Mount Dora Receives New Fire Apparatus Forming One Unit
The Mount Dora fire gear arrives from American LaFrance of Elmira New York praised as top of the line. The set includes chemical apparatus ladders axes and more forming a complete fire fighting department in one. Lake Jem sees Swisher Sectional Products assembly moving in with Arrington Brothers supervising.
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Mount Dora
American LaFrance Company
Elmira
New York
Lake Jem
Arrington Brothers
Mount Dora Kiwanis hear Lake County school praise
In March 1936 J L Graham praised Lake County schools as well arranged lighted and sanitary in an address to the Kiwanis Club in Tavares. He discussed modern school building demands including room layout floor space sanitation and lighting.
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Lake County
J. L. Graham
Tavares
Kiwanis Club
Lake
Mount Dora High School
Frederick Sleight
Bayard Roberts
L. C. Green
Lee French Jr
Emily Battle
Mary Louise Rehbaum
Willie Kate Grantham
J. M. Green
Jeannette Blair
Ellen Schrup
David Harvey
Eudora White
Central Florida bash honors Governor Collins birthday
Twenty years ago on March 15 1956 the Lake Jem garden party hosted nearly 400 guests for Governor LeRoy Collins birthday as rain fell in Mount Dora. George J. White stepped down after 26 years as Chamber of Commerce president. Roy Christopher was elected in a delayed vote, with White to serve two more years on the board.
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Central Florida
John A. Heist
Lake Jem
LeRoy Collins
Mount Dora
Chamber of Commerce
George J. White
Roy Christopher
White
Once More With Feeling
A nostalgic reminiscence recalls early 20th century codes of behavior for boys and the rise of gendered expectations. A summer swimming lesson at a bay facility, led by Mr Street the city prison warden, ends in a dramatic rescue by a lady from the women’s deck after the boy nearly drowns in a failed springboard dive.
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Mr. Street
City
Street
U.S. Cavalry
Letters To The Editor On Mount Dora Affairs
Readers discuss city council authority over the Mount Dora Art Festival and business impact. Spencer Brock urges council action for authority, while Phyllis Dobay explains Mount Dora Art League aims to showcase local art with open meetings for membership and public input.
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Mount Dora
IceHouse Players Seek Volunteers for Backstage and Public Roles
The IceHouse Players of Mount Dora call for volunteers to sustain their community theatre. An advisory committee will meet to recruit new talent, improve stage building, make up, dress, and production tasks. They seek make-up artists, stage crews, poster designers, advertisers, and members to boost plays and engage neighbors in a decades-long local arts tradition.
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Princess Theatre
Mount Dora High School
W. D. Patton
The
Princess
Jack Burr
Dwight Mosteller
Lucille Minkley
Jim Brown
Mount Dora Art League
Brown
Art League
Lce
Mount Dora
IceHouse Players Board
IceHouse
Florida Theatre Conference
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By Diane Demro
Mount Bora
A.M. Liveright
Vol
West Fifth Avenue
P.O. Box
Florida
By Broder J. Petersen
Women’s Department
Crone
Sincerely , Spencer Brock
Phyllis Dobay
Icehouse Players
Red Cross
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