Eleven Firms Seek Contracts To Enlarge City's Waterworks
At a Tuesday City Council session eleven bids were presented for a $300,000 waterworks upgrade in Mount Dora. The process will select bidders for main installation and a new well, with a decision pending after a joint review by Mayor Heaton, City Attorney Christopher, Clerk Stewart, Councilman Moon, Gordon Conboy, and Engineer O Neill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Dora
D. Fletcher Crane
Lou L. Heaton
Roy Christopher
William Stewart
Wayne Moon
Gordon Conboy
Albert F. O’neill
Oly
Joe Rynerston
Miami
Emith Swager
Clearwater
Kahn Instruction Co
Jacksonville
Lane Atlantic Co
Orsano
Garden Clinic to Be Held at Mount Dora
Central Florida Lawn and Garden clinic will be at Mount Dora Community building January 9 with staff experts from the University of Florida and special guest Prof. Alex Laurie of Ohio State University. Sessions run 10 to noon and 1 30 to 4 p.m. Open to the public. sponsored by Mount Dora Chamber of Commerce and Lake County Agent R E Bob Norris.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Central Florida
Mount Dora
Gene Nutter
R. D. Dickey
F. E. Myers
L. C. Kuitert
Fred P. Lawrence
Agricultural Experiment Station and Extension Service
University of Florida College of Agriculture
Alex Laurie
Ohio State University
Laurie
Teenager Safety Drive To Begin
A youth safety meeting Monday evening decided to reach all juveniles through assemblies with safety films and talks by authorities. The Student Council will coordinate activities with parental advisory support and aim to curb teenage speeding through education.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Slater Cox
Seaburg Returns From Navy for Fitts Christmas Visit
Donald O Seaburg arrives in Sey weekend from the Navy Radio San Diego to spend the Fitts holidays with his parents Mr and Mrs Seaburg and sisters Caeweris and Christine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Donald O. Seaburg
Navy Radio
San Diego
Mrs. Seaburg
Caeweris
Christine
Navy photographer on holiday leave from Norfolk training
Naval photographer Danny Patton is home for a holiday leave with his parents Mr. and Mrs. Walter J. Patton. The leave runs until December 27. He will report back to Key West at the end of January and then be sent to Norfolk, Virginia for further training.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Danny Patton
Walter J. Patton
Key West End
Norfolk
Christmas Visit Planned by Piney Turner
Piney Turner is due in Houston from Leppard Air Force on Texas to spend Christmas with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Robert H. Turner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Piney Turner
Uater
Leppard Air Force
Exas
Robert H. Turner
Bake sale planned by Reorganized Church group
A bake sale is scheduled by a church group at 9 am on Saturday at Crane. Proceeds support church activities and community outreach.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ofcome
Reorganized Church of Christ of Latter Day Saints
Mount Dora appoints Ira N Kellogg to city council
Ira N Kellogg a retired GE engineer and Methodist layman joins Mount Dora City Council to fill the Ernest Mosteller vacancy. Appointed by Mayor Lou L Heaton and confirmed by the council on Tuesday to ensure retired residents are represented.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ira N. Kellogg
Methodist Church
General Electric
Lawn Bowling Club
Mount Dora
Lou L. Heaton
Ernest Mosteller
Heaton
Fire Destroys Home For Five In Mount Dora Area
The Hylton family of five plus a newborn on the way lost their two mile from Donnelly street Wolf Branch Road home in a Sunday night blaze. Fire chief George Hall credited attic wiring as the likely cause. Insurance coverage totals about 4000 for the structure and a smaller amount for contents. The family is staying with relatives at 1328 Eighth Avenue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Dora
Curtis C. Hylton
Connie
Roger Lee
Ronald
Donnelly St
Wolf Branch
George Hall
Yes
T. J. Meade
City Council approves fire truck and police car purchase
The city council authorized buying a new fire truck at about 18000 dollars to replace an outdated engine and a new Chevrolet police car for under 900 after trade-in, with bids to be sought before year end. Mayor Heaton cited the slow police car as justification for the upgrade.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lou L. Heaton
