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Newspaper
Mount Dora Topic
Location
Mount Dora, Florida, United States of America
Date
Dec 01, 1955
Page
1
Fred S. Foust of Sylvan Shores builds his 22nd home in the subdivision and plans an open house Sunday to showcase new designs. Two houses sold last weekend before showing. Homes feature built in range colorful kitchens Florida living rooms Florida rooms and enclosed garages.
Frank Bridgman speaks to the Methodist church Men's Club on December 7 at 6 30 p m about early Central Florida history. He notes Jobe Wingate Weeks helped layout Mount Dora and is related to Sinclair Weeks in the cabinet. A circle of the Women’s Christian Service will serve refreshments.
Lake County conducts hourly reports on driving behavior as part of the second annual Safe Driving Day observed nationwide on December 1. Mayor Lou Heaton of Mount Dora chaired the planning meeting with county director Karl Lehmann outlining the program.
Lake County residents listed as patients in local hospitals include Edgar Forsythe Mrs Jennie Aves Miss Lou Woods Mrs Eliza Fackender and Mrs Ruth at Waterman Memorial Hospital during the week.
The Junior Woman's Club votes to sponsor orphans at the Christian Home and Bible School with family style holidays. Barbara Thompson and Betty Fellows chair the effort to provide Christmas toys trees and Easter and Thanksgiving activities, plus blankets and linens.
The Mount Dora Growers Cooperative reported a 29 degree low Tuesday night and 3 inches of rain on Monday night. November total reached 4.6 inches and the year to date rainfall stood at 57.5 inches for 1955, up from 54.9 inches at the same point last year.
Mrs. Phillips N. Davis of Carmel exposes the litter campaign origin from Tangerine and Mount Dora Florida. Abby Jo Land, wife of a Florida legislator, helped launch the national effort via the Lakes and Hills Garden club, later championed by Helen Brown and state federations, urging Americans to refrain from littering highways.
The Allen Platt Legal Fund closed at First National Bank of Mount Dora with a $1.83 deficit. A final $25 deposit from Pasadena Community Church of St. Petersburg accompanied a December start-up with $50. Total contributions reached $1,309.50 from Dorans Florida residents and others, including a $500 gift from a Mount Dora serviceman and a $100 gift from a Connecticut resident. Disbursements totaled $1,000 in attorney fees for Roy Hamlin and T. C. Cork, plus $112 for travel, with minor fees for process service, filing, research, and administration.
Municipal office hopefuls will present their programs to Kiwanis members at a noontime session. Details on speakers and platform priorities are expected to be announced.
Jo Brown, a Mount Dora high school sophomore, earned first place in the Florida Press Association state essay contest on The Role of the Newspaper in the Community. She will receive a $50 prize at the federation banquet in Gainesville and was slated as guest of honor.
Mrs Celia Claflin Shaw chair s IceHouse Players present Metropolitan Opera Star Helen Jepson in a benefit appearance at the Community building January 14. Patrons respond with enthusiasm as letters to Dorans bring support for the concert aiding the Players planned new theatre in Gilbert Park.
Last rites for Frank De Forest Clement 88 longtime Mason will be held at Rehbaum's Funeral Home at 3 p m today. He died Tuesday at Waterman Memorial Hospital. Dr. Robert R. Reed will officiate and interment will be Pine Forest cemetery. A Mount Dora resident for 12 years he was a retired Brevard North Carolina jeweler and held property in Mount Dora. past master of Dunn's Oroar No. 267, F and A M.
Mount Dora weighs alternatives for widening Orange Blossom Trail Route 441 with a city straw ballot set for Dec 13 and a Sylvan Shores poll. Voters consider bypasses via Tavares southeast of Lake Dora, Highland Avenue through East Town, or a divided highway along Fifth and 11th avenues.
Mount Dora's Rotary luncheon featured Mayor Lou L Heaton outlining plans to improve Lake Dora pollution and Highway 441 by passing a resolution and pushing city action. He cited past health survey findings and touted conservative progress with meters funding parks, pools, sidewalks, and municipal facilities while warning the by pass threat and urging citizen involvement.
Jerry Dake, standout on Mount Dora Hurricane squads, is expected to join a major university soon. He starred at quarterback and back, earning freshman honors and leading the offense while punting well. Dake’s strong season and family links to football mark him as a rising college prospect.
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