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Newspaper
Mount Dora Topic
Location
Mount Dora, Florida, United States of America
Date
Feb 01, 1951
Page
8
An Ohio tagged tourist chats with Attend ant Millard Reid at a Fifth and Alexander street station about orange trees. After paying for gas and starting north, he returns when Millard shouts that he forgot something, prompting a hurried reverse to the station as his flustered wife arrives.
Bill Stokley received a prize horse from a Blackfoot chief in Alberta. He could bring it home by paying 45 dollars duty but must swear to eat the horse within 30 days. The revelation adds a humorous twist to a cross border gift. The tale unfolds with local color and playful exaggeration.
Mount Dora juniors dominate the season with an undefeated run led by Turner 15 and 13 points in key wins over Oneida and St James. Keller Roseborough and Dake star on the junior squad as they beat Umatilla and Eustis for an eighth victory. Girls standout Rhoda Williams nets 18 in a 39 31 win over Tavares and eight vs Oveida.
A pharmacy boss receives a birthday surprise when four employees from his store prank him with a Western Union singing telegram. The voices shout greetings through the door as the sender’s voice imitates a birthday tune and the workers reveal themselves in the prescription department.
Friends in Mount Dora learned last week of the death of J. Elmer Daniels 85 who had lived in Middleton Connecticut and wintered in Mount Dora for nine years. He leaves a son Egbert A Daniels of North Clayton Street Mount Dora and two other sons and two daughters.
Jack Norris of Lake Jem and president of the Mount Dora 4-H club will be honored on 4-H club day February 10 at the Florida State Fair in Tampa for outstanding overall 4-H achievements and leadership. He is raising a Brahman heifer for the Bartow Bradman Breeders show in March and will be flown to Tampa by W. A. Hunt, Flying Farmers organizer, to receive the award.
United Nations and its specialized agencies offered technical assistance to more than 40 countries and territories worldwide during 1950, supporting development projects and capacity building across regions. The report highlights broad international collaboration and the scope of aid programs.
J Keener Mizell Leesburg city manager outlines the mayor council to city manager form to Mount Dora planning officials. He describes the manager as a buffer between voters and officials, responsible to a board, able to run operations full time for efficiency and centralized authority. Municipalities appoint hire and fire power to the five commissioners who elect the manager.
Russell Kay praises the Florida State Fair in Tampa for a star lineup and thrilling side attractions. Frank Frakes performs a dramatic act with dynamite and a casket, set for Thursday February 8 and Sunday February 11, plus a 125 foot high rumba on a tiny disc, atom demonstration, and television showcase. Golf and rates at Mount Dora Golf Course are listed.
The city manager explains the budget is set by the board of commissioners and needs the authority of the de liberative body for any expenditure. He credits his University of Florida business administration degree and 20 years running his own business for his qualifications. He says a solid business head is essential for the role.
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