Mount Dora Cuts Taxes Further As Growth Accelerates
Mount Dora City Council authorized a fifth municipal tax cut in as many years. The total millage fell to 11.5, with debt service at 4.5 and operating millage at 7. The city highlights include no occupational tax, no telephone or telegraph tax, lower garbage and water rates, and a progressive park system plus a public community building. It also touts early adoption of garbage disposal technology and sodium fluoride in drinking water along with a police radio system.
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Orange Blossom Trail
Mount Dora
Florida
Donnelly Park
Elizabeth Evans Park
Gilbert Park
Child’s Park
Lake County
Solemn Nerve Tonic and World Court Faith
Observers in Mount Dora react to the U S Supreme Court decision upholding the conviction of 11 communists The author extols the court as a unifying force for world law and order envisioning a global federation with legislative enforcement and judiciary to ease global nerves.
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Mount Dora
United States of America
Ocean
Supreme Court of the United
United States
Is there enough moral energy to face the world’s issue
Questioning whether the adult generation has courage to build rather than fight and if the spirit of ’76 persists in the United States today.
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United States
Weather Journal From Lake County Florida Week of Gentle Rain
A week of serene weather sketches from Lake County recounts storms and cooling evenings. The writer notes heavy clouds and lightning, then refreshing rainfall, warm days with mid 80s, and nightly skies with rainbows and a half moon. Readings mention Ocala National Forest Juniper Springs and Salt Springs as outdoor backdrops.
Let's Join the Human Race booklet offered for loan
The Topic office offers copies of Stringfellow Barr's This provocative booklet questions freedom and equality in a daring critique of Europe's feudal traditions. Readers are invited to borrow the work to confront today's world crisis and latent energy.
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Europe
Stringfellow Barr
Lions To Hold Dinner Dance This Saturday
The Lions club hosts a gala installation party at 7 p.m. at the Legion Memorial home. Gov. Al Rehbaum Jr. of District 350 will install Arnold Haynes as president and the officers, with a visiting dignitary overseeing the ceremony.
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Lions Club
al Rehbaum, Jr
District 350
Arnold Haynes
Legion Memorial
Moose Lodge Initiates Four New Members in Mount Dora
Four new members were initiated into the Golden Triangle Lodge No. 874 Loyal Order of Moose last Friday evening in Mount Dora. The Leesburg lodge supplied the initiation team. New members are Frank Dane of Mount Dora, Frederick W. Hunter, Eugene Neweman and Robert H. Agerton Jr. of Eustis.
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Golden Triangle
Loyal Order of Moose
Mount Dora
Leesburg
Frank Dane
Frederick W. Hunter
Eugene Neweman
Robert H. Agerton, Jr
Eustis
Graduation Honors At Small Florida School
The 19 graduates received awards and scholarships at the final school activity. Bettye Ann earned a four to five year Florida state university scholarship, contingent on teaching in Florida. Other honors included Danforth Foundation books, Emily Post manners award, science medal, several gold medals, journalism and activities recognition, and good citizen awards from DAR and the Legion auxiliary.
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Helen
Bettye Ann
Barry Norton
Jes
Homore Diane Soptrake
Charles Gordon Rex
Florida
D. D. Roseborough
Danforth Foundation
Darlene Schaff
David Blanchard
Emily Post
Christine Sills
Bausch and Lamb
Neville Lippman
Reader’s Digest
L. G. Balfour Co
Roy Ziegengeist
Elwood McHaffie
George Bond
Woman's Club
Rhoda Williams
Neville
D.A.R
Samuel T. Bolton
Ocklawaha
Lottie Mae Strawn
Legion Auxiliary
Ruth Lee
Legion Post 35
William Stewart
Mount Dora’s Charles Javens Gains University of South Carolina Degree
Mount Dora’s lone graduate this year is Charles Javens son of Mr and Mrs Rollin Javens He earned an A B degree from the University of South Carolina Observers Mr and Mrs Javens and George Buddy White attended the Chapel Hill commencement exercises and the graduate returned with them to Mount Dora.
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Mount Dora
Charles Javens
Rollin Javens
University of South Carolina
Dora Women Complete First Red Cross Home Nursing Class
Nine women graduated as the first Red Cross Home Nursing class during the current emergency under Anne Merchant at Waterman Memorial Hospital Eus tis. Six graduates hail from Mount Dora: Eunice Schwartz Cornish Williamson Bryant Whelan Ransbottom. The remaining three are from Eustis: Marguerite Hancock Stella Hines Katherine Hall. A fall class is planned.
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Red Cross
Anne Merchant
Waterman Memorial Hospital
Eustis
Mount Dora
Eunice Schwartz
Frank Cornish
W. F. Williamson
Harriet M. Bryant
Luella B. Whelan
Susan Ransbottom
Marguerite Hancock
Stella F. Hines
Katherine Hall
Merchant
Stary's Sunoco Service Promotes Auto Troubles End
Mount Dora station marks Mark Peters as manager and invites motorists to stop at Fifth and Baker for reliable car service.
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