Lions and Kiwanis Battle on Ball Diamond
The Lions and Kiwanis meet Thursday July 26 in a charity baseball game to boost the Mount Dora Doransto treasury. Lions organizers include Dude Grantham and Jimmy Cooper, Kiwanis organizers Dr Robert Walker and Atty Roy Christopher.
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Lions
Kiwanis
Mount Dora
Dorans
Lake Orange
Dude Grantham
Jimmy Cooper
Lions Club
Robert Walker
Roy Christopher
Kiwanians
Special Meeting on Plebiscite Request for Future City Limits
A special meeting discusses requesting the Legislature to grant Sion authority to hold a plebiscite in the future if the city limits expand. Formal action and potential dates are addressed as representatives weigh legal avenues.
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Sion
Dora Canal Reforms Spark Debate Over Its Beauty
The Dora Canal, once famed for its scenic cypress and wildlife, is now degraded by dredging and private development. Officials plan a shallow remedy, creating a deeper channel 1,200 feet long under E. J. Burrell guidance, while a new western waterway alters flow. Local authorities cite county land dealings and preservation efforts as they weigh navigability against environmental impact.
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Apopka Canal
Lake County
Lake Beauclaire
Grantland Rice
Dora Canal
Mr. Rice
Chamber of Commerce
Dora
E. J. Burrell
Ocklawaha Basin
Lane Blanton
Lake County Board of County Commissioners
Tavares
Carl Duncan
Phone Dialing Extended with New Exchange Added
Dorans found this week that they could dial Tavares without an operator. The new letter-digit system went into operation Sunday with toll charges recorded automatically. Florida Telephone Corp. subscribers received updated books showing changes and the Mount Dora exchange Evergreen with a five-number system retained. Calls now require the first two letters of the exchange plus the listed number.
Sylvan Shores Streets Paved Under Owners Group Work
Resurfacing of Palmetto and Southland roads in Sylvan Shores progresses this week. The project, funded by local property owners, uses gravel base with black topping to replace the scarred old surface in the growing area. The improvement committee includes Geer, Amory, E. G. Rice, and C. P. Richard.
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Sylvan Shores
East Town faces cleanup as council acts on condemned homes
Mayor Patton and Councilmen toured East Town briefing the City Council on deteriorating conditions. 1,000 feet of sidewalk were urged to reach Grandview Street, with $1,300 allocated from the parking meter fund for four foot paving. About 50 out buildings to be removed and two week deadlines set for condemned properties. Sanitation action planned with regular trash pickups beginning next week.
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W. D. Patton
East Town
City Council
Bill Prinz
Grandview St
Council
Grant St
Walker
Patton
Mount Dora
Board of Health
Alonadin
J. J. Hodges
Robert Walker
Supt
C. O. Lott
Cauley Lott
Prinz
Clayton St
Fifth ‘Av
Lou L. Heaton
Milner-Rosenwald Academy
Grant, St
Editor Award Honors Courageous Mount Dora Leader
Mabel Norris Reese editor of the Mount Dora Topic received the first Elijah Parish Lovejoy award for courage in journalism from the National Conference of Weekly Editors at the University of Southern Illinois Carbondale. Dr. Howard R. Long praised her fearless stance against prejudice and conformity, noting her leadership at the local grass roots level.
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Elijah Parish Lovejoy
Mabel Norris Reese
Mount Dora
National Conference of Weekly Editors
University of Southern Illinois At
Carbondale
Reese
Howard R. Long
Hazel Brannon Smith
Jackson
Miss
C. E. Townsend
Granite City, Ill
Long
America
Lovejoy
Illinois
New York
City Officials See Needs and Law Laxity in East Town
Mount Dora officials toured East Town to witness alleged unequal enforcement of laws and municipal services affecting the Negro district. The Progressive Citizenship club seeks fair sanitation, housing, and road upkeep, with aims to uplift children without seeking integration.
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East Town
Mount Dora
Progressive Citizenship Club
W. D. Patton
Bill Prinz
Robert Walker
C. O. Lott
Lott
Orlando Doctor Discovers Gold Cancer Treatment Yet Again
Dr Myron E Taylor former assistant pastor at First Methodist Church in Orlando underwent a second gold based cancer treatment after cancer cells persisted in his prostate area. The procedure injects radioactive gold into tissue while nurses wear Geiger counters to monitor radiation.
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Myron Taylor
Oak Ridge, Tenn
Myron E. Taylor
United States
Orange Memorial Hospital
Orlando
Taylor
First Methodist Church
Louis Orr
Oak Ridge
Tenn
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P. R
Paul H. Reese
Sylvester Wise
Mr. Wise
Lake Eustis
Karen Wise
Haines Creek
Taylors
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