Youth Kidnapped In Broad Daylight Robbery
A 17 year old from Collins Georgia was kidnapped at 9 a m on Route 441 Mount Dora by three men who forced him into a car slugged him with a makeshift blackjack and stole 41 dollars He was found unconscious on a roadside near Villa Dora hotel reportedly missing earlier for a fishing trip with an uncle Shipes the police chief said four local youths were reportedly involved in walking toward downtown during the incident
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Dora
Robert Sikes
Collins
Richard Shipes
Orabelle Ennis
Dorothy Bradshaw
Betty Jo Eckholt
Bruce Bradshaw
Villa Dora
Shipes
Sikes
Donnelly St
Road Improvement Plan Slated for Mount Dora Area
Mount Dora to start road betterment including Norman Drive in Pinecrest and secondary streets all part of a citywide upgrade. 2000 feet graded in the Veterans Housing project while councilman Al Rehbaum Jr leads street work and seeks continued state road fund support through the county despite receiving only half of due funds.
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Normandy Dr
Pinecrest
Mount Dora
al Rehbaum, Jr
CofC Opens 1948 Membership Drive in Mount Dora
The Mount Dora Chamber of Commerce launches its 1948 membership drive with a goal of at least 350 members. Kickoff is at Sylvan Shores hotel at 8 a.m. led by Carl Graves and Dick Edgerton. Groups contact new businesses to join as part of the town’s growth effort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Dora
Chamber of Commerce
Sylvan Shores
Carl Graves
Dick Edgerton
Dora
Graves
al Rehbaum
Paul Turrentine
Tom Cooley
A. C. Quixley
Bob Bardwell
R. C. Thomas
Charles Bradford
Jack Pease
Kendall Jones
Edgerton
Oe Leon White
Lee G. Ray, Jr
W. M. Kennedy
al Rehbaum, Jr
J. E. Fortner
G. B. “Crip” Rburt
Fletcher Crane
O. M. Simpson
Don Conkling
Heim Field Gets Eight‑Foot Fence For Advertised Gates
City Council agreed to share the cost of an eight foot fence at Heim Field so the Mount Dora Baseball Club can charge admission next summer. The wood fence will be built with advertising from merchants solicited by Wilbur Sign Co. The city will fund braces and stringers while advertising fees pay for the main structure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Heimfield
Mount Dora
Wilbur Sign Co
Mount Dora Art Teacher Guides First Graders in Free Expression
At Mount Dora, Edith Fairfax Davenport fosters child's art from first grade with a free hand for crayons. A former Ecole des Beaux Arts student, she guides six year olds to bold, simple drawings while preserving their early works as family mementoes. Her famous relative Whistler inspired how she teaches.
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Mount Dora
Edith Fairfax Davenport
Ecole Des Beaux Arts
Paris
Goober Describes Beard Growth Challenge for Lions Club
J. G. Ray Jr. recounts a month long effort connected to the Lions club and Dorans, writing to the Topic to share his struggle while seeking a sympathetic reader from home.
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J. G. Ray, Jr
Dorans
Lions Club
Goober
Goober Ray Reflects on January Beard Misadventure
Goober Ray recalls a barberless January causing unexpected town reactions. He describes stares and jokes from Orlando residents and puzzled remarks from Umatilla women. He notes awkward first meetings with new acquaintances and the school board, while lamenting the lack of his daily razor ritual.
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House of David
Orlando
Chris
Umatilla
Ray
Registration Set For Dry Vote In Lake County
Lake county registers set up across the county to decide if Lake should go dry or stay wet. County registrar W. L. Story lists registration HQs under Legals on Page 7. Vets urge all eligible voters to participate in Florida's dry vote in Mount Dora and nearby precincts.
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Lake County
W. L. Story
Legals
Florida
Mount Dora
O. M. Simpson
Photographer Bowman Visits Dayton Lions on Photo Mission
R H Bowman of the Dayton Herald visits Lee Gumner in Mount Dora as he plans photographing Lions in Days of 49 and hopes to capture golf at Mount Dora Golf Arena with a played fee of 1.50 dollars. The note mentions December 1 as a date.
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R. H. Bowman
Dayton, O
Herald
Ome
Lee Gumner
gSav
Mount Dora
Mount Dora Chamber Reaffirms Recreation Drive and Community Chest
The Chamber of Commerce reelects George J. White as president with a full board renewing goals for 1948. Plans include providing summer recreational facilities for children, establishing a Community Chest, promoting better city government understanding, and boosting local business. Justice Tom Sebring spoke on the Nuernberg trials and urged democratic reeducation for Germany.
