Coronation of the Dolls Contest in Mount Dora
The Coronation of the Dolls contest sponsored by the Chamber of Commerce in Mount Dora selects a queen and Lady in Waiting from dolls entered by local girls. Awards include 15 and 10 merchandise prizes, with 2 certificates for other participants. A parade to Donnelly Park and a crown ceremony close the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamber of Commerce
Chamber
Betty Siess
Mount Dora
Donnelly Park
Florida
Lakes and Hills Garden Club
London
Little Pam Wareing
Stan Wareing
Pam
Royal Court
Tom Sawyer brings youthful charm to Mount Dora stage
Junior IceHouse Players in Mount Dora present The Adventures of Tom Sawyer with Ronnie Butler as Tom and Larry Taylor as Huck Finn. Leslie Sanders plays Becky with support from Edward J. Sanders and Henry J. Link in a community theatre event offering free admission and a benefaction intermission.
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Florida
Mount Dora
IceHouse
Tom Sawyer
Tom
Huck Finn
Becky
Amy Lawrence
Mark Twain
P.m. Dorans
Lake County
Edward J. Sanders
Henry J. Link
Ronnie Butler
Polly
Huck
Walter J. Patton
Larry Taylor
Eustis
Leslie Sanders
Leslie
Link
Joe Harper
Patricia Reese
Roger Haverlah
Betty Croke
Dick Knowles
Bob Barnes
Joe
Charles Morees
Ben Rogers
Billy Taylor
Billie
Legion To Pay Tribute On Memorial Day
Mount Dora American Legion post and auxiliary call the community to the colors at 10 30 a m Saturday Memorial Day and honor war dead downtown stores close for an hour during services on City Hall lawn The high school band opens the ceremony with an honor guard before the U S flag Rev Frederick A Pope Memorial Day speaker a World War II veteran receives the Purple Heart After taps the firing squad salutes fallen comrades and the Legion visits 75 graves in Mount Dora area including Pine Forest Memorial Park and Sorrento Cemetery under Mrs Leslie Jackson supervision
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Mount Dora
Eustis
Pope
Legion
U.S
Pine Forest Memorial Park
Sorrento. Ies
Leslie Jackson
Barbara Hill Wins $100 Bond in Florida Bank School Tour
Mount Dora's First National Bank honors Barbara Hill for winning the $100 savings bond in the Florida Bankers Association Bank School tour project. Principal figures include Barbara and her classmates visiting First National with guides Doris Hagyneard, George White, and Oscar Stephens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Dora
First National Bank
Barbara Hill
Florida Bankers Association
Barbara
First National
George J. White
Florida
Stoner
Gables
Doris Hagy
White
Oscar Stephens
Massachusetts garden club leader moves to Florida
Helen Wilson, Massachusetts Garden Club regional vice president, withdraws support to become a Floridian, joining Mount Dora's semitropical garden scene. Her move includes hosting Berkshire Garden Center summers and returning to Massachusetts for seasonal flower shows, reflecting a shift from cold climate to tropical gardening and family ties.
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Massachusetts Federation of Women’s Garden Clubs
District 4
Florida Federation of Garden Clubs
Vernon L. Conner
Lake Jem
Helen S. Wilson
Massachusetts Garden Club
Massachusetts
Helen Wilson
States
Berkshire Garden Center
Mount Dora
Prominent Springfield Gardener Helen S Wilson Honored
Helen S Wilson pursued flower show circuits from Boston to Springfield. She worked at the John H Pray gift shop, later managed lamp and gift displays, then returned to Springfield to cultivate a garden and join the local garden club.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
John H. Pray
Springfield
Mount Dora
Kelty
Springfield Club
Mount Dora Enforces Emergency Water Schedule
Mayor Lou L. Heaton announced a mandatory sprinkler plan for homes east and west of Donnelly Street to conserve water during a dry spell. The proclamation, signed with Water Dept. Chairman Jerry Barnhart, urges careful usage and fire readiness while the city expands a $300,000 water system and relies on auxiliary pumps for over a million gallons daily.
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Mount Dora
Florida
Lou L. Heaton
Donnelly St
Sylvan Shores
Water Dept
Jerry Barnhart
Heaton
Hospital Admissions At Waterman Memorial Eustis
This week at Water man Memorial hospital in Eustis lists Mrs. Rose Cornell Miss Gertrude Thorne Mrs Susan Horton Miss Alice Peters Christy Brown and William Hein from Mount Dora and Mrs William Riese of Lake Jem. The quotation follows on refinement as the lifting of self from the sensual toward the ethereal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waterman Memorial Hospital
Eustis
Rose Cornell
Gertrude Thorne
Susan Horton
Alice Peters
Christy Rown
William Hein
Mount Dora
William. Riese
Lake Jem
Lake prison camp indictments spark state-wide scrutiny
Five Lake county Tavares prison camp personnel face imminent trials on charges of cruel and inhuman treatment of state prisoners. Captain W. P. Allison and four guards are indicted for beating inmates and keeping some in solitary confinement on meager rations. Bond set at 1000 dollars. trials expected in early July in Lake county. The Grand Jury criticized camp conditions and urged reforms, including better inspection, rehabilitation, medical screening, and facility upgrades at Raiford and other camps.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dan McCarty
Lake County
Tavares
State Road Department
Ocala Forest
Truman G. Futch
Allison
Williams
Miley
Strickland
Futch
Sumter County
Richard Simpson
Raiford
Grand
Road Department
Joseph Wargo
Camp Trusty
Casimer Zebeny
Simpson
Grand Jury
Lavoy Williams
Florida
McCarty
Nathan Mayo
Mount Dora
Chester Conelly
Robert Asean Harold Larsen
James Vis
Mount Dora Class of ’53 Prepares for Baccalaureate Service
Mount Dora High School’s 39 graduates of the Class of 1953 will attend a Baccalaureate service at the Community building. Rev. David Coffield will deliver the principal address on Lighted Lamps, with ministers Rev Robert M Blackburn and Arthur E Haskins participating. Music will feature Mendelssohn’s War Mare Priests performed by Mrs Edward J Sanders as students march in.
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Mount Dora High School
David Coffield
First Baptist Church
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Mabel Norris Reese
New York City
Spring and
Mass
New York
Burton Sornberger
Ca Gs
Massachusetts Mutual Life Ins. Co
Paige
Henry Ward Beecher
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