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Newspaper
Mount Dora Topic
Location
Mount Dora, Florida, United States of America
Date
Jun 16, 1949
Page
8
Councilman Bill, head of the health and sanitation committee, weighs a wandering cow issue after a resident reports flies and lawn damage. The council considers six opinions, aiming to draft a letter to the resident and warning the cow owner of possible action if complaints continue.
Florida reports a student with mumps causing exam disruption while Roy recalls interest in electronics. Roy suspects he contracted the illness from Gordon Folger, who managed exams seated upright. The piece notes Postmaster Harry Hopcraft’s heavy mail run and Earl B. Ferson’s 90th birthday featuring 70 alumni letters from former pupils now scattered worldwide.
Mount Dora opens summer programs with handicraft workshops and music sessions at the high school. Registration starts July 1 for craft work while band lessons run Mondays and Thursdays from 1 to 3 pm and 9 to 12 noon on Thursdays under music supervisor Graham Selick. Remedial math and science help will run 1 to 3 pm, with a four-town ensemble plan including Mount Dora Eus tis Umatilla and Leesburg.
Two Mount Dora high school graduates Frances Smith and Judy Mills plan nursing careers. Frances will enter New Orleans Charity Hospital School of Nursing in fall after serving as a nurses aid at Waterman Memorial Hospital. Judy Mills plans to join a nursing program this fall.
Mount Dora youth baseball under American Legion sponsorship opens with a 6-5 win over Clermont Leion. Pinkney Turner pitched, Norris Williams catchers. Dora team had 7 hits to Clermont 3. Next games include Leesburg away, Groveland, Tavares, Eustis across July with Dan Spears coaching.
Open competitive exams for probationary historian posts at Orlando Air Force Base will be held soon. The job offers a basic salary of 3727 dollars with a maximum of 4479 dollars. Further information and application forms may be obtained at the air base.
Members of the Methodist Youth Fellowship will attend a Lake County Subdistrict session in Leesburg Monday evening. The gathering will involve the M Y F group from the local area and nearby churches.
The Weslyn Guild of the Methodist church will meet at Mrs Gordon Dake’s home at 1023 East Fifth Avenue tonight at 8 p.m. Mrs Henry Beims will be co host.
A troubled girl, traumatized by multiple moves, attempted suicide after being given pills during a doctor visit. She is now in a Tampa hospital under psychiatric care, with $350 needed for treatment not covered by county funds. Local groups pledge support to raise the money.
A note from East Town reports Church programs at St Mary M B and Bethel F M churches celebrating Children’s Day with gospel singing by the Four Note and the Jackson Sisters. Activities include a plan to fundraise for a pastor’s trip to the B T U congress in Tennessee and a call to attend services and pay assessments. A warning on concealed weapons and legal penalties closes the piece.
A group of Safety Patrol boys from Mount Dora returned after crabbing with pinched fingers and pride in their work. They were hosted by Police Chief Richard Shipes at Silver Glenn Springs after a Tuesday night trip and attended a county picnic in Leesburg the prior Friday hosted by the Highway Patrol and Mount Dora Kiwanis.
Capt Lucille Tucker, manager of the Girls Softball league, announces games start tonight at 7 30 and will be held each Tuesday and Thursday at the high school athletic field. A practice session is open to all interested players tonight.
EMee Clegy Lake county reports the tax roll for real estate fully paid for the first time in county history. At the June 1 delinquent tax sale, $15,353.52 was paid on 549 tax certificates, clearing all advertised properties from the books. The 1948 taxes were settled, with many sales likely for investment.
The Florida legislature approved a measure allowing Mount Dora to create a retirement benefits plan for city employees. City Council can draft an ordinance to place the proposal on a public ballot for referendum. If approved, city workers would receive old age benefits under the plan.
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