The Wagon Of Progress In Mount Dora financial review
Mount Dora presents a cartoon style look at city finances in this week’s Topic. It explains each department, revenues and expenditures, and how the wagon of progress balances the books year after year. The piece praises retiring Council and ex-Mayor J. E. Fortner and lauds clerk-treasurer William C. Stewart for maintaining the city’s prudent image.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Dora
Florida
New York
J. E. Fortner
William C. Stewart
Dora’s United Nations Gauged by Sincerity at Meeting
Mount Dora forms Planning Commission to tackle civic issues through study and concerted effort. Chairman Marshall Collins says the project is long-range and practical, with members serving 10-year terms representing civic organizations. The observer calls it a United Nations in miniature and stresses nonpolitical collaboration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Dora
Planning Commission
Marshall Collins
United Nations
Mount Dora Man Arrested for Public Disturbance
Deputy Sheriff James L. Yates arrested a Mount Dora resident after he caused a disturbance at 2:30 a.m. and later confessed to leaving a second story window via a blanket rope. The intoxicated man faced a $25 fine in court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Dora
James L. Yates
Yates
Man Arrested After Escaping Window Rope Getaway
While Yates listened to neighbor complaints, a man fashioned a rope from a bed blanket, slid down the window and vanished. Yates found the unlocked screen and dangling blanket, then arrested the suspect after he slept at home. En route to Tavares the man admitted he could not repeat the act, citing a hangover.
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Yates
Tavares
Sales for Japan Corp. Don Schubert Sails for Japan Duty
Don Schubert of the U S Air Force sailed Monday for duty in Japan. He is the son of Mr and Mrs Oscar Schubert owners of the Sylvan Shores hotel.
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Japan Corp
Don Schubert
U. S. Air Force
Japan
Oscar Schubert
Sylvan Shores
Not Fair Dad Wins Big Fish in East Crooked Lake Catch
A visiting William Jenlaon from eee watches his father Aldrich Jackson of East Crooked Lake proudly display a 14 pound fish. Jenlaon had a 9 pound 10 ounce catch, a smaller but notable effort during the recent outing.
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William Jenlaon
Aldrich Jackson
East Crooked Lake
Jackson
Woman's Club to Present Soo Yong Monologue
The Chinese actress Soo Yong, known for The Good Earth, will perform her seven scene solo piece Out From the Inner Apartments at the Community Building Friday at 8 p.m. Presented by the Mount Dora Woman's Club, the event is open to the public and highlights her China 1911 to present story and World travel impressions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Soo Yong
Mount Dora
Woman's Club
Mme Chiang Kai-shek
Mme Wei Taoming
Katharine Cornell
China
World Relations program by B P W at Community Building
The Business and Professional Women's club presents an International Relations civic entertainment on January 24 at the Community Building. Free to the public, members will wear country costumes and discuss the world today with Dr Hugo Curry narrating. Mrs Pearle Acree chairs. The club also voted to sponsor the intermediate Girl Scouts.
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Hugo Curry
Pearle Acree
B.P.W
Food Sale Set by Wilma Rogers Circle
Annual sale by Wilma Rogers Circle of First Methodist Church at the Princess Theatre begins Friday at 9 am. Proceeds go to church missions and local programs.
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Wilma Rogers
First Methodist Church
Princess Theatre
Wintering In Florida A Week of Ideal Florida Weather
A diary of Central Florida days notes the Flame Vine in bloom along the Orange Blossom Trail, full moon nights, and mild temperatures from 72 down to 55. The writer recalls coastal breezes, grapefruit and lemon harvests, and pleasant drives through Citrus Country during a perfect winter week.
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Florida
Central
Greasy Diamonds and Indian Skin Scar Warnings
A brief note describes diamonds sorted from ore by passing ore over grease to attract gems. It also notes scalping by some American Indians, a painful but rarely fatal practice as only a small circular skin patch behind the crown is removed.
City golf championship underway with multiflight matches
The city championship begins with planned completion by Sunday night across City Flight led by Loy versus Bowman Stebbins versus Marino Rice versus Groves and Don Bales versus Arnold Haynes In Class A main Turner versus Trenham Grosjean Graves Overhiser versus Sieg In Class B Kelly Sr versus Smith Tucker versus Nimnicht Stackman versus Stockwell and Moore versus Isted In Class C Elliott versus Maynard Bethel versus Simpson Carr versus McGarity Rehbaum Sr against Burke Chester The Mount Dora Section winner faces Leesburg for Lake County title with 18 holes at Leesburg and 18 at Mount Dora. Tom Kelly Sr won the Hole in One on hole 2 using an 8 iron. Jimmy Nichols previewed his Feb 19 exhibition Playing partners included Loy Nowak Kuznik and scribe Graves. Other scores noted and blind bogey winners listed.
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Loy
Bowman
Stebbins
Marino
Rice
Groves
Don Bales
Arnold Haynes
Tremain
Turner
Pete Trenham
L. R. Grosjean
Christopher
Graves
Harold Overhiser
Bob Sieg
Tom Kelly, Sr
Smith
Tucker
Nimnicht
Rev. Stackman
Stockwell
D. H. Moore
Frank Isted
R. R. Elliott
Maynard
Bethel
Howard Simpson
Carr
McGarity
al Rehbaum
Burke Chester
Mount Dora
Leesburg
Lake County
Tom Kelly
Hill Top
Tom
Jimmy Nichols
Onearm
Webb Loy
Eustis
Danny Nowak
Grand Rapids
Mich
Jimmy
Danny
Yours Truly
Kuznik
Carl Graves
Carl
Jack Graves
Frank Stebbins
Carl Stackman
Roy Christopher
R. L. Maynard
Harry Backus
Ruth Swift
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Mount Dora, Florida
Paul H. Reese
Mabel Norris Reese LaMar Silver
Censeees
Seheee
Rintendent
Wagon of
First Federal Savings & Loan Association of
West Main Street
Woman’s Club
Eardley Wilmot
WM. P. Wingler
General Insurance
Central Florida
Westinghouse
Westinghouse Sales & Service
Fifth Avenue
Punky
Missy
P. R
Glady
Coral Gables
Donnelly Street
FBI
Prostan Kuznik
John Payne
Berle
Gr" Berle Malin Tya Mayo
Dale Evans
George Raft
Virginia Mayo
Ladd
Shepperd Strudwick
Sun
Chicago
Capricorn
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