Stovall House Nearing Completion on Fifth Avenue
Fifty years ago Diane Demro notes the brick bungalow style home of Mr. and Mrs. E. C. Stovall on Fifth Avenue nearing completion with plans to move in around October 1. The article also mentions the murder of attorney J. R. Bedgood, a Knights of Pythias degree conferral, and local school and community notes across Mount Dora.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. C. Stovall
Fifth Avenue
Stovalls
J. R. Bedgood
Eustis
Bedgood
Umatilla Road
Thomas Baldwin
Mount Dora Lodge No. 184
Knights of Pythias
Paul Ault
R. C. Durden
Camp Street
Mount Dora
R. Co
San Diego
Pearl Harbor
U.S. S
Shangrila
J. F. Groves
C. M. Jacobsen
Lake Carlton
Mesdames
J. F.groves
R. C. Bardwell
J. Collier Cooper
James C. Cooper
Glenn Chapman
Chester Connelly
Mae Buckman
Dix Deering
Ernest Green
Allison Keen
William LeFroos
Cecil Parker
R. V. Parker
William Prinz
J. G. Ray Jr
Annie Moorhead
Doris Camp
Florence Julie Lee
Robert Eldridge Lee
Joseph Ephram Melvin
D. H. Melvin
Melvin
Milton
Florida
First Methodist
TOPIC subscription rates and postal information
The TOPIC charges $5.00 a year or $9.00 for two years in Lake County Florida. Outside Lake County rates are $6.00 a year or $11.00 for two years. A single copy costs fifteen cents. Second class postage is paid at Mount Dora Florida.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lake County
Florida
Mount Dora
I Remember a Summer of Streams and Sky
An eight year old recalls a 1908 July day filled with fishing, cloud shapes, meadow lark songs, and blueberries. He and Walter trek home tired and hungry after little catches while exploring nature and imagination before returning to the adult world at supper.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Paul
Corinthians
Dehntsbrook
Walter
Pearson
Mount Dora City Needs Long-Range Planning and Budget Cuts
A Mount Dora Swim Club note praises community support and finishes second at the Mount Dora Invitational. The letter laments aging equipment, unbalanced borrowing, and vanished reserves, urging council action, cost cuts, reorganizing, centralized purchasing, and fair service charges to fund needed improvements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Dora
Republican Party Opens Lake County Headquarters in Eustis
The Lake County Republican Party opens a volunteer staffed headquarters at 1027 S Bay St Eustis this Saturday Sept 11 from 9 am to 8 pm daily through Saturday. Staff from Leesburg and Triangle Women’s Clubs Lake County Republican Men’s Club Young Republicans and the county executive committee will answer questions about the platform and candidates and provide literature. A local editor’s note laments changes to Mount Dora urging preservation of its small town charm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Republican Party
S. Bay St
Eustis
Leesburg
Republican Women's Club
Triangle Republican Women's Club
Lake County
Republican Men's Club
Young Republicans
Republican Executive Committee
Waterman Memorial Hospital Ad Promotes Support and Upgrades
An open letter advertises Waterman Memorial Hospital in Mount Dora with families backing the message. It lists new staff including a pediatrician, outlines remodeling costs of 250000 dollars for maternity facilities, and plans a cardiac and intensive care unit at about 400000 dollars. Membership costs 100 dollars annually for individuals and extends hospital bill discounts, urging readers to join and donate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waterman Memorial Hospital
Mount Dora
Golden Triangle
Waterman
Waterman Hospital
Waterman Memorial Hospital Association
Also Mentioned on This Page
By Diane Demro
Lois Haze
Groveland
Virginia Killian
South Miami
Frances Harvey
Indiatlantic
Jane McCown
Winter Garden
Ruth Loveless
Sneads
Marie Slack
Holly Hill
Shirley Shonenberger
S.C. N
Martha Fenn
Flora Morley
Clayton Tremain
R. H. Perkins
Carl Foster
Robert Wise
C. L. Quixley
Lake County Medical Center
Umatilla
Charles Alan
Forbidden Area
Pat Frank
Columbia Broadcasting System
Studio 90
Mr. Frank
Lake Beauclaire
Charlton Heston
Tab Hunter
Victory Jory
Diana Lynn
Vincent Price
Charles Bi
Bill Ivey
Ann Edwards
Jane Atkins
Martha Sadler
Tom Norris
A.M. Liveright
West Fifth Avenue
P. O. Box
Broder J. Petersen
Susannah
Alcrone
Bob Anderson
Julio Valbuena
Public Works Department
Mount Ora
van Landingham
Tom Wetherington
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