Mount Dora Plans 179 Parking Meters Downtown
Mount Dora prepares for late October installation of 179 parking meters to ease winter congestion. Meter types include 149 one hour 23 twelve minute and seven two hour meters with rates of 1 cent for twelve minutes 5 cents per hour and 10 cents for two hours.
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Mount Dora
Alexander St
Donnelly St
Alexander
Baker
Sixth Av
Donnelly
First National Bank
Fifth
D. Fletcher Crane
P T A School Of Instruction Met At Fountain Inn
Lake County P T A members gathered at Fountain Inn for a school of instruction led by state officers including Mrs A F McIntosh and Mrs Paul Bryant. Frank Banning discussed indoctrinating democracy from first grade through high school amid ideological battles with Mount Dora and Eustis well represented.
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Frank Banning
Ld P-Ta
Fountain Inn
East’s
State Association
A. F. McIntosh
Paul Bryant
County Council
Lake County
Banning
A. G. Ivey
PTA
University of Florida
J. E. Bevis
Slater Cox
Mount Dora
Eustis
Brownie Leaders Form New Mount Dora Organization
A new Brownie Leaders association was formed in Mount Dora to aid Brownie Scouts. Officers include Mrs Betty Bardwell as chairwoman, Mrs Jean Jones as vice chairwoman, and Mrs Naomi Keller as second vice chairwoman. The group invites mothers to assist with the year’s program and offers a school of instruction in Orlando next week. An appeal was issued for piano donations to the Girl Scout house.
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Mount Dora
Brownie Leaders Association
Brownie Scouts
Betty Bardwell
Jean Jones
Naomi Keller
Orlando
Girl Scout House
Editor Mabel Norris Reese In Hospital For Throat Operation
In Orange Memorial Hospital for a throat operation originally set for Wednesday is Mabel Norris Reese editor of the Topic. A quoted line on friendship notes it is a plant of slow growth that must endure adversity to be valued.
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Orange Memorial Hospital
Mabel Norris Reese
George Washington
Lake County Urged to Build Aged Home Initiative
Civic leaders across Lake county urged participation in a county wide drive to provide a home for indigent seniors. Mount Dora Health and Welfare Council chairs the effort with Mrs Slater Cox as county wide chairman and funds for converting abandoned schools or a new site. Frances Gravlee cited 20 aged residents needing care in county facilities or homes.
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Lake County
Mount Dora
Frances Gravlee
Ernie Mosteller
Harold Overhiser
Cox
Okahumpka
Sorrento
D. D. Roseborough
Health and Welfare Councils
Crane Moon And Mosteller Seek Re election To City Posts
Mayor D Fletcher Crane plans to run again for mayor and at least two current councilmen seek re election. Ernie Mosteller and Wayne Moon announce bids for council seats, while Lillian Christie retires for health reasons.
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D. Fletcher Crane
Utilities
Ernie Mosteller
Sanitation
Wayne Moon
Lillian Christie
J. M. Turner
Crane
R. C. Bardwell
Merchants Division
Meters
Moon
Mosteller
William Prinz
Lou L. Heaton
Gordon Cowboy
Woman's Club Opens New Year in Mount Dora
Mount Dora Woman's Club begins its season with a fall meeting at the Community building on Wednesday October 3 at 2 30 PM. A reception for new members will start the program followed by a Florida Federation of Women's Clubs convention recap and a musical number by Henry Nester with Mrs Al Reham Jr at the piano.
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Mount Dora
B. O. Bowers
Florida Federation of Women’s Clubs
Henry Nester
al Reham, Jr
Ralph Paul
Methodists To Hold Quarterly Meeting
The first quarterly conference of 1951-52 will be held at the Methodist church Monday evening followed by a meeting of the official board. Dr Paul Fletcher superintendent of the Orlando district will preside.
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Methodist Church
Paul Fletcher
Orlando
The
Mount Dora Town Council in session with active bids and ideas
Mount Dora’s Council for a Day held a two hour meeting marked by serious deliberation. Officials around the table included Tyrone Parker Martha Sadler Pinkney Turner and Harry Wise with Harold Gregg and Police Chief Jeff Ray absent. Supt Harold Overhiser guided a utilities tour showing electricity purchase from Florida Power Corp and resale to local users.
