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Newspaper
Mount Dora Topic
Location
Mount Dora, Florida, United States of America
Date
May 17, 1951
Page
8
Mount Dora baseball players face a growing uniform shortage and may have to play without proper attire. Oscar Stephens at First National Bank is collecting available uniforms or parts to help outfit the team for the season.
In a local game at Heim Field, Umatilla’s Fielder Coyle was pulled from the lineup after a misread play involving Mount Dora’s Milton Chapman. The ball bounced under a fence, Oscar Stephens attempted to retrieve it, Chapman slid home as Coyle waited, and the lesson stuck.
Mount Dora school honors in first Babe Ruth awards at the athletic banquet. Lottie May Strawn and Roy Ziegengeist receive medals from Miss LaNelle Vandiver and Coach Dan Spear after student votes. The program will list 14 names over the next dozen years as 12 more spaces remain for future recipients. Mount Dora joins 2,000 schools nationwide awarded to promote sportsmanship through Babe Ruth Foundation.
Mount Dora merchants enjoyed a respite from inflation and price talks as the Orange Blossom Trail chorus of Barbershoppers entertained at Gilbert Park. Ira J. McLimans organized the group from Orlando, delivering lively harmonies that lifted spirits and drew interest from local merchants to join the society. Rehearsals are on Mondays at the Orange Court hotel in Orlando.
Investigators absolved Mrs. Richard Edgerton of Mount Dora of blame in a fatal Orange Blossom Trail accident that killed 67 year old Albert Stoneker of Lockhart. Stoneker died at Waterman Memorial Hospital after the collision. witnesses indicated he crashed into Mrs. Edgerton’s car from a side street. No inquest was held.
Mount Dora Public Library expands youth collection with titles by Bertha Morris Parker Elizabeth Yates Dorothy Lyons Mildred Lawrence Lyn Cook and Edith Unnerstad including Spiders Amos Fortune Free Man Red Em bers Midnight Moon and more aimed at young readers.
The program features Litzy Mecuodin and Jo Gibb with Cecile Strong on piano for The Green Cathedral, followed by Ann Bowers. Junior Glee Club performs Kathryn's Theme, The Happy Peasant Girl and John Paul Jones with listed young singers and members listed in the article.
The American Legion auxiliary asks residents to donate greeting cards for United Cerebral Palsy treatment of patients. Cards help with self control through cutting and pasting activities. Drop off at the Chamber of Commerce office.
The article notes Bishop William T. Manning facing shorter hours at a New York elevator during a period of labor unrest. A recent walkout led to many walk-ups as tensions rise between church and workers.
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