Mount Dora Draws Winter Visitors and Locals
Winter visitors describe Mount Dora as a city that gets into the blood with lake views at Grand View and orange groves along the Orange Blossom Trail. Detroit’s Mrs. Media Curtis plans a long winter stay, while local hospitality highlights Hurri Cane celebrations and seasonal shifts as residents return and travel between Mount Dora, Tangerine, and nearby towns.
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Mount Dora
Grand View Hotel
Orange Blossom Trail
Media Curtis
Detroit
Curtis d
Florida
Lake Dora
Grand View
Pollywogs Rise as Lake County Football Contenders
The Pollywogs, Huricanes’ pre varsity squad, remain unbeaten and unscored upon in Lake County. They defeated Eustis 19-0 and Tavares 13-0, with a postponed Umatilla game and a finale vs Clermont Nov. 9. Coached by Bob Vincent, players include Grady Sills Jerry Dake Donald Weinmann and Freddy.
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Eustis
Tavares
Groveland
Umatilla
Clermont
Bob Vincent
Grady Sills
Jerry Dake
Donald Weinmann
Freddy
Mount Dora Art League Opens Season With Week of Art
The Mount Dora Art League announces the season kick off during National Art Week November 1 to 7. Edith Fairfax Davenport Zellwood will speak at the 7 o clock Friday meeting at the Go building. Local artists will display in downtown store windows under Mrs Stephen Clermont Gregor while regular sketch classes start November 6 and a life class November 7 at the Public Library.
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Mount Dora
Orlando Art League
Florida
American Artists Professional League
D. Fletcher Crane
Charles Shaw
Eustis
Creative Writers Group
League
Local Names Listed in Historical Record
A roster of individuals including Roseborough, John Keller, Richard Ely, Jay Malone, Charles Brown, John Marsell, George Cox, Ossie Hawkins, W. S. Spilliard, George Wilson, Charles Correll, James Stark, Donald Gregg, Jeff Ray, Bus ter Brown, Don Sennett, Johnny Crowley, Fred DeWolf, Roland Lane, Jimmy Connor, Owen Connor, Charles Norton, Pete Wages and Dan Combs appears in the archival snippet.
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Roseborough
John Keller
Richard Ely
Jay Malone
Charles Brown
John Marsell
George Cox
Ossie Hawkins
W. S. Spilliard
George Wilson
Charles Correll
James Stark
Donald Gregg
Jeff Ray
Buster Brown
Don Sennett
Johnny Crowley
Fred DeWolf
Roland Lane
Jimmy Connor
Owen Connor
Charles Norton
Pete Wages
Dan Combs
Schubert Promoted to Sergeant in Air Force
Don Schubert son of Mr and Mrs Oscar Schubert has been promoted to sergeant with the Air Force His parents learned of the promotion from his station in Japan this week.
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Schubert
Don Schubert
Oscar Schubert
Air Force
Japan
Baileys Entertain Class At Covered-Dish Supper
The Young Adult class of the Methodist church will host a covered-dish supper at 6 30 p m Friday at the home of Mr and Mrs George Bailey on Heim Road and Highway 441. Bailey leads the class as teacher.
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Baileys
The
Methodist Church
George Bailey
Heim Rd
Highway 441
A Bailey
Florida financial figures and call response figures
In the state of Florida, at the close of business on October 4 1950 published in response to a call by the Comptroller of the Currency under Section 5211 U S Revised Statutes. The record shows totals of 3 689 041 09 100 000 00 138 427 92 totaling 4 027 469 01 with 61 700 00 for Tennessee or a related account.
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Florida
Evelyn Vaughn stars in John Loves Mary at Charles St Theatre
Evelyn Vaughn, UT Austin graduate, plays the English wife in IceHouse Players upcoming John Loves Mary opening November 2 at Charles St Theatre. She recently passed a state bar exam in Tallahassee amid plans to practice law. Cast includes Jim and Helen Jackson, and Berrien and Sally McCain with newcomers George Benjamin and Larry Hunt.
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Evelyn Vaughn
IceHouse
John
Mary
Charles St
Evelyn
University of Texas
Tallahassee
Jone
Lake County
Orville Calhoun
America
Mae Buckman
Jim
Helen Jackson
Berrien
Sally McCain
George Benjamin
Mount Dora
Larry Hunt
Eustis
Merle Cleary
Col. H. F. Merchant
Walter J. Patton
Lions' Circus Fund Mounts in Mount Dora
Mount Dora Lions Club boosts a program to send every local child to see Ringling Bros. Circus in Orlando on November 16. advance contributions list many area residents and businesses as sponsors and donors for the fund to cover passports for one to forty Mount Dora school and Milner Rosenwald academy students.
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Mount Dora
Lions Club
Big Ringling Bros
Barnum & Bailey Circus
Orlando
Milner-Rosenwald Academy
East Town
Bob Jarvis
F. E. Burton
Rose Hoedelmier
D. Henderson
Mr. Peck
Walter Osterling
Chester Conelly
E. E. Channell
Eva English
F. W. Davidson
Will Moore
Jim Selig
Paul Milner
J. W. Hughston
C. H. Kensty
George Hall
Paul Turrentine
Dr. Wason
Mike Gonna
R. Chamamp
Green Lantern
Frank Hadlock
Smart Shop
Charlie Bradford
Jones Bros
Lloyd Atkins Laundry
A. M. & S. Sales & Service
Riley’s Trailer Park
Gordon Cowboy
Caudel’s & Larsen’s
Carrie True
J. M. McCown
Girl Scouts to Host County Activities Open Week
Mount Dora hosts national Girl Scout week starting Sunday with each unit forming in city churches. A Nov 5 gathering of about 500 Scouts at Danesport follows Vesper services at Dora churches led by Mrs. D. Fletcher Crane and Mrs. Gordon Raulerson. Lions club, Gilbert park cake, Leesburg broadcast, and downtown fund drives accompany events.
