Famous People In Doll Form To Be Exhibited
An exhibit of portrait dolls representing famous historical figures will be shown at the Mount Dora Woman's club meeting at the Community building on April 3. Dolls include Queen Mary Queen Elizabeth II Franklin D Roosevelt President Eisenhower Mary Martin and Clara Barton. The Elizabeth doll took a year to complete with a coronation gown embroidered in gold thread and ten petticoats beneath. Glass eyes were crafted in Germany under magnification. A family pilgrim group with father holding a turkey and a gun completes the display. Lunch for the final meeting is April 17 and tickets will be available at next week's meeting.
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Mount Dora
Germany
Zeller
Edward Peterson
Herlong Urges Higher VA Interest Rate to Aid Housing
Florida congressman Herlong tells peers that the 4 percent VA loan rate stifles investment and leaves veterans without homes. He backs raising the rate to 5 percent to revive the VA housing program, noting a possible future cut if markets improve and endorsing the move by the American Legion.
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Irs
Florida
Veterans Administration
Herlong
American Legion
Congress
Two Steers, One Lad, One Ambitious Plateau
Tavares youth Russell Odom Jr earned about 250 this year raising a 600 pound steer named Pomroy for the Lake County fair. Financed by Mount Dora's First National Bank, he sold the animal to Silver Lake Estates buyers at 29 cents a pound and won 20 plus a bank match. He plans to raise two steers next November with ongoing bank support.
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Tavares
Russell Odom, Jr
Riley’s Park
Tavares School
Lake County Fair
Russell
Mount Dora
First National Bank
Lacy Thomas
Groveland
Pomroy
Silver Lake Estates
George J. White
First National
Decorating Talk By Miss Harris At Garden Barn
Orange Blossom Circle gathers Monday at 8 pm to hear Miss Reba Harris discuss Decorating with House Plants. Hostesses are Mrs. Melvina Bleecker and Mrs. Ruth Smith.
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Orange Blossom Circle
Reba Harris
Garden Barn
Melvina Bleecker
Ruth Smith
Entire Den Earns Highest Cub Award
Eight Cub Scouts in Den 1 receive the WeBeLos award at Pack meeting in the Community building. Den 4 Cubs Larry Tanner and Barry Laing also set for Weelos. many boys receive other awards as plans begin for more Dens next Fall under Scout Executive Buster Williams.
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Edwin Waite
Charles Caudel
Barnett Pinkston
Bobby Flora
Rusty Tyre
Harvey Partridge
Charles Burchett
Byron
George Kennedy
Robert Caudel
Roger Pinkston
Don Henna
Larry Tanner
Barry Laing
Ed Brooks
Sammy Bagwell
Bill Loveland
Mathew Leeper
Frankie Fralick
Mike Green
Ken Davis
Bill Thibodeau
John Cain
Warren Couch
Bobby Snowberger
Kenneth Depew
Billy Schmidt
Timmy Cleary
Red Cross Campaign Presses Toward Mount Dora Target
Mount Dora Red Cross drive reaches the mid point with volunteers canvassing Lake County territory to hit a $2100 quota. Headed by Mrs. Lillian Zollinger, the effort includes booths at First National Bank and extensive personal calls to businesses and homes with key helpers listed across many local women officials and community leaders.
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Mount Dora
Lake County
Red Cross
Ave
Sanced
Lillian Zollinger
First National Bank
Mildred Leather
Talbot Simpson
William Prinz
E. W. McVicker
Estella Creighton
Laura Warner
Olive Elliott
Mill
D. Marvin
Don Kimball
J. M. Green
Ruth Blackman
Lewis Klatte
Armer C. Johnson
J. D. Pease
Bernhard Schroeder
Frank Knight
J. Smith
Lester Bueddeman
Arvid Zehren
E. A. Nimnicht
M. L. Worrell
H. F. Bickhart
J. L. Wilson
W. Phipps
Mary Learned
Lillian Christie
John Bethel
Tonie Howard
Edward Austin
Sorrento
Walter Melville
Lake Jem
C. O. Lott
East Town
Mrs Turner Wins 1957 Car From Lake County Stunt
Mrs Merrill Turner wife of a Yacht Club chef received a new automobile as a one ticket prize from a Lake County organizational stunt. The 1957 model car was delivered last week after the promotional drawing.
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Merrill Turner
Yacht Club
Mrs. Andrews Feted On Eve of Journey
A Baptist church tea at Rock Springs honored Mrs. Julian Andrews formerly Martha Lane before she leaves on April 9 to join her serviceman husband in France. She will fly from Orlando to New York at 5 30 PM, then to Paris, Casablanca, and finally meet him in Casablanca.
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Julian Andrews
Martha Jane Lane
Oman
Rock Springs
Martha Jane
Andrews
Orlando
New York
Paris
Casablanca
Seaman Byron B. Smith Returns to San Diego Base
Seaman Byron B. Smith son of Mrs Ruth Smith Mount Dora returned to his San Diego base aboard the destroyer USS Brown recently the Navy announces.
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Byron B. Smith
Ruth Smith
Mount Dora
San Diego
Cal
Brown
Navy
Alabama Chorus To Perform In Mount Dora Friday Night
The 31 member Alabama Christian college chorus will sing at 8 p.m. in the Christian Home and Bible School auditorium gymnasium Mount Dora. The event follows a PTA supper served from 6 to 7 30. The group is on a Spring Florida tour and will be joined by a public recognition of the A squad basketball team’s district Class C title run and state tournament participation in Gainesville.
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Alabama Christian College
Mount Dora
The
Christian Home and Bible School
Parent-Teacher Association
Florida
South
Gainesville
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