City Hires Local Tree Expert On Year Round Contract
Mount Dora assigns ongoing tree care to local expert C. M. Cox on a 26 week per year contract for 1650 dollars. He will prune dead limbs and maintain Parkway trees under guidance of Carl Graves and Rollin Javens, replacing costly annual work by Davey Tree Co.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Dora
C. M. Cox
Council
Carl Graves
Parkways Committee
Park Board
Davey Tree Co
Ohio
Orlando
Cox
Graves
Rollin Javens
Javens
Residents Urged to Watch for Fraud by Traveling Contractors
City officials and the Merchants Division of the Chamber of Commerce debate safeguards against con artists posing as roof and lawn experts. An ordinance with penalties of 100 dollars and 30 days in jail exists, but residents fear it fails if they accept services without permits. Council says required permits from the Chamber suffice to curb itinerant sales fraud.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Merchants Division
The
Chamber of Commerce
Council
Vacation Bible School Draws Large Enrollment in Mount Dora
Quiet streets mask a busy start to a joint Baptist-Methodist Vacation Bible School at Mount Dora churches. From 9 to 11 30 each morning, children aged 4 to 16 join Bible stories songs and crafts at the Baptist and Methodist sites.
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Mount Dora
Lake Gertrude
Carl Huff
The
Baptist Church
Methodist Church
Baptist Ch
Reverend Blackburn Outlines Florida Methodism Views
Pastor Robert M. Blackburn returns to Mount Dora Methodist Church for another year and reports on Florida Methodism. He urges peace through shared service, supports temperance and total abstinence, and reiterates a firm stance against gambling as a demoralizing force endangering Florida society.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert M. Blackburn
Mount Dora Methodist Church
Florida
Methodist Church
Crane Orders Hazard Down at Route 441 Helmsman Intersection
Mayor D. Fletcher Crane moved to improve traffic safety after an Ohio family’s spring crash. He removed the "Resume Speed" sign near the Route 441 Heimrd intersection and vowed further measures with the road department after a Doran reckless driving conviction.
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D. Fletcher Crane
Ohio
Heimrd
Finis
Barre
Doran
W. Troy Hall
Crane
Road Department
Sylvan Shores
Doran On Jury To Hear Willard Accident Case
Leon ard Carter, Lakeland fruit grower and hotel owner, faces trial for a drunken driving case tied to a crash near Groveland that injured former County Engineer Cy Willard. Williams, reportedly intoxicated and unlicensed, drove Carter in the back seat. Carter denies knowledge of Williams license revocation. Willard spent months in hospital after the May wreck.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. Troy Hall, Jr
Lake County
Leonard Carter
Lakeland
Harvey Kimball
Mount Dora
Carter
Cy Willard
Hall
L. Day Edge
Groveland
Howey-in-the-Hills
Oliver Williams
Willard
Williams
Judge Hall
Ex-Deputy Survives Swamp Encounter
Cassells linked to a May fishing operation in the Apopka canal vanished barefoot into swamp lands when Game Warden Reeves surprised him with a flashlight. He resurfaced in Gainesville last week and was arrested, appearing little worse for wear after wandering four miles.
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Ray Casa
Gainesville
Cassells
Apopls Canal
Ber Reeves
Ben
Want to Play Softball This Summer in City League
Those eager to join a summer softball fun are directed to contact Coach Dan Spear or assistant Frank Keller who will assign players to teams in the City Softball League.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dan Spear
Frank Keller
Red Cross Elects George J. White Chairman Again
Dorans residents flocked to the Lake County Chapter annual meeting of the American Red Cross to unanimously reelect George J. White as chairman. Allen J. Carter Southeastern Red Cross director and Beth MacIntosh congratulated White and praised the county’s outstanding mercy program achievements.
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Dorans
Lake County
American Red Cross
George J. White
White
Center
Allen J. Carter
Southeastern
Red Cross
Beth MacIntosh
Mercy Organization
Lake County Man Floyd Irvin Urges War Origins Debate
Lake County resident Floyd Irvin, an oil truck driver from Eustis, speaks on why nations wage war and how moral fortitude economics and justice can counter militant materialism. He notes decades of study and insists real change requires long education not flash insight.
