Mount Dora Key Club Aims March of Dimes Drive
Mount Dora Key Club members led by Richard Griner push the March of Dimes project in the Thomas W. McEloy Single Service Contest sponsored by the Tampa Kiwanis Club. Students poster and container displays are set up around town as the team works to aid the cause. The same issue covers Mount Dora basketball wins over St. Cloud 69 44 and a loss to Lake Weir 63 51 with Lynn Rector scoring 13 points as top scorer. Spanish teacher Mr Sutley offers to escort interested students to the Jose Greco Show in Orlando with tickets at 1.00.
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Mount Dora
St. Cloud
Lynn Rector
Sutley
Mount Dora Public School
Jose Greco
Orlando
Mrs Jones Former City Visitor Dies at Home Near Johnson City
Mrs Lelia Bowman Jones mother of Mrs Mary Emma died suddenly Saturday at her home near Johnson City Tennessee. She spent winters with her daughter at the Homestead apartments and had been too frail to travel to Florida in recent years. Survived by daughter Mrs Kermit Wheeler Rae ford NC two sons John Paul Jones Jonesboro TN H C Jones Berea College Berea KY 14 grandsons three granddaughters and several great grandchildren Funeral plans underway in Johnson City. U S Steel Chairman Roger M Blough predicts inventory liquidations end and spring demand may lift production.
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Lelia Bowman Jones
Mary Emma
Johnson City
Tenn
Homestead
Florida
J. A. Crosswhite
Mount Dora
Johnson
Kermit R. Wheeler
Raeford
N.C
John Paul Jones
Jonesboro
Ten
Mount Dora Hosts Florida Sheriffs Summer Meet in Miami Beach
Florida Sheriffs' Association delegates gathered at Lakeside Inn for the Mid Winter Conference. Sheriff J W Turner of Levy County was elected president, and Miami Beach was chosen as the site for the June meeting. A 17 point legislative program was adopted covering law changes including penalties for obscene telephone language and damage to public buildings.
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Mount Dora
Florida Sheriffs’ Association
Lakeside Inn
Willis V. McCall
Lake County
John F. Hall
Clay County
Flanders Thompson
Lee County
J. W. Turner
Levy County
Flanders G. Thompson
Miami Beach
Don McLeod
Florida Sheriffs’ Bureau
Tallahassee
John Spottswood
Monroe County
W.P. Joyce
Leon County
George Watts
Washington County
Otho Edwards
Gadsden County
Dale Carson
Duval County
E. W. Pellicer
Putnam County
Ed Yarbrough
Baker County
Rodney Thursby
Volusia County
Ed Blackburn, Jr
Hillsboro County
Sam Joyce
Indian River County
Ross Boyer
Sarasota County
J. R. Norvell
St. Lucie County
First National Bank of
George White, Sr
Sheriff Thompson
Sheriff McCall
Tom Adams
Finer Film Series Opens Season At Princess Theatre
The Finer Film Series begins at the Princess Theatre with Swan Lake by the Bolshoi Ballet company and orchestra. Manager Betty Muecke says films run Tuesdays to Thursdays with color prologue and Walt Disney Grand Canyon short. Shows start at 8 p.m. with admission $1.25 for adults and 90 cents for students, 25 cents for children. future titles include Puccini's Two Loves Had I and La Strada with dates through March.
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Princess Theater
Tschaikowsky
Bolshoi Ballet
Betty Muecke
Walt Disney
Academy
Grand Canyon
Ferde Grofe
Rome Symphony Orchestra
Mount Dora Masonic Lodge installs 1961 officers
The Mount Dora Lodge 238 F and AM held a special communication to install officers for 1961. Installing officer was Most Worshipful Jack Groves and installing marshal Most Worshipful Ward Estey. New officers include Worshipful Master Frank L. Stewart Senior Warden George Kennedy Junior Warden Richard Shipes Secretary Christ Jacobsen Treasurer Ward Estey Senior Deacon R. J. Dufourd Junior Deacon Perry Flora Senior Steward Steve Maleski Junior Steward E Tom Fleming.
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Mount Dora Masonic Lodge
F&am
Jack Groves
Ward Estey
Frank L. Stewart
George Kennedy
Richard Shipes
Christ Jacobsen
R. J. Dufourd
Perry Flora
Steve Maleski
E. Tom Fleming
Mount Dora High School Adapts For New Adult Education Session
The Mount Dora High School adult education program opens a new session in shorthand and typing starting Tuesday January 31 at 7 p.m. Former members and beginners are urged to register within the next two weeks.
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Mount Dora
Hurricanes’ erratic play puzzles Mount Dora fans
Mount Dora basketball fortunes swing between hot and cold as readers question the team’s consistency. The piece cites inconsistent scorers and bench play, notes strong freshman Ronnie Mikells and Lynn Rector, and laments unused Youth Center facilities while previewing a Grove land overtime thriller.
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Mount Dora
Tavares
Hurricanes
Eustis
Florida Symphony Pops Concert Featuring John Sebastian
The Florida Symphony Orchestra under Henry Ma zer presents a Pops Concert on Saturday January 21 at 8 30 p m in Orlando with John Sebastian. Sponsored by the Woman's Committee the program includes works by Dvork Khachaturian Kleinsinger Carmichael Chagrin Bernstein and others. Tickets are sold at the Mount Dora Chamber of Commerce.
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Florida Symphony Orchestra
Henry Mazer
John Sebastian
Orlando
Sebastian
Woman's Committee
The
Dvork
Khachaturian
Chagrin
Kleinsinger
Carmichael
Cavez
Anderson
Leonard Bernstein
Mount Dora
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Richard Griner
Lake Weir
U. S. Steel
Roger M. Blough
Sea-Dale Restaurant
Donnelly Park
5Th Ave
OCC
BY International OF
Utica
441
Oakland Consolidated Corp
Cortland’s
Fifth Ave
High Command
By Grace C, Campbell
Florida Game and Fresh Water Fishing Commission
Lake Dora
Princess Theatre
Masons
Gay and New
By Arnold Goulder
Wesley Handy Anion
Coachansel
Hansel
Ronnie Mikells
Lavin
McCullough
Gore
J.v.’S
Polywogs
Byron
Mike Stewart
J.v.'s
Big Boys
J. G. Ray, Jr
Donnelly St
Blanche J. Markert
Symphony
Swan Lake
Tata Hitchcock
Ayet T1
Janet Leigh
SUN
Dana Andrews
Cinemascope
Joel McCrea
Raymond Burr
Perry Mason
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