Florida Mount Dora notes mix of history and humor
A collage of feature items from Mount Dora including a founder’s banker son anecdote about a $300 debt corrected by the father, a verse about monkeys, a Detroit Free Press notice featuring Roy Dutton of Mount Dora, praise from Mary Allie Taylor for Mount Dora as a Florida gem, and a pre century Mount Dora Fifth Avenue postcard dated 1953 revealing family history.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norman Marquette
Mount Dora
Sullivan
Ohio
Christine Kegley
Brecksville
Mediation Moment: spiritual spring garden sermon notes
A church sermon uses farming imagery to urge faithful practice. It cites Luke 8 and Acts 2 and urges planting in the heart with five rows of peas Presence Promptness Purpose Persistence Privilege, and four rows of squash and lettuce for growth in service, unity, and evangelism. It notes persecution of the Church of Christ in Italy and ends with a prompt to plant your garden of faith.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bacon
Peter
Italy
Church of Christ
Matrimony Should Not Be Entered Without Obligation
Mary Baker Eddy warns that marriage must be recognized as a lasting duty for both partners. The statement emphasizes enduring commitments beyond mere form or sentiment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Baker Eddy
Fellowship Attends Passion Play in Lake Wales
A Mount Dora Methodist Youth Fellowship group traveled to Lake Wales for the Passion Play at the amphitheater. Adults accompanying included Rev. H Mauriece Felton and several others, while the youth list names many attendees and members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Dora
Methodist Youth Fellowship
Lake Wales
H. Mauriece Felton
al Rehbaum, Jr
Kenneth Headley
N. E Strite
Freda Eckstein
Wayne Moon
Ronald Aldrich
Mardie Bardwell
Broward Hunter
Bonnie Edgerton
Peggy Graves
Rae Squier
Beverly Thomas
Beckie Bardwell
Linda Headley
Robert Lafroos
Michael
Jeff’ Ray
Charles Brown
Ee Beebe
Glenn Woodworth
Kay Elliott
Mike
Gordon Scheiber
Barbara Moore
Connie Cross
Charles Kuechler
Joyce Moon
Mary Lou Flora
Jerry
Donnie Dake
Shirley Hopkins
Don Wetz
Mr Cope Wins Big Bass in Weekly Fishing Prizes
Mr Cope declared male superiority after a fishing trip and caught an 11 lb bass. The Cope couple won weekly prizes awarded by the Chamber of Commerce for last week's fishing. Mrs Cope added an 8 lb 11 oz catch to preserve her family record.
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Cope
Chamber of Commerce
B. G. Cope
Baptists Set Town Meeting at Local Church
The Lake County Baptist Sunday School associational meeting will be held at the local Baptist church on Thursday March 25 at 7 45 p m Rev David Coffield announces.
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Lake County
Baptist Sunday School
David Coffield
Clivia Care Guide Highlights Showy Umbrella Blooms Indoors
The Clivia thrives in shaded spots under trees or patios and makes a striking pot plant with 10 to 20 orange flowers per head. It prefers loose soil with good drainage, crowded pots, and minimal disturbance, with watering from April to July and sparing watering from October to bud spike. Fertilize with bi weekly feeds and bonemeal, while insect problems are rare though mealybugs may appear.
Bible School in Mount Dora Faces Growth and Finances
Mount Dora Bible School grows to 146 students under Church of Christ support. Founder Mr. Boyd says average cash per student is about 40 dollars vs a national 105, with low salaries offset by teachers’ sacrifice. He cites 61 percent of graduates seeking college and notes plans to expand to about 100 pupils, drawing families from Orange County.
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Churches of Christ
Mount Dora
Boyd
Orange County
Florida
How to Relieve Skin Itch in 15 Minutes
An ad offers Itch-Me-Not with mild anesthetic and keratolytic action to soothe itch in minutes. Claims relief for eczema ringworm foot itch and surface rashes with a 40¢ money back guarantee at Lake Pharmacy.
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Lake Pharmacy
Colaianni to Direct Revival Music at Mount Dora Church
Arthur Colaianni, Mount Dora school band director, will lead music for Revival meetings at First Baptist Church from March 29 to April 11. Services start 7 30 p m with special musical features planned. Rev Karl Seepe of Hudson will be the Evangelist.
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Arthur Colaianni
Mount Dora
First Baptist Church
Kiwanis praise for well behaved schoolchildren
After a question and answer period about a new dormitory at the school, a Kiwanian commended the students for their exemplary behavior, saying he had never met more mannerly children.
New Audiotone Hearing Aid Launch in Mount Dora
A new Audiotone hearing aid debuts in Mount Dora offering compact size and modern features plus long lasting A battery claims 120 to 150 hours. The Hearing Aid Dept. provides batteries literature and cards for all makes and models.
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Mount Dora
Fred W. Sage
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Fraterna Son Can
George
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Detroit Free Press
Hiscock St
Ann Arbor
Mich
Roy Dutton
University of Michigan
F. F. Dutton
Franklin Park
Roy
Senator McCarthy
South
van N. Marker
Mary Allie Taylor
Memphis Press-Scimitar
Europe
Miss Taylor
Riviera
Roy Burgess
H. Lincoln Williamson
Mount Dora Community Church
Donnelly
Free World
Christian Science Monitor
Norway St
Boston
Mass
U.S. A
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Alf
Land of Lakes
Passion Play
MR. Cope
Black Hills
Lake Wales Amphitheatre
Forbes
Lake Wales, Fla
Floridan Country Club
Howey-In-The-Hills
Tavares
Lou L. Heaton
Mildred Anderson
Azalea Circle
Bible School
C. F. Moore
Dist. Mgr
Florida Power Corporation
Colaianni
Fred Sage
Donnelly St
Mount Dora, Florida
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