Couple to Wed at Keesler AFB Chapel Biloxi Miss
To Marry classmate Miss Jalene Howell daughter of Mrs Vertice Howell of Mount Dora will wed Airman 3rd Class Ossie A Hawkins at Keesler AFB chapel Biloxi Miss Saturday The bride elect has worked at Minute Maid Plymouth and Hawkins is son of Mrs Gene Hawkins of Mount Dora They will reside in Biloxi
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Jalene Howell
Vertice Howell
Mount Dora
Mount Dora High School
Ossie A. Hawkins
Biloxi
Keesler Air Force Base Chapel
Howell
Minute Maid
Plymouth
Hawkins
Gene Hawkins
Mount Dora Graduate Folger Completes Medical Degree
Gordon M. Folger Jr. son of Gordon M. Folger and Nan Tuckett Island residents, earned a medical degree from Tulane University Medical School in New Orleans on May 28 and will intern at Temple University Hospital in Philadelphia. He previously earned a bachelor of science from Florida State University School of Education last week and starred on Mount Dora’s football team.
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Mount Dora College
Gordon M. Folger, Jr
Gordon M. Folger
Sylvan Shores
Nantuckett Island
Mass
Tulane University Medical School
New Orleans
Temple University Hospital
Philadelphia
Thirty-Four Students to Receive Diplomas at Mount Dora
The 34th Mount Dora High School commencement will diploma 34 seniors at the Community building Friday at 8 p m. Supervising Principal D D Roseborough calls names as 14 boys and 20 girls receive diplomas and sing the Alma Mater. Leslie Sanders is valedictorian. Pat Wells earns Kiwanis and Lewis scholarships. Miss Wells is honored for finishing high school in three years. The program features a drum solo, Battle Hymn of the Republic, a six girl sextet, and the gav el presentation by Retiring President Robert Wilson to Charles Wareing. Now is the Hour concludes the ceremony. Parents and friends are invited to a reception in the social rooms hosted by Sophomore students.
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Athletic Association
Leslie Sanders
Babe Ruth
Betty Ann Haynes
Rae Squier
Joyce Moon
Barbara Cheatham
Ed Hansel
Jeff Ray
Dan Spear
Rollin Lane
Billy Simpson
George Clement
Mount Dora High School
D. D. Roseborough
Lewis
Pam
Alfred Rehbaum
DeAnn Bateman
Delores Billette
Connie Cross
Caroyle Price
Joni Vincenti
Robert Wilson
Charles Wareing
Talents of Dora’s 56 Class Point to Diverse Careers
Mount Dora high school seniors plan diverse futures in law medicine advertising engineering business and teaching with 21 of 34 heading to universities or prep schools Several students pursue unusual paths such as design art and airline ticketing while others aim for engineering dentistry veterinary medicine or architecture The class includes both local and Canal Zone graduates with five boys eyeing military service and many girls pursuing secretarial or cashier roles within the job market.
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Armed Services
Mount Dora’s
Maay Oesvurs
Wendy Bardwell
Rhodes School of Design
Providence R. L
Betty Stockton
Gale Institute
Minnesota
Pam Brown
Joni Vincenti
Florida State University
Tallahassee University
Pat Wells
Connie Cross
Kay Elliott
Leslie Sanders
University of Florida
Margaret Sadler
Glendy Sadler
Mount Dora
Margaret
Bal
Merrell Beebe
Dentistry
Citadel
South Carolina
Charles Brown
Alfred Rehbaum, II
University of Virginia
Kentucky
Tyrone Parker
Stetson
Barbara Jo Moore
Florida Southern
Ann Tremain
Jones Business College
Orlando
David Sanders
Army
Robert Barchi
Ted Carey
Bobby Brown
Kenneth Cox
Navy
Ase
DeAnn Bateman
Delores Billette
Nancy Brownsberger
Barbara Key
Joyce Moon
Annie Murdock
Carolyn Price
Cora Lee Jenkins
Former Grad Earle Wilder to Receive Florida Southern Degree
Earle A Wilder son of Mr and Mrs Claude Wilder Lake Joanna graduates from Florida Southern College on Monday. He was in Mount Dora Class of 47 and served in Korea before pursuing ministry. He is married to Valerie McCallister of Manning South Carolina and father of two daughters. He served as pastor at Drew Park Methodist Tampa and Dover Methodist.
