Mount Dora Girls Defeated by Pondita DeBerry In District Final
Umatilla’s Pondita DeBerry scored 52 of 63 points to lead a 63 48 victory over Mount Dora in the District 6 girls final. Joyce Moon added 19 and Norma Jeanne Wise 27 as Dora defenders watched in defeat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Lou Davidson
Earl B. Ferson
Joyce Moon
Mount Dora
Umatilla
Pendita
Dora
Pat Wells
Leslie Sanders
Joyce
Hurricanettes
Norma Jeanne Wise
Pondita
Mount Dora’s High School
Hazel Anne Avery
Betty Ann Haynes
Edith Carlton
Barbara Cheatham
Rae Squier
Judy Sadler
Ann Edwards
Haynes
Merchants Offering Weekend Specials
Several Mount Dora merchants banded together to offer weekend sales. Their advertisements appear on Page 8 with a note to read "Musings" on Page 4 for related value commentary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Dora
Building Permits Dip in Mount Dora February
Tax Assessor John Cain reports a sharp dip in February building permits for Mount Dora with a total of 15 600 dollars, down from 33 00 in January. Diogenes struck the father when the child swore, Robert Burton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Dora
John Cain
Diogenes
Robert Burton
Disaster Data Spurs Drive Opening Today
Forty four volunteers at Villa Dora hotel launch the 1956 Red Cross disaster relief drive in Mount Dora seeking 2600 toward Lake County’s share of 15190. Drive chair George J White cites floods and disasters since last July affecting over 30000 families and draining 28000000 from the national treasury. Burton Brown notes nationwide quota increases. Mount Dora groups list local volunteers and East Milner Rosenwald Academy principal C O Lott will oversee East collections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red Coe
Villa Dora
Lake County
Drive
George J. White
National Treasury of
Red Cross
Mount Dora
Burton Brown
Kiwanis Club
United States
Talbot Simpson
Mildred Leatherbury
Katherine Lobeck
F. A. Albertus
William Prinz
Mary Borner
Estelle Creighton
Laura Warner
Millard Reid
Hazel Wilmot
Harold Mitchell
Cornelia Smith
Ada Nelson
Mel Wagner
Robert Wells
Bernhard Schroeder
Paul Turrentine
George Bissell
Fred Hawkins
W. M. Webb
E. P. Lowell
Roselyn Kuechler
E. Davenport
E. A. Nimnicht
Ralph Sargent
Ruth Blackman
Grady Simpson
R. C. Campbell
R. H. Trippe
E. W. McVicker
William Hein
Lillian Brozek
J E. Morse
James C. Jackson
Joseph Russo
Harold Graf
Lewis Klatte
John Bethel
S. C. Colley
Marshall Collins
J. D. Pease
Margo Hosford
Robert Dinsmore
Elizabeth Siess
C.O. Lott
Milner- Rosenwald Academy
East
Lake County Exhibit Praised at Central Florida Fair
R. E. Norris county agricultural agent is credited with an outstanding job on the Lake county exhibit at the Central Florida Fair in Orlando last week. The display was called the most dignified and beautiful of Lake county's resources. It will be moved to Eustis for display at the Lake County Fair and Flower Show March 12-17.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. E. Norris
Lake County
Orlando
Eustis
Register for Jury Duty urged pilots in Lake County talk
County Commissioner O. M. Jack Simpson urged Lake County Pilot club members to register for jury duty during a government talk at the Grandview hotel in Eustis. He explained exemptions for women, praised the innocent-until-proven-guilty system, and urged readiness to serve if called.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
O. M
Jack” Simpson
Lake County Pilot Club
Grandview
Eustis
Mr. Simpson
Clerk of Courts
America
A R Crone Joins Cast For Sabrina Fair
A R Crone joins IceHouse Players cast for Sabrina Fair opening next Tuesday. He plays the father with Peggy Huebsch in the lead role of Sabrina. Cast also includes Mary Anna O'Brien Margie Kenyon Jeff Ray Jack O'Brien Evelyn Peters Grace Campbell Joe Matascio Sam Buck producer John Woods Mary McGuire Dorothy Dean and leads under director B Y Pennington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
IceHouse Players
Circle Players of
North Hampton
A. R. Crone
Sabrina Fair
Mr. Crone
Peggy Huebsch
Eustis
Little Theatre
Mount Dora
Mary Anna O’brien
Margie Kenyon
Jeff Ray
Jack O’brien
Evelyn Peters
