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Newspaper
Mount Dora Topic
Location
Mount Dora, Florida, United States of America
Date
Aug 03, 1950
Page
8
Six Dora Kiwanis members joined the Fifth District gathering at the University Club in Winter Park to hear District Gov. Leonard Usina of Miami discuss citizen roles in government economy and waste tied to Korea. Attendees included Roy Christopher and other officers. Henry Pringle of Leesburg was nominated as district lieutenant governor.
Lake County added 49880 to 34872 for a grand total of 84752 reaching 89.2 percent of its 95000 quota. County chairman Frank Isted announces the campaign progress and urges continued support.
In East Town the council debated licensing as 14 drinking spots exist after relaxed rules. They agreed to issue only combined beer and wine licenses at $50, up from $15 for beer alone, hoping stricter licenses deter further openings and policing concerns.
A. C. Quixley is recuperating this week after an operation at Orange Memorial hospital in Orlando last Thursday.
Council splits over closing two street right of ways to favor development. Bethel urged keeping land for playground or civic use, while Jones Bros. Feed Store bid to close Secondary Street for a warehouse was granted before being denied in another case. Mayor Crane backed the petition as the council weighed past land use.
A planned marriage license for Lonnie Fender and Nellie Fay Crum was removed as Fender was killed by Israel Stewart in a shooting at Bay Lake. Stewart, driven by love and jealousy, fired to stop the wedding then fled after a failed second shot. Nellie escaped as the community faced a fatal event and a missed ceremony.
City awarded authority to City Street Department Chair John Bethel after only one bid. M. J. Carroll Construction Co. of Leesburg bid $2,755, higher than the estimate. Bethel planned to contact other firms to reduce costs and widen Alexander Street by narrowing the sidewalk in front of the post office and broadening the block north of Fifth Avenue.
Lake county chapter reports record Red Cross volunteers in the fiscal year ending June 30 with 345 people answering the call for volunteers. George J. White, chairman, notes postwar peak in local volunteer service.
A compact verse describes following a driver with a smooth lift named Fireball on a highway. The speaker notes the pursuit with a mix of speed and wit, implying a playful chase rather than danger. The line evokes motion and tempo through a vivid image of the vehicle.
Mrs Alyce McPherson describes the Florida Industrial School for Girls in Ocala shifting from a punishment model to rehabilitation. The campus emphasizes health, diet, and education while guiding youths back toward self discipline. The piece notes compassionate care, medical checks for venereal disease, and the absence of fences signaling a reform approach.
Mount Dora Public Library lists new titles including Piney by Zachery Ball Grant of Kingdom by H Ferguson The Other Father by Laura Z Hobson Black Sage by L P Holmes and Woe To Guess Your Age by Corey How Truly is a kind heart a fountain of gladness and makes surroundings brighten in Washington.
Sheriff Deputy James L. Yates investigated the incident and described it as murder and death by own action. Authorities ordered the cancellation of a marriage license application following the event.
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