Plane crashes near Mount Dora injures but rescues pilot
A Navy F 84F Thunderstreak crashed into an orange grove northwest of Lake Gertrude after the pilot reported severe vibration. Mount Dora Ground Observer Corps and local volunteers alerted Air Sea Rescue, and Capt. R E McGraw of Sweetsers Ind was rescued by a Navy helicopter after ejecting.
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Mount Dora
Lake Gertrude
James C. Jackson
Ground Observer Corps
Miami
Pinecastle
Turner Air Force Base
Georgia
McGraw
Jackson
City Dock
Mayor Warns Boys on Firearm Law In City Limits
Mayor W. D. Patton told two juveniles in police court to stop shooting a 22 caliber rifle inside the city. The boys faced charges for firing near the Christian Home and Bible School. Patton noted he cannot punish them, but stressed it is illegal to discharge firearms within city bounds. An ordinance requires merchants to have parental consent to sell ammunition. The youths said they were unaware of the rule.
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W. D. Patton
Christian Home
Bible School
Patton
GOC Still Strives for 200 Volunteer Goal in Mount Dora
Mount Dora's Ground Observer Corps aims for a 24 hour watch with 200 volunteers but only 70 are lined up. Two hour weekly shifts from two volunteers per shift are planned at the Lake Dora post. Clubs like Kiwanis Rotary Lions and BPW are aiding, but more help is needed to match Tavares' 180 watchers.
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Service Club
City Dock
Walter TeStrake
Robert Goodman
L. T. Dixon
Observer Tower
TeStrake
Florence Hawkins
Hattie Elliott
Sanford
Earth
Mount Dora
James Orr
Margo Hosford
Eustisrd
GOC
Miami
Jackson
Crash Buster
David Brown
Light Department
Cecil Barks
Ted Lane
Franklin Park
Carswell Thompson
Lake Dora
Walter Te- Strake
Tavares
Kiwanis
Rotary
Lions
Business
Merchants Association Meeting Postponed to Sept 10
The regular monthly meeting of the Merchants association is postponed from September’s first Monday due to Labor Day. The luncheon session will be held September 10 at the Community Building.
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The
Merchants Association
Life Can Begin at 60 in Florida says retire to sun and change
Lou L. Heaton's Life Can Begin at 60 in Florida discusses relocating to Central Florida for retired life. The seventh edition promotes a climate friendly budget, new friends, hobbies, and a plan to start now. Heaton, once Herald Tribune advertising manager, became Mount Dora mayor and advocates local sewage, a Lake Dora beach, and tourism to boost jobs.
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Florida
Lou L. Heaton
Highlands
Sunshine State
Aoe
Mr. Heaton
New York Herald-Tribune
Mount Dora
Lakeside Inn
Heaton
Golden Rule Days Begin as Mount Dora Schools Open
Registration starts Tuesday for Mount Dora students as classes resume for two more semesters. At Christian Home and Bible School 132 pupils are enrolled with nine teachers awaiting funds for a new building. Milner Rosenwald Academy in East Town and Fifth Avenue school also hold registrations Friday for different grade levels and bus students.
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Mount Dora
Christian Home and Bible School
Milner-Rosenwald Academy
East Town
Orville
Claude Smith
Rainfall Report From Mount Dora Growers Cooperative
Mount Dora Growers Cooperative reports no rainfall in the vicinity last week. August to date rainfall stands at 4.1 inches and year to date 35.5 inches, compared with 39.3 inches by this time last year.
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Mount Dora
There Is No Failure Except Ceasing to Try
A terse aphorism asserts that failure does not exist without effort, urging perseverance and persistence. It frames success as ongoing effort rather than final outcome, highlighting mindset over circumstance.
Life Can Begin at 60 booklet heads to Florida retirees
The new edition Life Can Begin at 60 in Florida is available through the Lake County Chamber of Commerce in Tavares and the LaDue Lashar Realty Co. Six other Central Florida real estate firms St Johns Realty Sanford L C Cummings Realty Eustis South Lake Realty Clermont Herman Dykes Realty Tavares E C Huey Realty Leesburg and Ray E Peck Realty DeBary also distribute blocks of booklets to prospective movers to Florida.
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Life
Florida
Chamber of Commerce
LaDue Lashar Realty Co
Lake County
Mount Dora School Zone Opens September Fourth
Police Chief James Orr warns motorists that the school opens September 4 and school zone signs resume. Officers will enforce the zone to prevent speeding and passing, urging cooperation to protect children crossing near the campus.
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James Orr
Mount Dora
Mount Dora Police Salary Debate Highlights Underpay
Chief Orr argues Mount Dora officers earn too little, urging a new hire and schedule shift to cut hours and raise overall wages. He contrasts local pay with Leesburg and Eustis and cites auxiliary officers and training as factors in a broader Florida trend of municipal salary neglect.
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Orr
Mount Dora
Sepo
Sok
Eee
Net
Sheriff's Department
Florida Peace Officers Association
Florida
State Resurveys disputed Pinecrest Sylvan Shores route
Mount Dora survey crews return to map a feasibility four lane Route 441. They focus on Pinecrest and Sylvan Shores Point as officials await state road results. Residents note talk of filling the valley between Pinecrest and hilltop north of the Christian Home and Bible School.
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Mount Dora
Pinecrest
Sylvan Shores
Sylvan Shores Point
Hilltop Sr
Christian Home and Bible School
State Road Department
Board of County Commissioners
Tavares
Dora
Heaton Challenges Police Salary Comparison claims
City finance chair Lou L. Heaton disputes Police Chief James Orr over police salaries arguing the comparison is unfair. He notes shorter hours since he took office and says available funds do not support raises without cuts in other departments amid a budget overrun.
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Lou L. Heaton
City Council
James Orr
Heaton
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Chamber of Commerce Industrial Survey Committee
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Saly
Herman Cox
George Ober
J. C. Ledford
Troy Shaw
Aecee
Eustis
Cox
Andy Groves
Groves
Leesburg
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