Resurvey Team Sees School Expansion Need in Lake County
A recent resurvey of Lake County schools shows growth since 1948 with Mount Dora enrollment rising and calls for new facilities. The team visited Mount Dora Milner Rosenwald Academy East Town Tavares and urged additions including classrooms auditorium lunchroom and vocational rooms. Officials pushed to keep seven school centers and consider kindergarten and junior college options with Sumter County to meet state population thresholds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Dora
Eugene C. Lawler
Florida State University
D. D. Roseborough
East Town
Milner- Rosenwald Academy
C. O. Lott
Lott
Tavares
Frank Banning
A. M. Davis
C. B. Lee
Roseborough
Sumter
Mount Dora Crushes Mount Dora Hurricanes? Umatilla Looms Next
Mount Dora topped the Bulldogs 34-0 at Tavares as Billy Odom led the offense with 162 rushing yards and all four extra points. Harold Gregg recovered a fumble. Jerry Dake, Odom, and a 56 yard dash highlighted the scoring sequence amid a 24-player rotation. The Hurricanes prepare to host Umatilla on Thursday night October 18 in a key conference showdown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Dora
Umatilla
Tavares
Hurricanes
Bulldogs
Billy Odom
Harold Gregg
Jerry Dake
Harry
Bobby Correll
Odom
Dan Spear
Keen
A. Keller
Henry
Austin
Atkins
Simpson
D. Ford
Rappel
Day
Pugh
Correll
Gregg
J. Wilson
Dawson
Sellers
G. Ford
Wise
Duke
Turner
J. Keller
Hall
Stark
Luft
Mrs Emma Russell Dies In East Town
East Town schoolteacher and longtime civic worker Mrs Emma Russell collapsed at St Marys MB church after stepping in at a piano and died of a heart attack. Wife of Rev E L Russell she taught 17 years at East Town School and pursued a master's degree at Hampton Institute. Services follow this afternoon at St Marys.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
East Town
St. Mary’s MB
Emma Russell
E. L. Russell
Russell
East Town School
Hampton Institute
Virginia
St. Mary’s Church
Man Dies in Lake County Jail From Cerebral Hemorrhage
Lake county authorities report a 42 year old man died in the jail last week from cerebral hemorrhage. He had been brought in after family members said he had been drinking heavily and a doctor found no organic illness. An autopsy and coroner's inquest were ordered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lake County
Sage Reelected Florida Watchmakers Secretary at Contest
Fred W. Sage of Sage Jewelry was reelected secretary of the Florida Watchmakers Association at the pageant event. Sage served one term in office prior to this unanimous endorsement and will continue duties through the next period.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred W. Sage
Sage Jewelry
Florida Watchmakers Association
Snge
Please Register Chamber Visitors Say Secretary Siess
Secretary Betty Siess urged tourists and visitors to register at the Chamber of Commerce this week. The registry helps locals and others locate friends who pause in the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamber of Commerce
Betty Siess
Hold Fish Fry by American Legion and Auxiliary
The American Legion and its auxiliary will host a fish fry Monday at 7 p.m. at the American Legion home. All members are invited to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Legion
Youth and Churches Take Lead in Crusade for Freedom
Mount Dora shifts Crusade for Freedom to local youth and churches to meet the $115 goal. Buster Williams leads an intensive drive to fund the Lake County effort, after a strong boost from last week’s IceHouse sale where $28 was raised by 25 cent to 1 dollar donations. Youth volunteers, including Patsy Conner and Martha Simpson, will solicit downtown and at churches on Sunday to support Radio Free Europe and freedom messaging for iron curtain countries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Dora
Buster Williams
Dora
Lake County
IceHouse
Sue Scott
Crusaders
Martha Simpson
Jean Pike
Barbara
Carol Siess
Meredith Folger
Radio Free Europe
Iron Curtain
Norris Coffs Hat To Reuben's Thumb
County Agent R E Norris saluted Jailer Reuben Hatcher at the courthouse this week to admire Reuben’s landscape work. Reuben hid lime and mortar stains with Centipede grass and added ornamental citrus with kumquat trees beside Cocos Plumosis palms. He planted Summer annuals and showy herbs called Impatiens balsamina, drawing visitors to Lake’s courthouse grounds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. E. Norris
Reuben Hatcher
Reuben
Norris
Florida
Lake
Love Of Flowers Earns National Recognition For Helen Graves
Helen Graves of Mount Dora receives national honor as her flower arrangements appear in two prominent publications. Her camellia display in Flower Arrangement Calendar for 1952 and coral vine with pansies in Flowers Arrangements for Everyone showcase her art. Her work with Lakes and Hills Garden Club has elevated local floral design on a national stage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carl Graves
Villa Dora
Lakes and Hills
Helen Graves
Lakes and Hills Garden Club
Mount Dora
Graves
Helen van Pelt Wilson
Pat Rea
Dorothy Biddle
The
Lakes and Hills Club
Library of Flower Lovers
Biddle
Lake County
Pleasantville
N. Y
Dora Club
Judy
Jackie
Births At Waterman Memorial Hospital Last Week
James Bryan Colley son of Mr and Mrs Sanford C Colley Jr of Tavares and Margaret Juanita Denson daughter of Mr and Mrs Richard T Denson born Oct 7 both at Waterman Memorial Hospital Whately notes the adage about teaching habits over wealth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waterman Memorial Hospital
James Bryan Colley
Sanford C. Colley
Tavares
S. C. Colley
Mount Dora
