Chamber Opens Discussion On Swim Program
The State Board of Health inspector planned a Mount Dora visit this week to assess Lakeside pool conditions and see if the summer swim program for about 90 local children can be salvaged. Suggestions included forming a private club to operate the pool and alternative sites at Lake Gertrude and Gilbert Park with a future civic project.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Board of Health
Mount Dora
Lakeside
Dora
Chamber of Commerce
Harold Goforth
Board of Health
Goforth
Health Board
David B. Lee
Jacksonville
Lake Gertrude
Gilbert Park
Round-Up Day Promises Bargains in Eustis
Eustis merchants join to promote a city wide Bargain Roundup this Saturday under the Eustis Chamber of Commerce Business Promotion committee led by Guy Merry. The push features sales free drinks free airplane rides and gift purchases with large discounts on items including diamonds watches and radios as part of the Lake County shopping drive. County wide ads back the event.
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Eustis
Lake County
The
Town Chamber Debates Old Directory Clock and Water
Richard Brown urged a downtown water outlet and current time at a Chamber of Commerce meeting. The group discussed the out-of-date Fifth and Donnelly directory installed by a prewar ad agency and the unstable electric clock. M. W. Simpson would repaint or remove the sign. the water cooler and clock fate remain under review by the board.
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Richard Brown
Chamber of Commerce
Fifth
Donnelly
M. W. Simpson
Simpson
Brown
Vietaliy
Road 19 Progresses Between Minneola and Leesburg
Rights of way for Federal Route 19 between Minneola and Leesburg have been secured and placed in the state road department. Attorney J. W. Hunter for the Board of County Commissioners announced the development.
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Minneola
Leesburg
State Road Department
J. W. Hunter
Board of County Commissioners
Quiet bronze clock from Belgium finds home in Mount Dora
The 250 year old bronze clock famed for enduring wars has been moved to Mount Dora Florida. Malvina Cornish says the clock survived two world conflicts by hiding in a ground box and was brought from Belgium to Florida in a suitcase.
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Malvina Cornish
Frank Cornish
Mount Dora
Shirley
Belgium
Gore
Shipley’s New Home Crashes Into Basement
A heavy rain left sand beneath a foundation wall unstable causing the entire living room wall to collapse into the basement. W G Shipley, known for moving an old house and transplanting a 25 foot palm, oversaw masons during the incident at Third and Tremain. Atlas the worker warned of danger as the wall gave way in the wet soil.
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W. G. Shipley
Shipley
Doran
Third and
Tremain St
Atlas
Until I Die: Bob Wenban’s Mount Dora roots inspire novel
Radio writer Bob Wenban, 50, plans to finish his fiction project Until I Die in Chicago after leaving Mount Dora. The work, not an autobiography, uses radio advertising as background with a hopeful ending and reflects Wenban’s 28 years in advertising.
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Hughsters
Mount Dora
Robert Wenban
Chicago
Bob Wenban
Hucksters
Wenban
Bali
Col
John Bethel
Wendan
Lake County Hyacinth Fight Urged by Mount Dora Chamber
Mount Dora Chamber of Commerce and Topic urge united action to clear hyacinths from Lake Dora. A public dedication at Little House, open to Scouts, marks community effort alongside proposed boat, spray, and aerial control methods to protect the lake, citrus crops, and tourism.
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Mount Dora
Chamber of Commerce
Lake County
Hyacinth County
Breezy Point
W. E. Holler
Dora
Ocklawaha
Holler
Lake Board of Commissioners
Heller
George White
Chamber Hyacinth Committee
Harry Wise
Chamber
Noon Horn Debated by Chamber in Local Gripe Session
At a Monday gripe session the Chamber of Commerce discussed the noon airhorn that signals noon and fires. Mrs Fletcher Crane urged a sweeter sound while Chief Ernie Mosteller said it cannot be made sweeter and tests must remain daily for fire insurance requirements. George White, Chamber president, suggested testing at 7 am.
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Fifth Ave
H. W. Fish
Lions Club
R. C. Bardwell
Lions
Fletcher Crane
Chamber of Commerce
Ernie Mosteller
Fire Insurance Company
George White
Chamber
Red Kennedy of Mount Dora Feats a Long Florida Career
Red Kennedy, 56, known as Walker M. Kennedy, recalls 50 years around Mount Dora. The Florida lawyer grew up in Umatilla, studied at Southern College and the University of Florida, practiced in Tavares, served as county prosecutor amid Prohibition era bootlegging crackdowns, and once worked as a shipyard carpenter in Jacksonville.
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Red” Kennedy
Florida
Dora
Red
Walker M. Kennedy
William T. Kennedy
Big Stone Gap
Umatilla
Tavares
Southern College
Sutherland
Kennedy
University of Florida
Lake County
Harry Duncan
Jacksonville
Phillip Glenn Chapman Born In Mount Dora
Phillip Glenn Chapman was born Tuesday evening to Mr and Mrs G L Chapman of Mount Dora weighing eight pounds four ounces. Both mother and baby are reported doing nicely at Eustis Waterman Memorial Hospital.
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Ann
G. L. Chapman
Mount Dora
Phillip Glenn
Eustis Waterman Memorial Hospital
Council To Act On Garbage Bids Tuesday
Mount Dora Council plans to open bids Tuesday evening for a load packer garbage truck to modernize the collection system. City Clerk William Stewart notes only one bid on the truck basis, with several firms promising in person bids. If awarded, two city units would cost about 5200 and the new system could start in October to replace odor prone open truck collection.
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William Stewart
Mount Dora
Stewart
Council
Chase
Ghostly prank sparks fear at Princess Theater lobby
Johnnie Faulkner hung black cloth and flowers for a dramatic photo in the theater lobby after hours. The cleaning man, discovering the setup, recoiled in shock thinking the manager lay dead, calling out in disbelief. The incident ends with a startled reaction and a ghostly impression.
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Johnnie Faulkner
Johnnie
Princess Theater
Kellogg Dies in East A Winter Resident Remembered in Florida
Gilvia Burr Kellogg aged 81 died July 22 in Westport Connecticut. He once operated a model dairy and food farm that drew students from the University of Connecticut and officials from the State Department of Health for study. His widow Adell Hamilton Kellogg is a direct descendant of Alexander Hamilton. The Kelloggs were active Shuffleboard Club members during winters in Mount Dora.
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Mount Dora
Westport
Conn
Gilvia Burr Kellogg
Kellogg
Connecticut
University of Connecticut
State Department of Health
Adell Hamilton Kellogg
Alexander Hamilton
Kello
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Atlas Shipley
Lake’ County
Tea” Keanedy
Mabel Norris Reese
Jess Mae
W. M. Kennedy
Phillip
Lawsy
G. B. Kelloge
East
Masonic Lodge
L. R. Lazaer
High Prieset
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