Mount Dora Forms Local Baseball Team From Scratch
Mount Dora sponsors a new town team for the Lake Orange league after a dismal previous season. JayCeEs raise uniforms from local backers and compose a roster of 15 to 16 players all from Mount Dora led by Mosteller Ledford with help from Dave Sellers Russ Shiver Buddy Hughes Jake Lynn Kenny Robinson Butch Alexander Neil Durden Neil Stoothoff and Tom Harvey.
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Mount Dora
Junior Chamber of Commerce
Lake Orange
JayCees
Jay- Dees
Mosteller
Ledford
Dave Sellers
Russ Shiver
Buddy Hughes
Jake Lynn
Kenny Robinson
Butch Alexander
Neil Durden
Neil Stoothoff
Tom Harvey
Shaw Drama at Little Theatre in June One-Act Don Juan
Shaw drama adaptation features Rev. John F. Mangrum Col Paul Bronson Sam Buck and Mrs Sara McCain in a June 10 performance at the city’s Little Theatre. Bronson as Don Juan yearns for heaven while Buck plays Satan. admission by ticket only, available at local shops.
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George Bernard Shaw
Hell
Don Juan
Heaven
Mrs. McCain
Fr. Mangrum
Mr. Buck
Satan
Bronsons’ Book House
Smart Shop
Be it enacted by the Florida Legislature clause fact
Florida law requires laws to begin with the phrase Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida. This rule anchors formal legislative drafting and is noted as a constitutional requirement.
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Florida
Graveside Services Honor Hattie Allen in Florida
Graveside services for Hattie Allen in Sorrento mark the D A R Memorial Day. The Ocklawaha chapter plans grave marker placement at 10 30 a m with sisters and local Daughters assisting. Other Florida D A R graves will be marked in Mount Dora Eustis Tavares and Grand Island.
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Mount Dora
Eustis
Tavares
Grand Island
Henry W. Land
Tangerine
Alfred Rehbaum, Jr
Saumel Sorenson
John Craycraft
L. Scott Paddock
William B. Kendall
Maynard D. Church
Otto P. Knack
Oscar Peterson
Alvin Banks
Glenn J. Hayslip
Plymouth
Jackson Stewart
Orlando
D.A.R
Washington
Ocklawaha
David Sadler Simpson
Alice
Grace Davis
Robert Scott
Sylvan
City Revises Angle Parking on Donnelly Street
Council authorizes Mayor Patton to convert the west side on Donnelly between Fifth and Sixth to horizontal parking. The change, urged by Councilman Bliss, will reduce two or three spaces but remove a dangerous angle at the intersection.
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Donnelly St
Fifth
Sixth
Guy Bliss
W. D. Patton
Mount Dora High School 1959 Senior Class Highlights
Hazel Anne Avery tops Mount Dora Class of 1959 with a 94.83 average and will be valedictorian. Carol Schey is salutatorian at 94.08. The class includes Pat Reese Emy Goerg Dave Roffey Beckie Bardwell Wheeler McDonald Robby Vanzant Rae Squier and Loraine Schieher. Scholarships include three of Lake County’s four. Hazel Avery Carol Schey and Pat Reese may borrow $400 yearly for teacher training. Phyllis Pringle earned $300 for practical nursing. Senior officers elected include Jimmy Simpson president Vernon Swartsen vice president Marcie Codding secretary-treasurer. Junior-Senior Banquet and Prom set for Leesburg with band Jack Murphy and the Impalas. The Glee club gave its spring concert. celebrations include many senior activities, contests, and the annual staff aiding next year’s. Eight more days of school ahead with a Watermelon Festival and Kiwanis prize announcements.
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Hazel Anne Avery
Hazel Anne
Carol Schey
Pat Reese
Emy Goerg
Dave Roffey
Beckie Bardwell
Wheeler McDonald
Robby Vanzant
Rae Squier
Loraine Schieher
Mount Dora
Lake County
Phyllis Pringle
National Honor _ society
Ken Bliss
Key Club
Jimmy Foxworth
Foxy
Tommy Chesley
Jimmy Simpson
Vernon Swartsel
Tom Harvey
Elizabeth Sikes
Marcie Codding
Leesburg
Jack Murphy
Impalas
Clermont
Mount Dora High School
Glee Club
Kenneth Bliss
Patsy Grantham
Janet Scott
Bill Baker
Henry Masson
Janice Reid
Fred Thibault
Pam Wareing
Pam
Psee Eee Te Aik
Mata Horer
Orat Grou
Holler
Kiwanis
Donnelly Fourth To Be Widened In City Plan
City council approved widening Donnelly from the railroad to Elizabeth Evans Park circle and Fourth avenue from McDonald street to the Yacht club. The project aims to ease access to recreational facilities and will cost about 1000 dollars, per Councilor Lou L. Heaton.
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Lou L. Heaton
Donnelly
Circle
Elizabeth Evans Park
McDonald St
Heaton
Florida Legislation Numbers Through the Years
The 1887 Florida legislature passes bill 158 and, seven decades later in 1957, the state advances to bill 2024 with 2 024 measures enacted.
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Florida
Itch-Me-Not Promises Quick Relief for Skin Irritation
An old advertisement touts ITCH-ME-NOT a topical treatment advertised to quiet external skin irritations within minutes. It claims 48 cents price and availability at Mount Dora Pharmacy and other druggists.
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Mount Dora Pharmacy
City May Stiffen Its Trash Ordinance
L. Heaton proposes a revised curbside trash rules ordinance to be presented June 2. City Attorney Roy Christopher drafted changes tightening enforcement with a $100 fine or 10 days jail for violations. It would continue banning citrus tree trimmings from curbside pickup.
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Bape
L. Heaton
Roy Christopher
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E. H
Shoemaker
Tommy Ledford
Dwight Mosteller
Bob Webb
Weed McHaffie
Bob Hall
George Clement
Cecil Barks
Harvey Caldwell
Heim Field
Dorans
Umatilla
William C. Stewart
Margaret Stewart
John Cain
Mewer
Evergreen
Hattie Allen
Crosley
General Electric
Robt. S. Alderman
Peninsular
Junior Sy Ceay Enis
Gray & Hill
Paul M
Snowberger
General Contracting
Ninth Avenue
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