Mount Dora Council Debates City Gas Venture Again
After a long study session the Mount Dora council remained split on whether the city should enter the natural gas business. Irwin Silverman outlined costs and risks of taking over Triangle Gas lines, while council members weighed franchise issues, customer savings, and potential impact on rates.
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Irwin Silverman
Triangle
The
Houston Corp
Silverman
Houston
Cmg
Mount Dora
Triangle Gas Co
Florida
Sorrento
Lou L. Heaton
Heaton
W. D. Patton
Mount Dora Jaycees Charter Night Plan and Guests
Local Mount Dora JayCees prepare a charter night banquet at the American Legion hall with a 9 p.m. dance to follow. Ariel Blount Jr. will present the charter, Herbert Heft of the Washington Senators will speak, and Harmon Killebrew may attend. Attendees include Mount Dora officials, area Jaycee leaders, D A Troiano, and Chamber representatives. Tickets are $2.50 from Jaycee members.
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Mount Dora
Jokes About Tigers and Cars Echo Through a Press Note
A fragment quotes a quip about jungle beasts and torches from an explorer while noting how automobiles have become numerous, hinting at a broader urban shift in everyday life. The tone resembles a light, reflective street-story aside in a late 19th or early 20th century column.
Juvenile Home Plan Faces Sheriff Opposition
Dorans back a permanent juvenile detention home for Lake County while Sheriff Willis McCall resists jailing youths. A March 10 meeting at 7 p.m. in the Tavares courthouse invites citizens to discuss a proposed detention home with the county delegation. Judge W. Troy Hall urged attendance to address delinquency as a community issue. Construction starts on a temporary juvenile home behind the Lake County Chamber of Commerce building as plans for a permanent facility progress under Judge Truman G. Futch’s orders.
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Dorans
Tavares
W. Troy Hall
Ing
Lake County
Willis McCall
Hall
Lake County Chamber of Commerce
Truman G. Futch
Eeeey
PTA Out? Official Says Rules Unheeded
The Tavares area debates splitting the PTA at state and national levels with Dr. Lee Eggert stating no chapter has withdrawn yet. Mount Dora disbanded its chapter amid pro and con UNESCO views while Sheriff McCall and others warn against fractures during a critical period for U S public education.
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Lee Eggert
University of Florida
Our
Mount Dora
Richard Eddy
Henry W. Land
Col. I. Lauben
Eggert
Tavares
Willis McCall
PTA
United Nations
Unesco
Land
Colonel Lauben
Karlton Knorr
Sarasota
United States
County Fair Exhibits Planned by 4 H and FFA Groups
At the Eustis fair next month groups plan displays beyond live stock and poultry. Girls and Boys 4-H clubs will show needlework canning baking handicraft and livestock and poultry. Home Demonstration clubs led by Mrs. Saunier and Mrs. Jankovsky will exhibit work. Both white and negro schools will sponsor programs. Mental Health will feature an exhibit arranged by the Lake County Health Department under Dr. Hall.
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FFA
Eustis
M. Saunier
F. S. Jankovsky
Lake County Health Department
J. B. Hall
Mount Dora Day Highlighted at Lake County Fair
On Thursday March 12 Mount Dora Day will be observed at the Lake County Fair in Eustis. The local high school band will participate in the festivities alongside the Negro Vocational School band which performed admirably in the Mount Dora Christmas parade. Other county cities have assigned days for their appearances during the fair week.
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Mount Dora
Lake County
Eustis
Negro Vocational School
Chicken Dinner Benefit by CHBS PTA Planned
The Christian Home and Bible School PTA announces another chicken dinner at the school tomorrow evening from 4 to 7 pm. Everyone is invited to attend this community event.
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Parent-Teacher Association of the Christian Home and Bible School
Miller's Farewell Concert Ends Mount Dora Series
Generously, Frank Miller raised his baton for encores at the eighth annual Mount Dora Evening Music at the Community Building. The conductor led two hours of Bach Haydn Strauss Luigini Debussy and Liszt with warmth and strong orchestral depth. Henry Mazer will replace him next season as pianist and director of Wheeling Symphony in West Virginia.
