City recreation chief offers to test Lake Dora water
Dan Spears, city recreation director, says he will swim in Lake Dora and drink the water to prove it safe for public swimming as residents discuss building a Gilbert Park dock. Red Cross instructor William Barker notes water in Lake Beauclaire is comparable and many swim there daily without ill effects.
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Dan Spears
Lake Dora
William Jay Barker
Red Cross
Thehallenge
Lake Beauclaire
Tavares
Gilbert Park
Beauclaire
Edgerton Point
Spears
Lake Ra
State Health Department
Florida
Park Board
CountIman
Bill Prinz
Chamber of Commerce Yacht Club
Mount Dora summer program draws 460 youngsters
The city reports 460 children joined the expanded summertime activities. Music instruction starts July 21 after Cecile Strong returns from vacation. Dan Spears says upcoming week will feature contests including sprints relays and games at the high school field.
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Mount Dora
Cecile Strong
Dan Spears
American Legion
Leesburg
Rehim’s
King It
Rehium’s
Tavares
Lions Club
Sorrento
Bojano’s
Rehm’s
A B Allen Dies In Hendersonville North Carolina
Word reached Mount Dora of the death in Hendersonville North Carolina of A B Allen a longtime Mount Dora winter visitor. Allen died after his wife’s passing last November and the couple had lived at the Mount Dora hotel for several years with their sons also living there.
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Mount Dora
Hendersonville
N. C
A. B. Allen
Allen
Mount Dora ‘Hotel
Coupons Help Buy Bus for Florida Methodist Home
The M Y F Youth Fellowship of First Methodist collects soap and other coupons for a Florida Methodist Children's Home in Enterprise. Proceeds from redeemable coupons fund a new bus, with the project running through July. contact Danny Patton to contribute.
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M.Y.F
First Methodist Church
Florida Methodist Children’s
Enterprise
Danny Patton
Dora's
Lionism Works For Brotherhood
Nehi Thompson district governor elect of Florida Lions told Mount Dora Lions that in countries with Lionism introduced none opposed the Allies in the last war. He spoke at a ladies night installation at the Veterans Memorial home. Kendall Jones was installed president. other officers include J G Ray Jr Arnold Haynes Dale Jones T A Brothers on treasurer Mel Wagner secretary Wayne Moon tailtwister George Vincent assistant tailtwister Gordon Dake Lion tamer Bill Prinz Chet Conelly Henry Beims Carl Partridge. Installing officer was George Rast of Leesburg with Al Rehbaum Jr as MC. A dance followed the buffet supper.
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Nehi' Thompson
Ocala
Florida
Mel Wagner
Wayne Moon
George Vincent
Gordon Dake
Lion Tamer
Bill Prinz
Chet Conelly
Henry Beims
Carl Partridge
George Rast
Leesburg
al Rehbaum, Jr
Thompson
Read This Play About Greek Acting and Ideas
A compact reflection notes that in ancient Greece acting was a male-dominated craft and contrasts it with a healthful hunger for great ideas described as the beauty and blessedness of life by Jean Ingelow.
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Greece
Jean -Ingelow
Babyhood-Advanced Growing Up Citizens of Tomorrow
Mount Dora’s youngest generation is featured in a photo caption. Charles Norris Jr. and Bernard McCabe Jr. both 17 months reflect different expressions. Nancy Morley, Barnette Pinkston, Diane Priester, and Ben Adams, near age three, display playful curiosity and happiness.
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Mount Dora
Charles Norris,Jr
Charles Norris
Bernard McCabe
Bernard, Jr
Nancy Morley
F. T. Morley
Barnette Pinkston
Roger Pinkston
Diane Priester
Void Priester
Ben Adams
Wilton Adams
Prayer to Improve Parental Guidance Sought by Myers
A Bullard Co publication inspires a parental prayer asking guidance to listen patiently, avoid nagging or ridicule, and foster honesty, self control, fairness, and respect for children. Dr. Garry Cleveland Myers authored the reflection on parental hurt and growth.
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Bullard Co
Cleveland
There Will Be A Show Tonight
Mount Dora residents learned the IceHouse Players would perform as scheduled after Jack Mixson, who plays Mr Otis, avoided a Miami flight. Dr F P Hatfield offered to retrieve him by seaplane if spring storms allowed. Mixson was cleared to perform Thursday evening.
