Packing House Tornado Hits Zellwood Farm
A large packing house at Zellwin Farms Zellwood was smashed by an apparent tornado on Tuesday. About 50 people inside reportedly escaped injury as winds tore the 80 by 200 foot structure apart and hurled debris over 200 feet, with nearby buildings and power lines affected.
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Zellwood
Zellwin Farms
George McClellan
Bateman’s
Kenneth Jorgensen
Lillie Jackson
Rock Springs
Jackson
E. C. Bateman
Zellwood Grocer
Awards Dinner for IceHousers May 20 keynote
The third annual Ice House Players awards dinner will be held Wednesday May 20 at 7 p.m. at Club Rudo with father John Mangrum as keynote speaker. Jesse Villegas Pat Villegas of the Orange Playhouse appear on the program along with The Long Weavers.
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John Mangrum
Ice House Players
Club Rudo
Jesse
Pat Villegas
Orange Playhouse
Ice House
The
Long Weavers
Watson Bacon
Sid Johnson
Jesse Villegas
Peggy Dunnagan
Billigene Brown
Susan Odom
Terry Lang
James Oliver
Oscar Schubert
Jean Cadwell
Marie Nachreiner
Debbi Sanders
Andy Groat
Ray Harrington
Tom Jackson, Jr
Annual Pre School Round up at Roseborough Elementary
Roseborough Elementary School to hold its annual pre school round up on Thursday April 30 in two sessions 9 to 11 30 a m and 1 to 4 p m at the school gym. Parents must accompany the child and bring birth certificate and immunization records. Eligible for first grade if age six on or before January 1 1964. Volunteers invited for Mrs James A Sheddan chairperson at 383 4868.
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Roseborough
James A. Sheddan
James i
George Ware 78 Dies After Stroke in Leesburg
Funeral held for George Ware of Leesburg 78 who died Sunday from a stroke suffered April 1. Ware chaired First National Bank Leesburg and promoted Leesburg Lake County. He led Florida Orange Marketers and was Florida Bankers Association president and Leesburg Chamber leader. Survived by wife Clara, daughters Virginia Boyd and Margaret Cherry, sister Eva Mershon, and five grandchildren.
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George Ware
Leesburg
Ware
First National Bank
Lake County
Florida Orange Marketers , Inc
Florida Bankers Association
Leesburg and Lake County
Clara F. Ware
Virginia Boyd
Margaret Cherry
Eva Mershon
Lakeland
Law Day Remarks Highlight Rule of Law Theme
Circuit Judge Troy Hall remarks on Law Day May 1 stressing law over personal rule. Fifth Judicial Circuit Bar to hold May 2 dinner at Silver Springs with Delbridge L. Gibbs of Jacksonville as speaker representing the Florida Bar. Marion County Hall is named president of the group.
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Troy Hall
Fifth Judicial
Circuit Bar
Lake
Marion
Sumter
Citrus
Hernando
Silver Springs
Delbridge L. Gibbs
Jacksonville
Florida Bar
Marion County Hall
Proclamation Declares May 1964 Senior Citizens Month in Florida
Governor Farris Bryant proclaims May 1964 in Florida as Senior Citizens Month urging communities to broaden opportunities for citizens aged 65 and over to participate in public life. The proclamation notes Florida has over six hundred thousand citizens aged 65 plus and was signed in Tallahassee on April 20, 1964.
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Florida
District of Columbia
Farris Bryant
State of
MagneBell Installed at First Presbyterian Church
The Rev. Kenneth W. Book announced a MagneBell tape player with a Schulmerich bell tone generator installed at First Presbyterian Church. Gifts to the Memorial Fund memorialize Mrs. Martha L. Martin, who died January 9, 1964. The device plays carillon chimes at noon and 6 p.m. daily.
