Seal Sale Lags Dora Yet Short Of County Goal
Mount Dora Christmas seal drive for Lake County falls short of the $9,000 target. Local chair Roy Christopher notes $515.75 raised so far, including $40.40 from schoolchildren, with three weeks left to meet the goal and fund local tuberculosis control.
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Mount Dora
Lake County
Dorans
Roy Christopher
Lake County Tuberculosis and Health Association
Toleet
Florida State Tuberculosis Association
Births Celebrate Multiple Baby Arrivals in Area
Mr and Mrs Charles Norris welcome a son at Waermann Memorial hospital on December 18. James O Neil and Zellwood couple have a newborn boy, followed by Bernard McCabe s baby born December 20. Alvin McDaniel s infant born December 19 at Deland hospital named Michael Reese from Libby Drawdy of Mount Dora. Richard Dease of Lake Geneva reports a daughter Susan Ellen born December 14.
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Charles Norris
Waerman Memorial Hospital
Eustis
James O'Neil
Zellwood
Bernard McCabe
Alvin McDaniel
Deland Hospital
Michael Reese
Libby Drawdy
Mount Dora
Richard Dease
Lake Jem
Susan Ellen
Dora Downs Sanford Alumni Game Friday
Mount Dora's Golden Kanes defeated Sanford 50 to 32 in a prior game and plan another win before facing Winter Garden on Jan 2. Vincent led with 23 points, Napier had nine, while Buddy White led the B team with 14 as they also beat Sanford B.
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Sanford
Mount Dora
Golden Kanes
Winter Garden
Eustis
Vincent
Napier
Buddy White
Banquet Mix of Banter and Food Marks Page for Golden Hurricanes
A lively write up from Central Florida details a banquet honoring the Golden Hurricanes football team with emphasis on the girls who cooked and hosted. The piece names several local young women, their hosts, and in amusing terms, the festive decorations and feast. The obituary notes the death of David O. Depew at 79 in Riley's Park, Tottenville, with funeral plans in Tottenville and survivors including son Kenneth Depew and grandson Clayton Depew.
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Golden Hurricanes
Florida
Eula
Bagwell
Frances Wages
Frieda Reece
Christine Newmans
Gloria Conrad
Jeanette Dean
Dot Peterson
Roberta Pollard
Betty Ann Keene
Dolly VanDeroer
Pat Denmark
Pamela Lippman
Lottie May Strawn
Lee Hubinger
Jimmy Vincent
Roy Ledford
Jennie Jaggears
Jaggears
Frank Banning
David O. Depew
Riley’s Park
Kenneth Depew
K. A. Depew Materials Co
Mount Dora
Masonic Order
Tottenville
Staten Island
N. Y
Clayton K. Depew
Kenneth Charles Depew
Dora Children Sing In Eustis Pageant
Fifteen Mount Dora children participated in a Christmas pageant by the St. Thomas Episcopal church nursery department in Eustis. The youngsters wore robes and played roles linked to the nativity story, with listed names including Sara Jo Kathey Henry David Ann Edwards and others.
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Mount Dora
St. Thomas Episcopal Church
Eustis
The
Land
Sara Jo
Kathey
Henry
David
Ann Edwards
Zellwood
Brown
Josephine Brock
Marty
Susie Bardwell
Bobby Tetzler
Ward Espey, Jr
Jimmy Wirgman
Gale
Judy Davidson
Helen. Bess
Death of William J. Norris in Akron at 71
William J. Norris, 71, died December 19 in Akron after a lingering illness. He was father to Mabel Norris Reese Topic editor, and left surviving another daughter, four sons in three states, a sister, and nine grandchildren. Funeral services and burial were in Akron.
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Akron
William J. Norris
Mabel Norris Reese
Reese
A. W. Schumacher
Damon
Winter Park
Carl
John
Mansfield
Clifford
San Cabriel
Cal
John Kruscamp
Burbank
Charity Game Set For Umatilla Home
A charity football game will be played at Orlando stadium on New Year Eve to benefit the Harry Anna Crippled Children's home in Umatilla. Marshall College Huntington and Catawba College Salisbury will meet, with tickets sold at the San Juan hotel in Orlando.
