Youth Center Subscription Drive Sparks Local Support
Dorans rally for youth project by subscribing to the Topic newspaper under a 50 percent share plan. Top sellers win 10 5 and 3 dollars with a campaign through September 1 and a January reopen. Center members tally sales to fund a building, aided by Don Conway and a group of twenty youths led by Mrs. Robert Walker.
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Dorans
Bess Davidson
BCI US
Youth Center
Robert Walker
Junior Woman’s Club
Iui
Don Conway
Helen
Barbara Siess
June Bowie
Sara Jo Land
Ossie Hawkins
Pat Mabry
June Maleski
Gordon Shieber
David Cox
Vickie Johnson
Judy Nelson
Jean Atkins
Charles Brown
Connie Cross
Ann Alderman
Shirley Hopkins
Pat Reese
Alice Daniels
Mount Dora Publishing Co
Polio Cases Slow In Lake County Amid Normal State Trend
Polio averages stay steady nationwide with Florida reporting 261 cases and only one death, while Lake County shows one confirmed case from a summer camp and one suspect. Health officials stress gamma globulin for contacts, ongoing sanitation, and uncertain impact of fogging on polio incidence.
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Florida
Lake County
Lake County Health Department
Mount Dora Faces Playoff Bid In L C League Tourney
Mount Dora baseball advances to the first round against Tavares after a 9 0 regular season loss to Eustis. The best of three series starts tonight with Eustis facing Apopka and Mount Dora meeting Tavares.
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Mount Dora
Shaughnessy
Awares
Eustis
Apopka
Tavares
Jess Dooley
Sec
Treas
Oscar Stephens
Jane Russell
Marilyn Monroe
Norah Earns Praise for Perfunctory House Duties
A humorous exchange about settling into a new place. Norah reports overhearing the mistress praise her work as perfunctory, noting it as the first compliment received. The brief exchange highlights domestic tensions and light banter.
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Norah
Teachers Hear Of City's Health Efforts Plan Parley
Mount Dora teachers begin a two week pre school planning session with talks by Mayor Lou L Heaton and Rev H Mauriece Felton. The meeting also introduces eight of nine new staff members including Alexandra Birkbeck who was absent due to her mother's illness.
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Mount Dora
D. D. Roseborough
Arthur Colianni
Bobbie Clement
Sarah Toy
George Clement
Harry Dandridge
Elva Cowley
Rosemary Bennett
William Godtel
Alexandra Birkbeck
Lou L. Heaton
H. Mauriece Felton
Mr. Felton
Methodist Church
Mount Dora School Registration Sets Daily Slots
Mount Dora pupils set registrations for the term starting September 1. Bus pupils register 8:30 to 10 a.m. followed by city grades 1 to 6 from 10 to noon and 1 to 2 p.m. High school slots run by grade: 12 10 to 11 a.m. 11 11 to 12 a.m. 10 1 to 2 p.m. 9 2 to 3 p.m. 7 and 8 10 to 11 a.m. or 1 to 2 p.m. The note ends with Daniel Webster reflection.
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Mount Dora’s
Little Girl Sheds Light On Loss In Simple Milestone
In Lake County an attentive scene unfolds as a girl learns to write her first sentence while a bird’s death and a whispered family note reveal deeper sadness. Carolyn McMurray watches a child cope with pride and grief as a janitor’s quiet burial of the bird contrasts with a later letter bearing harsh news.
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Carolyn McMurray
Mrs. McMurray
Florida woman becomes house mother for deafblind girls
Carolyn McMurray left her Mount Dora beauty shop after 29 years to care for 18 deaf and hard of hearing girls at the Florida School for the Blind and Deaf in St. Augustine. She teaches the beginners class for ages 5 to 8, balancing duties with a past rich in beauty work and community service.
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Mount Dora
Carolyn McMurray
Donnelly St
Florida School For the Blind and Deaf
St. Augustine
Council Renews Policy Involved In Wreck Case
City council renewed its auto insurance with Glen Falls Insurance Co. after a report by a special committee. The survey showed coverage levels and premiums for Wingler and Simpson, warned that dropping Wingler could jeopardize workmen’s compensation, and noted other city policies and their agents. The council heard the findings and adjourned amid ongoing discussion.
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Glen Falls Insurance Co
William Wingler
Dick Reynolds
Ira Kellogg
Esther Wyatt Bishop
Wingler
O. M
Jack” Simpson
Simpson
A. C. Quixley
Quixley
Frank Steb
Sanitary violations lead to hearing for three Liberty street residents
A 10 a.m. police court hearing targets three Liberty Street residents over ongoing sanitary violations. The Board of Health may impose 100 dollar fines each for failing to clean up cans and provide proper toilets. Letters were ignored by two residents. one sought leniency until his children work.
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Liberty St
Board of Health
Heim Field
Health Board
A. J. Waltz
Waltz
John Reagan
Tax Coincidence Highlights Mount Dora Growth
City Clerk William C. Stewart notes a striking tax roll coincidence showing Mount Dora's decade growth. Widow's exemptions this year own property valued at exactly 3.2 million dollars, the same total as Mount Dora's 1943 tax roll, while 1953 total property valuation reaches 7.9 million.
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William C. Stewart
Mount Dora
Stewart
Tremain
Fifth Av
Fifth
Mount Dorais Building Boom Reported by Council
Building permits show nine new structures started in July up from three in July 1952. Value for July construction is 76500 dollars, up 49200 from last July. Through July 1953, 45 permits issued versus 30 in 1952, totaling 349850 dollars, up 80150.
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Mount Dorais
Jack Groves
Groves
Council Okays Business Lot on Fifth Av
Mount Dora officials edge toward final zoning approval for a new ordinance allowing a corner lot business building at Fifth Ave and Tremain St under strict rules. A motel was added to the permitted list amid resident objections as Inspector Waltz detailed acceptable and excluded uses for the site. The corner is owned by Fred Foust of Sylvan Shores.
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Fifth Av
Tremain St
Mount Dora
A. J. Waltz
Council
Waltz
Fred Foust
Sylvan Shores
Phillips 66 Opens New Station in Mount Dora
Phillips 66 opens a new service station at Highland and First avenues Mount Dora. The station is under Tweedle Brothers Inc Lees, operated by Williams and Jerne, and part of over seventy Phillips Petroleum stations opened statewide this month.
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Mount Dora
Phillips 66
Highland
First Av
Tweedle Brothers, Inc
Lees
Lake County
Williams and Jerne
Phillips Petroleum Co
Tampa
Insurance Firm Denies Tree Claim Over Mount Dora Incident
A Mount Dora incident involving a fallen oak on a truck led to a claim denial by the city’s public liability insurer. A letter read at the council meeting stated the insurer found no legal liability, referencing the July 22 event and the near-miss involving Paulson and his vehicle.
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Mount Dora
W. M. Kennedy
Paulson
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