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Newspaper
Mount Dora Topic
Location
Mount Dora, Florida, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1959
Page
1
The 20th Century Christian Adlai Stevenson argues that peace requires action not empty ritual. He criticizes U S aid as mint on the altar and calls for a 40 year World Development Plan with $5 billion yearly to lift the global poor through infrastructure, health, and education.
Jesse Daniels, 21, marks his third Christmas in captivity amid unclear charges and ignored pleas. His family battles to fund independent psychiatric exams after a confession from a youth who could not defend himself. Despite public concern, Florida authorities have remained silent as Daniels has spent Christmas 1957 in Lake County jail and 1958 59 in Chattahoochee.
The first Season of Music concert on January 8 at the Community building features the Florida Symphony Orchestra conducted by Henry Mazar. The program opens with Handel’s Water Music suite, followed by Wagner’s Prelude and Love Death from Tristan and Isolde, and closes with Tschaikowsky Symphony No.5 in E minor. MiRwanis sponsors the event, with a second concert on May 18.
Directors of Minute Maid Corp announce a regular quarterly dividend of 25 cents per share on common stock payable January 30, 1960 to stockholders of record January 18, 1960.
Col. Byron R. Patton urges workers in Lake County to request a social security earnings statement for retirement disability or death benefits. Check every three years via a local post card from the Baltimore office. a field representative visits Mount Dora on the third Thursday each month at City Hall.
Local officials warn of winter itinerant workers preying on widows by overcharging for home repairs. One case charged 149 for materials, only 80 worth used, with a cashed check. City considers occupational licenses and inspections to curb fraud and protect taxpayers.
Town officials weigh whether the spirit of John Donnelly can block a center in Donnelly Park. The 1924 land sale imposed restrictions for Annie Donnelly Park, including park use and revenue rules, with debates on what constitutes a park and if the donor’s stipulations still apply.
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