09 Aug 1956
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Newspaper
Mount Dora Topic
Location
Mount Dora, Florida, United States of America
Date
Aug 09, 1956
Page
1
Donnelly Park draws contention over a city plan to add seven shuffleboard courts on a site behind the tennis area. Shuffleboard supporters argue the division would disrupt tournaments while the existing courts see heavy use during weekly Red and Black events.
A Donnelly Park dispute over seven new shuffleboard courts erupts as Mrs. Gretchen Elliott rebukes the board for potential public harm to youth. The session blends democracy and tension with calls for planning committee review and a possible referendum amid racial and recreation access debates.
Mount Dora faces a bitter fight as the Park Board asks City Council for a December freeholder vote on keeping or removing the tennis court. Teens and Lions join tennis supporters while shuffleboard backers push relocation, arguing youth needs over money. Community voices warn the issue could split the town despite a referendum.
City council reviews a budget $34,000 over-spent with three months left, adopting a plan for monthly department reports. Fire and light departments show the largest excesses as leaders seek relief hires and tighter spending amid rising insurance costs.
Word was received this week that Mrs. Robert Fenton is confined to Margaret Pardee Memorial hospital in Hendersonville North Carolina where she is undergoing treatment for illness.
Surveyors stake out a relocated Highway 441 expressway route near Mount Dora based on a feasibility line. The path would skim Pinecrest Lake Gertrude and Sylvan Shores, with Mount Dora and Tavares to be consulted before finalization.
A severe storm dropped about an inch of rain on Mount Dora Tuesday. It felled limbs from large trees in the downtown area, one limb striking a vehicle near the Post Office and injuring a postal worker, while other debris blocked streets and caused scattered damage.
The lead editorial on Page 4 probes Mount Dorathe Donnelly Park controversy and notes the Musings column, written earlier, offers indirect commentary. The piece frames wisdom as provision for the journey from youth to old age.
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