Palm Sunday Music Fills Mount Dora Churches Ahead of Easter
Mount Dora churches prepare for Palm Sunday with The Palms music. Sermons highlight why Jesus died at First Methodist, Community Church, and First Baptist. Baptisms and adult membership welcome at Methodists. A late film screening and sermon themes emphasize Easter revival and Holy Week activities. St Thomas Episcopal in Eustis offers Holy Communion and Palm blessing before Ante-Communion.
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Mount Dora
First Methodist
Robert Blackburn
J. G. Ray, Jr
Methodist Church
Jesus
Robert R. Reed
Community Arch
Joyce Hetzel
Rutheu
Jerusalem
David Coffield
First Baptist Church
Coffield
St. Thomas Episcopal Church
Eustis
Heaton Urges Ratification of Mount Dora Charter
Mount Dora residents vote today at City Hall on a proposed new city charter after four weeks of study. Mayor Lou L Heaton says the charter modernizes office powers while not increasing taxes and would offer a usable reference for schools and other Florida cities.
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Bill Williamson
Mount Dora
Lou L. Heaton
Harold Larsen
Heaton
George Hall
Williamson
Pheernak
Florida
Citrus demonstration on top-working trees near Mount Dora
The J. E. Fortner grove two miles north of Mount Dora will host a two day demonstration next Monday and Tuesday mornings on top-working bearing citrus trees. Fred P. Lawrence citriculture specialist from the University of Fogg will conduct.
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J. E. Fortner
Mount Dora
Fred P. Lawrence
University of Fogg
Choir Plans The Crucifixion Of Mount Dora Holy Week
Mount Dora churches stage Holy Week events starting with Palm Sunday. The Methodist church choir directs The Crucifixion by John Stainer at 7 30 p m Friday with seven pastors offering last sayings during three hours of memorial service. Holy Communion sessions are planned for Maundy Thursday and Wednesday evening meditation at 7 30 p m led by Rev Frederick A Pope Jr. The Community church hosts Maundy Thursday Communion with meditation themed At Christ s Table at 7 30 p m.
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Mount Dora
Stainer
Methodist Church
St. Thomas Episcopal Church
Frederick A. Pope, Jr
Robert M. Blackburn
The
David Coffield
Baptist Church
Robert R. Reed
Fred Brown
Community Church
Blackburn
Lions Club Launches Blood Bank Drive in Mount Dora
The Lions Club begins a city wide campaign to replenish Mount Dora’s blood bank run by the Central Florida Blood Bank. A temporary red refrigerator display starts downtown to kickoff a drive aiming for 200 donor appointments at the Community Building next Tuesday with teams canvassing the city.
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The
Lions Club
Mount Dora
Central Florida
Dorans
Florida
Central
Fifth and
Donnelly St
First National Bank
Library committee invites visitors to Mount Dora Public Library
The Mount Dora Public Library committee states visitors from nearby towns are welcome to use library services. At a recent meeting members discussed the impression that the library is for Mount Dora residents only and affirmed openness to outsiders at any time.
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Mount Dora
Mount Dora High Chorus Hosts Spring Vocal Festival Friday
Mount Dora High School chorus presents a Spring Vocal Music Festival at the Community building at 8 p.m. with visiting Duke University student pianist Bill Brideweser from Navarre Ohio as soloist and accompanist to Mrs Dorothy Define. The program features solos by Ann Bowers Tiny Larsen Barbara Hill and others plus choirs and a Boys Octet performing a varied mix including Battle Hymn of the Republic Morning and You'll Never Walk Alone.
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Mount
Mount Dora
Boys Glee Club
Charles Norton
Ann Bowers
Manney
Tiny Larsen
Freda Eckstein
Eustis
Mount Dora’s Methodist Church
Madame Jeanette
Ninette
Barbara Hill
Margie Kenyon
Deanne Bateman
Connie Cross
Diane TeStrake
Irma Billette
Marion Gore
Patsy Conner
Barbara Swartz
David Tidd
John Groves
Glenn Ford
Jes. Norton
Dan Schneider
Jerry Dake
George Keen
Boyd Atkins
Ivy
Girls Glee Club
Kasmiri
Pete Trenham Faces Old Foe in State Championship
Mount Dora golfer Pete Trenham son of H L Trenham and Lake Shore Jr. reached the state championship round at Dubsdread Golf Club after qualifying among 64 players. The 16 year old drew Daytona Beach’s Joe Eubanks, who beat him in a Pee Wee event five years earlier, with sponsorship from the Mount Dora Chamber of Commerce.
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Pete
Mount Dora
Pete Trenham
Lake County
H. L. Trenham
Lake Shore Jr
Dubsdread Golf Club
Joe Eubanks
Daytona Beach
Dubsdread
Mount Dora High School
Tavares
Olive Whiting and the Arts and Crafts Journey
This profile traces Olive Whiting’s rise from a church choir child to a key figure in American arts and crafts. She and her husband, Frederic Whiting, advanced the crafts movement through exhibitions, a salesroom that created \$75 000 in art sales, and bronze medal recognitions at St Louis and Indianapolis. They helped found and lead craft exhibitions and museums in St Louis Indianapolis and Cleveland.
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Society of Arts and Crafts
Boston
Citeta
Nopeal
Olive Whiting
America
Indianapolis
Whiting
John Herron Art Institute
Cleveland
Whiting family support at museum for youth art access
Mrs. Frederic Whiting champions youth art at the museum by funding free admission for children in a special quarters program. Beth and Mrs. Whiting periodically visit to encourage young artists and assist in guiding lessons on painting and master techniques. They observe children viewing works, prompting questions to spark understanding, while Olive Whiting recalls a lifelong thrill from seventeen years amid museum crowds.
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Beth
Anogy
Olive Whiting
Haynes Seizes Mount Dora Golf Championship in Rain
Arnold Haynes earns the club title for the third time, rising from a slow season to beat favored Pete Trenham and Bud Marino. The final round occurred in steady rain last Sunday, with full details to be found in Tee Talk.
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Arnold Haynes
Mount Dora Golf Club
Haynes
Pete Trenham
Bud Marino
Marino
In All The Bible Reassures Us About Everlasting Arms
Editor notes the third Lent season Bible reading suggestion by Dr. Arthur P. Pratt. The feature hints at Pratt's ministry background to be explored in a future Lake County Personalities column.
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Arthur P. Pratt
Genesis and Exodus outline for Bible study history
The article traces the Bible's storyline from Genesis beginnings through Exodus and Deuteronomy, highlighting Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, Joseph, Moses, the Ten Commandments, Joshua, David, Solomon, and prophets. It notes the Hebrew tale of exile, return to Jerusalem, and the enduring Messiah expectation as context for further reading.
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Abraham
Isaac
Jacob
Joseph
Rebecca
Bethel
Israel
Egypt
Moses
Canaan
Promised Land
Samuel
David
Solomon
Temple
Jerusalem
Elijah
Elisha
Mount Zion
Mount Dora Shops Prepare Summer Hours Amid Postseason Pause
Mount Dora stores plan to resume summer Wednesday afternoon open hours with few exceptions after Poaska period. Local merchants say the change aims to boost midweek shopping and accommodate seasonal visitors.
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Mount Dora
Poaska
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