Filing Deadline For City Posts Is Oct 10
Mount Dora voters face October 10 at 5 p m as the filing deadline for petitions nominating candidates to city posts. At least 25 qualified electors must sign each petition to qualify. Current councilmen William Prinz Gordon Barnhart and others may seek reelection as city, park, and charter board roles are discussed.
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Mount Dora
Par
William Stewart
William Prinz
Gordon
Jerry Barnhart
Prinz
Boy
Barnhart
Lou L. Heaton
Heaton
der Crane
Cowboy
East Town
Myron Cronwall
Emma Burkart
F. M. Hyndman
Marieta “Eye
Charter Board
A. J. Waltz
Crane
Lillian Christie
al Rehbaum
J. G. Ray
Planning Commission
City Registration Books Open for Mount Dora Election
Mount Dora announces registration now open at City Hall for new residents to vote in the December 9 city election. To be eligible, residents must have lived in Florida for a year and in Mount Dora for six months. registration hours run daily through November 10, 30 days before the election, after which eligibility closes.
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Mount Dora
William Stewart
Florida
Stewart
Tiny Larsen of Mount Dora Excels in 4-H Progress
Tiny Larsen, a standout Mount Dora 4-H member, discussed her dreams with Alma Warren, sister of Governor Fuller Warren. Alma Warren, state director of Girls 4-H, visited Mount Dora to congratulate Tiny and identify areas needing support to sustain her momentum.
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Tiny Larsen
Mount Dora
Alma Warren
Fuller Warren
Tiny
Gus
di Tiny
Youth Focus in Mount Dora Sparks Civic Efforts
Mount Dora prioritizes youth with planned Youth Center and swimming pool projects as Dr. Howard C. Busching notes children are people. The scene highlights include a Kiwanis Key Club gathering in Chicago, National Kid's Day observance, a Legion Youth Center dance, and students and officials discussing civic issues. Local youth activities feature the Student Council, community leaders, and a football victory celebration.
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Mount Dora
Howard C. Busching
Family Life Institute
American Legion Memorial
St. Cloud
Quix
Robert Quixley
Cecil Parker
Kay Rehbaum
Robert Haughey
Bruggs” Kennedy
Germany
Tyrone Parker
Jerry Dake
Diane TeStrake
Harry Wise
Nancy Fristoe
le Sanders
Charles Wareing
Charles Reid
Tommy Cleary
David Brown
Lou L. Heaton
Esther
Wyatt Bishop
Jo Barnhart
Barnhart
Coun John Marsell
Legion
John Edmunds
Tavares
Phyllis Turner
Aline Paul
Roy Landis
Micky McKinney
Linda Adair
Pug” Eustis Byron Smith
Freddie Roseborough
Kiwanis Club
Chicago
Ion
Sonny Conner
Andrea Rotelli
Ernest Mi
Karen Landis
Jo Brown
Mount Dora Youth Leaders Push Center and Pool Plan
Mount Dora youths backed by the Kiwanis Genial National Kid's Day drive press for a schoolground Youth Center pool as part of a planned cafetorium project funded by state money. The Student Council presented the idea to City Hall and sought inclusion in blueprints with County backing and potential local bonds if Amendment No. 1 fails.
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Mount Dora
Kiwanis Club
Iin
Poney
Frank Banning
Diane TeStrake
Harry Wise
Topic Editor Earns Two Writing Prizes in Florida
Mabel Norris Reese editor of the Mount Dora Topic won two first place awards from the Florida Women's Press club for feature writing and columning. The banquet highlighted other winners from the Miami Herald and Ocala Star Banner as the Topic stood as the sole weekly to win.
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Working Press
Florida
Mabel Norris Reese
Mount Dora
Florida Women’s Press Club
Silver Sp
Larry Campbell
Florida State University
Dorothy Jurney
Miami Herald
Eleanor Ratelle
The
Herald
Ethel Tombrink
Neil Meffert
Ocala Star Banner
Willard F. Fahrner
Fort Mercer
Lottie D
Douglas MacArthur
Tien
School Finance Plan Debated by PTA in county meeting
The PTA meeting at the Community building will discuss a proposed state constitutional amendment to fund a school building program. Panel includes Banning and Judson Walter as superintendents. A Q and A will follow with emphasis on opposition from road officials regarding diversion of license funds.
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Parent-Teacher Association
Ees
Banning
Pike County
Judson Walter
Orange County
Attendance Goal Aimed Too Low at Sunday School Rally
The Methodist church set a 300 attendance goal for Sunday School promotion day but drew 330, a church record. Ronald Aldrich presented attendance awards and certificates amid the ceremony featuring the children of the congregation.
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Methodist Church
The
Smens Gomnewe
Ronald Aldrich
School funding debate shapes future of Florida segregation
School leaders and boosters argue state funding should prioritize education and facilities to aid the coming generation and address segregation. Proponents warn that delay could threaten the end of segregated schools as the Supreme Court is expected to act in Florida as in other southern states.
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Florida
Preme Court
Wilbur Croxton of Sylvan Shores A WWII veteran turned Florida leather craftsman
The series opens with Wilbur Croxton born 1922 Townsend Montana and raised in Iowa. A paralyzed veteran who served in the Pacific including Saipan June 1944 trains as a killer but survives the war. He established Croxton Leather Shop in Florida making leather goods with wife Rosetta assisting.
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Wilbur Croxton
Sylvan Shores
Saipan
Wilbur Eeen
Ping Stone
Florida
Croxton Leather Shop
Townsend, Mont
Iowa
California
San Diego
Pacific
New Zealand
Tarawang
Hawaii
Binute
Pip
Cote
Soldier Croxton Wounded After Jungle Ambush
Wilbur Croxton and his unit moved through darkness when a shot from a dugout fired, wounding Croxton in the back. The bullet shattered multiple vertebrae and left him paralyzed, though medics rushed him to hospital for emergency treatment in a Thai operation.
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Croxton
Institute Forum Explores Family Life With Youth Adults
The Youth-Adult Family Life Institute stages a community forum at the Community building tonight featuring four high school students and four parents in a meeting of minds. Dr. How ard C. Busching leads a discussion on observed behavior, parenting responsibility, and how to sustain family relations amid modern pressures. The program opens at 8 p m with participants including Ronald Aldrich, Rev. Robert M Blackburn, Mrs. Henry W Land, M O "Buster" Williams, and students Sara Jo Land, David Baldwin, Aline Paul, and Byron Smith. Admission is free and the event aims to extend its impact into daily community life.
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Howard C. Busching
Ronald Aldrich
Robert M. Blackburn
First Methodist Church
Henry W. Land
Parent-Teacher Association
M. O. “Buster” Williams
Kiwanis Club
Sara Jo Land
David Baldwin
Aline Paul
Byron Smith
Busching
Florida State University
School of Social Welfare
Speaker Silently Portrays Courage at Mount Dora Lions
Mrs Elizabeth Anderson, blind aunt of Mrs George Ramdell, spoke to the Mount Dora Lions Club on her 31st birthday about what to do when seeing eye dogs assist a person. She canceled a possible Wednesday operation but kept the engagement Tuesday evening, ending with a birthday cake presentation.
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Mount Dora Lions Club
Elizabeth Anderson
George Ramsdell
Anderson
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