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Newspaper
Mount Dora Topic
Location
Mount Dora, Florida, United States of America
Date
Jun 09, 1960
Page
3
Mount Dora school officials discussed a near halt in nonessential topics as budget tweaks covered emergencies. Board members urged architects for district projects including science labs, classrooms, gymnasiums, auditorium and field facilities as bonds await sale to fund a new high school plant.
Teachers honored for work as gymnasium plans dominate the discussion. Architects from Leesburg and Orlando present options for pre stressed concrete steel and laminated wood, while Supt. Joe Jenkins voices frustration with architect recommendations. Plans hinge on money and enrollment differences drive size debates. Meeting adjourns with next date set.
IceHouse Players B Y Pennin and Sam Buck join a Daytona Beach panel at the Florida Theatre Festival June 12 18. Seminars follow each afternoon with theatre leaders and Ken Parker author of There's Always a Murder among the featured guests. A different Florida community theatre play is staged nightly at Daytona Little Theatre with City Center Ballet of Tampa at the opening reception. Maurice Geoffrey chairs the Florida Theatre Conference festival, the first of its kind in the country.
Mount Dora Post No. 35 American Legion will install new officers after a covered dish supper tonight. Robert Silkworth will succeed T m Ledford as commander, with Sam Shaw as vice commander and Nick Danesky as second vice commander. Other posts to be filled include Leo Reichert finance officer Roy Christopher service officer William Paul sergeant at arms Richard Eddy chaplain and Henry Link historian. Membership in the Post is now
Quote from Jules Cambon noting the best tool for persuading a government is the spoken words of a decent man. The remark links diplomacy to personal integrity and effective communication in statecraft.
Cadet 2nd Lt Merrell S Beebe earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in history from The Citadel in Charleston South Carolina. He is the son of Mr and Mrs Spencer Beebe of Mount Dora.
Mount Dora college student Sanborn Chesley 20 son of councilman Harrison W Chesley suffered lacerations and a cracked vertebrae after his foreign car ran off Highway 40, overturned, and struck a pine tree. He was hospitalized in Ocala for two days on the way home from Gainesville to Tallahassee and Miss Pat Reese of Florida State University was involved.
Mount Dora course hosted a mixed two-ball foursome last Friday. Col. and Mrs. Jim Truitt finished first while Mr. and Mrs. Tom Shaefer took second.
Golden Triangle Builders Supply showcases acoustical ceiling designs like Tahiti and Rhapsody with the Armstrong Silver Cushiontone, offering up to 50 percent noise reduction and easy weekend installation. The piece also urges travelers to buy first with First National Bank travelers checks for safety and peace of mind on trips.
Fred C Darkow Jr has been assigned as pastor of Immanuel Lutheran Church in Harrold Texas after graduating from Concordia Theological Seminary in Springfield Illinois. The placement marks his first clergy appointment following seminary training.
This item notes a philosophical maxim by Joseph Joubert urging parents and educators to model positive behavior. It discusses how constructive guidance and role modeling can influence child development more effectively than harsh critique.
Mrs. George Coffin formerly of Mount Dora now Jacksonville resident suffered a broken hip from a fall in Eau Gallie while visiting her daughter Mrs. William Hicks Jr. in May. She underwent surgery at a Melbourne hospital and, after discharge, will stay at 1701 Lynn Ave Eau Gallie until she can return to Jacksonville.
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