Rain Squalls Hit Central Florida No Damages Expected
Lake County residents tracked a shifting tropical disturbance described as a playful hurricane as Mount Dora recorded a 29.18 barometer reading noon Wednesday. Rain fell steadily through Tuesday night with 2.3 inches by 5 pm, but no major damage was reported. schools remained closed and citrus growers awaited gusts that could affect outer grove edges.
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Lake County
Central
Florida
Mount Dora
Gordon Cowboy
Citrus Culture Corp
Orin W. Sadler, Jr
Sadler
City Council Lets Mount Dora Absorb Power Hike
Mount Dora will absorb a fuel oil surcharge from Florida Power Co set to raise wholesale electricity bills. Councilman Ernest Mosteller announced the city can cover an extra $250 monthly cost, creating an effective three percent reduction in bills for residents.
Worth Passing Pay City Council Agrees
City Council to meet in special session on Thursday September 14 waiving member pay for the meeting. Walter Tucker GE representative demonstrates the value of installing garbage disposals in every home as Jasper Indiana studies a model health city. Council President Collins declines the free dinner and Bethel sides with him citing prior commitments at the Yacht Club.
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Walter Tucker
Mount Dora
General Electric
Jasper
Ind
Marshall Collins
John Bethel
Collins
Yacht Club
Advertising Dispels Summer Lull Boosts Florida Growth
Beverly Grizzard of the Florida Advertising Commission told Mount Dora and Eustis Kiwanis clubs that cooperative advertising dispelled this summer's lull and lifted predictions to the billion dollar bracket. He cited a 25 percent April forecast and a 50 to 400 percent statewide rise, noting July Fourth at St. Augustine drew 3,000 visitors and the old city posted its largest July business.
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Florida
Florida Advertising Commission
Mount Dora
Eustis Kiwanians
Beverly Grizzard
Leesburg
Commission
Eustis Club
Grizzard
Kiwanians
Hotel Association and
Transportation Enterprises
St. Augustine
Fort
Miami
Henry A Stein of Sylvan Shores Profile Part II
The second in a series details Henry A Stein of Sylvan Shores who in 1946 sold his hotel to devote full time to his projects. He sold to Oscar Schubert who moved the hotel and other buildings to Lake County and developed more homes in the Gertrude area. Stein remains active in local life while wartime fears linger.
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Henry A. Stein
Sylvan Shores
He Stein
Hig
Oscar Schubert
New York City
New York
Florida
St Hany
SAA Ae, Ee
Schuberts
Charles Raineys
Akron
Cele” Claflin
George Cornelius
Mt. Plymouth
Henry
Indianapolis
Jack
Anna Margaret Pease
Gertrude
Henry Stein
Mount
Henry Stein and the Akron Kent teaching and auto era
Henry A Stein taught at Akron and Kent universities and pursued business studies at Hammell College before entering autos. He test drove the first Goodrich tire car, endured a 160 mile day, and watched early models like Stanley Steamer Rambler Flanders Carter Premier Studebaker and more shape his career. He later ran his own agency after dealer work and a deputy sheriff stint before joining Cadillac in 1919.
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Goodrich Tire & Rubber Co
Akron
Stanley Steamer
Flanders
Carter
Junoth Studebaker
Agency
Jordan
Lexington
Cleveland
Chandler
Winton
Stutz
Columbia
Merit
Cadillac
Jewelers Elect Fred W Sage Secretary-Treasurer
Fred W. Sage of Sage Jewelry Co was elected secretary treasurer of the Florida State Watchmakers Association at last weekend's convention in Onnerase. W
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Fred W. Sage
Sage Jewelry Co
Florida State Watchmakers Association
September Rain Totals Seek To Upset August Record
September battles August for rainfall glory with 3.23 inches in the first three days and 127 billion gallons by 10 a.m. Wednesday. County Agent R. E. Norris estimates the month surpasses August’s poor total while noting 1950 remains behind normal for this point. Mount Dora’s Weatherman Gordon Cowboy aids the effort as residents are urged to dust off raincoats.
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Caesar
R. E. Norris
Mount Dora
Gordon Cowboy
Thorny Bushes Chosen To Shield Children At Play Site
City council rejects tar on the community building wall proposed by President Marshall Collins. Instead, they approve planting thorny bushes along the wall near the basement play area to deter children from climbing and prevent falls amid concerns raised by Councilwoman Christie and parents.