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Mount Dora
Daneesport
Gilbert Park
Lions Club
Leesburg
Dora
D. Fletcher Crane
Gordon Raulerson
Drive Band Boosters Raise Over $700 For Mount Dora High
Mount Dora high school band and boosters raised over 700 dollars to equip new instruments and music. Band members and parents led a tag day that yielded more than 200 dollars in small donations with major gifts from Mrs Paul Johnson and Mrs Millard Reid in downtown shops. Majorettes aided door to door campaigns, earning prizes for top donors George Lashar John Marsell Martha Simpson and Aline Paul.
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Mount Dora
Paul Johnson
Millard Reid
Herbert Eider
Paul Hopkins
David le
Wade Simpson
Diane TeStrake
Shirley Hopkins
Allen Seabury
Glenn Woodworth
Daniel Schneider
George Lashar
John Marsell
Martha Simpson
Aline Paul
Sara Jo Land
Blanche Hardin
Ann Bowers
Mary Anna Kelly
Joyce Moon
Noah Swayne Dies In Connecticut
Noah H. Swayne a Yale graduate and coal industry authority died October 6 in Stamford Connecticut. A Mount Dora winter visitor with his wife artist Mrs. Swayne he once criticized Florida citrus policy. He practiced law in New York and Connecticut and served as Connecticut House majority leader. He leaves a widow and a son Noah III.
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Noah H. Swayne
Mount Dora
Florida
Stamford
Conn
Mr. Swayne
Ohio
Swayne
Yale University
New York
Connecticut
Ontario and Western Railroad
Noah, III
Baby Betsy Kathleen Wise Born at Waterman Memorial
Mr and Mrs Curtis Wise announce the birth of daughter Betsy Kathleen Wise at Waterman Memorial Hospital Eustis on October 22 Noel Lester Gulledge was also born there to Mr and Mrs Noel E Gulledge of Sorrento.
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Curtis Wise
Betsy Kathleen
Waterman Memorial Hospital
Eustis
Noel Lester Gulledge
Noel E. Gulledge
Sorrento
All Pink Nuptials Sunday at Larsen Home
Naomi Mathilde Larsen wed Charles Elmer Bunnell in a single ring ceremony at the Larsen residence in Yalaha Mount Dora Baptist pastor James H Sutley officiated before pink decor of gladioli palms and an electric organ. Bride wore nylon satin pink tulle veil and pink pearls.
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Sean Cate
Harold Larsen
Mr. Larsen
Naomi Mathilde Larsen
Fredrich H. Larsen
Yalaha
Charles Elmer Bunnell
W. H. Bunnell
Mr. Bunnell
Leesburg
James H. Sutley
Mount Dora Baptist Church
Larsen
Lestina Anne Larsen
Barbara Jean
Maid of Honor
Larsen Home
Allison Keen
Lake Jem
Howard Daley
Astatula
G. A. Caudel
Robert Caudel
W. G. Russell
Mount Dora
D.C. Blackburn
Umatilla
Arthur Larsen
The Sisters McIntosh One Act At Mount Dora Club
Mount Dora Woman's club meeting features The Sisters McIntosh as the highlight. IceHouse Players perform under director Mrs T E Carver with cast including Susan Odom Marie Flint and Herman Dykes. Club hostesses chair Mrs Olin F Tower and guests may attend.
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Sisters McIntosh
Mount Dora
IceHouse Players
T. E. Carver
Susan Odom
Marie Flint
Herman Dykes
Carver
Odom
Flint
Woman’s Club
Olin F. Tower
Mount Dora Hobo Day aims for part time work for members
Members of Mount Dora's Future Homemakers of America plan a Hobo Day on Saturday. They will visit present-day homemakers to seek part-time jobs to fund training and bolster the association treasury.
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Mount Dora
Homemakers of
America
Local area church schedules list in Eustis service times
Multiple houses of worship in Eustis share weekly timings. Baptist church posts Bible School at 9 45 am and services at 11 am 7 pm 8 pm. Community Methodist and other churches provide morning worship 11 am and evening sessions with midweek activities. Christian Science chapel runs Sunday service at 11 am Sunday School 11 am and Wednesday 8 pm.
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Baptist Church
Sixth and Tremain
James H. Sutley
Donnelly St
Robert R. Reed
Methodist
Robert M. Blackburn
Church OF God
East Liberty
A. Austin
Y.P.E
Church OF Christ—Fifth
Aubrey Mercer
Eustis First Church OF Christ Scientist
Lemon and Grove
Sermons and Services Across Local Churches This Week
The First Baptist church carrying morning and evening topics with Pastor James Sutley and Mrs. Harold Larsen leading music. Mid week prayer set for 8 pm Wednesday. Community church welcomes Dr. Arthur P. Pratt with theme Worthy of Our Heritage. Mrs. Robert Vason soloist with Oust. Mt Scous vCome. Dr. Robert R. Reed plans return Nov 5 after illness. Mt. Zion Methodist speaker Rev rt R Blackburn on Religion as a Force and a fireside topic How to Sleep on a Stormy Night.
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First Baptist Church
James Sutley
Robert , Vason
Scous vCome
Robert R. Reed
Ohio
Columbus
T the Methodist Church
Rt R. Blackburn
Wisdom Behind Censure and Deception
A succinct reflection notes that few individuals possess the discernment to favor censure as beneficial over incentives that mislead. The remark attributes the viewpoint to Foucauld and frames moral judgment in terms of restraint, truth, and consequences.
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Foucauld
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