Mount Dora Cuts Electric Rates On Fuel Oil Charge
Mount Dora will see a three percent cut on the 17 percent fuel oil assessment in March statements. Florida Power Corp says fuel oil costs dropped 42 cents a unit, prompting the wholesale rate from 17 to 14 percent. City Council approved passing the reduction to consumers, part of several recent Florida cuts, after considering municipal plant plans.
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Mount Dora
Florida Power Corp
Florida
Florida Power
Boy Scout Week Observed In Mount Dora
Mount Dora joins the nation February 6 to 12 for National Boy Scout Week with Kiwanis sponsorship. Scout Sunday at First Methodist features talks by Tom Burgess Walter Patton Bob Merker and William Barker. A Kiwanis luncheon hosts Scout Troop 19 leaders and Bernard Howell will speak on scouting.
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Mount Dora
Kiwanis Club
First Methodist Church
Tom Burgess
Walter J. Patton
Bob Merker
William Jay Barker
Robert Blackburn
Peter Trenham
Bob Turner
George Sims
Bill Lafroos
Philmont
Cuba
Boy Scouts
Carl Graves
Grants Increase In Florida Public Assistance Payouts
January relief payments from state and federal funds totaled 3 414 830 50 to Florida aged and blind recipients and dependent children, led by Mrs J M Douglas district welfare chair. The month shows a rise of 41 418 50 from December with 906 more cases reaching 84 463. In Lake County aid amounted to 53 905 50 against 594 00 in December for 1 306 cases.
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Florida
J. M. Douglas
District No. 11 Welfare Board
Little Theatre Curtain Rises Monday at Mount Dora
The IceHouse Players open with Lawrence Riley’s Return Engagement at Mount Dora’s new Little Theatre on Monday night. Celia Claflin stars as Carlotta Faulkner with Geneva-Jean Patterson and a cast including Lois Henge Miller, Don Bailes, George Kee, and Betty Jo MacDonald as leading roles. Directors Gordon Goodrich and McKane guide a production born from months of effort transforming an old ice house into a live theatre venue. Local patrons, donors, and angels support the venture with several names listed among backers.
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Lawrence Riley
Mount Dora
New Little Theatre
IceHouse Players
Gordon Goodrich
Celia Claflin
Carlotta Faulkner
Ard
Dora
Don Bailes
George Kee Herman Dykes, Jr
Betty Jo MacDonald
Sally McKane
Oscar Schubert
Glenn Woodworth
Lake County
Bernard Schroeder
Mary Donkeen
W. E Holler
Alan Goodrich
George J. White
al Rehbaum
Dr Straughn Dies Suddenly in Clearwater
Mount Dora friends of Dr Clinton C Straughn and his daughter Helen S Conover of Red Bank New Jersey learned of his sudden death in Clearwater on January 24. He collapsed in the Fort Harrison hotel after a day of lawn bowling and golf.
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Mount Dora
Clinton C. Straughn
Helen S. Conover
Red Bank
N. J
Clearwater
Grand View Hotel
Wellesley College
Wellesley
Chiang Kai-Shek
Straughn
Fort Harrison
Pop Cooper Spirit Rides In For Mount Dora Regatta
In Mount Dora Sunday Thom Cooper will pilot "Pop's Tops" in the 135 inboard class as a tribute to his father "Pop" Cooper who died after a crash at an Ontario race last August. Regatta organizer Joe Swift notes the boat resembles the one Pop drove, and crowds recall his Mount Dora speed where his boat "Blue Blazes" once thrilled fans despite a prior crash with a buoy and broken ribs.
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Leesburg
Mount Dora
American Power Boat Association
Pop
Cooper
Lake Dora
Thom
Joe Swift
Thom Cooper
Ontario
Blue Blazes
Sener
Kansas City
Tickets at Youth Center Regatta Concession Drive
The Youth Center plans a food concession themed Hot dogs Hamburgers and Cold pop at the Regatta Sunday to raise funds. Dorans urged by President Patty Claflin to buy tickets from Youth Center members to help the group win the prize by selling the most tickets.
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Youth Center
Adrianne Norton
Dorans
Patty Claflin
City to hire hostess as 1949 budget item
City Council approved adding a salary line for a city hostess at the Community Building and accepted the resignation of Edith Coleman who has served the Kiwanis Lions and Chamber dinners. The hired hostess may also cook for Kiwanis if the club keeps Coleman. The Lions pressed for changes while Council weighs pay levels of 100 dollars to 125 dollars depending on Kiwanis involvement.
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City Council
Commuity
Edith Coleman
Kiwanis Club
Lions Club
Chamber of Commerce
Lillian Christie
R. C. Bardwell
Chamber
Coleman
Council
Taylor Plans Addition to Mount Dora Bowling Club
Frank Taylor, a key Mount Dora figure, proposes a 5000 dollar addition to the city’s celebrated lawn bowling court alongside Lake Dora. He seeks Building Inspector approval to start immediately and envisions repurposing abandoned tennis courts for future use while noting club upgrades totaling 1800 dollars last fall.
