Mount Dora Plans Signature Ballot For December Election
Mount Dora voters in the December 13 municipal election will use a new signed ballot counting only the ballot’s marks behind the curtain. Voters must sign the numbered ballot stub to verify registration. the actual vote remains secret. Four city offices are up for reelection with Wayne Moon challenging none. Crane will keep the mayor seat, and William C. Stewart is unopposed for city clerk. The ballot also asks voters to express support for a proposed city pension plan for workers funded by a city and employee contribution split from the payroll.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Dora
D. Fletcher Crane
Park Board
Election Board
City Hall
Business Men's “Party
Wayne Moon
John ‘Bethel
Lillian Christie
Ernest Mosteller
J. M. Turner
Crane
J. E. Fortner
William C. Stewart
Junior Play Tells Of Woes In 17th Summer
Mount Dora High School presents the Junior Class play Seventeenth Summer on December 9 at the Community Building. Sophomores Bettye Ann Ray and Danny Patton have leading roles as the young couple in Maureen Daly's novel dramatized by Anne Coulter Martens. The cast also includes Rhoda Williams Darlene Schaff Helen Whitehead Christine Sills David Blanchard Barry Norton Neville Lippman Lottie Strawn Billy Carroll Harold Gregg and Martha Simpson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Dora
Mount Dora High School
Bettye Ann Ray
Maureen Daly
Anne Coulter Martens
Danny Patton
Rhoda Williams
Darlene Schaff
Helen Whitehead
Christine Sills
David Blanchard
Barry Norton
Neville Lippman
Lottie Strawn
Billy Carroll
Harold Gregg
Martha Simpson
Lakeside Inn Opens Today in Mount Dora
The Lakeside Inn begins a new season after remodeling and refurbishing. Richard Edgerton marks 15 years as manager while Frank Harding reaches 25 years of service. Louis Stewart now runs the dock and boat houses offering boats and guides in Lake County. Guests on opening day include Mr and Mrs J C Townley, Palm Beach and New Port R I, Mr and Mrs George D Church, Mount Dora, Mr and Mrs Joseph Walworth, Andover Mass, William S Jones, Crawford N J, and Mr and Mrs John Bennett, Springfield Vt.
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Lakeside Inn
Mount Dora
Richard Edgerton
Frank Harding
Edgerton
Charles Edgerton
Lakeside
Harding
Louis Stewart
Lake County
J. C. Townley
Palm Beach
New Port
R. 1
George D. Church
Joseph Walworth
Andover
Mass
William 5. Jones
Crawford
N. J
John Bennett
Springfield
Mount Dora Regatta Plans Underway For January Show
Regatta plans are underway for the Mount Dora Regatta on Lake Dora set for Sunday January 29. The Chamber of Commerce and Yacht Club co sponsor inviting racing drivers from across the country as part of the Grapefruit Circuit. Committee head Joe Swift plans a more enjoyable water show with a gifts division awarding a boat and a motor to two lucky spectators.
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Mount Dora
Lake Dora
Chamber of Commerce
Yacht Club
Joe Swift
Lake County
Wille
White Will Aid Football Probe
George J. White of Mount Dora will help investigate Florida Gators 1949 football season under a State Board of Control inquiry. Gov. Warren requested the probe to review athletic conditions at state colleges and handicapped schools. Florida ended with five losses four wins and a tie. The board meeting in Sarasota on December 15 will consider the report and actions.
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State Board of Control
George J. White
First National Bank of
Georgia Tech
Warren
Florida
Caldwell
Board of Control
Raymond Wolf
Kindergarten Show Aims To Fund Playground In Mount Dora
A public demonstration at the Community building Friday at 8 p.m. will feature toddlers and young children modeling outfits for a Junior Fashion Show. The event supports establishing a Mount Dora kindergarten in public schools and lowering tuition at the Methodist church program while raising funds for playground equipment.
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IceHouse
Dianne Jones
Charles Fralick
Bobby Horne
John Graves
Donald McHaffie
Beverly Bissell
Sam Williams
Bobby Simpson
Chris Ray
Lavonia Bowie
Mount Dora
Kindergarten Association
Methodist Church Parish
Beverly Bissel
Wayne Smith
Jackie Graves
Buddy Turk
Jerry Odom
Leslie Keller
Kim York
John D. Pease, III
Sharon Malone
Bernard
Dora Leads Way In Seal Drive In Mount Dora
Mount Dora shows strong support for the 1949 Christmas Seal drive. Attorney Roy Christopher reports $131.70 raised in week one, beating last year’s start. residents are urged to mail contributions to his office to reach a $1,100 year end goal supporting tuberculosis relief nationwide.
