Baptists Seek Lake Camp Site In Highlands Florida
Florida Baptists plan a summer youth camp at a hilltop Lake County site near Clermont. They aim to buy a ready-made camp for 27 acres, including a three story cypress house housing 150, a large metal building, water and disposal systems, and 60 000 gallons daily, to replace renting. They seek 27 500 dollars to purchase and develop the property for state wide church youth programs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Florida Baptists
Florida
Lake County
Clermont
Baptists
South Lake County
Lake Crescent
70-Year-Old Dreamer Opens Door For Aspiring Writers
Joseph Lawren, at age 70, launches a Florida Writers Conference in Venice to teach writing and fund authors. The inaugural event drew 75 participants, filling the Venice Country Club and Lawren’s home, with plans to expand into a nine month program at the Kentucky Military Academy in Venice for future dreamers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph Lawren
Florida
Venice
Kentucky Military Academy
Dam Has Little Effect On Lake Apopka Water Levels
The temporary dam on the Apopka canal near Lake Jem road in Lake County shows little change in water levels after days of operation. Built under a joint Lake and Orange County plan, it will run about a year while U S government engineers survey Orange and Lake county waterways for optimal water control. Eggs will beat lighter and more quickly when not too cold.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Apopka Canal
Lake County
Lake Apopka
Dhain
Lake Jem Road
Waterways Committees of
Lake and
Orange County
U. S
Orange and
Council May Resume Talk On Sewer Plan
City Council may receive a report next Tuesday on Lake Dora survey findings that could revive consideration of a $100,000 sewer disposal plan. The plan, replacing a $400,000 option, would build a disposal plant and connect downtown homes and businesses, with no water rate increase for those not connected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lake Dora
Stores Close in Mount Dora for Labor Day
Mount Dora businesses will close all day Monday for Labor Day observance. Betty Siess, secretary of the Chamber of Commerce, announces the closure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Dora
Betty Siess
Chamber of Commerce
Garden spot of the world Sylvan Shores founder Henry Stein
Henry Stein reflects on a twenty year effort turning Sylvan Shores into a thriving Lake Gertrude residential area later renamed New Sylvan Shores. He credits L. R. Heim for early funding and notes the community’s growth despite 10 000 to 30 000 dollar homes scarce. Stein praises perseverance and the area’s hopeful future amid broad Florida development. Jo Stein credits her husband’s labor for the district’s musical construction and local pride.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Stein
Sylvan Shores
New
L. R. Heim
Lake Gertrude
Jo Stein
Ulien
Henry A Stein Finds Welcome in a Small Town
The narrative describes Henry A Stein enjoying a warm welcome in a community that hosts generous barbecues in the square, lively lake side scenes, and friendly gatherings. He attends a community entertainment at the Communi auditorium on Donnelly Street with friends and locals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Communi
Donnelly St
Topic Office
County Judge Hall Praised for Cutting Lake County Traffic Deaths
State Treasurer J Edwin Larson lauds Lake County Judge W Troy Hall for reducing traffic fatalities through stern sentencing. First offense drunken driving penalties include up to 150 dollars fine or 30 days in jail, second offenses 300 dollar fine and mandatory jail time, with no third offense yet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. Troy Hall
J. Edwin Larson
Judge Hall
Lake County
Larson
Sumter
Volusia
Marion
Polk
Orange
Lake
Manatee
Colubia
Monroe
Mrs Schuckert Injured in Michigan Auto Crash
Mount Dora friends of Mrs. Frederick Schuckert report she was badly injured August 18 in an automobile accident near her Cara Michigan home. She is now in a hospital at Pidgeon Michigan seeking treatment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Schukert
Mount Dora
Frederick Schuckert
Cara
Mich
Pidgeon
Enrollment Increase Seen As 60 Enter First Grade
Mount Dora schools began the year with rising first grade enrollment and plans to add a teacher. By noon Wednesday more than 60 pupils had enrolled, topping last year's peak of 54. Budgeted staff expected to adjust with class splits to handle overloads, while ninth and tenth grades add new social studies and geography content and aviation focused physics through Civil Air Patrol.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Dora
Mary White
Dr Dickson Liked The Rain And Lake Dora Study
Obituary notes Dr R W Dickson a civic leader in Mount Dora who died early Friday. He chaired the waterways committee for the Mount Dora Planning Commission and led a Chamber of Commerce study on lake levels citrus production and population growth over 30 years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Doc” Dickson
Mother Nature
Gilbert Park
Lake Dora
R. W. Dickson
Death
Lake County
Mount Dora
Dickson
Dear Soviet Teachers Message Opens School In Mount Dora
On the first day of school in Mount Dora children and parents read a page 2 message titled Dear Soviet Teachers. Local business leaders present the message highlighting contrast between Soviet guidance and local students choosing their future studies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter Drake
Florida
Franklin Park
Mount Dora
Henry
Central Florida
Lake Dora
Labor Manager Expert Will Address Kiwanis
Dr. Roland Byerly Butsler associate dean of UF College of Business Administration will speak at the Mount Dora Kiwanis on September 7. The talk, part of Labor Day week, will cover improving labor and management relations. George J. White of First National Bank arranged the appearance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Dora Kiwanis Club
Roland Byerly Butsler
College of Business Administration
University of Florida
Butsler
Civic Club
George J. White
First National Bank
Board of Control
Bureau of Economic and Business Research
Journal of Social Forces
University of North Carolina
University of Pennsylvania
North Carolina University
Washington and Lee
Also Mentioned on This Page
Baptists of
Highlands
Gulf
Mabel Norris Reese
Henry A. Stein
Dr. Dickson
Kiwanis
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!