Witches and Witches and Witches on Hallowe'en Festivities
Mount Dora hosts a Halloween weekend with a junior carnival on the football field for pre school and elementary students. Prizes will be awarded for prettiest, most appropriate and funniest costumes. A parade follows the 0 p.m. start. The High School Seniors run a food booth and family picnic on the grounds. The event includes booths, pony rides, and a UNICEF fundraiser by the Senior Methodist Youth Fellowship on Sunday. Monday brings Harvest Festival at the Christian Home and Bible School with apple dunking, a country store, a doll show and King Queen contests for schools. Votes cost one cent. a 17 jewel watch will be auctioned. A fried chicken supper runs 4 to 7:30 p.m. Tickets sold by students and at the school.
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Mount Dora
Hallowe'en
Chiildren
Poe
Lee
Methodist Youth Fellowship
Unicef
United Nations
International Children’s Emergency Fund
Christian Home and Bible School
Ceremonies Honor Late Judge Futch and Dr Kennedy in Lake County
Two Lake County public servants receive posthumous portraits in a Veteran's Day ceremony in the Tavares Court Room at 3 p.m. November 11. Judge Truman G. Futch and Dr. I N Kennedy are honored by unveiling led by grandchildren.
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Judge Futch
Kennedy
Lake County
Tavares
Truman G. Futch
Fifth Judicial Circuit
I. N. Kennedy
Eustis
Florida Game and Fresh Water Fish Commission
G. G. Ware
Leesburg
Board of County Commissioners
L. Day Edge
Groveland
T. C. Cork
Clermont
Charles Osborne
Umatilla
D. R. Igon
George J. White
Mount Dora
Karl Lehmann
Montverde
Florida
Deborah Claire Kennedy
City Tops Quota In Lake County Chamber Drive
The Lake County Chamber of Commerce said 10 of 28 communities reached or exceeded their 1961 fiscal year membership quotas starting Oct 1. Sorrento led surpassing quotas. Mount Dora Montverde Eustis Tavares Groveland Leesburg Clermont Lady Lake and Howey also over the top with 2181 units collected.
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Lake County
Eight Fined in Municipal Court Cases This Week
Mayor Guy C. Bliss as Municipal Judge assessed fines totaling 75 dollars in eight cases this week.
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Guy C. Bliss
CTRUS Culture Corp Weekly Rainfall Record
No measurable rainfall in Eusts Mount Dora Tavares Lake Eldorado and Sorrento though traces were reported in several sections according to CTRUS Culture Corp weekly record.
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Ctrus Culture Corp
Eusts
Mount Dora
Tavares
Lake Eldorado
Sorrento
Indian Agriculture Expert to Visit Mount Dora Friday
T K Viswanathan of India's Ministry of Agriculture will visit Mount Dora on Friday to study Florida farmers cooperative movement under the Point Four program. He will be accompanied by Lake County Agriculture Agent Robert E Norris and tour the Mount Dora Growers Cooperative on Route 441 South with a packing house demonstration by G B Crip Hurlburt.
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T. K. Viswanathan
Ministry of Agriculture
India
Mount Dora
Farmers’ Cooperative Movement
Florida
Visanathan
United States
Point 4 Cooperative International Economic Program
Gainesville
Lake County
Robert E. Norris
Mount Dera
Lions Turkey Shoot Scheduled by Mount Dora Lions Club
The Mount Dora Lions club will hold its annual turkey shoot on Sunday November 13 at the Gray and Hill clay pit on Sorrento road from 1 p.m. until dark. Proceeds support the club's sponsored projects.
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Mount Dora
Home And Bible School Students At Record High
The Christian Home and Bible School at Mount Dora opens its sixteenth year with a record enrollment of about 200 students. Of these, 106 attend junior and senior high, the largest in the school's history. Two new faculty members and four new staff additions join, seen as essential to teaching Christianity. The school expects a successful year with improved desks and strong academic and interscholastic programs.
