Moon Elected City Council President Initiates Closed Session
Moon was elected president of the City Council and immediately ordered an executive session to study applicants for city posts including assessor building inspector and patrolman. The session was called a committee meeting and its decisions will be revealed at next Tuesday's open council meeting. Vice chairman elected was Ira The new council includes J H Barnhart and Bill Prinz, with Dr. Robert Walker sworn in after defeating Jack Groves. Walker will take a leave for studies in Ohio. Appointments set include Walker fire department Kellogg public buildings Conboy building permits Christie cemetery Heaton, Barnhart Prinz wage and personnel Kellogg Conboy property Prinz and Moon swimming pool Kellogg and Moon finance Christie and Walker sanitation and Moon Barnhart. Only applicant Johnny Russell, former patrolman, appeared seeking the post left by O A McAllister. Russell cited his Mount Dora home ownership and past resignation over McAllister’s racial remarks. No appointment details given for the tax assessor post left vacant by A Waltz. Indications are two men may be appointed to the dual post for office work and site inspections. Potential applicants include W D Patton and Fred J O Hara.
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Moon
Councy
Ira
J. H. Barnhart
Bill Prinz
Robert Walker
Jack Groves
Low’ L. Heaton
Ohio
Prinz
Walker
Kellogg
Gordon Conboy
Lillian Christie
Forest Park Cemetery
Lou L. Heaton
Barnhart and
Conboy
Cowboy
Christie
Barnhart
Heim Field Park
W. G
Johnny” Russell
Wildwood
Council
Mount Dora
McAllister
O. A. McAllister
Willis McCall
South Carolina
Platt
Russell
Force
Counas
A. Waltz
W. D. Patton
The
Kiwanis Club
Fred J. O’hara
Presbyterians Pass Hurdle in Church Mortgage Payback
Friends and supporters of the Presbyterian church celebrate progress toward paying the Whiting property mortgage. The first installment of 2000 has been paid on schedule and a second 1000 is due once permission from F A Kting is received. Pastor Dr C A Cartel notes the hurdle is overcome and credits Synod of Florida support of 1500 in 1955. Since 1954 the church has grown to 38 members with 950 paid toward a chapel and 3000 remaining for 1955.
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Presbyterian Church
F. A. Kting
Dr. C. A. Cartel
Synod of Florida
So Surprised and Pleased By Classified Ad Cancellation
Mrs Ruth Gudgeon smiles at the Topic Office after canceling a classified ad that read FOR RENT By sea. The mix up led to a mistaken rental, with Bagha having already rented the space.
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Ruth Gudgeon
Topic Office
Bagha
Platts Await Gov. Collins Verdict on Probe
A state appointed investigator, unnamed, left Mount Dora for Tallahassee after meeting with key figures in the Allen Platt case. The probe centers on the alleged racial basis for evicting Platt family children from Mount Dora and the status of two Indian descent boys in Eustis High School. The investigator, described as tall and kindly, met with the Platt family and indicated a decision from Gov. Collins would come by week’s end or early next week.
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LeRoy Collins
Allen Platt
Common Justice
Florida Sheriffs Association
Lakeside Inn
Collins
McCall
Charley Johns
JayCees
Holly Hill
S. C
Eustis High School
Platt
Eustis
Floyd
Lloyd Taylor
Chester Crowder
Avon Park
G. A. Wilson
Sheriff McCall
Florida
South Carolina
Platts
Taylor
Mount Dora
Topic
Mabel Norris Reese
Lou L
McCall Backed by State Senator Amid Platt Case Debate
State Sen. B C Pearce praised Sheriff Willis McCall as one of Florida’s top law enforcement officers at a sheriffs barbeque in Eustis. Pearce said the Platt case is a local matter magnified by outside groups, while the NAACP stated it is not involved.
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Willis McCall
Platt
B. C. Pearce
East Palatka
Florida
The
Eustis Elks Lodge
McCall
Pearce
Tampa
Associa For the Advancement of Colored People
NAACP
Charley Johnson McCall
Lincoln
Del
Platts
Lake County
Holly Hill
D. D. Roseborough
Lake PTA Council holds youth program at Mount Dora cafetorium
The Winter meeting of the Lake County Council, PTA, will convene tonight at 8 at Mount Dora school cafetorium. Mrs. Herbert Trenham presides. Mrs. William Bickford of Groveland opens with a review of Dr. C Lee Egert’s youth talk from the November meeting. Miss Jewell Slone of Leesburg High will discuss the value of a strong guidance program. Mrs. Jim Sayes of Leesburg will also speak.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lake County Council
Parent-Teacher Association
Mount Dora
Lake County
Herbert Trenham
William Bickford
Groveland
C. Lee Eggert
Jewell Slone
Leesburg High School
Jim Sayes
Leesburg
Sheriffs Push Stronger Florida Auto Responsibility Law
Florida sheriffs at the Lakeside Inn mid winter session approved an amendment to the auto financial responsibility law. It would strip a non paying driver of driving rights for five years and require surrender of license registration plate with a title ban to prevent evading responsibility. They also backed creating a Florida Sheriffs bureau to aid crime control. Sheriff Broward Coker of Highland County was installed as the new president.