Grace Campbell
Joe Matascio
Sam Buck
Tavares
John Woods
Mary McGuire
Dorothy Dean
Huebsch
B. Y. Pennington
Chamber Await Final Report On 1953 Membership Drive
Secretary Betty Siess says a final report is due next week for the Cham ber of Commerce drive. Several members have not contacted prospects or submitted reports while Bach is being contacted by Drive Chairman Carl Graves to wind up the drive. The weekend total reached $5,000 toward a $7,500 goal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamber of Commerce
Betty Siess
Bach
Drive
Carl Graves
Cookie Salesladies To Call Next Week
Girl Scouts will visit homes next week selling cookies to raise funds for the Land o' Lakes Council. Mrs. Albert Uhl leads the local effort to support day camp activities and strengthen the Girl Scout program during the summer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert Uhl
Land O’ Lakes
Mount Dora Rain Totals Stall February and Year
ORE reports Tuesday rainfall of 0.4 inch bringing February total to 1.3 inches and year to date to 5.2 inches at Mount Dora.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Dora
Parent-Child Problem Probe Set for Tuesday PTA
A PTA meeting at Fifth Ave school cafetorium will host a Tuesday 8 p.m. program on parental guidance using the play High Pressure Area read by Mr and Mrs Dake plus DeAnn Bateman and Joyce Moon. Dr C Lee Eggert of the University of Florida will lead a discussion on emotional climate and adolescent storms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Parent Teacher Association
C. Lee Eggert
College of Education
University of Florida
T. A. Brotherson
PTA
Gordon Dake
DeAnn Bateman
Joyce Moon
Ex-Warden Speaks At Kiwanis Today
Ly F. Hore from Florida State Prison at Raiford will address the Kiwanis club luncheon, sharing insights from a long and arduous career in state corrections. The talk emphasizes duty and service in a demanding role.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kiwanis
Ae Club
Ly F. Hore- Les Ce
Florida State Prison
Raiford
Snow
Orinda
Bombings Probe Delays Governor Collins Hearing
Jurors investigating bombing incidents at the Reese home stalled after inviting Governor Collins to testify. Collins declined to appear citing precedent concerns, while the Lake County case drew deputies and witnesses including neighbor Herbert Beiser and Mr. Reese. A second blast rattled the neighborhood as debris and fish remains were found, with parts sent to the Orlando Air Force base for analysis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lake County
North
Herbert K. Beiser
Morningside Dr
Morningside
Charles Hener
Vares Lions Club
LeRoy Collins
Reese
Saul
Patricia
Eustis
Beiser
A. P
Sam” Buie
Sheriff McCall
Air Force Base
Orlando
Doug
Sen Baker Absent From Tavares Lions Banquet
Lake County Senator J Ed Baker cites illness as the reason for missing the Tavares Lions club banquet where Governor Le Roy Collins spoke. He notes a prior reservation but says a severe cold kept him in bed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lake County
J. Ed Baker
LeRoy Collins
Tavares Lions Club
Poem Fragment Reveals Nature’s Stir in Grass
A fragment from a poem evokes instinctive movement within every clod seeking light and a soul rising amid grass and flowers, attributed to Jo R. Lowell.
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Jo R. Lowell
Long Illness Takes E. H. Van Voorhis
E. H. Van Voorhis 70, longtime Mount Dora cabinet maker, died at his Lake Gertrude home after a long illness. Former Chelsea New York resident, he worked in lumber and hardware before moving to Mount Dora 21 years ago. he was an Episcopal church member. He leaves his wife and a daughter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. H. van Voorhis
Mount Dora
Lake Gertrude
Chelsea
N. Y
van Voorhis
Mount
Episcopal Church
Adeline van Voorhis
Also Mentioned on This Page
Titusville
Ronald Aldrich
Jack Pauley
Aldrich
Pauley
Lake
Simpson
Board of County Commissioners
Florida
State Board of Health
Sabrina
Collins
Mulls
Paul H. Reese
Lions
Lake Coleman
Mount Dora Lions Club
al Rehbaum, Jr
Sen. Baker
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