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Chamber of Commerce
Mount Dora
George J. White
Chamber
Lions and
Kiwanis Clubs
J. E. Fortner
Tom Cooley
J.G. Ray
G. B. “Crip” Hurlburt
R. C. Bardwell
D. Fletcher Crane
al Rehbaum, Jr
Otis Hale
O. M. Simpson
Paul Milner
Tom Sebring
State Supreme Court
Cooley
Justice Sebring
Nuernburg
Hitler
Germany
White
Bill Wells
Personalities Around Mount Dora Highlight a Resilient Hero
The article profiles Charlie Norris, a Mount Dora native who endured a 42 month Japanese captivity and starvation as a prisoner of war. Now a purchasing agent for Vacuum Foods Corp in Plymouth, he embodies recovery as he leads in Florida's citrus industry. Norris, born in Ohio, grew up in Mount Dora, studied at the University of Florida and Carnegie Tech, and returned home to build a career and a life.
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Charlie Norris
Existance
Tokyo
Dora
Vacuum Foods Corp
Plymouth
Florida
Ohio
Alliiance
Mount Dora
Bill Norris
University of Florida
Carnegie Tech
Pittsburg
Charlie
Lem Downs
Lem
Charles Norris Career and War Time Trials
The article recalls Charles Norris rising to hotel management before enlisting in the Coast Artillery in 1941. He went overseas with Ed Sadler, son of Mount Dora residents, and both served in World War II. Charlie and Ed ended up on Corregidor and endured captivity by the Japanese, with Ed later sent to Manchuria. Charlie, once a Tokyo guest of the emperor, longed for Mount Dora as months passed without letters while he worked shoveling coal and hauling rice and ore in harsh conditions.
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Charlie
Coast Artillery
Ise
Ed Sadler
Orin Sadler, II
Mount Dora
Corrigedor
Manchuria
Tokyo
Donnelly
Grandview
Lake Dora
Ee Ieee
Pool Question Reopened by Mount Dora Council
City Council renews debate on summer pool for Mount Dora children. A special election to fund a new pool or purchasing chlorinating equipment for Lakeside pool are options being considered. A committee led by Mayor Fortner and Councilman Bardwell will begin investigations this week.
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R. C. Bardwell
Mount Dora
J. E. Fortner
Cor
Bardwell
A. J. Waltz
Tom Cooley
George J. White
Chamber of Commerce
Rites Friday For Carl Walrod
Carl Walrod 57 of Mount Dora died Tuesday night at Orange Memorial Hospital after a lingering illness. He had planned to open a Sylvan Shores service station and leave a Detroit based job with General Motors Co after 25 years. He served in World War I and leaves widow Elizabeth, stepfather Charles Higley, Detroit, brother Lynn Walrod, Detroit, sister Mrs. William Ryan Caro Mich, and three nephews. Funeral Friday at St Marys of the Lake Eus tis. Interment Detroit later.
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Carl Walrod
Mount Dora
Walrod
Orlando
Orange Memorial Hospital
Sylvan Shores
General Motors Co
Detroit
Carl Wilson
Sylvanee
Orange Blossom
American Legion
Elizabeth
Charles Higley
Lynn Walrod
William Ryan
Caro, Mich
St. Mary’s of the Lake Church
Eustis
Scout Week Observed At Methodist Church
Scout Week in Mount Dora will be observed with special services at the First Methodist Church. Scouts from Mount Dora troops will attend the 11 am service in uniform and take part under the direction of Rev. George Gibson.
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Mount Dora
First Methodist Church
George Gibson
City weighs pool funding options amid council clash
City officials debate financing a new municipal pool through bonds and a special election while examining upgrading the Lakeside pool to meet health standards. Health department closed Lakeside last summer after deeming it unsafe for about 90 Red Cross swimmers.
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Cooley
Lakeside Post
Coul
Health Department
Lakeside
Red Cross
Bardwell
Au Cooley
Fortner
Dimes Drive Ends Nearing Four Thousand Goal
Lake county March of Dimes leaders aim to hit a $4,000 target for infantile paralysis. Chairman John Groves says they may meet or approach the goal. Mount Dora schools lead with $282.07, tripling last year’s amount. Mrs. Helen Kurras’ class totals $27.46 and Mount Dora High’s 7-A class under Mrs. Frances Berteau contributes $23.10.
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Lake County
John Groves
Mount Dora
Helen Kurras
Frances Berteau
Tragic Eustis Air Disaster Leaves Four Hurtful Fates
Larry Clark attempted a back turn to return to the field as his Fairchild plane sputtered. Passenger Jackie Spires 22 died and Louise Mole 23 and Bernice Smith 22 were critically injured. Clark 45 and two friends had joined for a late flight from Eustis Air Service.
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Eustis
Larry Clark
Jackie
Louise Mole
Bernice Smith
Louise
North
Eustis Waterman Memorial Hospital
Bernice
Clark
Eustis Air Service
Lake County
Fairchild
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Cofc
Heim
C of C
Brenwood Studio
Goober Ray
Mom
Granddad
Mabel Norris Reese
Charles Norris
Methodist Church
Jackie Spires
Marion
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