New Mount Dora Council Faces Tax Equalization and Sewer Plan
Mount Dora's incoming council must decide on a state health report urging immediate sewer treatment plant construction and a citywide property tax revaluation. The two tasks aim to correct inequities from aging homes and to equalize the tax roll while addressing Lake Dora pollution concerns.
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Mont Dora
State Health Department
Lake Dora
Planning Commission
William Prinz
Lou L. Heaton
Stephen Gregor
Charles Bradford
Tom Brotherson
Gordon Conboy
Health Department
Marshall Collins
Thirday
D. Fletcher Crane
A. J. Waltz
Waltz
Dora to Sponsor Central Florida Turf Institute
Mount Dora will host the annual Central Florida Lawn and Turf Institute to advise on lawns athletic fields golf courses cemeteries and other turf. The Chamber of Commerce voted to co sponsor with the county agricultural office and plans initial guest speakers from University of Florida and elsewhere with a Feb 1 meeting set.
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Mount Dora
Central
University of Florida
George J. White
Peterson Honored After Meeting with Retiring Congressman
After a meeting with the retiring congressman, Vernon Conner and W. E. Holler congratulate Peterson on his talk. Conner, Florida Citrus Mutual secretary, receives a Chamber citation of service. Al Rehbaum Jr., district governor of Lions, also earns such a citation.
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Vernon Conner
W. E. Holler
Peterson
Conner
Chamber
Florida Citrus Mutual
al Rehbaum, Jr
Lions
International Story
Kiwanis Marks 26th Anniversary and Busy Year
The Mount Dora Kiwanis Club pushes a $1,000 bleacher project at the school athletic field as it nears its 26th anniversary and a record busy year. Guest speaker will be Governor-Elect Karl Lehmann with Huricane football players as luncheon guests. The club continues sponsor work with Boy Scouts 4-H and Key Club while planning a Christmas toy drive for King’s Daughters and support for underprivileged health. Seven members will receive Legion of Honor for long service, including charter members A J Waltz and L C Smith.
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Kiwanis Club
Kiwanis
Karl Lehmann
Boy Scout Organization
Gilbert Park
Mount Dora
Valley Forge
Sons of Kiwanians
Legion of Honor
Kiwanis International
Club
S. C. Colley
Carl S. Graves
G. B. “Crip” Hurlburt
W. M. Kennedy
al Rehbaum, Sr
L. C. Smith
A. J. Waltz
The
Mount Dora Club
Florida Press appoints four to board presidency
President E. L. Mathews of the Bradford Telegraph announces the appointment of Mabel Norris Reese as editor of the Popic as part of the Florida Press association board. The four new directors join the association leadership this week.
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E. L. Mathews
Bradford County Telegraph
Florida Press Association
Mabel Norris Reese
Popic
Association
Odom Leads Mount Dora Fullbacks For Central Florida Title
Out Of The Way! Fullback Billy Odom stars for Mount Dora's Golden Hurricanes as they seek the Central Florida Conference crown after outpacing St. Cloud. Odom scored the most touchdowns with his rapid, slipping runs. Other standout teammates are pictured on Page 6.
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Billy Odom
Mount Dora
Golden Hurricane
St. Cloud
Central Florida
Odom
Hurricanes
Mount Dora Hurricanes Seek CFD Title In Friday Home Game
The Mount Dora Hurricanes aim to secure the Central Florida conference title with the Dickinson system results due December 11 at St. Cloud. They beat Clermont Highlanders 26 to 12 last Friday as Billy Odom led with 44 points, followed by Harry Wise with 42 and Elwood McHaffie with 33.
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Mount Dora
Golden Hurricanes
Dorans
Eustis
Scrappy Boys
Hurricanes
Clermont
Highlanders
South Lake County
Central Florida
St. Cloud
Billy Odom
Harry Wise
Elwood McHaffie
George Keen
Shorty Williams
Clark Vanderoer
Mount Dora Kids Head to Ringling Circus Trip
Mount Dora public school students and Milner Rosenwald academy pupils will ride 10 Minute Maid trucks and buses to Orlando for a Ringling Bros circus outing. More than 700 children and teachers, chaperoned by Lions Club, will attend with funds raised by local donors and a Lions sight conservation fund loan.
