Blood Bank Visit Set for Mount Dora
The Central Florida Blood Bank, sponsored by the Mount Dora Lions Club, will visit the Community Building next Thursday from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. to collect blood and plasma donations for emergency use. The Lions Club oversees the program which has kept blood available for transfusions with a minimal $10 transfusion charge covering equipment and supplies.
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Mount Dora
Central Florida
Pene Oe Lions Club
Ane
Florida
United States
Lions Club
IceHouse Players Holiday Dance at Sylvan Shores Hotel
Mount Dora notes the IceHouse Players buffet supper and dance at 8:30 p.m. Tuesday in the Sylvan Shores hotel with festive holiday spirit. Ladies may wear silver slippers and formal attire. tickets available at Frock and Frill Shop and Sally Dress Shop.
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Mount Dora
IceHouse
Sylvan Shores
Sally Dress
Bank Seeks Regular Meetings With Mount Dora
The Bank plans four regular meetings in 1949 after an initial visit this month. Previously the bank visited Mount Dora only once annually, marking a shift to more frequent engagement with the community.
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Mount Dora
Holiday Marred For Tucker Family
A Mount Dora family faces tragedy as J. R. Tucker and Donnelly Jr. suffer injuries after a pedestrian collision in front of their home. Mrs. A. J. Curtis of Lake Joanna drove the car. police suspect Tucker stepped from behind a parked car into the street.
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Mount Dora
Eustis Waterman Memorial Hospital
J. R. Tucker
Donnelly Jr
A. J. Curtis
Lake Joanna
Tucker
Christmas Crowbar Theme Elevates Ladies Night Dinner
Rev. Arthur Rich, pastor of First Baptist Leesburg, delivers a spellbound talk on the “Crowbar of Christmas” at the Lake County Scottish Rite club wives banquet at Lakeside Inn. He urges men to recognize their children and the responsibilities toward family and community.
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Cabana
Lake County
Scottish Rite Club
Lakeside Inn
Arthur Rich
First Baptist Church of
Leesburg
New Wrinkle Lions Dig In Own Pockets at The Mount Dora
Mount Dora Lions club members each contributed 1.50 to fund free Tangerine Bowl tickets for their football team. The club also announced Ladies Night featuring Tom Trent and Harry Rudell next Tuesday.
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Mount Dora
Fishing tale sinks in as Melvin catches bass with board
Melvin Stevenson of Simpson helps by the Gilbert park creek edge when a bass surfaces. He borrows a board, damns the stream, wades in, and dives with bare hands to grab the big three pounds ten ounces bass. Bill Prinz and Prestley Atkins witness the daring catch.
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Melvin Stevenson
Simpson Sr
Gilbert Park
Bill Prinz
Prinzs
Prestley Atkins
Atkins
Melvin
Local Notes From Zellwood Community
Mrs Dorothy Stutzman has gone Pennsylvania to spend the Troil ys. Mr and Mrs E D Crown of St Petersburg spent Sunday with their daughters Mrs Let singer and Mrs Charles Grinnell and their families. George H Kelley of Miami was a guest Sunday of Robert L Morton. C J Browning Jr who has recently joined the US Army is stationed at Fort Jackson S C. Mr and Mrs Jack Toole who have been living in the A R King apartment have moved to Apopka. Mr Toole is employed in the bank there. The dance at Holly Arms hotel Saturday night Dec 11 was so well attended an enes is planned for New Year s ve Mrs E W Fly is expected home from the Waterman Memorial hospital this week. Mr and Mrs H S Hance of Tennessee are occupying the apartment in the Fly house opposite the school house. A Christmas program will be given at the Baptist church on Christmas Eve. J B Rainer has purchased the grocery store which has been owned and operated by P L Durden.
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Dorothy Stutzman
Pennsylvania
Troilys
E. D. Crown
St. Petersburg
Robert Letsinger
Charles Grinnell
George H. Kelley
Miami
Robert L. Morton
Kelley
Morton
Coast Guard
C.J. Browning, Jr
U.S. Army
Fort Jackson
S. C
Jack Toole
A. R. King
Apopka
Toole
Holly Arms Hotel
Anenes
E. W. Fly
Waterman Memorial Hospital
H. S. Hance
Tennessee
Fly House
Baptist Church
J. B. Rainer
P. L. Durden
Meeting Delayed By Christmas Activities
Miss Mary Lindman president of the Business and Professional Women's club cancels the meeting for tonight and reschedules it to January 4 at the Mount Dora Growers' Co-op due to holiday activities.
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Mary Lindman
Business and Professional Women’s Club
Mount Dora
Christmas Eve Gift Draws Fritz Into Community Return
Fritz Helsinger known as The Dutchman faces social rift in Savoy. On Christmas Eve he travels with a balsam gift, hears carolers sing Silent Night, joins a church choir by chance, and ends the night embraced by Reverend Dodson and community, then returns home drunk with happiness.
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Savoy
Jee
Fritz Helsinger
Fritz
Germany
Jesus
Reverend Dodson
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Blood Bank
Henry M. Terrell
Fred M. Wescott
HOTEL
Mr. and
Sol Spilky
C.E. Lancaster
Lake Dora
Lancaster
Zellwood
Leonard Barker
Orlando
Briggs
Dodson
Deacon
Kris Kringle
Gott
Himmel
Brown’s Hardware
Paul B. Brown
Eustis, Fla
Make Brown’s
Homesite
Burton's Garage
Lester
Les” Bueddeman
Lewis Adams
Eustis
Ray Daniels
Liberty St
Helen and Merrill Turner
Sylvan Shores Restaurant
Tracy and
Blair
Merry Christmas
Radio Sales and Service
Kramer
Schenley Reserve
Seagrams V.C
Seagram’s
Seven Crown
Sth
HOUSE
Ith
Myers Rum
Belmont
Christian Bros
Merito Old Reserve
Philadelphia Park & Tilford
Fonseca
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