Mount Dora Hosts Lake County Baptist Meeting Leaders
Mount Dora will host the Lake County Baptist association’s 24th annual meeting over two days at First Baptist church. Prominent ministers and laymen will discuss Baptist World Alliance progress, Training Union, youth groups, and music with principal speaker Dr. J Ollie Edmunds, president of Stetson University, delivering a Friday 3 p.m. talk on Christian Education.
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The
Baptist Church
First Baptist Church
Lake County Baptist Association
Mount Dora
Lake County
Baptist World Alliance
Training Union
Baptist Young People’s Organization
J. Ollie Edmunds
Stetson University
Dora Baptist Building Plans Revealed
Mount Dora’s Dora Baptist church reveals expansion including an educational hall with 21 classrooms, a recreation hall, and a modern parsonage. The project begins this fall with an annex on Sixth av and Baker st, a breezeway connects to the parsonage, and the church school will move from crowded spaces. Pastor James H. Sutley opens the program thursday at noon with lay leaders and ministers scheduled to speak, including Walt McLeon of Correct Craft Inc and Rev C E Kolb.
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Mount Dora’s
Sutley
James H. Sutley
Mount Dora
Walt McLeon
Correct Craft, Inc
Pine Castle
L. K. Edwards
Edwards Cattle Co
Irvine
T. M. Johns
Florida Baptist Children
Lakeland
C. E. Kolb
Theo Farr
DeLand
Leon Gambrell
Florida Baptist Institute
Clifford Walker
Jacksonville
James S. Day
Southside
Florida motorists urged to favor Route 441 to Lake County
The Lake County Chamber of Commerce backs its claim with State Road Department data showing the Orange Blossom Trail OBT traffic lags only behind Route 92 from Plant City to Tampa. An August count found the OBT averaging 3783 vehicles daily, up 10.9 percent since August 1947, while Route 92 rose 5.5 percent. The chamber notes OBT gains since 1941 reach 62.4 percent versus Route 92 25.2 percent.
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Florida
Ocala
Lake County
Lake Chamber
Lehmann to Receive 25-Year NAACO Secretaries Honor
Karl Lehmann secretary of the Lake County Chamber of Commerce in Philadelphia will be awarded a 25 year citation by the National Association of Commercial Organization Secretaries at this week’s national convention. Lehmann has served as secretary of the Lake commercial organization for 13 years.
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National Association of Commercial Organization
Karl Lehmann
Lake County Chamber of Commerce
Philadelphia
Lehmann
The
Lake Commercial Organization
Death Plot Nearly Fatal Bee Sting Incident
H L Haynes of Eustis Mount Dora recovered after a series of events sparked by a bee sting during well drilling on Lake Shore Drive. A hammer injury, tetanus shot, allergic reaction to the serum, and subsequent respiratory failure nearly cost him his life before doctors saved him. He moved to Florida from elsewhere less than three years ago and has since improved his heart condition through outdoor work.
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Haynes
Eustis Waterman Memorial Hospital
Lake Shore
Florida
Lake County
Rainbow House Beckons as Goober Prepares Dream Home
The Rainbow House by J. G. Ray Jr. nears completion on the hillside above Orange Blossom Trail. The seven member family enjoys tailored closets and rooms including a gymnasium sized space with lake walls, while delays for details and a fair pig exhibit slow progress.
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Mr. Blandings
Mr. Ray
Mrs. Blandings
Orange Blossom Trail
Betty Ann Ray Shines Over Rainbow House Closet
The caption notes Betty Ann Ray expressing joy in a photo showing a large closet in her Rainbow House bedroom. The space holds blouses undies and shoes and is praised as a dream room feature. The text hints at how such a closet could inspire a man to drink or to build the right kind of house.
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Mr. Blandings
Mr. Blan
Mr. Ray
Orange Blossom Trail
J. G. Ray
Goober
Becky
Ray
Chris
Betty Ann
Jeff
Michael
Betty Ann Ray
Rainbow House
Briggs Digs Autumn Outlook by Mount Dora Columnist
After reading Briggs Digs this autumn season, the piece outlines current challenges and offers solace that 150 million others share the burden. Mount Dora's top columnist appears on Page 3 with reflections on coping and broad perspective.
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Briggs
Oscar
Mount Dora
Fans to Gather Mount Dora Baseball Association Meeting
Members and fans of the Mount Dora Baseball Association will meet Thursday at 7:30 pm at the Chamber of Commerce. President B. T. Tiller announces the gathering to discuss club matters.
