Council Eyes Fire Safety Measures
City Council discusses pre paid fire protection for outlying areas and possible amendments to require fire walls for attached garages and unsafe constructions. Fire Chief Larsen notes eight of ten homes violate code and debates fire bonds with annual fees to fund equipment and a potential full time firefighter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold Larsen
Ding
Bill Prinz
Larsen
Fire Department
Wayne Moon
Prinz
Council
Johnson Sues For 70850 After Tree Falls on Vehicle
City Council received notice of a suit for damages from a tree fall on Fifth Ave. A parkway oak struck the driver near the post office. Claimed losses include 850 for truck damage 4000 for lost earnings 20000 for pain and suffering and 45795 for permanent disability. City Attorney advised early settlement potential, council took no definite action.
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Parkway
Roy Christopher
Cancer Drive Opens Monday In Lake County Fundraiser
The Mount Dora Woman's Club launches its annual American Cancer Society drive starting Monday. County chair J A Tar Boyd of Leesburg announces Mount Dora is allotted 300 of Lake County's 650 quota, with Lake and Sorrento tasked to raise funds for cancer information, prevention, and county state programs.
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Woman’s Club
Mount Dora
Theerican Cancer Society
J. A
Tar” Boyd
Leesburg
Mount
Lake m
Sorrento
Collins rally emphasizes good clean and proud leadership in Florida
In Mount Dora and Lake County, LeRoy Collins seizes on the words good clean proud and truth to frame a contrast with ugly power and machine politics. He details a 18 year record of reform and argues the governor must be the No. 1 man of the people, urging voters to weigh candidates by their fruits and defend liberties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
LeRoy Collins
Mount Dora
Florida
Collins
Lake County
Donnelly Park
Read
Charley Towns
Brailey Odham
Odham
Dan McCarty
McCarty
Don McCarty
Mount Dora High Glee Club Earns Excellent Rating
Mount Dora high school glee club in Group 4 of the state vocal contest earned an excellent rating last Saturday. Presented two numbers Madam Jeannette and Battle Hymn of the Republic in a special arrangement under director Mrs Rosemary Bennett.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Dora’s High School Glee Club
Glee Club
Jeannette
Rosemary Bennett
Odham Accuses Johns Of Pressure Politics In Lake Stop
Sanford candidate Brailey Odham rails at Acting Gov Charley Johns as pressure politics during a Mount Dora speech. He attacks Johns for alleged overpromising on roads, calls for a merit-based state workforce, central purchasing, and open bidding, while praising LeRoy Collins with caveats.
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LeRoy Collins
Florida
Donnelly Park
Collins
Charley Johns
Brailey Odham
Johns
Fish and Game Commission
Highway Patrol
Cheery Smile Adds To Ad Compliment At Topic Door
A Topic door recipient praises classified ads for selling many household items. The seller notes the ad was effective, cost was nominal, and brought convenient ready cash from items no longer needed.
Budget Report Shows City Tight Spending Across Departments
The finance committee begins study toward a new fiscal year budget after a five month review shows underspending in many areas due to cost controls. Fire truck payments and a new city garage were not in the 1953 54 budget, while several departments came in under estimates. the Police budget rose due to not trading in an old patrol car. Department heads draft requests for next year as Wayne Moon leads finance talks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Sewart
Stewart
Light Department
Park Department
Florida Power Corp
Wayne Moon
Gordon Conboy
Lou L. Heaton
Sylvan Shores Seeks County Street Aid
Sylvan Shores residents urged county street repairs and added street lighting and a fire hydrant from Mount Dora at a Tuesday meeting. The 60 member group discussed sharing costs with the county, cited damage on Lucerne and Greenway, and sought Lights on Southland Ave and Palmetto Lucerne hydrant repairs while avoiding incorporation into Mount Dora.
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Sylvan Shores
Mount Dora
Grand View Hotel
Sylvan Shores Property Owners Association
O. M. “Jack” Simpson
A. K. Bennett
Simpson
Southland Av
Druar
Palmetto
Harold Overhiser
Lucerne
George Siess
Rotary Charter Dinner Planned for Mount Dora May 6
Mount Dora Rotary Club postpones its charter night banquet to May 6 and will hold it in the Leesburg Woman's Club building to accommodate 300 reservations. Central Florida clubs send delegations as Rep. Ferris Bryant of Ocala outlined Florida’s progress in multiple fields at this week’s meeting.
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Rotary
Mount Dora
Rotary Club
C. E. Brown
Woman's Club
Leesburg
Central Florida
Ferris Bryant
Ocala
Florida
Illness Forces Cast Change in IceHouse Show
IceHouse enters a show must go on scenario as Col. Paul Bronson falls ill and is hospitalized in Orlando. Atty. Henry Pringle of Leesburg steps in as retired Secretary of State, previously played by Pringle in Leesburg, delivering a smooth performance in Affairs of State. Jean Patterson and Maxine Hines lead strong cast as key figures in the satire on Washington life.
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IceHouse Theatre
Paul Bronson
Air Base Hospital
Orlando
Atty
Henry Pringle
Leesburg
Melon Patch Players
Pringle
Bronson
Jean Patterson
Jean
Jack Ken
Maxine Hines
Washington
Maxine
E. F
Merchant
John Christian
Chevy Chase
City Council Clears Small Debt On Community Building
The City Council voted to pay the remaining 122.70 East Town owes on its share of the community building cost. East Town Community Workers started with 17 and has since installed items including seats valued at 1700, a piano, bronze tablet, cabinet, cornerstone, and miscellaneous items totaling over 3,000 in the project funded by volunteer labor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
East Town
East Town Community Workers Organization
Jerry Barnhart
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Alto Adams
LeRoy
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Norman Rockwell
First National Bank
George J. White
Carol Edgerton
Janice Reid
Arthur Norris
Mardie Bardwell
John Keller
Barbara Siess
Linda Woodham
Vicky Johnson
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