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Newspaper
Mount Dora Topic
Location
Mount Dora, Florida, United States of America
Date
Jan 02, 1969
Page
4
In November Wendy Alderman visited 22 new Mount Dora families, seven retired, with 38 children under 18 among the rest. At least 10 adults will work outside the area, underscoring Mount Dora’s rise as a suburban bedroom community in Central Florida.
A personal note dated April 25 1962 by Blanche Irwin lists her life achievements from Danville Illinois born 24 November 1885 to Evanston leader roles and wartime Red Cross service. It records marriages to Donald H Mann and later Col Burr P Irwin and winters in Florida after retirement.
Jim Waldr on editor and publisher and Jacqueline Bow advertising page header line reads like a newspaper masthead note. The fragment mentions leadership roles and ad department labeling.
The TOPIC lists Sandy Waldr on as business manager with a Mount Dora Florida mailing address and offices at 132 West Fifth Avenue. It notes subscription rates of 18 per year and $7 for two years. The paper was entered as a mail class matter on April 7, 1916 in Mount Dora under the 1879 act.
A 1968 snapshot shows Mt Dora teachers joining the Florida Education Association protest while most classrooms remained open. The TOPIC recalls Captain Jerry Woodall’s Vietnam death, the paper’s sale in March, Sailing Regatta April 4, and a 1.2 million dollar Mount Dora budget approval in August plus Jean Cook’s Chamber leadership appointment.
A compilation from George L. Kress and community notices recount Mount Dora events in 1968. Topics include the Varsity football title bid against Eustis, the Hurricanes 15 12 finish, new Gaslite Apartments, police and fire building work, Gladys the near hurricane, Homecoming Queen Linda Hodges, seven new downtown businesses, the national election, Kennedy death coverage, Villa Dora Hotel sale, Castle property zoning for apartments, and local births deaths and weddings.
A list of renewed subscriptions appears from residents across Mount Dora Apopka Ormond Beach Mount Dora Pa Texas Texas and Florida communities. Names include Julia Hill Charles Jenkins James Krukewitz Ivan Mac Dougal Norman Schraut Helen Smith and many others with numerous Mount Dora entries.
Ted Gardner of Mott Plymouth represented the seven member group at a local meeting. The discussion covered the association’s role and the relation to civic matters in town.
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