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Newspaper
Mount Dora Topic
Location
Mount Dora, Florida, United States of America
Date
Jul 09, 1953
Page
3
Lake county health director J B Hall reports no polio cases in the county though several are in Orange county. He notes national averages would suggest about 16 cases here. A suspected typhoid case in Eustis remains under close watch, the patient isolated while doctors determine the illness.
Kiwanis club directors voted to aid a Boys 4-H nursery project near Gilbert Park needing 750 stakes to protect seedling plantings. Stakes will be purchased and presented through T. A. Townsend, 4-H activities chairman.
Mayor Lou L Heaton and the police will reinstall meters in the business district to curb all day parking by merchants and space squatters. The plan follows a recent case involving Dr. Robert Wason as meters were taken for summer storage and will be rehung on Donnelly and Sixth to restore access for legitimate parkers.
Geneva’s husband Clarence was arrested after a doctor reported knife wounds to Geneva. He had previously faced assault with a deadly weapon when accused of trying to remove her from town. County Judge W. Troy Hall Jr. sentenced him to six months in jail.
A brief quotation asserts purity comes from righteous thoughts and moral intent as a guiding principle. The thought is attributed to an unknown author, highlighting timeless moral counsel without accompanying events or context.
Mayor Lou L. Heaton urged reorganization of Mount Dora's Planning Commission to remove dead wood and improve effectiveness. He proposed a smaller panel with two representatives from Kiwanis Lions Woman's Club two from the Chamber of Commerce plus the council president as chair, with 1 2 year terms to keep it fresh. The board would handle civic projects including lake cleanup sewage disposal and youth facilities.
Last rites were held at the Church of Christ for Mrs. Sarah Pickren 78 of Leesburg. Minister Aubrey Mercer conducted the service and burial was in Greenwood cemetery Eustis. She leaves Bennie Pickren and three other sons and daughters, two brothers, a sister, 45 grandchildren and 71 great grandchildren.
The Program Planning committee of the Woman's Society of Christian Service at First Methodist church gathered at Mrs. Ira Kellogg's home to outline plans for the coming year. Mrs. Ronald Aldrich chaired the group with Mrs. W. D. Aubrey as ex officio president. the committee includes secretaries of society activities.
The Mount Dora Kiwanis club will hold a noon meeting today with guests from Winter Park and Tavares arriving to join local members for the session.
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