Presbyterian Church Purchases Whiting Home and Property
The congregation formed Sunday at the Masonic hall elected officers and announced the purchase of the Whiting home and property for 22500 dollars with 1500 down, leaving 20000 to be paid in 10 years. The home will serve as the church edifice and later the manse while a new church is built on the corner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick A. Whiting
Masonic Hall
Whiting
C. A. Carrier
Carriel
Presbytery of
North Florida
Harry E. Gaylord
Eustis
Russell Carr
Yoder Memorial
Howey-in-the-Hills
Merle H. Anderson
Eustis Church
Dale C. Brown
A. K. Bennett
Ibert Book
A. V. J. Edward B
First Presbyterian Church of
Mount Dora
Edward B. Webster
Charles H. Barthel
Dale ‘B. Brown
A. V. Lent
Herbert Book
Little Geneva Seeks Park Board Tennis Regulation Meeting
City Council asks Park Board and Recreation department to meet with the Chamber of Commerce to settle tennis rules at Donnelly Park. Supervisor Gretchen Elliott reported lights were left on past 9 pm despite orders, citing noisy children and park defacing concerns as she sought council support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
City Council
Park Board
City Recreation Department
Chamber of Commerce Committee
Chamber
I Council
Gretchen Elliott
Donnelly Park
Elliott
Council
Carl Graves
Mount Dora
Bob Widmer
R. C. Bardwell
Fifth Av
Lile
Grandpa Hoskins Welcomes Testimonial Delays
A city visitor asks how old Grandpa Eben Hoskins is and the old man replies he cannot say yet as several testimonial fellows are haggling with him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eben Hoskins
Spring Concert Friday Features Old Favorites
The high school spring concert Friday night features Anita Stedronsky as soloist with "The White Dove" before intermission. The Boys Chorus performs "I Got Plenty of Nuttin" and a set including "Stranger in Paradise" and "Get Happy." The Girls Chorus opens with "One Alone" and "Because You're You" and Ninette perform "Italian Street Song." The program ends with familiar numbers and dances, with a free will offering collected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cet Ak Aes Cas
Oni Wns
Anita Stedronsky
George Gershwin
John Groves
Buster Brown
Jerry Dake
Dan Schneider
Brother Will
Brother John
Ninette
Mary Anna’ Kelly
Janet Snowberger
Daisy Eaton
DeAnn Bateman
Anita
St. Mary
Sara Joe and
Jerry
Ninette and Quartet
Betty Jo Eckholdt
Charles Norton
Irene” Se.t
Lake Countian Defends Political Move in Rail Tax Fight
A LeRoy Collins headquarte rs spokesman in Tallahassee says Roy Hamlin a Lake county railroad case special counsel called a political move a breach of ethics. Hamlin cited a $70,519 1953 tax loss claim while noting Collins is Seaboard Air Line's attorney and acting for the county in the suit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
LeRoy Collins
Tallahassee
Roy Hamlin
Lake County
Hamlin
Act
Charley Johns
Collins
Seaboard Air Line Railroad
Carl Duncan
Rainfall totals reach 10.4 inches in Mount Dora
Mount Dora received about 1.5 inches of rain last week, bringing the season total to 10.4 inches. By this time last year the total stood at 30.1 inches, showing a smaller year-to-date rainfall amount.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Dora
Play Day At Mount Dora School Shows Boys At Chess
A Mount Dora Fifth Avenue school event depicts boys in a chess match with Teacher Jim Jackson and Billy Pat Harding while girls prepare for a three legged race. A caption notes the contrast with younger boys in a separate lower photo.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Dora
Jim Jackson
Billy Pat Harding
Thoy
Sonny Hughes
Micky McCree
Wheeler McDonald
Adrian Latner
David Baldwin
Bill Baker
Lester Weinman
Mary Beth Green
Elizabeth Conelly
Carol Simpson
Page Edgerton
Linda Lee Lane
Connie Cross
Libby Wetz
Sylvia Adams
Play Day Fun Brightens Mount Dora School
Mount Dora Fifth Avenue School held its annual Play Day with students abandoning studies to celebrate. Bud Legan won first in the pre-eating contest, Tyrone Parker followed second, senior high girls defeated junior high in softball 33 to 3, and fifth grade topped fourth 15 to 4. Other winners included Ronald Morris and Jimm Smith in the 30 yard dash, with Jeanette Kinsey and Margaret Headley among top girls finishers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Dora
Bud Legan
