Leesburg Feud Over Half-Million Bond For New Junior High
Leesburg officials clash with Mount Dora and Clermont delegates over a proposed bond plan to fund a 20 room junior high. The group seeks 10 percent of bond funds for Leesburg classrooms while a site of at least 30 acres would be acquired for a future junior high. Enrollment in the county now exceeds 11 thousand with projections to rise to over 13 thousand by 1962 63.
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Kitty
Leesburg
Joe Jenkins
M.O. “Buster” Williams
Moore
George White, Jr
White
Leesburg Group
Mount Dora
Herbert Stoothoff
Kendall Jones
J. G. Ray, Jr
William Baker
W. L. Hullinger
Clermont
Clermont Press
Williams
Junior Holloway
Carlisle Rogers
Rogers
Ted Cassady
Jenkins
Shores Oppose Bond Issue Over Consolidation Concern
A Sylvan Shores survey finds residents largely oppose a proposed school bond vote set for May 26. Opposition stems from desire to consolidate eastern Lake county schools, not from tax increases. Prior votes showed mixed support for consolidation among nearby towns, with Mount Dora favoring and Tavares Umatilla opposing.
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Sylvan Shores
Lake County
Mount Dora
Tavares
Umatilla
Leesburg
South Lake County
Lake county Gets First General Highway Map in 20 Years
The State Road Department in Tallahassee releases a new two sheet map for Lake County showing state highways and county roads along with rural dwellings businesses railroads abandoned tram lines cities towns communities land sections land grants streams lakes swamps and about 990 lakes. The map based on aerial photos covers 379 miles of state highways and over 1000 miles of public and private roads with Jon Beazley credited for map work and Joe Grotegut as road department chair.
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Lake County
State Road Department
Tallahassee
Road Board
Joe Grotegut
Jon Beazley
Road Department
Beazley
Lake County Board Opens Bids for Eustis Elementary Addition
At a special meeting the Lake County Board of Public Instruction opened bids for a three classroom addition at Eustis Heights Elementary. Low bid of 32200 by Sam Powell of Leesburg tops the bids, with a 100 day completion target.
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Lake County Board of Public Instruction
Eustis Heights
Sam Powell
Leesburg
Liberty of the press Exhortation Quote
A historic quotation emphasizes that a free press guards civil political and religious rights, urging readers to impress its value upon minds and families as a foundational safeguard of liberty.
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Junius
Labor Survey Conducted by Chamber in Mount Dora
The Mount Dora Chamber of Commerce will host a May registration for a worker survey sponsored by the Florida State Employment Service. The four-town cooperative aims to attract industry to the triangle area and includes retirees, managers, professionals, technicians, tradespeople, and housewives. The survey is a census of labor availability, not a job placement service.
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Mount Dora
Two Ways to Interest a Man Quote by A E N Gray
A compact quote from A E N Gray notes two methods to spark a man’s interest. It highlights telling new facts and reminding forgotten ones as the two paths to arouse curiosity.
Reregistration Delays Face School Bond Fight
After a Tuesday session the board heard that reregistration for the Mount Dora Leesburg bond vote is slow with 1 794 of 16 000 eligible voters registered. Precinct tallies show 128 in Precinct 20 and 199 in Precinct 31.
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Katherine Baker
Joe Jenkins
Mount Dora weighs gas franchise amid solicitors
City attorney Roy Christopher told Mount Dora council that Houston Gas Co emissaries seek local gas business. Mayor Patton said he discouraged house to house solicitation, noting residents resent intrusion. The council considers whether to take over gas rights with its own franchise before the current one expires.
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Mount Dora
Roy
Christopher
Houston ‘Corp
W. D. Patton
Patton
Houston
Shores Business Robbed Thrice in Eighteen Months
Arnold Haynes head of Golden Triangle Builders Supply in Sylvan Shores reports a third break in 18 months. Thieves cracked the back warehouse roof and opened a dry safe, stealing about 500 dollars in merchandise and damaging the safe and office roof. Deputies sheriff and FBI joined the probe. no clues or fingerprints found.
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Arnold Haynes
Golden Triangle Builders Supply
Sylvan Shores
Haynes
First National Bank
Pinellas’ County
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Florida
Pinellas
Lake County
Lake County Amateur Radio Gains 18 Defense Units
Lake County defense council buys a base short wave station for the Lake County Amateur Radio Association. The Lake County Chamber of Commerce reports 16 additional pieces acquired by members to supplement existing equipment, giving Lake County 18 units for defense and a structured communications plan.
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Lake County Defense Council
Lake County Amateur Radio Association
Lake County Chamber of Commerce
Amateur Association
Lake County
Don't Invest In Land Pump Real Estate
Tuesday night the Hobdy family faced flood risk as Lake Franklin swelled. Sanitation expert G W Folke warned a drainage well could contaminate water or become an unwanted artesian source. Council debated relief options and warned against Florida sand pumping near lakes, stressing nature's uncontrollable effects.
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Hobdy
Lake Franklin
G. W. Folke
State Sanitation Commission
Roy
Christopher
Florida
Reregistration Locations for Mount Dora Precincts
Registration books for Precinct 20 west of Donnelly Street and Sylvan Shores are in the chamber of commerce office Mount Dora. Precinct 31 registration is at City Hall.
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Donnelly St
Sylvan Shores
Chamber of Commerce
Mount Dora
City Hall
Joint Sanitation Plan For Mount Dora And Tavares
City officials in Mount Dora and Tavares explore a joint sewage disposal system to serve both towns. Federal aid potential up to 250000 dollars hinges on public health need and local wealth, with a sanitation district and user financing as a start. Projects face septic tank problems in Sylvan Shores and Mount Dora fifth avenue school amid delays.
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Mount Dora
W. D. Patton
Mount Dora- Tavares
Lake Coleman
G. W. Folke
Sanitation Commission
Health Dept
Mount Dora- Tavares System
Mount Dora and Tavares
Folke
Lake Dora
O’neall
Tavares
Sylvan Shores
Westland Rd
Sanitary Commission
Coleman
Twin City
O'Neall
Long Key
East Town
Mount Dora Senior Essay Contest awards up to $100
Mount Dora High School crowns its third Constitutional Essay Contest with 520 dollars in prizes for boys and girls. First prize 100 dollars, second 75, third 50, fourth 25, fifth 10, plus engraved certificates. Essays due May 12, prizes announced at Kiwanis luncheon May 21.
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Mount Dora High School
William E. Holler
America
The
United States
Ronald E. Aldrich
Kiwanis
Service Club
Voter Reregistration Advises In Mount Dora Bond Election
A county official outlines a process for freeholders to vote in the upcoming school bond election without prior reregistration. On election day a precinct worker must verify registration with Mrs. Baker’s office in Tavares and confirm property tax payment. It is quicker to reregister before May 12 at Mount Dora city hall or the Chamber of Commerce.
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M. O. “Buster” Williams
Katherine Baker
Williams
Baker
Tavares
Mount Dora
City Hall
Chamber of Commerce
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Leesburg Committee
Lake School Board
Eustis
A. E. N, Gray
Eustis and
Fred Adkinson
Leesburg Pta
Paul Bryan
John Selden
Franklin Park
Ernest Hobdy
Shores
Dora
Albert O’neall
Herbert Trenham
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