Santa Claus In Person Arrives Saturday in Mount Dora
Santa Claus will visit Mount Dora this Saturday in Donnelly Park at 3 p.m. He will ride in on a fire truck with Fireman George Hall and talk with children about Christmas wishes. The appearance includes a fire truck entrance and a chance to see Santa up close, a cherished yearly event for local youngsters.
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Mount Dora
Santa Claus
Donnelly Park
Santa
George Hall
Lake Dora
Florida
Yuletide Verse and Santa in Floridian Youth Notes
Readable excerpts from local students and writers show Christmas reflection and humor. Jackie Shannon Mount Dora High eighth grader contributes Tears of Christmas Joy detailing quiet scenes and a Bethlehem manger vision amid carols and snow. Russell Kay Florida Press Association seer shares a melancholy Santa tale on modern desires.
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Jackie Shannon
Sorrento
Mount Dora High School
Jackie
Russell Kay
Florida Press Association
Nice Gift: Edward O Sadler Returns Home for Christmas
Edward O Sadler son of Mr and Mrs Orin W Sadler Jr is home for Christmas armed with a degree in business administration and hotel management. He was presented at ceremonies at Florida State University last week.
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Edward O. Sadler
Orin. W. Sadler, Jr
Florida State University
George Jerne Hospitalized at Bay Pines This Week
George Jerne is confined to Bay Pines hospital for treatment this week.
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Bay Pines
George Jerne
Bay Pines Hospital
Warden Chapman Shifts Raiford Policy On Cells
Warden L F Chapman, arriving in 1931 to fill in for ill Warden Blitch, implements new safety measures at Raiford. He orders padlocking of near airless dark cells and outlines a shift from prior escapes to a modern solitary confinement approach, viewing the fences as a barrier to the outside world.
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Chapman
Raiford
L. F. Chapman
J. S. Blitch
Sanford
Blitch
al House
Florida
House
Wrandan Dittinh
Walucil DLV
Sulivudly
Mayo
Lake County
Jesse W. Hunter
Lake County Personalities Santa Claus This Week
Santa Claus is described as the leading Lake County personality this week with his presence found in every place and person. The piece portrays Santa as a universal spirit prompting selflessness and good will toward others during the season, touching residents from Groveland to Fruitland Park and across the county.
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Santa Claus
Lake County
Groveland
Astor Park
Clermont
Fruitland Park
Santa
Fred
Jack
Cora
Jim
North Pole
Mary
Charlie Dan
Sam
Santa Claus Symbol of Christmas Persists Through Doubt
The piece defends Santa as essential to Christmas, arguing his spirit endures beyond materialism. It portrays Santa as a constant presence, hovering over Earth with his reindeer and bells, shining through generations despite doubt and scorn.
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Santa Claus
Lighting Contest Closes Friday in Mount Dora
Azalea Circle of the Lakes and Hills Garden club invites entries for a Christmas lighting contest. Register at the Chamber of Commerce by Friday noon and leave exterior lights on until 11 p.m. to aid judges who cannot tour every home. Open to Mount Dora residents and outlying towns. prizes awarded Christmas.
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Azalea Circle of the Lakes and Hills Garden Club
Chamber of Commerce
C. A. Lee
Mount Dora
Lee
Shriners Plan Holiday Dance at Veterans Memorial Home
Lake County Shrine club hosts its annual New Year public dance at the Veterans Memorial home on Highland street starting 9 p.m. Friday December 30. Quix Quintet will provide dancing music and dress is optional. George Hawkins serves as dance chairman inviting visiting Shriners to attend.
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Lake County Shrine Club
the. Veterans . Memorial
Highland St
George Hawkins
Dora Mount Dora hosts Christmas sing and services
Mount Dora observances begin Thursday with a community Christmas sing at 5 p.m. and continue Sunday with services across churches. The event honors Botticelli’s Adoration replica to be placed on City Hall lawn, featuring local carolers, Rollins College musicians, and Mount Dora High School art carvings.
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Mount Dora
City Hall
Mount Dora High School
Edith Fairfax Davenport
IceHouse Players stage Dickens Christmas Carol in Mount Dora
The IceHouse Players presented a heartwarming Dickens adaptation in Mount Dora over four shows to benefit the Harry Anna oo Children's Home. Merle Cleary led as Scrooge with Sam York as Bob Cratchit, supported by Claude Boring and others, while Kay Rehbaum accompanied on her home organ.
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Mount Dora
IceHouse Players
Charles Dickens
Umatilla
Scrooge
Tableaus
Merle Cleary
Cleary
Bob Cratchet
Sam York
Claude Boring
Leesburg
Christmas
Clarence Lee
Talbot
Simpson
Kim
York
Tiny Tim
Glen Woodworth
George Lashar
Don Auleb
Don Bales
Marie Flint
Col. E. F. Merchant
Betsy Kramer
Jackie: Ober
Sally . Leatherbury
Leslie’ Hines
Raoul Barker
Attorney Roy
Christopher
Susan Odom
Helen York
Billy York
Helen Bland
Sally McCain
Mickey Carver
Kay Rehbaum
al Rehbaum, Jr
Eustis Elementary
Gleen Club
Doris Boone
Tavares
Glee Club
Daphne Rowe
Mount Dora High School Glee Club
Dorothy Land
O. H. Conway
Death Claims George Foote in Mount Dora Home
George Henry Foote, 59, of Mount Dora for five years, died of a heart attack Tuesday evening at his home in Sylvan Shores. Born in Cleveland, he lived for years in Daytona Beach and recently wintered in Mount Dora with his wife Dorothy Dibler Foote. He leaves a widow, a daughter in Flint, Mich, a sister in Hendersonville, N C, and several nieces and nephews. Services at Rehbaum Chapel, body to be sent to Cleveland for burial.
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Sylvan Shores
George Henry Foote
Mount Dora
Foote
Cleveland
Ohio
Daytona Beach
Dorothy Dibler Foote
George Burchfield
Flint
Mich
Louise Foote Bond
Hendersonville
N. C
Rehbaum Chapel
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Dora
Russell
Manger
Bethlehem
Jesus Christ
Old Santy
Christ
al Maben
James Dillet Freeman
C. E. Byers
Jim Wetz
Mabel Norris Reese
Shriners
Dora’s Yuletide
Paul Johnson
Bob Quixley
Rollins
Anne Lovell
Carolyn
Symonds
Esther Wyatt Bishop
Ruth Gudgeon
Schubert
Herald Angels
Robert R. Reed
Robert M. Blackburn
James H. Sutley
First Baptist Church
Harold Larsen
Sutley
Jesus
Tangerine “Community Church
Roscoe Graham
Winter Park
Fielding
George Foote
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