Floridora Season Opens Amid Downtown Activity
The piece notes seasonal return in Floridora with parking spaces filling downtown and at shopping centers. Grand View Hotel porch chairs fill, Simp son Hotel lights return, and Lake side Inn staff assemble as clubs revive. Harris and Harris-Lake Oil marks 10th anniversary with promos in Mount Dora during next week’s events. Homecoming Week is highlighted.
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Grand View Hotel
Simpson Hotel
Lakeside Inn
Florida
Jim Harris
Harris-Lake Oil and Gas Corp
Mount Dora
Mount Dora High School Homecoming Parade Highlights
The Topic records Mount Dora High School homecoming parade highlights for this issue. With limited space, the column is shortened and will resume full coverage next week.
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Mount Dora High School
Visitor at Channell Antiques Guarding Night Air Jug
Hal O'Ween rests in a chair at Channell Antiques shown beside a jug of beverage. The scene, captured by staff photographer A M Liveright, reflects a seasonal visitor lingering through several weeks.
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Channell Antiques
A.M. Liveright
FTC upgrades area service in Florida district
The FTC reports ongoing construction in Florida Tele phones Mount Dora district with projects in planning and completion stages. In Tavares a 600 line 900 telephone terminal addition nears completion and will cut over December 30. An underground cable from Tavares to Dead River along Highway 441 is mostly complete and set to enter service late November.
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Florida Telephone
Mount Dora
Carlton Johnston
Tavares
Highway 441
Tavares Central Office
Dead River
Toll and Exchange
441
Haines Creek
SR 46
Tangerine
Lake Jem
Lake Ola
Mt. Plymouth
Sorrento
Mount Dora Council Postpones Special Meeting
The Mount Dora City Council postponed a special meeting on revenue certificates and spending priorities because several councilmen were out of town. The next meeting will be the regular biweekly session next Tuesday at 8 p.m. in City Hall.
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Mount Dora
City Hall
Mount Dora Art League Hosts Outdoor Show at Donnelly Park
The Mount Dora Art League invites all artists to exhibit at Donnelly Park on Saturday November 6 from 11 AM to 5 PM with a rain date November 13. Entry fee 1.50 allows unlimited works. judging begins at 11 AM. Cash prizes first second third and door prizes of 25 15 and 10. Awards in oils and acrylics waters colors and pastels and drawings. Sponsored by Mount Dora Chamber of Commerce.
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Hibit
Mount Dora
Julia Grant
Clermont
Florida Federation of Art
Janet King
Leesburg
Lake Sumter Community College
Bernice Lovelady
Halloween Carnivals Spread Fun Across Dora and East Town
Dora hosts a PTO Halloween carnival and parade with registration at 2:30 p.m. Saturday, marching to Rose borough Elementary School, with prizes for best costumes. East Town hosts a separate Halloween carnival with a daylong barbecue by Prof. C.O. Lott, proceeds benefiting United Appeal and the We Care-a-Lott Day Care Center.
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PTO
Fifth Ave
Roseborough
Linda Koch
Paul Bell
A.M. Liveright
Walter Peterson
East Town
Prof
C.O. Lott
Grant
Grandview
East Central Park
Highland St
Jackson
United Appeal
We Care
United Appeal nears Mount Dora goal amid protest graffiti
Mount Dora pushes toward a 15000 dollar target as chairman Dave Edgerton cleans up the affair after painting Donnelly Park signs. He jokes the activity boosts the thermometer. Donors are urged to deliver contributions to United Appeal HQ or the Chamber of Commerce before month end.
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United Appeal
Mount Dora
Dave Edgerton
Donnelly Park
Dave
Chamber of Commerce
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Floridora
Fifth Avenue
Rupert Chastain
Pek
FTC
Merce
Dora
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