Voters Return Present Past Officials In Record Balloting
Mount Dora voters produced a record mayoral vote as Lou L. Heaton won re election with 507 votes to Ray Blanchard 278. Total ballots 801 with spoilage. Council results show Wayne Moon leading with 622 votes. Lillian Christie Gordon Conboy Ira Kellogg also elected. D Fletcher Crane to retire after years of service.
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Lou L. Heaton
Florida
Mount Dora
Ray M. Blanchard
Heaton
Lloyd Atkins
Wayne Moon
Lillian Christie
Gordon Conboy
Ira Kellogg
Ernest Mosteller
Christie
Moon
Cowboy
Kellogg
William Prinz
Jack Groves
Jerry Barnhart
D. Fletcher Crane
Esther Wyatt Bishop
Howard Simpson
Simpson Fruit Co
Simpson
Park Commission
Gretchen Elliott
Newton Cabolt
Wayne Moon Epseesenenecoees
Lillian Christie Ateerees
Peeedesasereeees
Esther Bishop Eereseiene
Dora's School Bids Delayed in Mount Dora Plan
The Lake County Board of Public Instruction rejected bids totaling 538 190 for Leesburg Negro high school improvements and Groveland elementary classrooms delaying Mount Dora projects. New bids will be sought after revised plans are approved in Tallahassee, with a month before bidding resumes for four Mount Dora classrooms and a cafetorium.
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Lake County
Mount Dora
Silver Dollar Cruise Set to Start at Gilbert Park
Lake Dora's cove at Gilbert Park will launch a three day "Silver Dollar" cruise January 8 to 10 with 200 plus boats from Central Florida heading to Silver Springs Welaka and Sanford. Merchants along the route expect cash talk during stops as the event earns its name. Mount Dora Chamber of Commerce will host a morning send off with orange juice coffee and donuts at the launching site beginning at 7.
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Lake Dora
Gilbert Park
Central Florida
Silver Springs
Welaka
Sanford
Mount Dora
Chamber of Commerce
Cove
Joe Swift
TSF Bee
Mount Dorat
American Can
American Can Co
Plymouth
Richard Shipes, Jr
Earl Stary
Betty Fellows
J. Ed Baker
Lake County
Henry W. Land
John Talton
Orlando
Richard Dufour
C. M. Gay
Betty Siess
al Rehbaum, Sr
Chamber
Orlando Country Club
Roy Mirmanall Simpson
William C. Stolk
American
Sewage Plant Favored in Mount Dora Opinion Poll
Mount Dora voters favored a sewage treatment plant to stop Lake Dora contamination, with 441 for and 264 against. Extension of city limits also won 442 to 195, while Youth Center and swimming pool proposals failed. A city manager option lost 363 to 241 as ballots showed mixed, incomplete preferences.
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Mount Dora
Lake Dora
Sylvan Shores
Lake Franklin Park
Dorans
Ray Blanchard
Planning Commission
Adoration of the Magi Lighting at City Hall
Public invited to Christmas scene lighting at Mount Dora City Hall on Wednesday December 16 at 7 p.m. The event features the Nativity scene Adoration of the Magi by Edith Fairfax Davenport, carols led by Rosemary Bennett and church choirs, Girl Scouts, and accordion numbers during intermission.
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Mount Dora
City Hall
Edith Fairfax Davenport
R. C. Bardwell
Emily Ferran
Donna Wilt
Carol
Page Edgerton
Susie
Becky Bardwell
Ross Barnes
Oon
Methodist Church
Doctors Set Up Emergency Call Plan in Mount Dora
Four Mount Dora doctors established an emergency answering plan as a public service. Anyone needing a physician quickly can call the police station to get contact numbers for doctors available when out of town. Cooperating doctors are Dr. Robert Montgomery, Dr. S. C. Colley, Dr. Glendy Sadler and Dr. Alex Morse.
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Mount Dora
Robert Montgomery
S. C. Colley
Glendy Sadler
Alex Morse
Mount Dora Woman's Club Publishes Favorite Recipes Book
The Mount Dora Woman's Club completed a major step by publishing Mount Dora's Favorites, a nearly 200 recipe cookbook sold at Bronson's Bookhouse for a modest price. Compiled by a committee led by Mrs. Mason Squier and others, the project relies on local advertising to keep costs low.
