Mount Dora Kiwanis Charter Night draws 200 in celebration
Charter Night at the Grandview Hotel drew about 200 attendees with speeches, gowns, and feasting. Mount Dora Day at the Orlando fair is set for next Wednesday with banners promoting the town. Snow in Mount Dora charms children as frozen fun arrives from Georgia. Sonny Malone’s eleventh birthday party at the Yacht Club brightens weekend. Carolyn Barker and Glenn Brown wed in Tavares and plan to live in Sorrento.
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Mount Dora Kiwanis Club
Grandview Hotel
Kiwanis Club
Mount Dora
Orlando
North Georgia
Florida
George Malone
Sonny Malone
Paul Johnson
Carolyn C. Barker
Leonard Barker
Tavares
Glenn L. Brown
G. M. Brown
Sorrento
Mount Dora Clubs Elections And Notable Local Notes
The Mount Dora Quarterbacks Club held a February meeting to elect officers for community athletic improvement including Ernest Mosteller as president and Otis Hale as vice president. Lt Hecker on leave from Sioux Falls and PhM1c Drawdy discharged after five years service noted. Helen Jepson visited Mount Dora raising about $2,000 for IceHouse Players building fund. she donated $100 personally. City Council approved a $633 electric addressograph to speed utility bill processing for about 2,000 customers.
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Mount Dora
Auditorium
Ernest Mosteller
Otis Hale
William Lo Froos
Harry Hopcraft
J. G. Ray Jr
Roy Christopher
Howard Simpson
Rollin Javens
David Simpson
Robert L. Hecker
Sioux Falls
South Dakota
Julian E. Drawdy
Navy
Lake County
Helen Jepson
Metropolitan Opera
Celia Claflin Shaw
IceHouse Players
United Way Campaign Nears Close in Mount Dora
In Mount Dora Al Blackburn and Dave Edgerton concede defeat as the United Way drive shows a $23 000 take toward a $25 000 goal while Leesburg hits $76 000. Edgerton retires, Blackburn to take over, and over $2 000 in pledges remain outstanding as supporters are urged to mail in checks.
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United Way
al Blackburn
Dave Edgerton
Mount Dora
Donnelly Park
Lake County
Leesburg
United Appeal
Dave
Editor Letter Calls for Fact Based Reporting Reform
Mount Dora reader Dean Van Landingham questions modern journalism ethics. He urges full investigation before publishing, warns against inferred corruption of officials and demands open probes into city operations Golf course Development Corporation purchasing Chamber of Commerce and related bodies. He calls for restoration of citizen trust.
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Cox
Chamber of Commerce
Dean van Landingham
Area man seeks shipmates
A reader shares about meeting World War I veteran Mr. C. C. Hatfield of Maitland Florida on a trip from Gainesville to Mount Dora. Hatfield served on the USS Nevada and would be glad to hear from former Nevada crew. He lost his wife in 1970 and recently a close friend.
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Gainesville
Mount Dora
Hatfield
Nevada
C.C. Hatfield
Maitland
Helpline thanks Liveright for 1975 publicity boost
The Helpline organization expresses gratitude to Mr. Liveright for publicity in 1975 and notes an annual caseload surpassing 3,000. Marion J. McNair signs the thank you letter, hoping for an improved 1976.
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MR. Liveright
Helpline
Marion J, McNair
Local bill hearings urged for citizen input this session
Citizens are urged to attend pre session local bill hearings across delegations. Legislators need personal input before April budget decisions, as tax funded programs face spending cuts. The author emphasizes grassroots understanding and timely public participation.
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Florida
The Time for Political Puffery is Past
A city editorial urges adopting a City Manager plan, arguing new councilmen lack expertise and that on the job department heads should become managers with advisory reports and attendance at council meetings. It predicts eleven departments, about twelve appointees, and immediate action, with next week promising specifics.
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Department of Public Service and Public Works
Council
In Memoriam Dear George at First National Bank
A tribute letter recalls George's steady leadership at the First National Bank of Mount Dora during the Great Depression years 1932 42. The author describes his calm confidence, the backstage work training youths, and family warmth while noting a personal rift and lasting legacy of honesty and dependability.
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George
Meritorius
Rosemary
First National Bank of
Mount Dora
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Mount Bora
A.M. Liveright
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West Fifth Avenue
P.O. Box
Editorial
The
United Way Campaign
Hitler
Franklin
Area Man
Per
Sen
Jim Glisson
Crone
Pearson
Memoriam
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