Field of Three Seek Nomination As Judge in May 24th Primary
Two youthful attorneys Roy Caldwell of Clermont and Fred Reedy of Eustis join incumbent W A Milton Jr for Lake County judge. Caldwell, a former court clerk and ex mayor, brings long county ties and UF Law background. Reedy, veteran Florida attorney and World War II veteran, is active in Masons Kiwanis and the American Legion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. A. Milton, Jr
Lake County
Frank Owens
Roy Caldwell
Clermont
Fred Reedy
Eustis
Judge Hall
Circuit Court
Milton
Caldwell
Tavares
University of Florida Law School
U. S
Bryan Simpson
Jacksonville
Lee & Caldwell
Mr. Caldwell
Mr. Reedy
Kappa Phi
Honorary Scholastic Society
Federal District Court
Florida Supreme Court
Florida
E. N. Reedy
American Legion
Dorans
IceHouse Players
Lake county school bond validation set for May 18
The Florida Supreme Court rejected a challenge to Lake county s 5.6 million school construction bond. Circuit Judge D R Smith of Ocala will sign the bonds in Tavares on May 18 and they will be offered for sale in bond markets with August as the target completion. The program plans include a Mount Dora high school and a statewide plan review by the State Department of Education.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lake County
Florida Supreme Court
D. R. Smith
Ocala
Tavares
Mount Dora
State Dept. of Education
Leesburg
G. Futch
Florida High Court
Local church schedules list Sunday worship and programs
A compilation of church service times and activities for multiple congregations in the area. Baptist, Methodist, Church of Christ, Presbyterian, Latter Day Saints, Episcopal, and Christian Church are shown with Holy Communion, Bible School, and evening services all noted.
Eustis Church Announces Weekend Services
Eustis First Church of Christ Scientist located at Lemon and Grove lists Sunday worship at 11:00 a.m. with Sunday School also at 11:00 a.m. and a Wednesday evening service at 8 p.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eustis First Church OF Christ Scientist
Lemon &Grove
Tangerine Community Church Service This Sunday
Rev. Louis Johnston leads Sunday service at 11:00 a.m. at Tangerine Community Church. All welcome to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tangerine Community Church
Louis Johnston
Sorrento Presbyterian Worship Service Announcement
The Sorrento Presbyterian Church holds worship at 11:00 A.M. and church school at 10:00 A.M. with Dr. G. J. Schillerstrom as minister.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Presbyterian Church
U. S.A
Sixth Ave
Alexander
George L. Kress
Sorrento Presbyterian
G. J. Schillerstrom
Four-Laning On Highway 441 Near Mount Dora To Start May 21
The long awaited upgrade to a four-lane Highway 441 around Mount Dora will begin May 21, with a cloverleaf entry planned at Sanford Road and Fifth Avenue. Work includes widening Donnelly Street to the new highway and relocating utilities before the route links with Highway 19 and extends toward the north of Tavares.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Dora Dora
State Road Dept
Donnelly St
Fifth Av
Mount Dora
Sanford Rd
Lake Woodward
Tavares
Legion Takes Charge of Flag Display in Mount Dora
Mount Dora American Legion offers flag service for under 1 dollar a month, taking over Henry Finlayson’s duties of displaying the U. S. flag. For 10 dollars a year they provide, raise, and remove 50 star flags on all holidays with Com. Bob Silkworth handling further details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Dora
The
Legion
Mr. Finlayson
Bob Silkworth
General Manager Reelected for 25th Year at Mount Dora Growers
G. B. Crip Hurlburt was reelected general manager of Mount Dora Growers Co-op for his 25th year. Also reelected were Vernon L. Conner as president H. C. Turner as vice president and D. R. Igon as vice president. The firm handles about 700000 boxes of fresh citrus annually.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. B. “Crip” Hurlburt
Mount Dora Growers Co-op
Vernon L. Conner
H. C. Turner
D. R. Igon
Mount Dora
Science workshop teaches electricity to Florida teachers
Dr. Victor E Schmidt and Robert Binger of the Florida State Department of Education led a Roseborough Elementary workshop on electricity and magnetism for over 70 teachers from Mount Dora and nearby towns. The session demonstrated teaching machines with electromagnets and covered magnetism lessons for first through sixth grade.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Victor E. Schmidt
Robert Binger
Florida State Department of Education
Roseborough
Mount Dora
Eustis
Eustis Heights
Umatilla
Tavares
Howey-in-the-Hills
Altoona
Schmidt
Kitty Mae Taylor
Areare
Lake County
Ee Seateet
Senet
Rittenhouse
Ronald Aldrich
Dora
Binger
Juniors Prepare Broadway Play Sister Eileen at IceHouse
Mount Dora Junior High students present My Sister Eileen the Greenwich Village comedy running May 18 to 21 at the IceHouse theatre. The show features a writer and actress hopefuls in a slice of New York life with a special matinee for school children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eileen