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Mount Dora
East Town
Milner - Rosenwald Academy
Orlando
Ringling Bros
Barnum & Bailey Circus
Circus Project
Lions Club
State Highway Patrol
Sheriff's Office
Sight Conservation Fund
Circus
Florida
Minute Maid
Plymouth
Lewis Carroll
Lester Brock
Jem
Milner-Rosenwald Academy
Mount Dora’s
Good Sports Key Clubbers Prove It at State Convention
Mount Dora Key Club delegates David Blanchard and Barry Norton will attend the state convention in Winter Haven on December 7 8 and 9. Club members will wash cars at homes or at the school to raise funds with a cut rate charge and residents may call Blanchard for an appointment.
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Mount Dora
Key Club
Winter Haven
David Blanchard
Barry Norton
Blanchard
Lake County Personalities: Sam Swiger recalls U S Navy voyage
The Augusta returned to an American port with President Truman aboard on August 6 1945 after Potsdam and the Atlantic Charter era. Sam Swiger a Navy seaman aboard the ship recalls meeting his brothers in Antwerp and learning of a hospital casualty at Okinawa while noting Truman's amiable leadership on the voyage.
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Atlantic Ocean
Germany
United States
Augusta
Atlantic
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Win
Ston Churchill
Harry S. Truman
Churchill
Joe Stalin
Sam Swiger
Sam
U.S. Navy
Antwerp
Paul and
Ottis, Jr
Navy
Port
Pete Adelbert
Okinawa
President Truman
Autograph for Mother Joins Truman’s Historic Moment
Samuel W. Swiger persuades President Truman to autograph two photographs for his mother and brother in a breakfast briefing aboard the Augusta. Truman then announces a momentous wartime development as he signs the second picture and reveals a bomb dropped on Hiroshima.
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Sam
Harry S. Truman
Harry
Augusta
Hiroshi
Japan
Merchants Plan Second Dora Day Fun Program
Mount Dora merchants stage a second Dora Day on Saturday with 16 shops offering specials and a full amateur entertainment lineup. The event follows Sadie Hawkins Day at Donnelly Street and features performances by Ann Bowers Glenn Woodworth Barbara Swartz Donny Wetz Barry Norton David Sellers Billy Spilliard Betty Jo Eckholdt Mary Anna Kelly Diane TeStrake Rosemary Huff and others in dance music and acts.
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Mount Dora
Weather Man
Youth Center
L’ll Abner
Donnelly
Ann Bowers
Glenn Woodworth
Barbara Swartz
Donny Wetz
Barry Norton
David Sellers
Billy Spilliard
Betty Jo Eckholdt
Mary Anna Kelly
Diane TeStrake
Rosemary Huff
Mount Dora Smile Contest Promises $25 Prize
Mount Dora merchants launch a Smile Contest to find the area’s best radiating, heartfelt smile among women aged 17 to 77. From Nov 18 to Dec 16, merchants will rate daily smiles as “smile inspectors” vote for the most contagious, genuine grin to boost holiday cheer despite world worries.
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Mount Dora
Korea
China
Joe Stalin
Chamber of Commerce
Florida
Prince of Peace
Herrin Beats Dora on New Garbage Plan
Herrin Illinois began installing General Electric garbage disposers in homes under a municipal plan. Mount Dora plans a public opinion poll after citizens vote December 12. Jasper Indiana already banned house garbage storage and eliminated collections.
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Mount Dora
Herrin
Ill
Jasper
Ind
General Electric Co
Daughters Seek Thanksgiving Baskets and Toys Drive
The Kings Daughters in Mount Dora announce a fundraiser to provide Thanksgiving baskets for needy families as their treasury dwindles. They also urge parents to donate cast‑off children’s toys and clothing for Christmas, with items brought to the local fire station for reconditioning by Fireman George Hall.
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King’s Daughters
Mount Dora
Lillian Christie
George Hall
Emerson Quote on Victory and Work
A fragment presents a paraphrased Emerson idea that victory comes to those who do their work. The line emphasizes diligent effort over luck and frames work as a constant, guiding force.
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Emerson
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Turf Institute
J. Hardin Peterson
Lake County
Samuel W. Swiger
Secret Service
Truman
Ottis Swiger
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