Father of the Year Contest to Name Mount Dora Dad
Mount Dora launches a Father of the Year contest funded by local merchants. Students from all grades may enter a 200 word essay on Why Dad Is Tops for a chance at a 25 dollar prize and gifts for the winning father to be announced at a June 17 public gathering in Donnelly Park.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Dora
Donnelly Park
Dent
Atkins Laundry and Dry Cleaning
Brown Builders Supply Co
Citrus Culture Corporation
Clark’s
Crane Furniture Company
First National Bank
Grand Leader
C. M. Jones and Son
Mount Dora Pharmacy
Peppermint Stick
Rehbaum’s
Reid
Slack and
Multi Million School Bill Raises Hopes for Mount Dora
Mount Dora awaits updated school facilities after the House passed a 100 million dollar school expenditure bill. The measure increases the construction budget and raises teacher pay, with funds released as needed to meet rising enrollment and the Highland Avenue quadrangle school’s urgent need for classrooms and an assembly hall.
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Mount Dora
House of Representatives
Highland Av. Quadrangle
Roseborough To Serve Again In Mount Dora Schools
The office of County School Superintendent Frank J. Banning announces D. D. Roseborough will again serve as supervising principal for Mount Dora schools for his 27th year. W. A. Vincent will again be principal of the high school, with his son Robert Vincent named physical education director. Dan Spears returns as coach, Ernie A. Walker becomes full time music director and band leader, Elizabeth McCrae joins full time as home economics instructor, and Alice Strite returns to teach elementary grades.
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Frank J. Banning
D. D. Roseborough
Mount Dora
Banning
W. A. Vincent
Robert Vincent
Stetson University
Dan Spears
Lake County Radio Sale Plans Tavares Mount Dora Kiwanis Told
Paul Hunter former publisher outlined plans to buy Lake County's two radio stations and merge them into a single operation named WCF Wonderful Lake County Florida during a Kiwanis joint meeting in Tavares and Mount Dora.
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Tavares
Mount Dora Kiwanis
Paul Hunter
Lake County
Wi Wcf
Florida
Betty Siess Official Mount Dora Chamber Secretary
Mrs Betty Siess has been officially appointed executive secretary of the Mount Dora Chamber of Commerce by President George J White. She has served as acting secretary since last December and will hold the post through the term ending Jan 1 with new officers elected. She previously served as assistant and helped organize the 1949 Regatta and a major convention.
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Betty Siess
Mount Dora
Siess
Central Florida
Chamber
Yacht Club
Three Entries Three Winners For Mount Dora Seniors
Three Mount Dora High School seniors Patty Claflin Billy Lofroos and Mary Foucart have earned Lake County scholastic scholarships. Patty and Billy won the Lewis scholarship worth 400 dollars a year for four or five years at the University of Florida or Florida State University. Mary received the Senatorial scholarship of 200 dollars a year for four years at any accredited state college.
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Mount Dora High School
Lake County
D. D. Roseborough
Patty Claflin
Billy Lofroos
Mary Foucart
Patty
Billy
Lewis
University of Florida
Florida State University
Mary
Mount Dora
East Town Girl Wins Scholarship
Marjorie Tancimore, a student at Eustis Vocational High School, won a statewide Girl of the Year title and a four year college scholarship. The sponsorship came from Kappa Alpha Psi fraternity with support from Prof. Cc. O. Lott, principal of Rosenwald academy, and Mrs. Lott.
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Marjorie Tancimore
United States
Marjorie
Grady
Tancimore
Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity
Eustis Vocational High School
Cc. O. Lott
Inner- Rosenwald Academy
Memorial Day Parade Honors War Dead in Mount Dora
Mount Dora closes businesses at 2 p m Monday as residents prepare for an American Legion parade at 3 30 p m led by the high school band. The route forms at Donnelly and Third streets and ends at Donnelly Park for services and a wreath laying. Judge T G Futch is principal speaker with Rev Robert Blackburn delivering the invocation and Pastor James H Sutley giving benediction. Flags will be flown all day, half mast until noon, then full mast.
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Mount Dora
Mount Dora High School
Donnelly and
Third Sts
Uniformed Legion
Boy Scouts
Girl Scouts
Brownies
Donnelly Park
Legion
T. G. Futch
Robert Blackburn
Methodist Church
America
James H. Sutley
The
Baptist Church
Music trial for Mount Dora band aims to enroll more students
Mount Dora music director Ernie A. Walker says Orlando firm will rent instruments for six weeks to test child talent. A meeting for interested parents and pupils is set for Thursday at 8 p.m. in the Community building to explain the plan. Ocean waves reach 50 to 60 feet off the Cape of Good Hope.