School Singers To Present Yale Music Program At Community Building
Mount Dora schools present two phase program of Christmas music and drama at the Community building. Under Mrs Vincent Define the primary grades and high school glee clubs perform at 2 p.m. featuring Anita Stedrowski Patty Johnson and others. A Christmas pageant closes the evening with a solo by Ann Bowers and the high school chorus concluding with O Come All Ye Faithful O Holy Night and The Hallelujah Chorus. Free admission with a free will offering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Dora’s
Vincent Define
Anita Stedrowski
Patty Johnson
Ninette
Barbara Swartz
Patsy Conner
Marion Gore
Diane TeStrake
Irma Billette
Connie Cross
Barbara Hill
Margie Kenyon
Deannee Bateman
Helen Ferrone
Charlotte Bennett
George Keen
Sandy Spear
Marie Rigdon
Don Wetz
Irman Billette
Sue Scott
Ann Bowers
Mount Dora Fire Department Receives Training Complements
The Mount Dora Fire Department held its annual dinner at the fire station to celebrate completing an intensive training period led by Allen Frwin of the State Fire College Ocala. Immediately after, the department responded to a house fire at the Pearly Moore home in East Town, preventing extensive damage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Dora
Glenn Ford
Boyd Atkins
James Cooper
Jackie Hutchinson
Ted Lane
James Orr
Robert Stark
James Stark
Wade Sim
Adoration of the Magi scene lights Mount Dora display
The Mount Dora creche scene titled Adoration of the Magi was lit Wednesday on the City Hall lawn with Girl Scouts Brownies and church choirs singing carols. The display, begun in 1947 by Edith Fairfax Davenport and art students, recreates Botticelli's depiction with a 15th century Florence influence and links Christmas to Magi history and Epiphany traditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
City Hall
Sandro Botticelli
St. Matthew
Woman's Club
Edith Fairfax Davenport
Miss Davenport
Soiticelli
Isaiah
Daniel
Herod
Bethlehem
Jesus
Botticelli
Renaisance
Pietro di Medici
Pietro
Christ
di Medici
Mount Dora
Florence
France
Italy
Christmas Chorus at Donnelly Park Outdoor Concert
The Glee clubs of Milner Rosenwald Academy East Town will perform at Donnelly park next Tuesday at 7 30 pm. The program features Christmas songs and Negro spirituals with the school band and director H B Whitehorse of Orlando. Presented by the Merchants Division of the Chamber of Commerce.
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Milner-Rosenwald Academy
East Town
Donnelly Park
H. B Whitehorse
Orlando
Central Florida
Sanford
Merchants Division
The
Chamber of Commerce
Children Learn Why Of Christmas In Local Churches
Special Christmas events planned in Mount Dora churches for children. At the Methodist church a cantata by the choir at 7 30 p m on Christmas Eve features the Junior choir and a Christmas party with Santa Claus gifts and refreshments. A candle lighting ceremony follows at 9 p m for members. Beate Claus appears Monday evening in a music program for youngsters.
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Mount Dora
Medren
Yale
Santa Claus
Beate Claus
Cheurch
Spear Couple Welcome Son John After Birth
Coach and Mrs Dan Spear announced the birth of a son named John weighing 6 pounds 14 ounces. The newborn adds joy to the family and follows their recent home arrival.
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Dan Spear
John Eins
Aka Waar Oo Talsburg
Emma Tallent Mount Dora Santa Claus Aid Recipient Driven
Editor notes Emma Jane Tallent known as Mount Dora's Santa Claus has aided nearly 100 people this year with shoes, clothing, and household items funded by local donations and the King's Daughters. Her family roots trace to Mount Dora's early settlement with Charles E. Little as a merchant, while siblings pursued lumber and returning later to a changed town.
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Emma Jane Tallent
Mount Dora
Santa Claus
Emma Tallant
Donnelly Sr
Grand Leader Department Store
Fannie Spilky
King’s Daughters
Dorans
Felto
Allan
Memie Lee Gibert
Feet Town
Gertrude Thorne
Robert
W. B
Emma J Tallant and the Contoocook Farm Tragedy
Emma J Tallant and her husband Eugene Tallant managed the Contoocook family farm after returning to New Hampshire from Florida. Eugene died at 33 from influenza just before the Armistice, leaving Emma ill but tending stock during the siege before selling the Florida stock and facing winter alone after her father’s death.
