Florida Celebrates Days of 49 Fest in Mount Dora
Mount Dora hosts the Lions club Days of 49 carnival marking California Gold Rush centennial style. The gala features period costumes, real-money props, games of chance, dancing to Kay Rehbaum and Her All-Boy Orchestra, and proceeds for the Lions welfare fund. Bill Prinz chairs the event, organizing booths, tables, and tents for the two night celebration.
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Florida
California
Mount Dora
Lions Club
Donnelly
49Ers
Dorans
Kay Rehbaum
Lions Welfare Fund
Hamburger. E
Gallety
Bill Prinz
Chamber Drive Seeks Lake County Membership Record
The Chamber of Commerce drive in Lake County surpasses a dozen new members and aims for a 300 membership record. Led by Dick Edgerton and Carl Graves, volunteers spread the organization’s name after last weekend’s Yacht Club Regatta drawing nearly 10 000 visitors.
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Chamber of Commerce
Lake County
Dick Edgerton
Carl Graves
New Nyree
Chamber
United States
Fime
Shan
Commerce Organization
Chamber of Commerce Yacht Club
J. G. la Due
Burkart Products
Ed. Nimnicht
Wm. Prinz
Chas. Bradford
H. D. Overhiser
W. A. Vincent
O. .D. Stephens
Turner’s Bakery
Lavonne Lashar
al Rehbaum, Sr
Rehbaum
A. T. Wiggersworth
Standard Oil
Frank A. Theall
T. H. McKinney
Utter
Katherine Kirby
J. D. Pease
Wm. P. Wingler
Helen O. Lemert
J. M. McCown
J. W. Swartz
A. Lee French
William E. Holler
Cora S. Holler
Mary True
Harriet Mallory
Club Rudo
Lewis Carroll
R W. Dickson
R. G. Galloway
F. F. Finzel
F. E. Burton
Rehbaum Co., Inc
Emil Treendle
Cooley and Christopher
Mary Sanborn
E. C. Devorsak
A. C. Quixley
R. A. Quixley
R. M. Brown
Harvey Kimball
Mount Dora Pharmacy
First National Bank
George J. White
Brown Builders’ Supply Co
K. A. Depew
W. A. Redd, Jr
Millard C. Reid
Huff's Grocery
World Group Not U N Will Prevent War
George Saute of Rollins College argues that only a World Federation based on international law and a world court can prevent war. He cites economic poverty, U S policy, and the atomic threat as major factors, urging stronger global institutions and cooperation. Olga Llano performs a piano recital and Dr. Dendy will speak at Amsterdam Conference focus next week.
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Etta Austin McDonald
United Nations
George Saute
Rollins College
Hamilton Holt
Rollins
Methodist Church
Saute
Mr. Saute
United States
Europe
Russia
Sante
Olga Llano
Rollins Conservatory
Annual Michigan Day Observed In Mount Dora
Michigan Day activities unfold at the Mount Dora Community Building on February 18 with a potluck dinner and shuffleboard. George J. White, president of the Chamber of Commerce, will deliver the welcoming address at 11 am. A nail-driving contest for men and other contests and entertainment are planned, with shuffleboard on the excra courts at 4 pm.
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Michigan
Mount Dora
George J. White
Chamber of Commerce
Man Overboard at Lake Dora In Coffee Colored Waters
H. H. Starnes of Hickory North Carolina falls from a boat into Lake Dora. His arm appears above the water as he vanishes in spray. A water patrol boat rescues him.
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H. H. Starnes
Hickory, N. C
Lake Dora
Wate
High Court May Decide Mount Dora Liquor License Dispute
The Mount Dora liquor license fight moves toward the Supreme Court as Veterans Memorial association sues L F Turner to void his state permit. Judge Futch had ruled Turner did not follow county procedure, while commissioners weigh sending the matter to the high court. The state liquor department stands by its order granting Turner the license. The closing verse hints at a poetical finish.
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Supreme Court
Mount Dora
Veterans Memorial Association
T. G. Futch
Memorial Association
L. F. Turner
Eustis
Turner
Futch
Board of County Commissioners
State Liquor Department
Tom Cooley
Regatta Sparks 8000 Spectators At Lake Dora
Lake Dora hosted the 1950 Chamber of Commerce Yacht Club Regatta drawing about 8000 attendees from across the nation. 131 drivers entered the Grapefruit Circuit opening races from California to New York, with world records set by Johnny Ferlita and Syd Street. The event featured a banquet, $1600 in prize money, and ongoing races to Sebring the following Sunday.
