Lake County to seek resurvey of schools and salary hike
The Lake County Board of Public Instruction approved requesting a new state classification survey for seven school centers to gain more foundation funds. They also plan a meeting with teachers’ associations to raise salaries by at least 150 dollars monthly and to nominate teachers for next term, while ensuring favoritism is avoided and trustees disclose any supplier interests.
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Lake
County Board of Public Instruction
State Department of Education
Lake County
Frank Banning
Tavares
Banning
Ed Baker
Leesburg
Eustis
Clermont
Mount Dora
State Adopts Lakes And Hills Anti Litter Plan
The Lakes and Hills Garden club wins state recognition as its Mount Dora origin plan becomes a statewide anti litter campaign. Mrs Slater Cox and colleagues outline how the program promoted in schools reduced trash and fostered litter consciousness.
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Lakes
Hills
Lakes and Hills
Florida State Chamber of Commerce
Orlando
Florida
Mount Dora
Slater Cox
Josephine Simpson
Gordon Raulerson
Cox
Henry W. Land
Garden Club
D. Fletcher Crane
Glenn Brown
Rabbi Kestenbaum Links Prejudice to All Involvement
A youthful Rabbi from Orlando spoke at Mount Dora's Community Forum about race prejudice as a shared failing. He argued discrimination permeates home, church, and school and urged Americans to honor the pledge of liberty and justice for all while criticizing biased history books and ingrained attitudes toward Jews and other faiths.
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Mount Dora
Jerome Kestenbaum
Congregation
Ohev Shalom
Orlando
Orlando Ministerial Association
Kestenbaum
Dr. Jekyll
Mr. Hyde
Rabbi Kestenbaum
Kiam Solomon
George Washington
Mickey Cohen
Community Forum Suspends For Easter
Easter Sunday session is canceled with no forum after noon. The group resumes Sunday April 1 at 4 p.m. in the Community building with Orlandoan as the expected featured speaker. Local note from J Whitcomb Brougher urges sharing helpful information.
Mount Dora Red Cross Over The Top Fund Drive
Mount Dora Red Cross surpasses its $2,200 quota by more than $200 as the county fund aims to exceed the $15,000 1951 target. Mrs Celia Claflin Shaw announced the local overage and county chair Troy Hall Jr voiced optimism for meeting the larger goal.
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Mount Dora
Red Cross
Lake County
Celia’ Claflin Shaw
County Fund
Troy Hall, Jr
Lake County Personalities Nostalgia Brings Soldier's Memoir
A Mount Dora youth Lieut. Col. R. W. Dickson, now with the Troop Carrier Wing at Greenville AFB, reflects on hometown memories and family ties in nostalgia filled notes. Penny Dickson and others appear in his recollections of early life, fire, a donkey, hot coal walks, and camping trips.
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Col
R. W. Dickson
Mount Dora
Bob Dickson
Greenville
S. C
R. W. Dickon
United States Air Force
Greenville Air Force Base
Guam
Penny
Villa Dora
Donnelly St
Johnnie Kilborn
McDonald St
Penny Dickson
Bob
Maggie
R W Dickson's kindness and guiding boat memories
The reminiscence recalls Lt Col R W Dickson’s generosity toward friends and helpers. A narrator recalls adventures with his father on Yellowstone trips, Lake Dora boats including a Mullins steel inboard and a cabin cruiser named Hobo, racing in Re gattas, and a dramatic engine fire during a race with Owen Conner’s boat nearby.
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Yellowstone
Lake Dora
Mullins
Silver Springs
Owen Conner
Dick Pope
Fire alarm useless call ends at near empty shack
A Sunday morning alarm sent firemen to a small shack on the edge of East Town. The fire was nearly out on arrival and no other houses were in danger. Joe Wiggins, who reported the alarm, received thanks from Fireman George Hall.
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East Town
Joe Wiggins
George Hall
Easter Services Across Sylvan Shores Offer Two Double Sermons
Methodists in Mount Dora plan two Easter Sunrise services at 6 15 a m on Lake Gertrude shore with 8 45 and 11 a m repeats at the Methodist church to handle crowds. Good Friday and Maundy Thursday rites are offered with seven sermons by seven ministers. Baptist, Community, and Sorrento Presbyterian churches host additional Holy Week and Revival programs featuring music, soloists, and special sermons led by Rev Robert Blackburn Rev Sutley and Rev Burgreen.
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Mount Dora
Methodist Church
Lake Gertrude
Sylvan Shores
Robert M. Blackburn
The
Baptist Church
James H. Sutley
Dennis Small
Community Church
Carlos
Rollins College
Ruth Gudgeon
H. L. Woodruff
Winter Park
Jesus
Sorrento
E. O. Sutherland
A. L. Burgreen
Eustis
Lake County
E. H. van Voorhis
Temple
al Rehbaum, Jr
Robert Quixley
Blackburn
Ann Bowers
Methodist
Alphonse Carlo
Carlo
Rudolph Fischer
Goldmark
Mendelsshon
Robert R. Reed
Sutley
Easter Bunny to Stage Park Egg Hunt for Mount Dora Kids
Mr. Easter Bunny plans a Saturday 2 p.m. Easter egg hunt in Donnelly park for Mount Dora children up to age 12. Eggs hidden under palms, bushes, near tennis courts with merchant name prizes. merchants have pledged rewards for each found egg.
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Easter Bunny
Karen Wise
Donnelly Park
Mount Dora
Bunny
Karen
Mommy
Freddie Wise
Frank Hadlock
Sylvester Wise
Lake County School Board Faces Oil Bill Legality Question
The Lake County school board awaits guidance from the State Department of Education on paying a bill for oil delivered to Mount Dora schools. Chairman A M Davis of Groveland refused to honor the bill. The 1000 gallons were ordered in December on Banning's advice before a shortage, with deliveries extending past January.
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Lake County
State Department of Education
A. M. Davis
Groveland
Frank Banning
Mount Dora
Jones Bros
Kendall “Casey” Jones
Banning
Mount Dora offers Disposalls at bargain price drive
Mount Dora Florida unveils a municipal Disposall plan to promote sanitation and gain GE publicity. Residents can buy a disposall for 67.95 through March 31 with optional self installation, lower than the prior 99.95 price that included installation. After March 31 price rises to 124.95 without installation via dealers.
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Dorans
Florida
Mount Dora
General Electric Co
United States
Jollers
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Community Forum
J. Whitcomb Brougher
Mabel Norris Reese
Methodists
Mr. Bunny
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