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Mount Dora
IceHouse
Mr. Otis
Miami
Jack Mixson
F. P. Hatfield
Umatilla
Lake County
Mixson
Rain totals show heavy June rainfall in Mount Dora
Rain gauges at Mount Dora's Citrus Culture Corp record 10.37 inches by Wednesday noon in June, with year to date 18.59 inches, versus 17.6 inches by end of June last year. The city notes only one dry day in 16 and explains a cooler first half of the year reduced totals.
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Mount Dora
Weather Bureau
Citrus Culture Corp
Mount Dora Plans Youth Guidance Program at High School
A Mount Dora high school plan aims to guide students through a youth counseling program. A committee of professionals will advise seniors on career goals, with a later Career Day featuring talks by professionals. Vincent emphasizes counseling to help students choose for themselves based on personality and environment.
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United States
Mount Dora
W. A. Vincent
Mount Dora Business and Professional Women’s Club
D. Fletcher Crane
Kiwanis Club
Vincent
Mount Dora’s
Collee
Fireworks and Exhibition Game at Heim Field Sunday
Dorans host Zellwood in a Fourth of July event at Heim Field starting 3 pm with sprinting and throwing contests for prize money. The Mount Dora and Zellwood rivalry resurfaces as Zellwood players join the Dorans and club improvements, including a clay and sod infield, are showcased under Dizzy Dean.
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Heimfield
Dorans
Zellwood
Lake Orange
Mount Dora
Lake Orange League
Cecil Barks
The
Ledford Brothers
Roy
Thomas
Elmer Haskins
Dizzy” Dean
New Motoring Law Warning Issued
Mount Dora auto insurers warn motorists about Florida Motor Vehicle Responsibility Law taking effect Friday. The statute requires drivers found liable for accidents to prove ability to pay damages, with penalties including up to a one year driver’s license revocation.
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Mount Dora
Florida
Wesley Fellowship Class to Host Covered Dish Supper
The Wesley Fellowship of First Methodist invites all class members and friends to a covered dish supper at the Parish House on Thursday evening July 7. Mrs. Dan Spears, class president, will lead the business meeting.
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Wesley
Wesley Fellowship
First Methodist Church
Dan Spears
Sol Spilkey Finds Rich Life in Mount Dora Florida
Sol and Fannie Spilkey, New York natives, built a Mount Dora department store after arriving in 1927. He recalls leaving the big city for a town where he knows his neighbors, can walk to meetings, and funded his daughters' education and a home purchase. The couple’s perseverance included long hours, late-night shopping, and a shift from silk import business to local merchandising.
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Grand Leader
Sol Spilkey
New York
Mount Dora
Manhattan
Brooklyn
Mr. Spilkey
Florida
Sol
Fannie Spilkey
Clark
Louis Tremain
Spilkeys
New York City
Elder St
Fannie
Spilkey
Daytona
Eustis
Tavares
Leesburg
Clermont
Spilkey’s
Dress loan helps Onile Horne win at Florida ball
Mrs. Orin W. Sadler loaned her 1880 Worth dress to Onile Horne who wore it at the Florida Hairdressers and Cosmetologists Association farmer’s ball in Orlando. The maroon silk satin gown, made in Paris, earned second prize among many guests, continuing a family loan tradition from Mount Dora.
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Orin W. Sadler, Jr
Glendy Graham
Onile Horne
Florida
Rehbaum's To Add Frigidaire Line Franchising
Rehbaum's Appliance announces the acquisition of a Frigidaire franchise. A complete Frigidaire kitchen display shows refrigerator range cabinets and sinks with a washer and water heater installed in the store. Daily demonstrations are scheduled, promoting Frigidaire as a General Motors division.
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Rehbaum
Frigidaire
General Motors
Decorating Shop Closed for Summer Interior Work
Mrs. Gladys Crane announces Crane Decorating will close during July and August for its own interior decorating project. The move affects customers needing services but preserves the shop’s operation after the summer refresh.
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Gladys Crane
Crane Decorating
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Mary Graham
Sebring
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