and tours at its Donnelly Street home. George White Sr. and fellow officers spoke as 78 seniors joined tours of bookkeeping and proof departments, with student leaders and school officials in attendance.
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First National Bank
Christian Home and Bible School
Mount Dora High School
Lakeside Inn
First National Bank of
Mount Dora
Donnelly and Sevetn
The
Bible School
Bank
Lakeside
George J. White Sr
al Rehbaum Sr
Allan H. Seabrook
White Sr
Rehbaum Sr
George White Jr
Kenneth Boyd
Cletus Stutzman
Marks Messick
Gene Molnar
Roseborough
Ronnie Aldrich
Doris Camp
Bill Blair
Sue Bond
Mount Dora Club Plans Film Against Stranger Danger
The Mount Dora Junior Woman's Club with funds from the Mount Dora Police Department and Lions Club will show a color film The Riddle of the Friendly Stranger in local schools. The program aims to teach children clear warnings about strangers and molesters using Pat Bridges and ventriloquist Yabby.
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Junior Woman’s Club of
Mount Dora
St. Petersburg
Pat Bridge
Florida Federation of ‘Women’s Clubs
George Bonifacino
Wale
Cancer Crusade Workers Sought in Lake County
Col A B Marshall of Umatilla says Lake County needs volunteers to distribute a pamphlet Answers to Questions About Cancer Which Concern You and to tell neighbors about the American Cancer Society campaign. The crusade funds public health education and cancer fight, last year claiming about 9500 lives.
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Lake County
Cancer Crusade
Col
A. B. Marshall
Umatilla
Crusade
American Cancer Society
Marshall
Lake District Camporee by Boy Scouts Planned at Camp La-Na-Che
The Lake District Camporee of the Boy Scouts of America will be held Friday to Sunday at Camp La-Na-Che with several hundred county Scouts, including many from Mount Dora. Pierce Tyson directs the event attracting over 50 adult leaders. Activities include Skill-a-rama, swimming, signaling, first aid, knot tying, compass work, cross-country, tug of war, and nature treasure hunts.
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Lake District
Boy Scouts of America
Camp La-Na-Che
Mount Dora
Pierce Tyson
Air Force Thanks CAP For Fair Aid
Air Force members thanked Civil Air Patrol cadets from Lake and Sumter Counties and Mount Dora units for helping with care of booths at the Lake County fair.
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Air Force
L. D. Moorman
United States Air Forces
Civil Air Patrol Cadets
Lake and
Sumter Counties
Mount Dora
Lake County
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Citrus Culture
Mount Dora Tavares
Shuffleboard
Campaign Good
Lake Miss
By Pete Osborne
Yacht Club
Chamber of Commerce and Yacht Club
Yabby
Pat
Mrs. Bonifacio
J. T
Bud) Huett
Oscar Schubert
Lake Scouts
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