PTA Group May Head School Advisory Board
Local PTA members and civic groups await word from Kendall Jones on a plan to form non school planning committees of six to ten members. The Lake County Board of Public Instruction recently passed a resolution to replace local advisory committees with these planning groups to oversee long range school needs and evaluate community representatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Parent-Teacher Association
Lake County Board of Public Instruction
Kendall Jones
Lake County
J. C. A. Vaughn
Autopu Pta
Innocent Bystander Survives Mount Dora Collision
An 11 year old bystander suffered minor vehicle damage after a two car crash on Mount Dora Fifthay. Police charged Daniel Humphrey 35 with reckless driving and the youth with driving without a license after one driver failed to stop at Fifth and Donnelly. Another collision near The Castle on 441 left Ed Cuvee of Eustis facing charges after hitting a highway post and causing 100 dollars in damage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Dora
Himse
Donnelly St
Hill
Herman Cox
James Orr
Orr
Ne St Co
Pom Ygie Oe
Cox
Art
Daniel Humphrey
Ed Cuvee
Eustis
Alt Buyer
City offers $25 reward for arrest of vandals
Mount Dora officials announce a $25 reward for information leading to arrests or convictions of vandals who shot street lights and engaged in related property damage after Christmas. Mayor Heaton orders vigilant policing as youths suspected of nightly shooting spree evade capture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Holler
Mount Dora
William E. Holler
Lou L. Heaton
Orange Blossom Trail
William C. Stewart
Beans Poe
White Way
Heaton
Prinz Forms City Council Committee Assignments
Council President William Prinz assigned City Council members to committees this week. Jerry Barnhart remains light and water chair. D. Fletcher Crane leads the finance committee with Wayne Moon. New member J. F. Groves joins building and property, Ira Kellogg to public buildings and Helmfield. Esther Wyatt Bishop stays on Pine Forest Park and sanitation. Mayor Lou L. Heaton chairs personnel with Barnhart and Prinz assisting. Heaton also heads the industrial committee with Crane. Moon leads the fire department. Crane heads the street department. Reappointments include A. J. Waltz building inspector and tax assessor Rollin Javens works superintendent Harold Overhiser light and water superintendent Roy Christopher city attorney Dr. S. C. Colley public health officer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Prinz
Jerry Barnhart
Important Light and Water Department
D. Fletcher Crane
Wayne Moon
J. F. Groves
Ira Kellogg
Lou L. Heaton
Helmfield
Esther Wyatt Bishop
Pine Forest Park
Heaton
Barnhart
Prinz
Crane
Moon
A. J. Waltz
Rollin Javens
Harold Overhiser
Dangler Wins Bass Tournament In Apopka Canal
Earl Dangler of Fredericktown Ohio, a winter visitor, captured first place in the Chamber of Commerce Bass tournament with a 4 lb 12 oz bass caught in the Apopka canal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dangler
Earl Dangler
Fredericktown
Ohio
Chamber of Commerce
Apopka Canal
Mount Dora Fire Chief Harold Larsen Leads Local Force
Harold Larsen rose from shorefront observer of a 1930s Mount Dora blaze to chief of the town 25 man Fire department. He completed seven fire fighting courses, mentors in Mount Dora, and holds leadership posts in the Lake County and State Firemen's associations while championing better equipment and training. Born in Chicago in 1911, he moved to Florida as a young man and built a life around service and industry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mabel Norris Reese
Harold Larsen
Lake Dora
Mount Dora
Harold
Fai
Eden Eanien Ak Wee
Hewa
Larsen
Lake County Fireman's Association
State Firemen’s Association
State Association
Poona
Chicago
Florida
From Chief to painter apprentice to Florida gas station owner
Chief Harold Larsen pursued painting before studying automobiles. He worked in garages in Leesburg and Umatilla where he met Opal Caudel who became his wife. After moves through Kentucky Mount Sterling and a restaurant venture they returned to Lake County Florida joining Caudel in a Texaco station with family involvement. their son now participates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leesburg
Umatilla
Opal Caudel
Larsens
Kentucky
Mount Sterling
Harold
Opal
Florida
Lake County
Mount Dora
Ape
Amoco
Shelby Caudel
Texaco
Caudel
Enterprise
Lions Launch Drive For Funds For Girl Scouts
