College Game Sets Mount Dora Night Matchup
The Lions club hosts a freshmen football game between the University of Miami and Florida State University at Mount Dora high school field on Saturday October 22 to raise funds for eye sight conservation and welfare. A professional half time show and expanded seating are planned with Lake Coleman as general chairman and Jesse Willmott as co chair.
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Mount Dora
University of Miami
Florida State University
Lions Club
Villa Dora
Grand View
Lake Coleman
Jesse Willmott
Cochairman
R. C. Bardwell
Dale Jones
al Rehbaum, Jr
John Cain
Sam Swiger
Kendall Jones
Jack Norris
Jack O'Brien
PTA To Hear Of Bond Issue
The proposed 4 million bond to fund a county wide school building program will be discussed at the Lake County PTA County Council meeting at 6:30 pm in the Eus tis Heights Elementary cafeteria. Lake County school board members will answer questions about the plan and its city by city sharing details. Mount Dora is listed for a new high school with current facilities converted to elementary use. All PTA leaders are urged to attend.
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Parent-Teacher Association
Eustis Heights
Lake County School Board
PTA
Mount Dora
Lake CofC Backs $4 Million School Bond Issue
The Lake County Chamber of Commerce board approved a proposed four million dollar school bond issue and urged the public to consider it carefully. Details await official announcement from the Lake County Board of Public Instruction.
Doorbell Incident Triggers Fire Siren Panic in East Town
Claude Johnson of East Town triggered a fire siren thinking it was a doorbell at 7:30 AM. The siren blared, cars roared, and residents and officers rushed to the fire station. Fire Chief Harold Larsen and Police Chief James Orr led the response while Capt. James Cox fished, believing no danger existed.
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Claude
Jack” Johnson
East Town
Johnson
Combination
George Hall
Harold Larsen
James Orr
James Cox
Lake Dora
Miss Irene Haislip Dies After Indigestion Flight
Irene Haislip 76 died at her Fifth Avenue home after a mild indigestion attack. A Methodist church worker and longtime Tidewater Winter resident from Virginia she cut locally to attend June Ford’s Sept 17 wedding and served as assistant hostess at the reception. She leaves three brothers Gen Wade Haislip Richard A Haislip and Fred F Haislip. Prayer services were at Rehbaum Funeral Home and interment in Staunton Virginia.
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Irene Haislip
Methodist Church
Woman’s Society of Christian Service
Fifth Av
June Ford
Virginia
Mount Dora
Gen
Wade H. Haislip
Washington, D. C
Richard A.haislip
Winter Park
Fred F. Haislip
Greenville
Prejudices Rooted in Uneducated Hearts, Says Historian
An author argues that prejudice festers where education has not touched the heart. He warns that without intellectual cultivation, bias remains entrenched, growing like weeds among rocks and hindering progress toward equality.
Wheel Camera Club First Contest Winners Named
The Wheel Camera club sponsored by Rotary announces first prize to Fred Uhl, youth club president, for a Juniper Springs field trip image featuring water and fern borders. The print was finished at Rotarian Fran Henderson's home studio with blue green and gray tinting.
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Wheel Camera Club
Rotary Club
Fred Uhl
Youth Camera Club
Juniper Springs
Fran Henderson
Center
Platt Children Wait for Justice in Florida School Case
Five Platt children seek a ruling allowing them to attend any white school in Florida after being expelled from Mount Dora in 1954. Attorneys on both sides await the next move as evidence from South Carolina is opened in front of Circuit Judge Truman G. Futch. The judge has not yet ruled on a possible lack of jurisdiction. Meanwhile, home tutoring continues with Christian Home and Bible School volunteers visiting the family each evening.
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Florida
Truman G. Futch
Futch
Mount Dora White School
Willis McCall
Christian
Bible _ school
Philisophy
Boundry
John Dewey
Dean Sower
South
Doran Leaves For Unusual Adventure
Robert Alderman, owner of Peppermint-Stick restaurant, leaves for a Pan American base in the Dominican Republic to serve as chef for continental tours. He will work 75 to 90 days on Hispaniola, then return to the United States for a six day holiday. his wife Eleanore will operate the restaurant at home.
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Robert Alderman
Mr. Alderman
Eleanore
Pan American
Dominican Republic
Airlines
Continental Tours
Ohio
Alderman
Miami Herald
Greater Antilles
States
Cocoa
Charles Barthel Service Held for Mount Dora Presbyterians Leader
Charles Barthel 70 longtime Stamford resident and Mount Dora church organizer died at 421 West Ninth Avenue after heart attacks. He chaired the committee that oversaw converting the Whiting home on Sixth Avenue into the church. Survived by wife Minnie Stewart Barthel and son Justus C. Funeral services were conducted at the Mount Dora Presbyterian Church with Dr. C. A. Carriel officiating. Rehbaum's Funeral Home handled arrangements.
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Charles Barthel
Mount Dora’s Presbyterian Church
Ninth
Mr. Barthel
Whiting
Stamford
Justus C
C. A. Carriel
Rehbaum
Essay Contest Opens for High School Students
In observance of National Newspaper Week the Topic offers a $65 first prize and state honor for the top essay on The Role of the Newspaper in the Community. First through third place prizes of 15, 10 and 5 are awarded for 500 words or less.
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Florida Press Association
Gainesville
Mount Dora
Box Supper Planned At Bible School Event
An old fashioned box supper will be held on the campus of the Christian Home and Bible School Friday at 7 30 p m to aid the building fund for a new administrative chapel classroom building. Ladies should bring boxes to be auctioned by Harvey Collier of Sanford.
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The
Christian Home and Bible School
Harvey Collier
Sanford
Undergird Education Nays Sower At Rotary Club
Dean Ray Sower of Stetson University urged the Rotary Club that today’s youth are short changed in moral values. He argued for deeper moral and spiritual preparation, open communication, and wiser choices to prepare leaders for tomorrow.
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Dean Ray Sower
Stetson University
Rotary Club
Dean Sower
Stetson
Orevery
Fragmented Quote About Thought and Freedom of Speech
The fragment references Mary Baker Eddy on motives and the power of thought in speech and action. No further context or specifics are provided to identify a clear news item or event.
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Mary Baker Eddy
Mount Dora Hosts 150 Plus Stanley Home Visitors
More than 150 out-of-state visitors spent a week in Mount Dora for a Stanley Home Products convention and sales-reward vacation. The Virginia and North Carolina delegations joined by a southern area manager, C L Lanier, to tour Lake Jem, Silver Springs, and Cypress Gardens while staying at Sylvan Shores hotel.
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Mount Dora
Stanley Home Products Co
Lake Jem
C. L. Lanier
Southern Area
North Carolina
Florida
Jimmie Stroupe
Fight
Cornelia Helms
Charlotte
Mr. Lanier
Silver Springs
Cypress Gardens
Sylvan Shores Hotel
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Karl Lehmann
Lake County
Camera Club
Bill Brown
City Hall
Debbie Sanders
Bok
Winter Haven
Methodist Men’s Club
A. V. Benson
Lakeland
James G. Neptune
Ronald Aldrich
H. Mauriece Felton
G. Guy Carrel
William J. Godtel
Doran
Bible School
New York
Texas
Sue Brooks
Appalachia
Audrey Millner
Lynchburg
Edgar Allen Poe
Birmingham
Blanche Ferguson
Roanoke
Naomi Hawkins
Vinnie Stallard
Norton Center
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