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Mount Dora
Tyrone Parker
Martha Sadler
Pinkney Turner
Charles Brown
Harry Wise
Arthur Dufour
Walter TeStrake
Joyce Macon
Harold Gregg
Jeff Ray
Freddie Roseborough
Harold Overhiser
Joyce
Florida Power Corp
Youth Sunday challenges Mount Dora parents on faith neutrality
Mount Dora pastors urged parents to arm their children with spiritual guidance during Youth Sunday. At First Baptist, James H. Sutley warned that neglecting faith can lead to crime, while at First Methodist Robert M. Blackburn pressed parents not to remain neutral in religious matters. The message tied to Kiwanis National Kid's Day and church school promotions, urging a clear source of religious authority for youths.
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Mount Dora
First Baptist Church
James H. Sutley
First Methodist Church
Robert M. Blackburn
Kiwanis
Sutley
Model Business Woman Jean Shines In Mount Dora
Local National Business Women’s Week spotlights Jean, president of the Mount Dora Growers Cooperative’s Business and Professional Women’s club. Jean Patterson, born in Lanett Alabama, works busy days at the Growers, greeting visitors, handling payroll and grove records, while balancing community life and family memories.
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Ion
Ind
Florida
Imogene Patterson
Business and Professional Women’s Club
Jean
Mount Dora
Imogene Patterson’s rise in retail to West Point and Sears
Imogene Patterson studied business education in the evenings and found work in West Point Georgia advertising layouts before moving to Sears Roebuck as assistant manager of the order office. She joined the West Point Merchants association as secretary treasurer, one of three women among 57 men. Her path to Mount Dora involved family ties to West Point, Emeree Daniel, and Vera Dutton Parker who invited her for vacations, shaping her arrival in Mount Dora.
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West Point
Jean
Sears-Roebuck
West Point Merchants Association
Mount Dora
Emeree Daniel
W. D. Dutton
Opalaka
Dutton
Vera Dutton
Reggie Parker
Vera
Parker
WILLIAMS Heads Crusade for Mount Dora Effort
M. O. Buster Williams will direct Mount Dora’s Crusade for Freedom with County Judge W. Troy Hall Jr. as county chairman. They seek 7,218 signatures on this year’s Freedom Scroll and $856 to fund Radio Free Europe’s efforts to spread truth and liberty behind the iron curtain.
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Mount Dora
M. O
Buster” Williams
W. Troy Hall, Jr
Radio Free Europe
Vegetable Time Planting List from County Agent Norris
County Agent R E Bob Norris lists vegetables suitable for planting now including beets cabbage carrots Chinese cabbage collards mustard onions garden peas radish spinach swiss chard and turnips.
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R. E
Bob” Norris
Mount Dora Youth Council Pushes for Center and Pool
Mount Dora youth representatives on the Kiwanis Kid's Day council propose a future city Youth Center with games and water activities, plus a swimming pool to host meets. They urge traffic safety fixes, a Fourth of July celebration area, and a 10 pin bowling alley as key improvements.
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Mount Dora
Harry Wise
D. Fletcher Crane
Richard Shipes
Harold Overhiser
Shipes
Youth Council
Lake County
Donnelly Park
Wise
Gilbert Park
Gilbert
Park
Crane
Gilbert Park Cove
Hurricanes To Tackle St. Cloud Friday Night
Mount Dora high schools championship eleven from last year faces St. Cloud in a Friday night road test. Stars include Billy Odom Jerry Dake and Allen Keller as the Dorans seek improved passing and a win over a top Central Florida foe.
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Golden Hurricanes
St. Cloud
Central Florida
Mount Dora High School
the Dorans
St. James of
Billy Odom
Jerry Dake
Allen Keller
Odom
Mount Dora
Dake
Keller
Ward
Correll
St. James
Talton
Harry Wise
Hurricanes
Keen
Henry
Gregg
Simpson
Pappell
Atkins
Box Office Opens Monday At Theatre
IceHouse theatre box office on Charles street opens Monday from 10 to noon and 2 to 5 for memberships and reserve seats ahead of Wednesday opening of Brighten the Corner. Anne Merchant directs the box office with limited memberships available for Lake County residents to see the season. Contact by telephone or see Howard J. Bales at Donnelly Street store for membership sales. The comedy stars Col. E F Merchant as the bond and check loving rich uncle, showing Wednesday through Saturday nights.
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IceHouse
Charles
Anne Merchant
Lake County
Howard J. Bales
H. J. Bales & Son Men’s
Donnelly St
Col. E. F. Merchant
Bond
Check-Happy
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