Fire destroys E. B. Ferson home in Mount Dora
At 93 Earl B. Ferson faces a rebuild after a Feb fire gutted his frame house. He plans to rebuild atop the ruins while weighing zoning limits that restrict rebuilding on a 1,000 square foot home. Insurance falls short of the $7,000 estimated cost.
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Earl B. Ferson
Mount Dora
Mr. Ferson
R. C. Jarvis
North Donnelly
Ferson
Herbert Whitehead
Fifth Ave
A. J. Waltz
P-TA Pushes Vaccination Mandate for Schoolchildren
Mount Dora P T A votes to urge state legislation enforcing compulsory vaccinations for children entering school. The Tuesday meeting praised school lunches and sanitation efforts while Miss Celia O Barry detailed health angles. The group also pledged $10 to a civil defense fund amid global tensions.
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Mount Dora
Parent-Teacher Association
P-Ta
Erica
Doris Camp
Celia O'Barry
J. B. Hall
Halloween Carnival Lights Up Dorans With Record Parade
Halloween 1952 delivered a moonlit school grounds carnival. The highlight was the largest costume parade ever with about 205 entries and 40 prize winners. Scenes show Mary Anne Brotherson and others in costumes, the earth invaders, a Mars man, a horror show, a puppet show, and a citrus themed entry, all under PTA and Lions Club sponsorships.
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Dorans
Mary Anne Brotherson
Gwynne Godtel
Janice Reid
Louis Carroll
Henry, Jr
Mars
Laverneton
Watson Buckman
PTA
Lions Club
Jim Jackson
A. D. Marshall
June Kenyon
Barbara Hill
Margo Hosford
the Lakes and Hills Garden Club
Mae Stovall
Citrus Symphony
Randall Cox
Sammy Sadler, III
C Bode
Jack Norris
Sammy
House of Horrors
C-Bode R. A
Hosford
Lakes and Garden
al Rehbaum
PTA Fun Festival Raises Funds For Fans At School
The gay Halloween carnival drew hundreds to the school athletic field for a night of costumes booths and a parade. The PTA raised over 500 dollars toward the 700 budgeted for fans. the Senior class added 125 from their food booths for their spring trip.
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Parent
Dorans
Harry A. Ewing to be Honored in Mount Dora Dinner
A profile of Harry Alfred Ewing, a new Mount Dora resident, with a farewell dinner planned at Villa Dora hosted by Western Company’s Konming, featuring a long-distance host and a typewriter gift for his retirement letters. The piece notes his plans to become an investment broker, taking over Investors Mutual, while recalling his early Davenport and Port Louisa roots and a family tragedy.
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Villa Dora
Mount Dora
Harry Alfred Ewing
8 Western Are Co
Konmng, Jd
Eeces Int
Mount Dorage
Age Investors Mutual
Harry Ewing
Ewing
Port Louisa
Harry
Mississippi
Daven Ta
Chicago
Davenport
Cappanest
Milk distribution tale and a storm recalled in Nebraska story
Harry Alfred Ewing recalls meeting a milkman to distribute about 30 five gallon cans in a large building and drinking cream from many cans. He mentions a former uncle on a local board at Wilcox Junction in 1908 and a subsequent severe electrical storm that struck the town.
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Wilcox Junction
Neb
Cal Connect
Pattie Bowers Advances In TV
Mount Dora girl Pattie Bowers rises in broadcasting joining the National Broadcasting System news casting department in New York City after leaving WMBR Jacksonville She is UF a graduate who began in radio with Lakeland early in her career.
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Mount Dora
Pattie Bowers
Bob Bowers, Tremain Jr
National Broadcasting System
New York City
WMBR
Jacksonville
Miss Bowers
University of Florida
Lakeland
Mount Dora and Eustis back Eisenhower with about eighty percent
Lake County returns show Mount Dora voting 1 544 total with 1 226 for Eisenhower and 318 for Stevenson while Eustis records 2 328 ballots with 1 860 for Eisenhower and 4 2 for Stevenson. statewide unofficial results place Eisenhower ahead 8 953 to 3 736 with 12 689 total votes and 19 000 registered. The campaign includes Amendment No 1 approval enabling revenue borrowing for schools and Milner Rosenwald academy in East Town to gain four new rooms and a cafetorium following passage.
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Mount Dora
Eustis
Lake County
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Adlai Stevenson
Eisenhower
Stawanean
Stevenson
Dan McCarty
Harry Swan
Nixon
John Sparkman
Sparkman
Parent-Teacher Association
East Town
Milner- Rosenwald Academy
Lake County Votes Rebuff State Amendments and Races
Tuesday's absentee ballots show Clermont precinct sought 1.6 million for a school building under a local amendment. Voters largely rejected the state wide measures including Supreme Court expansion and home rule plans. In Lake county State Sen J Ed Baker defeated Fred Von Terglau while Spessard L Holland beat John P Booth.
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Supreme Court
Lake County
J. Ed. Baker
Fred von Terglau
Spessard L. Holland
John P. Booth
Dawn Finds Line Already Started At Dora's New Polling Place
Mount Dora residents crowded the Community building for the 1948 presidential election with 20 people in line at 6 30 AM and over 1 000 casting ballots by noon The 11 booths compared with past setups eased the long process as voters pondered the 11 amendments and local races.
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Dawn
Dora
Jack Huston
Mount Dora
C. E. Tincher
City Hall
Thomas E. Dewey
Harry Truman
J. Strom Thurmond
Lake County
Sentorioy
Leesburg
Clermont
Eustis
T. M. Thomas
Jem
Lake
Indica
Florida
Henry Land Elected To Legislature
Henry Land wins an unofficial count in Orlando for a seat in the legislature. The tally appears in Tuesday’s ballots with 186 votes noted in the report.
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Henry Land
Balting
Orlando
Committee to and Lake County at a Florida meeting Leesburg
A Florida committee in Leesburg held a conference with Lake County officials to discuss regional concerns and cooperative initiatives. Local leaders named Dee attended as participants, outlining goals and potential joint actions for the region.
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Lake County
Florida
Leesburg
Dee
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Iteerland
Harry A. Ewing
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Eisen- Stevenhower
Mount Doranes
Sebwers
Eustisburg Pevegeses
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Babes
Tavares
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