Pirates Hold Downtown Treasure Hunt Prize Drawing
About 400 residents joined a two day downtown Treasure Hunt promoted by TOPIC to boost business. Winners drawn Monday include Edna Ward Sally Dress Shop G M Hostage McCain LeRoy Lois Conner Horsley Jewelry J W Rivers Rehbaum Tru Value Hardware Tom Kelly Odoms Tailor Jean Stoothoff Lake Pharmacy Robert Earl Jacobs Alberta Wilson QO K Rollman Mount Dora Pharmacy Margaret Lofroos Link Stationery and Printing. A fall event is planned.
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Edna Ward
Sally Dress Shop
G. M. Hostage
McCain-LeRoy
Lois
Conner
Horsley Jewelry
Hospital Groundbreaking With Dr. Frederick Andrews
Dr. Frederick C. Andrews of Mount Dora, Chief of Staff at Waterman Memorial Hospital in Eustis, assists at the groundbreaking ceremony for a new hospital addition.
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Frederick C. Andrews
Mount Dora
Waterman Memorial Hospital
Eustis
Camp Challenge counselors refused service at Mount Dora restaurants
A group of Camp Challenge counselors from Sorento faced racial discrimination in Mount Dora last week. One restaurant refused to serve the Negro member while serving others, another delayed service, and a third served the group without incident. The incident unsettled the youths who have worked together all summer for crippled children through the Florida Easter Seal project.
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Dora
Sorrento
Mount Dora
Wayne Kennedy
Camp Challenge
Kennedy
Florida
Mount Dora Schools Readmit Big Enrollment Jump
After three months of silence, school bells ring in Mount Dora next week at Milner Rosewald Academy Roseborough Elementary and Mount Dora High. Enrollment at Mount Dora High School is set to rise from 589 students last year to a higher total.
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Mount Dora
Milner- Rosewald Academy
Roseborough
Mount Dora Senior High
Mount Dora High School
Fashion Huddle entertains 400 with fashions and song
More than 400 attendees enjoyed a Fashion Huddle featuring eight Central Florida clothing stores and top entertainers led by Decca artist Gregg Shively. The event raised over $70, while the district reports rapid student enrollment at the new school. Principal L N Monds notes schedules adjusted to average 25 per class with 5 extra teachers and 11 new staff. Fifteen seniors will attend the Vocational-Technical School at Eustis as part of a new program.
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Central Florida
Decca
Gregg Shively
L. N. Monds
Monds
Eustis
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