Invitations to Lavonne LaDue and Mr Thomas Lashar wedding
Fifty years ago a wedding invitation announced Lavonne LaDue to Mr Thomas Holmes Lashar to be wed at the solemn eeeeeee Church in Eustis. Mrs H W Hagen hosted at her sister’s home with attendees including J W Hagen A T Faircloth and several Misses and Mesars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lavonne LaDue
Thomas Holmes Lashar
Eustis
H. W. Hagen
A. R Hooks
Astatula
J. W. Hagen
A. T. Faircloth
Bertha V
Etta Oot
Dennis English
H. Vanderpool
Nannie Chubb
the Cohen
John P. Brown
Josephine Skinner
Cox
McCowan
John Osborne
E. Smith
May Thomas
Brothers to take over Grand View Hotel in Mount Dora
Two Hames brothers from Glens Falls New York plan to own the Grand View Hotel in Mount Dora a historic central Florida resort. A. C. Bowdish sold the hotel after three years of ownership and will finalize the deal in Roaring Gap North Carolina where he summers. Local veterans report twenty thousand dollars in cash bonds with buyers using funds for home payments and furniture purchases.
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Grand View Hotel
Florida
James A. Hames
Glens Falls
New York
A. C. Bowdish
Roaring Gap
N.C
A . Hames Brothers
Grand View
Mount Dora
Mount
Alf Rehbaum Jr
Rehbaum
Donnelly Ave
WAC
Transistors outlined as future of electronics at Rotary
On September 5 1957 Zede O Farrell of Southern Bell spoke to Rotary about transistors easing production and cutting costs for radios and appliances. The device is tiny yet performs like tubes, signaling a shift from vacuum tech as speed and competition rise. In Mount Dora Mary Burr named Business Woman of the Year for service and family leadership. Two 1957 graduates head to Texas College for Women at Denton with Bar bars Min of Eustis joining them.
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Zede O'Farrell
Southern Bell Co
Business
Mount Dora
Mary Burr
Burr
Lake County
Ray Moody
Texas
Nancy Ellis
Linda Headley
Barbars Min
Eustis
Texas College For Women
Denton
Life Begins at Sixth Retirement in an Aging Economy
The piece contrasts pension and social security reliance with rising living costs since 1973, noting the weakened dollar and dwindling purchasing power. It compares US and Canada elderly benefits, discusses three harsh paths for retirees, and urges protection of spouses while planning gradual capital use.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Florida
Mount Dora Chamber News Highlights New Members and Parking Changes
Bouquets pour in from Tampa to Milwaukee praising Mount Dora inwide media coverage. The Open Pic A Dilly Antiques Gallery opens, Elsie Griswold launches Elsies Restaurant, and two new members join the Mount Dora Chamber. Downtown parking rules set two hour limits on key streets with targeted enforcement. The Chamber reiterates its mission to improve civic and economic welfare.
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Mount Dora
Ocala
Jean Knabe
Pic-A-Dilly
Dr. Devorsak
Alexander St
Bill
Marion Waterous
Chamber of Commerce
Elsie
S. Highland St
Elsie Griswold
Locke
Fourth
Donnelly
Kelly in Congress poll on G I benefits and right to work
The Spring Kelly Poll of 31 546 Fifth District residents shows 83.9 percent would refuse G I Bill benefits to those upgraded from undesirable discharges, 61.9 percent support ending compulsory retirement, 92.6 percent favor Right-to-Work, 96.9 percent oppose unionizing armed forces, and 81.8 percent oppose using tax dollars for Congressional elections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Fifth District
Richard Kelly
Congress
Corona
Mount Dora considers park commission approval and future clubs
The Mount Dora City Council discussed an agreement subject to Park Commission approval and a forthcoming deal with the Mount Dora Shuffleboard Club. A citizens committee report on administrative ordinances was reviewed, with a July draft by Dwight Akers, Spencer Brock, Dick Hartman, and Harry Hummel to be given to City Attorney Roy Christopher for action. The recreation complex item touched on selling city property including baseball fields, with the council favoring keeping 43 acres between Eleventh and Lincoln Avenues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Dora Park Commission
Mount Dora Shuffleboard Club
Citizens
van Landingham
Dwight Akers
Spencer Brock
Dick Hartman
Harry Hummel
Roy Christopher
Eleventh
Lincoln Avenues
Lake County Cancer Society surpasses 1977 goal
Lake County Unit of the American Cancer Society reports a 1977 total of 33,389.00, surpassing the goal by 76.00 under county crusade chair Ed Brooks Mountra. Separate ball fields stay city owned while a planned complex remains future. A summer recreation item about the Mount Dora pool was not discussed. City officials planned a Wednesday meeting with county schools on pool usage during term.
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Lake County
The
American Cancer Society
Ed Brooks
Mountra
Crusade
Mr. Brooks
Mount Dora High School
Weather Summary Records for Period Since Aug 24
The weather report lists high and low temperatures since August 24 and notes precipitation totaling 3.66 inches for the period, with 2.26 inches falling on August 24. Year to date rainfall reaches 28.00 inches. Fire department station data recorded with the report.
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Dogs Fire Department
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By Diane Demto
Frank Burkart
Floriorange Canneries
Donnelly Avenue
Drawdy and Swartz
C. H. Estey
Lees
Woodlawn Villa
T Lasteek
Estella Clark
Ernest R. Martin
Fannie Noonan
Agnes
Cornelia
George White
Dorothy
Anna Margaret
George Jr
Thomas H. Cooley
Betty
Waynesville
Mount Bora
A.M. Liveright
West Fifth
P.O
G County
Eckerd
Canada
Josephus A. Luke, M.D
F.r.cs
United States
Sam
Lou Cooper
Sentinel
Tampa Tribune-Times
Orlando-Land Magazine
Citrus and Vegetable Magazine
Kelly
Congressional
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