Juniors Show Love Is Best For Families
Mount Dora high school's Junior class presented It’s a Great Life last Friday with a strong cast led by Bill Beims as George Peabody. Patsy Dean Martha Simpson and Charles Moorhead earned praise for their performances in a play praised for heart and humor.
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Mount Dora High School
George Peabody
Bill Beims
Bill
Patsy Dean
Martha Simpson
Swain
Charles Moorhead
Harold
Santa Claus Shuffles to Donate Prizes at Club Event
A Shuffleboard club plans a Christmas party on Wednesday December 20 with a Santa figure donating prizes for all games. The anonymous donor will give a gift to every member, winners included, while Tournament Manager Charles Doust tries to involve all members in games that day, focusing on new players.
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Charles Doust
Norris Lists Fall Flowers For Florida Mount Dora
County Agent R E Norris lists 40 hard annual varieties suitable for Florida plantings this time of year including Alyssum Baby's Breath Blanket Flower and many more. He also notes rose varieties that perform well in Florida based on Florida College of Agriculture experiments announced by Horticulturist G H Blackmon with groups of red pink yellow copper white roses named.
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Norris
Florida
Mount Dora
R. E. Norris
Lady Hillingdon
Herbert Hoover
Frau
Karl Druschki
Antoine Rivoire
Kasserine
Auguste Viktoria
Downs Awarded Bronze Medal In Korea
Major Lem Downs of the 7th Division reports from Korea that he has earned the Bronze Star and writes home to his mother Pearl Downs. He jokes about the Chinese forces while describing cold, danger, and plans to regroup his unit amid northern front challenges. Florida forests support a $232,009,000 industry behind tourism.
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Lem Downs
Pearl Downs
Korea
Downs
Japan
Florida
Soil stewardship prayer from Charles E Sweat
A historic quotation urging respect for soil and its fertility, emphasizing intelligent conservation and lasting fertility to be passed on after stewardship ends. The words reflect a public spirit focused on land stewardship and sustainable use.
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Charles E. Sweat
Gift to Kiwanis Honors Golden Wedding Totals
A $50 contribution to the Kiwanis club was earmarked for the Boy Scout and Underprivileged Children's funds, signed by Mrs. Clark Dillenbeck. The gesture marked an anniversary, possibly a Golden Wedding if her husband were alive. The quote on the gift highlights the value of the earth to economy and civilization.
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Kiwanis Club
Clark Dillenbeck
Mr. Dillenbeck
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Gregg
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Martha
Jean Pike
Carolyn Keller
Jane Treadway
Norma Anthony
Patty Cox
Max Bulske
Peabody
Ellen Marsell
Ronald E. Aldrich
Kathy
George
Gastrdk
J. G. Ray, JR
Brown’s Hardware
Paul B. Brown
Eustis, Fla
Make Brown's
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FICO
Apopka
Orlando
Winter Haven
Santa Claus
A. D. Johnson
Ingram
Jim Wetz
American Plan Hotel
Zellwood, Fla
Wao
Oldsmobile
Hydra-Matic
Central Florida
Eustis
Clifford Phone
General Motors
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