Homecoming for Phyllis Ferrone After Long Hospital Stay
Phyllis Ferrone walked the longest distance in months at her Westland Road home after five months of hospitalization in Orlando. The Mount Dora High School junior, age 17, faces more treatments and learning to walk unaided. Her family recalls a series of accidents at Mounties High School last spring, including Connie Dunton and Ronnie Gardner.
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Phyllis Ferrone
D. D. Ferrone
Don Ford
Phyllis
Mount Dora High Pol
Ferrone
Florida
Ferrones
Westland Rd
Orlando
Mount Dora High School
Mounties High School
Connie Dunton
Ronnie Gardner
Chattahoochee
Tavares Fears Consolidation Amid School Boundary Talks
Lake county officials deny any plan to consolidate high school centers as a state survey looms in December. The Mount Dora Eustis Tavares attendance-area changes loom, with boundaries likely shifting along Highway 441, risking impact on Tavares school growth and proposals for new construction.
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Joe Jenkins
Lake County
Lake County School Board
Tavares
Jenkins
Mount Dora
Eustis
Paul Bryan
Mount Ora
Eustis Chambers
Mmerce
Infant Rites Held for Mark S Hobbs
Services at the graveside were held Wednesday for Mark Stephen Hobbs infant son of Mr and Mrs Edward L Hobbs and grandson of Mrs A G Stone of Mount Dora. Dr Carmer officiated and Rehbaum Funeral home managed arrangements.
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Mark Stephen Hobbs
Edward L. Hobbs
A. G. Stone
Mount Dora
Carmer
Rehbaum Funeral Home
Parade in Mount Dora Sets Turkey Drawings and Festivities
A Mount Dora merchants group stages a Friday parade on Donnelly street with the Manuel J. Sedano Memorial Band leading a float display. Prizes of 25 and 15 and 10 will be awarded for best floats as two community events follow, including a turkey drawing by 24 merchants and a jitterbug contest. The second turkey drawing is set for Saturday night, Nov. 23, with winners claiming prizes Thanksgiving week. The event kicks a broader plan to boost local shopping with weekly gifts displayed in December and aimed at showcasing Dorans merchandise.
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Donnelly St
Merchants Association
Merchants Group
Manuel J. Sedano
Alexander St
Dorans
Mount Dora
Moral and spiritual needs urged for community health
Justice Campbell Thornall of the Florida Supreme Court told Lake County Chamber of Commerce members that moral, spiritual and mental needs must be addressed to prevent deterioration from crime and vice. He cited Lake County’s growth since 1915, urging unity and decency in government and private life.
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Campbell Thornall
Florida Supreme Court
Lake County
Florida
Justice Thornall
Chamber
Thornall
Chamber of Commerce
Syd”. Herlong, Jr
Leslie R. Huffstetler
Eustis
Lee C. Stewart
Mount Dora
J. E. French
Era H. Guthrie
Groveland
Treadway
Tavares
Umatilla
W. J. Ae Tavares
Kar Lehmann
Montverde
Lake Sheriff Apology Sought Over Northerner Remark
At the Congress of Parents and Teachers in Orlando a Lake County sheriff provoked calls for an apology after saying Northerners should not tell locals what to do. Delegates backed a platform that avoided direct segregation language, while a Hillsborough delegate urged action on maintaining school segregation.
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Congress of Parents and Teachers
Orlando
Lake County
Willis McCall
Miami
Hillsborough County
PTA
Sleight Seeks Reelection To Park Board Seat
Park Commissioner Win C Sleight announced plans to run for a five year term on the board. He currently chairs the board and oversees trees and parkways and says he supports ongoing oak tree preservation work, though it may limit direct supervision. There appears to be no opposing candidate for the seat at this time.
