Protests Grow Over Canal Dam Near Lake Apopka
Mount Dora and Lake County groups demand a public hearing before dam construction to assess impacts on Lake Dora navigation and water levels. Leaders from Mount Dora Yacht Club and Chamber cite inadequate notice and possible maintenance costs, with protests extending to the Lake County Chamber of Commerce and local officials.
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Mount Dora
Lake County
Apopka Canal
Lake Apopka
Mid-Way
Lake Jem Road Bridge
Zellwood Muck Farms
Lake County Chamber of Commerce
Yacht Club
John Bethel
Lake Dora
Lake Shore Dr
Dora
Lake Eustis
Skit Night Proves Mount Dora P T A Talent Reaches Hearts
Mount Dora P T A staged Skit Night at the Community building drawing nearly 800 attendees. The home talent show boosted ticket receipts by over 400 dollars for future school projects and inspired officers to decide the next use for the funds. The lively program included rhythmic ensembles and piano numbers led by Mrs. Edward J. Sanders.
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Mount Dora
P-Ta
Edward J. Sanders
Child Lured by Tangerines Sparks Community Search
In Lake Jem area Florida a four year old girl Susan Thompson of Princeton Illinois wandered into citrus groves while visiting with her family. A four hour frantic search by deputies and more than twenty five residents followed after she strayed from a grove path the crowd scoured the area for signs of the child amid lakes and briars.
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Mount Dora
Florida
Susan Thompson
Lake
Orange Counties
Susan
Orville Thompson
Princeton
Ill
Lake Jem
R. L. Merkers
Thompsons
Charles
Allen
Tommy
Bud
James L. Yates
Robert Campbell
Andy
Ziggzaggy
Dora Girls Shine At Lake County Fair Exhibits
The Lake County Fair and Florida Sportsmen's Exposition in Eustis showcase thriving agriculture schools recreation and industry with Mount Dora represented in flower shows and blue ribbon cooking and handicraft entries. Linda Raulserson and Barbara Moore lead Girl Scout displays as Linda wins first in bottle garden and places in multiple categories while Barbara takes several top spots in yeast cake scrap books and nature badges. 4-H homemaking contests see Ann Tremain Tina Larsen Wendy Bardwell Diane TeStrake and others earning top honors in cakes dresses and crafts with several seconds and thirds noted.
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Lake County
Eustis
Mount Dora
Linda Raulerson
Barbara Moore
Linda
Barbara
Ann Tremain
Tina Larsen
Wendy Bardwell
Diane TeStrake
Helen Davidson
Sara Jo Land
Shirley Hopkins
Anne Garvin
Sara Jo
Mary Garvin
Getting Better After Appendectomy at Eustis Hospital
High School Principal W. A. Vincent, who had an appendectomy at Eustis Waterman Memorial Hospital last week, is progressing well and expected to return home in a few days.
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W. A. Vincent
Eustis Waterman Memorial Hospital
Mount Dora Firemen Host Lake County Meet on April 13
Mount Dora's volunteer department will host the Lake County Firemen's Association at the Community Building on April 13. The gathering opens with a demonstration at 7:30 p.m.
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Mount Dora
Volunter Fire Department
Lake County Firemen's Association
From caddy to course owner Stan Kuznik’s rise on greens
A Lake County profile recalls Stan Kuznik, once a slight Ohio caddy mocked for his size who rose to run Mount Dora’s Hill top course. It charts his early years at Lakewood and in a golf shop, his work as a club maker, and his path to pro and community mentor for local caddies and families.
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Ohio
Mount Dora
Stan Kuznik
Stan
Beree Et Nd
Cannes
Senden
Grlandoans
Lakewood Country Club
Lakewood
Lakewood High School
Fenn College
Aol
Pro Kuznik A Century in Ohio Golf and Service
Outside Cleveland since 1930 Stan Kuznik quickly earned Class A golf pro rating in Ohio and taught about 700 lessons annually. At Aurora course he mentored Harold Paddock Jr. a 1949 national semifinalist. He was elected secretary treasurer of the Northeast Ohio PGA chapter and served 27 months in the European theatre with the 763rd Railroad Battalion during the war.
