Collins Proposes City Planning Board For Mount Dora
Mount Dora City Council discussed creating a Planning Commission to guide future development. Councilman Marshall Collins urged a board with representation from civic groups churches and government to shape zoning and attract a younger population. Mayor Fortner and others supported pursuing a formal plan with Chamber of Commerce input.
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Mount Dora
Florida
Marshall Collins
Collins
Low
Unamver
United States
J. E. Fortner
Chamber of Commerce
al Rehbaum, Jr
Chamber
Commerce
Mount Dora school opens with student registrations described
Mount Dora schools announce the start of classes on Thursday September 1 with registration days for local students on August 30 and 31 and bus pickup arranged for August 31. Teachers will report early for pre planning next Monday.
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Roseborough
Mount Dora
Winged Dollars to Feature in Mount Dora Dollar Days
Mount Dora plans a Dollar Days event August 26 and 27 with winged dollars as a promotional gimmick. About 40 cooperating merchants pledged to offer real money saving bargains to residents and visitors, under a plan approved by Howard E. Young and the chamber’s Merchants division.
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Mount Dora
Merchants’ Division
Chamber of Commerce
Eee
Howard E. Young
Baol Wen
Poplars Move Closer to Bisia in Row
In a local dispute, Poplars are nearing action to go near Bisia in a sequence. Details remain unclear as the report emphasizes positioning and order rather than motive or outcome.
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Bisia
Arraignment Set For Three Black Suspects In Lake County Case
Three Black defendants Sam Shepherd Walter Ervin and Earl Greenlee are to be arraigned today in Lake County Court before Circuit Judge Truman G Futch. They were secretly brought from Raiford Prison for preliminary hearing and pleas then to return there. A fourth suspect Ernest Thomas died Aug 2 in Madison county during an escape attempt. NAACP counsel questions remain and initial defense options include L E Thomas of Miami or other counsel.
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Bay Lake
Lake County Court House
Truman G Futch
Jesse W. Hunter
Sam Shepherd
Walter Ervin
Earl Greenlee
Raiford State Prison
Raiford
Hunter
Ernest Thomas
Madison County
Lake County
Willis McCall
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
NAACP
William A. Fordham
Tampa
Association
L. E. Thomas
Miami
Thomas
Fluoride Plan in City Water Faces State Hurdle
The State Board of Health on Tuesday halted city plans to add sodium fluoride to municipal drinking water. It requires the city to hire a full-time Class B plant operator before approving the use of the chemical touted as beneficial for children's teeth.
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State Board of Health
Mount Dora Hosts Lakeliner Weekend Water Show
Mount Dora prepares for a three day Lakeliner open house with a Sunday water show on Lake Dora led by P J Conner and featuring Cypress Gardens stars Jake McQuire Aqua Maids and local beauty queens Lois Driver Nancy Mount Dora High and delegates from Lake County towns. The event includes dignitaries Congressman Syd Herlong and chamber leaders George White and Al Rehbaum Sr. as hosts and masters of ceremonies.
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Mount Dora
Loister
Life Magazine
Lake Dora
Cypress Gardens
Syd Herlong
Lake County
Washington
Ann
Lois Driver
Shell
Nancy
Mount Dora High School
Leesburg
Eustis
George J. White
Mount Doral
Mecca
Florida
Jake McQuire
Aqua
Mary Lois Thornehill
Jean Nathey
Jan Cronmiller
Leesburg Boat Club
Cade
Jean Steckles
Jackie Butler
Mount Dora Model Lois A Honey Crowned Polk County Honey Queen
Lois A Honey, Mount Dora’s Cover Girl and Gardens Aquamaid, has been elected Polk County Honey Queen and will enter the state contest in Lakeland. She was entered by Dick Pope of Cypress Gardens and is amid modeling offers, including photographs for a major bathing suit firm.
