Central Florida C of C Leaders Meet August 23
About 150 Central Florida business leaders will gather in Leesburg on Tuesday August 23 for a District 3 meeting of the Florida State Chamber of Commerce. The event at Venetian Gardens Community building includes a luncheon with A S Herron and Harold Colee as speakers and panels on Forestry Citrus Mosquito Control Water Control with regional leaders steering discussions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Central Florida
Leesburg
Florida State Chamber of Commerce
Venetian Gardens
Lake County
A. S
Syd) Herron
Harold Colee
Leesburg Kiwanis
John A. Mulrennan
Jacksonville
Bureau of Entomology
State Board of Health
Byron Herlong
Oklawaha
Florida State Chamber of Commerce Flood and Water Control Committee
Ralph J. Blank
Westie Beach
Palm Bea County
Board Accepts Reid’s Service Station Fuel Bid
The Lake County School Board accepted Reid's Service Station bid to service Mount Dora area school buses with a three cent gas reduction and oil at 29 cents. Kuechler Service offered three cent gas and oil at 25 cents but was not chosen. The board deferred action on fuel oil bids read for two firms pending formal call and next meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lake County School Board
Reid
Mount Dora
Kuechler
D. D. Roseborough
Bros. Mount Dora
Jones Ne
Flying saucers sighted near Lake Dora woman reports
Miss Elmira Lodor and Miss Alice Bakey, both staying at the Grand View hotel, claim a 3 a.m. sighting over Lake Dora. Five disk shaped objects moved irregularly in the western sky reflecting on the calm water.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elmira Lodor
Grand View Hotel
Miss Lodor
Alice Bakey
The
Grand View
Lake Dora
Miss Bukey
Sunset Valley Dairy Loses Milk Contract Bid
Lake county school board reversed an award for the 1955 56 term milk order from Sunset Valley Dairy to Foremost Dairies of Eustis, Mont Dora, with Foremost bid at 0.06 for both Eustis and Mount Dora, contingent on a refrigerated container. Supervising Principal D D Deeks defended Sunset Valley for free milk during the first five days, noting the higher cost offset.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sunset Valley
Lake County School Board
Eustis
Mount Dora
D. D. Deeks
Last Rites Held for Phoebe Schenck in West Orange
West Orange New Jersey held last rites for Phoebe Jo Schenck a winter resident of Mount Dora for six years. The professional artist died suddenly at her sister’s home last month after years of poor health. She belonged to the Mount Dora Art League and the Reading Circle and gave exhibitions locally.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Orange
N. J
Phoebe Jo Schenck
Mount Dora
Miss Schenck
John Haig
Reminder to state road dept on Mount Dora truck hazard
The notice calls out the State Road department to fulfill a promised Mount Dora traffic survey after a February study, amid recurring bottlenecks on Route 441. It notes large trucks stall on Fifth Avenue hill, causing hazards and noise, urging Dorans to send clippings to spur action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Dora
State Road Department
Dorans
Av. Hill
Planning Commission
New Corrugated Box Plant Opens at Zellwood
International Paper Co opens a new corrugated box plant in Zellwood occupying part of the Ohio Farmers building. Operations began in July with about 15 workers and a planned October expansion to 250 tons monthly and 30 to 50 more staff. Plant manager is Rus sell Deats. supervisor is R. M. Rawls.