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Irvin
Peter Howard
Isms
Floyd Irvin
Lake County
Eustis
Uncle Sam
Unclear War Tax Protester Refuses Funds Postwar Action
Floyd M. Irvin campaigns against war citing New Testament teachings and historical bloodshed. He withholds 60 percent of his tax as an act of conscience possibly risking prison and drawing IRS scrutiny while touting support for education through the United Nations plan. Continued on Page 2.
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Howard
Irvin
Internal Revenue Department
United Nations
Dora Juniors Take Title In Inter-City Tennis Meet
Mount Dora hosts the first inter-city children’s tennis tournament at Donnelly park courts. Local junior teams defeated Bun nell nine of 16 matches with winners including Leslie Sanders and Joyce Moon plus Carrol Spang and Jackie Hutchinson among others.
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Mount Dora
Donnelly Park
Bunnell
Leslie Sanders
Joyce Moon
Carrol Spang
Jackie Hutchinson
Mary Anna Kelly
Chester Peters
Charles Moorhead
Byron Smith
Sally Wilt
Lucia Hippler
Frank Hall
Mary Lou Davidson
Ann Whitehead
Fred Curry
Josephine Brown
Jerry Dake
Junior Conner
Jay Malone
Charles Norton
Doctor Thrown From Horse in Florida Wilderness Rescue
Dr. Louis R. Bowen of Eustis went riding near Sorrento with a posse searching six hours for him after he failed to return. He was found near scrub at 11:30 p.m. badly injured from a fall, with a broken arm and leg and repeated loss of consciousness due to pain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louis R. Bowen
Eustis
Florida
Dr. Bowen
Sorrento
City Aids Recreation Plan With Financial Support
Mount Dora city council approved a 450 grant to fund a tennis instructor a lifeguard and other costs for the summer recreation program at Lake Gertrude. Free swimming lessons led by Coach Dan Spear begin Wednesday June 21 at the municipal beach for Mount Dora students.
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Mount Dora
Lake Gertrude
Lake County
Dan Spear
Spear
Recreation program boosts tennis and softball interest in city
Carl Huff acts as life guard at Overlook Drive beach hours 9 to 12 and 1 to 5 on weekdays and weekends. Dr Hugo Curry receives 150 for youth tennis lessons at Donnelly park courts. Mount Dora team wins a Saturday junior tournament 9 to 7. Brown Builders Supply joins Softball league making five teams. Upcoming games list from Tuesday to Friday at the school recreation field 8 p.m. Coach Spear plans more programs after his holiday.
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Look Dr
11Th Av
Carl Huff
Coach Spear
Fund For Recreation
Hugo Curry
Donnelly Park Courts
Bunnell
Mount Dora
Brown Builders Supply
Browns
Rehbaums
Mites
Lions
Sorrento
Lions- Browns
Childrn
Spear
W. A. Vincent
Miracle Classified Ad Returns Lost Kitten for Mrs Finzel
Mrs Finzel, wife of the Mount Dora Fish camp owner, praises the Topic classified section after a lost Siamese kitten is found. She placed a Tuesday ad for its return and learns of the find on Wednesday, just after the paper hits stands. A neighbor calls and the kitten is reunited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. F. Finzel
Mount Dora
Helen Wages Ties Courage to Education Fund
Mount Dora 1950 graduate Helen Wages travels to New York for a summer salad girl job at Cragsmoor Inn after arriving with Eddie Harding and Doris. She settles at a YWCA and plans to attend a United Nations meeting while her community funded college scholarship climbs from 422 to 487 dollars.
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Grand Central — Station
Mount Dora
Tallahassee
Orlando
Helen Wages
New York
Lewis Fund
Y.W.C.A
New York City
Big City
Cragsmoor Inn
Hudson
C. E. Hames
Vesta Wages
Eddie Harding
Doris
Dick Edgerton
Crawford House
New Hampshire
United Nations
Lake Success
Helen
Mount Dora High Band Opens Instructions for Fall Joiners
Mount Dora High School's band and instructor Charles Gordon Rex announce weekly band instructions in Mount Dora each Thursday morning and Tuesday afternoon starting today. Open to all children interested in joining the band next fall.
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Mount Dora High School
Charles Gordon Rex
Mount Dora
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Charles Turner
June Rodgers
Gail Stewart
Carol Spang
Carol
Swamp
Mabel Norris Reese
Floyd M. Irvin
Dora
Posse
Lillian Christie
A. J. Waltz
Christie
Waltz
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