Mount Dora Band Gears for State Contest at Jacksonville
Mount Dora high school's band under Arthur directs toward the state contest in Jacksonville in May. They earned five superior ratings at DeLand, the troupe's best showing yet, despite measles keeping some members away. The group practiced long hours, polished shoes, and uniforms. one judge docked a point for lipstick on a mouthpiece.
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Mount Dora High School
Arthur
Jacksonville
DeLand
Owever
Patsy
Colaianni
Mars shown as dead planet in Rotary Club talk
Dr Louis Hopkins, retired astronomer and friend of E Brown, told Rotary Club members the Mars canal theory is unlikely and Earth may resemble Mars in some features long term. He described Mars as flat with little oxygen and said human habitation is not possible now.
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Louis Hopkins
Mars
Venus
Mercury
Rotary
Earth
Itll
Mars Arger
Hopkins
E. Brown
Lowell
Rotary Demonstrates City Life-Saving Boat at Gilbert Park
The Rotary club completes a lake safety project and will stage a public demonstration Sunday at 3 30 p m at Gilbert park. Fire Chief Harold Larsen, Volunteer Fire department, and police will oversee the show of the life saving boat and its rescue equipment. The city aided by building a housing structure behind the fire station.
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Rotary Club
Big Lake
Dora
Gilbert Park
Harold Larsen
Regatta Planning Leads Lake Dora Sail Event
Al Rehbaum Jr heads the second annual Lake Dora sailing regatta planned for April 3 sponsored by the Chamber of Commerce and Yacht Club. Entries from Florida racers compete for trophies Mount Dora gained fame for last year as organizers publish schedules with a committee including Richard Edgerton George White Howard Gamble Carl Graves Joseph Russo Dr Robert Wells Edward Sanders and Betty Siess. The day starts at 10 am with races ongoing throughout the afternoon.
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Lake Dora
Chamber of Commerce
The
Yacht Club
Florida
Mount Dora
al Rehbaum, Jr
Richard Edgerton
George J. White
Howard Gamble
Carl S. Graves
Joseph Russo
Robert Wells
Edward J. Sanders
al Rehbaum, Sr
John Alden Murray
Arnold Haynes
Milton H. Bird
Betty Siess
Girl Scouts Honor Mount Dora Cookout at Fair
Top Girl Scouts from Mount Dora with Helen Davidson as Senior Scout advisor are shown cooking hamburgers over an open fire in a staged top photo. An impressive Brownie parade follows under Mrs. P. S. Lauben with listed leaders and assistants in the bottom group.
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Mount Dora
Helen Davidson
Helen
Dorothy Sherwood
Mary Helen Huett
Carolyn Cheatham
Martha Lynch
Sarah Jane Snell
Bonnie Harris
Dickie Jean Reich
Gayle Snowberger
Suzie Cleary
P. S. Lauben
Pamela Simons
Martha Dawson
Becky Wilson
Sarina McDonald
Diane Priester
Carol Elliott
Laura Mae Wilds
Linda Kay Pohlman
Phillippa Lauben
Margaret Ann Atkins
Kathy Cain
Kiwanis to Honor Scout Leaders at Gilbert Park Luncheon
Kiwanis club will honor two late Boy Scout leaders William Barker and Walter Patton with dedicatory services for a flag pole and plaque at a noon picnic style meeting in Gilbert Park. A Scout Court of Honor will award badges to Gregory, David Dickerson, Harry Howell, Jimmy Simpson, Henry Land Jr. and Bobby Brown who aims for Eagle.
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Kiwanis Club
Gilbert Park
William Jay Barker
Florida
Walter J. Patton
Mount Dora
Robert Goodman
Mr. Barker
Paris
Patton
Gregory
David — Dickerson
Harry Howell
Jimmy Simpson
Henry Land, Jr
Chris Ray
Rickey Austin
Bobby Simpson
Daniel and
David Ingram
Donald Henna
Denny Adams
Eddie Benwell
Herbert Collins
Appeal Issued For Donors In Blood Shortage
A Mount Dora woman Vio let Bowdish is seriously ill at Eus tis hospital needing RH negative blood. Lake County hospital has no negative supply and Orlando Blood Bank is exhausted. Mrs Bowdish has received six pints and needs ORH Negative. donors with any type may help by bartering two pints of regular blood for RH Negative from Florida banks.
