Cuban orphans visit Mount Dora in warm exchange program
A Cuban group of orphans visiting Mount Dora last Sunday experienced friendship beyond language barriers. The Cuba US exchange, led by Edmund A Chester, included gate to Cypress Gardens and a Havana outreach, echoing a reciprocal visit by Mount Dora students to Cuba last spring. The delegation, part of 1200 orphans educated at Instituto Civico Militar in Havana, was chosen for scholarship and under Dr. Gustavo Rodolfo Bock.
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Mount Dora
Orlando
Mrs. Chester
Mr. Chester
Cathie Land
Cuba
Eddy Gonzalez
Nelson
Richard Edgerton
Henry W. Land
Gustavo Rudolfo Bock
Chesters
Geneva
Center
Chester
Cynthia
Cynthia Beach
Marta Lovita
Olga Concepcion
Pat Wells
Virgilio Soler
Antino Penichet
Ofelia Castro
Mounta
Bess Davidson
Pat Chester
Ester
Havana
Edmund A. Chester
Batista
Gustavo Rodolfo Bock
States
Louisville
Louisville Courier- Journal
Jose Marti
Cypress Gardens
Orange Blossom Trail
Instituto Civico Militar
Dr. Bock
Free hurricane chart offered by Lake County Chamber
The Lake County Chamber of Commerce, with Florida Citrus Mutual, offers a limited supply of free hurricane charts. Available at the Tavares office, the charts trace the movement of a hurricane and provide current tracking information for residents.
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Lake County
P O Accident Case Postponed for Witness Testimony
A hearing on an auto accident with insurance agent observer is postponed to next Monday because the agent William P. Wingler is out of town. Mrs Marie Hanker of 1009 Ninth Ave faces charges of failing to control her vehicle and leaving the scene after a collision with Mrs Shirley Hartman of Apopka on Alexander Street near the post office. Hartman had advised police and testified that Wingler handles Hanker’s insurance. Mayor Heaton reserved judgment until Wingler testifies.
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Marie Hanker
Ninth Av
Lou. L. Heaton
Shirley Wise Hartman
Apopka
Alexander St
Hartman
Wingler
Heaton
Hospitalized residents in Mount Dora area this week
Mount Dora area residents hospitalized this week include Mrs Beulah Wilson of the Mount Dora hotel at Orange Memorial Orlando Charles Kuechler Mrs Pauline Prince Mrs Mary Sheppard Paul Milner Mount Dora and Miss Jacqueline Conley Sorrento at Waterman Memorial Eustis
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Mount Dora Area
Beulah Wilson
Mount Dora Hotel
Orange Memorial
Orlando
Charles Kuechler
Pauline Prince
Mary Sheppard
Paul Milner
Mount Dora
Jacqueline Conley
Sorrento
Waterman Memorial
Eustis
There never was a good war or a had naare
A brief quote attribution notes Benjamin Franklin warning that there is no good war. The fragment references the famous adage while indicating historical context around questioning warfare.
Vaughn Forecasts 10 Percent Pupil Gain For Lake County
Countywide enrollment is expected to rise by ten percent to about 900 additional pupils as 33 more teachers join the faculty of Lake County schools. New facilities are planned at Clermont Honey in the Hills Mascotte and several Negro schools. Newcomers to Mount Dora include Mrs Alan Hamlin and several other teachers joining from various states. Existing staff returns include principal Ronald Aldrich and dozens of teachers across grade levels and subjects.
