Mount Dora Council Debuts City Status With Split Meeting
In its first official city council session, Mount Dora discusses sanitation and rat control under a new charter. The board approves a block of East Town shacks for 30 day sanitary upgrades and orders a 125 dollar rat eradication program led by County Health Officer John Regan.
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Mount Dora
WML
Nak Nhavtar Civoc
ALG Lcw
Vasaa Ves
Bree Ee
William Stewart
Council
Board of Health
Lou L. Heaton
S. C. Colley
East Town
C. L. Stokley
Health Board
Orlando
Grant St
John Henry Nelson
John Regan
Regan
Health Department
Americanism and the fight for equality in a 1776 ideal
Kiwanis members heard a pre Independence Day talk on Americanism emphasizing that dignity and equal rights must extend to all, regardless of race creed or color. Walter Woolfolk urged striving toward Jefferson's claim that all men are created equal while noting ongoing materialism and national taxes. He urged local action to strengthen towns counties and states to resist communism, with Legion leaders Richard R. Eddy and Ken Jorgenson in attendance.
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Kiwanis Club
Walter Woolfolk
Americanism Committee
American Legion
State of
Mawida
Thomas Jefferson
Continental Congress
Woolfolk
Mrs. Alice Sipp Dies in New Jersey
News from Mount Dora reports the death of Mrs. Alice Y. Sipp in Ridgewood New Jersey on June 30. widow of Grant Sipp and formerly of Sylvan Shores, she suffered a heart attack in February and a second attack in June after returning home in April.
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Mount Dora
Ridgewood
N. J
Alice Y. Sipp
Grant Sipp
Sylvan Dr
Sylvan Shores
Pei Goer
Charles W. Pickett
Lions Hear Account Of Federal Reserve
The Lions club heard a Tuesday evening talk on how the Federal Reserve Bank system operates. George J. White, president of First National Bank and longtime Federal Reserve board member at the Atlanta branch, explained the reserve system’s functions and history.
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Federal Reserve
Federal Reserve Bank System
Lions Club
George J. White
First National Bank
Federel Reserve Board
Atlanta
Clean Heart Prayer Verse From Psalms 51 10
A devotional line from Psalms 51 10 calls for a clean heart and a renewed right spirit within. The verse expresses a plea for inner renewal and moral integrity.
Council Okays Rezoning For New Business
City Council approved the first reading of a rezoning ordinance for Tremain Street and Fifth Avenue, enabling a building housing doctors offices and a General Electric Appliance store. Walter Tucker of Crane Furniture Co. plans the project with ground floor offices for Drs. G Hi Mumman and Robert G Walker and space for Tucker’s appliance shop. Plans must meet architectural standards before final approval at a later meeting.
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Tremain St
Fifth Av
Florida Telephone Office
Tremain
North
A. J. Waltz
Walter Tucker
General Electric
Crane Furniture Co
Tucker
Waltz
Reynolds Case Yet Unsettled
Councilman D Fletcher Crane reported Glen Falls Insurance has not settled the accident case involving Patrolman Russell and Economy Market Manager Reynolds. A collision occurred two months earlier when Russell’s police car struck the Reynolds vehicle driven by 16 year old Jay Kurras near Zellwood. The youth suffered shock and bruises, delaying settlement as his mother withholds release until no permanent injuries are evident. The council voiced dissatisfaction but decided the city cannot reimburse Reynolds without voiding its indemnity policy.
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D. Fletcher Crane
Glen Falls Insurance Co
Johnny” Russell
Auto of
Dick Reynolds
Crane
Reynolds
Jay Kurras
Russell
Wayne Moon
Crane in Hospital for Eye Operation
Councilman D. Fletcher Crane departed Wednesday for Jacksonville to enter Riverside hospital for an eye operation. An ounce of mother is worth a pound of clergy Spanish Proverb.
