Lake County Showcases Good Life At Week Long Fair
Mount Dora will join Lake County for a seven day Florida Sportsmen's Exposition and Lake County Fair at Eustis. The schedule features garden clubs exhibits, high school concerts, 4 H displays, and special days including Native State and Tourist Day and Nathan Mayo Day. Community groups like the Lakes and Hills Garden club and Lake County Training School cheer leaders participate alongside 1,400 lakes themed demonstrations and casting displays by Chuck Schilling and Hank Bruns. The event closes with a visit from Congressman Syd Herlong Jr and a Florida Horsemen's Association endurance ride.
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Mount Dora
Lake County
Florida
Eustis
Lakes and Hills
Lakes and Hills Garden Club
Jack Flowers
Glee Clubs
Lake County Training School
Leesburg
Eustis Vocational High School
Florida Island
Chuck” Schilling
Hank” Bruns
Royal Crown
American Red Cross
Armed Forces
Sam Swiger
Armed Forces Blood Bank
Funey
Nathan Mayo
Orlando
A. S
Syd” Herl Jr
Florida Horsemen's Association
Bible as Guide Through Lent Its Devotional Path
A Lent meditation on the Bible describes it as a 66 book library with Old and New Testaments. It urges devotional reading focusing on Psalms for comfort, courage, and strength, listing key psalms such as Psalm 23 and Psalm 121 and noting the book’s purpose in guiding faith and understanding of God.
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Jesus
St. Paul
God
Don’t Cry Wolf In Brush Fires Cautions From Fire Chief
Fire Chief Harold Larsen warns Dorans to recall city ordinances on trash fires and to specify details when calling for aid. He says permits are issued quickly when weather is safe and the pile size is manageable. larger fires may receive standby service. A recent brush fire was started to burn trash but proved harmless.
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Harold Larsen
Dorans
Larsen
Ern
Mount Dora High School Chorus Plans Spring Music Festival
The Mount Dora High School music department announces a Spring Music Festival to follow the acclaimed Gay Nineties program. The concert, directed by Mrs. Vincent Define, will be held at the Community Building on Friday March 27 at 8 p.m.
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Mount Dora High School
Tae
Vincent Define
His Suspicions Proved Correct And Costly
Walter Peter of Fifth Avenue suspected a truck circling Gilbert Park cove as he moored his 14 foot boat at Tremain Street. He warned Police Chief James Orr after seeing two youths in the cab. The truck left, but Peters boat disappeared with tire tracks remaining in the sand, confirming his alarm.
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Walter Peter
Gilbert Park Cove
Peter
James Orr
Lake Dora
Tremain St
No End
Winton Wins Again In March Bass Tournament
Ellis Winton captured the first week of March in the Chamber of Commerce Bass Tournament with a 10 lb 14 oz catch. He has now won three monthly prizes to run the annual contest.
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Winton
Ellis Winton
Chamber of Commerce
Billie Gamble Faces Busy Week as Flower Show Chief
County personalities note Billie Gamble of Eustis leads the Lake County Flower Show planning for 1953 with 13 committees under the theme Flowers on the Air. Her cousin Mary Lane McMillen designed the stationery and exhibits artwork as Gamble, daughter of William Monroe Igon, continues generations of Floridian involvement in horticulture and local society.
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Helen Graves
Mount Dora
Lake County
Florida
Billie Gamble
Eustis
Hali
Sen
William Monroe Igon
McMillen
Detroit
New York City
Lake Eustis
Tennessee
Grand Island
Bill Igon Gamble’s Public Service Legacy in Lake County
Bill Igon Gamble helped found Fountain Inn in Eustis and the Lake County Chamber of Commerce. He led Florida’s development efforts through the Clearing House and the Florida Development board, later serving as state senator 1912 to 1924 and as Secretary of State in 1929. His daughter recalls his firm political stands.
