City approves fogging trial in Lake County towns
City council votes to fund a DDT fogging experiment to curb mosquitoes and other pests in fount Dora starting July. County health workers will spray weekly from sunset to 1 a.m. with a harmless, nearly odorless mist. If successful, program may expand under city oversight with county labor.
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Dora
Lake County
Counceil
County Health Department
Burke Chester
County Health Unit
Leesburg
Eustis
Tavares
Chester
Florida
Howard Gamble
Time Extended On Fathers Day Essay Contest
The Father of the Year contest in Mount Dora is extended to June 13 for 200 word essays on Why Dad Is Tops. First prize $25 cash plus gifts. second and third prizes $15 and $10. Submit to the Topic Office with school grade and father’s name on a separate sheet. winner announced June 17 at Donnelly Park two days before Father’s Day.
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Mount Dora
Donnelly Park
Bond Purchase To Form New Street Fund
City Council authorized buying 10000 government bonds from the light department profit to fund street improvements. Mayor Fortner urged the new street fund while noting 15000 Community building bonds will be retired in September strengthening the city’s finances. A $1000 Series 6 bond purchase from the perpetual care fund will raise the cemetery fund total to 3200.
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Light Department
J. E. Fortner
William Stewart
Lake County Retail Sales Totals in 1948 Reported
Retail sales in Lake county during 1948 totaled 19,994,000 according to a report by the Florida State Chamber of Commerce via Sales Management magazine. Food stores accounted for 1,277,000. furniture and boaters radios 1,034,000. other items 718,000.
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Lake County
Florida State Chamber of Commerce
NOW Is When We Need Those Extra Tennis Courts
Mount Dora children urge more tennis courts as the single Donnelly Park court cannot meet demand. A proposed school quad could host at least two courts with basic leveling, nets, and posts, backed by Works Superintendent Rollin Javens and park board plans for another Donnelly court.
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Hugo Curry
Boston
Rollin Javens
Park Board
Donnelly Park
Legion Dance Sets Precident
A repeat gay American Legion dance at the Veterans Memorial home drew over 300 attendees. The event funded uniforms for the Junior Legion baseball team of local youths under 18, with the high school contributing half the cost. Quix's Quintette provided music as summer dances begin July 2. O. D. Stephens was praised for assembling banquet tables and building a supply room and gun rack.
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American Legion
Veterans Memorial Home
The
Post
Junior Legion
Quix
Quintette
O. D. Stephens
Youth Tennis Fans Await Turn at City Court
A young player named Rhoda Williams swings at a fast serve while others wait their turn on the single city court. An inset details the schedule of hours when youths may participate, reflecting rising interest in the sport.
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Rhoda Williams
Florida Drivers Liability Law Takes Effect July First
State Treasurer J Edwin Larson cautioned that Florida’s new automobile financial responsibility law begins July 1 It ends the free ride for first accident costs by requiring drivers to settle damages and prove financial responsibility The 1949 statute aims to improve public safety and financial security by eliminating the prior “free ride” provision for at fault drivers.
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Florida
J. Edwin Larson
Mount Dora custodian Loveless shows lifelong devotion to students
On the last day of school in Mount Dora C. G. Loveless, longtime custodian, helps clean up after 500 students. Born in Mechanicburg Ohio he previously ran a hardware store and a real estate office before taking the school job in 1933. His son Donald drowned in Lake Dora in 1933, a tragedy shaping his later life.
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Mr. Loveless
Clayton
Fifth Av
Mr. Roseborough
Ohio
Loveless
Mechaniseburg
Fifth
Donnelly
D. C. Sherman
Donnelly St
Seores
Donald
Dora
Great Lake
Lake Dora
Mount Dora High School
University of Florida
Loveless Led Growth at Winter Haven Church and Town
Carl G. Loveless becomes a teacher in Winter Haven and remained active in First Methodist Church after arriving in 1922. He served as treasurer from 1923 and led the church through a quarter century of service, later chairing the official board for a fifth year. His family milestones include daughters graduating in 1934 and 1937, married in Springfield Ohio and Nashville Tennessee. The church and town expanded from Fifth and Baker to a new building in 1941, with ledgers recording expenditures as the town grew around schools and other institutions.
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Winter Haven
Max. D. Wenner
Springfield
Ohio
Alvin Knight
Nashville
Fifth and
Baker
Mount Dora
Tax Millage Cut Enables New Tennis Court in Mount Dora
Mount Dora City Council approved a 1949.50 budget with a half mill tax cut and funds for a new tennis court for local youth. The millage drops from seven to five, while park board spending rises to 9,050, including 1,000 for a tennis court yet to be placed. shuffleboard funds were trimmed, and other departments like police and fire receive steady allocations.
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Mount Dora
Park Board
Council
Frank Burkart
Elizabeth Evans Park
Chamber of Commerce
Every Right Has Responsibility Hall Addresses Mount Dora Grads
County Judge W. Troy Hall Jr spoke at Mount Dora High School graduation urging graduates to live by the American ideal of rights with corresponding responsibilities. The 27 seniors on stage received awards for writing science and citizenship with honored mentions and several prize recognitions from local groups.
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W. Troy Hall, Jr
Mount Dora High School
Danforth Foundation
L. G. Simpson, Jr
Barbara Shipes
Mary Foucart
Tim Poulton
Poulton
Bausch & Lamb
American Sea Post
Patty Claflin
The
Daughters of the American Revolution
Readers Digest
Crane Daughter Plans Guatemala Study This Summer
Guatemala bound Gladys Irene Crane daughter of Mr and Mrs D Fletcher Crane plans to study this summer at the University of Guatemala in South America.
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Guatemala
Gladys Irene Crane
D. Fletcher Crane
University of
Lake Dora Swim Site Suggestion Sparks Council Debate
Mount Dora acts on a proposed Lake Dora dock to host a youth swimming program. A committee of Barker Bardwell and Prinz will study community interest and safety, with $800 approved for the 90 foot dock. Barker, a Red Cross instructor, urged the site noting safe contour and sand bottom, while Health Board limits are cited.
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City Council
Mount Dora
Lake Dora
Lakeside
William Jay Barker
Red Cross
Park Board
Barker
State Board of Health
Florida
Lake Beauclaire
D. Fletcher Crane
R. C. Bardwell
Bill Prinz
City Council Moves To Ban Concealed Weapons
City officials approved the first reading of a strict ordinance banning concealed weapons including pen-knives brass knuckles and other weapons. Introduced by City Attorney Tom Cooley the measure targets open and hidden weapons and imposes up to 60 days in jail or a $500 fine.
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Tom Cooley
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C. G. Loveless
New Street Fund
Lake
Legion
Precident
Photos By
Jim Wetz
Rhoda
Mabel Norris Reese
Mechanicsburg
Agao
Carl G. Loveless
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