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Crane
D. Fletcher Crane
Jacksonville
Riverside Hospital
Mount Dora Aquatic Club Hosts First Water Ski Lessons
A group of twelve youngsters at Gilbert Park cove began water ski instruction as the Mount Dora Aquatic club opened its program. In photos Bobbie Bowie skims from the water while Martha Sadler Helen Haskins Nancy Ellis and others practice under instructors Kendall Jones Dale Jones. The guiding boat is piloted by Jimmy Stout with Roy Smith aboard and Jerry Dake handling the rope.
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Mount Dora
Aquatic Club
Gilbert Park Cove
Bobbie Bowie
Bobby
Martha Sadler
Kendall Jones
Helen Haskins
Dale Jones
Nancy Ellis
Jimmy Stout
Roy Smith
Jerry Dake
Youngsters Invited To Fish For Prizes With Rackets
Dr Hugo Curry invites youths to a 9 am event at Donnelly Park tennis court with a prize for entrants and a free weekly lesson sponsored by the Chambers of Commerce. Three Curry students recently traveled to Orlando for the Junior tournament, reaching quarters in doubles.
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Hugo Curry
Donnelly Park
Chambers of Commerce
Curry
Orlando
Lake County to raise millage for county home and services
County commissioners approved a 1.95 mill increase bringing the total to 12.8 mills, funding a county home for the aged, sheriff and judge offices, and higher operating costs. The budget includes rises for the general fund, tax assessor and collector, and increased jail and juvenile court expenses, with a July 27 hearing set for budget complaints.
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Lake County
Willis McCall
W. Troy Hall, Jr
Water Conservation Board
State Health Department
Mosquito
Sheriff's Office
McCall’s Department
McCally
Judge Hall
Hall
Florida
Jake” Cowart
Groveland
Grant Hall
Harry Stokes
Sheriff McCall
St. Louis
Commission
Ted Cassady
Pearl Cullen
City Names Voluntary Water Rationing Amid Drought
The city urged voluntary water conservation as drought persists. Light and Water Chairman Jerry Barnhart said May’s regular rationing won’t restart unless drought continues, asking residents to water sparingly and shut sprinklers off during a fire siren.
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Light and Water
Jerry Barnhart
First Methodist Pastor Endorses United Nations Optimism
Editor notes Rev. H. Mauriece Felton, new pastor at First Methodist, praising the United Nations and world government on a hopeful, pragmatic view. He says the USSR's communism harms its people but should not deter Christian outreach, and cites American democracy as a model for global cooperation.
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H. Mauriece Felton
First Methodist Church
Rev. H. Mauriece Felton
United Nations
Kremlin
United States
Reverend Felton Shapes Hope With Steady Sermon
Rev H Mauriece Felton argues a nation can err without losing its core justice and urges more individual action on disarmament. He speaks calmly, then firmly, of a fool's paradise for those who ignore facts while remaining an optimistic voice in Mount Dora Florida church.
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United States
Mr. Felton
Robert Blackburn
Mount Dora
Florida
Rare Ailment Forces Hostess to Resign
Margaret Peterson resigns as official hostess at the Community building amid a battle with a rare blood ailment said to affect only 27 people at Mayo Clinic. She leaves after a vacation and checkup. replacement is Mrs. W. C. Cook of Johns St to prepare meals for Lions Kiwanis and other civic events.
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Margaret Peterson
W. C. Cook
Johns St
Lions and Kiwanis Clubs
City faces Buy Locally campaign question
Clermont has higher per capita cigarette tax income than Mount Dora, prompting a council discussion. Mayor Heaton presented figures showing Mount Dora’s tax revenue lags its population and urged fairness as Clermont and Groveland attract more country shoppers.
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Clermont
Mount Ra
Lou L. Heaton
Mount Dora
Groveland
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Law Anne
Alice Sipp
New Jersey
Clarence Sims
Dr. Curry
Fred
Daytona Beach
Bess Davidson
Norma Jeanne Wise
Mabel Norris Reese
Rev. Felton
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