Field Day Becomes Annual Event at Mount Dora School
The Mount Dora field day organized by the PTA and led by Robert Vincent drew over 150 children and parents on the school athletic field. The all day program featured games, stunts, a pet parade, a pie eating contest, and school day resumption next year to include bus children. Awards were given across events including kite, bike, races, marbles, horseshoes, softball throws, and field events with multiple winners and honorable mentions.
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Mount Dora
Robert Vincent
Slater Cox
PTA
Roland Lane
Billy Simpson
John Tremain
Barbara Atwood
Janice Reid
Merrill Beebe
Lane Conner
Pat Reese
Roberta Aldrich
Donald Dake
Robert Sadler
Edwin Woodham
Fred Curry
Josephine Brown
Norma
Jean Wise
Dolores Billette
Beverly Thomas
Kenneth Register
Donald Gregg
Clarence Earl Sims
Robert van Zant
Ronnie Parker
Betty Lou Sills
Billy Spilliard
Charles Kuechler
Carol Simpson
George Cox
Linda Raulerson
Martha Jones
Betty J. Pollard
June Kenyon
Sara Jo Land
Betty Jane Pollard
Ann Travers
Gwendolyn Dawson
Daisy Eaton
Kenneth Dawson
Bobby Carrick
Danny Schneider
Bobby Williams
James Sills
Jerry Dake
Elwood McHaffie
Harry Wise
Chester Peters
Marvin Day
Donald Weinmann
John Rappel
Kenny Darkow
Billy Odom
Arthur Dufour
Bill McCurdy
Pretty Linda Raulerson Wins Field Day Hamster Prize
Linda Raulerson, a versatile 4 H club member, won a first prize ribbon at the field day pet show for her golden hamster mascot. She cuddles the hamster under her chin, showing another hobby beyond clothing making.
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Linda Raulerson
Linda
Field Day
Mount Dora Businesses Urge Crackdown on Firecracker Noise
Merchants Association seeks strict enforcement of the city noise ordinance at the town’s business district. A letter read at the City Council session asks officers to arrest violators, post entrance signs, and warn that offenders will be prosecuted. Mayor Crane and the police department were tasked with review.
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Mount Dora
City Post
D. Fletcher Crane
Weekly crossword puzzle clues and answers list
The page features a long list of crossword clues and numbered entries for horizontal and vertical sections including Pictured author, Era, Space, poems, be indebted, guarantee, intend, asseverate, exist, anger, spools, domesticated, symbol for gold, alternating current, coronet, peruses, lubricant, stove part, Was observed, Sprite, dined, woody plant, any, scarce, symbol, conduct, fall behind, measure of area, negative, cut grass, tellurium symbol, high school, print measure, upon, prevent, native metal, born, vigor, before, color, legislation, Solar body, paving substance, high card, dove call, disencumbe, elderly, dinedoun, lion, three prefix, Egyptian eum an.
Buster Wallace Jr. Honors In Wartime and Business Career
Buster Wallace Jr. served as director of supply for the military intelligence service at Camp Ritchie Maryland rising to lieutenant colonel during World War II He later returned to Mississippi to resume buying produce and to launch a fruit and vegetable business with roles as a broker for northern receivers and an agent for Florida citrus He and Jean Littlepage have two young sons Marcus Jr and Sam Wallace and plan to move into a new home at 631 Third Ave Also noted is an Easter Sunday dinner at Lakeside Inn from 12 30 to 2 PM.
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Hattiesburg
Jean Littlepage
Buster
Camp Ritchie
Maryland
Military Intelligence Service
J. N. Barron & Co
Mississippi
Jean
Mississippi State College Extension ‘Service
Grand Union
New York
Florida
Marcus, Jr
Sam Wallace
Zellwood Farms Transforms Florida Muck Land Adapts Drained Fields
In central Florida Zellwood’s muck lands have been reclaimed into a productive vegetable region. John White helped bring funding for early drainage units while Arch Hodges leads the Zellwood Drainage District supervising water control and innovating ditch cleaning machinery. Ramie speculation lingers amid Whitneys’ collapse and Ramie Corp pauses.
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John White
Lexington
Reconstruction Finance Corp
Arch Hodges
Hodges
Zellwood
Everglades
Ramie
Richard Whitney
Florida
Whitney's
National Ramie Corp
Zellwood Drainage District
Apop Bog Faces Uncertain Future in New Phase
A kansas? no Apop area bog enters a new phase as environmental questions loom about its future. The note highlights ongoing concern for local ecology and community impact, with officials weighing options to address conservation and land use.
Florida city clerks to hear Mount Dora finance talk
Florida city clerks from 25 municipalities will hear Mount Dora City Clerk William Stewart speak at the University of Florida short course in municipal financing to be held April 24 through 26. Stewart, treasurer of the Florida Municipal Finance Officers Association, will introduce the City Report To Taxpayers issued in February. A revised Lake County map by the State Road Department is available at the Lake County Chamber of Commerce in Tavares.
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Florida
Mount Dora
William Stewart
University of Florida
Stewart
Florida Municipal Finance Officers Association
Lake County
State Road Department
Cricket fighting holds sway as popular sport in China
In China cricket fighting remains a favored pastime, drawing local participation and spectators. Enthusiasts cite tradition and cultural appeal, while authorities increasingly scrutinize safety and animal welfare considerations amid ongoing debate.
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China
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Fio
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Tim M. Sellar
House of Representatives
Apopka Bog
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Murray
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