Unsung World War II heroine dies in Mount Dora home
Mrs. Ethelyn Zell died at her Mount Dora residence after a long life of public service. A WWI heroine, she served as assistant chief for the local aircraft warning service, logged over 1,000 hours, and directed attendance records and schedules. She later aided Red Cross and civic groups, helped Donnelly Park, and remained a community leader until her death with several sisters and a brother surviving. Funeral rites were held with Dr. Robert R. Reed and Rev. George Gibson officiating.
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Ethelyn Zell
Mount Dora
First National Bank
Edith Edeburn Keller
Zell
Aircraft Warning Service
Red Cross
Community Church
Woman’s Club
Hubbard
F. C. Howell
D. F. Downes
Bridgehampton
Long Island
Frederick MacMahon
Arlington
Mississippi Drops Ahead as Florida Lags in Education Spending
Florida moves below Mississippi in education spending relative to income, drawing comments from the State Bar assocation in the proposed Constitution. The Topic today condenses the Bar's suggestions for changes to publish before citizens vote on amendments, with complete charges on Page 8.
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Mississippi
Florida
State Bar Association
Denson Family Announces Grandview Birth of Kenneth
Mr and Mrs Richard Denson announce the birth of a son Kenneth Tuesday at Eustis Waterman Memorial Hospital. He weighed seven pounds ten ounces and is the third son of the Dorans. A father said a baseball team is
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Richard. Denson
Grandview Sr
Kenneth
Eustis
Waterman Memorial Hospital
iHe
Dorans
Death takes C Dillenbeck in Plainfield
Clark Dillenbeck 82, a Mount Dora Lawn Bowling Club associate and retired architect engineer, died at his Plainfield New Jersey home. A Cornell Tau Beta Pi alumnus and 32nd degree Mason he held posts with Reading Railroad Society of Engineers and American Society of Engineers. He leaves widowed wife two daughters Baroness Alice Stael von Holstein and Mrs R S Perry Jr one grandson and two great grandchildren. Funeral held in Grace Lutheran church Wyndmoor Pennsylvania, a church he designed.
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Mount Dora
Sons of the Revolution
Sons of the Society of the War of 1812
New York Historical Society
Dillenbacks of America
Reading Railroad Co
American Society of Engineers
Engineers Club of
Philadelphia
American Railway ~ Engineer Association
Cornell University
Cornell Society of Engineers
Tau Beta Pi
Dillenbeck
Alice Stael von Holstein
Stockholm
Sweden
R. S. Perry, Jr
Summit, N. J
Grace Lutheran
Hurricanes face Apopka after loss to Tavares
Apopka trip follows a 20-0 defeat by Tavares where the Hurricanes failed to score in the first half and struggled with passing. They showed defense keeping Tavares off the board early but could not sustain offense as the Bulldogs pulled away with three touchdowns and two extra points.
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Apopka
Tavares
Hurricanes
Bulldogs
City Council Initiates Condemnation Over Highland Street Easement
Mount Dora Council started condemnation proceedings Tuesday to gain a 24 by 40 foot easement on Highland Street past Frank Drake’s property after Drake demanded 1000 dollars for the corner needed. City Attorney Tom Cooley said the plan moves to circuit court and noted Drake refused 150 dollars offer. Ronald Aldrich, a Mount Dora High School teacher, owns nearby home joined to the alley under dispute. No immediate improvement plans for the thoroughfare were announced.
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Highland St
Frank Drake
Tom Cooley
Circuit Court
Drake
Mount Dora
Cooley
Ronald Aldrich
New Mount Dora
Eighth
Aldrich
Fire Control Campaign Grows in Lake County
A broad push by the Florida Forest and Park Association seeks public support for a fire control unit to guard Lake county s 354 000 acres of woodland. The November ballot will decide the measure with a major meeting at Florida Southern College in Lakeland on October 27 featuring Democratic nominee Fuller Warren. Local committee members from Leesburg Groveland Mount Dora and other towns will drive signers and outreach.
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Lake County
Florida Forest and Park Association
Florida Southern College
Lakeland
Fuller Warren
Association
H. L. Pringle
Walter Warren
Leesburg
L. A. Shaw
Eustis
W. J. Rogers
Tavares
H. T. Williams
Clermont
Charles Osborne
Umatilla
M. L. Roberts
Wisdom of the wise and experience of ages quoted
A compact maxim credits quotation as a mirror of wisdom and aged experience, suggesting that the craft of repeating noted words sustains knowledge across generations. The quote attributed to Disraeli frames quotation as a vessel for enduring insight.