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Mount Dora
Roy Christopher
Christopher
Lake County Personalities in October 1922
Gayla Bissell, awaiting return to Lake County to manage the Oklawaha Hotel in Eustis, leads a tale of fire loss, settlement, and romance. She meets Randwick Bissell, marries in 1923, then travels between New England and Florida before a move to Chicago, later Miami Beach. Rand dies in 1940 after illness and later monoxide fumes.
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Gayla Bissell
Springfield
Illand
Lake County
Oklawaha
Eustis
Lew Wiggins
New York
Gayla
Wiggins
Bissell
Henry E. Bissell
Fountain Inn
Waterman
Illinois
Napa
Ocklawaha
Lake Gracie
Randwick Bissell
Rand
Greystone Lodge
Antrim
N. H
Chicago
Ambassador
Windermere
Florida
Miami Beach
Overseas
Key West
Mrs Rand Bissell and the War Censorship Office
After losing her husband Gayla Rand Bissell returned to work and joined the Office of Censorship during World War II. She helped establish the Flex-o-line censorship system and later set up the Latin America business library. She trained in Miami learning Spanish and business, sharing the program with John S Knight.
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Gayla
Boca Raton
Shangrila
Boca Raton Villa
Frank Lowden
Miami
Office of Censorship
John S. Knight
Atom And Family Theme Highlighted At PTA Forum
The open forum at the Community building next Tuesday will feature Mrs. Marion M. Kalashian speaking on The Family Nucleus in the Atom of Adolescent Development. The event includes a family sing led by Ernie Walker and starts at 8 p.m. Kalashian, director of District Welfare Board No. 11, draws parallels between the family and civic programs. She has 15 years in social work and previously served with the Massachusetts Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children.
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Marion M. Kalashian
Parent-Teacher Association
Ernie Walker
Simmons College, School of Social Work
Boston
Kalashian
Massachusetts Society of the Prevention of Cruelty To Children
Florida
Lake, Marion
Polk
Sumter Counties
Community Church to Honor Blind Pastor D. B. Spencer
The Community church will hold memorial services on Sunday December to pay tribute to Dr. D. B. Spencer the blind pastor who died last summer He would have turned 95 on December 11 and guided many with words of hope and encouragement.
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D. B. Spencer
Dickens Christmas Carol at IceHouse Theatre Brightens Mount Dora
The IceHouse Theatre hosts Dickens holiday drama December 15 to 17 with a new cast and audience carol singing. Mount Dora officials introduce a one way street and one hour parking downtown as police radio plans and tourism rise with early winter arrivals.
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Mount Dora
Florida
J. E. Fortner
Alexander St
Fortner
Tavares
Betty Siess
Chamber of Commerce
Orange Blossom Trail
Fifth Av
Donnelly
Fourth St
Alexander
Sheriff's Office
Roe Hoodelmier
Flying Pencil Jeff Wood Remembered as Plucky Court Reporter
Jefferson Wood, a longtime Lake County court reporter known for his keen notes and steady presence, died at Holland Hospital Leesburg after a cancer scare that stalled his work briefly. Funeral services were held in Leesburg with colleagues praising his dedication during the Groveland Case era and his defiance of illness to continue reporting.
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Jeff Wood
Mr. Wood
Lake County
Holland Hospital
Leesburg
Wood
Court House
Jesse W. Hunter
Jeff
Groveland
Jeff Woods
Truman Futch
Jesse Hunter
Oppost
Hunter
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Meredith Folger
Ann Travers
Wendy Bardwell
Sara Jo Land
Kay Brown
Leslie Sanders
Nessa Martz
Charles Reid
Michael Ray
Joyce Lynn
W. F. Spilliard
Madame Alexander
Red Cross
American Legion Auxiliary
Leslie Jackson
James Seeley
Sam Swiger
Mel Wagner
Charles Norris
Glendy Sadler
Bill Williamson
Ellen Courtney
B. O. Mills
S. A. Horning
James T. Hudson
Columbia
S. C
Dora
Seal Drive
Mabel Norris Reese
Guyla Bissell
Mrs. Rand Bissell
Atom
PTA
Community Church
Dicken
Tiny Tim
Charles Dickens
Merle Cleary
Scrooge
Sam York
Arsenic
Bob” Cratchet
Kim
Eustis High School Club
Tavares High School Club
Walter J. Patton
William Jay Barker
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