Rumor and Fire Over Peppermint Stick Closure in Mount Dora
Mount Dora public dispute over the Peppermint Stick closure centers on Mrs. Slater Cox whom gossip accuses of moral crusading. The article defends her, stating the business closed for reasons, not due to her actions, and urges youths and elders to discard Dame Rumor and return to constructive community life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Slater Cox
Mount Dora
Spangs
Lake County
Mrs. Cox
Carrie Nation
Dame Rumor
Tragic Leesburg Crash Raises Sudden Death Warning
A Leesburg area crash on Orange Blossom Trail on a Saturday night prompts renewed cries for caution after three youths died. Patrolman Bill Floyd notes the car’s wheel went off the road and faulted the driver for trying to steer back at high speed, urging drivers to slow to a near stop before returning to the highway.
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Floyd
Mount Dora King Daughters Report Summer Welfare Drive
The Mount Dora order of King's Daughters reported their summer welfare work detailing aid to 21 families and 35 school age children. They cleaned and distributed 450 clothing items including 70 new garments 11 hats 41 new shoes and 10 old shoes. They provided 26 yards of cloth for children's clothes 25 families received food totaling $126. They paid doctor bills and gave $25 to a girl in need of psychiatric help after a suicide attempt.
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Mount Dora
Order of King’s Daughters
Hibiscus Way Entry Links to Orange Blossom Trail Project
The Azalea Circle of the Lakes and Hills Garden club completes an 85 hibiscus planting along Hibiscus Way and Orange Blossom Trail entrance to Mount Dora with a $100 fundraising effort. Excess plants will be sold at the Chamber of Commerce office Friday and Saturday. remaining work includes Legion Memorial home beautification with palm donations and 15 more trees to be planted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Dora
Sylvan Shores
Azalea Circle of the Lakes and Hills Garden Club
C. A. Lee
Fate Traced Her Path In Tracks Of Two Autos
Postmaster E N Mitchell of Altamonte Springs stayed off the Florida highways after the Florida Georgia Tech game. He and his wife were driving home when a car coming from Leesburg crossed the road and struck them head on. Mrs Mitchell died at the scene along with three Leesburg youths in the other car. Corporal Bill Floyd of the State Highway Patrol traced tire marks and crash paths to piece together the accident sequence. Mitchell survived with a broken leg and severe injuries.
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E. N. Mitchell
Altamonte Springs
Gainesville
Georgia Tech
Mrs. Mitchell
Ganesville
Leesbore
Tavares
Mount Dora
Mr. Mitchell
Leesburg
Robert Campbell
Homer Vickers
Tramath Darby
Bill Floyd
State Highway Patrol
Lake County
Silver Lake Junction
Mount Dora honors top students by grade in first period
Honor roll at Mount Dora Junior and Senior High lists students across grades seven to twelve. Named include Gerald Dake Jalene Howell Shirley Hopkins Patty Johnson and others per grade level, highlighting academic achievement.
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Mount Dora
Gerald Dake
Jalene Howell
Shirley Hopkins
Patty Johnson
Dorothy Kurras
Sara’ Jo Land
Lestina Larsen
Linda Raulerson
Carol Siess
Walter TeStrake
George Cox
Billy Harding
John Keller
Freddy Roseborough
Jackie Shannon
Peter Trenham
Ann Bowers
Barbara Hill
Paul Hopkins
Margie Kenyon
Byron Smith
Diane TeStrake
Dora Scouts Show How To Be Peppy At The Beach
Daytona Beach residents admired a sprightly group of Girl Scouts from Mount Dora and the citrus belt. The delegation danced on the sand near the ocean’s edge during a grand weekend at a beach cottage owned by Mr. and Mrs. D Fletcher Crane. Leaders and girls named include Sidnia Whitehead Barbara Jo Moore Betty Stockton Joyce M Stewart Helen Davidson Linda Raulerson Patty Johnson June Bowie Alice Mary Anne Daniels Shirley Hopkins Ann Travers Joyce Moon and accompanying mothers Mrs E Moore Mrs Sue Odom Mrs Robert Travers and Mrs Alice Strite.
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Daytona Beach
Oceans Edge
Citrus Belt
Florida
Mount Dora
D. .Fletcher Crane
Sidnia, Whitehead
Barbara
Jo Moore
Church Services Preview Roundup for Sunday
Newcomers at First Baptist will be honored during Evangel Hour after Pastor James H. Sutley’s sermon Sailing Under Sealed Orders and the Do I Have To? talk. Morning chorus sings My Prayer. Community Church keeps Hebrews lesson By Faith Noah with Dr. Reed. Reformation Day observed at First Methodist and a Japan missions program by Women’s Society in the evening.
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First Baptist Church
Evangel
James H. Sutley
Sutley
Harold Larsen
McKinney
Community Church
Robert R. Reed
Faith
Noah
Esther Wyatt Bishop
Lord
la Forge
Reed
First Methodist
Robert M. Blackburn
Protestant Witness
Japan
Women’s Society of Christian Service
Letters favor George White for State Board of Control
A correspondent, J. W. Hunter, State's Attorney, congratulates Governor Fuller Warren on appointing George J. White, president of the First National Bank in Mount Dora, to the State Board of Control. The letter lauds White as a capable, honest leader who has given freely to the community.
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George J. White
First National Bank
Mount Dora
State Board of Control
Fuller Warren
Tallahassee
Florida
Board of Control
Pensacola
Key West
George White
J. W. Hunter
Onile Horne Returns From State Beauticians Convention
Onile Horne is back in town after spending days in Tampa where she attended the state beauticians convention.
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Onile Horne
Tampa
Beauticians
Dr Will L Wood Receives Army Colonel Retirement
Mount Dora friends learned today that Dr Will L Wood retired from the Army with the rank of colonel. The former physician, now practicing at New Smyrna Beach, Florida, received retirement papers in the army grade.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wood
Mount Dora
Will L. Wood
United States Army
New Smyrna Beach
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Mabel, Norris
Reese LaMar Silver
Biterne
Tost
Mount Dery
Dame
Orange Blossom Trail
E.N. Mitchell
Altamonte
Springs
Mitchells
John Alden Murray
Sylvan
Henry Stein
Jersey
Sunset Valley Dairy
Parker Bros
Herbert Trenham
Mount Dora High
Proxy
Fate
Dora
BIG
Vincent
Freeman
C.M. Jones & Son
Donnelly Street
Leonard Barker
S. Orange Ave
Orlando
WM. P. Wingler
Post Office General Insurance
Grand View Hotel
Mrs. Evans
Pora
E Robert Lowery
Patricia Paorison
Lanny Rees
Tom Neal
Fred ‘Macmurray
Maureen O'Hara
Eddie Dean
Marilyn Miller
Peter
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