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Christian Home and Bible School
Mount Dora
Orville Boyd
Mount Dora High School Honors Local Supporters of New Scoreboard
The Mount Dora Senior Student Council passed a resolution thanking Arnold Goulde for initiating and backing the electric scoreboard at the football end. It also thanked Mount Dora Topic, First National Bank of Mount Dora, Golden Triangle Builders Supply, Creamons Chevrolet, Coca-Cola, Mount Dora Pharmacy, Town House Apartments, Citrus Culture Corporation, Lions Club of Mount Dora, Rehbaum Hardware, O W Conner's Marine Center, J G Ray Jr, Merry Jewelers, and Sadler and Simpson for their roles.
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Mount Dora High School
Arnold Goulde
Score Board
Mount Dora
First National Bank of
Golden Triange Builders Supply
Creamons Chevrolet
Coca-cola
Rites Held For Mrs. Tower Native Of Ohio
Elizabeth William Tower 86 died at her Mount Dora home after moving there in 1941 from Cleveland. She served as a Western Reserve University chemistry professor’s widow, graduated Wesleyan University, and belonged to DAR. Survived by three nieces, services conducted by Dr. Robert Reed. Funeral by Rehbaum.
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Elizabeth William. Tower
Olin E. Tower
Western Reserve University
Cleveland
Ohio
Mount Dora
Tower
Wesleyan University
Middletown
West Too
Conn
Harry A. A. Lo
Weson
Mass
Sylvan Dr
Robert Reed
Rehbaum Funeral Home
Mount Dora Lawn Rowing Club
Mount Dora Woman's Club
The
Lakes and Hills Garden Club
IceHouse Theatre
Tremain Scores Hole In One At Mount Dora Club
Clayton L. Tremain achieved a hole in one with a 130 yard drive at Mount Dora Golf Club on Tuesday. Friday at 3 p.m. partners will be drawn for a Scotch foursome in Twilight golf. Miss Hattie Ellott and Bob Stucker, winners in the former event, will chair. An inter city women LI tournament is set for Tuesday, Nov. 15 at New Smyrna Beach Country Club with reservations due by Tuesday, Nov. 4.
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Clayton L. Tremain
Mount Dora
Bridge Winners at Lake County Duplicate Club
Winners at the Lake County Duplicate Bridge Club on Monday in a six table Howell movement were Ruth Cooper and Ernest Butler first, E A Nimnicht and Marshall Collins second, C E Busch and David Walker third, Wesley Elston and John Fahs fourth.
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Lake County, Duplicate
Degree to Dr Vason at American College of Dentists convocation
Dr. Robert F. Vason received the degree of Fellow of the American College of Dentists during the annual convocation held in Los Angeles in mid October.
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Vason
Robert F. Vason
American College of Dentists
Los Angeles
Travel Editors Laud Mount Dora Beauty on Florida Tour
Editors from three Midwest travel pubs toured Mount Dora as part of a Florida season tour. They met Mayor Guy Bliss and Chamber officials, viewed city sights and a citrus packing plant, and enjoyed breakfast at the Chamber headquarters with hotel and motor club figures. The tour, escorted by Marvin Lester, runs since October and heads next to Ocala. Sponsored by the Florida Hotel Association and the Hertz Corporation.
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Mid-West Automobile Club
Mount Dora
Roy Christopher
Richard Edgerton
Marvin Lester
Automobile Travel
Tours of
Florida
Orlando
Guy C. Bliss
Ingmvvuuse Vpclauvves
G. B. “Crip” Hurlburt
Chamber of Commerce
Chamber
Bare Wade
Motor Club News
Cornhusker Motor Club
Omaha
Nebraska
Art Whichern
Motor News
Wisconsin Division
AAA
Madison
Wisconsin
Jim Connolly
North Dakota
Auto Club
Fargo
Whichern
Aragon Hotel
Jacksonville
Ocala
Florida Hotel Association
Hertz Corporation
Hurricanes Edge Groveland 7 0 In Sloppy Friday Night
Mount Dora won 7 to 0 as six Hurricanes carried the defense and offense. Jackie McCree Jer ry Odom Henry Land and Dalton Gregg starred on defense while Joe Fisher broke free for a 60 yard TD that was nullified on a controversial call. Bob by Gore scored the opening TD and Don Durden left the game injured as Groveland pressured until the final whistle.
