Group Seeks Way To Reopen Lakeside Pool
Civic committee led by Red Cross seeks options to reopen the Lakeside pool after health officials closed it for infection concerns. County sanitation officer Burke Chester says the pool violated state law lacking chlorination and proper facilities. state board in Jacksonville issues permits only with strict standards.
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Lakeside
Homomry
Reagan
Red Cross
Gram
Geander
Dora
State Board of Health
Dorans
Burke Chester
Florida Pool
State Board
Jacksonville
Chester
Jimmie Wetz
Kiwanis and Lions Clubs
Chamber of Commerce
Wetz
Rock Springs
Lewis Carroll
Varina Coleman
Walter Patton, Jr
Lions Push Drive To Finish Little House
Dorans are asked to dig down today to help the Lions Club finish Little House the Girl Scout house on Fifth Ave. by summer. Sam Swiger Mel Wagner and Ed Brooks lead the campaign to approach every interested individual to donate funds for screens windows paint and furnishings for the retreat.
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Dorans
Lions Club
Fifth Ave
Sam Swiger
Mel Wagner
Ed Brooks
Mount Dora Photo Drive Seeks Local Scenes
Harold Goforth of the Mount Dora Chamber of Commerce invites photographs of lake scenes fishing action lawn bowling shuffleboard horseback riding trails boats and the Dora canal from readers across 36 states for a new town folder. Submit prints not film and include an identifying contact.
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Mount Dora
Central Florida
Harold Goforth
Dora Canal
Chamber of Commerce
Onme
We Learn About An Orange Grove First Hand
Collier Cooper guides us through the Wadsworth Cooper grove in Tavares Florida a 106 acre estate with about 7000 orange trees. The Hammonds Valencia and Naval varieties average six boxes per tree with Hammond trees yielding around 18000 boxes during October and November. The jointly owned grove sits on the shore of an unnamed waterway and showcases a calm bucolic setting.
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Wadsworth-Cooper
Lake Juanita
Lake Eustis
Collier Cooper
Florida
California
Wadsworth-Cooper Groves
Tavares
Cooper
Grove
Nature
Willard Wadsworth
Lake Beauclair
Plainfield
N. J
Hush Puppies and Fellowship At Local Legion Fish Fry
A Florida Legion post fish fry at Gilbert Park drew about 85 guests including District Commander Tom Cooley. The event featured hush puppies and fried fish, with lively talk about local camaraderie and a note on the dish’s name origin.
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Florida
American Legion
Gilbert Park
Tom Cooley
Cecil Parker
E. G. Shipley
O. D. Stephens
Bill Stewart
Three Mount Dora babies welcomed at Eustis hospital
Three girls arrived this week at Eustis Waterman Memorial hospital in Mount Dora. Martha Rose Mahon born July 18 to Mr. and Mrs. D T Mahon weighs 8 pounds 11 ounces. Jackie Lou Dempsey born July 18 to Mr. and Mrs. J L Dempsey weighs 7 pounds 6 ounces. Sharon Lou Malone born July 19 to Mr. and Mrs. G W Malone Jr. weighs 6 pounds 6 ounces.
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Mount Dora
Eustis Waterman Memorial Hospital
Martha Rose Mahon
D T. Mahon
Jackie Lou Dempsey
J. L. Dempsey
Sharon Lou Malone
G. W. Malone, Jr
Paper scales up print run to meet rising topic demand
The Topic management acknowledges strong demand for the New Topic from residents and northern subscribers. After a depletion last week, officials say a second increase in press runs will be added in the next two weeks, the result of orders placed in the past two months.
Health Board Plans Countywide DDT Spraying
The health board directs a countywide DDT spray program to ward off polio and malaria threats. Crews will survey homes led by Burke Chester with Leesburg and Eustis first, Mount Dora third, charging about $1 per house while the department covers equipment and labor.
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Countians
Board of Health
Burke Chester
Mount Mount Dora
Leesburg
Eustis
Health Department
Members Eye C of C Gripe Session
The Chatribe of Commerce plans a gripe session Monday evening at Gilbert Park at 6 30 p m. Members may bring one guest and attend free. Joe Tucker chairs the event with Eugene Ricks in charge of food and Fire Chief Ernest Mosteller leading fellowship.
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Chatribe of Commerce
Ernest Mosteller
Mount Dora’s notable bench warmer and highway advocate
Mount Dora resident George LaDue, a 60 year old local figure known for sitting under a live oak by Donnelly Street, is revealed as the father of a two person business with his daughter La Verne. The piece recounts his role in securing the Lake Shore Drive right of way and the Donnelly Street crossing, and celebrates his decade long involvement in the town’s development while noting his plans to slow down due to health.
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Donnelly St
Topic
Mount Dora
Lake Shore Dr
LaDue
Ourself
George LaDue
LaDue Lashar real estate star aids family business
Laverne Lashar shines as top listing agent for LaDue Lashar Realty, following in her father’s footsteps. Her hotel desk clerk background at Villa Dora informs courteous client service and office leadership as she steers showroom visits and daily decisions while juggling motherhood and a young son.
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LaDue- Lashar
Laverne Lashar
Villa Dora
Dora
George Holmes Lashar
Hyacinth Eradication Plan Forms for Lake Orange Counties
A Lake and Orange county committee studies aerial and ground controls to combat water hyacinths. Mount Dora Harbor launches a surplus cutter with a spray plan, using firms Aerial Insecticides and Sky Spray Limited, to target Lake Apopka and connected lakes.
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Lake
Orange County
Mount Dora
Lake Apopka
Olin M. Longcoy
Aerial Insecticides, Inc
Orlando
A. E. Holland
Sky Spray Unlimited
Belle Glade
Lake Carlton
Dora
Beauclair
Apopka
Lake County
Frank E. Owens
Lake County Board of Commissioners
Paul C. Milner
Dora Chamber
W. E. Holler
Breezy Point
Tom Cooley
Orange
J. C. Brossier
H. Stuart Johnston
Orange County Chamber of Commerce
Com
E. D. Cook
Harry P. Witherington
Harold Goforth
Goforth
Lake Dora
Florida
Budget Contends Hyacinth Funds Inadequate Spark County Budget Talk
County Commissioners discuss an underfunded hyacinth control budget of 6810 and a proposed tax rise from 8.5 to 10 mills as they prepare for a budget vote August 4. The budget also includes 509,190 in operating expenses and 10,687 for recreation land at Eustis fair grounds amid shifting revenue from the racing commission.
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Orange County
Commission
Board of Commissioners
Lake County
Orange
Orlando
J. W. Hunter
George J. Dykes
Eustis Fair Grounds
Racing Commission
Clermont
Frank Owens
General Revenue Fund
Teen Agers Seek Handwork at Mount Dora Youth Center
Activities at the Mount Dora Youth Center grow as teens sign up for handicraft classes led by Patton. A boat ride and Palm Gardens picnic on Dead River are planned with registration next evening. Mrs. W. A. Vincent announces the event and new work, including singing and leather etching, will be introduced weekly.
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Mount Dora
Palm Gardens
Dead River
W. A. Vincent
Oe Patton
Oer Bestr
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Health Board
Eye C
C. Gripe
Mabel Norris Reese
Ter
LaVerne
George LA Due
Lashar
Eree Owrewreeey Aewre
Hyacinth Committee
Chamber
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