Citizens Must Reregister for Dec. 7 Election
The notice outlines the December 7 election with four posts including city clerk and three council roles. It lists Park Commission vacancies and states a November 23 petition filing deadline for candidates, noting City Clerk William C. Stewart’s term expiration and reelection bid, along with terms ending for President Bill Prinz, Jerry Barnhart, and Jack Groves.
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Park Commission
William C. Stewart
Bill Prinz
Utilities
Jerry Barnhart
Street Dept
Jack Groves
Mrs. Ruby Goolsby Dies In Sorrento
Mrs. Ruby Inez Goolsby 33 longtime Sorrento resident died at her home Sunday prayers were at Sorrento cemetery services held Wednesday She left two daughters Delaney Wade of Sorrento and Esther Palmer of Detroit two sons Edwin Wade of Sorrento and Oliver Wade of Eustis one granddaughter and five grandsons four brothers Clifford Laidlaw Johnny Laidlaw Will Laidlaw and Jess Laidlaw She resided in Sorrento over 40 years.
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Sorrento
Ruby Inez Goolsby
Sorrento Cemetery
IceHouse Sets Opening Week Cast for November Play
IceHouse announces opening play Fever in early November directed by Susan Odom. Star Jack O'Brien leads a cast including Col Lauben and Mrs Jack Fronberger from Mount Dora, with Jean Patterson Col E F Chubby Merchant Ed Vogler Nancy Ellis Peggy Graves Charles Wareing also featured. Season memberships remain available through local members. Mount Dora tickets via Berrien McCain or Mrs McCain.
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Susan Odom
Jack O’brien
Col. P. §. Lauben
Jack Fronberger
Mount Dora
Jean Patterson
Ice House
Col. E. F
Chubby” Merchant
Ed Vogler
Naa Ae
Nancy Ellis
Peggy Graves
Charles Wareing
O’brien
Berrien McCain
LaDue Lashar Realty Co
Mrs. McCain
Smart Shop
Two Accidents Mar City Safety Record
Two accidents last weekend marred the city safety record. Eustis Cummings was charged with reckless driving after his car collided with John C. South Robie Jr. at sunrise as South entered Route 441 from Robie. South sustained two fractured ribs and $385 in damage while Cummings’ car sustained $220. A second incident occurred Friday in rain, three cars collided at 441 and Camp Street. Barbara Ann Douglass’s car struck Luther Waller directing him into Stanley L. Parker’s vehicle.
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Eustis
Cummings
John C. South
Robie Jr
Route 441
Robie
James Orr
South
441
Camp St
Orr
Barbara Ann Douglass
Luther Waller
Stanley L. Parker
Maitland
Hallowe'en Art To Initiate National Week
Halloween Art will usher in American Art Week with store windows blazing in season colors by school pupils. Mrs Kendall Jones leads the Junior Division of the League arranging talent for the celebration. Mount Dora's Art League presents its annual exhibit of drawings paintings ceramics and crafts from Nov 1 to Nov 7 in store windows and the Public Library art room. The show blends new and veteran local artists to inspire viewers and perhaps spark timid would be painters.
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Kendall Jones
Mount Dora
Florida
Residents in Hospital List at Mount Dora Area
Mount Dora residents in Waterman Memorial Hospital Eustis this week include W J Zink W A Conrad Mrs Dorothy Foote Mrs Lois Boxell Mrs Lucille Foster Mrs May Horak and Frank Knight None listed at Durham Young Hospital Leesburg A. P. Herbert quips about a long joint life implying a lack of spirit as admired in sheep
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Mount Dora
Waterman Memorial Hospital
Eustis
W. J. Zink
W. A. Conrad
Dorothy Foote
Lois Boxell
Lucille Foster
May” Horak
Frank Knight
Durham Young Hospital
Leesburg
Key Club Starts Anti Prank Drive With Poster Contest
The Key Club launches a "Cure Vandalism" campaign to curb Halloween pranks and property destruction. It sponsors a school poster contest with cash prizes of 3, 2, and 1 dollars for two classifications, to be displayed in downtown store windows as a reminder to youth.
