Emma Thomas Dies After Short Mount Dora Visit
Emma Thomas dies Tuesday after moving to Mount Dora from Cookville Tennessee two months ago. She was a member of First Christian Church of Atlanta and is survived by her daughter Mrs Reuben C Hood Jr of Mount Dora brother E C Pratt of Detroit and three grandchildren and five great grandchildren. Graveside service Friday at 2 p m Oakland Cemetery Atlanta Georgia Rehbaum Harden Funeral Home of Mount Dora in charge.
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Daveieladeae
Mount Dora
Cookville
Tenn
First Christian Church of
Atlanta
Reuben C. Hood Jr
E. C. Pratt
Detroit
Mich
Oakland Cemetery
Rehbaum-Harden Funeral Home
J Brocklehurst Dies In Mount Dora After Move From Ashtabula
John C An Dora died Tuesday in Mount Dora Florida where he had lived for 13 years. He was a member of the First Methodist Church a Fifty Year Mason and formerly with the Mount Dora Shuffleboard Club. Survived by Grace his wife two sons Clinton Alliance Ohio Bruce Atlanta Georgia and two daughters Marion Mikill West Palm Beach Florida Helen Tenney Ashtabula Ohio fourteen grandchildren and seven great grandchildren.
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John C.an
Dora
Ashtabula
Ohio
First Methodist Church
Mount Dora
Mason
Grace
Clinton
Alliance
Bruce
Atlanta
Marion Mikill
West Palm Beach
Fla
Helen Tenney
Rehbaum-Harden Funeral Home
WESH-TV executive speaks to Garden Club on gardening impact
Tom Gilchrist, vice president and general manager of WESH-TV, addressed the Garden Club dinner. He urged gardeners to consider their influence beyond their plots, noting gardening as a peaceful, beauty-inspiring hobby that improves neighborhoods, highways, and parks.
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Posner Church
Norman Marshall
Charles Gray
Christian Home and Bible School of
Mount Dora
Vernon Means
Pete Ankers
Tom Gilchrist
Wesh-Tv
Gilchrist
Florida
Seven County
Registration for Term II at Lake-Sumter College
Lake-Sumter Junior College opens registration for Term Two on December 28 and 29 at the Silver Lake campus. Day students schedule appointments while evening class registrants gather at 7 30 p m. New full time students must file applications by December 26. Classes begin January 2 with courses in statistics economics ceramics music history and more.
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Lake-Sumter Junior College
Silver Lake
H. W. Asbell
Asbell
Christine Hesoun
Marvin Jones
Grace Felgar
Edward Davis
Arwid Kumin- Kumins
Richard Newman
Allen Powers
U. S
Walter Bryde
Joseph Rhile
Ralph Denty
Arthur Wallace
Louis Wirak
Arthur Jones
Elizabeth Baab
James Andrews
Charles Hubbard
Ervin Gatlin
Lake-Sumter
Student National Education Association
Mount Dora Women’s Golf Association December tournament results
In November Irene Schaffer and Louise Willmarth tied for Low Putts in No A. Kay Ward won Class Nov 9 and 15 Best Ball. Irene Schaffer and Grace won Class A. Schaffer won Class B. Nov 22 Low Gross Park’s winner Florence Manning Class A Edith Wright Class B. Nov 29 no home tournament. about a dozen members played at DeLand Country Club. Audrey Herbertson placed second Low Putts in Class B and won door prize and raffle.
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Mount Dora Women's Golf Association
Louise Willmarth
Irene Schaffer
Kay Ward
Grace
Low Gross Park
Florence Manning
Edith Wright
DeLand Country Club
Audrey Herbertson
Leesburg Junior High field trip to observe classes
A field trip by the Leesburg Junior High School group to observe classes included meeting Dr L L Haynes and faculty, with students Sue Straight Eva Watts Jeannie Wilson and others listed as participants. Sigma Society membership was granted to Sue Straight Janice Robinson Anne Potsko Delores Caudel Eva Watts and Carole Ragsdale. The article notes agribusiness as Florida’s top economic sector with annual value over 4 billion dollars.
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Leesburg Junior High
Junior College Reals
L. L. Haynes
Sue Straight
Mount Dora
Eva Wtts
Sorrento
Jeannie Wilson
Sigma Society
Women’s Service Organization
Janice Robinson
Anne Potsko
Delores Caudel
Mt. Plymouth
Eva Watts
Carole Carole Ragsdale
Florida Tech Library Aims for 300000 Volumes At Open
FTU plans a library as a core facility for the fall 1968 opening. The FTU Library Building will be among the first campus structures completed. Mr. Walker notes books are already being assembled and staff recruited. The library is expected to house about 300000 volumes.
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FTU
Walker
Florida's University History Moves to Gainesville in 1906
The University of Florida originated in Ocala in 1835 as East Florida Seminary and moved to its current Gainesville campus in September 1906.
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University of Florida
Ocala
East Florida Seminary
Gainesville
Florida Commission Opposes Dodd Bill Restricting Firearms
The Florida Game and Fish Commission records its opposition to Senate Bill 8 1802 the Dodd Bill which would severely limit sale and shipment of firearms. University fruit specialists note U S S presence in the Sunshine State.
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Florida Game and Nen Water Fish Commission
Senate
Fruit P
University
U. S&s
Sunshine State
Dover's Powder and the Crusoe Link in Medical History
The tale links Robinson Crusoe's real castaway Alexander Selkirk to Captain Thomas Dover who created Dover's Powder, a mix of opium and ipe cac, promoting high dosages that helped popularize opium despite risks. Seabrook's Pharmacy in Mount Dora offers prescription services and household tips, including removing adhesive tape marks with nail polish remover.
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Robinson Crusoe
Crusoe
Alexander Selkirk
Juan Fernandez Island
Thomas Dover
Dover
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Emma Thomas
J. Brocklehurst
Dora Manor Restaurant
Mount Dora Motor Lodge
New York
American Express
Carte Blanche
Donnelly
5Th Ave
Old 441
Decor Delite
Golf Club News
U.S. Publications
Florida Tech
United van Lines
Leesburg
Eustis
Lake County
Walter Groves
By Bill Seabrook
Seabrook’s
Donnelly Street
Florida Gas Company
Mt. Dora
Gote
Lue
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