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Harry Anna
Umatilla
Orlando Stadium
Orlando Elks Club
Marshall College of Huntington
W. Va
Catawba College of
Personalities Around Mount Dora by Mabel Norris Reese
A profile of Edith L. Edeburn Keller editor of Mount Dora's early Christmas Topics. Detailing her background in Pittsburgh and Florida, early publishing efforts, and rise to running Mount Dora's newspaper with her mother aboard.
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Mount Dora
Edith L. Edeburn
Edith Edeburn Keller
Edith Edeburn Keller a pillar of Mount Dora life
Edith Edeburn Keller led Mount Dora civic life after her partner disappeared in 1916 leaving her to run the paper alone. She helped form the Woman's club and served as its first president, joined the King's Daughters, and helped establish the Art League. She also held posts as tax collector and town clerk signing her name thousands of times to aid street improvements.
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Miss Edeburn
W. A. Edeburn
Woman’s Club
King’s Daughters
Art League
Dora Honors Christmas In Mount Dora 1947 Festivities
Christmas spirit fills Mount Dora with Handel Messiah at First Methodist church drawing a large crowd. Rollins students Mary Louis Rothermel Michael Malis and Ernie A Walker starred with Rev George Gibson aiding the performance. City Hall Adoration scene and post office records added to a festive week as crowds shopped and visitors arrived.
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Mount Dora
Santa Claus
Florida
Donnelly Park
Santa
Merchants Division
Chamber of Commerce
George Frederic Handel
First Methodist Church
Ernie A. Walker
Rollins College
Mary Louis Rothermel
Michael Malis
Mr. Walker
Ruth Woodham Stanley
George Gibson
Gibson
Handel
Robert E. Turner
Dora Women Host D A R Luncheon in Mount Dora
Ocklawaha Chapter D A R will host its annual covered dish luncheon on New Year’s Day in the social rooms of the Community church in Mount Dora. Hostesses include Miss Grace Davis, Miss Alice Davis, Mrs. R C Conklin, Mrs. Kathryn Nutt Lobeck, Mrs. Rose Searing, and Mrs. W Taylor, with celebration of St Distall’s day.
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Ocklawaha
Daughters of the American Revolution
Mount Dora
Waterman. Memorial Hospital
Grace Davis
Alice Davis
R. C. Conklin
Kathryn Nutt Lobeck
Rose Searing
W. ©. Taylor
Mount Dora High School Christmas Musical Praised
Mount Dora High School Music Department staged a candle lit Christmas program at the Community building led by Mrs Bennett Land. A choir robed in white and black and a uniformed band performed carols and the Christmas story read by Ross Dutton. The event closed with a recessional of O Come All Ye Faithful as candles lit the aisles.
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Mount Dora High School
Bennett Land
Ross Dutton
Penguin instinct drives penguins to brood ice lumps
A Britannica description notes some Adelie penguins brood despite being covered by snow. The chilly instinct remains strong, causing occasional attempts to hatch lumps of ice rather than eggs.
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Dora Downs Sanford
Mary White
Mrs. White
Sara Taylor
Robby van Zant
Billy van Zant
Herman Payne
Irvine Bonner
Juanita Lanier
Darlene Kerrick
Teddy Smith
Eddie Travers
Judy Spilliard
Patricia Smith
Carolyn Cox
Patricia Tucker
Katy Newton
John Snell
Neal Tucker
Earl Beachler
Carol Simpson
Barbara Cheatam
Margaret Rigdon
Orin Sadler
al Story
Joyce Scroggin
Jackie McCree
Shirley Wyley
Betty Sue Wages
Larry Smith
Ellen Skeen
Pat Reese
Frankie Peck
Danny White
Yvonne Ricketeon
D. C. Depew
W. J. Norris
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George Keller
Pittsburgh
Keller
Pennsylvania College For Women
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Harry Hopcraft
Jerry Christ
City Hall
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Edith Fairfax Davenport
Allan Whiting
Lafe Pohlman
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