Mount Dora Hosts Governor Martin on Governor's Day Observance
A 1926 Mount Dora observance marks Governor John Martin's visit with Kiwanis luncheon, a lakeside boat trip, and a Heim Park baseball game against Apopka. Miss Jeannette Dickson and Miss Margaret White named most popular and prettiest at Rollins College.
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John Martin
Florida
Mount Dora
Kiwanis
Heim Park
Apopka
Martin
L. R. Heim
Fairfield
Subscription rates for TOPIC in Florida and beyond
Rates listed for Lake County and outside Lake County in Florida. Annual price is 5 dollars in Lake County with 9 dollars for two years, and outside Lake County 6 dollars per year with 11 dollars for two years. Single copies cost 15 cents. Postage paid at Mount Dora Florida.
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West Fifth Avenue
Mount Dora
P. O. Box
Florida
Lake County
Early 1900s Frugal Living Painstakingly Cataloged
The piece recalls a era of material progress yet modest incomes. It details household life from coal ranges to ash sifters, pumps, dish soap scraps, rag bags, bath tubs, and slop jars, plus frugal habits and home remedies that defined daily routines and ambitions.
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George Washington
Resolution in memory of William Carl Fowler Mount Dora City Council
The Mount Dora City Council expresses deep sympathy on the passing of William Carl Fowler. Fowler served as City Clerk and Treasurer, contributing decades of service to the city and its citizens, with a lasting record of civic dedication and community building. A copy is sent to his family. resolution passed June 1, 1976.
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Mount Dora High School
Phyllis Blanchard
Milton Chapman
Coralie Cooper
Richard Douglass
Doris Eileen Gray
Lurlene Rosalie Green
Mary Agnes Harding
Arthur Haskins
Pearl Katherine Killian
Don Harvey Kimball
John Mortimer McCown Jr
Flora Tyron Morley
Mary M. Norton
Helyne Sue Ray
Samuel Slocum Sadler Jr
William Causby Stewart
Robert Widmer
Lake Dora Casino
Lake Shore Drive
Mount Dora
Tavares
Pan American Music Service Bureau of
Tampa
Dick Marion
Commodores
Sorrento Public School
Patty Johnson
Stetson University
Stetson Reporter
Patty
Mamie Lee Gilbert
C. O. Lott
East Town
Gilbert
Milner- Rosenwald Academy
Lott
William Carl Fowler
City of Mount Dora
City of
Florida
Leigh Anne Tremain
Mount Dora Library project gains backing by local group
The Mount Dora Friends of the Library announced a sign for the Ninth Avenue and Donnelly Street library site. Rudolph O. Smith of the group helped craft wording urging donors and print lovers to support the project.
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Mount Dora
Ninth Avenue
Donnelly Street
Missing bicycle at Mount Dora High School prompts apology
A Mount Dora High School incident laments a theft of a bicycle from a school rack. The owner explains the bike belonged to a son who rode it 10 miles daily in all weather and urges the thief to return the item and contact the Mount Dora Topic to ease the conscience.
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Mount Dora High School
Mount Dora
Right to Shoot Bill Spurs Rights for Property Owners
The Senate passed a bill expanding use of deadly force in suspected felony cases. It allows property owners and other noncriminals to determine what is reasonable force to defend themselves and their property against felons or suspected felons.
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Senate
Ly Sen
Jim Gliss
Mount Dora Topic Honored for Outstanding News Practice
The Mount Dora Topic receives top honors for exemplary weekly town and state news coverage. The award reflects the collective town effort, recognizing the newspaper’s skill, courage, and speed in compiling and sharing local reporting with readers.
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Army Air Force Tank Group
Kwajalein
Pohlman
John W. Conley
Sorrento
Plymouthirea
D. D. Roseborough
Jonesboro
Tenn
State Commission of Game and Fresh Water Fish
Mount Bora
A.M. Liveright
Vol
Feelis Ae
Broder J. Petersen
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Congress
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