Half Million Dollar Budget Studied For Mount Dora
City Finance committee studies a $500000 1957 58 budget with possible auditorium inclusion. Budgeting officials plan a 20 percent property tax increase yielding about 12000 more, plus 5000 toward a Negro swimming pool. Potential Community building upgrade may require a bond referendum.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Walker
Gordon Conboy
Margaret Lafroos
Patton
William C. Stewart
Finance Committee
Lou L. Heaton
Howard Simpson
Mr. Cowboy
Roy Christopher
Lofroos
Recreation Plans for City Activities Outline
City wide plan covers children and adults with a Monday start. Adults may use the pool and take swimming lessons Thursday nights 7 to 9. Children’s lessons run Monday to Friday with time blocks for beginners intermediates and advanced. Pool hours include weekdays 2 to 4 30 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m. on Tuesday and Saturday with Sunday 2 to 6 p.m. Mount Dora Little League plays daily at 2 30 p.m. Midget baseball at 1 p.m. and softball Monday and Wednesday evenings. George Moore leads band practice in the Golden Triangle weekdays for July concerts at Tavares July 9 Eustis July 16 Mount Dora July 23 all 7 30 p.m. Arts and remedial reading from 11 to noon weekdays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James B. Jackson
Mount Dora
George Moore
Golden Triangle
Tavares
Eustis
Dr. Cake to Speak at Umatilla Veterans Memorial Hall
North Lake Farm Bureau members and growers are invited to hear Dr. E. W. Cake, Economist in Marketing, University of Florida Agricultural Extension Service, speak at the Veterans Memorial Hall in Umatilla on Monday.
Dim Prospects for Lake Juvenile Home and Secretary Post
The Lake County Juvenile Court weighs a cancelled plan for a new juvenile detention home as commissioners flag a $250,000 courthouse addition. Only two applicants seek the secretarial post at $200 a month, while Judge Hall questions harmony with the board and warns of delays in securing a legislative enabling act.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lake Juvenile Home
Dorothy Alexander
Board of County Commissioners
Chan Thes Laaenad
Willis McCall
Frank E. Owens
W. Troy Hall, Jr
Ing
E. E. Lewis
Mount Dora
Lake County
Kerr Feature Wins Topic Top National Prize
The Topic's feature on Alexander Kerr won first place in the National Editorial Association feature writing contest for 1956. Held in San Francisco during the 1957 convention, Kerr’s story traces his arrival from England 60 years earlier and a cup given before he sailed. The contest drew 1,911 entries from 47 states among small dailies and weeklies. Florida's Corner Cupboard won best advertising idea, with Winter Park Herald third. Vero Beach Press Journal second in classified ads. Hollywood Sun-Tattler third in typography. Fort Lauderdale Daily News third in columning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alexander Kerr
Doran
National Editorial Association
San Francisco
Cal
Kerr
America
England
Massachusetts
Florida
Orlando
Winter Park Herald
Vero Beach Press-Journal
Hollywood Sun-Tattler
Fort Land Daily News
Garden club donates four magnolia trees to Junior group
The Men's Garden club voted to present four magnolia trees for planting on the grounds of the new Highland Street extension school classrooms after construction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Junior Garden Club
Highlan St
Lake County Lake League Summer Meeting Set
The Lake County League of Municipalities will hold its summer meeting at 6:30 PM on Wednesday June 19 in the Mount Dora Community Building. William C. Tennant, Orlando insurance consultant, will speak on Pension Programs for Municipalities. Reservations through Karl Lehmann in the Tavares courthouse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lake County
League of Municipalities
Mount Dora
William C. Tennant
Orlando
Florida Savings Loan League
Karl Lehmann
League
Tavares
National Flag Day Observed June 14
June 14 marks National Flag Day with the customary display of the American flag by business houses and homes. National Flag Week runs June 9 through June 15 by presidential proclamation announced by Mrs. S. T. Bolton of the Ocklawaha chapter DAR.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S. T. Bolton
Ocklawaha
Dar
City considers ending inventory tax amid budget talks
Merchants push for abolition of the inventory tax as part of the city budget review. The change would reduce the $4,000 collected last year while property tax receipts rise by about $12,000 next year. Merchant Wayne Moon backs the move as fair, noting the impact on hard pressed businesses. Florida’s naming by Ponce de Leon on Easter Sunday 1513 is mentioned in context.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. D. Patton
Bill Prinz
Ilth Av
East Town
Merchants Association
Wayne Moon
Florida
Ponce de Leon
Shores Plans Progress on Western Shopping Center
West Sylvan Shores Inc moves toward a 22 unit business development in the city's western subdivision. The city will lay utility lines if developers cover material costs including transformers, with four potential occupants named, despite earlier opposition over Sylvan Shores not joining the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Sylvan Shores, Inc
Jim Seeley
Seeley
Roy Christopher
Sylvan Shores
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Mary Anne Brotherson
D. D. Roseborough
Michael Ray
Peggy Graves
Norma Jeanne Wise
Renee
Orange Memorial Hospital
Edward Petersen
Woman’s Club
Mary Anne
Linda Headley
Vernon Swartsel
Prof
Linda
Billy Ivey
Danforth Foundation
Alberta Christian
Esther Maglathlin
Ronald Aldrich
David Coffield
Sylvia Lister
Cliff
Mrs
Ralph D. Lister
Topic
Alex Kerr
Lake League
Council
David Lloyd George
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