Butts Dies in Ft. Lauderdale After Heart Attack
August Butts, born in Sorrento, dies at 70 in Ft. Lauderdale where he built a leading Broward Palm Beach truck farm empire. He owned 2000 acres of beans, employed 400, and was developing 130 acres for a Boca Raton public park. Survived by wife Natalie, two daughters, two sons, and nine grandchildren. services held in Ft. Lauderdale.
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August Butts
Sorrento
Broward
Palm Beach
Ft. Lauderdale
Mr. Butts
Warren C. Butts
Mount Dora
Boca Raton
Methodist Church
Butts
Natalie E. Butts
Robert Fenton
Nostalgia for Mount Dora Visitor Ties Past to Present
William Gobeille of Milwaukee visited Mount Dora staying with Mr. and Mrs. J. C. DeGarmo. He read the 1930 Topic volume recalling his grandmother Mrs. Henry LeFevre who spent seasons here, and noted his grandparents and his mother’s previous visits. The LeFevres owned the Tremain and Ninth Street corner home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Dora
William Gobeille
Milwaukee
J. C. DeGarmo
Heiaard
Henry LeFevre
Mr. Gobeille
LeFevres
Ninth and
Tremain St
Circle Meeting Reviewed Book by Belle Schuckert
The Deborah circle of the seme dist church meets Tuesday at 2 p.m. in Fellowship hall. Mrs. Harry Niles reviews a book by Belle Schuckert and Mrs. Bessie Phillips. members are asked to turn in penny bags.
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Deborah
Seme Dist
Fellowship Hall
Harry Niles
Boo Belle Schuckert
Bessie Phillips
Traffic Count Highlights Mount Dora Area Traffic Leader
State Road department figures show the Mount Dora stretch through Sylvan Shores has the county’s highest 24 hour traffic count in 1954 at 9 995 vehicles with 1 000 commercial trucks The survey began at Sylvan Shores forks and measured exits at Leesburg north with 6 840 vehicles and 935 commercial vehicles The data indicates this corridor surpasses other county roads and major highways 441 and 27 from Leesburg north.
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State Road Department
Lake County
Sylvan Shores
Mount Dora
Leesburg
Eustisrd
Sylvan Shores Forks
North
Legion Auxiliary Elects Mrs Jones As President
Mrs Dale Jones is named the new president of the American Legion auxiliary and will be installed in May. Other officers include Mrs Paul Snowberger first vice president Mrs Ruth Davis second vice president Mrs William Stewart treasurer Mrs John Cain recording secretary Mrs Robert Goodman corresponding secretary Mrs Nick Danesky historian and Mrs Charles Norris sergeant at arms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dale Jones
American Legion Auxiliary
Paul Snowberger
Ruth Davis
William Stewart
John Cain
Robert Goodman
Nick Danesky
Charles Norris
UF Blue Key Students to Present Rotary Program
A group of Blue Key honor fraternity students from the University of Florida will present a program before the Rotary club next Tuesday at noon, at the Grand View hotel.
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Rotary
University of Florida
Rotary Club
Grand View Hotel
Lions Paint City's Pool
The Lions club coats the new municipal pool with blue paint to give a seaside look for summer use. A second coat is planned next Tuesday evening, with a possible third the following week before the pool opens on May 1 for school swimming.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lions Club
Dan Spear
Garden club asks members to donate potted plants for blind council
Lakes and Hills Garden club requests members donate potted plants for the Council for the Blind. Deliver to Mrs. M. F. Brinker at 1105 Southland Rd or arrange a Daytona School for the Blind trip on April 21 by calling Mrs. Brinker.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lakes and Hills
Canal Cleaned For Boaters On Silver Cruise
Lake County Board of Commissioners authorized Dora Canal cleaning at member Jack Simpson's request to ready the Silver Dollar cruise Friday morning. Prisoners and workers removed stumps logs and stones hindering boat traffic in Mount Dora. Nearly 200 boats are expected in the three day cavalcade to Sanford via Lake county lakes to the St Johns River.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lake County Board of Commissioners
Oo. M
Jack” Simpson
Dora Canal
Mount Dora
Gilbert Park
Sanford
Lake County
St. Johns River
Lake
Red Cross Plans Safety Course In Mount Dora Leesburg
The Red Cross will run a water safety course at Mount Dora and Leesburg city pools starting May 8 with D. M. Pearce as water safety chairman and Bob Zubrod instructing. The program is open to qualified individuals with daytime sessions planned for interested colored participants and evening sessions for white participants.
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Red Cross
Mount Dora
Leesburg
City Pools
D. M. Pearce
Red Cross Water Safety
Bob Zubrod
Pearce
Zubrod
Blood Donor Day Slated at Lake County Event
A Blood Donor Day is scheduled for Tuesday April 19 at the Community building. Sam Swiger on the Lake County Blood Bank board says Central Florida Blood Bank technicians will work 2 p.m. to 7 p.m. to support the Mount Dora reserve, with reservations via Lions Club or Chamber of Commerce.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sam Swiger
Board of the
Lake County Blood Bank
Central
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Tommy Cleary
Tommy
Walter TeStrake
Carol Siess
Barbara Moots
Anne Travers
Ossie Hawkins
June Bowie
Jerry Dake
Sphalt Pavin Asis
STR
Mundell & Hill
Dora
Golden Triangle Builders
U.S. 441
Lions
City
Canal
William Morrow
Martin Luther
Mercury
Jimmie’” Hardester
Jimmie’s
Oriental
Park Ave
P.O
Winter Park
Fla
Kerman & Sarouk
the Goingss
Coomeal
Oldsmobile
Central Florida
Eustis
Clifford Phone
Florida
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