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Key Club
Brownies Visit Greenhouse Friday At Zellwood
The Fourth Grade Brownies will tour the Zellwood greenhouse of Lester B. Vincent & Son this Friday. Under leaders Mrs. S. L. Shaw and assistant Mrs. Vance Anderson the troop elected officers: Sharon Anderson president Betty Shaw first vice president Kathy Cheatham secretary Sue Parkhurst treasurer Dorothy Huett scribe.
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Lester B. Vincent & Son
Zellwood
S. L. Shaw
Vance Anderson
Sharon Anderson
Betty Shaw
Kathy Cheatham
Sue Parkhurst
Dorothy Huett
Courtship Between Lipstick and Broom The Period
A witty line framing courtship as a era between style and chores. The remark plays on gender roles and social expectations in dating. Readers see playful critique of romance norms.
Mount Dora Opens Adult Education With Typing and Bookkeeping
Mount Dora's Adult Education program will start Monday at 7 30 p m in the high school offering typing and bookkeeping. Mrs Paul Johnson organizer said registrations from the first courses showed strong interest. Floyd Jaggears Lake County Adult Education director will supervise with Miss Doris Camp teaching. Additional courses may follow including Spanish if enough students enroll.
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Mount Dora
Paul Johnson
Floyd Jaggears
Lake Courtty
Doris Camp
Jaggears
Leesburg
Tavares
Methodist School To Open Sunday In Leesburg
Lake County Methodist Leadership Training School opens Sunday at Morrison Memorial Methodist Church Leesburg. Rev Gaylon L Howe of Ocala leads the sessions starting 3 p m focusing on youth guidance with speakers from Florida Georgia and Tennessee districts. The course runs each evening through Thursday and is open to all Lake county Methodists.
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Lake County
Morrison Memorial Methodist Church
Leesburg
Gaylon L. Howe
First Methodist
Ocala
Mount Dora
Dale Hagler
Sarasota
Hartley Davis
Macon
Arthur Marshall
Maryville
Tenn
Blanche Yeager
Florida
Dorothy Eubanks
Coral Gables
Methodist Youth Fellowship
Rainfall update from Mount Dora growers co op
A total of 6.2 inches fell in the Mount Dora area largely last Friday. The October total reaches 7 inches, ahead of last year’s 3 inches by Oct 13. Year to date rainfall shows 45.3 inches versus 76.5 inches last year.
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Mount Dora
County Baptists Report Noted Growth Across Lake County
A Lake County Baptist association meeting in Leesburg October 20 and 21 will feature a report on remarkable church growth over the past year. The Sunday School enrollment rose by more than 1000 since October 1, 1953, with significant gains in other church activities as well.
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Lake County Baptist Association
Leesburg
Association
Chemstrand Plant Opens Nylon Filament Facility in Pensacola
Florida's largest textile plant operated by the Chemstrand Corporation produces nylon filament yarn at Pensacola. The facility sits on a 2,000 acre tract and represents a major industrial presence in the state.
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Florida
Chemstrand Corporation
Pensacola
Lake Cofp Opens Drive for Members
Lake County Chamber of Commerce announces membership drive with its largest single contribution by Florida Telephone Corp totaling 150 dollars. Letters circulate across Central Florida urging businesses to support chamber work and distribute resident literature. Memberships are offered in three classes: 1, 5, and 12.50 dollars.
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Lake County
Tourists Spend 49 Cents on Meals and Lodging
Tourists allocate 49 percent of their dollars to meals and lodging per American Automobile Association figures. The data highlights travel costs and consumer spending patterns for visitors.
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American Automobile Association
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Ruby Goolsby
Exchange Department
IceHouse Readies
Mundell & Hill
Iues
Eleanor Alderman
Anne Merchant
Need Ag
Hallowe'en Art
A. P. Herbert
Phillips
Pursuits Petroleum Company
Phillips 66
Tweedle Bros., Inc
Methodist
County Baptists
Lake Cofp
Mark Peters
Fifth Ave
Americas
America
Chevrolet
Eustis, Florida
Clark Chevrolet, Inc
Orange Ave
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