Dora Looks To Continues Growth In 1949 "Days of 49" Rise
Dora Mount Dora reports strong 1948 growth with postal receipts reaching 666 515 and Sylvan lots near 100 000. Real estate sales stay brisk as 66 new residences valued at 416 515, many five to six room concrete homes. Local upgrades include 84 new light meters and renovations at businesses and inns.
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Mount Dora
Harold Over
Harry Hopcraft
Dora
Sylvan
Eus
Henry A. Stein
Sylvan Shores Realty Co
Sylvan Shores
Citrus Culture Corp
Crane Furniture Co
Zellwood Fruit Distributors
American Legion
Highland Av
Grand View
Lakeside Inn
Days of ’49 planned as Mount Dora Lions seek bigger Carnival
Mount Dora Lions Club eyes a bigger 1949 Days of ’49 carnival with longer beards and more publicity. President Sam Swiger will chair a Sunday board meeting to decide beard policy and set February dates, while promising new gambling games, molls in 1849 style, and potential star attendance to draw crowds.
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Mount Dora
Sam Swiger
The
Lions Club
Lois Driver
Lions
Lois
From Sumterville to Capitol Hill Syd Herlong’s Congressional Coming
A Florida lad who skipped classes to study now heads to Washington as Syd Herlong Jr. sworn into Congress in 1949. He built support with a plain speaking, apolitical image and believes prosperity cannot be legislated singlehandedly. He will take oath and pursue public service in the United States House of Representatives.
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Sumterville
Fla
Lake County
House of Representatives
United States of America
Syd Herlong
Florida
A. S
Syd) Herlong, Jr
Congress of the United
Days of 49 Tag Sale Dates Urged in Mount Dora
Residents urged to buy the red on white Days of ’49 license tag at Mount Dora Chamber of Commerce on Wednesday January 5 between 8 30 am and 4 pm. The Jan 15 deadline applies statewide. If missed, tags may be obtained at Mrs Pearl Cullen’s office in the Tavares courthouse.
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Mount Dora
Chamber of Commerce
Pearl Cullen
Tavares
Mrs. Siess Named Acting Secretary At Chamber
Mrs. Betty Siess is appointed to the post left by Bill Wells as acting secretary of the Chamber of Commerce. Wells resigns effective Saturday after serving 16 months as secretary, with Hess and Goforth having held the role previously. Siess, resident of Mount Dora and mother of two, has been Wells’s assistant for nearly eight months.
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Betty Siess
Bill Wells
Chamber of Commerce
Robert Hess
Fort Lauderdale
Hess
Harold Goforth
Ocala
George J. White
Chamber
Siess
Wells
Mount Dora
John Pease
Sylvan Shores
Citrus Expert Speaks At Kiwanis In Mount Dora
Florida Citrus Mutual moved to Mount Dora for a noon talk by Merton L. Corey of the Organization Council. The citrus authority will discuss profitable sales of the remaining crop and likely reference Acme Brokerage Co. of Charlotte in urging brokers to aid Florida growers to avert a potential market decline.
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Florida Citrus Mutual
Mount Dora
Merton L. Corey
Organization Council
Kiwanis Club
Corey
Acme
Fishermen Club Plans January Meeting at Community Building
Members of the Fishing club will meet January 7 at 8 p.m. in the Community building. No plans for another fish fry have been announced yet though the last event was inviting.
Make-up Time Clashes With Mount Dora Yarn
Editor explains that the promised Mount Dora feature in the Topic could not fit due to type and space limits. Sadie Weidra is assured the piece may appear next week if layout allows and production proceeds as planned.
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Sadie Weidra
Sadie
Mount Dora
Gulfport Tribune
Which Is Which Luana Judy Photo Confusion
Mrs. George B. Evans of Mount Dora puzzled by a close likeness between her great granddaughter Judy Hackett and child star Luana Patten. The photo shows Judy beside Luana on the So Dear To My Heart set where Judy was standin for Luana and Terry is misread as Bobby Driscoll.
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George B. Evans
Mount Dora
Judy Hackett
Luana Patten
Judy
Walter Hackett
Martha Wells
Luana
Evans
Terry
Bobby Driscoll
Walt Disney
Bobby
Tyra Fuller
Miss Fuller
N. Clayton St
Patsy Wells
Dr. Wells
Mollywood
Jacy
Disney
Joe E. Brown
Los Angeles
Canada
China
Blood Bank In Dora Today
Dorans urged to register at the Chamber of Commerce for blood donations to help neighbors and families. Donations accepted 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Chamber office as the Central Florida Blood Bank makes its first quarterly call for Mount Dora under Lions Club sponsorship.
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Chamber of Commerce
Dorans
Central Florida Blood Bank
Mount. Dora
Lions’ Club
Mount Dora
Florida
Mount Dora Man Joins IRS as Special Agent
Jack Bartlett of Zellwood begins duties this week as an Internal Revenue Service special agent based in Tampa. His role is to investigate income tax fraud, track underpayments, and provide evidence for federal prosecution. Bartlett previously worked as a bookkeeper for the Topic and as an accountant for Zellwin Farms in Zellwood, with a background at La Grange College and Gates Rubber Co. during wartime service on Tinian.
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Uncle Sam
Jack Bartlett
Zellwood
Internal Revenue Service
Tampa
al. Capone
Bartlett
Zellwin Farms
Frank Dutton
Robert Stewart
Mount Dora
A Lear
Bartlett Returns From War Finds Florida Life Calls
John W. Bartlett reunites with his brother after World War II and relocates to Zellwood Florida with wife and baby daughter Joan. He secures jobs at Leesburg Motor Co Zellwood Drainage Control and Zellwood farms before excelling in a Civil Service exam for Internal Revenue. He will train in New Orleans for six weeks to join the agency as an investigator. The Bartletts stay in Zellwood enjoying their home and Bartletts book collection.
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Joan
Pittsburgh
Zellwood
Helen Holtz
Bartlett
Florida
Leesburg Motor Co. As
Zellwood Drainage Con
Zellwin Farms
Civil Service
Internal Revenue Post
New Orleans
Bartletts
Joy
Jack
Miami Herald Upholds Citation Won In Dora
The Miami Herald, praised by the Florida Press Association in Mount Dora, continues publication during a typographical strike. Executives and editors worked in apron role to produce editions as linotype workers cross picket lines and a $75,000 bonus is distributed amid wage disputes with the International Typographical Union.
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Miami Herald
Florida
Florida Press Association
Mount Dora
John S. Knight
Herald
James L. Knight
Lee Hills
J. T. Watters
M. F. Self
Ian 8
Bln
Miami
F.P.A
Miami Beach
H B Turned Printer Again To Put Out Sundays Miami Herald
The Knight newspapers veteran H B Reese and his family show the toll of a strike as the Miami Herald publishes the Sunday edition despite labor action. Reese recalls forty years of ink stained work, leading from linotype to mechanical superintendent. His sons Floyd and Paul help during the holiday shift.
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Miami Herald
Knight Newspapers
H. B. Reese
Herald
Enna
Detroit Free Press
Chicago Daily News
C. L. Knight
Beacon Journal
Akron
John S. Jay
Beacon 7
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Terry Bobby
Hackett
Eagle Rock
Mabel Norris Reese
la Grange College
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Gates Rubber Co
Chicago
Columbia
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Flo Harrington
Corps of Engineers
Marianas
Tinian
Jim
Saipan
John W. Bartlett
International
Typographical Union
Miami Daily News
the News
Ed Page
James Knight
ITU
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