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Mount Dora
Florida
Frank Taylor
Eee
Hudson
Mass
Taylor
Miss Davenport to Speak on Art in Religion
Edith Fairfax Davenport director of art in Mount Dora schools will discuss Art in Religion at the Woman's Association meeting of the Community Congregational Church. The talk is set for 3 p.m. Friday in the church parlors.
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Davenport
Edith Fairfax Davenport
Mount Dora
Woman’s Association of the Community Congregational Church
Lesson in daily choices shaping destiny
A reflective line by F B Meyer on how everyday actions determine our future, emphasizing the power of small decisions.
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F. B. Meyer
Walter Patton a Mount Dora leader in Scouts and business
Walter Patton balances Scout Master duties for a robust community program with roles at Patton-Driggers Co. and the local art league. A Milwaukee native and veteran scout, he built a sheet metal business and once trained as a commercial artist while guiding youth through Boy Scouts and support for the Kiwanis and IceHouse Players.
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Kiwanis Club
California
Walter Patton
Walter
Patton
Hammond
United States
Waukegan
Ill
Chicago Art Institute
Margaret Olive Brain
W. D. Patton
Walter J Patton Opens Workshop In Mount Dora
Walter J Patton started his metal shop in Mount Dora after working in Orlando and Eustis. By 1941 he joined the National Youth Administration and Vocational Education, helping build the Bethune-Cookman Negro school which grew into a college with 400 boys and 125 girls across seven shops.
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Orlando
Lake County
Eustis
Mount Dora
Walter
Texaco
National Youth Administration and Vocational Education Organization
Daytona Beach
Regatta Adds Inboard Racing Class at Lake Dora
Yacht club regatta opens on Lake Dora with the new Class Z inboards. Notable entrants include Loren Pennington from Santa Monica behind a 225 hp Crosley Cobra, and Powell of Richmond with two inboards. Officials from Motor Boating and local leaders will supervise the event with a $1,600 prize pool and postrace ceremonies at the Yacht Club.
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Lake Dora
Yacht Club Chamber of Commerce
Florida
Miami
Mount Dora
Aebaum
Powell
Richmond
Fred Mai
Albany
N. Y
Harold Abrams
Wilmington
N. C
Wagon
Wang-Dang
Roy Erickson
Columbia
Ind
John
Ege
Yacht Club
Chapman
Motor Boating Magazine
Horsley
Orlando
Jack Simpson
Harry Backus
Joe Swift
CofC Sets New Goal Drive Opens Today
An army of Chamber of Commerce volunteers begins a citywide outreach in Mount Dora to boost membership. The goal is 500 members with efforts to sign new members and renew existing ones following the Chamber’s board meeting.
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Cofc
Mount Dora
Chamber of Commerce
Chamber
Cnew
Mount Dora Chamber of Commerce president begins 20th year
George J. White marks his 20th year as president of Mount Dora's Chamber of Commerce in 1949. As presiding officer he has hosted notable speakers, including J. Hillis Miller at the annual dinner. White is president of the First National Bank and dedicates many volunteer hours to promote active commerce for community growth.
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George J. White
Mount Dora
Chamber of Commerce
J. Hillis Miller
First National Bank
White
Panther
Vets To Answer Turner Suit In Mount Dora
The Veterans Memorial association faces Judge T. G. Futch today to secure the only liquor permit for Mount Dora. Mayor J. E. Fortner City Attorney Tom Cooley association president and City Clerk William Stewart appear in the suit by J. F. Turner of Eustis who seeks city approval for a license. The council granted the license to the veterans association last month after Turner claimed state approval for a store near the memorial home. Cooley obtained a beer and wine permit for the Memorial building to bridge the gap while other routes are pursued.
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Veterans Memorial Association
T. G. Futch
Mount Dora
J. E. Fortner
Tom Cooley
William Stewart
J. F. Turner
Eustis
Veterans Association
Turner
Veterans Memorial Home
Cooley
Memorial Building
Major Downs Posted to Japan from Orient Assignment
Major Lem Downs, staff advisor to Major Gen. David C. Barr, is transferred from China to Japan. His wife Carolyn heard the news in Mount Dora from a letter he wrote last Friday stating he would arrive in Japan Wednesday. The family left for China last summer and returned to Mount Dora in November. they hope to join him in April.
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Lem Downs
David C. Barr
Orient
China
Japan
Carolyn
Mount Dora
Major Downs
Nanking
Downs
Michael
John
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Dr. Straughn
Jeremy Collier
Mabel Norris Reese
Walter D. Patton
Riverside High School
Milwaukee
Apg Watter
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