Lions Honor Busy Year With Civic Gifts and New President
The Lions club installed Lake Coleman as president at a Legion Memorial home dinner dance last Saturday. New officers include A Slater Cox and Millard Reid as vice presidents, Jack Norris, secretary, Erich Rehborn, treasurer, and directors Bill Williamson and Robert O. Grantham. The club highlighted a $2,455 gift to the municipal pool, part of a city matching $12,500, with prior drives raising over $10,000. Total disbursements were $6,442, including gifts to the Girl Scouts and Blind care programs. income came from the Days of ’49 carnival and other drives, while active membership fell from 78 to 38.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lake Coleman
Lions Club
Varina
Earl W. Zeibarth
Lions
Florida
Ziebarth
Pierson
Legion Memorial
Coleman
Mrs. Coleman
Baker St
Earl Ziebarth
Mr. Coleman
A. Slater Cox
Millard Reid
Jack Norris
Jesse Willmott
Erich Rehborn
John Cain
Steve Maleski
Bill Harteristein
Bill Williamson
Robert O. Grantham
Kendall Jones
Keith Davis
Girl Scouts
Daytona Beach
Rotary Club
Lake County Blood Bank
Florida Council For the Blind
PTA
George Rast
Leesburg
International Counsellor
Norman Baldwin
Robert Caudel
Chester L. Conelly
Slater Cox
Robert Grantham
Otis Hale
William Hartenstein
Dale
Henry W. Link
Wayne Moon
Jack B. Norris
C. H. Partridge
J. G. Ray, Jr
al Rehbaum, Jr
Linder E. Reynolds
Howard Simpson
Earl Stary
O. D. Stephens
Frank L. Stewart
Clayton Tremain
Mel Wagner
Billy Williamson
Blind midges puzzle Mount Dora experts in sewage link
Mount Dora Kiwanis heard entomologist D B Lieux discuss blind mosquitoes or midges. He cited sewage and lake fertilization as factors, noted predatory fish reduction may aid the pests, and described their life cycle and limited control options.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Dora
Lake Dora
Kiwanis
D. B. Lieux
State Board of Health
Mount Dora L
Lou L. Heaton
Lieux
D. Fletcher Crane
Heaton
Building Permits Reach $369,200 in First Half of 1959
The city’s building permits for January to June total $369,200, up from $348,263 in the same period of 1954. June’s figure fell to $53,900 from $87,308 last June due to prior year boosts from a new school, church renovations, and the East Town AMLE church project. May set a high of $82,400, aided by ongoing renovations at the First National Bank begun in 1954.
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John
Presbyterian Church
A Mle
East Town
First National Bank
Long Illness Takes Mrs. McCabe
Mrs. Gladys Mary McCabe, a Central Florida church woman, died at Waterman Memorial hospital in Eustis after a long illness. Aged 60, she leaves two sons Bernard J. of Mount Dora and Thomas F. of Eustis, plus three grandchildren. She led St Mary of the Lakes parish activities and previously headed the Mount Dora American Legion auxiliary. She moved from Boston to Mount Dora 19 years ago. Rosary was held at Rehbaum Funeral home with High Mass to follow. interment at Pine Forest Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gladys Mary McCabe
Central Florida
Waterman Memorial Hospital
Eustis
Bernard J
Mount Dora
Thomas F
Bernard, Jr
Virginia
Rosemary Ann
McCabe
St. Mary of the Lakes
Donor Day Set For Mount Dora Blood Drive
Mount Dora Blood Bank seeks at least 35 pints in a deficit, with 75 pints targeted by Lions Club on Donor Day. Central Florida Blood Bank technicians will operate at the Community building from 10 to noon and 2 to 7 p.m. Tuesday, urging eligible donors to sign up at the Chamber of Commerce or call to arrange appointments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Dora
Lake County
Central Florida Blood Bank
Lions Club
Dora
Chamber of Commerce
First Federal Shows Increase in Lake County Savings
The mid year statement of First Federal Savings & Loan Association of Lake County Leesburg shows an asset increase of 824,975 for the first six months of 1955. Savings accounts rose 684,503 year to date and first mortgage loans reached 8,605,629, up 514,429 in six months as per executive vice president Fred E. Briles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Federal Savings & Loan Association of
Lake County
Leesburg
Fred E. Briles
First
Farmers to Vote On Board Members
Lake county farmers may vote for two members of the Lake Soil Conservation district board at a field day near Whitney at 2 p.m. next Tuesday. County Agent R. E. Norris said Dr. J. M. Crall of the University of Florida will supervise the event at the watermelon and grape investigation farm to showcase forage crop research and grape problem studies. Abraham Lincoln.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lake County
Board of Supervisors
The
Lake Soil Conservation District
Watermelon
Whitney
R. E
Bob” Norris
J. M. Crall
University of Florida
Tooth of ancient creature found near Rock Springs
John Arrington and Dale Breedlove of Tavares found a large tooth they claim may belong to an extinct species. Critics doubt it but locals swear by it until Frederick Sleight, Mount Dora anthropology expert, returns from Europe to verify.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Arrington
Dale Breedlove
Tavares
Central Florida
Dale
Rock Springs
Frederick Sleight
Mount Dora
Europe
Hospitalized Mount Dora Area Residents This Week
Hospitalized residents include Minnie Boone Daisy Ackerman Dr R R Laughlin Fay Blake at Durham Young Leesburg and Elliott Van Voorhis Dewey Davis Paul Milner at Waterman Memorial Eustis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Dora Area
Minnie Boone
Daisy Ackerman
R. R. Laughlin
Fay Blake
Durham Young
Leesburg
Elliott van Voorhis
Dewey Davis
Paul Milner
Waterman Memorial
Eustis
Bank Deposits Up $355,044 at Mount Dora First National
The first six months of 1955 show deposits at the First National Bank of Mount Dora rising by 355 044 to total 7 377 132 in assets. Officers listed include George J White president Alfred Rehbaum Sr vice president George J White Jr vice president Sue Bond cashier and Wylania Miller assistant cashier. Directors are Richard Edgerton Harold G Morse J E Fortner Carl S Graves William E Heller O M Simpson and White with Rehbaum.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First National Bank of
Mount Dora
George J. White
Alfred Rehbaum, Sr
Sue Bond
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EPM
Lakeland Station
J. B. Hall
Volusia
Liv
Jerm
Rehbaums Hardware
Croxton Leather Shop
A. W. Peterson
U. 1
Abraham
Lincoln
Arrington
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
First Federal Savings & Loan Ass.n. OF Lake CO
W. Main St
Crosley Appliances
Glidden Paints Armour’s
Swift
Fourth & Donnell Downlon
Dee
H. G. Finlayson
Donnelly St
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