Mount Dora Reports Diphtheria Cases Quarantined
Three diphtheria cases in Mount Dora were quarantined with patients recovering. Dr. F A Brink of the State Board of Health urged vaccinating children aged 6 months to 10 years with toxoid. He advised prompt medical consultation for sore throats and said an epidemic is unlikely with proper care. A surprise birthday party for Percy Davis was held last week. Real estate ad touts a two bedroom furnished home with extra lot for 2150 dollars.
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Mount Dora
F. A. Brink
Bureau of Communicable Diseases
State Board of Health
Brink
Percy Davis
Claude Carter
J. G. Ray Jr
Raymond Perkins
Shirley Shonenberger
Helen Stewart
Anna Battle
Dorothy Hopcraft
Coralie Cooper
Robert McMurray
James Cooper
Harry Hopcraft
Clayton Tremain
Hurricane Florida Farm Losses Record 1944
Thirty years later villagers recall the tropical hurricane of October 18 19 that swept Florida from Sarasota to Jacksonville. The storm followed a northeast path through Manatee Hardee Polk Orange and southern Lake counties before exiting near Jacksonville. Farmers faced widespread debris and severe damage to vegetables and citrus, described as perhaps the worst ever for Florida agriculture.
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Florida
Sarasota
Ft. Myers
Manatee
Hardee
Polk
Orange
Southern Lake
Jacksonville
Mount Dora Traffic Bottleneck Sparks By-Pass Debate
A DEC 2 1954 report notes a truck auto crash at Fifth and Clayton underscores Mount Dora Route 441 bottleneck. State Road Dept to survey traffic, plan corrections with the Planning Commission as newcomers call for a truck by-pass and growth. Alumni from Mount Dora High School return home for the holidays.
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Fifth
Clayton St
Mount Dora
Fifth Ave
State Road Department
Planning Commission
Mount Dora High School
Richard Beebe
George Cox
Sara Jo and
Payson Sullivan
Diane TeStrake
Betty Jo Echoldt
Mary Ann Kelly
Aline Paul
Thanksgiving Chicken Dinner Teaches Simple Gratitude
A family with nine mouths to feed makes do with one chicken on Thanksgiving. Father portioned the meal fairly, sharing two legs two breasts and two thighs, while a single child received the wings. The family bowed heads in prayer and gave thanks for their blessings.
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Father
Mount Dora Court Docket Includes Tickets and Guilty Pleas
The Mount Dora City Court docket for Nov 20 shows multiple defendants with offenses ranging from careless driving and speeding to assault and battery. Several pleas resulted in fines of 27 dollars, with some forfeit penalties and instances of failed appearances or dismissals.
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Mount Dora
Kent M. Hollingsworth
Arthur L. Miller
Francis D. Berghuis
George E. Hall
Johnnie Emerson
Johnny L. Woodward
Julien Grubbs
Betty J. Johnson
Walter C. Stubble
Alan H. Hamlin
Ronnie L. Rimes
Charlie Himes
Larry L. Banks
William H. Jermain
Morris Constant
Elsie M. Clnahm
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Diane Demro
People's
North Donnelly Street
Mt. Dorn
the Poet's Corner
Iseabrook’s
Pharmacy
N. Donnelly
MtDora
Mount Dora Court
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