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Newspaper
Mount Dora Topic
Location
Mount Dora, Florida, United States of America
Date
Aug 14, 1975
Page
8
In a small town of about 1,200, residents debated electricity amid kerosene lamps and fear of fires. A plain red brick works rises with two diesel engines and DC dynamos. Poles arrive by rail and a dramatic accident tests resolve. Five carbon arc lamps will light the main street as villagers adapt to the new century.
The Sorrento Fire Auxiliary requests residents to find another place to dispose of newspapers as the Church Street trailer is full and there is no resale or storage space. They thank contributors and the Triangle pickup source and urge items for Bicentennial week, inviting donations at the September Civic Association meeting.
In a year end pageant, diesel generators powered storage batteries for electric light displays as New Year’s Eve approached. Crowds gathered on Main Street to witness the lights and carious kerosene lamps, while a debate raged over whether the twentieth century began 1900 or 1901.
Local census representatives will conduct a mid August employment survey in the Golden Triangle, with additional questions on food stamp use in 1975. Thomas W. Mc Whirter of the Atlanta regional office announced the monthly study covers about 60 000 U S households and keeps personal data confidential. Interviewers Mrs. Jacqueline Thompson and Mrs. Margaret Brassell will visit area households.
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