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Mount Dora
Waterman Memorial Hospital
A. C. Bowdish
Violet
Eustis Hospital
Lake County Hospital
Orlando
Florida
Tax Assessor Here Friday For Homestead Exemptions
A representative from Tax Assessor Ted Cassady will be at City Hall Friday from 9 a m to 4 p m to assist with homestead exemption applications widow and disability exemptions and tangible and intangible personal property tax returns. The piece ends with a moral note about treating others as one would wish to be treated.
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Ted Cassady
City Hall
Four-Way Stops Installed in Mount Dora
Four-way stops debuted in Mount Dora this week at Grandview and Ninth and Grandview and Third. Mayor Lou L. Heaton ordered the test to slow fast driving and shield the blind Ninth Street corner. Heaton urges drivers to stop for the signs and yield to the first car at the intersection.
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Mount Dora
Grandview
Ninth
Lou L. Heaton
Heaton
Tax Paying Time Nears the Deadline in Lake County
Lake county tax collector Mrs. Pearl L. Cullen reports 1954 taxes through March 21 total $1,486,776.86, about 89 percent of the roll, with $184,319.13 unpaid. Taxes become delinquent April 1 with penalties possible. the May tax sale list will run in Topic as required by the Board of County Commissioners.
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Pearl L. Cullen
Lake County
Cullen
Board of County Commissioners
Natural Gas Survey Begins Today in Mount Dora Area
A week long survey starts in Mount Dora to assess piping natural gas to Lake County and nearby industrial zones. Harold Scott of Reynolds Smith Hills says if feasible, gas could cut home fuel costs 25 to 50 percent. The Houston Gas and Oil Co will evaluate results with a May 1 deadline.
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Mount Dora
Florida
Harold A. Scott
Reynolds, Smith and Hills Engineering
Jacksonville
Lake County
Houston, Tex. Gas and Oil Co
Scott
H. C. Owen
Houston
Florida Gas Lines
Finance Committee Faces Budget Tasks and Sewage Plans
The City Council Finance Committee led by Wayne Moon Ira Kellogg and Gordon Conboy will set next year spending with focus on sewage disposal and the Lions club pool project. They aim to budget for a site purchase for a disposal plant and address park needs including a Shuffleboard club clubhouse in Donnelly Park and tree care. The mayor is not on the committee, and lake Dora pollution cleanup remains a public priority.
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Wayne Moon
Ira Kellogg
Gordon Conboy
Lou L. Heaton
Lions Club
Lions
Grandview St
Planning Commission
O. M. “Jack” Simpson
Lake Front
Lake Dora
Park Commission
Shuffleboard Club
Donnelly Park
Commission
Shuffleboard
Park
Youth Must Fight for the Constitution
Pamela Brown, representing Mount Dora, won the Kiwanis audience with a four-award winning oration urging youth to defend the Constitution and Bill of Rights. She warned against complacency, stressed American duties, and linked liberty to faith in the Founding Fathers.
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Pamela Brown
Mount Dora
American Legion
Kiwanis
Ronald Aldrich
Pamela
Valley Forge
Gettysburg
France
Okinawa
Brown
Florida
Aldrich
Dr and Mrs E E Lewis Near Return From Houston Center
Dr. E. E. Lewis a retired Ohio State educator and his wife are due home from the Houston medical center this week. Friends have been informed. The doctor underwent an unusual operation and is reported to be recovering nicely despite the seriousness of the procedure.
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E. E. Lewis
Houston, Tex
Lewis
Ohio State
Rainfall Update At Mount Dora Shows Tiny Drizzle
Only .02 inches of rain fell Tuesday marking the first rainfall in 39 days. Mount Dora growers record rain totals noting March 16 last year saw 7.4 inches and this year to date 6.1 inches versus 20.4 inches at the same point in 1955.
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Mount Dora
OES to Convene Regular Meeting at Masonic Temple
The Order of Eastern Star holds its regular meeting at 8 p.m. today in the Masonic temple.
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OES
Order of Eastern Star
Masonic Temple
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Unity of Michigan
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Lake County Fair
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Mark Williams
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