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Mount Dora
Mount Nara
T. Odom
J. F. Johnson
Emile Real
Robert Livermore
Samuel T. Bolton
M. W. Higbee
Mel Wagner
Ross
Stanley G. Tyre
Charles Skoglund
W. Eardley Wilmot
Edna S. Patton
Elmira Lodor
Mount Dora Publishing Co
Bronsons Bookhouse
Mason Squier
James C. DeGarmo
Charles E. Funk
A. M. Garrison
W. D. Patton
Charles B. Gray
Edward Peterson
Charles W. Pickett
Frank C. Riggs
Leroy W. Spilatore
Frederick
W. Sleight
William Prinz
Helen S. Sanders
Joseph Kircher
William E. Lafroos
B. E. Harrington
H. H. Mallory
George C. Keller
Charles P. Pritchett
Forest DeGraff
Grace Wheeler
W. H. Frick
Rebecca T. Mooney
William C. Cannicott
Paul F. Johnson
George H. Lewis
Frank Bridgman
H. D. Werree
Louise Martelock
Ee D. Fuller
Young
Joseph Arrowsmith
John " ‘Bukey
Thomas
Legion To Sponsor Annual Yule Party
The American Legion and its auxiliary host their annual Christmas party at the Veterans Memorial home on Wednesday December 16. A potluck supper at 6 30 p m opens the evening followed by a program from children of members led by Mrs Kathleen Burchett The climax is Santa Claus visiting around a Christmas tree with toys and favors.
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The
American Legion
Veterans Memorial Home
Kathleen Burchett
Santa Claus
Samson weapon sparks wars through the ages
The ancient tale of Samson using a jawbone as a weapon is cited as a symbolic origin for a pattern where weapons have repeatedly triggered or intensified conflicts across history.
Overcrowded Fourth Grade Class in Yount Dora
In Yount Dora, fourth grade rooms exceed capacity with 39 students per class. Mrs. Batton notes 30 is ideal, 20 would allow more attention to brighter pupils, while slower learners receive parallel tools. Visual aids and Balloptican displays supplement lessons as six week progress tests continue.
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Rhoda Todd Horton
Jimmie Batton
Gs Pos
Visualized Education Expands Seventh Month Math Milestones
Fourth graders advance beyond addition and subtraction to division and multiplication. By month seven they should complete their multiplication tables. They also study earth science, planets, gravity, climate differences, and basic world geography, guided by a venturesome spirit.
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Earth
Mount Dora urged to push small industry and promotion
Lions Club heard Dick Edgerton urge Mount Dora to expand beyond tourism by attracting small industry and promoting the city. He proposed a $3500 TV film project to showcase Mount Dora, backed by a fund drive, and cited Cypress Gardens and Clermont as models of vigorous promotion. The Lakeside Inn enters its 18th year under his management as officials seek broader economic balance.
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Mount Dora
Florida
Richard
Dick” Edgerton
Lakeside Inn
Lions Club
Lakeside
Clermont
National Broadcasting Co
South Lake County
Lions Board of Directors
Edgerton
Chamber of Commerce
Botany
Lake Wales
Cypress Gardens
Dick Pope
Cinerama
New York
Florida Citrus Mutual
Orange Blossom Trail Association
Three Damsels and a Dam Junior Class Play at Mount Dora
The Mount Dora high school Junior class presents Three Damsels and a Dam at the Community building Saturday at 8 p.m. Tickets are available from class members the school or the Chamber of Commerce. The plot involves a woman novelist and companions visiting a dam site with romance and a comic kidnapping by engineer Jerry Dake in a restaurant setting with several supporting roles.
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Mount Dora High School
Chamber of Commerce
Carol Siess
Ann Travers
Sara Jo Land
Anita Stedrowsky
Glenn Woodworth
Jerry Dake
Charles Norton
Jalene Howell
Barbara Moots
Billy Spilliard
Dam Foreman
Marvin Day
Patty Johnson
Tommy Cleary
Basketball Season Opens Tuesday For Mount Dora Hurricanes
Mount Dora Hurricanes start basketball with a 7:30 p.m. home opener against Eustis at the high school gym as the Central Florida conference begins for the Dorans. The schedule includes a Jan. 5 return game with St James of Orlando and an away date on Jan. 8 at Titusville.
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Mount Dora
Cage Hurricanes
Eustis
Central Florida
Dorans
St. James of Orlando
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Dora’s
Legion To
Samson
Yount Dora
Mabel Norris Reese
Kelly Clovenston Sleltt
Red Cross Drive
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