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International Paper Co
Zellwood
Russell Deats
Ohio Farmers
Deats
Clayton St
Whippany, N. J
Company
R. M. Rawls
Sylvan Shores
Mission Education Is Circle Topic
The missionary education branch of the Woman's Society of Christian Service at the Methodist church will be discussed at a Deborah and Ruth circles meeting. The breakfast gathering is scheduled for August 7 at Old Eustis Road with speaker H. Conway of Bien Bien.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woman’s Society of Christian Service
The
Methodist Church
Deborah and Ruth
Hewie
H. Conway
Old Eustis
Board Hears Praise Of Summer Recreation Program
Ellis Moore county director presented scrap books of clippings to Lake County School Board showing wide publicity and growing public approval for the Summer recreation program. He noted previous doubts but said this year drew many children to swimming baseball art and related activities likening the program to a summer camp reaching 3000 children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ellis Moore
Lake County
Moore
Missionary Education Speaker to Address Group
At 9 a.m. Mrs. H. M. Felton, secretary of Missionary Education, will speak. There will be special music on the program. Mrs. Ira Kellogg is co-hostess.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. M. Felton
Missionary Education
Ira Kellogg
Hospital list in Lake County includes several residents
In hospital this week at Waterman Memorial in Eustis are Pauline Prince, Paul Milner, and Frances Williamson patients in Lake County.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dorans
Lake County Hospital
Pauline Prince
Paul Milner
Frances Williamson
Waterman Memorial, Eustis
Secrecy Guards Evidence Probe In Platt Case
The Platt case nears trial as a Tavares hearing questions evidence to bar five children from a white school. Lawyers seek dismissal and object to secrecy provisions while a court guard enforces privacy rules. The Platts seek a declaratory judgment claiming white Indian descent and aim for enrollment at Christian Home and Bible School if victorious.
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Platt
Tavares
School Board
Orange County
Truman G. Futch
Lake County School Board
Alan Hamlin
Lake County Court
Roy Hamlin
Futch
Elva C. Woodis
Fifth District
Law Library
Reuben Hatcher
Hatcher
Mount Dora
Platts
Christian Home and Bible School
Smathers Praises First Half of 84th Congress Gains
Senator Smathers of Florida lauds the 84th Congress for achievements while noting failures on highways, schools, and Social Security. He credits Lyndon Johnson and Walter George for pivotal roles in easing tensions and enabling the Red China meeting. He expects Social Security action when the session resumes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Smathers
Florida
Senator Smathers
Senate Finance Committee
Senate
Lyndon Johnson
Walter George
Johnson
Congress
Senator George
Foreign Relations Committee
He Han
Navy
Principal Wins Fight for Library Air Conditioning
Mount Dora Fifth Avenue School in Lake County becomes the first in the area to install air conditioning in a school library after a board vote. The project costs 778 dollars, paid from the equipment budget, with Rehbaum's Hardware winning the bid over other bidders for its local service.
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Mount Dora Fifth Av
Lake County
Mount Dora
Florida
D. D. Roseborough
Jennings Roy
Tavares
Fred Adkinson
Thomas
Rehbaum’s
Economy Auto
Moon's Hardware
Sears
Orlando
Rehbaum
Roseborough
Textbook Crisis Questioned by Lake County Board Member
Lake County school board member Fred Adkinson of Clermont urged a full airing of textbook woes after recounting a parent's struggle to buy a needed chemistry book. He blamed insufficient legislative funding and a shifting state adoption list that leaves schools short as enrollments rise. He proposed free books for elementary grades and personal purchase for high school, arguing better one thorough policy than a half measure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Public Instruction
Lake County School Board
Fred Adkinson
Clermont
Adkinson
Florida
Lake County
D. D. Roseborough
Mount Doral Ee
Pre-Planning Emphasizes Handwriting At County Schools
County teachers begin a two week pre planning next Wednesday August 17 to stress improved handwriting using state adopted Zaner Bloser materials and filmstrips. School opens September 1 with enrollment the first two days. County Superintendent C A Vaughn Jr says elementary supervisor Mrs Myron E Taylor will address teachers during pre planning on handwriting improvements for the coming term.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. A. Vaughn, Jr
Myron E. Taylor
Mrs E E Lewis Improves After Head Operations
Mrs E E Lewis is reported much improved at Orange Memorial after undergoing two serious head operations several days ago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. E. Lewis
Orange Memorial
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U.S.A
Donald Condit
Martha Heck
Kansas
Edmund Chester
Patricia
Terry Alonso
Havana
Cuba
Chesters
Jean Clark
Gary
Ind
George Ford
Morningside Dr
Lake Gertude
Kitty Kittinger
Chicago
Pam Wareing
Municipal
Kittingers
New York City
Mary Ann Masson
Henry
William Hein
Jim DeGarmo
Cleveland
Ohio
Wisconsin
C of C
Phoebe Schenck
Smathers
Lacy Thomas
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