Mount Dora Seeks Two New Classrooms in Budget Plan
Lake County schools outline show Mount Dora to gain two classrooms as part of a broader building program funded by state capital outlay totaling 264 673 dollars. Leesburg Dabney and Skeen elementary schools gain several rooms while Clermont Eustis Umatilla Ta vars Groveland also receive additions and new facilities under the plan with June board actions and July budget hearings pending.
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Mount Dora
Lake County
Leesburg
Clermont
Groveland
East Town
Chester Crowder
Eustis
D. D. Roseborough
Crowder
M. “Buster” Williams
Borough
Mount Dora W
Highland St
Reseborough
Roseborough
Dabney
White Supremacists Elect Dora Officer
J. T. Bud Huett of Mount Dora auxiliary police was elected to the Florida Citizens Council board. The group formed at Tallahassee draws about 200 members from 11 counties with Dr. W. H. Petty named temporary president. Sam Peacock spoke replacing Eugene Cook and urged united opposition to integration, warning force may follow.
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J. T
Bud” Huett
Mount Dora
Florida Citizens Council
Associated Press
Tallahassee
W. H. Petty
Pensacola
Georgia
Eugene Cook
Sam Peacock
Brooksville Chamber of Commerce
Clermont
United
South
Dora's Flying Saucer Day In Mount Dora Planned
Mount Dora hosts a pre Fourth of July event called Flying Saucer Day. About 100 flying saucers will be released from a plane to deliver messages from the Merchants Association. Each saucer carries a gift from local merchants redeemable in coming days. The event aims to boost downtown shopping and home sales.
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Dora
Mount Dora
Merchants Association
James C. Jackson
Merchants Division
Jackson
Lake Dora
Chester Denies Doran Troubled On Cuba Tour
Edmund A. Chester of Havana and Mount Dora said in a letter that Frederick W. Sleight was not in trouble with Cuban army officers or police during a recent visit. Sleight recounted a courteous check of his German auto and a rear seat package mistaken for a bomb. Chester cited Cuba’s progress and strong U S trade ties, arguing Sleight’s portrayal was inaccurate.
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Edmund A. Chester
Havana
Cuba
Mount Dora
Batista
Frederick W. Sleight
Sleight
Mr. Chester
Chester
United States
Florida
Land Urges Fair Reapportionment and 67 Senator Plan
Henry W. Land of Tangerine, a Lake-Orange County legislator, addresses Kiwanis on reapportionment arguing for fair plans that shift power away from big counties. He supported the 67-senator proposal despite governor Collins opposition, noting compromise is essential and gains and losses balance out in Senate control.
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Henry W. Land
Tangerine
Lake County
Orange County
Land
Kiwanis Club
Florida
Sarasota-Manatee
LeRoy Collins
Senate
J. A
Tar” Boyd
Collins
Boyd
Mr. Land
Suwanee
Jefferson County
Dade County
Jefferson
Dade
Representative Land
House of Representatives
Doug Igou
Eustis
Mount Dora Club
Igou
Lake
Mount Dora Reaches 2000th Telephone Milestone
The 2,000th telephone in Mount Dora was installed at the home of Mrs. Herbert Vonrhee, 1245 Second Avenue, as she tests the new line. Florida Telephone Corp marks the milestone as a notable achievement for Dora and its service efforts in the community.
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Mount Dora
Herbert Vonrhee
Florida Telephone Corp
Mount Dora Plans Junior Sailing Fleet Race Prep
Mount Dora gears up for a pram sailing fleet with six boats from Wise Boat Works and two more on order. Buck Doppler and Dave Bowen lead the effort with Chamber of Commerce and Yacht Club sponsorship inviting children ages 9 to 14 to register for sailing lessons on Lake Dora.