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Frank Miller
Dorn
Miller
Symphony
North
Chicago Symphony
Florida
Henry Mazer
Wheeling
W. Va
Wheeling Symphony
Bach
Haydn
Strauss
Luigini
DeBussy
Liszt
Mount Dora
Morton Gould
Joseph Haydn
Johann Strauss
Vienna
Beethoven
Mazer
Symphony Society
Pittsburgh
Duquesne
Carnegie Tech
Fritz Reiner
Pierre Monteux
Georges Enesco
No-Referendum Annexation Bill Sought by City
City Attorney Roy Christopher pitches a no referendum annexation plan to avoid a vote on Mount Dora area expansion. He urges Lake County and Orange County delegations to back measures extending the city line toward The Woods and south of Mount Dora, with a public hearing set for March 10 in Tavares.
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Silverman
Houston
Triangle
Federal Power Commission
Florida
Lake County
Roy Christopher
Mount Dora
Eustis
Orange County
The
B. F. Williamson
Tennessee
Tavares
Christopher
Council
Sylvan Shores
Eustiard
Franklin Park
David Bowen
Longboat Key
Sarasota
Manatee
CofC Member List is Growing With New Memberships
The Chamber of Commerce reports new members this week including Lakeside Inn contributing 150 dollars and Citrus Culture Corp contributing 100 dollars. Other business members listed include Smith's Restaurant Pauls Service Station Millard Reid and Frank Stewart Radio and TV among others plus many individual members.
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Chamber of Commerce
Lakeside Inn
Citrus Culture Corp
Lions Club
Smith’s
Paul’s
Millard Reid
Frank Stewart
Story Bros
Riley’s Trailer Park
Turner’s Restaurant
Hill-Top
LaDue-Lashar
Eustis Motors
Robert G. Wells
O. K
A. H. Martin
John Schoonmaker
W. G. Shipley
George Fulton
G & H Grocery
D. F. Crane
O. W. Sadler, Jr
Mary Livermore
Herman Young
J. O. Russo
James DeGarmo
H. G. Fielder
Margaret Lofroos
J. B. Booth, Jr
J. S. Jones
Leonard Barker
George Stedrowsky
M. D. Church
J.D. Pease, Jr
Lena Richardson
H. D. Overhiser
A. Lee. French
W. E. Holler
Kathleen Burchett
W. Donald Conkling
E.c.mitchell
Mary Learned
R. S. Champ
George Keller
J. E. Fortner
Property Owners Meet March 4 in Sylvan Shores
Sylvan Shores Property Owners Association board meets tonight in Mount Dora before the general meeting on March 4 at 8 p.m. J B Ritter says annexation action from Tuesday’s council meeting will be discussed, with music and refreshments after the session. Members urged to attend and bring neighbors.
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Sylvan Shores Property Owners Association
J. B. Ritter
Sylvan Shores Organization
Mount Dora
Chief James Orr Reports Three Traffic Crashes
Police Chief James Orr reports multiple traffic incidents with fines and damages. Ida Hinman of Lansing backed into Frank Cogburn of Eustis, with $150 damage. her sun glare led to dismissal of charges. Ozell Kelly of Mount Dora fined $75 for no license and reckless driving. her vehicle hit a tree after crossing yards. Wayne Browning caused $350 total damage in a failure to stop at Highland and Sanford. Florence Fairman and Arnold Denkert faced small fines for speed in a school zone. Brown, Hewitt, Dawson, Smith, Rutland, and Sharp were also cited for various infractions.
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Frank Cogburn
Eustis
James Orr
Ida Hinman
Lansing
Mich
Donnelly St
Fifthay
Ozell Kelly
Mount Dora
Simpson
Grant
Orr
William Dudley
Wayne Browning
Belle Glade
Fla
Irving Baron
Canton
Ohio
Highland
Sanford Rd
Florence J. Fairman
Washington, D. C
Arnold R. Denkert
Springfield
Ill
James Jefferson Brown
Carterville
Charles Hewitt
Toronto
George Dawson
Marion Smith
Umatilla
John Rutland
Jamestown
N. Y
Harry Sharp
Sikefor
Dora Regatta Plans For Mount Dora Event At Lake Dora
Mount Dora prepares for its annual sailing regatta on Lake Dora with about 150 boats in 15 classes. A Friday 5 p.m. meeting at the Yacht Club, chaired by David Bowen, plans the co sponsored event with the Yacht Club and the Chamber of Commerce. Commodores Arthur Bosworth and Charles S Wilson Jr of Miami will serve as racing officials and trophies will be awarded to top finishers. Lake Dora also hosts the Southeastern District Lightning championships.
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Yacht Club
David Bowen
Chamber of Commerce
Arthur Bosworth
Charles S. Wilson, Jr
Miami
Lake Dora
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