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W. M. Igon
Lake County
Fountain Inn
Eustis
Billie Igon Gamble
Ann Bowers Wins Lake County Oratorical Contest
Ann Bowers won the Lake County oratorical contest sponsored by the American Legion with her talk The Constitution in Our Everyday Life. She received 10 dollars locally and 15 dollars in the county contest after beating entrants from Clermont Tavares and Gravelland and will advance to the Sixth District event at the American Legion home on Lake Ivanhoe Orlando.
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Ann Bowers
Affai Little Theatre
Voca
Lake County
American Legion
Miss Bowers
Mount Dora
Mount Dora Legion Post
Lake Ivanhoe
Orlando
Clermont
Tavares
Graveland
Bowers
George
America
Paul Hopkins
U. S
Vallae van Morris
John Marsell
Supreme Court
Meeting Omission in Lake County Chamber of Commerce
Lake County Chamber of Commerce announces the March 19 board meeting will be omitted due to a conflict with the Fair. President C B Treadway states the regular session is canceled to avoid scheduling clash.
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Lake County
Dora's Evening Of Music Presents World Class Program
Mount Dora hosts its second annual Evening Of Music at the Community building with Yves Chardon conducting the Florida Symphony Orchestra in Weber Overture to Oberon Brahms Variations on a Theme by Hayden Khachaturian music from Gayane and Sibelius Symphony No 2 in D major. Kiwanis sponsors proceeds for underprivileged children.
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Mount Dora
Carl Maria von Weber
Yves Chardon
Florida Symphony Orchestra
Lake County
Florida
Central” Florida
Chardon
Kiwanis Club
Frederick Sleight
Chamber of Commerce
Orlando
Johannes Brahms
Hayden
Gayne
Aram Khachaturian
Saat Esate Tanecen
Moscow
Jean Sibelius
Roses Land
Taxpayers Save By Paying Early In Lake County
Lake county residents reduced their 1952 real estate and personal property tax burden by paying early, saving a total of 34,401.79. Tax collector Mrs. Pearl L. Cullen notes 932,694.73 had been paid through February and 1,083,787.81 in total taxes. A 3 percent penalty applies after April 1. delinquent taxes will be published the week of April 15 in the Leesburg Commercial.
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Lake County
Pearl L. Cullen
Cullen Ennouens
Leesburg
Board of Country Commissioners
Let’s Laugh The Call of a Persistent Bill Collector
A humorous glimpse portrays a bill collector in a light, genial tone as he roams calls and seeks payment. The piece highlights everyday scenes, noting that many people welcome a second call rather than scold him.
Circus Parade Sets Mount Dora Fundraiser Under Big Top
A circus parade precedes the show in Mount Dora to aid the American Legion’s debt relief effort. Tickets available at the Chamber of Commerce City Hall or from Legion members with advance sales keeping half the proceeds for the post. The event features elephants including Big Blanche trained for tricks lions tigers trapeze somersaulting acts and clowns in a full park performance.
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Blanche
Mount Dora
American Legion
Chamber of Commerce
City Hall
Big Blanche
Ball Park
Red Cross Drive Opens Today in Mount Dora Polio Fight
Mount Dora launches its annual Red Cross drive to raise 2202 dollars toward Lake County's 13190 share for the national 93 million dollar campaign. Co chairmen Celia Claflin Shaw and George J. White plead for new volunteers as longtime workers are unavailable. The drive supports polio serum and gamma globulin distribution under National Defense, with Red Cross leveraging its blood banks for rapid aid.
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Mount Dora
Red Cross
Celia Claflin Shaw
Lake County
Anne Neal
Central
Florida
National Defense
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Arthur P. Pratt
Florex
Florida Horsem
Midway
Ducks and Geese and Glee Club
Promping
Mary RI Cracken
Lake County Fair Grounds
Mabel Norris Reese
Eustis Garden Club
Camelia Circle
Mrs. Howard Gamble
Dora’s
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