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Earle A. Wilder
Claude Wilder
Lake Joanna
Mount Dora High School
Florida Southern College
Drew Park Methodist Church
Tampa
Dover Methodist Church
ODOM GRADUATES WILLIAM ROSS ODOM
William Ross Odom, son of Mr and Mrs R M Odom of Mount graduates from Odom plans and honors noted in brief local notices with family background acknowledged.
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Odom
William Ross Odom
R. M. Odom
Mount
Reid's Standard Station
The fragment mentions Reid's Standard Station alongside motivational quotes attributed to Abraham Lincoln and Harriet Martineau, with Mount Dora Flower Shop and names Robert Alderman and Charles Brown as potential figures connected to the text.
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Mount Dora
The Bernice Shop Quote From Holmes Inspires Calm Mirth
A short note captures Oliver Wendell Holmes praising serene cheerfulness as a gentle joy, with a reference to Wendy Bardwell and a nod to the Bernice Shop. The tone mirrors thoughtful whimsy rather than direct narrative.
Reich Motors Motto on Work and Love
A quote attributed to Kahlil Gibran is cited by Reich Motors: “To Robert Barchi Work is love made visible. And if you cannot work with love but only with disrespect, it is better that you leave your work and sit at the gate of the temple and take alms of those who work with joy.”
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Kahlil Gibran
Carlyle Beims Tuxedo Feed Store Note
A brief, hopeful remark praising improvement and virtue attributed to Carlyle Beims with a nod to his Tuxedo Feed Store. The line emphasizes making creation fruitful and human hearts wiser and happier.
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Beims’ Tuxedo Feed Store
Cortland's Beebe Earns Notable Victory Quote
Quote marks Patrick Henry phrase about vigilance and action attributed to Merrell Beebe in Cortland context. The line underscores a bold mindset.
Confucius Quote Highlights Inner Calm in Real Estate
Blanche Markert, a realtor, reflects on a Confucius idea about examining the heart to find no fault, suggesting a mindset of calm and fearlessness in decision making.
Sally Dress Shop Resolves to Persist Toward Goals
A motivational note from Joaquin Miller is quoted to urge Pam Brown to have courage and perseverance. It emphasizes setting a course, staying with it, and not giving up, promising eventual achievement with steady effort.
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Joaquin Miller
To Robert Brown Lake Pharmacy Quote on Work
A short note credits J. H. Patterson and Lake Pharmacy with a quotation praising labor. It states that those who enjoy work find it better than play and calls it a form of religion. The message is a personal inscription rather than news.
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J. H. Patterson
Foregoing Advantage Cited By The First National Bank
A note from The First National Bank advises Nancy Brownsberger that beyond seizing opportunities, the wisdom lies in knowing when to forego an advantage for prudence and long term outcomes.
Eisenhower exhortation to youth for future progress at Golden Triangle
The message praises the younger generation for facing present challenges and shaping a confident future. Dwight D. Eisenhower emphasizes learning from the past, remaining unafraid of current issues, and looking ahead with determination. Golden Triangle Builders Supply is noted as the source.
Socrates on Building Reputation Through Desired Appearance
Quotation notes that one earns good reputation by striving to become what one wishes to seem. It emphasizes aligning personal conduct with outward perception and moral integrity.
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Socrates
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Miss Howell
Folger
Dora
Robert Alderman
Abraham Lincoln
Harriet Martineau
Reid
Oliver Wendell Holmes
Bernice Shop
Reich Motors
Carlyle
Patrick Henry
Cortland’s
Confucius
Blanche Markert
Realtor
Sally Dress Shop
Robert Brown
The
First National Bank
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Golden Triangle Builders Supply
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