Mayo legend and madcap mail-in auction tale headlines local lore
A Lake County Fair luncheon feature recalls Nathan Mayo telling of a past joke about auctioning his own cattle. He mailed handbills from town to tempt crowds, later finding envelopes returned by a friend. Larry McDaniel corrects a school records mix up with I BRANG and I left, while a bad breath factory note ends with Lake Worth nuisance concerns.
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Mayo Agency
Commissioner of Agriculture
Nathan Mayo
Lake County
Florida
North Florida
Mayo
Mr. Mayo
Nathan
Aes
Farmer Mayo
Larry McDaniel
W. T. McDaniel
Florida Telephone Corp
Eustis
Mama
Larry
Cross Country Chatter with Mac White
A late night stop on Route 19 near Perry features trucker talk and a coffee break. Mac White explains the driver’s pride and the unglamorous reality of moving goods to Pensacola and Ocala.
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Pensacola
Ocala
Perry
Mrs. Indiana Erlich Dies After Illness at Orlando Hospital
Mrs. Indiana Erlich, 65, of S. Clayton St., died after a lingering illness in an Orlando hospital last Friday. She leaves husband Leon, daughter Thelma Everman of Kirkland Indiana, son John Lewis Erlich of Indiana, and three grandchildren. She had lived in Mount Dora for three years after moving from Lebanon Indiana. Last rites were held in Cannana Indiana.
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Indiana Erlich
S. Clayton
Orlando
Leon
Thelma Everman
Kirkland
Ind
John Lewis Erlich
Mount Dora
Lebanon
Cannana
Chlorophyll Breathes Sweet Air From Industrial Odor
City commission hears residents report a foul odor from a local plant during production of Pipt and declares the facility a neighborhood nuisance. The plant explains it already uses chlorophyll in its process as a “breath sweetener” to mitigate odors.
Careless Driving Costs Mount Dora City Funds
Wreckless and careless driving in Mount Dora during March led to city fines totaling 1022 dollars. Of this amount 957 dollars came from traffic violations with 10 violators fined 25 dollars for crossing double lines at highway entrances and Fifth Avenue Hill. Twenty-one others paid 25 to 1 dollars for minor violations totaling 307 dollars. Three individuals were fined 100 dollars each for driving while intoxicated and another 100 dollars for wreckless driving. The fines align with a renewed safety push tied to Florida Safety Council efforts.
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Dorans
Mount Dora
Florida Safety Council
City Council Approves First Reading on Whiting Property Rezoning
The council on Tuesday evening passed the first reading of an ordinance to rezone portions of the Frederic A. Whiting Sixth Avenue property for business use. The northeast corner would change while the west end remains restricted to non business uses. The measure also rezones the north side of the Sixth Avenue block between Donnelly and Alexander streets.
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Sixth Av
Frederic A. Whiting
Donnelly and
Alexander Sts
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Fla
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Paul Snowberger
Central Florida Blood Bank
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Kathryn Fountain
NTA
Manan
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Ts Qyster
Council
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C. E. Brown
Jersey
Sunset Valley Dairy
Parker Bros
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Buster Williams
Carl S. Graves
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