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Lois Driver
Mount Dora
Polk County
Lakeland
Lois
Polk
Dick Pope
Cypress Gardens
Gardens
Ladies Home Journal
Mount Dora Coach Attends FHSAA Conference in Jacksonville
Mount Dora high school coach Dan Spears travels to Jacksonville this week to attend a Florida High School Athletics Association conference, aiming to discuss policies and program improvements. The attendance highlights ongoing collaboration between Mount Dora schools and state athletic leadership.
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Dan. Spears
Mount Dora High School
Jacksonville
Lake County's Karl Lehmann Ends Remarkable Public Service Career
This final installment profiles Karl Lehmann secretary of the Lake County Chamber of Commerce, who retires to Florida after 15 years shaping regional growth. He helped Montverde school, advised Orange and Seminole counties on commerce, directed Lake County Chamber, led citrus industry campaigns, and influenced statewide trade groups.
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Karl Lehmann
Lake County
Montverde
South Lake County
Florida
Orpean
Orange County
Lake
Lehmann
New Chamber
S. S. Sadler
William Edwards
Chamber
Orlando
EAM
Voice of
Seminole County
Northwestern University
Florida Citrus Clearing House
Winter Haven
Seminole Chamber
Stuart Bowman
Clermont
Harry Johnson
Tavares
Lake Chamber
Florida Highway Council
Karl Lehmann Leads Florida War Effort Amid Lake County Ties
Karl Lehmann, once Lake County Chamber public relations director, also led Florida's war drive while drawing a salary into Lake County funds. His roles included promoting Florida at the Chicago and New York World’s Fairs and Rockefeller Center exhibits. The text notes his wartime leadership and continued Lake County ties as the 1910s era narration unfolds.
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America
Germany
Florida
Karl Lehmann
Lake County
Coun
Mount Dora Awning Height Debate Reaches City Council
City works chief Rollin Javens cites a near collision with a low awning at Vincent’s 5 and 10. A. J. Waltz, the building inspector, recommends inspections and possible actions on dangerous awnings while upholding the eight foot rule.
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Joe
Mount Dora
City Works
Rollin Javens
Vincent
Joe Detten
A. J. Waltz
Waltz
Lakeliner yacht to be shown in Mount Dora
Lake County previews a new Lakeliner yacht featured in Life magazine at the city pier in Mount Dora this Friday through Sunday. Manufacturer’s agent P. J. Conner aims to extend the boat’s reach to Lake Harris Leesburg and Lake Eustis, highlighting a lifestyle afloat amid Florida sunsets.
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Lake County
Lake Dora
P. J. Conner
City Pier
Mount Dora
Cypress Gardens
Florida
Central Florida
South Lake County
Vanderbilt
Mellon
du Pont
Life Magazine
St. Johns River
Lake Countians
Lakeliner
Lakeliners
Dora
Conner
Little Rock
Ark
Paradise
Lake ‘County
Karl Lehmann
Jack Grant
Perry Newspapers
Groveland
Clermont
Illinois Judge May Regret His Chivalry
An Illinois judge refused to extradite a Florida prisoner amid Chicago riots, a decision seen as risky amid ongoing tensions. Sheriff Willis McCall accuses the Illinois system of delays while a Florida parole violator faces capture, with political figures weighing possible extradition. The article also promotes the Lakeliner houseboat as a tourist draw for Lake County, noting public showings and a shopping service for guests.
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Illinois
Florida
Lake County
Fuller Warren
Willis McCall
Truman G. Futch
Chicago
James J. McDermott
Criminal Courts
J. B. Baker
Jackson County
Baker
E. B. Jordan
Marianna
Fla
Groveland
McCall
City Eyeing Back Yard Cleanup and New Dump Site
The city plans to enforce home lot cleanup and consider a new dump site north of the current one. Building Inspector Waltz aims for Sept 1 enforcement and a lien option for failing properties, while the council weighs purchasing land for a burial site amid unsightly city dumps.
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A. J. Waltz
Rollin Javens
D. Fletcher Crane
Waltz
Bill Prinz
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Planning Board
Pat” Conner
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