Mount Dora Kiwanis delegates share Chicago adventures
Freddie Roseborough and Byron Smith spoke at a Mount Dora Kiwanis meeting after representing the club at an international convention in Chicago. Byron presided with a last minute turn, recalling adventures including a neon beer sign and an elevated ride amid election talk.
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Freddie Roseborough
Byron Smith
Mount Dora
Chicago
Kiwanis Club
Byron
Paul Hop
Civil Air Patrol
Kissimmee
Freddie
The
International
IceHouse Players Forum Invitations At December Show
The December show The Glass Mountain will be staged at the IceHouse theatre this evening. Mae Buckman, managing director, announces. Walter J. Patton, president of IceHouse Players and Central Florida Federation of Live Theatres, invites all theatre members to a production forum at Rollins College Fred Stone theatre in Winter Park Sunday from to 5 pm. J. McDonald Brown will direct the Winter Haven Community Players in the session.
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Glass Mountain
IceHouse
Mae Buckman
Walter J. Patton
IceHouse Players
Central Florida Federation of Live Theatres
Fred Stone
Rollins College
Winter Park
J. McDonald Brown
Winter Haven
Mrs Rose Improves After Major Operation
Mrs Edna P Rose a linotype operator at the Topic is in Waterman Memorial hospital recovering from a major operation performed last week.
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Rose
Edna P. Rose
Waterman Memorial Hospital
Sage to Attend Florida Watchmakers Convention
Fred W. Sage, secretary of the Florida State Watchmakers, will attend the convention in St. Petersburg from Friday through Monday. The event gathers members to discuss industry issues and standards.
Highway 441 group seeks safety and map updates
The Highway 441 association spanning Tennessee to Florida aims to improve safety on the Leesburg to Orlando segment and press legislators for action. A Mount Dora planning session featured a sign project near Leesburg and a map revision to highlight Florida locations, with half a million maps ready for distribution.
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Tennessee
Florida
Peninsular
Mount Dora
Mount Dora Hotel
Yacht Club
Ed Kenney
Greater Orlando
Henry Barwood
Belle Glade
Leesburg
Fruitland Park
George J. White
Georgia
Association
S. R. Raifsnider
R. B. Meserve
H. E. Nix
Okeechobee
Robert Johns
St. Cloud
Ivan L. van
Swift Woodcraft Tops National Hydroplane Titles
Joe Swift and Swift Woodcraft swept the National Championship Stock Races in Oakland California with Swift boats taking 1st 2nd 3rd in Class A and B hydroplanes and 1st 3rd and 4th in Class D. Tommy Hagood, in a Swift boat, finished third in Class D after a rival win by a 14 year old from Xenia Ohio. Joe aided Hagood in the pits then watched Swift wins accumulate.
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Joe Swift
Jewell Campbell
Swift Woodcraft
Swift Boats
Oakland
Cal
Swift
Joe
Tommy Hagood
Orlando
Mount Dora Yacht Club
Tommy
Ivan Harris
Dean Chenowith
Xenia
Ohio
Ft. Walton
Fla
Southeastern Boating Association
Georgia
Alabama
Tennessee
Meters Open Again as Downtown Stores Reopen
Mayor Lou L Heaton announced that downtown parking meters are back in operation with Wednesday hours. Meters had resumed last month but were not fed during half holidays. now that stores stay open except groceries the Tuesday rule re applies.
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Alex Kerr
Massachusetts
Senator Nixon
Mr.Kerr
Lou L. Heaton
Four Dorans in Waterman Memorial Hospital Illness
Four Dorans are hospitalized at Waterman Memorial in Eustis this week due to illness. Patients listed are Mrs. Ella Brown, Mrs. Roszelle Beasley, Charles Stevenson, and Christy Brown.
Crusade Focuses on City Safety Improvements
The group urged traffic law signs at highway entrances and police patrols to enforce limits. They proposed biannual driver’s license checks for teens, a swap of cautions at Sanford Road and 441 for a Liberty Street stop light, and removal of meters across from the post office on Alexander Street. They also toured the waterworks with Harold Overhiser.
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State Road Department
Sanford Rd
441
Liberty St
Alexander St
Harold Overhiser
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Stoyie O. Ross
Mary Ross
Ross
Fantry
Old Guard
Air Force
USAF
United States Army Band
Anne
Jacksonville
Chubby
Alex
Mr. Kerr
Father-Inlaw
Kerr
Wise Boat
Chamber of Commerce
Highway 441 Association Board of Directors
Lake Dora
Betty Siess
Bill Prather
Henry Earwood
R. B. Merserve
Chamber
al Rehbaum, Sr
Magnolia Ave
Eustis
Eustis Finance Company, Inc
J. F. Skirven
Bill
Index Bristol
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