Residents protest ACL Lake County passenger service ruling
A Florida railroad commission ruling to discontinue Atlantic Coast Line passenger service into Lake County prompts a strong letter from Mount Dora officials and citizens. They accuse the panel of bias toward the company and call for a new public hearing to air additional community concerns.
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Atlantic Coast Line Railroad
Florida Railroad and Public Utilities Commission
Lake County
Wilbur King
Jerry Carter
Richard Mack
Florida
Mount Dora
F.R.P.U.C
Atlantic Coast Line
Chamber of Commerce
Orlando
A.C.L
Florida Motor Lines
Sanford
Wintering In Florida Chronicle Of A Week In Central Florida
A week in Central Florida chronicles daily weather and scenery featuring vivid Flame Vine displays at the Watts and Fowler homes on Highland street. The narrative tracks sunlit mornings, shifting skies, mild temperatures, forecasts of a Northeast chill, and ongoing appreciation of floral color along Lake Dora.
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Florida
Thirday
William Watts
Frank Fowlers
Highland St
Fowler
January Night Sky and Moonlit Lake Reflections
A reflective journal-style vignette describes a cool January evening with a bright moon, calm lake, and gentle breeze. The writer notes the beauty of starry skies, tree silhouettes, and a famed mayoral mood, ending with a remark on the rapid brightening of the baby moon and its effect on the landscape.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minnie Dwight
Commissioners Find Antonym To Dictatorial
Lake county commissioners rejected dictatorial charges by Senator Odham as the State Road Department allowed the county to select its own secondary roads. Chairman Owens said the program marks county control, with 20.5 miles designated and up to 85 miles eligible, tied to federal road funds and the upcoming 1950 census.
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Lake County
Odham
State Road Department
Tallahassee
Sanford
Alfred McKethan
Frank E. Owens
Boards of
County Commissioners
Owens
Lake Commissioners
McKethan
Board of County Commissioners of
Florida
Kiwanis Seeks City-Funded Full-Time Hostess Plan
Kiwanis directors urge City Council to hire a full-time hostess and caterer for the Community Building. If not, each service club should hire its own hostess. The move follows a year of controversy over the building’s manager and Mrs Lillian Christie’s handling. The club proposes city funding with part of the salary covered by meal proceeds.
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Kiwanis Club
Kiwamiaris
Council
Lillian Christie
Un Delivered Mail Joe Swift Regatta Chairman
Dear Joe you claim boats travel at 100 miles an hour yet that speed may be too fast for visitors to view Mount Dora and its surroundings during the regatta. The note appears in a local column signed by LADY DORA.
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Pretty Mount Dora
Arbor Day tree planting completes Mount Dora conservation effort
In 1950 Mount Dora marked Arbor Day by planting 50 live oaks on parkways to replace rotted trees and shade vacant spots. The project, approved by the City Council and led by the Parkways Committee chair Carl Graves, targeted Sixth Street and Tavares Road, with more plantings pending nursery assessments of the older oaks.
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Mount Dora
Park Board
Sixth St
Carl Graves
Accidents Injure Two Mount Dora Women
Two Mount Dora women suffered broken arms when the car they rode in overturned twice at the Eustis Tavares road intersection while en route to a Woman's club luncheon. Driver Mr Johnson and Mrs Leon Hubinger escaped serious injury with only bruises.
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Mount Dora
Eustis
Eustis-Tavares
John Buk
J. F. Johnson
Eustis Waterman Memorial Hospital
Johnson
Leon Hubinger
Early Mohamadan Priests Ban Coffee as Intoxicant
The article notes that early Mohamadan priests viewed coffee as an intoxicating drink and debated its influence on behavior and religious practice.
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Mount Dora, Florida
Paul H. Reese
Mabel Norris Reese LaMar Silver
Mr. King
Central
Lake Dora
Tavares
Col. Page
Lewis
Lake Gertrude
JOE Swift Regatta Chairman
Joe
Lady Dora
Arbor Memorial
THE
Eustis Dance Club
Waterman Serenaders
B.Y.O.L
WM. P. Wingler
General Insurance
Leo Gorcey
Bowery Boys
Charlie Chan Nv
LY Bers
Starrin
Gloria DE Haven
Charles Starrett
Quick On the Trigger
Robert Mitchum
Janet Leigh
Wit
Wendell Corey
Claudete
Robert
George
Colbert - Young
Brent
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