Abie
Little Theatre
University
Straw Hat
Mount Dora
IceHouse
Greenwich Village
America
New York
Speaker Tells Rotary of New Golf Layout
Mount Dora Rotary heard Samuel Sorensen outline the Mount Dora Golf club reorganization plans. He described improved fairways a new building for carts and clubs enlarged lounges and locker rooms redesigned roadways and parking for 100 cars plus a landscaping program. He said the finished project would make Mount Dora one of Florida s finest golf courses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Dora
Sorensen
Florida
Topic Writer Wins Editorial Award
Mrs. Mabel Norris Reese associate editor of the Daytona Beach News Journal won third place in editorial writing among Florida dailies at a Lakeland ceremony. The judge was the Plain Dealer editor and cited her piece The Fifties and the Grapes of Freedom. First and second places went to James Clendenin and Bill Baggs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mabel Norris Reese
Florida
Reese
Daytona Beach
Tampa Morning Tribune
Bill Baggs
Miami Daily News
Ada Sntaars
City Approves 62000 Street Paving Plan For Year
The city advances a 62000 street improvement plan including Pinecrest streets Northside Avenue and Sunset Drive, Grandview Street widening toward East Town, Grant Street block work, and repaving Clayton Street to the city limits. Highland Street paving is deferred due to school board cost hesitations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert O
Grantham
Pinecrest
Grandview St
East Town
Grant St
Clayton St
Fifth Av
Albert O’neall
Highland St
Lake County School Board
PTA
Northside Av
Sunset Dr
Mount Dora Area Gets Policewoman Publicity Head
Mrs Edith Sage has been appointed chairman of publicity for the Mount Dora area of the Florida Policewoman's Association. The group, Florida's first women police organization, formed in 1959 to advance careers and aid female first offenders. License tag emblems fund education and treasury. The association meets in Tampa on Sunday May 15 and will be televised.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edith Sage
Mount Dora
Florida Policewoman’s Association
Florida
FPA
Tampa
Mount Dora Falls to Apopka in 11 Inning Tilt
The JayCee sponsored Mount Dora town baseball team lost to Apopka 4-3 after 11 innings on Tuesday night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
JayCee Sponsored
Mount Dora Town
Apopka
Lake County Schools Abandoned Pay Hikes Amid Budget Shortfall
Lake county faces a tight budget as the planned merit boosts for teachers are cut to small raises. Supt. Jenkins cites insufficient assessed property values and a $46,000 total cost, leaving only about $20,000 for salary increases and delaying full increments to next year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lake County
Joe Jenkins
Bernard McCabe
Jenkins
Meritorius
Mount Dora High School Says Goodbye To Two Beloved Teachers
Mrs. Nana Taylor Laney ends 36 years as senior English instructor at Mount Dora High School and plans to teach at Howey Academy. Mrs. Charlotte Bennett retires after 44 years in education, including 14 at Mount Dora, with prior service in Georgia and Manatee County.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Dora
Laney
Evening of Song Presented by Dora Glee Club
Mount Dora High School glee club performs at 8 p.m. in the Mount Dora Community building. They sing The Battle Hymn of the Republic On the Road to Manay and When the Saints go Marching In with piano solos by Jessie Pike Phillip Dettra and Eleanor Kimball. Miss Lila LeVar directs and sings two solos I Love Life and an aria from Cara completing the program Paul McDonald tenor sings Somewhere Over the Rainbow. Lakes and Hills Garden club decorates the hall and admission is free.
Williams Replaces School Architect Over Inspection Concerns
Mount Dora School Board Member M O Williams announced the replacement of architect Glenn Frazer with Moore and May Gainesville for the Eustis elementary school addition. Critics cited lack of site inspections in Clermont prompting the change.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. O. “Buster” Williams
Mount Dora
Glenn Frazer
Leesburg
Moore and May
Gainesville
Eustis
Clermont
Curiosity as a mark of a vigorous mind
Quote attribution notes Samuel Johnson declaring curiosity a permanent and certain trait of a vigorous mind. The remark frames curiosity as essential to robust intellect and ongoing inquiry.
Also Mentioned on This Page
W. Troy Hall, Jr
Baptist Church
Sixth and Tremain
David Coffield
Bible
Training Union
Methodist
Fifth Ave
James Jones
Reorganized Church OF Jesus Christ
Latter Day Saints
W. A. Jennings
ST. Edwards Episcopal Church
John F. Mangrum
Central Christian Church
Disciples of Christ
Mount Dora-Eustis Road
Lester C. Doerr
Ruth McKinney
John Snowberger
Sali Egan
Jane Chel
Ments
Sharon Roach
van Marker, Jr
Rotary
Mrs. Sage
Dora Lady Cop
Nana Laney
Mrs. Laney
Bennett
Dora Glee Club
Williams
Samuel Johnson
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