City Concedes Shuffleboard Courts for Mount Dora
Mount Dora officials approved $750 to build three new shuffleboard courts at Donnelly Park. Myron Cronwall, new Park Board member, pressed for the funding after noting 371 club members outgrow the current 12 courts and that 48 players can use them at once. The club plans to double dues to $3 and may fund two additional courts itself.
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Mount Dora
Donnelly Park
Elizabeth Evans Park
Myron Cronwall
Park Board
Cronwall
Dora
Eustis
R. C. Bardwell
Cronwalt
This Mother Gave Up Her Citizen Of Tomorrow
A reflective column recalls a mother who abandoned her baby and the journalist’s early appeal writing. It recounts a nine month old child, a panicky young mother, and a fragile hope for a better future while hinting at wider social concerns.
Special Session Called On City's Sewer Project
City Council meets Monday to consider an initial 395400 sewer project as the first step toward a 1453400 modern system. Mayor Fortner calls the session after a Smith Gillespie report recommends downtown area upgrades funded by water-bill rental fees up to 3 dollars for homes and 6 dollars for businesses.
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J. E. Fortner
Smith-Gillespie Engineering
11Th Av
Baker
Fifth St
Gilbert Park
Fortner
Council
Cleanup Plan Sets Slogan Adjective for Mount Dora
Mount Dora will add the adjective cleanest to its slogan that calls the city pretty little. A five member committee led by Building Inspector Waltz will conduct regular inspections of streets and homes to push enforced cleanup. The plan aims to reduce fire hazards and pest breeding grounds while urging residents to tidy garages and premises.
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Mount Dora
Council
D. Fletcher Crane
A. J. Waltz
S. C. Colley
Rollin Javens
Richard Shipes
Ernie Mosteller
Marshall Collins
Collins
Spears Swims Lake Dora Test For City Beach Plan
Dan Spears city recreation director tested Lake Dora near Gilbert park by swimming and swallowing some water to gauge suitability for a city swimming area. He found the water pleasant and clear with suspended plant life, supported a lake pool at school grounds, and cited ear fungus cases as context for health concerns.
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Dan Spears
Lake Dora
Roland Lane
Charles Correll
Spears
Gilbert Park
Florida
Lake Gertrude
John G. Ashley 78 Dies In Hospital
John G. Ashley aged 78 died Tuesday at Waterman Memorial hospital in Eustis after a long illness. A Mount Dora resident the last three winters he leaves a daughter Mrs. Beryl Tibbitts of Foxboro Mass two sisters Julia Agnes Allen and Cornelia Frances Ashley both of Mount Dora and two brothers Leon Midfield Mass and Edgar of Mount Dora. Funeral services and burial will be in Foxboro.
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John. Gilman Ashley
Waterman Memorial Hospital
Eustis
Mount Dora
Harry Allen
Beryl Tibbitts
Foxboro
Mass
Julia Agnes Allen
Cornelia Frances Ashley
Leon
Midfield
Edgar
The Whittling Judge in Lake County Courtroom
A Lake County feature profiles Fifth Circuit Judge Truman G. Futch who whittles cedar on a bench during trials to focus his mind. The piece describes his calm demeanor, method, and how shavings signal his reactions as verdicts are reached.
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Lake County
Tavares
Circuit
Truman G. Futch
Fifth Judicial District
Whittling
Lake
Marion
Sumter
Citrus
Hernando
Fifth Judicial Circuit
Judge T G Futch Finds Balance Through Whittling and Marriage
Judge T G Futch, born October 1891 in Bradford County near Jacksonville, speaks of leaning on his wife for success. He uses whittling to detach from court pressures while he continues studying law at home after leaving school at sixteen to teach and farm.
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Truman
Fateh
Futch
Bradford County
Jacksonville
Hampton
Hammock Citrus Campaign Boosts Florida Brand Advertising
The Lake Region Packing association of Tavares used a 20 week cooperative ad program for Hammock oranges, targeting Kentucky and Michigan. Dealers received free promotional mats and many included Hammock in paid ads, boosting visibility in Louisville with extra lines and goodwill. J B Prevatt led the program as Florida Citrus Commission board member and Florida Citrus Advertising manager.
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Lake Region Packing Association of Tavares
Citrus Magazine
Kentucky
Michigan
Packing Association
Louisville
J. B. Prevatt
City Council Backs School Grounds Pool Plan
City council abandons Lake Dora swimming site in favor of building a half egg shaped pool on Mount Dora school grounds. If approved the pool would be financed by revenue notes and serve as a PE program addition with chlorination and weekly drainage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
City Council
Lake Dora
Mount Dora
Councilmankc
Chet Conelly
Council
Gilbert Park
Recreation Department
R. C. Bardwell
Conelly
D. Fletcher Crane
Tom Cooley
al Rehbaum, Jr
California
Crane
Lake Dora Dock Fails To Fall With Swim Plan
Lake Dora will gain a simplified one bar dock at Gilbert park after City Council approved spending 350 dollars. The plan for an H shaped swimming dock died, but a miniature version for park use advances with size to be set by councilmen Bardwell and Prinz within budget limits.
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Lake Dora
Gilbert Park
R. C. Bardwell
Bill Prinz
Florida fishermen fined for illegal seining up bass and bream
Three Marion County men Lloyd Spence Calvin Carter and Vivian Watson were fined 300 by County Judge W Troy Hall Jr for illegally obtaining 500 pounds of bass bream and other fish seized from Juni per Creek near Lake George. The fish were held for charitable institutions including the Crippled Children's Home at Umatilla. The judge also impounded their boats and nets. D C Land state game warden arrested them.
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Florida
Marion County
W. Troy Hall, Jr
Leesburg
Crippled Children’s Home
Umatilla
Juniper Creek
Lake George
Lake County
D. C. Land
Lloyd Spence
Calvin Carter
Vivian Watson
Mount Dora Council mulls baseball field lighting bid
City Council paused to review a $6,679 bid for baseball field lights from Mount Dora's club. The group cited previous $200 city allocations and mounting infield work as they urged action aided by petitions signed by about 150 locals. The delegation included Roy Christopher Charlie Bradford and O D Stephens Jr with a letter from club president C M Jones Sr.
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Mount Dee
Heim Field
Mount Dora
Roy Christopher
Charlie Bradford
O. D. Stephens, Jr
C. M. Jones
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Lake Jem
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William H. Conliffe
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Mabel Norris Reese
T. G. Futch
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