Mount Dora Urgent Sewage Plant Plan Presented to Council
A city committee urged Mount Dora to immediately build a sewage disposal plant to replace the aging septic system. The plan favors the Turentine land site for expansion, with one lift station, and calls for connecting schools and extending sewers citywide. The project, previously valued at about $200,000, aims to stop raw sewage entering Lake Dora.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Dora
J. G. Ray, Jr
Donnelly
Planning Commission
Third Ay
Lake Dora
Turrentine
Mount Dora Historical Society Formed With Charter
O W Sadler is president of the Mount Dora Historical Society formed this week. Officers include Mrs Josephine Sadler as vice president and Mrs Mary Crosswhite as secretary. The group adopted by laws and received a charter to collect Mount Dora history for a possible book. about 25 members currently. A meeting will be held Barco on her NS.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Dora
Case Dismissed in Federal Case Against Ex State's Attorney
The U S Circuit Court of Appeal in Up held no case against ex State's Attorney Jesse W Hunter in an accusation he violated the rights of David Mc Kinnick Reese a Black prisoner The ruling ends a case stirred by the NAACP amid tension over local legal battles and civil rights disputes
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U. S. Circuit Court
Bryan Simpson
Jacksonville
Jesse W. Hunter
David McKinnick Reese
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
Hunter
Atsini Pa Bs
Patrolman Saves Bank, Gets Quick Salary Rise
Patrolman Louis Bedell, absent from a City Council meeting, learns his salary increase was approved moments after the vote. While patrolling, he finds a bank door left unlocked and guards the scene until President George White arrives to lock it. On Mayor Lou L Heaton’s recommendation, Bedell’s pay rises by ten dollars a month, bringing his salary to one dollar.
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Louis Bedell
George White
Lou L. Heaton
Bedell
Mayor vows crackdown on parking meters in summer
Mayor Lou L Heaton tells City Council he will crack down on meter violations during summer months. He notes meters began in 1952 under a 1951 ordinance and were removed for 13 weeks in summer for two years. Residents ignore meters. city will enforce full year. The city will also buy license lists to identify Lake County holders for police work.
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Lou L. Heaton
Lake County
Heaton
Skiing Relocated to Lake Joanna for Summer Program
Lake Dora was used as a meeting place for a delayed water skiing program. Beginning this week lessons start at Donnelly Park, 3:30 Wednesdays and 2:30 Sundays, with instruction at Lake Joanna beach run by Mr and Mrs Reynolds. Bob Alderman oversees the Chamber program, citing sewage concerns at Lake Dora.
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Lake Dora
Lake Joanna
Bob Alderman
Chamber of Commerce
Donnelly Park
Dick Reynolds
James Stout
Lake Shore
Alderman
Let's Laugh Johnny Run Tell Daddy to Come to Supper
A playful line recounts a family kitchen moment where a child is urged to fetch the father with the request that supper be ready in two hours. The tone is homey and intimate, echoing mid century domestic dialogue.
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Johnny
City Grants Mosquito Control Budget Amid High Costs
Lake County Health officials told City Council that $400 in city funds yields $3,770 worth of mosquito control via weekly spraying for 28 weeks. Fred Tanner, director, said the plan targets temporary relief and outlines permanent measures costing $1,200 more, including ditch lining and drainage. Tests on deep breeding near Lakeland use a penetrating oil, but fish-life effects remain uncertain. Council approved the $1,600 allocation for the department.
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Lake County Health Department
Fred Tanner
Tanner
Lakeland
Kiwanis and Bank Sponsor Friday Swim Meet
Mount Dora youngsters will vie for honors in a Friday swimming and diving meet at Municipal Beach on Lake Gertrude starting at 9 a.m. Winners receive $2 savings accounts from the Kiwanis club and First National Bank, with seven swimming and seven diving contests under Coach Dan Spear. The event concludes with a Kiwanis weiner roast.
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Mount Dora
Kiwanis Club
First National Bank
Lake Gertrude
Bob Wells
Dan Spear
Wells
Tri-City Band Plans Mid-Summer Concert in Donnelly Park
A Golden Triangle ensemble under Mount Dora high school band director Arthur Colaianni will perform light overtures and marches. The nearly 50-piece group draws students from Mount Dora Eustis and Tavares high schools, assembled through the Summer recreation program.
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Donnelly Park
Mount Dora
Arthur Colaianni
Eustis
Tavares
Pee
Pool Battle Delays City Pool Plan At Donnelly Park
A city council delays a pool project amid Park Commission opposition and Health Board caution. With bids around 19,518 dollars and total costs near 24,143, officials pursue health approval and a August start, while money is moved from a capital fund to cover the pool.
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Park Commission
Donnelly Park
State Board of Health
Carl Graves
The
Ate
city-Lions Club
Tallahassee
David B. Lee
Health Department
Lake County Health Department
Lee
Health Board
Slater Cox
Lions Club
Jack Groves
Lions
L. T. Brennand
Eustis
Mount Dora Little League Aims for 1954 Championship
Mount Dora in Lake County is the title favorite as Kiwanis honors the team before today’s decisive game against Tavares at the county seat athletic field at 3 p.m. A Mount Dora win would seal the 1954 championship. The team, coached by Ronald Aldrich, has a 7-1-1 record with key players like 11 year old John Lynch recently shining in a 5-4 win over Groveland.
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Mount Dora
Lake County
Aday
Tavares
County Seat
Ronald Aldrich
Laenkall
Wuyo
Vaocvai
Mount Dora Boys
Umatilla
Groveland
John Lynch
John
Haskins
Duke
Flavel
Durden
Sadler
Hughes
Pickren
Dick Moots
Dorans
Aicuad
Hall Reports Diphtheria Case In East Town
County Health Director J B Hall confirms a diphtheria case in East Town. The patient Gladys Davis aged 29 has recovered and is out of danger. A sister-in-law O Rockmore, who visited after onset, remains under observation as a precaution.
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J. B. Hall
Gladys Davis
East Town
O' Rockmore
Theria
Byron Quote on Music and Universality
A compact line from Byron asserts that music exists in all things, with creative imagination suggesting every ear can hear a universal harmony across the world and cosmos.
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Roy Christopher
Ray
Gainesville
Gilbert Park
Lake Front
Marion Ettie
van Johnson
Ettie
Florida Citrus
England
Elizabeth
Cypress Gardens
New East Town School
Historical Society
Patrolman
Council
Kiwanis
Tri-City Band
Wayne Moon
Bath House
William C. Stewart
J. Ed Fortner
Stewart
Dora’s Little League
Pickten
Basman
Hall
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Byron
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