Hyacinth Cutter Delayed as Chamber Orders 16-Inch Blades
The hyacinth cutter returning to Winter Park for larger blades after 9 inch blades failed to clear a five mile stretch in the Apopka canal. Dora Chamber of Commerce orders 16 inch blades for the lake shore work. Orange County plans to block Lake Dora from Lake Beauclair to curb weed inflow as budgeted hyacinth funds await proven methods.
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Lake Dora
Winter Park
Apopka Canal
Dora Chamber of Commerce
Lake Beauclair
Orange County
Frank Owens
Owens
Florida to open police training school for officers
Florida announces a new police training program to establish a state led academy for law enforcement. The six to eight week school will cover life and property protection, firearms, photography, alcohol enforcement, and court preparation for recruits and retraining. Local counties will run the program under a state coordinator.
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Mount Dora
Florida
Pia
Pet
Volve
Su Pplice
English
Florida Peace Officers’ Association
Mrs. Eddy Dies in Mount Dora and Will Be Buried in Iowa
Jessie Robison Eddy 77 a longtime Mount Dora winter resident and women's club leader dies after a lingering illness. Burial planned in Waukon Iowa tomorrow. She chaired Mount Dora Library board and supported Legion auxiliary and Kings Daughters. She leaves son Richard R. Eddy and sister in law Mrs Bertha Eddy.
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Jessie Robinson Eddy
Mount Dora
Richard R. Eddy
Waukon
Iowa
Woodland Av
Library Board
Rehbaum
James Sutley
Bertha Eddy
Bass Casters Club Gathers Youths At Mount Dora
A Mount Dora Casters Club meeting led by Walter J. Patton and Harry Backus drew mothers and youngsters to Gilbert park to discuss youth fishing. Despite weeds and wind, Bill Prinz offered use of his shore as plans for a Saturday session at 3 p m move forward with several teens and junior supporters ready to help.
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Mount Dora
Gilbert Park
Margo
Society
Walter J. Patton
Harry Backus
Bill Prinz
Prinz
Patsy Wells
Howard Utter
Gong
The Ghost of the Castle Is Sad and Restless
The ghost haunting the Castle on the hillside near Dora frets as new residents laugh at his nightly steps and creaks. The abandoned relic has become a neat residence with orange trees and private roads, while memories of failed owners and a plan for a model school fade into history.
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Dora
George Malone
Mount Dora
Gham
J. P. Donnelly
Hill
Napoleon Hill
Castle
Willis Powell Dies Former CofC Secretary
Willis Powell pioneer member and longtime secretary of the Lake County Chamber of Commerce died last week in Indian Springs Georgia. Karl Lehmann, the current secretary, says Powell was the father of the progressive chamber and helped shape its present policies.
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Willis Powell
Lake County
Reading Room Need For Public Library Summer Program
Mount Doratook children aged 50 or more used a shared children's reading room without tables. The library committee hopes to provide a separate kids’ room next year but needs community support to furnish it. Readers completing the list earned free books, including Jeff Ray and Ruth Whitehead among many others.
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Mount Dora
Public Library
Comaca
Jeff Ray
Jay Malone
Ruth Whitehead
Nawen Moon
Michael Ray
Betty Dean Stockton
Helen Whitehead
Dorothy Liles
Ann Minkley
Bess Davidson
Clarence Sims
Charles Correll
Mary K. Rehbaum
Mary Lou Davidson
Mary Ann Brotherson
Betty Ann Ray
Margie Liles
Ben
Too Much Green Editor's Note on Lawn Bowling
Al Mabin explains the game of lawn bowling in his Topic column on Page 2. The piece provides an engaging backstory on how the sport is played and why it attracts weekly interest.
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al Mabin
Building boom uplifts Mount Dora housing surge
Mount Dora sees rapid home construction and rising demand from seasonal residents and Miami buyers. Real estate agents report large acreages sold along Lake Gertrude and Lake Dora, with Sylvan Shores and Pinecrest seeing new cement block houses. Builders like J G Ray Jr and H B Heisey home turnover drive a optimistic market fueled by stability, favorable taxes, and scenic central Florida appeal.
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LaVonne LaDue Lashar
Lake Dora
J. G. Ray, Jr
Mount Dora
Check” Simpson
Sadler- Simpson Realty Co
Pinecrest
Lake Gertrude
Louis Tremain
Lake Ger
Farrelargh
Miami
Othin Awen
H. B. Heisey
Lake Shore Dr
John L. Scott
Sylvan Shores
Chester Pea
Carlton
Ray
Skee
Eustisrd
Erwin Wells
Stephen Gregor
Long Island
N. Y
Paul W. Turrentine
W. M. Kennedy
Tis
Donnelly St
Florida
Eisel Bay
Dies in Pembroke Hartley L. White remembered as a loyal booster
Hartley L. White of Mount Dora died suddenly on September 20 while wintering in Pembroke. Born in Holbrook, Mass., he lived much of his life in Braintree and was MIT educated. A longtime Mason, Rotary charter member, and bank director, he leaves a widow Rebecca a son a daughter and three grandchildren. funeral and burial were in Brockton.
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Mount Dora
Hartley L. White
East
Holbrook
Mass
Braintree
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
White
Masonic Lodge
Chamber of Charter
Rotary Club
Brockton
Mount Dora beer and wine license fees raise protests
Ten permit holders face higher prices as Mount Dora charges $50 for new beer and wine licenses instead of $15. The city eyes a $350 boost from permit sales as dealers grumble but pay.
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Mount Dora
Personalities Around Mount Dora
Mrs Sadie Conner Trimble recalls the founding of Ocklawaha Nurseries Inc. and the couple Owen Conner and Sadie Futch, detailing early 1900s Florida citrus ventures their marriage in 1898 and their river voyage from Jacksonville to Mount Dora to support the family business.
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Owen Conner
Volusia County
Sadie Futch
Tangerine
Orange County
Glencoe
New Smyrna Beach
Futch
Sadie
Lillian
Conner
Oklawaha
Ocklawaha
Conners
Sadie Conner
New of the
Jem
Clay
Tavares
Jacksonville
Mount Dora
St. Johns
Florida
Dorothy
Owen
T. E. Welbourn Dies Burial In LaGrange
Thomas E. Welbourn former electric company executive, died Sunday at Jeperts Waterman Memorial hospital. A Mount Dora resident for three years he retired after 30 years in LaGrange, IL. Survived by widow Pearl M. Welbourn, son Thomas Jr. of Kansas City, and daughters Eva Hoppinrath Avis Hrocolis of LaGrange and Cora Miller of Kenocks Wis. Funeral services set in LaGrange, Ill.
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LaGrange
Ill
Thomas E. Welbourn
Jeperts Waterman Memorial
Welbourn
Mount Dora
Electric Company
Pearl M. Welbourn
Thomas, Jr
Kansas City
Eva Hoppinrath
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Florida Police
Mrs. Eddy
Bass
Orange Blossom Trail
Cofc
Oo Gertrade
Tle Lake Shore
Holler Estate
Filo
Atlantic Ocean
Gulf of Mexico
H. L. White
Pembroke
Mrs
Sadie Conner Trimble
Ocklawaha Nurseries, Inc
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Nurseries
Lake County Chamber of Commerce
Mabel Norris Reese
Florida-wide
Mildred
Owen, II
Tange- Aba
Wen Conner
Lake Jem
T. E. Welbourn
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