Lake County Expenditures Top $100 Million in 1959
Lake County recorded about $101,852,387 in income for 1959 per the Lake County Chamber of Commerce. Agriculture totaled $53,925,000 with citrus over $50 million. land clearing and production costs reached $7.5 million. new building and real estate activity added around $23 million. tourism, schools, utilities, and state federal spending comprised the remainder, including $9.29 million from federal and state agencies. The Florida National Guard payrolls contributed $116,367.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lake County
Lake
Lake County School Board
Veterans Aid
State Road Dept
Ocklawaha
Pital
Bazil Rathbone
St. Edward’s
Betty Jo Eckholdt
Charles Abbott
Orlando
First National Bank
Citrus Culture Corp
Mel Wagner
As.n
Onan
The Fifties Faith and Fear in Cold War Lessons
A reflective column surveys the late 1940s to 1950s era, weighing lessons from Korea and the H bomb, McCarthyism, school desegregation, and space rivals. It argues unity, vigilance without persecution, and the danger of materialism eroding democracy, ending noting ongoing investigations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Korea
Hiroshima
Nagasaki
United Nations
Pacific
U. S
Japan
Joseph McCarthy
America
Old Council to Wind Up Year With Three Farewells
The old council will end the year at its final meeting next Tuesday with farewells to Mayor W D Patto Councilwoman Margaret Lofroos and Councilman Lou L Heaton. The new council will be seated the following Tuesday with officer elections and the start of the first year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Old Council
Orb Ly Pee
W. D. Patto
Guy Ten
C. Bliss
Margaret Lofroos
Lou L. Heaton
Heaton
Florida
New York Herald-Tribune
New York
Philadelphia Bulletin
Mount Dora
Bership
D. Fletcher Crane
Mount Dora Considers Wide Occupation License Tax
Mount Dora plans a new annual license system covering all businesses and professions from boot blacks to foundries with fees from 1 to 500 dollars. The ordinance lists many trades and notes exemptions for newspapers and some publishing activities while aiming to protect legitimate merchants from itinerants and nearby rivals.
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Mount Dora
Mount Dora Publishing Co
Tast Week
Harrison W. Chesley
John Cain
Dora History of 1959 Chronicles Mount Dora Year
A compact look at Mount Dora in 1959 as recorded in the Topic weekly calendar. Highlights include growth, the Youth Center project in Donnelly Park, city clerk changes, a 5.5 million school bond issue, annexation debates, river and lake level concerns, and local civic events. Multiple named figures and local orgs appear across months January to March.
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Dora
Mount Dora
Donnelly Park
The
Park Commission
Extinct Triangle Gas Co
Houston Corp
Rollin Javens
John Cain
Marguerite Heinze
Wiley Sam Dunn
Frank Miller
Florida Symphony Orchestra
Chicago Symphony
Natura Gas
Houston
Grand Jury
Jack Hooten
Pat Frank
Babylon
Linda Frisby
Kenneth Cox
Sylvan Shores
Riley Park
School
D. D
Roseborough
Lake County
Council
Lake Dora
Ernest Benson
Tremain St
Gilbert Park
Lake Franklin
Trezone
Lake _Franklin
Willard Meeks
Boston
Gary
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McCarthy
Republic
Supreme Court
Independent Parents For American Education, Inc
Alfred G. Moss
Chamber of Commerce
Kay Brown
Larry Delmore
IceHouse
PTA
PTO
Per
Can
Pagpeos Ae
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