Willingham Grocery taken over by Otis Hale and O P Cooper
Otis Hale and O P Cooper have purchased the Willingham Grocery and taken possession after long association with Mr. Willingham who retires for health reasons. The item notes local business ties and their plan to run a class grocery store.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Otis Hale
O. P. Cooper
Willingham
Mr. Willingham
Mount Dora
Eustis
Edwin Boylston
Almeto Patch
J. Vaughan Wise
Twila Camp
James Norris
Agnes van Dellan
Hayward Willingham
Esther Faulkner
Merry
Norma Moone
Robert Wright
Anna Battle
Fred J. Eichler
Harriet Cole
Howard Rice
Katherine Merry
Doris Camp
Ernest Farmer
Robbie Knox
Cecil Bowie
Louise Lane
Tavares
Carter
Perkins
Your Wife and Retirement in a Maidless Era
The piece discusses how retirement shifts roles for couples, especially the wife who must adjust to a more homebound partner. It urges husbands to share chores, avoid nagging, and maintain companionship, while noting appearance and activity changes after decades of routine. It invites reader questions for Dr Luke.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hay Croughie
Hubby
Woodpeckers vs Starlings in Palm Nest Tale
A observer notes red-bellied woodpeckers nesting in a dead palm on a downtown street. Bright yellow bill reveals starlings likely to steal the nest. He recalls starling origins in the U S and the bird’s nuisance to other species and farmers. He shares winter tulip luck anecdotes and a humorous tale of a fight with a bantam cock that left a woman bloodied but laughing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S
England
Mount Dora Lauds Local Kindness and Safety
A Mount Dora writer praises the city for remarkable acts of kindness by residents and organizations. He notes Mount Dora has gained national notice as a safe community and urges recognition of its humane character and compassionate deeds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. C. Ree Ee
Page Laughlin
Lake Jem
Jerue
Sylvan Shores
Gertrude
Drake
C. C. Dooley
Mount Dora
Frank W. Stebbins
Eustis
Olympic Committee
Zoning official answers Peppermint Stick case questions
Brandon Wald councilman replies to an anonymous letter about denying a Peppermint Stick Restaurant permit in the Baptist Church building at Fifth and Tremain. He cites parking rules from 1966, explains central business district exemptions, and states only City Council can grant exemptions while acknowledging the site lies just beyond the off street parking area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baptist Church
Fifth and Tremain Street
Er. Et Alexander Street
L. Railroad
Sixth Ave Ee Co
Planning & Zoning Committee
John Cain
Cain
Brandon’ Wald
Heartbeat of Mount Dora is in every neighborhood
Poem praising Mount Dora's community spirit and the reach of its volunteers and residents. It highlights Donnelly Park Highland and Fifth streets, South Clayton area, Ice House, Fifth and Alexander, Post Office Square, and Uncle's mailman delivering as symbols of the city’s care and action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Dora
Donnelly Park
Highland
Fifth
Eudora
Clayton
Ice House
Alexander
Post Office Square
Character Assassin as Destructive Vessel of Malice
A poetic meditation on character assassins who wield malice to drag others down. The speaker condemns the slanderous, gutter lineage of critics and the vile smiles that accompany vile words, naming ANNE SEEBAUGH as the exemplar.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anne Seebaugh
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By Diane Demro
Chamber of Commerce
Owen Connor
W. J. Patton
Fletcher Crane
J. E. Guy
Alfred Rehbaum Jr
Richard
H. L. Trenholm
Glendy Sadler
Ernest Mosteller
J. M. Turner
Rollin Javens
William LoFroos
Jack Simpson
A. R. Wilder
Robert Raymond
Waterman Memorial Hospital
Nicholas Danesky
Martha Diane
Anna Margaret White
DeLand
Anita Caldwell
Mary Sanders
Nancy McCollum
Audrey Smith
Betsy Buck
Joyce Duggan
Betty Ward
Barbara Ann, Walters
Margaret Dickey
Eleanor Dooley
Noreen Geyer
Patricia Robertson
Jean Adair Clark
Janet White
Eisenhower
Bahamas
Kenneth Cox
Herman Cox
Princess Theatre
Larry King
Kings
Lauren Patricia
Apopka
Janice Reid
Mount Bora
A.M. Liveright
Vol
West Fifth Avenue
P. O. Box
Florida
Lake County
Yeur
Epirus
Dr. Luke
Massachusetts
Zoning Committee
Ben F. Earnshaw
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