Miss Florence Heim Crowned Mardi Gras Princess
After spirited voting in Mount Dora during the Eustis Mardi Gras, Florence Heim daughter of Councilman L. R. Heim is named princess. The clipping also notes 11 year old Robert Perkins of Fort Trumbull Beach who saved Kathleen Dermott at Milford Yacht Club earning a Life Saving Medal from the Connecticut Humane Society.
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Princess Dora
Eustis Mardi Gras
Florence Heim
Miss Heim
L. R. Heim
Milford
Local Birth Announcements and Community Notes
Forty years ago on February 8 Frederick Jefferies was born to Mr. and Mrs. D. D. Roseborough and is doing well. Norman Tuckett Jr. celebrated his tenth birthday with a drop in party at East Ninth Ave. Mount Dora guests included Ray Blanchard Paul Mosteller Tye Youngblood George Jerne Bobby Vincent and Herschel Turner. A William Stewart drop in party drew guests including Katherine Killian Ellen Schrup Flora Morley Martha Fenn Helyne Ray C C Dooley L C Green Nelson Morley Ed Sadler Tracy Kramer Mortimer McCown. On February 14 1946 the American Legion carnival at the ball park drew crowds with a matinee at half price for women and children. Children from the Harry Anna Crippled Children’s Home of Umatilla were guests. Florence Lee a UNC pharmacy student made the Dean’s List. Bob Burkart formerly Technician Fourth Class now re enrolled at The Citadel under the veterans program after moving from Jacksonville as a Mount Dora High School graduate in 1940.
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D. D. Roseborough
Frederick Jefferies
Norman Tuckett Jr
East Ninth Ave
Ray B. Blanchard
Paul Mosteller
Tye Tye Youngblood
George Jerne
Bobby Vincent
Herschel Turner
Mount Dora
Jim Conklin
Harry Day
Jim Bule
Eustis
American Legion
Ball Park
Harry-Anna
Umatilla
Legion
Florence Lee
University of North Carolina
Bob Burkart
Citadel
Military College of
South Carolina
Burkart
Jacksonville
Mount Dora High School
New Mount Dora Residents A R Crone Family Welcome
Newcomers to Mount Dora in February 1956 are Mr. and Mrs. A R Crone of 1031 Sheridan Road Sylvan Shores. He from Montana and an Oberlin College graduate with trade pub experience. she from New York and a Smith College alumna with editorial work. They plan year round Florida life and join IceHouse Players. Mark Williams returns proud after Lake County 4 H Poultry Judging team wins state fair with his top score.
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Mount Dora
A. R. Crone
Sheridan Road
Sylvan Shores
Crone
Montana
Oberlin College
Ohio
Publishers
Weekly
the Library Journal
Smith College
G & C Marrien
Webster's Dictionary
Mark Williams
Tampa
Lake County
Mark
Mount Dora TOPIC publication and mailing details
The Mount Bora TOPIC is published weekly at 132 West Fifth Avenue Mount Dora Florida with a mailing address P O Box 197 Mount Dora Florida The newspaper lists subscription rates of 5 00 a year 9 00 for two years within Florida 6 00 a year 11 00 for two years out of state and single copies priced at 15 cents Second class postage is paid at Mount Dora Florida.
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West Fifth Avenue
Mount Dora
P.O. Box
Florida
First Grade at School with Miss Lorenz in 1906
A boy begins first grade under Miss Beatrice Lorenz as mothers watch. The class learns obedience and diligence with slate, Palmer method, and a coffee patrol led by the stern teacher. A church wedding and a fainting monitor scene reveal the era's formal discipline.
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Beatrice Lorenz
Miss Lorenz
Lorenz
Mount Dora Art Festival Criticizes City Growth Tactics
A Mount Dora column argues the second Art Festival drew crowds, harmed local shops, and failed to show real economic benefit. It urges controlled growth, clearer accounting, and homegrown judging to shape a gem of a community rather than a street carnival.
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Mount Bora
A.M. Liveright
Vol
Chamber of Commerce
Tong
Our City
Old Mount Dora
Chamber
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