Topic Receives FWPC Award For Editorials
The Mount Dora Topic earned top honors in editorial writing at the Florida Women's Press club Fall convention in Redington Beach. Its editor was cited for editorials on Gov LeRoy Co and the Walter Lee Irvin case, plus coverage of the Platt case.
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Mount Dora
Florida Women’s Press Club
Redington Beach
A. In
Gov
LeRoy Co
Walter Lee Irvin
Lake County
Platt
National Editorial Association
J. Russell Wiggens
Washington Post
Times-Herald
Florida
Lucy O’brien
Tampa Tribune
Bella Kelly
Miami Daily News
Kitty Magruder
Orlando
Miami Herald
Miami News
Florida Times-Union
Jacksonville
Mount Dora Adult Education Adds Art Courses
Mount Dora adult education opens tonight with general education and typing at 7 30 p.m. Lou Bethea, director, says art could be added if enough apply. If approved, Mrs Mildred Camburn will teach art. Courses run Monday and Thursday evenings with shop classes and sewing. bookkeeping starts Oct 1.
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Mount Dora
Lou Bethea
Bethea
Tavares
Mildred Camburn
Orange County
Harry Stokes Lake Pioneer laid to rest in Clermont
Harry Stokes 72 longtime Lake County commissioner and Clermont pioneer died after a long illness. He helped found local tourism, served as bank executive vice president, and leaves wife Laura and three sons John Charles and Richard.
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Lake County
Clermont
Harry Stokes
Monroe van Simpson
O. M. “Jack” Simpson
Mount Dora
Jesse W. Hunter
Fifth Judicial Circuit
Mr. Stokes
Florida
New York State
C. H. Stokes
Stokes
Pennsylvania
Idaho
First National Bank
Jesse Hunter
Laura Chapman Stokes
John
Charles
Richard
Annexation Report Delayed To October Council Meeting
Councilman Lou L. Heaton asked to delay his report on the Sylvan Shores annexation proposal until the next City Council meeting. Heaton was tasked with detailing what the city offers the subdivision and the potential impact on Mount Dora if approved. A summer legislature act gave the city the right to hold an election on annexation.
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Lou L. Heaton
Sylvan Shores
Heaton
Mount Dora
A House Without Books Like A Room Without Windows
Quote attribution to Horace Mann notes that a house lacking books is as closed as a room without windows, emphasizing the value of reading and intellectual openness.
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Horace Mann
Vandals Target Mount Dora Little House in Fifth Ave
Mount Dora police chief James Orr reports nine windows broken since May at the Little House Girl Scouts HQ. Police will patrol regularly and arrest any suspects, with youths referred to juvenile authorities if needed. Lions club and residents fundraise for the 1956 council drive aiming for 1,400 dollars.
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Lions Club
Girl Scout
Florida
Mount Dora
Little House
Fifth Av
James Orr
Orr
Land of Lakes
No Car Door But His Leg's Intact
Alberta Sylvan Shores resident Mr. Crone escaped injury when a truck clipped his car door on Alexander Street Saturday. He squeezed his left leg back into the vehicle as the door was torn away. J. C. Boyd of the Christian Home and Bible School was identified as the truck driver. No charges were filed. Police cited local ordinances restricting opening car doors in traffic zones.
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Alberta Sylvan Shores
The
Christian Home and Bible School
James Orr
Lake Chamber Plans Veterans Day Ceremony and Meeting
The Lake County Chamber of Commerce schedules a Veterans Day ceremony at the courthouse on November 12 honoring Monroe Van Simpson of Mount Dora and Jesse W. Hunter of Tavares. The event precedes the annual chamber meeting at the school cafeteria with Sen. Spessard Holland as speaker, introduced by Rep. A. S. Herlong Jr.
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Monroe van Simpson
Mount Dora
Jesse W. Hunter
Tavares
Lake County
Jack” Simpson
Hunter
Fifth Judicial Circuit
Spessard Holland
A. S. Herlong, Jr
No Drive for Band Is on Says Lott
Milner Rosenwald academy principal O Lott says the East Town school has no band fund drive and warns teenagers soliciting instruments should be turned away. He urged citizens not to contribute to such requests under any circumstances.
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Co. O. Lott
Milner- Rosenwald Academy
East Town
Obituary Told Church Life Says Rev Jones
Reverend James Jones urged his Methodist congregation that churches should show continued zeal and outreach or risk becoming lifeless. He warned that many members disappear after joining and cited biblical stories from Judas Matthias Ezekiel to illustrate lost spiritual vitality. He added that a church must have life and fellowship, with active participation signaling growth.
