Mount Dora Hurricanes Fall to Umatilla in Tight Battle
Mount Dora High School boys lose 38-32 to Umatilla as the Bulldogs use height to stifle offense. Frank Hall led with 13 points while Simpson, Hutchinson, Rappel and others added scoring. The Hurricanettes also dropped both their games, and Mount Dora to host St James in a rescheduled matchup.
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Hutchinson
Rappel
TeStrake
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Roseborough
Groveland Greenbacks
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Groveland
Sue Scott
Aline Paul
St. James
Lions Spur City Drive For Girl Scouts Support
Lions club members completed a final city tour to raise 1100 for the Land O Lakes Council Girl Scouts of America. Drive Chairman Sam Swiger said the group was about 400 short and urged volunteers to finish the effort. Chuck Garland, Leesburg Chamber of Commerce secretary, spoke on blind veterans rehabilitation programs. Tickets for the Days of 49ers carnival were distributed for Feb 27 and 28.
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Lions Club
Land O’ Lakes
Chamber of Commerce
Leesburg
Honest act in a theatre leads to finder's memory
Mrs Katherine Randall found a woman's handbag in the Washington D C theatre ladies lounge. A check bearing a man's signature was inside. She returned the bag and its contents, modeling honesty for a lost possessions notice on Page 7 of the Topic.
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Katherine Randall
Mrs. Randall
Mrs Randall Returns Stolen Purse After Honest Act
A theater purse theft ends with Mrs Randall taking money as a trial, then returning the bag intact after exchanging letters with the owner. She wrote to the bank for payee details and later told the owner in another city she found the bag. The owner’s grateful note advised keeping the money, but she kept only the letter as a memento.
Moncadora’s Lake Plan Sparks Town Drama
In Moncadora on the shores of Ichy Ichy a snake named Muchymoola bargains with town fathers. She promises a fisherfolk dream of Hopapopka shore tourism and a Schiaparelli fishing frock, fueling a plan that could reshape the lake and village fortunes.
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Ichy Ichy
Moncadora
Muchymoola
Schiaparelli
Lake Eola
Khublai Kahn
Mount Dora Residents Support March of Dimes Campaign
Marian Clark thanks Mount Dora citizens and the women who joined the Mothers March on Polio for their strong response to the March of Dimes drive. The Mount Dora chairman notes the town’s pride in the effort.
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Mount Dora
Marianna Clark
March of Dimes
Bob Norris to Speak at Hibiscus Circle Meeting
Lake county agent R. E. Bob Norris will address the Hibiscus Circle of the Lakes and Hills Garden Club Friday at 2 p.m. in the Community building on What To Do in Florida Gardens. Hostess Mrs. L. B. Keith will be assisted by Mrs. Lola A. Kennedy and others.
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R.E
Bob” Norris
Lake County
Hibiscus Circle of the Lakes and Hills Garden Club
Florida Gardens
L. B. Keith
Lola A. Kennedy
Walter Kimmel
Jose Kircher
William R. Lott
Mount Dora Students Learn About National Guard
Male students at Mount Dora School heard an explanation of the National Guard from civilian military officers. They were told the Guard has 5,500 units in more than 2,200 communities and serves only in national state or community emergencies.
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National Guard
United States
Whitman Echoes in Modern Broadcast Doings
The quote frames the United States as a grand poem and draws a parallel between human doings and the schedule of daily broadcasts. It presents Whitman’s view that national life mirrors the cadence of day and night in media and culture.
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United States
Walt Whitman
Ora Stuart Niles Dies of Heart Attack at 74
Ora Stuart Niles, 74, a winter resident of Mount Dora and longtime Crane Furniture Co. employee, died from a heart attack at Durham Young hospital last Saturday. He leaves his wife Iva, a daughter Mrs. Robert C. Kime of Palm Beach, Fla., and granddaughter Valerie Stuart Kimes. A Mason and Lawn Bowling club member, he belonged to Hancock lodge in Greenfield, Ind. Funeral services were held at Rehbaum Funeral Home Sunday, officiated by Dr. Arthur P. Pratt.
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Leeburg
Durham Young Hospital
Crane Furniture Co
Mount Dora
Niles
Iva Niles
Robert C. Kime
Palm Beach
Fla
Valerie Stuart Kimes
Lawn Bowling Club
Hancock Lodge
Greenfield
Ind
Rehbaum ‘Funeral Home
Arthur P. Pratt
Mothers drive at Mount Dora raises near $1,000 for polio
Swelled by the good response to the Mother's March on Polio Mount Dora this week reported nearly $1,000 as its part toward the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis. Mrs Helen Kurras president of the Business and Professional Women's club said the mothers who staged the march Jan 29 collected $525 from residents who had turned the porch lights on to signify willingness to give.
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National Foundation For
Helen Kurras
Business and Professional Women’s Club
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