International mixup ends with Venezuelan family finding aid in Florida
A Venezuelan mother Rafal Ardeneta with three children faced a travel crisis seeking a Florida cure for her eye. Misunderstandings over a Charleston retreat caused an international stir before Mount Dora residents helped arrange aid and a California eye operation. The Chester family hosted them at Patricia Groves home while Dr Schneider redirected care.
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United States
Venezuela
Mount Dora
California
Florida
Rafal Ardeneta
Fla
Ardeneta
Edmund Chester
Chili
New York City
Chicago
Chesters
Patricia Groves
Rafel Ardeneta
Institute of Commerce
University of Puerto Cabello
Martin Schneider
Enrique
Sara
Lilith
New Hope Clinic
Dr. Schneider
Benedict Lust
Ardenetas
Detroit
Urdeneta
Eula Lee Caudel
Ter
Patricia
Princess Theatre
Chester
Sanitarium
Orlando
New York
Nena
The
Harnage to Return to Cyprus for Second Tour
Lloyd Harnage of Tavares, assigned to the American consulate in Nicosia Cyprus, left Saturday with his wife and three children for Washington to confer with the State Department before a two year tour of duty. This return follows his prior posting in international relations.
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Harnage
Cyprus
Lake County
Satur Day
Lloyd Harnage
Tavares
Nicosia
Washington
State Department
Senator Smathers Addresses Mount Dora Students
Senator Smathers spoke to Mount Dora High School students urging study, loyalty, and fearlessness against communist brainwashing seen in Korea. He toured Central Florida with Henry Land and thanked student leaders Mary Lou Davidson and Henry Land Jr., expressing a wish to relive the school experience.
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George Smathers
Mount Dora
U. S
Florida
Henry W. Land
Tangerine
Claude Pepper
Henry Land, Jr
Mary Lou Davidson
Smathers
Mount Dora Aims Local Bond for School Growth
Lake County faces a looming need to raise funds for a sub‑minimum school building program. A 4 mill levy on the Nov 17 ballot would generate about 160 thousand dollars annually, but Mount Dora would still require a larger future bond to handle growing enrollment and avoid state dependency. The Parents' Planning Committee urged a county wide bond issue, citing state law limits and expanding pupil numbers.
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Lake County
Mount Dora
Parents’ Planning Committee
M. O. “Buster” Williams
Kiwanis Club
Supt
Vaughn
D. D. Roseborough
Clockmaker Wright Builds Heirloom Grandfather Clock
In Mount Dora, G. R. Wright spent about 180 hours crafting a grandfather clock with brass rods, swinging pendulums, and a hand fitted door. he made most metal parts himself though he bought hinges. The clock, a family memento, keeps precise minutes and is paired with his collection of hand made estate tools and a four inch .22 pistol.
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Garland Wright
Wright
Wright designs tiny gun blueprints for Popular Mechanics
G R Wright drafts scaled drawings of a miniature firearm and has arranged with Popular Mechanics to publish the blueprints. He works from his Ninth Avenue home and shop, where he fabricates parts for various mechanical devices and keeps a gasoline motor among his tools.
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Popular Mechanics
Wright
Mr. Wright
Deadline Set for School Trustee Election in Lake County
Dorans may run for Eustis Mount Dora District One in a special election set for November 3. Petition filing is due next Monday after a school board meeting at the Pioneer building in Tavares. District Four sees a contest between Effie Treadway and Kenneth Sears. Holloway seeks Leesburg post. voters also decide the six mill operating levy and four mill building reserve fund levy.
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Dorans
Pioneer Building
Tavares
Eustis
Mount Dora
Herbert Ferran
Barney Dillard
Elizabeth P. Marshall
Effie Treadway
Kenneth B. Sears
White school closings in Lake County for district meeting
All white schools in Lake County will be closed Friday to allow teachers to attend the Florida Education Association district meeting in Daytona Beach.
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Lake County
Florida Education Association
Daytona Beach
Mount Dora to Elect Mayor and Officials in December Race
Voters will decide mayor and four council seats plus two Park Commission posts in Mount Dora's December election under a new charter. Incumbent mayor Lou L Heaton and city clerk William C Stewart face re election questions, with filing deadline set for November 17. James Hughes held one Park Commission seat. Richard Brown’s vacancy adds another post. Heaton’s busy tenure and reform efforts shape the contest.
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Mount Dora
Park Commission
William C. Stewart
Stewart
Lou L. Heaton
Esther Wyatt Bishop
D. Fletcher Crane
Wayne Moon
Ira Kellogg
James Hughes
Richard Brown
Carl Graves
Heaton
City Extends One Side Parking Ban to Ease Traffic
City extends one side parking ban on Sixth Avenue from Baker to Tremain to reduce congestion around the Community building and Baptist church. Councilman Jack Groves pushed the measure citing Sunday School traffic hazards. Mayor Lou L. Heaton plans to seek bids to widen Baker Street and enlarge the Community building parking area with a new driveway exit.
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Baptist Church
Sixth Av
Baker
Tremain St
Alexander
Donnelly
Jack Groves
Lou L. Heaton
Baker St
Donnelly Park
Etchells Mark 25 Years With Frock and Frill Dress Shops
Joseph and Melilla Etchells celebrate a quarter century since founding their Frock and Frill Dress shop in Mount Dora. The couple also run a related store in Kennebunkport, Maine, operating there during summer months.
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Joseph and
Melilla
Mount Dora
Kennebunkport
Maine
Top Contender Umatilla Plays Dora Tonight
Mount Dora Golden Hurricanes aim for a third win as they host Umatilla Bulldogs in a crucial Central Florida battle. Brant and Lucas pace Umatilla while Dorans cope with injuries and fast-hitting backfield threats. Dake and others are limited in practice ahead of the game.
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Mount Dora
Golden Hurricanes
Central Florida
Umatilla Bulldogs
Dorans
Clermont
Tavares
Umatilla
Titusville
Hazel
Bulldogs
Apopka
Brant
Lucas
Dan Spear
Jerry Dake
Ken Dawson
Grady Sills
George Wilson
Unhappy Lake Jem Woman Repeats Ad Sold Unwanted Item
Mrs. Mary Wetz of Lake Jem advertised a lawn sweeper in the Topics classified section for a one time insertion and later regretted it. Early the next morning the paper brought a buyer, and she, bound by her printed word, sold the sweeper she had decided to keep.
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Mary Wetz
Lake Jem
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Adlai Stevenson
G. R. Wright
Norfolk
Wila
Wrights
Etchells
Dora
Henry Vincent
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