50 Year Trio Special at Mount Dora Lodge Meeting
A 50 year veteran ceremony will be held at Mount Dora Lodge No. 238 F and A M tonight with two brothers among the veterans. Dr Charles M Proctor will present the 50 year veteran medal to Roland J Morse of Paul Revere Lodge Brocton Mass. Dr Proctor has previously received the same medal and awarded it to Harold G Morse five years ago.
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Mount Dora
F.&a.m
Raabe
Segal
Charles M. Proctor
Proctor
Roland J. Morse
Paul Revere Lodge
Brocton
Mass
Bercks
New Dora Station Work is Started in Lake County
Construction begins on WMODF Lake county fourth radio station with Mount Dora tower to be placed on Old Eustis Road near Donnelly Street intersection. Francis M. Fitzgerald of Charlotte, NC, overseeing work, says transmission rights were bought from a Lake Wales man who withdrew after securing permit.
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WMODF
Lake County
Mount Ra
Eustisrd
Donnelly St
Francis M. Fitzgerald
Charlotte
N. C
Lake Wales
Dr. R C Conklin Dies at Waterman Memorial Hospital
Dr. R C Conklin 86 longtime Mount Dora eye nose ear and throat surgeon died at Waterman Memorial Hospital. Survived by wife Emma B Conklin two daughters Ida M Conklin and Mrs C D Retan granddaughter Mrs Roland J Smith of Tuscan Arizona and two great grandchildren. Formerly of Rochester New York funeral 10:30 a m at Rehbaum Funeral Home with Rev David Coffield. interment Fairfield New York. Also note three flightless birds emu kiwi ostrich.
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R. C. Conklin
Mount Dora
Waterman Memorial Hospital
Five to Seek Four Council Jobs in City Election
Mayor W. D. Patton seeks another term on December 10 as five candidates compete for four City Council seats. Incumbents Margaret Lofroos Lou L Heaton and David Bowen join newcomer Robert O Grantham and Howard Simpson on the ballot. Win C Sleight, Park Commission chairman, runs unopposed for a five year term.
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W. D. Patton
Mr. Patton
Howard Simpson
Margaret Lofroos
Lou L. Heaton
Mr. Simpson
David Bowen
Robert O. “Dude” Grantham
Win C. Sleight
Park Commission
Bridge winners named at Mount Dora session
Lake County Duplicate Bridge winners were Mrs Marshall Collins and Paul Schrock in first or second place and Mrs E A Nim nicht with Mrs William H Clifton in fifth. A mixed pair tournament is set for Saturday at the Fountain Inn Eustis starting 1 30 PM.
City Reaches Land Deed for East Side Theatre Lot
The city moves to gift a wooded 300 by 300 foot block on the southeast corner of 11th and Unserst to the Ice House Players, with plans to finalize restrictions by mutual agreement and council approval. Mayor Patton and City Atty Roy Christopher lead the negotiations, joined by William C. Stewart and Al Crone of the Mi ers.
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Ice House
Tre
W. D. Patton
City Atty
Roy Christopher
William C. Stewart
al Crone
The
Miers
Lou L. Heaton
Mr. Crone
Mount Dora
Llth and
Unserst
Patton clarifies S S Building critique in Sylvan Shores
Mayor W D Patton read a clarifying statement to the City Council addressing claims of inferior building practices in Sylvan Shores. He said inspectors cannot review current work, noting no basis to judge present construction and cited five instances of problems including leaking plumbing.
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W. D. Patton
City Council
Sylvan Shores
Shores
Hurricane Homecoming Shows Coach Spear Principled Play
In the early minutes of the Hurricane homecoming game last Friday night Coach Dan Spear subbed in nearly the entire 1968 squad for experience. Only the water boys and mascot were kept out as Richard Allison Keen, age unknown, is shown with a pleading expression, though his number reads 0. He is the son of Mr and Mrs C L Keen of Lake Jem.
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Hurricane
Dan Spear
Water Boys
Richard Allison Keen
Spear
Allison
C. L. Keen
Lake Jem
In Hospital Mount Dora Patients Listed By Hospitals
Mount Dora patients in Lake county hospitals this week include Lucy Hall Marion Jones Jennie Dodd Dorene Bass Mary Hener Lois Boxell John Middleton Lillian Miller Paul Gosnell at Waterman Memorial and Mae Jackson and Dr Romy Laughlin at Durham Young.
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Mount Dora
Lake Hospitals
Lucy Hall
Marion Jones
Jennie Dodd
Dorene Bass
Mary Hener
Lois Boxell
John Middleton
Lillian Miller
Paul Gosnell
Waterman Memorial
Mae Jackson
Romy Laughlin
Durham Young
Rain totals rise as November rainfall reaches 0.1 inch
The Mount Dora Growers Cooperative reports only a tenth of an inch of rain in November so far, lifting the yearly total to 60.1 inches versus 52 inches at this point last year.
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Mount Dora
Plumbing Mishaps Strike Home Causing Flooding Repairs
A homeowner faced multiple failures including a ruined dining room wall a sink in bedroom floor braced a flooded kitchen and costly repairs from a cross threaded plumbing connection a clogged grease trap and a short in wiring in an addition to the home.
IceHouse prepares December play The Heiress
New IceHouse Players cast rehearses for December production The Heiress by Ruth and Augustus Goetz at the theatre. December shows run through the 14th with B Y Pennington as managing director and cast members from Tavares Eustis and Mount Dora stepping in as needed after last week’s opening.
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Ruth
Augustus Goetz
IceHouse
Betty Fel
B. Y. Pennington
Theatre
Tavares
Sam Buck
Frances Lovell
Eustis
Carol Trask
Bud Marshall
Joyce Denton
Anne Schumacher
Mount Dora
Grace Campbell
Sara McCain
Drive Safely as Stones Are Carved by Traffic Chisellers
A terse editorial notes that many tombstones bear inscriptions carved by traffic chiselers. The piece reflects caution over road dangers and the value of careful driving to avoid damage and loss.
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DR. Proctor
Cecy
Harold Morse
Roland Morse
Dora
Samuel Johnson
Grand View Hotel Dining Room
Magnolia and Grove
First State Bank and Trust Co
Eustis, Florida
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