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Mount Dora Baseball Association
Chamber of Commerce
B. T. Tiller
Mount Dora pastor Jimmy Sutley shaped by many trades
Jimmy Sutley, soon to be 51, has spent 23 years as a preacher and 28 years in other roles including printer's devil, teacher, lumberman and insurer. Born in Coffee County Alabama, he moved to Florida with his family at 14 and, after varied work, became pastor of Mount Dora’s Baptist church and a leader in the Lake County Baptist association events.
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Jimmy Sutley
Sutleys
Precy
Lunes
Jimmy
Washington
Coffee County
Alabama
Dren
Cecil
Frostproof
Ieee
Okaloosa County
Fla
Florida
Bertha
Lily Pree
Miss Bayette
Sutley
From lumber yard to preacher’s path: Sutley’s unfulfilled call
The story traces Pastor James H. Sutley rising from a lumber grader in Okaloosa county to shipping clerk and plant superintendent. Despite rapid career progress, a persistent inner voice urged him toward the pulpit. In 1925 he moved to Fort Myers entering insurance, quickly leading his own agency, amid reflections on missed medical and preaching paths.
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Okaloosa County
Sutley
Fort Myers
Jimmy Sutley
van Roemanding
Chee Eer Pee
Council Delays Action On Municipal Light Plant
Mount Dora city council postpones decision on a proposed municipal light plant. An engineering report by A. P. Michael & Son will be read next Tuesday as officials await mayor Fortner’s confirmation of a Florida Power Corp rate cut offer. A Orlando bank proposes handling $250,000 revenue notes to reduce interest costs.
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Orlando
J. E. Fortner
Florida Power Corp
Mount Dora
City council jests over mayor Fortner resignation
In a Tuesday session the City Council debated ways to keep J. E. Fortner as mayor after he moves outside city limits for a Lake Joanna home. Proposals included a city house tax exemption and a bed at Citrus Culture, all while joking about extending limits or charter changes to retain him. The group does not want to lose Fortner when he resigns around January 1.
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Goober
J. E. ¥Ortner
McDonald St
Lake Joanna
Rainbow House
Grand Central Station
Ralph Woodworth
Lake Dora
J. E. Fortner
Fortner
Mount Dora
Citrus Culture Corporation
Ed Fortner
Lake to Hold Conservation Demonstration in Umatilla
Lake county farmers and 4-H club boys will learn woodland conservation methods at a demonstration in Umatilla on October 25. Sponsored by the Lake Soil Conservation district the Florida Board of Forestry and Parks and other organizations the event will cover tree cutting pulp wood selection and firefighting equipment with a program starting at 9 am and a camp fire noon dinner on the A. L. Smith property.
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Lake County
Umatilla
Lake Soil Conservation District
Florida Board of Forestry and Parks
A. L. Smith
J. Carlisle Rogers
Leesburg
Rollins Theatre Figures to Address Mount Dora Players
Rollins College's Annie Russell theatre director Mr. Howard Bailey and his wife Mrs. Bailey will address Mount Dora aspiring actors Sunday at 4 p.m. during a weekly meeting in the Ice House converted into a real theatre. The Baileys, nationally known in theatre, will praise the neophyte group and discuss Mount Dora theatre efforts. Bill Barker Jr. helped spotlight the movement while Rollins student actors push to dismantle a 22 inch wall and reveal a natural stage as the auditorium takes shape.
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Ice House
Howard Bailey
Bailey
Rollins College
Mount Dora
Baileys
American National Theatre Association
Bill Barker, Jr
Annie Russell
Patty Claflin
Helen Wages
Mary Ann Bradford
Betty Jo MacDonald
Mount Dora Hurricanes Face Tavares in Friday Night Football
Mount Dora Hurricanes enter Friday’s 8 p.m. home clash with Tavares after a dramatic win over St. James last week. McHaffie scored an end run for a late lead before Ocoee surged with two late touchdowns to win 13 6.
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Mount Dora
Dora
Tavarese Boys
Hurricanes
Jinal
St. James
McHaffie
Ocoee
Mount. Dora
Mount Dora Records Show Rising Offenses This Summer
A blotched city record from Mount Dora highlights drunken and disorderly behavior during the summer. September fines totaled $87 with offenses including drunkenness and improper parking, marking a shift from a clean enforcement record.
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Mount Dora
Ness
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Mount Dora Baptists
Lake County Group
DR. Edmunds
H. L
Eustis Mount Dorald
Brenwood Studio
J. G. Ray, Jr
J. G
Sylvan Shores
Alexander St
Mabel Norris Reese
Rollins Theatre
Tavares
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