Tyrone Parker
Ronald Morris
Jimm Smith
Jimmy Dake
Jeanette Kinsey
Mar
Vote Tuesday In Florida Governor Primary Contests
Florida braces for a Tuesday primary to determine the governor nominee with polls opening at 7 am. Key figures include Lena LeRoy Collins and Act Gov John Johns, who became governor after Gov Dan McCarty's death and a court order for an election. Ballot box movements hinge on registration officials and local election boards prepare to count votes as turnout lags prior primaries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sophia Story
City Hall
Gordon Conboy
Newton E. Cabolt
Lillian Christie
Ruth Lee
Angus McDonald
Ray Blanchard
James Hughes
L. C. Reichert
Women's Press Club Endorses LeRoy Collins for Governor
Florida's Florida Women's Press club meeting in Orlando gave LeRoy Collins overwhelming support as governor choice with a 31 to 5 straw ballot over Acting Gov Charley Johns. The 70 member group plans a 1955 Spring meeting in Mount Dora and includes staff from John H Perry papers. The club also seeks a survey of journalistic salaries to attract youth to the profession.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
LeRoy Collins
Florida
Florida Women’s Press Club
Orlando
Collins
Charley Johns
Press Club
Mount Dora
Jacksonville
Miami
John H. Perry
Johns
Orlando Sentinel
Larry Campbell
School of Journalism
Florida State University
Mabel Norris Reese
Carl Fuller Dies Suddenly at 69 in Mount Dora
Carl Fuller prominent Lawn Bowling club member and Planning Commission figure died suddenly at his Grandview Street home Wednesday evening. He was 69 and likely heart attack while preparing to join a neighbor at the club. He retired from General Electric in 1939 after a 1906 start, and leaves wife Ida, son William of Syracuse, mother 95 year old Orra Fuller, sister Mrs Clayton, and two grandchildren. Funeral services by Rehbaum.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carl Fuller
Lawn
Grandview St
al Maben
Fuller
Mount Dora
General Electric Co
Cleveland
Ida
William
Syracuse
N. Y
Orra Fuller
Salt City
S. Clayton
Salt Lake
Rehbaum
City Acts After Two Drownings At Lake Gertrude Beach
City Council approves a part time lifeguard and supervised swimming hours at Lake Gertrude Beach after two drownings Aubrey Snell 12 and Lewis Denny 23. Signs warn bathers of risk and a chain blocks beach access after hours. A high school lifeguard will monitor 4 6 pm weekdays and 2 6 pm weekends. Aubrey Snell drowned near a dock while not knowing how to swim. Denny, touring with companions in a transport truck, died in deep water near the Old Eustis beach area due to sudden drop off from pumping operations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lake Gertrude
Aubrey Snell
Council
Bill Prinz
Wayne Moon
Red Cross
Snell
Aubrey
Lewis D. Denny
Poughkeepsie
N. Y
Atoe
Florida
Denny
Eustisrd
Lions Study Swim Pool Possibility for Mount Dora
The Lions club advances a plan to build a municipal pool in Mount Dora after a child's drowning at Lake Gertrude. A 42 by 75 foot pool with bathhouse and filtration would cost about 25000 dollars with city sharing half the expense. The site near the school would support year round training and school use. The committee includes Slater Cox J G Ray Jr Don Conway George Leitsinger R C Bardwell Earl Stary. Bardwell notes greater safety versus lake deaths and mentions his own pool project. The Lake Gertrude site is currently used under an agreement with the Edgerton family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lake Gertrude
Lions Club
Mount Dora
Lions
Lions Committee
Slater, Cox
J. G. Ray, Jr
Don Conway
George Leitsinger
Earl Stary
Bardwell
Edgerton
City Council rejects land purchase request by agent Ed Vincent
City Council Tuesday night turned down a request from real estate agent Ed Vincent for a client to buy two blocks of city owned land at the eastern edge of the city. Property chairman Gordon Conboy recommended denial citing land location south of the area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ed Vincent
Gordon Conboy
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Presbyterian Church
Geneva
Lake Countian
Garet Headley
Linda Kay Pohlman
Billy Smith
John Bumgard
Women’s Press Club
Edouard Herriot
William Snell, Jr
Rossiter Jr
Rolland Hobdy
Rolland
James L. Yates
Snells
Mount Eve
George Hall
Zeller
Camilla
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