Mount Dora Marks Anniversary and City Charter Change
Mount Dora celebrates its 2th anniversary noting the 1953 charter shift from town to city after a state bill. The change, effective June 26, followed a public vote and mayor Lou Heaton's drive to modernize governance. The town’s early days, Triangle Elementary School opening, and a summer reading program are also highlighted with local theater news and a page 4 continuation.
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Mount Dora
Lou Heaton
Triangle
Mount Dora's Annie Cook Celebrates 20 Years of City Cooking
Annie Sylvia Davis Cook marks twenty years cooking for Mount Dora clubs and organizations. Born February 27 1914 in Georgia she learned cooking young and never took formal lessons. She moved to Mount Dora in 1952 and began with Mrs Spang before permanent city service. She operates an informal kitchen with two helpers and occasional grandchild aid, contemplating a cookbook of quantity recipes for large meals.
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Annie Cook
Mount Dora
Annie Sylvia Davis
Georgia
West Bainbridge High School
Thomas Wilmer Cook
Cook
Miller County
Carl Spang
Ida Hickson
Janice van Deroef
Calendar and Classifieds Notes for October 14 19
Business Guide presents a calendar and church page notes with classified listings and community notices for a mid-20th century edition. Reads like a diary of local events and services with no major incidents.
City Council Act on Pay Proposals For Mount Dora
Mount Dora City Council planned to approve a 6 percent cost of living raise for all full time workers and a new 275 minimum hourly rate, effective July 1. The Wages and Personnel Committee, led by Mayor Jesse Willmott and City Clerk Carl Fowler, recommended the changes at a June 26 work session.
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Mount Dora City
Willmott
Council
Gordon Dake
Fowler
Public Works
R. O
Dude) Grantham
Grantham
City Council Meeting Delayed Report Planned for July 12
An early press deadline kept the Topic from covering Tuesday’s City Council meeting. A follow up report will appear in the July 12 issue with a pictorial on the July 4 Independence Jubilee at Gilbert Park.
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Gilbert Park
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Floridora
Triangle Elementary
Ice House Theatre
Dale Carpenter
Page 4
Lake Eustis
Tavares Recreation Area
Terry Cunningham
Mrs. Cook
Peterson
Spang
City Hall
Sylvia Cook
Esas Ceteankie
Jim Foolery
Lareoes
Iue
Ncscsees
City Council
By A.M. Liveright
Jesse Willmott
Carl Fowler
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