New Manager at Princess Theatre Mount Dora
Elizabeth Muecke becomes manager of the Princess theatre in Mount Dora replacing Larry King who moved to Georgia. Muecke, a former assistant, juggles work starting at 3 a.m. with her 15 month old daughter Susan and two sons Bennie Jr and Duane while the MCM chain led by Bill Cumbaa of Leesburg operates the theatre.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Dora
Elizabeth Muecke
Princess Theatre
Larry King
Georgia
Duane
MCM
Bill Cumbaa
Leesburg
Mr. Muecke
City Considers Sewer Connection Revenues and Plant Delay
City officials reviewed potential revenue from sewer connections to service debt but did not vote or discuss the long delayed treatment plant. Tax Assessor John Cain estimated 190 or 502 dollars depending on whether Winter Park or Eustis rates apply for 119 connections including Lakeside Inn. Council member Margaret Lafroos urged immediate focus on the treatment plant as the top city project.
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John Cain
Florida
Winter Park
Lakeside Inn
Eustis
Cain
Lakeside
Margaret Lafroos
Mobile Unit Visits County Aug 22 23
The mobile X-ray unit of the State Health department will be in Tavares Thursday and Friday Aug 22 and 23 to X ray school personnel and any citizens desiring to be checked. Teachers will be X rayed Thursday and anyone in the county may take advantage Friday near the Pioneer building across from the courthouse.
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State Health Department
Tavares
Lake County TB and Health Association
Pioneer
Gridiron Days Loom As Squad Is Called
Mount Dora high school announces a Friday meeting for all varsity football players. Coach Dan Spear says practice for the 1957 season will begin soon, with the Central Florida Conference schedule starting in early September.
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Mount Dora High School
Dan Spear
Central Florida
City Adopts Buffer Zone Policy for City Trees
The council rejected a lumberman’s bid to buy all trees over eight inches in diameter on 11th to 13th streets within the city buffer zone. Councilman Bill Prinz warned logging could leave brush and fire risk, and that selling by bidding could yield higher revenue.
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13Th St
Bill Prinz
Pete Trenham Captures Cleveland District Golf Title
Pete Trenham, Hill Top protege from Mount Dora, won the Cleveland District Golf Association championship in Ohio, defeating Ed Preisler 2 and 1 in the 36 hole final. The 20 year old, son of Herbert Trenham, trained under pro Stanley Kuznik and will play in the Youngstown Open and the Akron national amateur qualifier.
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Cleveland
Ohio
Stan Kuznik
Cleveland District Golf Association
Pete Trenham
Can Club
Ed Preisler
Pete
Herbert Trenham
Lake Shore Jr
Rose Cornell
Mount Dora
Hill Top
C.D.G.A
University of Florida
J. M. Turner
Mr. Kuznik
Bob Shave
Preisler
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Akron
Kuznik
Aurora Country Club
City weighs annexation of Sylvan Shores and wider area
City officials wrestle with timing and boundary details for a potential annexation of Sylvan Shores. Officials seek a local enabling bill in October but require precise boundary lines for Road 441 northward before proposing voter action, with possible delay to 1959 if the bill misses the upcoming session.
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Sylvan Shores
W. D. Patton
Roy Christopher
State Road Department
Orange Grove
Christopher
Road Department
Patton
Mount Dora Area Residents Ill in Hospitals This Week
Mount Dora area residents in hospitals this week include Mrs. S S Gould and Mrs. Marie Hanker at Durham Young Leesburg David Hart Mrs. Dorothy Tuelson Alfred Pearson Herbert Beiser and Walter White Mount Dora and Clyde Pierce and Oscar Torbert Sorrento at Waterman Memorial.
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Mount Dora Area
S. S. Gould
Marie Hanker
Durham
Young, Leesburg
David Hart
Dorothy Tuelson
Alfred Pearson
Herbert Beiser
Walter White
Mount Dora
Clyde Pierce
Oscar Torbert
Sorrento
Waterman Memorial
Rainfall surge in Mount Dora surpasses prior year
Mount Dora records show nearly five inches of rain in the past week at the Mount Dora Growers Cooperative. This year to date reaches 41.95 inches, compared with 33.1 inches by this point last year, and 1.7 inches in the same period then.
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Mount Dora
City tightens policy on Sylvan Shores planning and inspection
The Mount Dora city council discussed annexation and shifted inspection duties in Sylvan Shores to builders with written city authorization. A plumber accused a building inspector of errors, while a law firm alleged delays and costs from a Triangle Plumbing Co. job. The council urged limited inspection to protect utilities and residents while avoiding overreach.
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Sylvan Shores
Mount Dora
David Sheldon
J. J. Hodges
Hodges
Bill Prinz
Heaton
Stebbins and Riley
Triangle Plumbing Co
Eustis
George G. Amory
Roy Christopher
Lou L. Heaton
Henry A. Stein
New Sylvan Shores Realty Co
Mr. Heaton
New FHA Down Payment Cut Spurs Mount Dora Housing Plan
The FHA down payment cut to stimulate building reaches Mount Dora with a Sylvan Shores project offering three bed two bath homes at 11 6k to 14k with a 700 down payment and 64 monthly payments. Developer F C Stock of Leesburg and local agents coordinate with FHA and Mount Dora Cooperative Homes Inc to underwrite financing and place homes on land costing about 1500.
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FHA
Washington
Mount Dora
Sylvan Shores
F. C. Stock of
Leesburg
O. M. Simpson
Sadler-Simpson Agency
Two Unhappy Girls In Lake County Juvenile Court
The scene in a Lake County Florida juvenile court shows a 14 year old girl and her mother facing a judge over delinquency charges. The hearing reveals troubled home life, runaway episodes, and a pattern of seeking shelter with boyfriends while welfare and custody concerns surface.
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Lake County
Eck
W. Troy
Juvenile Court
Florida
Mr. Pearce
Lillian
Maypnt Dora
I Young
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East Town
Wayne Butler
Forestine White
Scarlett Scott
Janice Russell
Rev
N. R. McNair
Progressive Citizenship Club of
Mrs. Muecke
Pete Trénham
Hill
Pee Wee
Stanley Kuznik
The
Jim
Pearce
Alexander
Betty
Bao
Aes
Judge Hall
Howard
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