Fifty years ago May 5 1927 school news and banquet
Fifty years ago on May 5 1927 readers see school notes listing whooping cough in First Grade with Billy Gordon and John Cain, a new pupil Curtis Minkley from Tavares, and a junior senior banquet planned at Villa Dora Hotel with an elaborate menu including Cocktail a la, Potage with Rice, Florida au Natural, and other dishes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Suwanee
Billy Gordon
John Cain
Curtis Minkley
Tavares
Villa Dora
Florida
Gordon
Sorrento schoolhouse destroyed by fire in Florida
Forty years ago on May 6, 1937 a WPA schoolhouse in Sorrento was burned Saturday morning. The loss is reported at 26000 with rebuilding planned after Lake County votes to rebuild. For the remainder of the term classes move to the Sorrento Community Building.
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Sorrento
Lake County
Simpson
Washington Post
Frederick Sleight
Mount Dora
Florida
Central
Seation
Mount Dora Officials Announce Appointments and Local News
Mayor J E Fortner announces the appointment of a Lake County Supervisor of Registration. Mt Dora residents family updates include Lt. William Thomas Shipes stationed at Banana River Air Base and daughter Mrs Georgia Jean Riech in Savannah. Community notes cover a birthday party, Stetson University student honors, bank quality ratings, a swim meet, and Junior Woman's Club officers.
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J. E. Fortner
Lake County
Chief Shipes
Mount Dora
Shipes
Eighth Ave
Richard Jr
Ruth Lenore
Faye Louise
Barbara
William Thomas
Banana River Air Base
Cocoa
Georgia Jean Riech
Savannah
June Eaton
Bobbie Horne
Dorothy Sue Moore
Donnie Johnson
Larry Bennett
Johnny Wayne
Perry Pike
Bonnie Harris
Phyllis
Ann Horne
Daisy Eaton
Irma Billette
Martha
Kenneth
Gwendolyn Dawson
Eudell Sutley
J. H. Sutley
Tremain
Stetson University
Liberal Arts
First National Bank
Florida
John Bonner
Miami Herald
Eustis
Robert Sadler
Barry Graves
Merrill Schulster
Bob Cleary
Chris Ray
Lennie Vincenti
Harold F. Overhiser
Alcohol's role in traffic crashes and alcoholism signs
The article explains alcohol as a principal factor in about half of fatal car crashes, detailing blood alcohol correlations with impairment and the typical levels seen in fatal incidents. It defines alcoholism, outlines signs, and contrasts alcohol with drugs, noting age patterns and long-term effects.
Josephus Luke M D Faces Declining Health and Isolation
The text portrays Dr Josephus C Luke whose advancing age brings reduced activity and social withdrawal. It notes enlarged prostate causing urinary issues and embarrassments, undermining his dignity, family ties, and friendships as loneliness grows in final years.
Flicker Birds and their Interesting Behaviors
The yellow shafted flicker shines with rich underwing color and a cream breast sprinkled with black. Males show black sideburns while both sexes bear a scarlet V at the base of the skull. They forage on the ground feeding mainly on ants and other insects, sometimes ivy berries, and a nesting pair was observed reworking a dead pine hole.
City council delays salary changes to await study approval
Council members push for a County 201 workshop on the proposed area sewer project. Mount Dora’s Beautification Committee inspects freshly painted old-fashion street lights along Old Hwy. 441 The Mile of Beauty funds came from a 1976 rose sale.
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Ward
Mile OF Beauty
Milton Goodholm
Harry Quinn
Mount Dora
Mount Dora City Council schedules work session on personnel rules
A Mount Dora special work session set for 8 p m on Tuesday May 10 aims to complete review of the Cody and Associates study on city employees and jobs The council which also acts as the wages and personnel committee approved minor changes to sections on salary schedules implementation and the classification plan The session is urged for employees and voters to understand new working conditions and taxpayer costs Deputy Dean Van Landingham asked chairmen to review the report with departments before adoption to allow changes before the program is approved
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Mount Dora
Cuncil
Dean van Landingham
Council
Congress Defeats Common Situs Picketing Bill
Florida Congressman urges letters to express public will after Congress votes 217 to 205 against a bill that would have let unions target a single subcontractor to shut a whole construction site. He warns of moves to repeal Right to Work and urges continued citizen input.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Congress
Fifth
Florida
United States
Mount Dora Mayor Declares Poppy Day 1977 Observance
Mayor Jefferson G. Ray III proclaims May 7 1977 as Poppy Day in Mount Dora. American Legion Auxiliary Unit No 35 sponsors the event and the proceeds aid Children and Youth and Rehabilitation in the community alerting residents to honor war dead and support veterans and their families.
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Jefferson G. Ray III
Mount Dora
Betty Guscott
Poppy
American Legion Auxiliary Unit No. 35
American Legion Auxiliary
Jefferson G. Ray
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Bora
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West Fifth Avenue
Eee Dora
Lake Ceifteen
Persig
Mount Bien
Josephus C. Luke, M.D
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Laird
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Kelly
Richard Kelly
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