Mount Dora Booth Shares at Lake County Fair
Mount Dora shares its fair booth with the Lake Amateur Radio association Civil Defense unit. Al Rehbaum, Jr. watches as Art Benzee and Irl D Ball operate the group’s emergency communications gear. The unit has its own power plant to send messages if other lines are down. The Mount Dora insignia decorates the fair wall.
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Mount Dora
Lake County
Lake Amateur Radio Association
al Rehbaum, Jr
Art Benzee
Honey-in-the-Hills
Irl D. Ball
Fruitland Park
Six Months Needed to Decide Mount Dora Highway Route
State Road Board member William H. Dial said final decision on rerouting Highway 441 will take six months. He and two engineers discussed the Sylvan Shores Pinecrest plan with Mount Dora officials including Roy Christopher and Mayor W. D. Patton. They emphasized no choice will be made before a full survey of routes and an engineering and cost study, with maps reviewed.
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State Road Department
William H. Dial
State Road Board
Mount Dora
Dial
Sylvan Shores
Pinecrest
Chamber of Commerce
Roy Christopher
W. D. Patton
Gordon Conboy
Richard Wadartan
WMM Kannada
Cuy
Mel Connor
Tallahassee
Richie Green
Orlando
Road Department
Edgerton
Eustis
Special party by the American auxiliary tonight
The American auxiliary hosts a special supper this evening at 7 o clock to mark its 37th anniversary with a headlining event and community gathering.
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Amerd
Highway 441 Movie Previewed For Early June Release
Mount Dora will feature in a Route 441 color and black and white film aimed at 200 television stations and vacation industry offices. The film, shot at Breezy Point with views across Gilbert Park and Lakeside Inn, will be shared with Mount Dora civic groups before public showing.
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Route 441
Mount Dora
Betty Siess
Chamber of Commerce
Highway 441 Association
Lake City
Tenn
William E. Hollers
Breezy Point
Holler Gardens
Lawn Bowling Club
Gilbert Park Cove
Lakeside Inn
City Tests New Mobile Power Unit downtown
Mount Dora deploys a new mobile transformer trailer labeled Danger High Voltage. It powers drills to modify Donnelly Street meters and provides 12 minute parking near Mount Dora Pharmacy while aiding rapid emergency repairs to keep essential services on. City worker James Davis says outages can now be restored in about 15 minutes, a significant improvement. Mount Dora claims uniqueness for a city of its size in Florida.
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Donnelly St
Mount Dora
James Davis
Florida
Davis
Forbidden Area by Pat Frank draws fire and suspense
Pat Frank’s Forbidden Area is a Florida centered adventure that mixes realism with wartime anxieties. The book stars a Soviet trained saboteur embedded in the U S Air Force and traces a plot to disrupt defense planes while probing American fears of communism and nuclear risk.
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Pat Frank
Air Force
J. B. Lippincott Co
Hans
Stanley Smith
Ukraine
Eddie Fisher
Jackie Gleason
Lucille Ball
Coast Guard
America
Old Court House
Pat
Mr. Adam
Bronsons
Paul Bronson
Adam
Silver Dollar Cruise Date is Scheduled
Mount Dora will again start the Silver Dollar Cruise on April 6 with boat enthusiasts from Florida. The tour travels to Sanford by water with overnight arrivals and tent camping at Gilbert Park. The Chamber of Commerce provides orange juice coffee and donuts, and participants exchange money into rat dollars for the trip.
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Mount Dora
Sanford
Florida
Gilbert Park
Chamber of Commerce
Registration ends April 7 for key primary vote
The notice urges eligible voters to register now to participate in the upcoming primary. It asks if their name is in the registrar's rolls and warns that registration closes April 7.
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Ster
Registrar’s. of
Collins Meeting Called for Tonight
A county wide meeting of LeRoy Collins supporters is set for tonight at 8 p.m. in the Woman's club on S Ninth street Leesburg. Campaign manager P B Howell Jr invites all Collins supporters to attend.
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LeRoy Collins
P. B. Howell, Jr
Collins
Lake County
Woman’s Club
S. Ninth St
Leesburg
In Hospital Mount Dora Residents In Waterman Memorial
Mount Dora residents listed as patients this week include Mrs. Rosina Kuechler Mrs. Bessie McKown Mrs. Dora France Mrs. Frances Morley Mrs. Claire Lappin Miss Lizza Barret and Gustav Berg at Waterman Memorial Hospital Eustis along with Mrs. Lucinda Bunker Dur ham Young Leesburg classified as patients elsewhere in Lake county facilities.
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Mount Dora
Lake County
Rosina Kuechler
Bessie McKown
Dora France
Frances Morley
Claire Lappin
Lizza Barret
Gustav Berg
Waterman Memorial
Eustis
Lucinda Bunker
Durham Young
Leesburg
Mount Dora Chamber Elects Roy Christopher President
George J. White retires after 26 years as Mount Dora Chamber of Commerce president and is succeeded by Roy Christopher. Al Rehbaum Sr., Carl Graves, and Elizabeth Siess are reelected or renamed officers. White will remain on the board. Christopher, a Mount Dora attorney active in local civic groups, will lead the chamber as it seeks to meet its goals.
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Mount Dora
Lake County
Eustis
The
Lakes and Hills
Chamber of Commerce
George J. White
Roy Christopher
White
al Rehbaum
Carl S. Graves
Elizabeth Siess
Chamber
Christopher
Mount Dora High School
University of Florida Law School
Tom Cooley
Mr. Cooley
North Carolina
Red Cross
Lake County Health and TB Association
Tangerine Attendance Debate Shapes Lake County School Policy
The Lake County school board discussed out of county attendance with Tangerine children crossing into Lake schools. A motion lets current nonresident students continue, while future cases are reviewed, amid overcrowding concerns and the district’s “Our Children First” stance. Board members debated funding, taxes, and fairness for residents and nonresidents.
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Eustis
Orange County
Mount Dora
Knowles
Adkinson
Lake County
Lacy Thomas
Sumter County
Leesburg
Bill Fisher Sheriff Candidate From Leesburg
A profile outlines Bill Fisher a Leesburg police chief and World War II veteran as a calm disciplined candidate for sheriff. The piece praises his gentle yet firm approach and notes his southern dignity and American service as a citizen and soldier. Continued on page 8.
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Bill Fisher
Leesburg
Bill
Loud Shirt Party Teases Ladies of the Lake Event
The Ladies of the Lake host a loud shirt party at the Leesburg Recreation Center Friday at 7 30 p m with a covered dish supper. Attendees are urged to wear green and join the Lake Scottish Rite club event.
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Ladies of the Lake
Lake
Scottish Rite Club
Leesburg Recreation Center
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Duncan
Stanley Sentth
St. Augustine
Board Lands
Tangerine
Lake County ‘School Board
Tim Knowles
Fred Adkinson
Clermont
Uiion
Supt
C. A. Vaughn, Jr
Platt
Chester Crowder
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