Mount Dora Safety Council Forms to Tackle Highway Dangers
Mount Dora leads a county wide push through the County Safety Council to address rising highway hazards. At an organizational meeting in Tavares speakers warned that 3 to 5 million drivers should not have licenses, and discussed speeding cars, teen driver training, and proposed driving limits to curb accidents.
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Mount Dora
County Safety Council
Tavares
Korea
Lake Theatre
Paul Hopkins
Hopkins
Council
Safety Council
W. Troy Hall, Jr
Lee Herlong
Leesburg
J. B. Hall
Karl Lehmann
Tuer Cox
Herlong
Hall
Leslie Moffat
State Insurance Commission
Leslie Moore Dies in Concord Mass After Battle with Pneumonia
Leslie R Moore of Concord Massachusetts died last Sunday after a pneumonia battle. He planned to return to Mount Dora Florida with his wife Mrs Moore after visiting lawn bowling friends in Concord. Funeral services were held in Concord.
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Leslie R. Moore
Florida
Concord
Mass
T, Dora
Moore
Massa
Mount Dora
Doran Leaves Mount Dora For Istanbul Project
Mount Dora resident departs for Turkey with plans to work on a building project in Istanbul. He will be away for a year and will attend to a related work arrangement with an American actor.
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Doran
Istanbul
Mount Dora
New York City
Turkey
Sailboat Regatta Set On Lake Dora In January
The Tillar and Propeller Club of Central Florida plans a sailboat regatta on Lake Dora at Tavares on January 24 and 25. The event features Sails in the Sunset as the sunset sails return to the lake.
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Lake Dora
Tillar and Propeller Club
Central Florida
Tavares
Mount Dora City Reports 1952 Finances And Waterworks Plan
Mayor Lou L Heaton and City Clerk William C Stewart present the annual Financial Report to taxpayers detailing 1952 income of 132850 and outgo of 124127. Major income from electricity bills 61000 taxes 18775 cigarette tax 14713 and water fund. payroll 69158 is largest expense. Assets listed at 715960 with bonded debt 142000. Abnormal 9735 parking meters and 29680 Normandy Grant street payments two thirds to be repaid. A $300000 waterworks upgrade is planned with $150000 in equipment orders. Special council meeting January 27 to open bids for revenue notes refunding over 20 years.
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Lou L. Heaton
William C. Stewart
Mount Dora
Sheppard and Sheppard
Certified Public Accountants
Dorans
Cigaret
Normandy, Sr
Grant St
Heaton
Aice Atif City Cil
Ci ‘Ounci
Bank Promotes Four Employees at Mount Dora Institution
At last week's stockholders meeting of First National Bank of Mount Dora four employees received promotions. M. McCown became vice president alongside Al Rehbaum who was reelected. Oscar Stephens Jr. was named cashier and Sue Bond Wylania Miller were named assistant cashiers. Stephens Miller and Bond are Mount Dora High School alumni who joined after graduation. George J White begins his 18th year as president, having joined the bank in 1927 as vice president.
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Mount Dora
George J White
M. McCown
al Rehbaum
Oscar Stephens, Jr
Sue Bond
Wylania Miller
Stephens
Mrs. Miller
Miss Bond
Mount Dora High School
Miller
White
Bank
Births Add Two Boys in Mount Dora Area
Two boys were born last week increasing Mount Dora’s population. Michael Wayne Grantham arrived January 8 at Durham Young Hospital Leesburg to Mr and Mrs Oscar Grantham Liberty Street and Johnny Leon Collins arrived January 10 at Waterman Memorial Hospital Eustis to Mr and Mrs Leon T Camp Street.
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Mount Dora
Michael Wayne Grantham
Durham Young Hospital
Leesburg
Oscar Grantham
Liberty Sr
Johnny Leon Collins
Leon T. Camp
Waterman Mecoriat Hospital
Eustis
Controversy Cove Scene Near Lake Dora
A photo by Harold Blake shows Councilman William Prinz with Frederick Whiting and a baby alligator in the Whitings’ yard. The piece notes a settlement reached at a council meeting this week regarding the Lake Dora cove development plans.