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Lake Dora
Chamber of Commerce Yacht Club
Mount Dora
Bob Agerton
Regatta Field
Yacht Club
California
New York
Sebring
Orange Blossom Trail
MacDonald St
Johnny Ferlita
Tampa
Dora
W. R. Layton
Baltimore
Jane
Jane. “‘Beedlebaum
Regatta
Joe Swift
Syd Street
Kansas City
Tommy Hagood
Orlando
Swift
Chamber
Layton
Rehbaum Hardware Co
Doug Creech
Charlotte
Mabry Edwards
Jacksonville
Lewis Deal
Hickory
Don . Eldridge
Lakeland
Tommy. Hagood
Creech
J.C. Cox, Jr
IceHouse Opening Praised in Mount Dora Debut
The IceHouse Players in Mount Dora open with Return Engagement winning praise from audiences including leaders from Mount Dora and nearby towns. Director Gordon Goodrich earns credit for casting and humor. cast members Lois Cooper Celia Claflin Marguerite Miller Sally McCain Mary Foucart Berrien McCain Oscar Schubert and others receive acclaim for strong performances and future potential.
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IceHouse
Florida
Mount Dora
Gordon Goodrich
Papa
Patterson Greene
Ice House
Orlando
Eustis
Leesburg
Tavares
Howard Baily
Annie Russell
Rollins College
Wilbur Dorsett
Baily
Rollins Drama
Eliza Emerson
Central Florida
Celia Claflin
The
Layers
Carlotta Faulkner
Marguerite Miller
Hetherington
Goodrich
Sally McCain
Sally
Geoffrey Armstrong
Oscar Schubert
Baldy Bemis
Blaze
Dora
Don Bailes
Bob
Herman Dykes, Jr
Eddie
Glenn Woodworth
Albert
George Lashar
George
Jean Patterson
Betty Jo: McDonald
Cat Crashes Opening Night in IceHouse Play
An icehouse theatre opening night scene features a wandering cat joining Marguerite Miller and Sally McCain in a dramatic moment. Praise flows for the new stage, with credit to Bill Barker and Walter Patton for transforming the space.
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IceHouse
Marguerite Miller
Sally McCain
Little Theatre
Bill Barker
Walter Patton
Berrien McCain
World traveler Dr Lane writes more on global geography
Dr Ferdinand C Lane of Mount Dora Florida famed author of The World's Great Lakes lives in Lake County for the winter while Doubleday commissions him to extend his series on geography. His prior books include The Mysterious Sea and Earth's Grandest Rivers and he recently earned strong reviews from Garrett Mattingly.
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Great Lakes
Lake County
Florida
Ferdinand C. Lane
Mount Dora
Lake Dora
Tremain St
Lane
Non- Fiction Book Club
Tom
Massachusetts
Europe
India
Aoe
Garrett Mattingly
Columbia University
New York Saturday Review of Literature
Amur
Asia
Dr. Lane
Amazon
Chance
Doubleday
Llow
Ferdinand C Lane A Life in Baseball Publishing and Science
The obituary notes Ferdinand C Lane born in Minnesota in 1885, edited Baseball Magazine, life member of the Baseball Writers Association, taught biology at the University of Virginia, taught history philosophy and geopolitics at Piedmont College in Georgia, later pursued hobbies like ruffleboard and lawn bowling, and contributed geographic and archaeological notes on the Andes and Inca civilization.
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Baseball Magazine
Baseball Writers Association
Minnesota
Massachusetts
New York
Boston University
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Baseball
University of Virginia
Piedmont College
Georgia
Nhine Geographic Society
Natural Historic Society
Lane
Red Cross Drive Opens in Mount Dora March
Lake County Red Cross drive starts March 1 with a county goal of 11000, a reduction from last year’s 20000. Burton Brown of Leesburg outlined past aid, including 420 home service cases and 1500 dollars in county relief in the six months to Jan 1, 1949. William Barker named Mount Dora chairman, assisting G. G. Ware of Leesburg’s First National Bank who leads Lake County.
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Mount Dora
Lake County
Leesburg
Kiwanis Club
Dora
National
Ecoa
Florida
William Jay Barker
G. G. Ware
First National of
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World Group
U.N
American Power Boat Association
John Godfrey Saxe
Lake Alfred
Eldridge
Hagood
Edwards
Chuck Thompson
Detroit
Bill Christopher, Jr
Royal
Cat
11Th Av
Cele Claflin
Mabel Norris Reese
Earth
Red Cross
Thomas Jefferson
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