Margaret Juanita Denson
Richard T. Denson
Personalities: Dr Charles M Proctor New Sylvan Shores Resident
The second and final Personalities account profiles Dr Charles Marden Proctor born March 29 1880 in Chelsea Massachusetts a descendant of early New England settlers. After schooling in Malden he trained at Boston Dental College now Tufts and began practice in Rome Georgia where he met Martha Berry and later helped found a dental clinic at the Berry schools. He practiced in Malden and London before returning to Boston and retirement with numerous lectures and demonstrations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Marden Proctor
Sylvan Shores
Chelsea
Mass
Massachussetts
New England
Robert Proctor
Concord
Jane Hildreth
Richard Hildreth
America
Dr. Proctor
James Proctor
Ethan Allen
Benedict Arnold
Ticonderoga
Ternal
James Bucknam
Malden
Proctor
Clara Marie Shute
Germany
Boston Dental College
Tufts College Dental School
Rome
Martha McChesney Berry
Berry Schools
London
England
William Lu Crowl
Dr. Charles M. Proctor Pioneering Dentist and Educator
Dr. Charles M. Proctor, demonstrator of clinical dentistry and longtime professor emeritus of oral surgery, retired in 1934 after 22 years as oral surgeon in chief at Bos Dispensary and 17 years at Roxbury Hospital. He studied under Dr. Otteson in Oslo and pursued postgraduate work in pedagogy public health and oral cancer research. He published on cancer of the mouth and lectured for numerous dental societies and Rotary clubs in Massachusetts and New England.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bos Dispensary
Roxbury Hospital
Otteson
Oslo
Norway
Tufts
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Boston Medical Center
Rhode Island State Dental Society
International Journal of Orthodontia and
Proctor
Greater New York Dental Society
Robert R. Andrews Society of Dental Research
Vermont Dental Society
Maine State Dental Society
Massachusetts
Thehusetts Dental Society
Crane Furniture Co opens new display room in Donnelly
Scores visit the open house at Crane Furniture Co. at Donnelly and Sixth Ave to view new display quarters of furniture and home appliances. Gifts were given during ceremonies led by D. Fletcher Crane and Walter Tucker with recipients including Virginia Dumas Ed Mitchell Helen Whitehead Sally McCain and many others. Florida leads the nation in total watermelon production followed by Texas and Georgia per the Florida Farm Bureau.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crane Furniture Co
Donnelly
Sixth Av
D. Fletcher Crane
Walter Tucker
Virginia Dumas
Ed Mitchell
Helen Whitehead
Sally McCain
Frank Higgins
Frank Davidson
Mary Kearsley
Glenda Hogg
W. W. How
Florida
Texas
Georgia
Florida Farm Bureau
Heaton Likely Mount Dora Mayor As Bishop Seeks Council Seat
Lou L. Heaton appears set to be Mount Dora’s next mayor after the only mayoral petition filed by noon. Mrs. Daniel Bishop filed for City Council after a quick circulation, aiming to become the first woman on council, replacing Lillian Christie who isn’t seeking reelection. Incumbents and other candidates lined up for council and city clerk reelection as petitions continued to roll in ahead of the 5 p.m. filing deadline.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Dora
Lou L. Heaton
Daniel Bishop
Bishop
Lillian Christie
Jerry Barnhart
T. A. Brotherson
Crane
Wayne Moon
Ernie Mosteller
William C. Stewart
Henry Beims
Rehbaum
Lions Pass Buck and Erect Snack Stand for Hurricanes
Lions club plans a sideline refreshment stand at Mount Dora High School to support home games. Local business leaders including Brown Builders Supply and Rehbaum Hardware pledge donations of materials, labor, and equipment for the stand beside new bleachers, ready for the Umatilla game on October 18.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Dora
Hurricanes
Lions Club
Lions
al Rehbaum, Jr
Tom Brothson
Brown Builders Supply
Rehbaum
Jones Brothers
Casey” Jones
Lake County Fuel Co
Bob Bardwell
Parker's
Reggie Parker
Gordon Dake
Dake
Bill Prinz
Bill Williamson
Umatilla
Heaton To Address Woman's Club In Mount Dora
Councilman Lou L. Heaton and City Attorney Roy Christopher will speak at the Woman's club meeting in the Community building on Wednesday Oct 17. Heaton will discuss Our Town and Christopher Municipal Government. introduced by Mrs. William Prinz with Mrs. B O Bowers presiding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lou L. Heaton
Roy Christopher
Woman's Club
Mount Dora
Heaton
Christopher
William Prinz
B. O. Bowers
Madeleine Milner
IceHouse Players Open Fourth Season With Brighten the Corner
The IceHouse Players opened their fourth season with Four nights of Brighten the Corner and a spoof on Forever Amber. Chubby Merchant delivered a standout Uncle Jeffrey performance in New York City style chaos while Anne Johnson George Benjamin and Dorothy Greiert impressed in key roles with strong stage presence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
IceHouse Players
New York City
Jeffrey
Col. Merchant
Anne Johnson
George Benjamin
Anne
Jamin
Miss Johnson
Dorothy Greiert
Tavares
Merle Eary
Voter Registration Deadline For City Election
New residents may register at City Hall to be listed in the city registration book. Eligible voters must sign up before November 10 to vote in the municipal election on December 11. County registration does not qualify for city voting. City Clerk William Cale at the pool hall handles the process.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Byron Smith
Sage
Mrs. Graves
Whately
Mabel Norris Reese
Boston
Charles M. Proctor
Mrs. Bishop Files
Lou Heaton
Woman’s Club
Amber
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