Mount Dora Considers City Managerform Change
Mount Dora officials heard a report on city managership and discussed a possible shift from the current mayor and seven councilmen setup. The commission urged further study, with a January session to hear Leesburg city manager J Keener Mizell and Mount Dora Chamber of Commerce president George J White before a potential two year legislative enabling act.
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Mount Dora
J. Keener Mizell
Leesburg
George J. White
Chamber of Commerce
Collins
Wingler
Commission
D. Fletcher Crane
Roy Christopher
War Can't Dim Smile Contest in Mount Dora
Despite bleak war news, Mount Dora women vie for a $25 Topic prize by smiling best each day. Downtown merchants judge daily, names go to Betty Siess, with final tally and Dec. 16 climax.
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Mount Dora
Betty Siess
Chamber of Commerce
New Members Join Commission
Three new members were welcomed to the Planning Commission at its meeting Monday eve. Dan Bishop was named to represent the Park Board and will chair the waterways committee and join the beautification committee. John Bukey will represent the Shuffleboard club and serve on the street committee. J. R. Tucker was appointed Legion representative and will serve on the sewage disposal plant committee. Florida's 1950 campaign to prevent forest and range fires is underway. Do your part by being careful with fire at all times.
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Planning Commission
Dan Bishop
Park Board
R. W. Dickson
John Bukey
Shuffleboard Club
J. R. Tucker
Legion
Tom Cooley
Florida
Kiwanis Backing Church Appeal Sunday Forum in Mount Dora
Mount Dora frames a three fold crusade in a war of ideas pitting Christianity against communism. The community church Kiwanis plan opens with an April 4 discussion led by Dr. Robert R. Reed and based on Christianity and Our World.
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Mount Dora
Kiwanis Club
Community Church
Robert R. Reed
John C. Bennett
Dr. Reed
Plants Freeze Out Plant Sale Rescheduled for December 9
Dorans woke to damaged decorative plants from a cold snap and will get a chance to replace them at a Founders Circle sale on Saturday December 9. The Lakes and Hills Garden club postponed the sale to be held all day on the lot beside the post office on Alexander Street offering plants flowers and garden supplies.
Aid In Korean School System To Speak Here
Dr. Kate Wofford head of elementary education at the University of Florida will speak at a Mount Dora P-TA rally at 8 15 p.m. at the Community building on The Parent's Role in Education. Wofford who hails from North Carolina has helped Korea establish a unified education system and will discuss teachers and parents in child guidance. President John Heist urges strong attendance and invites other county P-TA groups.
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South Korea
Mount Dora
Parent-Teacher Association
Kate Wofford
Department of
University of Florida
North Carolina
Wofford
South Carolina State College For Women
John Heist
Martha Simpson Stars in Junior Class Play It’s A Great Life
Martha Simpson leads a cast of Juniors in It’s A Great Life to be staged at the Community building on Friday December 8 at 8 15 pm A matinee for school children is planned at 1 15 pm with a Broadway style dinner served between shows The production is directed by Ronald E Aldrich and features Pinkney Turner Billy Odom Patsy Dean and others in supporting roles
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Martha Simpson
Pinkney Turner
Billy Odom
Ronald E. Aldrich
Patsy, Dean
Bill Beims
Charles Moorhead
Harold Gregg
Jean Pike
Jane Treadway
Norma Anthony
Patty Cox
Carolyn Keller
Ellen Marsell
Max Bulske
Tommy Shipes Relocates With Family Amid Korea War Echoes
Lt. and Mrs. Tommy Shipes leave Mount Dora for California where he will join a Navy night attack squadron in San Diego. A Korea veteran of Okinawa and Inchon, he hopes Korea is won but may be shipped again to the Far East. His family, including daughter Cindy, accompanies him as they start a new duty station.
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Tommy Shipes
Dorothy
Cindy
Mount Dora
West Coast
Tommy
Owen Conner, Jr
Lake Jem
America
Richard Shipes
Korea
Navy
San Diego
Cal
Far East
West
Okinawa
Japan
Kiwanis Club
Jack Simpson
Simpson
Mount Dora High School
U.S.S
United Nations
Mount Dora race might boost Stephen Gregor’s civic plan
Immigrant Stephen Gregor, retired head of a New York children’s garments firm, is seen as a strong candidate for Mount Dora council. Born 1884 in Austria, he built a large Florida business, Style Undies, employing 250 plus, reaching $2 million by 1941, and now aims to apply business leadership to civic duty.
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Mount Dora
Stephen Gregor
New York
Gregor
America
Europe
Florida
Austria
Adolf Hitler
France
American Thread, Co
Stephen Gregor and his fashion legacy in Florida relocation
The article recalls Stephen Gregor shaping many styles and colors before retiring to Florida. Life magazine once showcased Style Undies for children, including frilled panties and secret-pocket designs. Gregor and his wife moved to Mount Dora in 1943 after long searches, beginning with a Lakeside Inn stay and a quest for Lake Dora frontage.
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Life Magazine
Gregor
Florida
Mount Dora
Lakeside Inn
Lake Dora
Defense Meeting Hears Warning To Florida
Florida must learn from history and prepare for World War III, warned retired Marine general James F. Moriarity at the Central Florida Defense Council meeting in Orlando. Lake County’s Dennis Lehmann led talks on Florida defense plans to save civilian lives and train all residents to cope in an emergency.
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Florida
Prig
James F. Moriarity
U.S.M.C
Central Florida Defense Council
Orlando
Lake County
Karl Lehmann
Heard
William Jay Barker
Mount Dora
Lehmann
Service Men May Golf Sans Charge at Hill-Top Course
Pro Stanley Kuznik announces in Tee Talk that Mount Dora’s Hill-Top golf course offers free greens fees to any man in uniform during leaves and leisure hours. The policy applies to service members while in Mount Dora.
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Mount Dora
Stanley Kuznik
Kuznik
Lake Officials Battle State Chamber Over U.N. Flag Policy
Kiwanis officers in Mount Dora urge unity with the United Nations and back international law. Lake County officials clash with the State Chamber of Commerce over a ban on flying the U.N. flag at public buildings, with legal briefs planned citing national regulations.
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U.N
Lake County
State Chamber of Commerce
United Nations
Chamber
Tampa
Jesse W. Hunter
Tavares
U.S
Willis
McCall
United States
State Chamber
Truman
Gov. Warren
Hunter
Harold Collee
Florida
Flushing Meadows
Department of State
Washington
Adj
Mark Lance
Gov
Warren
Karl Lehmann
Living for Christianity in a World of Ideologies
Dr. Robert R. Reed in a Community church sermon argues Christians must actively live their faith and work to unite nations. He frames communism as a rival to Christianity and urges overcoming fear with daily practiced righteousness and world peace efforts.
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Dr. Reed
Commanion
United States
Asia
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St. Stephen’s
New England
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Maine
Steve
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Kiwanis
Kiwanis Organization
Robert Wason
M. O. Williams
Lou L. Heaton
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