Siren to Sound At 7 For Polio Fight March
Fire siren will sound at 7 to rally Dora and suburbs to switch on porch lights and support the March of Dimes polio drive. Junior Women's Club members will tour the city seeking contributions. Tangerine mothers will march to raise Orange County polio funds. Mount Dora area volunteers aim for $1,500 with broadcasts from Orlando stations and a past year total of about $1,000. Florida polio cases rose to 724 in 1953.
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Dora
Harold Larsen
March of Dimes
Kepres Tyre
JWC
Alan Hamlin
Orange County
Henry W. Land
Orlando
Mount Dora
James B. ‘Jackson
Robert Walker
J. E. Melvin
C. O. ‘Bolin
James Pritchett
Alfred Johnston
Ramon Thorson
Paul Odom
Don Conway
Shirley Booth
Rhoda Horton
Sylvan Shores
Belmont Heights
Riley’s Park
National Foundation
Tyre
Mitzi’s Death Ends Mount Dora March of Dimes Drive
Val Tyre loses Mitzi the symbol of the Mount Dora drive to polio. Mitzi dies after 28 months of iron lung life depriving her of motherhood. Tyre resolves to continue the Mothers March despite heartbreak. Mitzi’s death is confirmed by a Miami newspaper clipping.
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Val” Tyre
Mount Dora
March of Dimes
Mitzi
Tyre
Miami
Marqueen Wagner Curtis
Buffets At Mount Dora Hotels Draw Diners With Variety
In Mount Dora three hotels offer buffets and a Villa Dora scene shows Host Carl Graves at the head of a long table laden with lobster a la Newburg meats and salads as he serves visiting guests.
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Mount Dora
Villa Dora
Carl Graves
la Newburg
R. C. Thomas
Perley Wing
George Southworth
Mr. Southworth
Harold Blake
Batista Book Sparks Debate On Cuban Leader Image
A Mount Dora biographer defends Batista against charges of wealth and ruthlessness in a controversial autobiography. Edmund A. Chester, author of the disputed work, claims he knew little of Batista’s finances and says the biography was gifted, while Cuban broadcaster Park Pessino discusses the book at a Morse Gallery forum.
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Batista
Cuba
Edmund A. Chester
Mount Dora
Daytona Beach
Chester
Hag
E Doran
Morse
Ae Chester On Bam
Park Pessino
Pubnd
Mayor highlights two actions for downtown metered parking
Mayor Lou L Heaton urges downtown visitors to both insert coins and turn the crank at meters. He cites winter visitors' complaints about Donnelly street parking filled and cars staying long in violation, attributing the issue to a single cause.
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Lou L. Heaton
Donnelly St
Dorothy Ellison to Sing in Mount Dora Concert Feb 5
Negro contralto Dorothy Ellison will perform at the East Town Community building on Friday February 5 to raise funds for furnishing the community building. She rose from poverty in Georgia and studied at Morris Brown College with the Opportunity Fellowship. Tickets are reserved.
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Dorothy Ellison
East Town
Ellison
Mount Dora
Georgia
Whitnae Foundation
Vawu
Three Injured in Two-Car Crash
Mount Dora records two year with no injury accidents spoiled Sunday as a two car crash sent Mrs S R Mitchell to Durham Young hospital with a broken collar bone and other injuries Police Chief James Orred said the accident occurred when Mrs Angus McDonald failed to yield at Grand and Liberty Street causing a collision with Bath leading to injuries to two others including Mr and Mrs McDonald
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Mount Dora
S. R. Mitchell
Durham Young Hospital
James
Cypress Gardens Wizard To Address C of C Dinner
Cypress Gardens creator Dick Pope will speak at the Chamber of Commerce dinner on Friday February 5 at the Community building. The event kicks off the 1954 membership drive at 6 30 p m with reservations through the Chamber office. Pope, the advertising genius behind Cypress Gardens and Easy to Love, built the tourist site in 1933 and helped Florida tourism soar with his promotional campaigns. He later helped promote winter Florida while serving as vice chairman of the State Advertising Commission, which backs a $1 million promotion fund.
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Lakeside Inn
Dick Edgerton
Cypress Gardens
Chamber of Commerce
Richard
Dick” Pope
MGM
van Johnson
Dick Pope
Esther Williams
Thea Maid
Chamber
Florida
Polk County
J. Walker Pope
New York
Winter Haven
Lake Eloise
Cypress
Gardens
State Advertising Commission
Trenham and Heaton Elected Leaders of Lake League
H. L. Trenham city clerk of Tavares was elected president and Mayor Lou L. Heaton of Mount Dora was named vice president at the Lake League of Municipalities 13th annual meeting in Groveland. Karl Lehmann was reelected secretary as 49 officials from nine Lake county municipalities attended.
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H. L. Trenham
Lake Shore Dr
Tavares
Lou L. Heaton
Mount Dora
Lake League of Municipalities
League
Groveland
Karl Lehmann
Lake County
Carnival Fair to Open Monday at Heim Field Park
The C. A. Stephens midway will open Monday at Heim Field ball park under sponsorship of the Mount Dora American Legion post. The carnival fair features attractions for children and adults and includes a horticultural exhibit and plant sale as the week’s finale.
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C. A. Stephens
Heim Field
Mount Dora
Circle at IceHouse Opens February Run with Special Benefit Nights
The Somerset Maugham comedy The Circle opens February 3 at Mount Dora IceHouse Theatre with regular Feb 3 4 5 6 performances and two benefit nights on February 8 9 for the building fund. Ted Shawn and Marguerite Miller star with John Christian producing and scenic sets by John Christian and team. Cast includes Sara and Berrien McCain Jack O'Brien and Virginia Baxter. Tickets not sold. audience donations welcome. Box office opens Monday for reservations.
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Circle
Mount Dora
IceHouse Theatre
Little Theatre
Ted Shawn
Marguerite Miller
Sylvan Shores
John Christian
Shawn
Sara
Berrien McCain
Jack O’brien
Virginia Baxter
Leesburg
Somerset Maugham
Saraerrien McCain
Jack
Curillan
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Nicholas Kamp
Marion Rood
Mrs. Edgerton
Beth Mitchell
George Church
Mr. Edgerton
David
Grand View Hotel
Grand View
Lillian Miller
Marianna Clark
Bettie Lang
Mary Huston
Earl Rundell
Colonel Rundell
O. L. Rundell
Connecticut
Sam Glancy
Margaret
Henry Holt & Co
Cypress Gardens Wizard
C of C
Trenham
Heaton
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