Mount Dora First National Bank Marks 25th Anniversary
The Mount Dora First National Bank celebrates 25 years since its 1925 charter, detailing its early leadership, assets growth from 183 thousand to over 4.6 million, and milestones including a 1926 move to a new building with a large vault and safety boxes. The piece profiles presidents George White and James Simpson, long-time directors, and the bank’s community investments and stability through the 1929 crash era.
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First National Bank of
Mount Dora
Florida
Louis Tremain
Mount Dora Bank and Trust Co
James Simpson
Fifth and Donnelly
E. E. Truskett
Waltz
Rehbaum
Simpson
Lake County
United States
National Banking Association
George J. White
Jacksonville
Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta
First National Bank
Strangest Things Found On Page 7
A curious want ad notes a diamond ring found by a Doran in the Topic section. The finder hopes to locate the rightful owner using the medium of the notice and urges anyone missing such a ring to come forward.
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Doran
Lake Dam Controversy Draws Lake County Suit Fight Looms Over Apopka Dam
Lake county officials weigh possible legal action as rumors of dynamiting the temporary Apopka dam circulate. Charles Niblock of Zellwood sues for damages from floodwaters blamed on hurricane rains and the dam, claiming 350 acres of muck land remain submerged after Lake County reduced the dam to a 24 inch spillway.
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Lake County
Water Conservation Committee
Carlisle Rogers
Leesburg
Apopka
Lake Committee
Lake
Orange County
Charles Niblack
Florida
Apopka Canal
Niblack
Dora’s Mount Dora Census Hint From Eight Local Births
Eight babies born last week at Waterman Memorial Hospital Eustis include five Mount Dora residents. Dorothy Ann and Virginia Lee Pease twins born Sept 7, William Crosby Stewart Jr. born Sept 9, Janet Elizabeth Liles born Sept 9, Kathrina Jane Pinkston also born Sept 9, Stewart the only boy. Civic concern and national crusade rhetoric appear in local birth notes.
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United States Bureau of Census
Mount Dora
Waterman Memorial Hospital
Eustis
Menos
Mount Ra
John D. Pease
Dorothy Ann
Virginia Lee
William Crosby Stewart, Jr
Janet Elizabeth Liles
John Liles
Kathrina Jane Pinkston
Roger Pinkston
Stewart
Mount Dora School Seeks Extra Elementary Teacher
Mount Dora's enrollment climbs to 549 students from 477 last year, with first grade at 65 and some split classes with second grade. Supervising Principal D D Rose borough notes staff cuts left the district short one teacher while awaiting state recognition of the need.
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Mount Dora
D. D. Roseborough
Shipes Joins Pacific Duty in Navy Call
Lieut. Tommy Shipes son of the local police chief and Mrs. Shipes left last week aboard a transport for the Pacific area. Robert Hall son of Mr. and Mrs. Hall left Monday evening for the Great Lakes Training center after joining the naval force. Lieutenant Shipes was sent on active duty upon returning from furlough.
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Mount Dora
Tommy Shipes
USN
Richard Shipes
Pacific
Robert Hall
George Hall
Great Lakes Training Center
Naval Force
Shipes
George J White Bank President A Florida Civic Pillar
Mount Dora First National Bank marks 25th anniversary as George J White nears 15 years as president. Known as a working banker he greets callers and handles loans personally without a secretary or phone in his office. He carries the Board of Control role invested by Governor Fuller Warren in 1949 and balances duties with state educational concerns.
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Florida
George J. White
T George J. White
Chamber of Commerce
Red Cross
Mount Dora
Fuller Warren
Board of Control
George White
James White
Magaine Iu
Bank executive George J White and Mount Dora Chamber leader
George J White served in World War I and later shifted from camp journalism to banking. He joined the Federal Reserve system and rose to executive vice president of a newly formed National Bank in Mount Dora. He led the local Chamber of Commerce for over two decades, viewing it as vital to community life.
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Jacksonville
Federal Reserve System
Mount Dora
National Bank
George White
Chamber of Commerce
Chamber
Imagination Fails Man in Tragic Lake Harris Suicide
Homer Smith of Tavares ended his life Tuesday afternoon at his Lake Harris home after rejecting life with chronic pain and a proposed operation. He left a single note asking for cremation and for his ashes to be scattered near the Howey bridge, his favorite fishing spot. He was 56, survived by his wife Ruth and daughter Mrs. Robert McKay of Salisbury, Md. He previously suffered a 1947 auto accident and lived in Mount Dora and Eustis areas, later working with a Ta vares real estate firm.
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Lake Harris
Old Howey Bridge
Mr. Smith
Ruth
IceHouse Players Theatre
Mount Dora
Eustis
Tavares
Robert McKay
Salisbury
Lions Sponsor Circus Event
The Mount Dora Lions Club plans to take every local school child to the Barnum and Bailey circus in Orlando on November 16. They bought 525 seats through the Chamber of Commerce and aim for 175 more, reselling to sponsors for children. Buses will transport the youngsters with highway patrolmen and Orlando police leading.
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Lions Club
Mount Dora
Lions
Barnum and Bailey Circus
Orlando
Orlando City
Son Chooses Dad's Branch of Service
Jim Wetz of Lake JeMm awaiting navy training following his father Chief Howard Wetz now returning to active duty in the Naval Reserves. Jim, UF student, enlisted in the same branch and awaits approval to begin training at the Jacksonville base.
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Jim Wetz
Lake Jem
Howard Wetz
Jim
Naval Reserves
Jacksonville
University of Florida
World Federation Talk Set in Mount Dora Meeting
Mount Dora hosts a Lake County meeting on world federation aims to strengthen the United Nations. Bennett Willis, ex FBI and state director for the United World Federalists, speaks at 8 p.m. with Circuit Judge Truman G. Futch and State's Attorney Jesse W. Hunter in attendance.
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Lake
Bennett Willis
Federal Bureau of Investigation
The
United World Federalists
Truman G. Futch
Jesse W. Hunter
Futch
World Federation
Hunter
Mount Dora Kiwanis Club
Lake County
Lakeland
Tom Watson
National Organization
United Nations
Russia
If You Can't Face Foe Fight Him With Freedom Crusade
Editorial urging strong backing for the Freedom Crusade as a national movement. Russell Kay secretary of the Florida Press association argues believers should support the crusade to the limit of their ability and mobilize public opinion nationwide.
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Freedom Crusade
Kay
America
United States
Russell Kay
Florida Press Association
Truth over Lies United States must spread big truth
A Labor Day radio broadcast urges Americans to combat enemy propaganda with the BIG TRUTH. The message cites President Truman, General Eisenhower, and General Clay, urging every American to join a campaign to win the minds of men and avert global conflict.
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Truman
General Eisenhower
General Clay
Berlin
Eisenhower
You
Freedom Shrine and Radio Posts Planned Behind Iron Curtain
A movement proposes independent radio stations for refugees to broadcast in native languages about America, with a 10 ton Freedom Bell to be dedicated behind the Iron Curtain in Berlin. Sign the Freedom Scroll before United Nations Day to join the Crusade for Freedom and have your name placed on the shrine.
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America
Iron Curtain
Berlin
Crusade For Freedom
Freedom
Dora's Bus Station To Close Sundays
Mount Dora area travelers must adjust plans as Dora's bus station will be closed every Sunday starting Sept. 17. The Greyhound facility will operate reduced hours this week from 7 am to 6 30 pm and Saturdays 7 am to 7 pm.
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Dora’s
Mount Dora
Greyhound
Caudel and Larsen’s
Wweek
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