Park Board and City Council Clash Over Lake Front Beach
Park Board seeks control of the Gilbert Park beach area, arguing for expanded powers in the lake front property. The Charter Board will decide, with initial talks favoring Park Board jurisdiction limited to parks and parkways. City Council contends the beach remains under city supervision due to historic deeds and reclamation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L Lake Front
Park Board
Charter Board
Lake Front
Gilbert Park
City Council
Council City
Roy Christopher
Council
William Prinz
Earl Gilbert
Mount Dora
John P. Donnelly
J. Ed Fortner
R. W. Dickson
Javens
D Fletcher Crane
Carl Graves
Mount Dora Town Meeting Proposes Fantastical Civic Projects
Residents pack the Community building as proposals range from a hillside escalator linked bank cafe to a Fountain of Youth pool and perpetual springs. Vision includes pig waste disposal revenue, truck routes, automatic footbridges, hurricane deflection ideas, and wildlife assisted landscaping. A committee to ward off hurricanes is proposed. a pig farm financing plan is rejected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First National Bank
Lake Dora
Atlantic Coastline
Mount Dora
New England
Frank Riggs
King
Halfuigh
Donnelly Park
Heaton
Col
Paul Bronson
FSU Singers To Give Varied Program Friday
Florida State University Singers, a 62 member a cappella chorus directed by Wiley Housewright, perform at the Liberty Building Friday night as part of a state tour. The program includes Hosanna to the Son of David, Mendelssohn selections, The Little Road to Bethlehem, and Negro spirituals with solos. Tickets are available at the Chamber of Commerce Office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manity Building
Florida State
University Singers
Chamber of Commerce
M. O
Buster” Williams
Kiwanis Club
Wiley Housewright
David
Ezekiel
Lord
Southeast
Housewright
School Diet Contest Promotes Citrus in Lake County Lunchrooms
The Eustis elementary school is chosen as pilot for an Eat More Citrus contest involving all Lake County lunchrooms. The Citrus Commission funds tests on orange juice in diets after a study found half of 1,200 children lacked citrus and greens, with dental issues. The program aims to add citrus and green vegetables to meals two to three times weekly and cover trip expenses for lunchroom staff to visit participating schools.
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Eustis
Lake County
Citrus Commission
C. A
E Unty Y Schahg
Fiee
Birth of Darrell Bryan at Gates Memorial Hospital
A baby boy named Darrell Bryan was born to Mr. and Mrs. Curtis Hylton of Mount 1 at Gates Memorial Hospital on January 29. The newborn weighs 84 ounces at birth.
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Darrell Bryan
Curtis Hylton
Mount 1
Gates Memorial Hospital
Quiet church serves Central Florida Latter day Saints
The former Fish home on Fifth Ave hosts services for the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints in Central Florida. Gladys Crane and cousin Mrs Earl Anderson paint cupboards for church socials while Robert Wise, her brother and minister, assists with marriage rites for Janes daughter now Mrs A Jennings of Washington DC.
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Fifth Av
Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints
Florida
Gladys Crane
Earl Anderson
Robert Wise
Janes
of A. Jennings
Washington, D. C
Reorganized Saints Church Rises In Mount Dora Home
A new branch of the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints opens in a Mount Dora orange grove home. Mrs D Fletcher Crane and her brother Robert Wise lead the effort to establish the mission, seeking a nearer place for their mother and local followers.
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Reorganized Saints Church
Mount Dora
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints
Joseph Smith
Ane Cntiren
Uniong
Fifth Av
Orange Grove
D. Fletcher Crane
Robert Wise
Crane
Gladys Wise
Orlando
Harry Wise
Lake County Residents Embrace Florida Tranquility and Change
William Baker retires to Mount Dora Florida and buys a tractor for his 12 acre orange grove. He brings along a school bus from Bucks County Pennsylvania and plans to sell his Bucks County home as he joins new Florida neighbors amid a shift from fertile Delaware Valley farms to suburban growth.
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William Baker
Florida
Lake Shore Dr
Robert
Bucks County
Pennsylvania
Mount Dora
J. Ollie Edmunds
Recent
of Commerce
Land rush reshapes Bakers farm into factory town
The Bakers started with 110 acres in the valley as heirs joined and others bought land for a new factory near Bristol Pennsylvania. U S Steel plans thousands of jobs, contractors move in, Levitt and Son and rivals acquire Baker land, and a rapid house boom follows with 40 homes daily. The Bakers flee to Florida seeking a slower life.
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U. S. Steel Corp
Bristol
Levitt & Son Corp
Ravel
Robert
Mount Dora
William Bakers
Florida
Daytona Beach
PTA Session Sees Bond Talk and Pay Rise Debate
Mount Dora parents hear County Supt C A Vaughn urge a local bond issue funded by auto tag revenue to finance school facilities. PTA opposes legislative council pay scales, backs Florida Educational Association proposals for across the board raises, citing cost of living and existing high salaries.
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PTA
Parent-Teacher Association
Legislative Council
Florida Educational Association
C. A. Vaughn
Mount Dora
Vaughn
Ronald Aldrich
Rich
Ard Edgerton
Paul Johnson
County Council
FEA
Aldrich
Florida
Lake County
Harvey on IceHouse stage charms with a warm rabbit friend
Ted Odom stars as Elwood Dowd in Harvey at the IceHouse theater. Martha Pritchett shines, with new cast members Hal Hand Dave Edgerton Beebe Wells Jane Waldenburgh delivering strong performances.
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Ted Odom
Harvey
IceHouse’ Theatre
Odom
Elwood P. Dowd
Ted
Players
Martha Pritchett
Martha
Elwood
Hal Hand
Lovetts
Anderson College
Indiana
Mount Dora
Tavares
Dave Edgerton
Beebe Wells
Jane Waldenburgh
Hal
Jane
Dorothy Leinbach
Berrien
Sara McCain
Mel Wagner
Marie Flint
McCains
Wagner
49Ers
Marie
Merle Cleary
Col
Paul Bronson
Staseg
Walter J. Patton
Dent
The
Eries
Nic Ae
Harvey Sweet Planes Oere
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City Institute
Orlando Sunday Sentinel
City Hall
Arthur P. Pratt
Adam
Eve
Kissimmee
Dick Edgerton
FSU
City’s New Church
Girl Scout House
Crane- Fish
Edith Fish
Fletcher Crane
Gladys
Mabel Norris Reese
C. H. Shoemakers
Lake Gertrude
Old Eastiard
Delaware Valley
New York
William
Mrs. Baker
the Bakers
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