Building Permits and P D Receipts Highlight Dora Growth in 1949
Mount Dora and Sylvan Shores showed strong growth in 1949 with nearly a million dollars in building permits. Mount Dora issued 510 800 for new homes and 70 000 for repairs, 52 000 for churches, 49 800 for new businesses and 11 500 for recreation. Sylvan Shores had 125 000 for new homes and 50 000 for a packing house and wayside stop by Dr C M Tyre. Postals rose to 31 388 84 from 30 075 49. Millage fell to 5.0, two mills less than 1947, while Lake County led in building activity with Leesburg at 1 267 132 and Eustis 963 797. Planned 1950 sewer plant project of 100 000 aims to modernize the system following a national expose on sanitary neglect.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Dora
Sylvan Shores
C. M. Tyre
Mount Doras
Florida
Lake County
Leesburg
Minute Maid Corporation
Eustis
Florida Power
Citrus Culture Corporation
Grove
Club Rudo
Red Sweater Blamed For Girl's Slaying
Sheriff Willis McCall says a gunman mistook 15 year old Clara Maude Terrell for her mother Lila Terrell due to a bright red sweater and fired through a Wolfe Branch home window. Ed Possum Slim Myers of Sorrento was arrested on suspicion of murder after a breakup with Mrs Terrell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clara Maude Terrell
Wolfe Branch
Lila Terrell
Willis McCall
Christmas tragedy ends Burchett's quiet secret life
Bud Burchett a Mount Dora postal worker 48 kept from family questions about a doctor’s prognosis until Christmas. He spent the holiday with his wife Kathleen and children Janet and Charles Jr then died of a sudden heart attack after Christmas dinner at the Galloways. Military funeral at Forest Cemetery followed by services at his Baptist church. He served with the Legion and Veterans Memorial, had two Ohio families and leaves his widow, two children, his mother, siblings, and in law kin. He recently bought a veteran’s settlement home on Normandy Drive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles
Bud” Burchett
Mount Dora
Janet
Charles, Jr
Santa
R.G. Galloway
Dora
American Legion Post
Mr. Burchett
Chet Conelly
George J. White
Robert Widmer
Ed Mitchell
Harold Overhiser
R. R. Eddy
Tom Hurlburt
Burchett
Postal
Dent
Jacksonsville
Watertown
Ohio
Legion
Veterans Memorial Association
Knights Meaas
Episcopal Church
Eustis
Kathleen
Rachel Jan Burchett
Beverly
A. W. Burchett
Marietta
Grace Russell
Crooksville
Veteran’s Settlement
Normandy Dr
Kiwanians Provide Tangerine Bowl Tickets
The Kiwanis club buys 30 Tangerine Bowl tickets for the football squad in Orlando after Christmas.
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Kiwanis Club
Orlando
Learning to Respect Raiford Shapes Young Inmate Trust
Prison officials at Raiford discuss a young inmate before the classification board. Warden L F Chapman and chaplain L A Shepherd oversee a process to place prisoners into work or segregation paths, with interviews that probe background, health, and suitability for labor versus treatment.
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Raiford
L. F. Chapman
L. A. Shepherd
Chapman
Classification Board
Board of Classification
Lake County Personalities Annie Burleigh rugmaker remembered
In a Tavares home, Annie Burleigh quietly stitches her 87th rug, recalling a life spanning Orlando to Maine and a Maine sea captain father who built a prosperous blanket business. The piece juxtaposes 1882 origins with 1949 brides, and a memory rich portrait of family, home, and era.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Annie Austin Burleigh
Tavares
Annie Burleigh
Orlando
Maine
Annie Burleigh and Lincoln Era Childhood in Washington
Annie Burleigh recalls her family journey from North to South Berwick, the shock of hearing Abraham Lincoln was shot, and her father’s role as a U S Congressman. She spends years in Washington’s Capitol Library and hotel life, with sister Elizabeth drawing attention and Annie pursuing education across boarding and public schools.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John H. Burleigh
Annie
Elizabeth
Berwick
Abraham Lincoln
Washington
United States
Capitol
New Year Celebrations Planned Across Mount Dora Area
Mount Dora hosts New Year Eve dances with Broadway floor show at Mount Plymouth hotel featuring Carl Hallberg orchestra. American Legion post at Veterans Memorial Home offers dance with Seven Clouds of Joy. Yacht Club hosts year end gathering with Quix Quintet and late supper. Lake County Shrine club stages holiday dance at Veterans home with Quix Quintet. Public welcome to Shrine event. Admission ranges from 1.50 per couple to 7 per person including breakfast.
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Mount Dora
Gayety
Mount Plymouth
Carl Hallberg
American Legion Post
Veterans Memorial Home
Yacht Club
Lake County
Lake County Shines In 1949 Citrus Growth and Industry
Lake County in Central Florida posted a strong 1949 with more than 36 million dollars in income and development. The citrus sector led revenues with over 12.5 million paid to growers, 4 010 acres of new groves, and a total of 20 000 new groves planned. The county also saw six thousand five hundred acres brought into cultivation for vegetables and melons, with revenue from watermelons and winter crops, plus significant gains in ferns nurseries and livestock. Total county revenue exceeded two million from tourism and related industries, while two million more came from winter visitors. construction and grove sales set records.
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Lake County
Sunshine State
Florida
Lake
Express
Addi
Tavares
EMS Ics Tacifhsecteiecaen
Grove
Federal
Hunt For Drunken Husband Ends In Apparent Empty Lobby
Mount Dora woman asks Lake County officials to lock up her husband for Christmas. Jailer Rueben Hatcher and others search the courthouse and grounds but cannot find the drunken husband, leaving officials puzzled and the story questioned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rueben Hatcher
Mount Dora
Lake County
Jesse W. Hunter
Truman G. Futch
Hatcher
Rueben
Detective Ability Fails Shopping Burglar Case
Two burglars from Tavares Richard Blacker 23 and William B Kirkland 35 were arrested for breaking and entering Dykes Bros Sporting Goods in Tavares. Deputy James L Yates identified footprints after a confession, as $250 worth of fishing tackle was stolen. They await circuit court hearing this week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James L. Yates
Mount Dora
Dykes Bros. Sporting
Tavares
Richard Blacker
William. B. Kirkland
Willis McCall
Yates
Registration Opens Monday for Lake County Voters
W L Story, supervisor of registration, announces county primary registration books will open in 26 precincts from Monday Jan 2 through February. Books will be at district offices 9 am to noon and 2 pm to five. Locations include Mount Dora O M Simpson office Clermont Bowman & Brown Realty Groveland Edge Hardware Sorrento Lola Kennedy home Mascotte Nash grocery Montverde Lowery home Astatula post office Lake Jem post office Howey Floridan hotel and Lola post office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W.L. Story
Lake County
Mount Dora
O. M. Simpson
Clermont
Bowman & Brown Realty Co
Groveland
The
Edge Hardware
Sorrento
Lola Kennedy
Mascotte
R. E. Nash
Montverde
A. M. Lowery
Astatula
Lake Jem
Howey
Floridan
Lola
Back in Hospital Mrs Brantley in Eustis Care
Mrs Ray Brantley daughter of State's Attorney Jesse W. Hunter was back in Eustis Waterman Memorial hospital today for further treatment after recently returning from a hospital stay and undergoing an operation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ray Brantley, Donnelly Jr
Jesse W. Hunter
Eustis Waterman Memorial Hospital
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Susan
Frederick
Mabel Norris Reese
South Berwick
Ater
E. S. Burleigh
Ing Schools
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