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Disraeli
Florida candidates schedule separate Lake county appearances
Democratic nominee Fuller Warren will speak at Leesburg high school auditorium at 10 a.m. to address citrus issues with growers. Republican nominee Bert Aker will tour Lake county, ending in Leesburg for an 8 p.m. rally at Donnelly park after stops in Groveland and Mount Dora. The Leesburg night rally will be the first Republican rally there since 1928.
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Florida
Lake County
Fuller’ Warren
Leesburg
Bert Aker
Warren
Lake
Orange County
California
Aker
Groveland
M. J. Moss
Congress
Mount Dora
Donnelly Park
Dream Ended As Mount Dora Accepts Florida Power Rate Proposal
Mount Dora City Council approved a three year contract with Florida Power Corp lowering wholesale rates by 10 percent and city bills by about 3.5 percent for residents. The deal retroactive to October meter readings reduces fuel oil charge from 2.86 to 2.80 per barrel and includes installation of substation regulators within seven to eight months.
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Mount Dora
Florida Power Corp
J. E. Fortner
Fortner
Robert Fortress
Florida Power
Council
Fortress
Boy, 5, Hurt in Clayton Street "Death Trap" Crash
Benny Muecke Jr., a first grader from Mount Dora, lies critically injured at Waterman Memorial hospital after a city truck struck him on Clayton Street near noon. Harold Overhiser Jr., 24, driver of the truck and son of the city superintendent, faces police questions. The accident occurred as more than twenty first graders were dismissed for lunch, with Clayton Street lacking noon-hour traffic protection. The school board recently voted to seek closure of Clayton Street to traffic during school hours, a move not yet presented to the city council. The boy is the son of Mr and Mrs Benny Muecke, 12th Ave.
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Clayton St
Mount Dora
Eustis Hospital
Benny Muecke, Jr
Waterman Memorial Hospital
Harold Overhiser, Jr
Harold Overhiser
Clayton
W. A. Vincent
Benny Muecke
Simpson Fruit Co
Doran's Son Dies In Akron
Lyle C. Croy longtime Akron journalist and real estate editor dies after a heart ailment from a cold ice incident. Funeral held in Cuyahoga Falls Ohio with his mother Mrs Elwood Carpenter of Mount Dora and his widow and son Richard among survivors.
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Cuyahoga Falls
Ohio
Lyle C. Croy
Akron Real Estate Board
Elwood Carpenter
Simpson St
Mount Dora
Carpenter
Croy
Akron
Akron Beacon Journal
Richard
IceHouse Players Rise in Mount Dora Under Gordon Goodrich
Mount Dora launches IceHouse Players led by director Gordon Goodrich. Teens pledge hard work and learning as rehearsals begin in the old ice house, with mentors like Howard Bailey praising Mount Dora as a budding cultural center. Goodrich, a 29 year old with Chicago and California theatre roots, moves from sales to shepherd a local youth theatre, recruiting teens and gaining community backing.
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Mount Dora
IceHouse Players
Gordon Goodrich
Ice House
Gordon
IceHouse Aes
Howard Bailey
Annie Russell
Rollins College
Florida
Chicago
Youth Center
John
Bill Barker
F.H.A. Sets Hobo Day Prophetic
Mount Dora F H A announces Hobo Day on Saturday October 23 with members going door to door offering small chores for donations. Project led by president Ann Bowers with officers Margie Kenyon Jean Parker and Barbara Hill to participate and host a Halloween party at Patsy Conner’s Lake Jem home.
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F.H.A
Future
Homemakers of America
Mount Dora F.H.A
Ann Bowers
Hoboday
Patsy Conner
Lake Jem
Margie Kenyon
Jean Parker
Barbara Hill
Baptists Open County Session in Mount Dora
Mount Dora Baptists host a two day Lake County Baptist association conference with hundreds of members. Dr Ollie Edmunds Stetson University president speaks at 3 p.m. Friday. The Umatilla Junior choir directed by Rev W J Norton performs tonight and Friday with multiple appearances. Pastor James H Sutley opens the program at noon today at the Community building.
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Mount Dora Baptists
Lake County Baptist Association
Ollie Edmunds
Stetson University
Umatilla
Edmunds
Baptist Church
W. J. Norton
Umatilla Baptist Church
the Dora Baptist Church
James H. Sutley
Mount Dora Church
Yale Singers Good Republicans Best
Harry Briggs reviews national politics in Briggs' Digs, praising the Yale Glee club as the Dewey crowd's best and urging voters to back Republicans this year. Page 4 features his analysis.
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Yale
Dewey
Yale Glee Club
Harry Briggs
Briggs
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Santa Monica
New World Theatre
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Santa Monica Stock Co
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