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America
James Jones
Methodist Church
Judas
Matthias
Acts
Ezekial
Mr. Jones
Israel
Dance School Opens Sixth Term in Dora
The Royal School of Dance in Winter Park announces Mount Dora classes reopening for Thursday September 27. Registration for sixth year classes is today from 3 to 6 p.m. at the Chamber of Commerce. Classes meet at the Community building.
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Dance School
Dora
Royal School of Dance
Winter Park
Mount Dora
Chamber of Commerce
Florida Leads World Citrus Amid Growth Despite Freeze
Florida produced a third of the world citrus in 1955 56 with 352 million boxes while a Spain freeze cut 19.8 million. Grapefruit lime crops rose from 1954 55, lemon crop dipped slightly, and Florida neared full lemons production as plantings expand. World total hit 436 million boxes, a new high.
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Florida
Zach
Spain
Foreign Agricultural Circular
The
Citrus Magazine
Savage
Agricultural Experiment Station
U.S
Dinner Honors Republican Candidate Arnold Lund
A candidate dinner honors Arnold Lund, Republican candidate for Congress, at Leesburg Community House Friday at 7 30 p m. Sponsored by the South Lake County Republican Club.
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Arnold Lund
Congress
Leesburg Community House
South Lake County
Republican Club
Kiwanis Club observes Constitution Week speaker Roy Hamlin
The Kiwanis club marks Constitution Week with attorney Roy P. Hamlin of Tavares presenting a talk on the meaning of the Constitution to Americans.
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Kiwanis Club
Atty. Roy P. Hamlin
Tavares
Heaton Reviews Budget Troubles at City Meeting
Heaton cites rough budget gaps and overspending as he reviews last Spring's budget and next year's 1000000 increased request. He notes the city may spend about 1000 next year to cover salaries and extras while warning department heads to cut costs. Ober reports arson school attendance and experts present.
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Ocala
George Ober
Heaton
Deputies Solve Area Robberies In Tangerine and Zellwood
Orange County deputies say a series of robberies at Tangerine and Zellwood were solved with last week’s arrest of three teenage boys. One 17 year old was arrested in Tindall’s store in Tangerine. Two others were taken into custody and linked to two housebreakings. Most of the loot recovered.
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Orange
Tangerine
Zellwood
Tindall
Citizens ask Delay In Paving Project In Eustis
Mayor Frank Stebbins acting as attorney asked the City Council to delay paving of Fairview and Fifth streets off 11th Avenue until next spring to avoid interference with the rental season. Residents seek drainage fixes and shared costs, with estimates projected at about 3.73 dollars per foot for 1300 of 1600 feet. The city will have its part time engineer Albert ONeill study the project.
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Frank Stebbins
Eustis
City Council
Fairview
Fifth St
11Th Av
Stebbins
Bill Prinz
Prinz
State Road Department
Albert O'Neill
Mrs Pearl Downs Undergoes Throat Operation at Fort Belvoir
Mrs Pearl Downs of Mount Dora underwent a throat operation at Fort Belvoir Army Hospital in Washington DC on Tuesday. She is in Washington visiting her son Lieutenant Colonel Lem C. Downs and his family.
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Pearl Downs
Mount Dora
Fort Belvoir Army Hospital
Washington, D. C
Church schedules outline Mount Dora area services
Local church listings for Mount Dora detail service times and pastors. Mt Dora Baptist Church Rev David Coffield holds Bible School at 9 45 a m and morning worship at 11 a m with evening services and midweek activities. Other denominations include Methodist Church Fifth Avenue Church of Christ Fifth Avenue Presbyterian Sixth Avenue St Edwards Episcopal Grandview Street details and leaders listed.
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Baptist Church
Sixth and Tremain
David Coffield
Methodist Church
James Jones
ST. Edwards Episcopal Church
Grandview St
Fifth Av
William L. Hargrave
Church Services and Sunday School Listings
Eustis First Church of Christ Scientist at Lemon and Grove offers Sunday services at 11 a.m and a Sunday School at 11 a.m. Wednesday evening service is at 8 p.m. Faith Lutheran Church invites all to Sunday School at 9:45 a.m led by Rev. Phillip Schlessmann.
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First Church OF Christ Scientist
Lemon and Grove
Faith Lutheran Church
Phillip Schlessmann
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