Contrasts in East Town Highlight Housing and Tension
A Progres sive Citizenship club faces issues in Mount Dora with a photo trio. Irene Randall’s neat home contrasts with a night shack across the street where Supt. C O Lott discusses a Texas migrant family with three children, including a 16 year old girl. He notes white section housing standards and local rejection of such shanties.
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East Town
New Progressive Citizenship Club
Irene Randall
Supt. C. O. Lott
Texas
Lott
Mount Dora
Randall
Mr. Lott
Professor Lott
Grant St
East Town seeks pool and safer streets in race era plea
In East Town, community leaders petition city officials for a Negro pool site on city land near schools, funding drives, and a sidewalk, traffic light, and improved streets. They demand enforcement of sanitary laws and building codes, and removal of shacks to raise local dignity and safety.
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East Town
Grant
Grandview
Lott
Professor Lott
Licenses Up In Lake County 1955 Auto Tags Rise
Lake county issued 24 941 auto license tags in 1955 per the State Motor Vehicle Commission annual report. An increase of 1 977 tags over 1954. Total cost to owners was 533 744 61 dollars.
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Lake County
State Motor Vehicle Commission
East Town church notes services and deaths in brief
Last Sunday at St Mary M B church East Town held Bible School at 9 45 a m with Rev Reed and Rev Alston of Ocala delivering remarks. Rev Russell led 6 30 p m devotion and announced a Progressive Citizenship club event for July 25. Obituaries for Miss Jamie Gaines and Mrs Norma Jackson reported from Bethel F M and Tangerine. Rev N R McNair officiated Gaines funeral. Jackson funeral pending.
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East Town
St. Mary M. B
Reed
Alston
Ocala
Russell
Progressive Citizenship Club
Jamie Gaines
Bethel F. M. Church
N. R. McNair
Miss Gaines
Tangerine
Norma Jackson
Ed Jackson
Mt. Carmel M
Bridge Point Winners in Eustis Master Point Game
Results from the Fountain Inn bridge night list NS winners led by Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Busch of Eustis who took first. Other top finishers include Mrs. Fred Sanwald and Mrs. E. S. Richey in second, and Mrs. Samuel Johnson with Samuel L. Montgomery in third. Also noted are EW winners headed by Mrs. Howard Gamble of Eustis and Mrs. June Stock of Leesburg in first and second respectively.
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C. E. Busch
Eustis
Fountain Inn
Fred Sanwald
E. S. Richey
Samuel Johnson
Samuel L. Montgomery
George B. Rankin
Mount Dora
Raymond Corbin
Leesurg
Howard Gamble
June Stock
Leesburg
H. D. Warren
Joseph Ingram
Ernest Butler
George Davis
Anne Walker
Marshall Collins
Citrus Grove Returns Edge Costs in Florida Study
A 24 year study of Florida citrus groves shows average 10 year plus groves yield 43.2 percent above cash costs, with top groves reaching 76.6 percent. Average production costs per acre were $184 in 1953 54, and yield was 447 boxes per acre while fruit returns averaged $323.98 per acre. The report notes groves in Lake county and calls for grease spot control due to heavy foliation. Copper and oils with parathion are recommended as treatments depending on crop type and infection level.
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Florida
Lake County
Savage
Citrus Experiment Station
New Smyrna Hosts Central Florida Theatre Group Meeting
Mr and Mrs Berrien McCain and Mrs Midge Patton will attend the Central Florida Federation of Live Theatres meeting at New Smyrna Beach representing IceHouse Players. New Smyrna Little Theatre hosts after a buffet luncheon with members from Altoona Umatilla Tavares Eustis Mount Dora.
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Berrien McCain
Midge Patton
Central Florida Federation of Live Theatres
New Smyrna Beach
IceHouse Players
New Smyrna
Martha Pennington
Altoona
Umatilla
Tavares
Eustis
Mount Dora
Sara McCain
Mildred Leatherbury
Maxine Hines
Icicles
Hospital Admissions Listed From Five Towns
In Waterman Memorial hospital Eustis this week are Mrs Jean Wright Frank Cornish Eudell Sutley Mrs Elsie Stevens and Paul Potsko Mount Dora and William West Sorrento Harry Ewing Charles Parker men Carey and Mrs C B Hill in Durham Young hospital at Lecibere.
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Waterman Memorial Hospital
Eustis
Jean Wright
Frank Cornish
Eudell Sutley
Elsie Stevens
Paul Potsko
Mount Dora
William West
Sorrento
Harry Ewing
Charles Parker
Men Carey
C. B. Hill
Durham Young Hospital
Lecibere
Effective spray regimen for orchard disease control
A treatment plan uses 2 pounds Captan per 100 gallons at 4 to 6 week intervals. An August mid spray applies 15 pounds copper per 100 gallons with wettable sulfur for enhanced effect.
Keratolytic Remedy Adures Athlete's Foot
An old ad promotes keratolytic treatment for athlete's foot claiming it deadens and removes infected skin. It touts instant drying with T-4-L and a money back guarantee if not pleased, available today at Sons Deon Pharmacy.
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Sons Deon” Pharmacy
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Arthur A. Jones
Earl Gilbert
Gilbert Park
Marion County
First Federal Savings & Loan Association OF
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Gray & JE Lugeres
Evergreen
One Radio & Television Service
P.O
Box
MT. Dora, Fla
Dick Stewart
Walt Stubble Owners
Citrus Grove
R. E
Bob” Norris
J. G. Ray, JR
Ptric
Cc. F. Moore Dist. Mgr
Florida Power Corporation
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