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Arnold Goulder
Hurricanes
Groveland Greenbacks
Mount Dora
Groveland
Hurricane
Jackie McCree
Jerry Odom
Henry Land
Dalton Gregg
Joe Fisher
Bobby McCullough
Spear
Fisher
Grovland
A. T.D
Bobby Gore
Durden
Don Durden
Girl Scouts Honor Founder's Birthday Celebration
The Mount Dora Girl Scouts host a picnic luncheon at Gilbert Park to mark Juliet Low's 100th birthday founder of the organization. On Sunday scouts wear uniforms to church and a Lions Club member leads a month end fundraiser with envelopes mailed to contributors. A rummage sale is planned for Saturday, Nov. 12 from 9 a.m. behind Rehbaum's Hardware.
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Mount Dora
Boat Race Features Tavares Celebration
Tavares American Legion to sponsor a closed court boat race as part of Ta vares Veterans Day celebration on Friday Nov 11 A parade with entries from Lake county cities and a beauty contest are major programs for the day climaxed by a chicken barbecue dinner The beauty queen coronation ball closes the events The text mentions a school date and warns about children crossing in the road
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Tavares American Legion
Lake County
City Bans Personal Use Of Mount Dora Utility Trucks
Mount Dora imposes tighter rules on city power crews. Only one service truck will be on 24 hour emergency duty replacing two, and lunch time trips by city personnel are banned. Supervisors exempt. emergencies still use all six trucks.
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Mount Dora
G. Robert Walker
Dr. Walker
Guy C. Bliss
Margaret Lafroos
Walker
Donna
Harold Overhiser
Coleman To Run But Walker Out In December Balloting
Local interest in Mount Dora municipal elections increases after the November national vote. Incumbents Coleman and Walker face reelection amid budget, annexation, and planning debates. Walker will not seek reelection. Voter eligibility and petition filing details listed.
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Coleman
Walker
Vernon Swartsel Wins Chicago Trip for 4-H Safety Work
Vernon Swartsel son of Mr and Mrs R V Swartsel won a trip to the 39th National Congress in Chicago for outstanding state safety work. He also receives a $30 prize from the Florida Farm Bureau Federation. Swartsel active in 4-H for six years with projects in leadership public speaking home beautification and health. He won county public speaking contests five times placed third in the 1958 state contest and earned several safety exhibits awards. He served as a page in the U S House this spring and held offices in the Golden Triangle 4-H club county council and district/state councils.
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Vernon Swartsel
R. V. Swartsel
Chicago
General Motors Corporation
Florida Farm. Bureau
Vernon
Lake County
U.S. House of Representatives
Golden Triangle
State Council
Herman
John Moon
Wayne W. Moon
Mount Dora
Allen Whitington
R. A. Whitington
Roger Hylton
Curtis O
Emblem Of Service Drives Hospital Support
The Wa terman Memorial Hospital Association invites drivers and business owners to display its emblem in support of modernization. Those who have not joined are urged to contact George White Sr or J Toms Dover, chairmen for Mount Dora and Sylvan Shores, to join the drive.
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Waterman Memorial Hospital Association, Inc
George White, Sr
J. Toms Dover
Mount Dora
Sylvan Shores
Notice to Readers on Winter Address Changes
The Topic asks Northern subscribers to notify changes of mailing address for winter residency. The switchover requires two weeks to update the list. Readers are urged to inform the paper in advance of any contemplated or locality address changes.
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DR. L N. Kennedy
Lake C
LIONS
Turkey
Record High
Tremain
Golf
Travel Editors
Chuck Kinsey
Mary Codding
Robert Walker
Arnold Haynes
Arnold
Paul Harvey
Chuck
Kinsey
Scooter
Florida Military Academy
Girl Scouts
Emer Cross
Lester R. van Weert
Perk Commission
Lake Coleman
Kert Walker
Park Commission
Utilities
Lofroos
van Woert
le- Fross
Mel Wagner
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