Coolidges’ Mount Dora Visit Linked to Lakeside Inn 1930
Floridora Joe Fountain is highlighted as part of Mount Dora’s ties to Calvin Coolidge. The 30th president and Grace Coolidge spent a month at Lakeside Inn in winter 1930. Inn manager A E Hurlburt knew Coolidge well, and Coolidge dedicated the Terrace building during that stay. Grace Coolidge planted a Portuguese Silver Cypress at the new Mount Dora Community Building. The Coolidges avoided fanfare, attended services at the Community Congregational Church, and faced limited public contact.
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Mt Plymouth jelly factory burns amid heat wave history
Fire destroyed the abandoned Mt Plymouth jelly factory built in 1924 25 long associated with E O Von Herbulis and the 1968 murder scene. Firefighters battled blaze in 90 plus temperatures focusing on nearby structures and woodland. Cause undetermined. volunteers thanked by the Sorrento Mt Plymouth Fire Department.
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East Town group grievances reach Mount Dora council
A heated Mount Dora City Council session with the Progressive Citizens Organization of East Town yielding a thin understanding. President William L. Walker presented a letter requesting paving and fire hydrants in East Town. Council cites past funding gaps and slow federal and state aid. drainage and paving projects are planned or under way, but money remains the primary hurdle.
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William L. Walker
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Progressive Citizens Organization
Ruthie Watson
Tommy Houser
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Mount Doran recalls Coolidge oath taking anniversary
Mount Doran resident Joseph H. Fountain, sole surviving witness, recalls the Aug. 3 1923 midnight oath of Calvin Coolidge after President Harding’s death. Fountain, then a 22 year old AP reporter, witnessed Coolidge sworn in by his father in Plymouth Vermont at 2 47 am with a small circle of witnesses.
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Porter Dale
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Jesse Willmott
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