Mount Dora swim records noted in historic Chronicle
Harold Jones, 16, Orlando, set a six mile Lake Dora record in three hours in Mount Dora. Adler, 21, finished second in 3 26. Public pool hall plan defeated after church and citizen protest to Mount Dora City Council. Four thousand from Sumter, Marion, Pasco and Lake counties attend Dade Park Fourth of July celebration. Zellwood notes as Maude McEwen and others prepare for Jacksonville move.
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Mount Dora
Cena Ogee Aprnautic
Forando Filees
Harold Jones
Orlando
E. E. Jones
Conway Road
Orrin Sadler
Frank Pooser
Oe McMurray
Jane McCown
Gon
Wom Derman
Tracy Kramer
Tom Skiff
Burton Riley
Eustis
Sumter
Marion
Pasco
Lake Counties
Dade Park
Bushnell
Moon
Gall Waray
Zellwood News
Vincent
Maude McEwen
Lennie Stewart
Quiet Roosters Prompt City Ordinance Reminder
July 17, 1947 residents report rooster crowing disturbing sleep amid city rules on poultry. The item notes a new radio service location and household moves, with health warnings about swimming safety and alcohol use before and after water activity in local waters.
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Nounaearer
Donnelly Seas
Lane Dom Beat
E. S. Marsell
Twins Born to Foster Hill Family at Durham Young
Twenty years ago on July 15 at Durham Young Edward's Episcopal Church announced air conditioning for the church and a dedication of the rejuvenated swimming pool. The pool has been washed repainted and grounds fenced by a committee. Mount Dora's pram fleet placed in a Orlando race with 30 boats Diane Jones led Dora finishing 11th while David Walker and Robert Vason followed in 14th and 16th.
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Foster Hill
Tavares
Durham Young
Edward's Episcopal Church
John Mangrum
Young
Sam Swiger
LeRoy Spilatore
George S. Wilson
J. Stahelin
Mount Dora
Pram
Orlando
Mount Dora Pram
Diane Jones
Dora
David Walker
Robert Vason
Greg Jones
Pat Vason
Janie Murray
Anita Day
Harriet Lauben
Mike Croak
Bernard McCabe
John Cain
POPIC publication details for Mount Dora service
The POPIC has published weekly from 132 West Fifth Avenue Mount Dora Florida since 1916. The mailing address is P O Box 197 Mount Dora Florida 32757 and a telephone is listed with area code 904.
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POPIC
West
Fifth Avenue
Mount Dora
P. O
Florida
Why Some People Thrive and Others Live in Poverty
The piece argues that money distribution varies, yet all share the same basic brain. It asserts that education, reasoning, and experience shape outcomes more than race, with environment playing a smaller role, comparing human development to a garden needing proper care.
Education and Poverty Across Racial Lines
Excerpt argues poverty stems from education gaps, laziness, and environment. It claims blacks lag due to centuries of educational disparity while praising educated Africans and West Indians with Oxford or Cambridge influence. notes the brain capacity is equal with proper milieu before hinting at continuation.
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Oxford
Cambridge
Birds and bounty in a Mississippi plantation visit
A Mississippi plantation visit blends birdwatching with sudden wildlife encounters. The writer notes Balimore Oriole and yellow billed cuckoo sightings, plus other species like cardinals and woodpeckers, near Saw Grass Lake and pecan orchards. A rogue hog drives suspense before a niece arms herself with a pistol, and soybeans spark a memory of learning about the crop and its wide uses.
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Mississip
Bird World
Florida
Mississippi
Hair, Hair Now Poem Reflects Wigs Parade
Poet Ben F. Earnshaw humorously critiques hairpieces and wigs in modern society. He notes many wear hair not their own and parallels past scalp raiding with current displays of artificial tresses.
Thank-you note to Mount Dora Fire Department
Edna Brown thanks Mount Dora Fire Department for their exemplary response to her burning house. She praises teamwork that looked rehearsed and credits Mr Griggs and neighbors for support during the incident at her estate.
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Mount Dora
Mount Dora Weather Summary July Readings
The Mount Dora Fire Department weather station logged daily lows from July 6 to July 12 with values of 72, 76, 74, 73 degrees and precipitation totaling .88 inches for the period. Rainfall for the year stands at 17.59 inches.
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Mount Dora
Kelly in Congress Responds to Florida Fifth District Poll
In a peak into his Spring Questionnaire Richard Kelly notes voters oppose the administration Energy Policy and favor more nuclear power plants in Florida by wide margins. He cites reader letters urging tax reform and welfare reform while supporting a balanced budget and targeted cuts to welfare and food stamps.
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Washington
Kelly
Fifth
Florida
Richard Kelly
A. M. Blackburn Jr
Mount Dora
Erin Oak
C. A. Buechner
Altamonte Springs
Anny
K. Ye
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Mount Bora
A.M. Liveright
Mentomd
Zens
Josephus C. Luke, M.D
F.R.C.S
Sea Delta
Orient
Poet’s Corner
Ben F. Earnshaw
Edna Brown
Congress
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