Skit Night Offers Fun and Beauty in Mount Dora
Laughter and art fill the Community building as Mount Dora hosts the annual Skit Night by the PTA. Lions club, Kiwanis, and other service groups present sketches and performances to raise operating funds for the school, with prizes including a Lake Jem picnic and a Lake Dora boat ride.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Parent-Teacher Association
Mount Dora
John Heist
Lake Jem
Lake Dora
Lions Club
Marshall
Kiwanis Club
the Turtle
M. O
Buster” Williams
Glen Brown
W. M. Kenedy
Marianna Clark
J. J. Lee
Elmira Loder
Charles E. Shaw
Isabel H. Gassett
Creative Writers Group of
The
Art League
Lakes and Hills Garden Club
Glenn Brown
Robert Travers
IceHouse
American Legion
Paul H. Reese
Orin Sadler, Sr
Patton Metal and Roofing Works, Inc
Ault & Williamson Service Station
First National Bank
Brown Builders Supply
H. W. Land
Richard Edgerton
C. J. Brown
George Stedronsky
This Is Our Problem speaker argues for American Way of Life
Mrs. David M. Wright of Bartow told the Mount Dora audience that civilization created the state to protect God given rights and that Americans must defend the American Way of Life. She warned of rising socialism and urged action for good government, citing public apathy and hostility to management.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David M. Wright
Bartow
Mount Dora Community Forum
Wright
Swift, and Co
American Association of Advertising Agencies
Association of National Advertisers
Harding College
Washington
Skylark aims at serious comedy on Mount Dora stage
IceHouse Players present Skylark next Thursday through Saturday at Lake County Little Theatre Mount Dora directed by Mae Buckman. Mel Wagner returns in a lead role with newcomer Ann Johnson, portraying a jealous schemer. Helen Jackson and Jim Jackson play Lydia and Tony Kenyon as the drama unfolds around a modern married couple and the consequences of neglect.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
IceHouse
Mae Buckman
Lake County
Helen
Jim
Jackson
Little Theatre
John
Mary
Wagner
Skylark
Merle Cleary
E. F. Merchant
Leslie Hines
Watson Buckman
Mildred Leatherbury
Walter Patton
Evelyn Page
Blair Thomas E. Blair Taken By Death
Thomas Edward Blair 70 member of Spanish War Veterans and VFW died last Friday at Waterman Memorial hospital. He survived by his wife Leona Blair a daughter Mrs. Charles FE. Haver of Biloxi Miss and sister Mrs. C. M. Gentry Evansville Ind. The Blairs came to Mount Dora seven years ago from St. Cloud Fla. Rehbaum Co. handled funeral arrangements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spanish War Veterans Organization
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Thomas Edward Blair
Waterman Memorial Hospital
Leona Blair
Charles FE. Haver
Biloxi
C. M. Gentry
Evansville
Ind
Blair
Mount Dora
St. Cloud
Birth of a Silent Hour Kindles a Poet’s Echo
A fragmentary line echoes classical verse as a poet contemplates time and birth. The text hints at Corneille or similar influence, blending medieval cadence with modern reflective mood.
Birth of Corliss Kay Smith at Waterman Memorial
A girl named Corliss Kay Smith was born to Mr. and Mrs. Sidney E. Smith on February 18 at Waterman Memorial Hospital Route 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Corliss Kay
Sidney E. Smith
Waterman Memorial Hospital
Winter Guests Distinguish Hosts By Hidden Personalities
Guests at Lakeside Inn and Villa Dora enjoy hospitality while the hosts reveal contrasting temperaments. Carl Graves shows gentle warmth and steady charm on Mount Dora hilltop, drawing guests to plan returning visits for decades. Dick Edgerton smiles across lawns, soothing guests amid tensions hinted at by a bristling rumor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lakeside Inn
Villa Dora
Villa Dorans
Carl Graves
Dick Edgerton
Jekyll Hyde
Mount Dora
Carl
Frances Gravlee helped girl find life again in Mount Dora
In Mount Dora Frances Gravlee, a welfare worker, saved a 17 year old girl from a bleak childhood by securing psychiatric care and funds for treatment. Community groups and individuals raised 350 to cover hospital care in Tampa. The girl, previously moved between 14 places, is now back on track and attending school.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frances Gravlee
Frances
Mount Dora
Welfare Department
Miami
Lake County
Health and Welfare Council of
Tampa
King’s Daughters
Kiwanis Club
Lions Club
Pythian Sisters
Healing through Welfare Frances Finds Hope on West Coast
Mrs C C Gravlee recalls guiding a frightened girl from hospital to a hopeful home on the West Coast. Frances handles a heavy child welfare caseload, seeking adoption by checking backgrounds of applicants and parents. Many cases arise from broken homes, divorce, illegitimacy, and mothers relinquishing children latterly to shelters.
