Coronation of Dolls Contest Offers $55 in Prizes
Mount Dora invites girls from first grade up to participate in the Coronation of the Dolls. Entries require registration at the Chamber of Commerce by May 26 with display in downtown shop windows. Dolls judged for originality. winner crowned at parade and park ceremony May 30 with prizes for all participants.
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Mount Dora
Irl
Queen’s Court
Chamber of Commerce
Fo and
Donnelly St
Donnelly
Janet
Janet Burchett
Kathleen Burchett
Tony
Doll Contest Seeks Entries Ahead of May Deadlines
A local dolls contest invites participants to clip a coupon and submit entry details to the Chamber. Entries must be received by Saturday May 23 with judging and final queen counts announced after the close on Tuesday May 26.
City Well Gushes Water Amid Expansion Drive
The Atlantic Co proceeds with a Florida city waterworks expansion, drilling to about 450 feet for a new 16 inch pump, costing 1814,000 plus equipment buildings. The project aims to boost supply in dry seasons and improve fire protection downtown.
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Florida
City Waterworks
Lane Atlantic Co
Harold
Ninth
Sylvan Shores
Poinsettia Dr
Mount School Holds Preschool Roundup for 50 Prospects
A preschool roundup for prospective first graders is set for Tuesday May 19 at 9 a.m. in the Mount school gymnasium. The event aims to immunization readiness and free physical exams before entry, with J B Hall county health officer approving the program after an April postponement due to an epidemic.
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Mount
Robert Wason
Dion
J. B. Hall
Graduation Denied Dora Senior As Draft Pulls Him Into Army
Dora senior George Keen, just weeks from graduation, faces induction into the US Army after a Lake County draft board ruling. His family, long involved in a 4000 acre Lake Jem ranch, hopes for a graduation leave though officials indicate slim chances. His case echoes a larger wartime draft impact on students and families in Mount Dora.
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Dora
George Keen
Aes
United States Army
Lake County
Lake Wales
Keens
Lake Jem
C. L. Keen
Japan
George
Mount Dora
Dora Students Tour State Legislature
Four Mount Dora high school students from Lake County toured the Florida state legislature in Tallahassee as guests of Senator J Ed Baker. The delegation travelled by special bus and included Meredith Folger Fred Roseborough Ann Bowers and Wade Simpson.
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Mount Dora High School
Florida
Tallahassee
Lake County
J. Ed Baker
Umatilla
Meredith Folger
Fred Roseborough
Ann Bowers
Wade Simpson
New Telephone LD System Begins Friday
Florida Telephone Corp. switches to a new Lake County long distance system. Tavares toll center opens with 35 operators, direct dialing for Mount Dora to Eustis, and 106 circuit outlets linking to Jacksonville Orlando Tampa Ocala and more. Rates unchanged unless permission is granted.
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Florida Telephone Corp
Lake County
Tavares
W. T. McDaniel
Orlando
Mount Dora
Eustis
McDaniel
Florida Railroad and Public Utilities Commission
Umatilla
Leesburg
Winter Garden
Ocala
Jacksonville
Tampa
United States
Fifth Av
Lions Elect Mel Wagner President at Mount Dora Club Meeting
Mel Wagner was elected president of the Mount Dora Lions Club at the annual meeting on Tuesday, succeeding Dale Jones. Officers elected include Don Conway as first vice president and George Litsinger as second vice president, with a new board comprising Jim Jackson and Jack Norris. Delegates to the Miami convention are Wagner, Litsinger, Coleman, Link, Grantham, Norris, and Tremain.
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Mel Wagner
Mount Dora
Lake Coleman
Henry Link
Keith Davis
Dude Grantham
Tail Twister
Ellis Bennett
Jack Keller
Lion Tamer
Jim Jackson
Jack Norris
Miami
Wagner
Litsinger
Coleman
Link
Grantham
Norris
Clayton Tremain
Lake County teachers protest cut in cost-of-living hike
The Lake County School Board trimmed the $200 cost-of-living raise from the 1952-53 term while granting the $350 state raise, drawing sharp objections from the Classroom Teachers in a Umatilla meeting. County Supt. Vaughn questioned funds for bonds but noted need to improve school facilities as classrooms face growth. Lewis Carroll, 50, citrus industry pioneer and Mount Dora business figure, died suddenly after a lingering illness, leaving behind a history of local agricultural and commercial ventures including packing houses and the Green Lantern restaurant.
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Lake County
Lake Counry
Umatilla
Dan McCarty
Florida Education Association
Kendall “Casey” Jones
Mount Dora
C.o.l
C. A. Vaughn, Jr
Vaughn
Treasuries
Lewis Carroll
Florida
Mr. Carroll
Nadine
Fustis
Temple
United States
Navy
Florida Citrus Exchange
Sylvan Shores
Chicago
New York
Boston
Pinecrest
Lake County Personalities Profiling Jim DeGarmo The Tire Historian
Editor notes Jim DeGarmo a Mount Dora newcomer works on a shaping book for young men entering the tire industry. The volume traces tire history from 278 manufacturers, noting consolidation to 26, and follows DeGarmo from Cleveland to Akron where he studied wire making and industry use. The piece sketches his early career and drive to understand tire origins.
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Mount Dora
Ova Men of
Goodyear
Firestone
U. S
Corerene
Royal
Jim’ DeGarmo
Tires
Jim DeGarmo
Automotive
Cleveland
B. & O. Railroad
de Facel
John A. Roeblings & Wire
Pioneer in Tire Beading and Patent Ventures
J C DeGarmo visited Nip Scott of Cadiz Ohio to buy wire for tire bead work. He carried the idea to Seiberling who bought Scott’s patents and began beaded tires. After Scott’s 1919 death DeGarmo bought the plant and ran it beside Roebling’s bead work, becoming both producer and rival.
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DeGarmo
Nip Scott
Cadiz
Ohio
Seiberling
Scott
Roeblings
Roebelings
Unavoidable Wreck Involves Police In Mount Dora
Mount Dora patrol car collides during a chase on the Orange Blossom Trail near Zellwood last Saturday. Student Jay Kurras, son of Mrs. Helen Kurras, was bruised but fine as the Cadillac outran the pursuit. Patrolman Johnnie Russell, unhurt, may have a damaged car replacement. Kurras was driving Dick Reynolds Economy Super Market auto on an errand.
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State Highway Patrol
Zellwood
Mount Dora
Mount Dora High School
Jay Kurras
Helen Kurras
Johnnie” Russell
Jay
Dick Reynolds
Economy
Reynolds
Cadillac
Young Kurras
Russelle
Kurras
Ie Tance
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Diters
Windsor Castle
Chamber of m
Lions
C.C.L
Dora Shipper
Mabel Norris Reese
James €. DeGarmo Sylvan Shores
F. A. Seiberling
Akron
Miraght
Jim
J. C. DeGarmo
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