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Harold Blake
Mount Dora
Lake Dora
William Prinz
Milton Bird
O. M
Jack” Simpson
Prinz
Frederick Whiting
Whitings
Dentists Convene in Mount Dora for Florida Convention
More than 100 dentists from Central Florida cities gathered in Mount Dora for a Monday convention at the Lakeside Inn. The event featured talks by experts including Dr. Sterling B. Means and Dr. Charles M. Proctor.
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Mount Dora
Robert Wells
Robert Wason
S. A. Hussey
Gainesville
Central Florida Society
L. M. Schulstad
Bradenton
State Society
Community Dentists Advocate Caries Freedom Plan
A Florida dental society meeting featured Dr. Sidney B. Finn promoting fluoridation and a drastic diet method to curb dental caries. He described a three week carbohydratelimited program claimed to immunize patients against decay for up to a year, supported by 10,000 California cases.
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University of Alabama
Finn
California
Mount Dora School Receives Christmas Aid and Adoptions
The Churches of Christ support Mount Dora's pine grove school where during Christmas local families hosted children and the Woman's auxiliary of the Lake County Medical Society sent gifts. Adoptions have been arranged or facilitated through the welfare board, with continued care under school staff and a named teacher.
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Churches of Christ
Mount Dora
Pine Grove
Assis
Sioa
Mount Ese
Woman's Auxiliary
The
Lake County Medical Society
Welfare Board
Erie
Winni
Norton
Akin Almeda Norton
Bible study courses unfold through school life
Almeda Norton leads Bible centered classes that start with survey readings and daily verses for children, then expand in high school to historical context and Christian religion. An 11 am chapel with Bible study and singing strengthens family life. Aldeen Norton longs to read the Bible independently.
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Almeda Norton
Aldeen
Simpson Joins Prinz Plan In Controversy Settlement
A Lake Dora cove dispute ends with a settlement enabling Prinz to pursue a fishing lodge on lake shore property as Simpson and Bird seek a zoning change to commercial class. The council, led by Prinz as president, commits to a new ordinance affecting Whiting and Simpson parcels with final reading slated for January 27.
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O. M
Jack” Simpson
Milton Bird
Lake Front
Prinz
Lake Shore
Simpson
Dr. Bird
C. L. Stokley
Bird
M. V. Simpsons
Jack Simpson
Mount Dora
Ray Brown
Florida
Esther Wyatt Bishop
Lakes and Hills
Is Lodge
Appeals Board
A. J. Waltz
Angus McDonald
Board
Whiting-Simpson
Civic Gridiron Planned for Mount Dora Meeting
A humorous town meeting styled session titled Civic Gridiron is planned for January 30 in Mount Dora. The event, directed by Mrs. W. D. Patton, invites complaints with a Will Rogers flair as Mount Dora residents review various subjects and anticipate unscripted topics. Dwight L. Moody quote appears as a closing remark.
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Mount Dora
Will Rogers
W. D. Patton
Woman's Club
Planning Commission
Ollie Edmunds to Speak at Mount Dora Chamber Dinner
J Ollie Edmunds president of Stetson University will address the Mount Dora Chamber of Commerce annual dinner Friday January 23 at 6 30 p m The new board of directors will be elected by the nominating committee and a joint Lions and Kiwanis meeting will follow Open to the public with about 200 expected attendees.
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J. Ollie Edmunds
Stetson University
Mount Dora Chamber of Commerce
G. B. “Crip” Hurlburt
Dale Jones
Lions Club
Hopcraft
Kiwanis Club
Carl Graves
New Book Store Opens Saturday in Mount Dora
In remodeled headquarters the Bronson Book House will open Saturday as a new asset to Mount Dora's business life. Operated by Col. Paul Bronson and his wife Elinore of Old Eastard on Lake Gertrude's shore, Bronson, a former VA assistant, served under Gen.
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Bronson Book House
Mount Dora
Col
Paul Bronson
Elinore
Old Eastiard
Lake Gertrude
Col. Bronson
Veteran’s Administration
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Lake County Safety Council
Sylvan Shores
Bill Barker
Red Cross Safety
Slater Cox
Leslie Moore
God
Jefferson
City
Central District Dental Society of Florida
Lakeside Inn
Sidney B. Finn
Lake County
Mabel Norris Reese
Almeda
Prinz Plan
Lake Dora Cove
Wayne Moon
Civic ‘Gridiron
Dwight L. Moody
Ollie Edmunds
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