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Florida Presbyterian College
Eustis
Rollins College
New Hampshire
Eugene Tallant
Contoocook
A Nativity Scene Presented by Youth at Methodist Church
A live Nativity tableau will be staged on the Methodist church lawn on the four evenings before Christmas. Real youths from the Intermediate Methodist Youth Fellowship portray Wise Men Mary Joseph and angels in 15 minute shows from 7 30 to 8 30 p m with special lighting for passersby on the Orange Blossom Trail and townfolk. The church organ chimes accompany the pageant with brief pauses for rest.
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Methodist Church
Peere
Intermediate Methodist Youth Fellowship
Mary
Joseph
Christ
Orange Blossom
Yule Shopping Hours Extended In Mount Dora
Mount Dora keeps longer store hours through Christmas Eve as merchants rush to meet holiday demand. Grand Leader department store will stay open the evening before the holiday for the finale of its annual Christmas Party. Stores run to 9 p.m. with many offering Shop at Home messages and a broad selection of gifts and essentials at competitive prices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Dora
Grand Leader Department Store
Dorans
Prinz Fails To Push Lake Dora Fishermen Lodge Zoning
Mount Dora council fights over Prinz proposed 150 feet lakefront lodge zoning change next to Gilbert Park. Opponents led by Lakes and Hills Garden Club block the plan and 3–1 vote defeats the motion. Proponents cite public access and youth activities potential.
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William Prinz
Gilbert Park
Lake Dora’s Cove
Esther Wyatt Bishop
The
Lakes and Hills Garden Club
Prinz
Bishop
Gordon Conboy
Garden Club
Park Board
Villa Cora
Carl. Graves
Planning Commission
J. G. Ray, Jr
Roy Christopher
Fisherman's Haven
Frinz
Mr. Hathaway Dies In Sullivan Ohio
Alfred Hathaway aged 90 died at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Norman Marquette in Sullivan Ohio where he had been living since last spring. He was a Mount Dora resident for 12 years and left behind his wife Elizabeth and brothers Frank of Daytona Beach and Jerome of Fort Wayne.
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Sullivan
Ohio
Alfred Hathaway
Mount Dora
Mr. Hathaway
Norman Marquette
Marquette
Hathaway
Mount Jora
Elizabeth Hathaway
Frank
Daytona Beach
Jerome
Fort Wayne
County Chorus Presents The Messiah at Tavares High
The Messiah, the Christmas oratorio, will be performed at Tavares High School auditorium in Lake County on Sunday at 7 30 p m. Miss Peggy Barber guides the chorus with several Dorans among the singers as a public community Christmas observance.
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Lake County
Tavares High School
Dorans
Peggy Barber
Tavares
Junior Woman's Club To Take Civic Role In Mount Dora
Mrs. Stanley G. Tyre leads Mount Dora's new Junior Woman's Club formed last week to advance cultural social and philanthropic aims. The group with 27 members plans programs centered on The American Home and will meet the third—8 p.m.—each month at the Community building.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stanley G. Tyre
Mount Dora
Civic Onone
Mount Dora Club
William Lofroos
Burton Brown
Leesburg
Charles Pierce
George Rudd
Clermont Woman's Os
Timothy Crook
Robert Goodman
Steve Maleski
James B. Jackson
Robert Wells
Jack Pease
Harold Lane
Tyre
Scouts Sell TB Reminders for Lake County Health Drive
Mount Dora Girl Scouts plan a Christmas holiday sale to aid tuberculosis patients in a local hospital. They will offer TB bangles and Santa clips to raise funds for Lake County TB and Health Association.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Dora
Forth Lake County
Richard Edge
Slater Cox
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Yale Music
Dora
Boonie
Trias
Yule
Mabel Norris Reese
Tee
MES. Tallant
Emma J. Tallant
Yuletide
Henry van Dyke
Simpson
Planning Board
Edna S. Patton
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