Christmas and Easter Celebrations Highlight Mount Dora
Mount Dora children showcase Christmas bright faces with Cherub choirs from Baptist and Methodist churches directed by Mrs. Dettra and Mrs. Vason. The scene includes ensembles and a note on adult joy as Fred and Mrs Saywell enjoy their first Florida Christmas in Park 7 Sylvan Shores.
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the Baptist Church
Howard C. Dettra
Jerry Grantham
Johnny Gore
Pam Carlton
Trina Pinkston
Elinor McAlister
Charles Stevenson
Kenneth Womble
Kenneth Atkins
Benny Allen
David Blue
Lee W. Leeper
Calvin Durham
Bonnie Rawls
Karen Adams
Lois Ann Jorgenson
Mary Ann Tanner
Marty Cox
Delores Caudel
Cherub Choir
Methodist Church
Robert F. Vason
Cathy Stewart
Peggy Bowie
Jane Cato
Billy Stewart
Nancy Wells
Judy Reich
Jeanne Knorr
Buddy Atkins
Vickie Fellows
Johnny Vason
Johnny Ingles
Debbie Bernhehr
Maureen Stewart
Jackie Pease
Charles Alderman
Alice Toy
Bobby Snowberger
Oe Moon
Arthur Flavell
Ronnie Burhenne
Fred Saywell
Park 7
Sylvan Shores
Florida
Churches Prepare Reminders Of Holy Meaning of Christmas
The city’s churches outline Christmas observances with services, cantatas, pageants and music. St Edward’s Episcopal leads with Holy Communion and Advent observances, while Community and other churches feature violinist faculty from Rollins College, sermons on The Everlasting Light Shineth, and a Christmas fund offering for retired ministers and widows.
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St. Edward’s Episcopal
John F. Manacum
Young. P 'S Service League
Apopka
Church of the Holy Spirit
St. Edward’s
Alice Hammerich
Albert Johnston
Orlando
Borowski
Schubert
Edith Shaw Brown
Adrianne Lowe
Carlo
Robert R. Reed
Congregational Church
Methodist Church
James Jones
Baptist Church
David Coffield
C. A. Carriel
The
Presbyterian Church
Chorus to Sing Gifts for Needy Children by Kiwanis
Kiwanis members plan a meeting program this week to dedicate a drive for gifts to needy children. The event aims to mobilize help through the club and involve county groups and teen volunteers in the community effort.
Open House Shows $80,000 Bible School Auditorium Project
Christian Home and Bible School invites the public to an open house Friday evening to view its nearly finished $80,000 auditorium building of 12,000 square feet. A 60 by 112 foot auditorium gymnasium will host basketball, chapel services, and lectures, with future plans to relocate the high school there. Donations funded the project, including a $10,000 gift and multiple pledges from teachers and church groups.
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Christian Home and Bible School
Home For
Parent- Teacher Association
Post Office Appreciation Fund Grows With Local Donations
The city raises new funds for postal workers through the Post Office Appreciation Fund started by Al Berry. Donations range from 1 to 15 dollars and total 31.50 as of this week. Contributions are accepted at the Topic office until Saturday noon, with funds to be handed to Postmaster Harry Hopcraft for distribution before the Christmas rush.
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Dorans
al Berry
Berry
Harry Hopcraft
Postal Department
Building permits dip slightly from last year
Councilman Lou L. Heaton reported Tuesday night that November permits totaled 34300 dollars, down from 37850 dollars in November 1955, indicating a small decline in building activity.
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Lou L. Heaton
Bit of Fern Works Magic It Lures New Yorker to Its Land
A sprig of fern from a Florida gift box of oranges traveled to New York with Mrs Mildred Leatherbury. The fern spread from a plant to a window box and finally a home in Florida as friends moved, gifted the fern for $15, while the New Yorker enjoyed sunny memories.
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New Yorker
Florida
New York
Mildred Leatherbury
Edward Sanders
New York City
New Voce
Three More Days To Enter ColC Yule Contest
Home owners urged to register at the Chamber office to have names and addresses added to the list for viewing by locals and out of town visitors as the ColC Yule Contest nears its deadline.
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Bet of Commerce Decoratin
Chamber Office
Santa Claus to Visit Mount Dora Next Monday
Santa Claus will descend on Mount Dora next Monday at 3 p.m. He will ride into town on a big fire truck and spend a couple of hours at Donnelly Park greeting children and handing out candy. The trip is arranged by Mount Dora Merchants Association.
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Santa Claus
Mount Dora
Donnelly Park
Mr. Claus
Merchants Association
Walter A Olsen Field Named in Mount Clemens Honors
Mount Clemens honors Walter A Olsen for 19 years coaching at Mount Clemens High School and pioneering city recreation efforts. The Mount Dora home of Olsen is noted as the future site of a field named after him, following a Christmas message from Mount Clemens Mayor Harold Lindsey. Olsen, once called the Rockne of Michigan, coached 1920 to 1934 and then Bay City until 1946. He and wife moved to Mount Dora in 1947 with daughter Betty Fellows and granddaughter Vickie.
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Belly Recreation Department
Mount Clemens
Mich
Mount Dora
Walter A. Olsen
Olsen
Lake Franklin Park
Harold Lindsey
Mount
Old Top
Western Michigan State College
Bay City
Grant Westgate
Betty
Fellows
Vickie
City Tightens Electric and Water Fees Policy
Mount Dora council approves a resolution raising deposits for electrical and water services and fees for extensions outside the city. New charges include a $10 electrical connection deposit, higher meter costs, and a third share of outside three phase service, with delinquent accounts cut off after 15 days. Renters and multi-occupancy properties face new separate metering and commercial connection rules.
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Light and Water
J. H. Barnhart
Florida Power Corp
Barnhart
Florida Power
William C. Stewart
Howard Simpson
Mount Dora
Simpson
Sylvan Shores
Stewart
Appraisal Talks for Road Survey Near Mount Dora
District Road Board Member William Dial in Orlando released no firm highway plans for Route 441 near Mount Dora. Meanwhile Pinecrest and Sylvan Shores see continued surveying and area real estate appraisals to estimate removal costs, with strong opposition from Pinecrest residents and local groups who threaten to petition the governor.
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Mount Dora
District Road Board
William Dial
Orlando
W. D. Patton
Pinecrest
Sylvan Shores
Chamber of Commerce
Dial
Patton
Bank Raises Interest Rate at Mount Dora
The First National Bank of Mount Dora announces a 3 percent rate on all savings deposits effective after January 1, a half percentage point increase and the highest paid by a bank. The annual stockholders meeting to elect directors is set for January 8. Drive safely. The best safety device is about nine inches above your shoulders.
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First National Bank of
Mount Dora
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Christendom
Bible School
Small
Swell Postal Fund
MR. Sanders
Mrs. Leatherbury
Mrs. Sanders
Santa
Michigan City
Doran
Shuffleboard Club
East Town
Michigan
Water Department
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