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Mount Dora
Yacht Club Chamber of Commerce
Bowen
Lake Dora
Joe Mutascio
Mrs Laura Pratt James Dies at Mount Dora Residence
Mrs Laura Pratt James wife of Dr John E James died at her home at Ninth and Helen Street on June 22 She moved to Mount Dora seven years ago from Villa Nova Pa and was active in Community Church and the Philadelphia Garden Club She leaves a sister Mrs Pauline P Wilson Funeral services were held at the residence with Dr C A Carrier officiating Interment followed at Pine Forest Cemetery under Rehbaum Funeral home supervision.
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Laura Pratt. James
John E. James
Ninth and
Helen St
James
Mount Dora
Villa Nova
Philadelphia
Pine Forest Cemetery
Rehbaum Funeral Home
Mount Dora Boy State delegate elected councilman
Billy Ivey, a Mount Dora delegate to Boy State in Tallahassee, was elected as a councilman in one of the 16 cities of the mythical government. He and Charles Wareing were among 438 Boy Staters sent to Tallahassee through local cooperation.
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Billy Ivey
Mount Dora
Tallahassee
Charles Wareing
Nscene
Ani
Dora
Nancy Ellis
Recreation Offerings Keep Youth Occupied in Mount Dora
Mount Dora's Summer recreation program keeps children engaged with swimming and baseball. About 178 children use the city pool daily under instructors James Jackson and Fred Sanwald with 84 beginners or intermediate swimmers. Lifeguard and advanced classes share 30 slots, while seven adults take Thursday night lessons. baseball draws 60 youths to midget and Little League, softball 30 to 35, arts and crafts enrolls 35 to 40, and library reading draws 15 to 20 as water skiing and tennis also attract active youths.
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Mount Dora
James Jackson
Fred Sanwald
The
Chamber of Commerce
Lake County Board of Public Instruction
Ronald Aldrich
George Clement
Fifth Art School
Wisdom Over Science Urged By Methodist Minister
Rev James Jones urged the congregation to seek wisdom and kindness over scientific advancements. He argued humanity needs balm for wounds and moral understanding to guide tech progress rather than more knowledge of flight or space exploration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Jones
Methodist Church
Merchants Drop Hospital Idea in Mount Dora Talk
The Mount Dora Merchants Association debated a hospital project at its Monday meeting. Leonard Phillips urged serious study of government grants, while Henry Finlayson noted Clermont’s hospital despite smaller population. Co-Chairman James C. Jackson offered a doctor for further talk, but Robert B. Miller warned of solvency problems based on his New York town’s experience.
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the Merchants Association
Mount Dora
Leonard Phillips
Henry Finlayson
Clermont
James C. Jackson
Robert B. Miller
New York
Mount Dora Little Leaguers Open Season With Wins
Mount Dora Little League opened the summer slate with two practice wins and a 9-2 league victory over Eustis. Pitching rotations included Sonny Hughes Chris Ray and the Durden brothers Gerald and Paul with Lane and McCullough contributing at bat and behind the plate. The team also posted a 17-7 practice win over Groveland led by the Durden brothers and Steve Duvall, as 25 players saw action.
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Mount Dora
Eustis
Ronald Aldrich
Sonny Hughes
Chris Ray
Durden Brothers
Gerald
Paul
Chris
Stephen Lane
Bobby McCullough
Hughes
Lane
Groveland
Durdens
Steve Duvall
Iral Wells Dies In Alabama
Mrs. Iral Wells 44 wife of Bill Wells former Mount Dora Chamber of Commerce secretary died in a Florence Alabama hospital Monday after cancer treatment. Funeral services are set for 2 p.m. today at Rehbaum Funeral Home with Rev. Robert Pender officiating. Interment follows at Pine Forest cemetery. A former Umatilla school teacher who also worked in Mount Dora she leaves three sons Patrick and Michael plus her father and other family members.
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Iral Wells
Bill Wells
Mount Dora
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Ocala National Forest
Civil Aeronautics Board
Jim” Jackson
Jim
Doran
R. W. Dale
Mrs. Vonrhee
Dora Pram
Merchants Drop Hospital
Alabama
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