Two Dora Girls Pursue Bold College Goals in Florida and Chicago
Mount Dora teens Diane TeStrake and Tiny Tarean head to University of Florida and University of Chicago to pursue fast tracked pre med and biology paths. Diane aims for a biology career with graduate study and a possible Duke fellowship, while Tiny plans medical school ahead of typical years and remains devoted to her studies and activities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tiny Larsen
Dr. Lanten
Mount Dora
Diane TeStrake
Tiny
Mount Dora High School
University of Chicago
Walter A. TeStrake
University of Florida
Tina” Tarean
Harold Larsen
United States
Diane
Stetson University
Mountain Lake Biological Station
Virginia
Duke University
MDHS
Tulane
Emory
University of Alabama
Chicago
Carol Kasper
Hawaii
University of Southern California
Woman's Athletic Association
U. of F
Mount Dora Girls Win Stetson Scholarships
Two Mount Dora High School graduates set for Stetson University with multiple scholarships. Patty Johnson will enter on a Lewis teacher scholarship worth 400 dollars per year for four years plus a 50 percent band scholarship about 250 dollars yearly, with eligibility to rise by merit and a teaching obligation in Florida. Anne Travers also earned a 400 dollar per year state scholarship from competitive exams and chose Stetson. Patty unexpectedly qualified for the band scholarship after trying out for the Stetson band.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Dora
Stetson University
Patty Johnson
Stetson
Lewis
Florida
Anne Travers
Patty
Mount Dora Leads County Flood Aid Drive
Lake County residents exceeded the Red Cross target with a total of 2329 dollars sent to disaster relief. Mount Dora contributed 539 dollars as part of the county effort, while national giving surpassed 10 million dollars in response to flood devastation. Chairman Burton Brown praised local banks for support and thanked George J. White of First National Bank.
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Mount Dora
Red Cross
Lake County
Burton Brown
National Red Cross
Brown
George J. White
First National Bank
Boyd and Baker Duel Over Reapportionment Fight in Legislature
Leesburg state representative J A Tar Boyd backs Gov. Collins on fair reapportionment while Umatilla senator J Ed Baker prepares to rebut. Boyd argues tax concerns and the need for constitutional compliance, citing unequal Senate representation and the Southward shift in district lines.
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Mount Dora
Ngeema
Tallahassee
J. A
Tar” Boyd
Leesburg
LeRoy Collins
J. Ed Baker
Umatilla
Pork Chop Gang
Senate
Boyd
Lions
Lake County
Ku Klux Klan Drives Membership in Lake County
The Leesburg Commercial reported a Klan recruitment drive in Lake, Mount Dora, Eustis, and Leesburg. Circulating leaflets urged white Protestant residents to join the Associated Klans of America with vows to uphold segregation and oppose world citizenship and the UN.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leesburg
Ku Klux Klan
Lake County
Mount Dora
Eustis
Invisible Empire
Association of Florida
United Nations
Klan
Order of
Klans
Associated Klans of America
Apopka
Orange County
Apopka-Winter Garden
Community Hall Addition Postponed Amid No Bids
Mount Dora city council postponed the $15,000 community hall social-room addition after no bids were received. Councilman Ira Kellogg said contractors were too busy with home construction to meet the fall deadline, pushing the project to next spring. City Clerk William Stewart noted budget adequacy and ongoing budget concerns behind the delay.
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Mount Dora
City Council
Ira Kellogg
Kellogg
William Stewart
Ceara
Bank Observes Thirtieth Year at Mount Dora
The First National Bank of Mount Dora marks 30 years since 1925 start with resources rising from 183 639 to 7 241 870 and deposits at 6 753 566 loans 1 382 802. President George J Whitehead notes steady service and staff courtesy.
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First National Bank of
Mount Dora
George J. White
Mr. White
Jacksonville
George J. White, Jr
al Rehbaum
Good Deed Ends in Tragedy Across Orlando Area
Mrs. Nanny Kingsbury of Orlando died at Florida Sanitarium from multiple burns after she poured kerosene on her brother Charles Moore’s wood stove to spur a fire. Moore and his wife were away Thursday when a passerby alerted him to smoke and a fire at the Old Sorrento-Fernand home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nanny Kingsbury
Orlando
Charles Moore
Sorrento
Harold
Chief Orr Calls For Higher Pay and Training For Cops
Police Chief James Orr told the City Council that crime costs require better paid and better trained officers. He urged decent wages, more driver training for youth, and two officers in patrol cars to improve safety and reduce turnover.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Orr
Council
Mount Dora
Orr
FBI
Atty
Harry Gaylord
Eustis
Florda
Lake County Eyes Driver Training Given Test Basis
School Board member Tim Knowles challenged the district’s driver education plan saying students arrive at college inadequately prepared. Principal Ray Hayes noted parental complaints about teacher toughness, while Knowles urged accepting the state course allotment with Leesburg getting half the time. A 40 hour program totals 30 hours lectures and 10 hours behind the wheel, with white students earning one unit and colored students .65 units.
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Lake County
Tim Knowles
Ray Hayes
Leesburg High School
Knowles
Leesburg
Lake
Eustis
Mount Dora
Tavares
Lacy Thomas
Hayes
Thomas
Buster Williams Returns to Scout Duties and Community Work
Mount Dora figure Buster Williams, recovering after a April scooter crash, resumes duties as Scout Master for Troop 19 and reenters Kiwanis. He uses a wheelchair amid leg amputation and plans for a new artificial limb by July, while adjusting to life with his sons and produce brokerage work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buster
Willams
Mount Dora
De-Land
Buster Williams
Kiwanis Club
Mark
Sam
Daytona Beach Halifax
Fifth Avenue School Faces Crowded Fifth and Sixth Grades
Supervising Principal D D Roseborough predicts 850 students at the Fifth Avenue School after Labor Day, with the peak in fifth and sixth grades due to only two sections. Enrollment stood at 775 on Tuesday and grows as students return. bus rerouting draws about a dozen pupils to Eustis, altering local counts.
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D. D. Roseborough
Mount Dora
Lake Joanna
Eustis
Theigh
Pratt Memorial Fund Honoring Dr Arthur Pratt In Florida Drive
Mrs Caroline Colby announces a Pratt Memorial Fund as part of the Florida Heart Association drive. Mount Dora Heart Fund chairwoman urges contributions in memory of Dr Arthur Peabody Pratt who died in August in Friendship Maine for his 25 plus years of ministry including service at Mount Dora Community Church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Caroline Colby
Pratt
Florida Heart Association
Colby
Mount Dora
Arthur Peabody Pratt
Friendship
Maine
Dean's List Honor For Bettye Ann Ray Of Mount Dora
Flor Ida State University lists Bettye Ann Ray of Mount Dora on the dean's list. Ray, a June graduate, now teaches at Er campus.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Florida State University
Bettye Ann Ray
Mount Dora
Miss Ray
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Baker
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Manatee
Dade County
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Buster” Williams
Butch
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