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Newspaper
Mount Dora Topic
Location
Mount Dora, Florida, United States of America
Date
Jan 05, 1956
Page
8
A new office building on Bay Street in Eustis, Lake County, opened last weekend to house departments delivering planning and construction services. Paul A. Miller of Leesburg and Joe Horner of Eustis are involved in the project.
The Mount Dora area development activity for 1955 topped two million dollars. The Lake County Chamber of Commerce received the report from Betty Siess, Mount Dora secretary, in response to a county wide development story request.
A compact reflection on giving one's inner self to fellow travelers and valuing the return from companions as a precious gift. The quote from Albert Schweitzer emphasizes mutual exchange of spiritual energy and care on shared paths.
The town church reports a strong 1956 start with sermons by Rev. Russell, a large congregation, and active B T U led by Mrs Darell Terrell. Members vote for a budget system at St Mary M B church and prepare for Federation council, Masons cornerstone at Bethel, and Pallbearers union meeting announcements.
Sylvan Shores opposes current Highway 441 path citing heavy truck traffic. At a Sylvan Shores Property Owners Association meeting 68 favored a bypass south of Mount Dora, 6 wanted no change, and 11 preferred a route via East Town to Highland Ave. The group elected George Amory as president amid concerns over speeding and dangerous intersections along the highway.
The Mount Dora Growers Cooperative reports 0.23 day rainfall ending a 23 day dry spell. The 1955 total rainfall reached 57.95 inches, 5.05 more than 1954, per records. The text also notes reflections on laziness and fatigue.
The Lake County chapter of the American Red Cross announces a speakers bureau led by chairman Burton Brown. The roster features prominent locals including Ivan E. Beyers Lee sburg and Major General John K. Rice Clermont, ready to present Red Cross programs year round and especially in February.
Mrs Samuel T Bolton of Mount Dora announces January meeting of the Woman s Auxiliary of St Thomas Episcopal Church in Eustis to be held Tuesday at 2 30 p m in the parish house Lemon Ave. Father Conan McClosky Diocese of Florida director of Christian Social Relations will discuss Mental Health and Work Being Done by the Church at Chattahoochee. Mrs Renee Hughes and Mrs W Donald Conkling invite local church members to attend and learn about Florida s large mental health institution.
A brief note about a mistaken call to Alberta's beauty parlor and a feature on John W. Cox and Joseph C. Brittain who, at ages 85 and 90, illustrate that age is no barrier to pursuing travel in the American scene. Brittain plans to drive solo from Florida to the West visiting Arizona and California.
The Lake County Chamber of Commerce reports that during Christmas weekend 347 visitors swam in the spring-fed pool at Alexander Springs in the Ocala Forest. Karl Lehmann confirms the detail with Mr and Mrs Schultz, supervisors of the springs, noting the warm sun and pleasant conditions.
The newborn boy, city's first birth of the year, weighed 4 pounds 8 ounces at Waterman Memorial Hospital.
In the Mount Dora area several residents are listed as hospitalized at Waterman Hospital in Eustis including Mrs. Frances Powers Mrs. Jewel Culver Mrs. Pauline Hold Mrs. Golda Lovewell Hough Ray Barbee and Riley.
A fragment cites Albert Einstein stating that the objective world does not exist on its own and is understood only through a cosmic intellect. The remark reflects a view of reality as dependent on a larger universal consciousness.
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