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Newspaper
Mount Dora Topic
Location
Mount Dora, Florida, United States of America
Date
Jan 26, 1950
Page
8
Mount Dora's baseball club seeks $6,000 to install field lighting to meet Lake Orange League demands. Night games will boost attendance and revenue. A Friday 8 p.m. meeting at the Veterans Memorial home will rally supporters to keep the club in the league.
City planning changes include committees to study extending the city limits Dora suburbs inclusion and a new post office site. George White chairs the main committee with Richard Edgerton and Dr. R W Dickson. Mayor Crane Mrs Graves and Mrs Prinz handle post office site.
A playful dialogue features a service man asking about tires and a motorist replying the air is showing through. The text includes a sign on a diaper service truck with quirky misprints and a shabby caption.
The Mount Dora Methodist Church launches a fundraising drive to replace the drab parish house and create recreation rooms for youth groups. Dr. S. C. Colley leads as assistant general with William C. Stewart as treasurer and a team of captains and majors organizing gifts over two years. A Day of Destiny banquet on February 7 will inspire congregants to support the drive.
Lake County residents eligible for homestead exemptions and widow or disability exemptions will receive help in February from tax assessor representatives. The itinerary covers Lake Jem, Sorrento, Cassia, Paisley, Mount Dora, Eustis, Minneola, Mascotte, Groveland, and Clermont with dates from February 1 to February 7. Tangible and intangible property returns can be filed during visits.
First Church of Christ, Scientist, Eustis presents a second lecture by Robert Stanley Ross of New York City on February 2 at 8 p.m. at the Mount Dora Community building. The talk is titled Christian Science The Revelation of Man's Dominion Over Evil. The prior winter lecture in Eustis drew more than 650 attendees.
Lake county nurses and guests will gather at the Lake County Country Club in Eustis on Saturday Feb 11 for a mid season dance. District 4 Florida State Nurses Association sponsors the event with music by Quix Quintet. Miss Martha Lewis serves as chairwoman.
Dr. Lewis urged continued aid to Japan, arguing losing Japan would threaten the Philippines Alaska and Hawaii. He warned that without help Japan could fall to Communism and Russia, damaging global stability and US interests in the Far East. He noted Japan’s economic collapse after wartime purges and unions, but praised Japanese qualities and the need for recovery aid.
A polio survivor thanks Oakley Seaver, chairman of the Lake County chapter, for financial help that covered costly care and treatment. She notes polio's impact in 1950 and urges continued support, hoping readers donate to collection boxes and reflect on fate and charity.
Fireman George Hall to oversee HUSH POLICY at the fire department while the commissions beautification committee led by Mrs. Harry Backus proposes a grange planting program of oaks and a tree preservation plan. Lakes and Hills Garden club outlines landscaping at Gilbert park RS Boy Scout house and Donnelly park tennis court. Kiwanis rep Harold Overhiser cites savings from a city owned station and grease equipment. J A Nelson reports on building condition and east wall improvements and acoustics upgrades.
Patrons paid 30 cent for a haircut and could enjoy musical entertainment in barber shops, reflecting a era of added amusements alongside grooming services.
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