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First Presbyterian Church
Kenneth W. Book
Martha L. Martin
Schulmerich Carillons, Inc
Sellersville
Arlington National Cemetery
Mount Dora Delegation Attends Florida Education Association Meeting
A Mount Dora delegation visited the Florida Education Association convention in Miami last week. Principal Ronald Aldrich of Roseborough Elementary, teacher Mrs. Jack Morgan, and Mount Dora High School representatives Udell Sutley and Byron Nichols attended the event.
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Mount Dora
Florida Education Assn
Miami
Ronald Aldrich
Roseborough
Jack Morgan
Udell Sutley
Byron Nichols
Mount Dora High School
Kiwanis Club
Ronald E. Aldrich
Doris Camp
Rainfall Report From Citrus Culture Weekly Findings
The Citrus Culture district records rainfall for the week ending April 28. The report notes varying precipitation across orchards and groves, with totals and patterns shaping irrigation decisions and harvest readiness.
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Citrus Culture
Local voters to cast ballots in Mount Dora primary election
About 3,600 eligible voters will use two Mount Dora polling places Doris Furniture Co for Precinct 20 and City Hall for Precinct 31. Each site has three voting machines allocated for roughly 600 voters per machine. Polls open 7 am to 7 pm with absentee ballot deadlines April 30 5 pm and May 4 5 pm return.
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Mount Dora
Doris Furniture Co
City Hall
Katherine Baker
Lake County
Baker
Election Board
Board of County Commissioners
Florida Secretary of State
Hazel T. Leavitt
Gayla G. Bissell
Alice Ruth Lee
Wilfrud D. el
Mount Dora MDHS Patriotic Essay Contest Seeks Entries
The eighth annual MDHS Senior Patriotic Essay Contest offers 14 prizes totaling 560 dollars with top essays by boys and girls each earning 100, 75, 50, 25, 15, 10 and 5. Entries due May 13 at 3 15 p m to E E Sutley. prizes awarded May 28 at Kiwanis Club luncheon.
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MDHS
Mount Dora High School
Kiwanis Club
Jeannette Reed
Charles Goulder
Gerald Odom
James Swango
Edward Jones
Sam Williams
Lynn Morgan
William Werder
James Reich
Sherri Jones
Mary Mockett
Elman Jennison
Judy Vanzant
Judy Shotts
Never Too Old To Learn Sees F Rose Graduate at 48
Flavus Rose, 48, graduated last Friday from Florida State University with a Bachelor of Arts in industrial arts. He plans to teach in Central Florida. Rose, known for delivering two out of town papers, also attended Rollins College and Orlando Junior College while working.
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Flavus Rose
Florida State University
Florida
Rose
Rollins College
Orlando Junior College
2079 X-rays Taken Here During Survey
The X-Ray survey sponsored by the State Board of Health, the Lake County Health Dept. and Lake County Unit Central, Florida T.B. and R.D. Association, closed Saturday, April 25, with 12,855 X-rays made during a three week period. Three mobile units served Lake County at 62 stations. Negative cards will be mailed in May to those with no signs of tuberculosis. Some letters have been mailed and others will go out to those unsatisfactory or needing larger films for further study. There were 2,079 X-rays in Mount Dora, 21 in Lake Jem and 129 in Sorrento.
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State Board of Health
Lake County Health Dept
Lake County Unit Central
Florida
T.B. and
R.D. Association
Lake County
Lake County Health Department
Divided Mount Dora City Council Faces Growing Pains
An editorial laments a 4 to 3 voting split in Mount Dora's City Council and notes secrecy around a lawsuit. It urges mature discussion between council members and residents of Sylvan Shores to resolve tensions, questions civic pride, and calls for united progress.
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Mount Dora
Polly Anna
Sylvan Shores
Mount Dora Woman's Club records corrected
A correction clarifies officers and committees for the Mount Dora Woman's Club from last week's Topic. Mrs. Charles Skoglund is recording secretary, Miss Ruth Collins is corresponding secretary, Mrs. J. C. Kircher chairs the library committee, and Mrs. Walter R. Sayrs serves on the membership committee.
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Mount Dora
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