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Cleveland
Stan
Ohio
Aurora
Harold Paddock, Jr
Professional Golfers Association
Northeastern
Armed Service
763Rd Railroad
Juliet love story set for Mount Dora Ice-House stage
Lake County theatregoers are invited to see There’s Always Juliet at the Ice-House theatre in Mount Dora. The three night show features Leslie Hines and Susan Odom with Adele Justad and Dr. William J. Furey Jr. leading a talented cast under Marguerite Miller’s direction, with scenery by Evelyn Page. Curtain times are 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday, with the final performance Sunday.
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Lake County
Charles St
Mount Dora
Juliet
Leslie Hines
Tavares
Hines
Susan Odom
Marguerite Miller
Britain
Adele Justad
Grand View Hotel
Little Theatre
William J. Furey, Jr
Eustis
IceHouse
Evelyn Page
Lake Jem
John. G. Tradinger
Smathers Schedule Draws Lake County Campaign Push
Congressman George Smathers will visit Lake County Saturday March 18 and Tuesday March 21, touring Mount Dora Tavares Eustis Umatilla Leesburg and Clermont with a major rally at the ballpark in an effort to win more than 14 000 county votes in the May Democratic primary Life magazine may accompany him and a reporter photographer are assigned to cover the campaign Smathers is framed as Pepper's strongest foe with local clubs forming under county leadership In contrast Pepper’s war record is summarized and Smathers defense cited by the campaign headquarters
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George Smathers
Cl Pepper
United States Senate
Lake County
Florida
Mount Dora
Donnelly Park
Tavares
Eustis
Umatilla
Clermont
Smather
Life Magazine
National Magazine
Pepper
Leesburg
Smathers
Frank Stebbins
Claude Pepper
Students Army Training Corps
University of Alabama
Tor Pepper
Washington, D. C
United States
Miami
United States Marine Corps
South Pacific
Deadlines Press County Voters in Lake County
Lake County voters face two key deadlines this week. Candidates must file for school board or county commissioner by noon Saturday, while voters must register by April 1 for the May 2 primary. Registrar W L Story projects a record turnout and about 600 new registrations, aiming for 14 500 active voters.
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America
School Board
Board of County Commissioners
W L. Story
Lake County
George J. Dykes
Democratic Party
Story
Frank Owens
Eustis
Owens
Mount Dora
Sorrento
Cassia
Ranchers Note Livestock Drive U.S. Farm Income
The article states livestock is the largest single source of cash income for U.S. farmers, highlighting its central economic role in agriculture and farm revenue streams.
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United States
Mount Dora man seeks seat on county school board
Kendall R. Casey Jones filed Monday for District One on the Lake County Board of Public Instruction. Earl Myers of Eustis quickly signified his intention to run again, while Paul W. Bryan of Umatilla seeks District Five. A. M. Davis of Groveland was expected to file by Saturday. Jones, a Mount Dora resident for four years, is a Lions Club president and Jones Bros. Feed Store partner. He is a UF graduate, WWII veteran, and new first vice commander of the American Legion.
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Mount Dora
Kendall R. “Casey” Jones
Lions Club
Board of Public Instruction
Earl Myers
Eustis
Paul W. Bryan
Umatilla
A. M. Davis
Groveland
Jones
Dale
Jones Bros
University of Florida
81St
South Pacific
Diane
American Legion
Death Visitor in North Leaves Family in Columbus
Word reached in Columbus Ohio this week of the death of Mrs Potts a winter visitor here at the Mount Dorah. She arrived in the North as a guest at the Mount Dorah this season leaving a husband and two brothers.
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Columbus
Ohio
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Chambers
the Fair
Mabel Norris Reese
Stanley Kuznik
Lake Countians
Kendall Jones
North
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