Robert P. Jones Dies At Home After Retirement
Robert Pearce Jones 77 of Mount Dora formerly of Tr roumed Ga died at his home 756 Clayton St after retiring from law practice in 1940. He leaves wife Louise and four sons Robert T J P Jones C P Jones E C Jones a daughter Roy Osborne of Rye N Y twelve grandchildren and five great grandchildren. Short funeral services were held at Rehbaum Funeral Home and interment followed in Gainesville Ga.
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Tr Roumed Ga
Robert Pearce Jones
Clayton St
Jones
Mount Dora
Methodist Church
Louise Jones
Robert T
J. P. Jones
Los Angeles
C. P. Jones
Chicago
E. C. Jones
Atlanta
Roy Osborne
Rye
Col Hyndman to Speak at Poinsettia Circle Meeting
Col F M Hyndman will address the November meeting of the Poinsettia Circle of the Lakes and Hills Garden club today at Mrs Glenn Browns home. Subject Roses for Central Florida. Co host Mrs Ed Brooks. Delegates to Leesburg district meeting are Mrs O W Conner and Mrs Millard Reid. Attending also Mrs Bernard McCabe and Mrs Slater.
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F. M. Hyndman
Poinsettia Circle of the Lakes and Hills Garden Club
Glenn Brown
Central
Florida
Ed Brooks
J. B. Hall
Richard Holt
Cecil Parker
Emma Burkart
Leesburg
O. W. Conner
Millard Reid
Bernard McCabe
J. G. Ray, Jr
Attorney McCormick Named Juvenile Probation Counselor
Lake county commissioners appoint J. W. McCormick as probation counselor, replacing Fred Borg who resigned after five years. McCormick, a DeLand native and Stetson graduate, will be paid 250 dollars monthly and plans private Leesburg work. He served in World War II and recently moved to Tavares with his family to practice law with Harry P. Johnson.
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Lake County
Board of County Commissioners
J. W. McCormick
McCormick
DeLand
Stetson University
Fred Borg
Leesburg
Navy Air Force
Tavares
Harry P. Johnson
Burned Out at 93: Mount Dora's Builders Hope
Earl B. Ferson aged 93, already a Mount Dora pioneer, loses his charred home at 722 Baker St in a fast moving blaze started by a leaking oil stove. The flames destroy his records and plans for Mount Dora High School he designed, along with paintings of his late wife. He salvages only a few personal items as he faces an uncertain future.
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Mount Dora
Baker St
Earl B. Ferson
Ellen
IceHouse Players open season with George Washington Slept Here
The IceHouse Players premiered the new season with the comedy George Washington Slept Here. Martha Pritchett stars with husband Jim. sound proof director’s booth and rear box office enhance the performance as other cast members deliver strong comic works and a special Monday benefit aids the Lake County TB and Health association.
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IceHouse Players
George Washington
Lake County TB and Health Association
LL Syluulll Azul EE
Uves Zawerry
E. F. Merchant
Charles J. Brown
John Alden Murray
Martha Pritchett
Jim
Martha
Pennsylvania
Merchant
PTA thanks Mount Dora community for Halloween carnival success
In a letter from Mount Dora Parent-Teacher Association president Mrs. Glendy Sadler gratitude is expressed to townspeople for cooperation and support of the Halloween carnival. Publicity from the Topic Orlando Sentinel and WLBE is acknowledged along with local merchants and contributing individuals and organizations.
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Mount Dora
Parent-Teacher Association
Orlando Sentinel
WLBE
Meters Equalized Downtown Amid Traffic Push
City installs meters in front of Lovett's Super Market on N Donnelly to curb congestion and aligns with the Economy Super Market meters. The Fourth Avenue lot was reconfigured from angled to parallel parking to ease traffic flow.
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Lou L. Heaton
N. Donnelly St
Heaton
Donnelly
Fourth Ave
Donnelly West
Telephony Pioneer Finds Rooted Pride in Iowa Work
The passage recalls a man who began as a 1908 style telephone engineer with the Iowa Telephone Co. earning 3.20 a day and rising to maintenance with 97.50 monthly pay. He later became wire chief at Indianola, endured extreme cold while repairing lines, and eventually pursued independent enterprise in Iowa, shaping his retirement plans.