Mount Dora Lions Club leads a fundraising drive to support the Land O Lakes Council Girl Scouts of America. Goal includes a $1100 local quota toward a $10140 regional operating budget covering Lake Marion Sumter Citrus and Hernando counties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lions Club
Mount Dora
Land O’ Lakes
E. O. McKay
Leesburgh
Gladys Crane
Charles J. Brown
Karl Lehmann
America
al Rehbaum
Gretchen Kidd
Rehbaum
Sam Swiger
New Safety Council To Meet Today In Lake County
Civic groups across Lake County seek to fill posts on the lake Safety Council with representatives from five commissioner districts and service clubs. The council will organize its directors at 2 p.m. today. Officers elected January 8 include Lee Herlong as chairman and J B Hall as vice chairman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lake County Safety Council
Lee Herlong
Leesburg
J. B. Hall
Mount Dora
Karl Lehmann
Montverde
Slater Cox
Pastor’s Son Dies in Trenton High School Principal
Word reached Mount Dora this week of the death in Trenton New Jersey of Dr Paul R Spencer son of the late Dr David B Spencer and former principal of a Trenton high school Dr David Spencer was the pastor of the Community Church for many years
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Dora
Trenton
N. J
Paul R. Spencer
David B. Spencer
David Spencer
Brothers and father to receive Eagles at Mount Dora ceremony
Mount Dora Troop 19 will award seven Eagle Scouts at a February 19 ceremony in the community building. The Brown brothers Buster Charles and David plus Assistant Scout Master Slater Cox and his son David will all earn Eagle status, a historic family achievement with two older brothers pushing the youngest to reach the rank.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Dora
Brown
Buster
Charles
David
Lake District
David Brown
Glenn Brown
Sanford Rd
Slater Cox
Merrell Beebe
Jeff Ray
Central Florida
Lake Norris
Ocala Forest
CofC President to speak at Chamber annual dinner
Stetson University President J Ollie Edmunds will address the Chamber of Commerce annual dinner Friday at 6 30 p m on Heirs of Ponce de Leon. He is guest of honor at a joint men service clubs meeting marked by new director elections and open to the public as seating allows reservations with Betty Siess at Chamber office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Ollie Edmunds
Stetson University
Chamber of Commerce
Ponce de Leon
Betty Siess
Chamber
Sophomore Bake Sale Planned Outside Princess Theatre
The Sophomore Class will hold a bake sale Saturday morning in front of the Princess theatre to raise funds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Princess Theatre
Hospitals Report Illness Causes Among Local Residents
In hospital this week are James Cooper, Mrs. Charlotte Elder, Mrs. Inez Rae, Mrs. Sara Jane Zink and L. E. Ashley at Waterman Memorial Fustis and Margaret Ann Register, Durham Young.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dorans
James Cooper
Charlotte Elder
Inez Rae
Sara Jane Zink
L.E. Ashley
Waterman Memorial
Fustis
Margaret Ann Register
Durham Young
Town Meeting set for Jan 30 with thirteen articles
The City Council eyes 13 proposals to be read at the Community Building gathering sponsored by Mrs. W D Patton Woman's club. Col Paul Bronson will moderate while speakers including Dr Arthur Pratt Celia Claflin Shaw Frank Riggs and others present views during the 8 p.m. session planned to run up to two hours.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. D. Patton
Woman's Club
Paul Bronson
Arthur Pratt
Celia Claflin Shaw
Frank Riggs
D. Fletcher Crane
Jo Chesley
William Lofroos
Helen Kurras
Robert R. Reed
Carl Graves
Dick Edgerton
Bud Rowland
Morris Deering
Dwight Vr
Metre Rec
Lake Pharmacy Officially Opens in Former Hannum’s Drug Store
The Lake Pharmacy opens this week in Mount Ioma in the former Hannum’s Drug Store. Mr. and Mrs. Harlan G. Burgett lease the building and complete installation of a prescription department after moving to Mount Ioma at the end of 1952 to lease the property from W. Hann Perfection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Lake Pharmacy
Hannum’s Drug Store
Harlan G. Burgett
Burgetts
Mount Ioma
W. Hann
Also Mentioned on This Page
Jane Wal
Bernice Shop
Marie Rigdon
Susan Jackson
Mary Anna Kelly
Grand Leader
Jim Jackson
Cortl Nds
Susan Odom
Smart Shop
Martha Ann Benwell
Key Rehbaum
Evelyn Bales
Sanford
Betty Jo Eckholdt
Diane TeStrake
Sara Jo Land
Eileen Howell
PTA Group
New Safety Council
Distinctive
Council
Lake Pharmacy
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!