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Newspaper
Mount Dora Topic
Location
Mount Dora, Florida, United States of America
Date
Oct 15, 1953
Page
7
Sorrento News notes a push to form a local volunteer fire department in Sorrento and Mt. Plymouth. A meeting at the school on Monday October 19 at 7 30 p m invites residents to discuss acquiring and maintaining fire equipment and services for the area.
B B Medenwald a new Mount Dora business entrant announces a plumbing and heating service headquarters at 127 N Highland St in a former company building. He will run a showroom for fixtures and hot water heaters and invites residents to inspect the new quarters this week.
Mount Dora figures prominently at the dedication of the Museum of International Folk Art in Santa Fe New Mexico. Fred erick Sleight represented Mount Dora in the Finnish exhibit plans while Miss Florence Dibell Bartlett funded the museum and jurors from Germany and Bavaria praised its mission to foster cross cultural understanding.
The annual Florida Methodist Laymen's Retreat occurs at the Youth camp near Leesburg through Sunday. Attendees from the local church include Ronald Aldrich Ronald Arrowsmith William Baker Ed Cross J O Harris and Carol Flavell. Courage is that virtue which champions the cause of right.
A week of changing skies and cool air in Mount Dora maps a vivid fall. The narrator notes brief sunshine, rain threats, and luminous sunsets, citing Lake Dora’s changing moods and October-like calm. The entry blends nature’s notices with reflections on war news and patience.
The Church of Christ announces Evangelist Roy Burgess as minister starting Sunday in Mount Dora. He arrives from Maysville Alabama and will start with a revival at 7 45 p m each evening after a 7 15 Bible drill for children. Burgess will reside in Zellwood with church based office hours for study and discussion. He studied at Dasher Bible School Valdosta Georgia now Georgia Christian Institute and has preached across Georgia Alabama Tennessee Kentucky Indiana and Florida. He and his wife have five sons and two daughters.
The Women's auxiliary of St. Thomas Episcopal Church in Eustis will stage a plastic ware party Friday at 10 a.m. at the Parish House. All interested are invited to attend.
Lake County Chamber of Commerce membership for the 1954 fiscal year opened Oct 1 and reached 1300 by late last week. Secretary Karl Lehmann Dorans urged renewals, listing Richard Edgerton William Holler Mrs Heller Ken Depew and Mrs Mary Learned. Dickson and Ives Co of Orlando led weekly renewals with four sustaining memberships for 50. Memberships are 1250 sustaining 5 contributing and 1 regular.
The report covers services at Bethel F M Olive A M E St John P B and Triumph Brotherhood with Rev W L Webb preaching at Bethel and Harmonize Gospel Singers from Sanford at St John. It notes Baptist associations planned across Leesburg Winter Park Palatka and Clermont and mentions Rev McNair and Deacon A Jones expected next week. George Collier returns home after hospital stay.
Dorans invited to First Methodist church Orlando for district meeting of all church school superintendents and teachers on Thursday Oct 22 at 6 pm. A sandwich supper will follow a conference on church school problems. Bring own sandwiches. District assistant director Mrs Buren O Mills of Mount Dora.
A poem praising a neighbor's garden as a source of calm and beauty. The speaker admires spring flowers, daily care, and blended colors, finding charm that dispels cares. The piece quotes Philo on courage and attributes the verse to Anna J. See.
Advertises Mi-Kolor as a nearly colorless, safe home solution to gray hair. Claims gradual color within one to two weeks, maintenance with weekly applications, no scalp staining, and a lustrous look. Priced at $2.00 plus tax for a large bottle with a money-back guarantee from Dawn Products Co., Orlando Florida.
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