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Newspaper
Mount Dora Topic
Location
Mount Dora, Florida, United States of America
Date
Dec 07, 1961
Page
6
A call to study candidate statements and pictures before next Tuesday's municipal vote emphasizes the crucial choice for City Council and Mayoral control. The editorial commends dignified campaigns and urges every eligible voter to participate, citing the importance of informed representation for the city's future.
The WEBELOS Award the highest honor in Cubbing will be presented to Philip Bryant Andrew Bryant Robert Bryant and Robert Ashton at the Mount Dora High School Cafeteria 7 30 p m Monday. They have passed Tenderfoot requirements and will enter Boy Scout Troop 19. Cub Master Ed Waite will also present Bobcat Wolf Bear Lion awards to other Cubs.
Mrs. Daniel Bishop reports on Christmas origins and customs in her Florida Federation newsletter. She cites early dates for gift giving and trees, notes nativity storytelling across media, and shares the 1961 1962 district slogan Our combined bits of leaven can orbit seven. An expert adds a quirky line about prolonging a wedding ring by soaking it in dishwater.
Central Florida Museum in Orlando presents a colonial Christmas display with early Hallmark Christmas cards a Mexican garden scene and world dolls. The Star of Bethlehem reenactment runs select dates in December at the planetarium with 50 cent adult and 25 cent under 18 admission. under six admitted free. Located at 810 East Rollins Ave.
The Our Palms Go To Gotham display features a palm tree decorated for December in New York City at Rockefeller Center. Mrs. Carl Graves adds final touches to the palm shipped by truck from Lake County. Local organizers from Eustis Leesburg Mount Dora and Ta vares contributed decorations and gift packages.
Albion Land speaks on American History in Stamps at the Coacoochee Society December meeting. The talk notes early U S stamps issued by Congress in 1847, five and ten cent issues bearing Franklin and Washington, and reveals little known facts.
The Tavares company opens a Mount Dora branch at Route 19 and U. S. 441. The new plant will employ about 25 workers rising to 40 at peak and produces wood and aluminum mobile homes priced 5000 to 12009 dollars. Machinery is moved from the Mount Dora plant to support expanded woodwork. Floor sides and roofs are built on site.
The Florida Development Commission reports the state will welcome 12 million visitors this year, setting an all time record for any state.
Church listings for Mount Dora area include services at multiple churches. Rev. David Coffield leads Mount Dora Baptist Church with morning worships and Bible School. Methodist and Church of Christ also publish Sunday schools and service times. St. Edward’s Episcopal offers Holy Communion and family service. Latter Day Saints, Disciples of Christ, and other congregations provide weekly worships and midweek activities.
Community church notices announce Sunday services and Sunday School times at Eustis First Church of Christ Scientist Sorrento Presbyterian Church Tangerine Community Church and Tavares Union Congregational Church with minister names and welcome statements.
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