New Talent Featured as IceHouse Players Stage Four Shows
Lake County’s IceHouse theatre highlights Merle Cleary from Mount Dora in Sub merged as the coward, Vivacious Pat Marshall in White Iris, Jean Manning in The Lady Who Came To Lunch, and newcomer Jim Jackson in a satirical comedy directed by Walter J. Patton. Additional cast includes Jean Patterson, Ann Walker, Marie Flint, Sam York, Helen York, Bill Rouf, Beverly Boulware, Daphne Rowe, Alan Hamlin, Mel Wagner, Jon Barker, Don Bales, and Herman Dykes. The four productions promise an unusual evening of comedy drama and satire.
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Lake County
Little Theatre
Merle Cleary
Mount Dora
Robert Wason
Cle
the Coward
Vivacious
Pat Marshall
IceHouse Theatre
Pat
Claudia
Jean Manning
Mae Buckman
Jean Patterson
Ann Walker
Marie Flint
Jean
Ernie
Jim Jackson
Sylvan Shores
Walter J. Patton
Sam
Helen York
Bill Rouf
Tavares
Jackson
Beverly Boulware
Tavares High School
Frances Lovell
Daphne Rowe
Central
Florida
Miss Rowe
Alan Hamlin
Jorgson
Mel Wagner
Jon Barker
Don Bales
Herman Dykes
Cleary
Mount Dora High Boys Ready For District Tourney Today
Mount Dora High School baseball returns star pitcher Elwood McHaffie to the mound at 2 p.m. today to face Winter Garden in the district opener. The squad swept sub district play in Eustis 4-2 over Eustis, 17-12 versus Umatilla, and 9-8 against Tavares, as captain Herbert Kurras leads a strong lineup into the playoff.
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Mount Dora
Winter Garden
Eustis
Lake County
Anriate
Masvmras
Umatilla
Tavares
Herbert Kurras
Joe DiMaggio
Elwood McHaffie
McHaffie
Dufour
Williams
Bulske
Odom
Sills
Ziegengeist
Turner
Avon Park
Heist Installed As PTA Head At Mount Dora
Mount Dora PTA elected John A Heist of Lake Em as its president at the final meeting of the year. Mrs Harold Larsen handed over duties and received a past president pin. The board also approved ventilation fans for the gym and three more water coolers for school buildings. Installing officers included Mrs Ralph Paul first vice president D D Roseborough second vice president Mrs Henry W Land secretary and Mrs Robert Travers treasurer.
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Mount Dora
Parent-Teacher Association
Harold Larsen
John A. Heist
Lakeem
Larsen
Ralph Paul
D. D. Roseborough
Henry W. Land
Robert Travers
Alice Strite
Baccalaureate and Commencement Plans for Mount Dora Class of 1950
Mount Dora High School will hold Baccalaureate services with 24 seniors, 11 girls and 13 boys, Sunday at the Community building. Pastor James H. Sutley will deliver the Baccalaureate message Things Men Live By, followed by a moment of silent prayer for world peace. Graduation exercises will occur Friday, June 2, with 24 diplomas awarded and Dean Ray V. Sowers as speaker. Continuous musical selections include the Senior High Glee club and Mozart’s Hear Us Father.
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Mount Dora High School
James H. Sutley
First Baptist Church
Ray V. Sowers
College of Education
Stetson University
Tannahauser
Charles. Rex
Robert M. Blackburn
Us Father
Mozart
Mount Dora Public Library Adds New Titles
Newest books include The Bride of Newgate by John Dickson Carr and The Boys from Sharon by Louise Field Cooper. Other additions feature Against the Tide by Muriel Elwood, Dear Guest and Ghost by Sylvia Dee, The Legacy by Nevil Shute fiction, The Children of Thetis by Christopher Kininmonth, The Southern Part of Heaven by William Meade Prince non fiction, and Sea and Shore by C J Hylander juvenile.