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Florida
Sheriffs
Lakeside Inn
Association
King's Daughters View Slides on Indochina and Fall Foliage
After a brief business meeting next Monday evening at the Community building, members will view slides on Indochina and Thailand presented by Miss Eleanor Cooley of Boston Massachusetts. Additional slides will feature New England's Fall foliage.
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King’s Daughters
Indochina
Thailand
Eleanor Cooley
Boston
Mass
New England
Eesfecls by Being Good Says Rowland Hill
Rowland Hill argues that ethical behavior is the surest path to success, asserting that character and integrity trump shortcut tactics in achieving lasting progress.
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Rowland Hill
Edgerton Plans State Hotel Commission Upgrades
Edgerton states he will upgrade hotels and restaurants through the State Hotel Commission. He aims to rid dead wood, operate without strings, and work under Governor Collins to modernize state facilities while keeping the commission free of political influence.
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Dick "Edgerton
LeRoy Collins
Collins
Edgerton
Collings
State Post
Doran
Consid
City Report Highlights Mount Dora Growth and Budget Balance
The seventh annual Report to Taxpayers for Mount Dora and Sylvan Shores shows near balance in the general fund with expenditures of 171 847 versus 146 749 in 1953. Electric system profit rose to 83 169 on revenue of 187 858, while the water department gained nearly 10 800 in 1954 amid amortization of 300 000 bonds.
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Mount Dora
Sylvan Shores
Florida Power Corp
Stewart
Water Department
Nancy Stuart Services Held in Mount Dora
Funeral services for Nancy Jane Stuart 75 were held at First Methodist church Mount Dora after she died at Waterman Memorial Hospital Eustis following a several week illness. She came from Mechanicsburg Ohio to Mount Dora 30 years ago became a leading community member in real estate and insurance and served in many civic groups. Surviving are her brother George Stuart and nephews George W. Stuart and Robert Joseph Stuart plus a niece Mrs Wallace W. McCoy. The body was later taken to Mechanicsburg for burial in Maple Grove cemetery.
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First Methodist Church
Mount Dora
Nancy Jane Stuart
Waterman Memorial Hospital
Eustis
Stuart
Mechanicsburg
Ohio
J. J. West
Lake County Building and Loan Association
First Federal Savings and Loan Association of
Wesleyan Guild
George Stuart
Granville
George W. Stuart
Robert Joseph Stuart
Zanesville
Wallace W. McCoy
H. Mauriece Felton
Shawn to be Angel In February Show at Ice House
The Ice House Theatre in Lake County will stage The Three Angels in February. Shawn returns as an Angel alongside John Christian and Joe Matascio as other leads in a story of escaped convicts with supporting roles filled by Berrien Bers McCain Carolyn Schumacher Chubby Merchant Jim Jackson and Jack O'Brien.
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Ice House
Little Theatre
Ted Shawn
Lake County
John Christian
Shawn
Joe Matascio
Berrien
Bers McCain
Carolyn Schumacher
Jim Jackson
Jack O’brien
Park Board Elects Graves as Chairman in Reorganization
Mount Dora's rejuvenated Park Commission met to reorganize naming Carl Graves as chairman and Ray Dooley as vice chairman. Win C. Sleight becomes secretary and Graves assigns Dooley, Spencer, Elliott, Graves, and Sleight to lead Donnelly Park, Elizabeth Evans Park, Gilbert Park, Child's and Sylvan Shores parks, and parkways and trees respectively for terms of five, three, and two years.
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Mount Dora
Carl. Graves
Ray Dooley
Win C. Sleight
Graves
Dooley
Donnelly Park
Tom Spencer
Elizabeth Evans Park
Gretchen Elliott
Gilbert Park
Child’s
Sylvan Shores
Sleight
Parkways
Spencer
Elliott
Commission
City Council
Lovelady Installed as Worthy Master of Mount Dora Lodge 238
William D. Lovelady begins the new year as Worthy Master of Mount Dora Masonic Lodge No. 238 succeeding U D Hardester. New officers include Lee Walker Horsley senior warden James E Avery junior warden Ray M Blanchard senior deacon Stanley Wareing junior deacon Christ Jacobsen secretary Ward Estey treasurer Charles C Bradford senior steward John D Pease Jr junior steward James Clifton Dumas Tyler and Robert L Morton chaplain. The installing dinner at Fralick's restaurant featured F Groves as installing officer.
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William. D. Lovelady
Mount Dora’s Masonic Lodge
U. D. Hardester
Lee Walker Horsley
James E. Avery
Ray M. Blanchard
Stanley Wareing
Christ Jacobsen
Ward Estey
Charles C. Bradford
John D. Pease, Jr
James Clifton Dumas
Tyler
Far Reach Ranch Announces First Shorthorn Auction
Far Reach Ranch on the south shore of Lake Dora will host its first Shorthorn cattle auction on Saturday January 22. The ranch is owned by Edwin B Mead a former Miami businessman who now resides there most of the year.
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Far Reach Ranch
Lake Dora
Edwin B. Mead
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Presbyterians
Gov. Collins
Joel Hawes
L. T. Brennand
Lions Club
Lake Pta Council
Richard Edgerton
Ed Blackburn
Hillsborough County
Violet
Dora
City Hall
John Q
John P. Donnelly
Tremain St
E. C. Stovall
William C. Stewart
Earl Timmons
Nancy Stuart
Angel
W. D. Lovelady
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