Allen Carter to Address Lake Red Cross Meeting Next Tuesday
Allen J. Carter southeastern Red Cross director will speak at the Lake county chapter annual meeting and banquet hosted by the city. The event begins at 7 p.m. with a $1 dinner. reservations via the Chamber of Commerce or First National Bank. George J. White chairs the session for officers to be elected and membership drive reports given.
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Lake County
American Red Cross
Mercy Organization
Southeastern Red Cross
Chamber of Commerce
First National Bank
Allen J. Carter
Southeastern
Red Cross
Atlanta
George J. White
Mount Dora Lions Honored for Life Saving Efforts
Lion Sam Swiger received the Golden Deeds cup for creating the Mount Dora Blood Bank plan and spreading it statewide with Lions backing. Emma Jane Tallent earned first honorable mention for aiding the King's Daughters clothes drive. Owanis club attorney received second honorable mention for Red Cross service in Lake County. Lehmaan of the Chamber of Commerce presented the awards, praising local women and Mount Dora.
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Mount Dora
Florida
Lions
Lion Sam Swiger
Business and Professional Women’s Club
Pearle Acree
King’s Daughters
Emma Jane Tallent
Lake County
Mogengho
Red Cross
Seal Canneles
Istophident Owanis Club
Lehmaan
Lae Eee Brie of Commerce
IceHouse closes with fine talent in final season night
The IceHouse Players wrap a summer closing with a four one act program featuring newcomers and veterans. Merle Cleary leads Submerged as Don Bates and Jon Barker also deliver strong performances in White Iris and other pieces.
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IceHouse Theatre
Ice House
Mount Dora
Merle Cleary
Don Bates
Jon Barker
Pan-American
Merchants Offer Wisdom to Mount Dora High School Class of 1950
Local business leaders in Mount Dora salute 24 graduates of Mount Dora High School class of 1950. Advertisers placed messages in The Topic to congratulate the seniors and share tidbits of wisdom. Names of the graduates are featured on pages 2, 3 and 4.
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Mount Dora
Mount Dora High School
Gift Of Days For Graduates In Morning Reflection
A Sunday meditation urges graduates to value each sunrise as a gift from God and use daily opportunities for courage, hope, and right living. It compares life to the sun moving across Lake Dora, inviting readers to reflect on their choices and the meaning of the day.
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Lake Dora
God
Elwood Receives Just Reward for Ballot Victory
Elwood McHaffie, famed pitcher for Mount Dora, won the Student Council presidency by a large student vote. The senior helped Mount Dora reach the district finals of the Central Florida Baseball tournament, pitching through injury as the team defeated Winter Garden in the semifinals before losing to DeLand in the final.
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Elwood McHaffie
Elwood
Mount Doran
Central Florida
Mount Dora
DeLand
Winter Garden
P R Struts Into Bigger Territory
A local column notes PR moves from a small Business Directory slot to a larger space in the page’s My Own Corner. The editor explains the expansion comes to accommodate more of his words for business reasons, highlighting a push for broader expression.
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P.R
Mount Dora High School Class of 1950 Graduates
Twenty four Mount Dora High School seniors graduate as the Class of 1950 at a Friday ceremony. George Sims wins the Lewis scholarship for 2000 to Florida State University plus teaching opportunities. Raoul Barker also wins a Lewis scholarship aimed at Princeton, while Mary Martha Simpson takes the Senatorial award for Rollins College. Dean Ray V. Sowers, Stetson University, provides the evening address on the theme America Transfigured or Disfigured.
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Mount Dora High School
Florida
Mount Dora’s
George
George Sims
Clayton
Raoul Barker
William Jay Barker
Lake Beauclaire
Lewis
Orange County
Raoul
Ray V. Sowers
College of Education
Stetson University
Mon Dora High School Graduation Delayed Yet Again
The edition notes a delay in the Mon Dora High School graduation events for the Lake Count area. Officials indicate the ceremony will be rescheduled to a later date with details to follow.
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Courage
Helen Wages
Eddie Harding
Pamela Lippman
Hollis Townsend
Floyd Risley
Nancy Smith
Evelyn Minkley
Frances Wages
Mildred Pope
Herbert Kurras
Herbert Trenham
Mary Martha Simpson
Roberta Pollard
Lonnie Moore
Ellis Buchanan
Robert Schneider
Christ Jacobsen
Lee Hubinger
Thomas Ledford
Hilda Register
Foy Shivers
Marian Roseborough
Allen Carter
Lake Red Cross
Lions and Kiwanis Clubs
Carter
Randolph-Macon College
Ashland
Norfolk
Virginia
North Carolina
South Carolina
Georgia
Walt Whitman
DR. Sowers
Donnelly Park
Recreation City Hall
Sutley
Brea
Mon Dora High School
Lake Count
Punta Mount Dora
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