Mount Dora wedding tales and local history notes
A Mount Dora column mixes wedding mishaps with 1923 era town lore. Stories include looted wedding gifts and a gown replacement, plus a vintage realtor’s pamphlet noting property sales and civic figures like G W Lamareux and Jean Cook Jedlicka. The piece threads community memories with club chatter and political humor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Dora
C. R
Sarge) Javens
Dora
F. S. Varney
Varney
E. E. Truskett
Dora's Corn
G. W. Lamareux
Beware of unethical salesmen on Medicare in Lake and Sumter
A Leesburg Social Security field representative warns residents about unscrupulous door to door and phone salesmen from Winter Garden and Tampa Bay offices who push unnecessary private insurance. The notices emphasize identity checks, official ID, and that Social Security does not sell Medicare supplements or endorse private policies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lake County
Winter Garden
Tampa Bay
Social Security Administration
Lake and
Sumter
Leesburg Social Security Office
Leesburg
Lake Or
Sumter County
United States
Social Security
U. S
Lake
U.S
Mount Dota
Sabo
Bicycle safety day in Mount Dora highlights youth learning
On Saturday Mount Dora Chamber of Commerce hosts Bicycle Safety Day with Officer G A Waterman inspecting youths bikes including 11 year old Edee Waite while Al Rompf of McDonalds watches A safety film and a written test precede bike inspections and registrations to aid theft recovery McDonalds awards certificates for free French fries to participants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. A. Waterman
Mount Dora
Edee Waite
al Rompf
McDonald's
Eustis
Cofc
Jim Dunaway
K-Mart and national clothing store eyed for Golden Triangle center
Prospects look favorable for a K-Mart to locate in the Golden Triangle Shopping Center with a national clothing retailer planned in the space between Sears and Winn-Dixie. Construction is set for next spring and a junior department store will also move in, while Mulholland plans a flower shop in Eustis and a new restaurant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
K-Mart
Golden Triangle
Sears
Winn-Dixie
Mulholland
Florida Gulf Realty Trust
Restaurateur
W. T. Grant
Grant City
Watholand
Florida Gulf
Paul Rhoda
Michael Skiles
S. S. Kresge Co
Atlanta
Skiles
Rhoda
Kresge
Mount Dora
Eustis
Mount Dora Art Festival Calls 1000 Artists for 1977 Show
Planning for the third Mount Dora Art Festival underway invites more than 1,000 artists to submit applications for February 4 and 5. The 250 exhibitor limit, centered around Donnelly Park, balances categories from painting to crafts and features awards up to 750 dollars. Deadline is December 1, 1976 with two checks totaling 6900 and 15.00 per entry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Dora
Gary Bray
Donnelly Park
Fifth Avenue
Alexander
Baker Streets
Donnelly Street
Fourth
Fifth Avenues
Wendy Alderman
Bray
Jean Vaughn
Dorothy Johnson
Ermyne Pearson
Demi Bray
Weather report from Mount Dora fire station records
Highs and lows since Sept 8 include 96 92 86 88 with 1.96 inches of rain for the period. Sept 8 added 1.49 inches, bringing year to date rainfall to 36.80 inches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Dora
Also Mentioned on This Page
Floridora
Lake Sertoma
Kiwanis Club
Langley
Carter
Jimmy Carter
Jerry Ford
Danger
Triangle Area
George E. Kuhn
Social Security Office
Florida
Dennis Mulholland
Mr. M
Cate
Central Florida
Winter Park
Bebir Ui Pains S A
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