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D. D. Roseborough
Wincipal
Lake County
C. A. Vaughn, Jr
Vaughn
Clermont High School
Honey in-the-Hills
Mascotte
Eustis Vocational
Umatilla
Tavares
John Dabney
Leesburg
Mount Dora
Mount Dora High School
Alan Hamlin
Ann Pike
Nelsa O’hara
Eustis
Helen Formby
Miami
Mary K. Cooper
Texas
E. B. Shotts
Alabama
Helen Richard Pennsylvania
Argel Rittenhouse
Betty Ann Haynes
Fred J. Sanwald
Lake Mountain
Calvin Bolin
Ronald Aldrich
Anna Rae Straight
Helen Whittington
Charlotte Bennett
Nellie G. Rose
Esther Maglathlin
Edna TeStrake
Rhoda Horton
Sarah Toy
George Clement
Helen
Councilman Recovers After Flying Car Hood Incident
Councilman Gordon Conboy ducked two racing cars on Donnelly Street as the hood of one car flew upward. He obtained both license numbers and summoned police. W. J. Dudley, East Town, faced police court on reckless driving and alleged street race charges with a $25 fine referenced.
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Gordon Conboy
Donnelly St
Donnelly and
Limit Sr
Lou L. Heaton
Cowboy
W. J. Dudley
East Town
City Delivery To be Extended In Mount Dora
Mount Dora adds city home delivery starting Sept 1 with a new government truck. The service expands from Helen street and 11th avenue into Pinecrest and Sylvan Shores, covering about 90 new homes north of Helen street. Curb boxes remain required, no extra staff needed.
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Mount Dora
Harry Hopcraft
Mr. Hopcraft
Helen St
11Th Av
Pinecrest
Sylvan Shores
Hopcraft
Westland Rd
Planners Seek Work After Subdivision Rules Approved
The Planning committee, led by ex Mayor D. Fletcher Crane, urged the City Council to tackle house numbering, budget requests, four way stop extensions, and blind corners. Council approved subdivision control recommendations and Tasked the committee to pursue uniform house numbering amid local resistance to changing current numbers.
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City Council
Robert Walker
Wayne Moon
D. Fletcher Crane
Old Planning Commission
William Stewart
Chamber of Commerce
Walker
Moon
Donnelly Park
Saucer Sightings Reported Over Lake Gertrude by Elmira Residents
Miss Elmira Lodor and Miss Alice Bakey with Alfred W Johnson family observe flying saucer lights last Friday night on the northern horizon near Lake Gertrude. Alfred 14 and LeRoy Meshler watch objects glow and dart then hover, attracting nearby adults to witness the unusual display.
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Elmira
Lodor
Alice Bakey
Grand View
Judge reprimands two lawyers as Aug 29 date set in Platt desegregation case
Circuit Judge Truman G. Futch chastised Lake County school board attorneys for filing motions he deemed not in good faith and ordered them stricken. He set August 29 for memoranda on arguments, as the Platt children fight to reenter a white school amid desegregation disputes involving Judge Futch and supporters of the family.
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Truman G. Futch
Platt
Lake County School Board
Allen Platt
Mount Dora
Willis McCall
Lake County
Brooksville
Orange County
U. S
Herbert Philips
Supreme Court
Board
Platts
NAACP
FBI
Hamlin
Phillips
Roy Hamlin
Florida
Futch
School Board
T. C. Cork
South Carolina
Jesse W. Hunter
Teachers Must Also Help Moral Growth Tells Faculty
Rev H Mauriece Felton addressed Fifth av school staff at a Pre Planning session urging teachers to foster spiritual growth alongside academics. He warned that in the atomic bomb era educators must model character and guide students toward right thinking through personal example. Mayor Lou L Heaton praised teachers for contributing to Mount and their impact beyond hours, as the year aims for meaningful social progress.
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H. Mauriece Felton
Stanley Jones
Mr. Felton
Lou L. Heaton
Mount
City Council Backs Ban on Vehicle Loudspeaker Ads
The council agreed to urge City Attorney Roy Christopher to add a ban on advertising via car and truck loudspeakers to the new artisan ordinance or draft a separate one. Mayor Lou L. Heaton stressed the ban is not to block civic event reminders but to curb street advertising noise. Council President Wayne Moon noted the disturbance to homeowners and urged legitimate advertising channels.
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Roy Christopher
Lou L. Heaton
Council
Wayne Moon
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Benjamin Franklin
Councilman
E'secr Tn Ran
Vail
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