State Tournament Scheduled at Mount Dora’s Earl B Ferson Gym
Mount Dora hosts the State Class B championship next weekend with 12 boys teams and two girls squads. Mount Dora opens Wednesday at 3:30 pm with Pier son vs Montverde. Hurri canes face Clermont at 7:30 pm. Finals are Saturday night, with Tavares, Umatilla, Lyman and others in contention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Dora
Earl B. Ferson
Hurricanes
Clermont
Central Florida
Pierson
Montverde
Tavares
Bushnell
Umatilla
Reddick
St. James
Crystal River
Inverness
Eustis
Lyman
Hurricanettes
Lyman Girls
Pinkney Turner
Herman Kicklighter
Bo Averitt
Harry Hinkle
Don Hardy
Oviedo
Clyde Walker
Max Judy
Bobby Davis
Titusville
Charlie Hale
St. Cloud
Earl Ference
Groveland
Clermont Lads
Groveland Lads
Mount Dora Red Cross names fund chairman
Celia Claflin Shaw is named fund chairman for the Mount Dora membership drive of the American Red Cross. Judge W. Troy Hall Jr. and George J. White will assist in organizing volunteers to secure Mount Dora’s portion of the Lake County quota of 15,000 dollars for 1951.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Red Cross
Mount Dora
Celia Claflin Shaw
W. Troy Hall, Jr
Lake County
Red Cross
George J. White
Chamber Reaches Halfway Mark in Mount Dora Drive
In a rapid push the Mount Dora Chamber of Commerce drive reached the halfway point toward its 400 member goal. Teams led by Carl Graves and Dick Edgerton traded progress with Edgerton briefly ahead at 83 members to Graves 66, then Graves surged. The First National Bank contributed the largest single pledge with 12 memberships, and President George J. White added three personal memberships.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamber of Commerce
Richard Edgerton
Lou L. Heaton
Robert Wells
Edgerton
Carl Graves
Mount Dora
Chamber
Dick Edgerton
Graves
A. C. Quixley
Quixley
First National Bank
George J. White
Lakeside Inn
F. D. Clement
Mount. Dora Topic
Rehbaum’s Hardware
Pearle Acree
Ocklawaha Nurseries
M. V. Simpson
O. M. Simpson
Nancy J. Stuart
M. O. Williams
Green Lantern
A. A. Turner
Daniel H. Bishop
J. C. Cooper
J. D. Pease, Sr
J.D. Pease, Jr
Henry W. Land
Richard R. Eddy
Oscar Stephens, Jr
Mary M. True
Kimball Garage
J. M. McCown
Henry G. Finlayson
F. W. Hannum
Mary D. Learned
R. G. Wells
Robert. A. Quixley
J.C. Urquhart
Mary A. Sanborn
Emil Troendle
Dr. E. C. Devorsak
Helen O. Lemert
Turner’s Restaurant
Kiwanis Opens Annual Child Benefit Drive in Mount Dora
The Kiwanis club launches its yearly fund drive to aid Boy Scouts camp projects and underprivileged children. Carl Graves chairs. Red team led by Robert Wason and Stanley Kuznik. Blue team led by Roy Christopher with J. D. Hall and Robert Wells as lieutenants. The effort supports Scout Troop No. 19 Cub packs and Explorers in the Central Florida Council led by Ernest Hogan and Tom Burgess. Walter TeStrake is local Scout master with Slater Cox as assistant. Cub master Bud Merker.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kiwanis Club
Mount Dora
Boy Scouts
Kiwanians
Reds
Blues
Carl Graves
Robert Wason
Stanley Kuznik
Robert Quixley
Roy Christopher
J. D. Hall
Robert Wells
Heart Attack Fatal To L. W. Smith
Lawrence W. Smith of East Liverpool Ohio and Mount Dora died Tuesday evening of a heart attack while playing cards at the Mount Dora Yacht Club. He was a hardware merchant and is survived by his widow two sons a daughter and siblings. Funeral services are being arranged by the Rehbaum Co.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Dora Yacht Club
Lawrence W. Smith
East Liverpool
Ohio
Mount Dora
Smith
Ohio City
Helen Smith
Lawrence, Jr
John
H. A. Moore
Indianapolis
Susan
William Louthan
Jason
Eustis
Smiths
Clayton St
Eighth Av
Bp.oe
Rehbaum Co
Mount Doral City Praised for Civil Defense Prep
Mount Doral officials told the Lake County League of Municipalities that the city leads in civilian defense planning. Mayor D. Fletcher Crane noted readiness to house refugees and discussed a community survey titled the spare room report led by Mrs. C. B. Backus. The BPW club is index filing questionnaires to fit residents into defense roles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Doral
Lake County League of Municipalities
D. Fletcher Crane
Civil Defense Council
C. B. Backus
Citrus Station Hires James R. Christie in Disease Research
James R. Christie has joined the Citrus Experiment Station at Lake Alfred to assist in citrus disease investigations. He earned a master’s degree in plant pathology from the University of Florida.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Citrus
James R. Christie
Ronald Christie
Citrus Experiment Station
Lake Alfred
University of Florida
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America
Thomas E. Blair
Linda Raulerson
Robert Stark
Connie Shannon
Josephine Brown
Judy Sadler
Eddie Travers
Marie Stark
Judith de Wolfe
Kenneth Register
Mary Kay Rehbaum
Mary Ann Brotherson
Roland Lane
Becky Bardwell
Jean Atkins
Donald Burns
Neve Tucker
Ann Bowers
Fellows
Heaton
DR. Wells
Joe Stalin
Dick and
Mabel Norris
Reese
Ress
C. C. Gravlee
Kiwanis
L. W. Smith
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