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Johnnie
Mary
Ernie A. Walker
Mount Dora
Orlando Music
Cape of Good Hope
Mount Dora Girl Scouts Shine at Leesburg Play Day
Mount Dora troop dominates county awards with 89 of 180 badges. Linda Raulerson leads with 20 badges in multiple skills while Patty Johnson earns 13 and Tina Larson 10. Several girls promoted to Second Class and First Class Scouts. Curved Bars awarded for outstanding work.
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Dora
Mount Dora
Lake County
Leesburg
Fletcher Crane
Eustis
Pagina
Linda Raulerson
Jumioct Ciuizem
Patty Johnson
Tina Larson
Barbara Moore
June Bowie
Saline Howell
Gwendolyn Dawson
Helen Davidson
Ann Tremain
Mary Ann Daniels
Shirley
Hopkins
Shirley Hopkins
Mary Anne Daniels
Tinda Raulerson
Mount Dora Ranks Second in Lake County Chamber Membership
Mount Dora holds 290 memberships in the Lake County Chamber, about 241 percent of its population, placing it second to Leesburg which reports 468 memberships. Eustis has 268 members and 125 percent, while Tavares follows with 211 members at 183 percent.
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Lake County
Rain Plea Hits Central Florida Drought
Central Florida communities including Mount Dora seek rain as drought persists. Mount Dora used 13.45 million gallons this drought period up from 12.82 million last spring. Orlando asks voluntary city water rationing to ease low pressure, while Mount Dora Chief Overhiser notes little concern over supply. Only one resident has signed up for discounted meter installation for lawn use.
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Lake County
Florida
Mount Dora
Orlando
Harold Overhiser
Overhiser
Mrs Pratts A P Pratt Injured in Winchester Trip
Mrs A P Pratt, en route to the Pratts northern home, suffered a triple fracture of the left ankle. She is hospitalized at Memorial hospital in Winchester Virginia. Dr Pratt did not state how the injury occurred.
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Mount Dora
A. P. Pratt
Pratts
Memorial Hospital
Winchester
Personalities Around Mount Dora A stark contrast in Florida life
Betty Siess, executive secretary of the Mount Dora Chamber of Commerce, fled Cincinnati during the Ohio River flood of 1937 to Mount Dora, where she built a career and promoted the town as a peaceful lakeside haven. The piece recalls Black Sunday and the river’s devastation, alongside Mount Dora’s tranquil vistas and citrus groves. It details Mr. John D. Pease Sr. and his move from Cleveland to Mount Dora after visiting Sylvan Shores, choosing the town for retirement and purchasing a home in 1926, marking the start of a lasting link between Ohio origins and Mount Dora’s development.
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Ohio
Lake Dora
Betty Siess
Mount Dora
Betty
Cincinnati
Chamber of Commerce
Florida
Francis Siess
John D. Pease
Eustis
Elizabeth Siess and family history in Mount Dora
Betty Siess grew up in Chamberlain and Mount Dora, studied art, and doubted her talent. Her husband attempted to enlist in Cincinnati during World War II, then moved to Cleveland for shipyard work where illness claimed his life. Betty and her two children Barbara and Carol settled in Mount Dora, later joined by grandparents George and Mrs. Siess in Sylvan Shores.
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Chamberlain
Mount Dora
Art League
Cincinnati
Cleveland
Betty
Barbara
Carol
George N. Siess
Sylvan Shores
Florida Farm Colony Tour Reveals Need Of State Aid
A Gainesville Florida Farm colony tour reveals overcrowded wards housing 58 boys in rooms designed for 38. Officials urge a $1.195 million budget for new ward buildings and modern facilities as 170 patients await admission, with 200 to 250 projected next year.
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Florida
Gainesville
State of Florida
Lake County
W. Troy Hall
Fred Borg
Florida Institution
R. C. Philips
Philips
Florida State Improvement Commission
Judge Hall
Officer Borg
This Society's Name Is Mud at Mount Dora School
A group of grammar school boys faced Supervising Principal D D Roseborough after a noon fire in the basement of Mount Dora's school building. Firemen stopped moss and twig flames before the department arrived. The boys confessed to starting the blaze and will hear a lecture from Fire Chief Ernest Mosteller. Lake County, farmers produce 2.5 million dollars in cucumbers tomatoes beans and cabbage annually.
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M.D
Mount Dora’s School
Grammar School
D. Roseborough
Lake County
Found Mattress Stirs Park Road Tale in Ad Section
A humorous story from Orlando highway recounts F L Rose stopping for a woman with a mattress that blew from a truck. She fled after he exited her car, leaving him to wonder if embarrassment prompted the escape as Rose placed an ad in the Topic seeking the owner.
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F. L. Rose
Orlando
Rose
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Kiwanis
East Town
Dora Girl Scouts
Lake Chamber
Mabel Norris Reese
Elizabeth Siess
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