Mount Dora News Briefs Highlight Local Politics and Growth
Grace S Richmond visited Mount Dora as winter plans surfaced. D C Sherman won the mayorship by 53 votes over A J Waltz. Sylvan Shores reports nine miles of asphalt streets and 18 homes, with 34 under contract. Obituary notes Samuel Slocum Sadler, 51, Mt Dora businessman and citrus grower, who held multiple local posts. A burglary attempt at Frothingham house ended with two arrests after a night watchman intervention. Terry Wells Hackett born December 8 in Lansing Michigan.
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Grace S. Richmond
Red Burns
T. W. Hackett
S. J. Irving
W. E. Bailie
E. D. Parker
A. B. Knapp
Sylvan Shores
Samuel Slocum Sadler
Mount Dora
Pittsburgh
Rollins College
Pennsylvania State College
University of Toronto
Canada
Sadler
Sigma Chi
Mount Dora Lodge F&am
Eastern Star
Sons of the American Revolution
Mount Dora Kiwanis Club
Chamber of Commerce
Commodore Mount Dora
Mr. Shipes
Walter Hackett
Terry Wells Hackett
Lansing
Mich
Misses Mary Ellen and Sharon Lee Sheen Tie Kindergarten Group
Thirty years ago on December 19 1946 the little Misses Mary Ellen and Sharon Lee Sheen joined a kindergarten group at Mrs George Douglas 223 Third Ave. A list of attendees includes Mary Kay Rehbaum Janice Reid Carol Ann Edgerton and many others. Mr and Mrs Ted Eason of San Diego announce the birth of daughter Susan born November 29 weighing seven pounds eleven ounces Ted a former Mount Dora boy attended local school.
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Mary Ellen
Sharon Lee Sheen
George Douglas
Third Ave
Mary Kay Rehbaum
Janice Reid
Carol Ann Edgerton
Page Edgerton
Diane Jones
Barbara Cox
Becky Bardwell
Susan Bardwell
Betty Lou Pohlman
John Tremain
Judy Weston
Barbara Weston
Pauline Schiemerer
Marjorie Schiemerer
Mildred Didlake
Bonnie Arrowsmith
Carol Ann Hawkins
Johnnie Lou Hawkins
Hal Goforth
Gay Heist
John Heist
William Lovebody
John Berteau
John Broughton
Irving Broughton
David Wheeler
Mary Ellen Skeen
Sharon Lee Skeen
Ted Eason
San Diego
California
Susan
Little Lady
Ted
Mount Dora
Auto theft ends 3 year city record at church parking lot
A thief took a 1956 car from the Methodist Church parking lot while Robert Pohlman attended service, breaking a 3 year city auto theft drought. The vehicle held about $1,000 in tools with keys left in it. Nearby, Lake Gertrude Yacht Club members hosted a Yuletide party at Dr. and Mrs. Vincenti’s home, including a turkey dinner and attendees. Donald Reichert, returning from Great Lakes Naval Training Station, will stay for Christmas before joining the USS Haven hospital ship voyage to California.
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Robert Pohlman
Orr
Pohlman
Lake Gertrude
Fred Vincenti
Bob Eichelberger
Jim Jackson
Howard Simpson
al Rehbaum Jr
James Cooper
Robert Wells
Bob Thompson
Bob Travers
Leo C. Reichert
Donald
Great Lakes Naval Training Station
California
Uss
Haven
Raccoons and Dogs Spark Memories of Clever Pets
A reader recalls encounters with animals showing intelligence. A stray dog at a city dump rescued a trapped companion, while a horse once saved a rider from a saddle mishap. The piece notes raccoons visiting neighbors for satsum fruit, sharing meals, and sleeping off a melon binge.
Mount Dora Annexation Debate Voices Support and Critique
Letters to the editor debate the Affiliated Services property annexation on Eudora Road north of Triangle Elementary. Support cites legal opinion, service-area planning, and cost allocation while opponents warn of noncontiguity, growth, and budget strain. councilmember Dean Van Landingham defends proceeding and urges unified jurisdiction.
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Affiliated Services
Eudora Road
Triangle
Lake County
Mount Dora
U. S. 441
Lake Saunders
Lake Dora
Orange County
Sylvan Shores
Lott, Morgan
Ray
Affiliated Services Corporation
New 441
Bay Road
Opinio
Dean van Landingham
Mount Dora Chamber Executive Says Farewell at December Coffee
Jean Cook Jedlicka Coffexec bid goodbye at a December Coffee in the Baggage Room. She said she helped see a project through but is leaving her Mount Dora duties while remaining in the town to stay close to her son in school.
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Jean Cook Jedlicka Coffexec
Jean Cook Jedlicka
Mount Dora
Comple
New Florida Legislature Seeks Public Input in 1977 Session
The 1977 Florida Legislature ends its organizational session and anticipates new leaders and committee roles. Lawmakers stress gaining public sentiment on issues to guide policy, urging citizens to contact their representatives for input, which may reflect majority views and inform effective governance.
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Florida
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By Diane Demro
Mount Bora
A.M. Liveright
Vol
West Fifth Avenue
P. O. Box
Flori
Sen
Jim Gilsson
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