Lions Finish Little House For Mount Dora Girl Scouts
Lions Club workers on site at Fifth Ave retreat complete Little House for Mount Dora Girl Scouts. Volunteers including Ernie Mosteller Dr E C Devorsak Glendy Sadler and Al Rehbaum Jr laid floors installed windows cleared brush and prepared rooms while others supplied meals and tools. Cash contributions of 3000 plus earlier donations totaling 1800 and a 300 yard wooded lot donated by Mrs H B Fish enabled timely completion and scouts may use the house this summer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Girl Scouts
Mount Dora
Lions Club
Ernie Mosteller
E. C. Devorsak
Glendy Sadler
al Rehbaum, Jr
Howard Simpson
Mike Gargano
Sam Swiger
Bob Bowers
Gene Downs
Lion
H. B. Fish
Jim Simpson
Lake County growers eye public brand naming contest
A Lake County meeting discussed a master plan for Central Florida fruit branding to counter Indian River efforts and broaden consumer perception of statewide fruit. Proposals include naming the brand Lakes and Hills to highlight the freshwater region, with growers and officials weighing public involvement and countywide participation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lake County
Florida
W. L.E. Barnett
Mount Dora
Charles Demko
Altoona
W. G. Boyd
Lake Region Packing Association
Tavares
Frank Laird
Groveland
D. R. Igon
Eustis
Florida Farm Bureau
Chamber
C. Harold Hippler
Karl Lehmann
R. E. Norris
Gardens Girls Shine In Daytona Beach Swim Suit Spread
Diane Van Dusen, age 16, Cypress Gardens Aqua-Maid, stars in Life magazine this week with a five page feature. The seven page story also includes Martha Mitchell, Jane Strickland, Nance and Stilley from the Gardens girls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Diane van Dusen
Cypress Gardens
Life Magazine
Daytona Beach
Martha Mitchell
Jane Strickland
Nance and
Stilley
Gardens
Anglers Celebrate Big Bass Catches On Lake Dora
Mount Dora fishermen and readers discuss standout catches as Margot Hosford and Don French tally 22 pounds from six fish. Ted Wingler reports an 8 pound 5 ounce bass from Lake Dora while others fish Lake Griffin. The community eyeing a new fishing folder invites photos and camera ready winners.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Dora
Margot Hosford
Don French
Ted Wingler
William Wingler
Lake Dora
Ted
Bill
Lake Griffin
Chamber of Commerce
Alligator Fear and 12 Foot Tracks Spook Mount Dora
Truckers report a 20 foot long alligator in Mount Dora Florida but residents say it was harmless and later measurements show 12 feet. Win Sleight, the homeowner, found a 12 foot long imprint on his yard and estimated the creature weighed about 800 pounds. The incident coincides with local traffic confusion on the Dora Orange Blossom Trail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Dora
Fla
Win
Sylvan Shores
Dora
Sleight
Lake Dora
Lake Gertrude
Summer reading club lists new titles and prizes
The Mount Dora Library Committee reports the summer reading club active with 25 children reading in two weeks. Reading list includes The Twenty One Balloons by Du Bois, The Gun Slinger by Col in, The Woman in Black by Ford, non fiction titles like 70 Miles From a Lemon by Yates, and Christ Stopped at Eboli by Levi.
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Oppenheim
Jimmy Dale
Packard
Colin
Floren
Johnson
Tucker
Kelland
Count Belisarius
Graves
Ford
Goertz
la Farge
Thirkell
Peacock
Yates
Washington
Halle
Laurel
Sheppard
Christ
Eboli
Levi
Durant
DeSoto
Land of Florida
King
Magruder
Mount Dora
Mount Dora Prices Show Moderate Variations From Orlando
A survey by the Sarasota Chamber of Commerce compares Mount Dora costs with Orlando and other nearby towns. It finds butter at 72 cents a pound in Mount Dora vs 79 in Orlando, eggs at 60 cents vs 69, and milk at 22 cents, with wages for several trades also listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sarasota County
Mount Dora
Orlando
Plant City
Lake Wales
Lakeland
Bartow
Trailer tag fees cut by Lake County official
Mrs. Pearl Cullen Lake County Tax Collector announced lower trailer license tags for houses. The annual fee drops to 10 dollars with half year tags available July 1 for 5 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pearl Cullen
Lake County
Bake Your Own Bread Challenge Receives Reader Recipe
The editorial response outlines a bread making method from F. M. Wescott of Mount Dora to offset bread shortages. It includes a yeast starter, sugar, two rising periods, and use of 134 cups of whole wheat flour, forming three loaves and baking about 70 minutes with an early oven greeting after 10 minutes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Life
F. M. Wescott
Mount Dora
New England
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W. F. Morris Plumbing CO
P.O
D. Clare
W. E. McCraney
P. O. Box
Lisbon
Loch Lomond
Scotland
Encycolpedia Brittannica
Joseph A. Ross
Horsley & Wilder
Ridge
United
Beauty Shop
Fifth Ave
Rudo
Ballantine
Am&s Sales and Service
Donnelly
Sylvan Shores Cocktail Lounge
Calvert
el Bart
Merito
Government House
Giart
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