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Iowa Telephone Co
Iowa
Indianola
You Can't Grow Flowers Without a Green Thumb
A poem by AFFA WOOD HUBBELL laments longing for a lush garden yet concedes the inability to grow flowers without skill. The speaker envisions vibrant blooms and formal pleasures but wakes to cold doubt, dismissing seeds, hoes, and sprays as dream-feeders.
Cross Roads Speaker at Kiwanis Meeting
Dr. Frank Morgan, Baptist minister of Oviedo, will address the Kiwanis club today on the topic Cross Roads. The talk aims to offer guidance and reflection for members.
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Cross Roads
Frank Morgan
Oviedo
Kiwanis Club
Truck and Apple Juice Rig Plunges From Orange Blossom Trail
A Sunday morning crash at Mount Dora western entrance sent a truck carrying 14 tons of apple juice over the embankment onto the railroad bed. Driver Bernard Tacey and brother Pat, Essexville Michigan, escaped injury as seven pillars and a white lamp were toppled. Cleanup lasted from 5:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. with onlookers watching the complex operation.
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Mount Dora
Bernard Tacey
Pat
Essexville
Mich
Bernard
Scores
Fall Week in Mount Dora Tells of Weather and Calm
A Mount Dora week of mild fall weather is described from Thursday to Wednesday with temperatures around the mid 40s to 70s. The narrative links pleasant skies, moonlit nights, and civic life including an election day and a courthouse ballet, all framed in a peaceful reflective tone.
Korean War Claims Dorans Kin in Triangle Hill Fighting
Mrs. Nimnicht learns her nephew 1st Lieut Roland E. Cooper was killed October 26 in the Triangle Hill battle in Korea. Cooper was West Point graduate of 1951, son of Ruth Cooper of South Bend, and kin of Mount Dora visitors.
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Ed. Nimnicht
Triangle Hill
Korea
Nimnicht
Roland E. Cooper
Cooper
Ruth Cooper
South Bend
Ind
Mount Dora
West Point
Roland Cooper
North Carolina
Coopers
Contemporary Bits Of Wisdom
A short aphorism discusses tolerance and prejudice rooted in ignorance or knowledge. It contrasts bad prejudice formed without full facts with good tolerance or intolerance based on understanding. The quote is attributed to Samuel E Burr Jr and a Christian leader on strength of character.
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Samuel E. Burr, Jr
Halloween mischief and fashion trends in Mount Dora
A fragmentary column mixes Halloween notes and local color in Mount Dora with jokes about monsters and movie scenes. It touches on window dressing in nearby towns, fashion questions about blue suede shoes, and a shopper’s tip chart for Christmas gifting planning.
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Mount Dora
A. D. Marshall
Chamber of Horrors
Quick Magazine
Sorrento Lads Win Prizes In Exhibit
A Groveland boy, a Eustis girl, and two Sorrento youths earned prizes at a 4-H club dairy show in Groveland last month. Arvid Johnson of Groveland won both first and second, Manuel LaRoe of Eustis took third, with Wheeler McDonald and Arthur Lewis of Sorrento receiving honorable mentions.
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Groveland
Eustis
Sorrento
Arvid Johnson
Manuel LaRoe
Wheeler McDonald
Arthur Lewis
Writers Meet Mount Dora Art League Group Session
The Mount Dora Art League Writers Group will meet November 18 at 10 a.m. with themes After math and Transportation. At this week’s gathering Mrs. Arthur Nelson, vice-chairman, presided.
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Mount Dora
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Howard Barnes
Marie Dresher
Betsy Barber
Vickery
PTA
Glendy Sadler
U. S
Lawrence Galton
American Magazine
Crane Furniture CO
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Nnt
First Methodist Church
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Mount Dora Lions Club
N. Dale Jones
George M. Litsinger
Rotary
Leonard Barker
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