Come Out to the Ball Game in Mount Dora
Community notice from manager E. H. Shoemaker urging residents to support the Mount Dora baseball team. The piece extols local players, outlines costs, thanks sponsors and the Lions Club for season tickets, and stresses community pride and safe, enjoyable games.
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Dorans
The
E. H. Shoemaker
Mr. Er
Bristol
Philadelphia
Mount Doran
Mount Dora
Lake Orange
Peters Appliance & Paint
Lions Club of
Mount Dora Topic earns national editorials and feature honors
The Mount Dora Topic won second place for best editorial writing among small dailies and weeklies, plus first honorable mention for feature writing at a national editorial convention in Louisville. Editors Mabel Norris Reese and Marie Bolles were noted, with other Florida papers also earning national prizes.
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Mount Dora
Mabel Norris Reese
Tlst
National Editorial Association
Louisville
Lake County
Marie Bolles
Eustis Lake Region
Taylor
Bob White
Oxford, Ohio
Leadel Coleman
Statesboro
Bulloch Herald
Florida
Winter Park
Fort Lauderdale Daily News
Hollywood Sun-Tattler
Stuart News
John Herrick
Hazel Brannon Smith
Durant
Miss. News
Egedly
Alabama Scene Court
Mississippi
Smith
Scottish Rite Meeting and Chicken Dinner Planned
The Lake Scottish Rite club and Eso ladies will meet Friday at 3:30 PM at the Masonic temple Clermont for a chicken dinner provided by the Ale club.
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Scottish Rite
Lake
Scottish Rite Club
Eso
Masonic Temple
Clermont
New Methodist Pastor Takes Pulpit Sunday
Rev. James Jones appointed by the Lakeland Methodist Conference will assume the pulpit at Mount Dora First Methodist Church Sunday morning replacing Rev. H. Mauriece Felton who leaves for Hialeah. Jones comes from Orlando where he served as assistant to Rev. Edward Pentegrast. He will be joined by his wife and two children. church reception in Fellowship Hall Friday night.
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Methodist
Lakeland
James Jones
H. Mauriece Felton
Mr. Jones
Mount Dora
Orlando
Edward Pentegrast
First Methodist Church
Robert M. Blackburn
Trinity Methodist Church
DeLand
Mr. Felton
College Park Methodist Church
Hialeah
State to Send Development Emissary Here
Mount Dora's Industrial Committee plans to confer with a Florida Industrial Commission representative in coming weeks. The envoy will advise on suitable sites, labor needs, and other industrial planning aspects to attract industry to the city.
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Florida Industrial Commission
Chamber of Commerce
Roy Christopher
Christopher
Mount Dora
The
Chamber
Drought Pressures Florida Lakes and Farmed Areas
Florida faces worsening drought with critically low Lake basin levels and widespread water shortages. Officials report record low rainfall in 1956 and seven foot drops from normal in several lakes. Farmers fear crop losses as drought persists and rainmaking efforts draw scrutiny.
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Florida
Ocklawaha Basin
Lake County
Conservation Authority
Lake Eustis
Harris
Minnehaha
Lake Apopka
Haines Creek
Lake Griffin
Lake Minnehaha
Dead River
Clermont
Eustis
Tribune Survey
U.S. Geological Survey
Earl Frye
State Game and Fish Commission
Mr. Frye
R. E
Bob” Norris
Florida Citrus Mutual
Montverde
Mr. Norris
Sahara
Bus Trip Observes Life on the Road Across America
An inter state bus journey through southern farms and towns reveals human dramas and everyday frictions. The narrator recalls watching people including a notable tale about Johnny Day and the Canadian while traveling from Mount Dora to Louisville and back.
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United States
America
Louisville
Police Crack Down On Safety Violators
The city police, acting on Mayor W. D. Patton's orders, cracked down on reckless and speeding drivers. Nine cases were brought in police court Monday, all charged with speeding, failure to stop at intersections, or passing in no passing zones. The mayor said the push aligns with city safety efforts in Lake.
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W. D. Patton
Patton
Lions to Install Officers at June Banquet
The Lions club will hold its annual installation banquet and dance at the American Legion Memorial Home on Saturday evening. District Gov. Dave Lundquist of Orlando will serve as installing officer. Burton Brown of Leesburg will present attendance pin awards. Officers to be installed include Wayne Moon as president and Jack B. Norris, Keith B. Davis, Jesse D. Mandtalltwinter, and Ty Ross among the directors.
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Lions Club
American Legion
Shuffleboard Club Presses Council Over Court Expansion Plan
The Shuffleboard club petitions City Council after budget denial to support seven new courts at Donnelly Park. Leaders propose either relocating a tennis court east of the present facility or adding shuffleboard courts on the existing tennis site to house ten courts. They cite ongoing demand, seasonal tournaments, and a growing 425-member membership, offering to share costs at $300 per court.
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Council
Park Board
Donnelly Park
North Tennis Court
Morris Deering
Shuffleboard Club
Leesburg
Clermont
Eustis
Umatilla
Director Hopes for Area Golden Triangle Band
Eustis substitute Don Jennings, filling for Mount Dora’s George Moore, urges band students to join summer practice. Friday 8 am opens lower brass. 9 30 am senior French horn. 10 30 am senior lower brass. Tuesday adds clarinets trumpets drums flutes saxophones as students report. Jennings aims to form a three town Mount Dora Eustis Tavares band for year round concerts.
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Golden Triangle
Don Jennings
Eustis
Mount Dora
George Moore
Jennings
Tavares
Ace Players
Navy announces Norfolk Marine barracks recruit Day
Pfc. Marvin L. Day son of Mr and Mrs John A Day of Sylvan Shores is now serving with the Marine barracks at the Naval Base Norfolk Virginia according to the Navy news service.
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Norfolk
Marvin L. Day
John A. Day
Sylvan Shores
Marine Barracks
Naval Base
Navy News Service
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George Clement
Coleman McCord
Kentucky
Tommy Ledford
Mount Dora High School
Cecil Barks
Doran
Apopka
Bob Hall
Zellwood
Dwight Mosteller
Heim
L. R. Heim
New York Giants
Sanford
Javens
Reims Tuxedo Store
Caudel and Larsen
Golden Triangle Builders Supply
Gordon Dake
Dixie Drive Inn
Smith’s Restaurant
Fralick’s Restaurant
Wm. Wingler & Son
Brown Builders Supply
Topic
New Methodist
Johnny Day
City Council
Greyhound Scenicruiser
Tallahassee
Carl Risley
Tremain
Seventh St
Lions
Shufflers
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