Mount Dora Plans Third Community Christmas Tree Event
Mount Dora will host its third consecutive community Christmas tree with Mrs. R N White directing again. Stores will close Monday December 26 and reopen for pre Christmas evening shopping Friday and Saturday. The Eve program includes a Donnelly Park tree lighting at 7 45 pm and carols at the high school with a Santa Claus candy distribution. Also noted are a Sylvan Shores club formation, local weddings and civic notes from prior decades.
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Mount Dora
R. N. White
Retail Extension Bureau
Grand View Hotel
Arecana
Donnelly Park
Carl Graves
Civic Theater
G. G
Santa Claus
Sylvan Shores
New Sylvan Shores
J. D. Pease
John R. Harris
Alta Belshe
T. H. Cooley
Margaret Lofroos
Robert C. “Dude” Grantham
David Bowen
Lou L. Heaton
Sylvan Shores Property Owners Association
al Crone
L. E. Dean
R. E. Dinsmore
L. L. Phillips
L. B. Ritter
G. J. Schillerstrom
J. M. Smith
Jo Brown
Mary Lou Davison
Carolyn Cox
Linda Lane
Bill Staton
Shorty Johnston
Ronny Aldrich
Gordon Schieber
Gwyne Godtel
Butch Alexander
Lakeside Inn Opens Season As Landmark On Lake Dora
The Lakeside Inn, a venerable Lake Dora landmark begun in 1882 as the Alexander Hotel, opens for the season. The pink building group sits beyond the wall at Alexander Street near the railroad tracks, hosting 110 bedrooms and a 140 guest list with 60 staff. Inn has hosted many associations and notable guests including ex president Calvin Coolidge in 1930. Managers include John C. Burkhart with a long history of Edgerton family involvement. the inn offers pools, golf, sailing, and indoor activities under its American Plan.
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Pepaler Susek
Lakeside Inn
Alexander Street
Chamber of Commerce
Marie
Bonnie
Page
Carol
Florida Sheriffs Association
Lake County Medical, Dental and Bar Associations
Lions International
Lakeside
Lions Club
Lake Dora
Calvin Coolidge
Terrace
Richard Edgerton
Florida
Lece Collins
Edgerton
American Hotel and Motel Association
Gordon Folger
Carr
Pennsylvania
John C
Pete) Burkhart
Cuba sees no shift in Castro policy despite ties with U.S.
In a Washington visit with Florida lawmakers, Fidel Castro argues Cuba will not alter its independent foreign policy or reduce Soviet aligned actions. He asserts continued support for Africa ventures and rejects conditions in any new U.S. relationship, calling Cuba economically tied to Russia via sugar and citrus subsidies.
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Washington
Fidel Castro
Cuba
Castro
Africa
United States
Glisson Pushes Public Gun Law Drive
Florida Senator Jim Glisson promotes a three year mandatory gun law amid a holiday driven push to raise public awareness. He argues holidays bring more gun crimes and urges a stern warning to deter criminals while noting the law was saved and advanced in the legislature.
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Florida
Jim Glisson
D-Tavares
Glisson
Reece
Department of Law
Letter Praises Local Newspaper Staff and News Section
An avid reader named Chris Simpson commends Mr. Liveright and the staff for improving the paper and its news coverage. He expresses hope the newspaper will exist for another 50 years.
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Liveright
Chris Simpson
Accident Victim Assault and Robbery Under Investigation
Police continue a probe after an unidentified man was forced into a car on Washington Road and Pine Street, assaulted and robbed at an undisclosed location. The victim, a male, remains hospitalized as investigators pursue multiple leads.
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Washington Road
Pine Street
Lake County Health Clinic December Schedule Summary
Lake County Health Department announces clinic hours for December 19 to 23 across Tavares Leesburg Umatilla and Lake Jem areas. Services include Well Baby Pediatric Visits Childhood Immunizations and Family Planning Maternity registrations with morning sessions across sites and dates.
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Dufour
University of Florida
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Norman Tuckett
Don French
Jack Burr
James Wetz
William McCown
Mount Bora
A.M. Liveright
West Fifth Avenue
P. O. Box
Lake County
Lake Fife
Pat Mount
Edson Day
Bermuda
New England
Kelly
Congress
Sen. Glisson
Lloyd
Lowell Rhodes
Lou Cooper
Tavares
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