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City Council
Marshall Collins
Lillian Christie
Popey
Collins
John Bethel
Wayne Moon
Christie
Licenses Soon Set for Mount Dora Drivers
The Mount Dora Chamber of Commerce will issue 1950 51 drivers licenses on Thursday September 21 at the Chamber office. County Judge W Troy Hall Jr announced the date this week during the license program.
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Mount Dora
Freedom Bell Symbolizes Global Push for Peace and Freedom
A large replica of a 10 ton bronze bell funded by the Crusade for Freedom will be placed in Berlin with a scroll signed by millions. The inscription pledges a new birth of freedom under God, and five racial figures pass the torch of freedom beneath a laurel of peace. Funds from scroll signers support Radio Free Europe broadcasting freedom into Iron Curtain nations.
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Crusade For Freedom
Berlin
Radio Free Europe
Free Men Begin Crusade To Carry Message Behind The Iron Curtain
Mount Dora residents join Florida and national supporters in the Crusade for Freedom led by Gen. Lucius D Clay to promote Radio Free Europe and the message of liberty. A Freedom Bell will ring in Berlin on October 24, with a Freedom Scroll signed in September to be enshrined at its base. The effort, tied to United Nations Day, aims to counter communism by informing minds behind the Curtain through broadcasts like Radio Free Europe and Voice of America.
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Mount Dora
Florida
Berlin
Lincoln
Gettysburg
C. Ferris Bryant
Ocala
Lake
Marion
Alachua
Crusade For Freedom
Radio Free Europe
Europe
Voice of America
Congress
United States
General Clay
Dwight Eisenhower
William C. Green
Philip Murray
Drew Pearson
Eleanor Roosevelt
James A. Farley
Books Opened For New Registrations In Tavares
Registration books will be opened at the office of Registrar W L Story in the courthouse during September for new residents who are now qualified by length of residence to vote in the November general election. The books will not be placed in precincts until January and February.
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W. L. Story
Tavares
Story
Council Considers Sidewalk Suit and Repairs
City council delays out of court settlement on a damage suit over broken sidewalks after a safety push by Councilwoman Christie. They approve repairing worst sections while deferring full program, with debate over liability and costs including $750 in claimed expenses and a $400 Orlando advisory bill.
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Lillian Christie
D. Fletcher Crane
Leesburg
Sue O’dea
Donnelly St
Finlayson
Crane
Orlando
Eustis Hospital
John Bethel
O'Dea
Harry Clark
Roy Christopher
Supreme Court
Christie
Bethel
Ernest Mosteller
Rollins Javens
Dora's Tennis Club Stars In Lake County Match
Mount Dora's Carol Spang, a local junior tennis sensation, faces Lillian Wilson of New Smyrna Beach in an invited exhibition at 2 30 PM. The Mount Dora Tennis Club hosts the event the first in a series likely to draw players from nearby cities, highlighting Spang's rapid rise with multiple 1949 Lake County titles and a strong Miami Beach tournament pedigree.
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Carol Spang
Mount Dora
Lillian Wilson
New Smyrna Beach
Lake County
Central Florida
Mrs. Miller Leads in Lake County Theatre Opener
Marguerite Miller returns to Lake county's little theatre to star as Ma Heller in The Family Upstairs opening the 1950 51 season October 5 6 and 7 at the Players theatre Mount Dora Marquee cast includes Mel Wagner Herman Dykes Jean Patterson and newcomers Betty Walrod Tommy Cleary Junior Mildred Leatherbury Helen Whitehead Danny Patton with advance notices praising performances.
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Marguerite Miller
Ice- House Players
Lake County
Little Theatre
Mrs. Miller
Ma Heller
Players Theatre
Charles St
Mount Dora
Herman Dykes
Tavares
Jean Patterson
Betty Walrod
Sylvan Shores
Tommy Cleary Junio
Mildred Leatherbury
Helen Whitehead
Danny Patton
First National Bank to mark 25 years without celebration
Mount Dora's First National Bank will be 25 years old next Tuesday but will skip a formal celebration following the death of director Dr. R. W. Dickson. The bank's origins and its founders will be discussed in next week's Topic.
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Mount Dora
First National Bank
E Bank
R. W. Dickson
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Harold Overhiser
Mabel Norris Reese
Have
John
Tate
Metro
Jewelers
Dora’s Tennis Club
Landor
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