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Win C. Sleight
Sleight
Mount Dora
Quiet Political Front Ahead of Mount Dora Filing Deadline
Mount Dora political activity remains quiet ahead of next Tuesday's filing deadline. Only three petitions filed for four City Council posts, with no mayoral petitions at City Hall. Possible runs include Robie Street resident Robert O. Dude Grantham. Councilman Lou L. Heaton undecided about serving again. Howard Simpson also undecided. Heaton's friends filed a Council petition Wednesday. Mayor W. D. Patton has a petition to seek re election. Also on file: Margaret Lafroos and David Bowen for Council, Win C. Sleight for Park Commission.
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Mount Dora
Robert O
Dude
Lou L. Heaton
Howard Simpson
Friends
Heaton
W. D. Patton
Margaret Lafroos
David Bowen
Win C. Sleight
Park Commission
Seal Sale Opens With Mailing in Mount Dora Area
Atty Roy Christopher Mount Dora TB seal sale chair announces the annual sale begins this week with mailed letters to Lake county residents. Local chairmen include Mrs John A Heist Lake Jem Major J H Story Sorrento. Fifty one years into the Christmas Seal Drive 20 Lake county TB patients remain in hospitals.
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Atty
Roy Christopher
Mount Dora
Lake County
John A. Heist
Lake Jem
J. H. Story
Sorrento
Christopher
John Alden Murray
Millard Reid
Tonie Howard
Mount Dora Concert Series Open Membership Drive Next Week
Mount Dora Mutual Concert association starts a membership drive next Tuesday for an every man program featuring Cornelia Otis Skinner Rosalinda and Richard Maxwell harpist. Memberships cover three events in January February and March plus access to other Mutual Concert shows in Leesburg Apopka Sanford Kissimmee Sarasota and Clearwater. The non profit board led by Rev Mangrum aims for 600 members with half price youth tickets and a ballot on preferred programs.
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Mount Dora
Mount Dora Mutual Concert Association
Cornelia Otis Skinner
Rosalinda
Richard Maxwell
The
Methodist Church
Berrien McCain
Russell Grumman
Louise McClure
W. C. Daniells
Eustis
John F. Mangrum
St. Edward’s Episcopal Church
McClure
W. T. Bland, Jr
James Jones
Leesburg
Apopka
Sanford
Kissimmee
Sarasota
Clearwater
Mutual
Orlando
Miss Skinner
Grass Roots Opera Co
Raleigh
N. C
Grumman
University of North Carolina
Maxwell
Mr. Maxwell
Lake County Tops Wealth List but Spends Wealth Elsewhere
A west coast newspaper survey ranks Lake county 11th in Florida for total wealth with a reported worth of 132 962 89 but places it 17th in retail sales. Detroit Polk and Lake counties comparing wealth, citrus production and tourist centers. The county rises on citrus wealth and attracts retirees with stocks and securities.
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Lake County
Florida
Sarasota Journal
Ray Green
Dade County
Polk County
Lakeland
Polk
Manatee
Gulfside
Bradenton
Escambia
Pensacola
Leon
Tallahassee
Lee
Fort Myers
St. Johns
St. Augustine
Alachua
Gainesville
Marion
Ocala
P-TA to Hear Talk on its Revolt
Rev. John F. Mangrum of St. Edward's Episcopal Church will speak at the P-TA meeting at 8 p.m. in the school cafetorium on Revolt of the P-TA. Visitation night follows with parents visiting classrooms to discuss their children's work with teachers.
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John F. Mangrum
St. Edward’s Episcopal Church
P-Ta
First Teenage Dance Draws Lake County Teens
Three Lake county cities joined the Mount Dora Legion post for the inaugural Teenage Dance at the American Legion Memorial home last Saturday. Senior classes sponsor future dances and keep profits from ticket sales. A photo shows Tavares students Darrell Pursell Sonya Holland and David Pursell arriving with Mount Dora seniors introducing David Brown, president of the group.
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Lake County
American Legion Memorial
Mount Dora Legion Post
Tavares
Mount Dora
Darrell Pursell
Sonya Holland
David Pursell
David Brown
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Edwin Woodham
Janie Huett
Joan
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Jean Maleski
Ruth Kelsey
Alma Ledford
Kathryn Cain
Claude Fralick
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