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John Dickson Carr
Mount Dora Public Library
Sharon
Louise Field Cooper
Muriel Elwood
Sylvia Dee
Nevil Shute
Christopher Kininmonth
Southern Part of
Heaven
William Meade Prince
C. J. Hylander
IceHouse Players Close Season With Four One-Act Plays
Lake County's IceHouse theatre closes its season with four one-act plays over Monday Tuesday and Wednesday. New and returning cast members join productions including Submerged directed by Mrs Frances Lovell, White Iris directed by Lovell, The Lady Who Came to Lunch directed by Mrs Mae Buckman, and Sham directed by Walter J Patton.
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Lake County
The
IceHouse
Frances Lovell
Mae Buckman
Walter J. Patton
Fire Control Building Starts Construction in Lake County
Construction begins on Lake County’s fire control unit approved by taxpayers to protect forest lands. The control station will be near Lisbon on the Eustis to Leesburg road, with three buildings and a tower. Additional towers planned near Clermont and Howe groves.
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Lake County
Lisbon
Eustis
Leesburg
Clermont
Howe Groves
Friday Banquet Set to Name Mount Dora Golden Deeds Winner
The Golden Deeds Award banquet will reveal Mount Dora’s 1950 recipient at 6:30 p.m. in the Community building. Judges will announce the winner, with reservations closing Thursday at 6 p.m. Tickets available through the Chamber of Commerce Simpson Hotel Smart Shop or Topic office.
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Mount Dora
Chamber of Commerce
Simpson Hotel
Smart Shop
Topic Office
Business and Professional Women's Club
Karl Lehmann
Lake County Chamber of Commerce
Business Women’s Organization
Woman’s Club
Kiwanis Club
American Legion
Stores Closed in Mount Dora for Memorial Day Observance
Mount Dora retailers will close from 10 a.m. to 12 noon next Tuesday in observance of Memorial Day. The announcement comes from Tom ee eee, chairman of the Merchants Division of the Chamber of Commerce.
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Mount Dora
Tomee Eee
Merchants Division
The
Chamber of Commerce
James Stout Patent Aims at Budget Home Phonograph
A Lake County story notes James Stout receiving a patent for a selective home phonograph designed for the average American, enabling easy access to cherished recordings with a simple push of a button. The piece contrasts past Stout successes with the current turbulent phonograph and television markets, suggesting the idea may regain popularity as consumer tastes shift.
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Jimmy Stout
Stout critiques phonograph industry in advertising view
James Stout predicts phonographs will rebound after radio and television cycles but calls industry turmoil a barrier. He notes lack of standardization across players and records, saying Jimmy's invention cannot fit all brands such as Cal Columbia, signaling wider house-cleaning needed.
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Stout
Jimmy
Cal Columbia
Mount Dora Post Office Could Stay Put in Current Site
Mount Dora Planning Commission recommends keeping the post office at its Alexander street location rather than moving to Donnelly street. They urge widening Alexander street by 3.5 feet to ease traffic and consider one way routing or traffic lights for Sixth avenue and nearby streets. Postmaster notes possible lease expansion for more Christmas space. option on a new Donnelly site discussed.
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Mount Dora
Donnelly St
Alexander Sr
J. E. Fortner
D. Fletcher Crane
Carl Graves
William Prinz
Crane
Sixth Av
Alexander St
Donnelly Park
Alexander. Sr
Fifth Av
Third
Donnelly
Charles St
Gilbert Park
Liberty St
Harry Hopcraft
Josephine Simpson
Win Sleight
Story Bros. Grocery
Donnelly and Thirday
William Wingler
Mount Dora Lions Parade Toward Chicago Convention
Lion Governor Mount Dora Lions plan a triumphant cavalcade to join the state parade to the July convention in Chicago where a Dora member will be installed as District Governor of 350 Lions International. Al Rehbaum Jr past president of the Dora club was elected to that office at the Pensacola state convention.
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Mount Dora
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Icehouse Players
PTA
John Heist
James Stout
Washington, D. C
Doran
Jimmy Ye der
Lecure
Ask Alexander Widening
Lion
Rehbaum
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