Four Long Weeks of Suffering for Mount Dora Teen
Phyllis Ferrone, 17, lay four weeks after a service station accident with a broken leg and a twisted limb. She developed jaundice and high fever, required surgery to drain infection, and faces multiple operations ahead. Her father and mother take turns at her bedside as she remains hospitalized in Orlando.
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Phyllis Ferrone
Mount Dora High School
Phyllis
Orange Memorial Hospital
Orlando
Hurricanettes
Lake Officials Move Toward Juvenile Home Amid Tense Meeting
Lake County officials and Judge Hall clashed over juvenile detention funding and staffing as commissioners pledged to tour a proposed juvenile home. The dispute touched salaries and duties, with Hall urging action to address juvenile housing conditions and law enforcement costs.
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Lake Commissioners
Lake County
W. Troy Hall, Jr
Emmett Peter
W. F. Williams
Clermont
Hall
Mount Dora
Simpson
Lake County Board Maintains Salary Hikes Debate
Lake county school board settled arithmetic for teacher and coach salaries at a special meeting, keeping Rank minimums but adjusting increments. They plan final decisions on July 8 and rework the entire schedule for board approval next month, amid concerns over merit raises and coaches’ overages.
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Wall
Hall
Jack Hooten
Clermont
Fred Cross
Pittman
George Singletary
Leesburg
Judge Hall
Commission
Frank E. Owens
Owens
Lake County
Ray Hayes
Lacy Thomas
Groveland
Thomas
Mount Dora
Paul Bryan
We’ll Pay 20 Cents For May 30 Issue
The Topic offers 20 cents per copy for up to 10 copies of the May 30, 1957 issue in fairly good condition. They seek intact copies with no missing pages or cuts to replenish exhausted files.
Water service clash in Dora and Eustis on subdivision
Mount Dora and Eustis councils entertain a proposed Route 19 subdivision needing expanded water service. City Manager Ernest P. Kidd says no firm agreement exists and notes Mount Dora may serve the 150 homes with 12 inch mains near the triangle. Eustis plans new wells to boost capacity. cost sharing with developers remains unsettled.
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Mount Dora
Eustis
Golden Triangle
Ernest P. Kidd
Codding’s
Mr. Kidd
Kidd
Road Board Sets Parley on 441 Location
State Road department announces a public meeting at the courthouse on July 8 at 3 p.m. to discuss the location and economic effects of the proposed four lane Highway 441 from the Orange county line to the junction with Highway 19 south of Eustis. The tentative route lies north of Mount Dora, a victory for local residents after last year’s fight against routing through Mount Dora.
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State Road Department
Orange County
Eustis
Mount Dora
Building Up Big Sales and Permits Highlight May Figures
Councilman Lou L. Heaton reported first five months show permits totaling 252 450 with May at 38550 and May real estate sales reaching 106 650 led by the 223 400 Norman Tuckett home sale to Mr and Mrs Joe Melvin. Other major transfers included Faxton Albery to Morley 17000 J A G Keebler to Ruth Bridgman 12000 and Dorothy Thompson to W Hardesty 12000.
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Lou L. Heaton
Norman Tuckett
Joe Melvin
Faxton P. Albery
Frank T. Morley
J. A. G. Keebler
Ruth J. Bridgman
Dorothy Thompson
W. Hardesty
Blind 97 Year-Old Former Teacher Remembers Hard Times
Elizabeth Hathaway recalls a life shaped by vision loss and perseverance. Born in Ohio, she taught in a one room school near Cleveland for slim pay, then married a superintendent. She moved to Florida in 1917, endured frontier travel, and cared for home and family while aging and going blind.
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Elizabeth ‘Hathaway
Mrs. Hathaway
Jarvis Rest Home
Ohio
Cleveland
Hathaways
Florida
Mount Dora
Sova Dora
Adam Hazelwood
Fifth Av
Ramsdell
America
Mr. Hathaway
R. C. Jarvis
City Budget Hikes Paving Air Conditioning Lighting in 5/58 Plan
City Council studies a 1957 58 budget totaling 529 907 with no tax millage increase. Proposals include 11th av paving 7 5 ton air conditioner for the Community building enhanced street lighting and new fire department hose and radio system. Salary rises across departments raise costs including police labor and city hall admin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Light and Water Department
W. D. Patton
Water Department
William C. Stewart
C. R. Javens
John Cain
Bumpy Avenues Targeted For 1957 58 Paving Plan
City plans pave Bumpy 1th av and 11th av as part of a 1957 58 street improvement program with $86 000 total and $20 000 in the paving budget. Hilltop Sr paving, agreed earlier, is listed at $33 000 on the November agenda, with possible $33 000 more for Siter St and Rhodes Ave if funding from ing leis arrives.
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Bumpy 11Th Av
Hilltop Sr
Ing Leiis
Siter St
Rhodes Ar
Deadline Set For Action on Major Projects
City Council fixed July 16 as the deadline to act on two long delayed projects the sewage treatment plant and the Community building expansion. The finance committee will present final financing options for council consideration, including a bond issue for the Community building and a revenue note plan for the treatment plant funded by a water assessment.
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Council
Charles St
Moore Charge Dismissed in Lake Jem Traffic Case
City Atty Roy Christopher recommended dismissal of the traffic violation against Lonnie Moore, driver for John A Heist, after a June 5 incident near the Wise home that left 6 year old Renee Wise with a fractured skull. The judge found insufficient evidence. only Moore and Renee testified.
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Roy Christopher
Lonnie Moore
Lake Jem
Moore
John A. Heist
Renee Wise
Curt Wise
Second St
Orange Memorial Hospital
Orlando
Mel Wagner
Atty. W. M. Kennedy
Heist
Atty
W B. Hunter
Wises
Kennedy
W. D Patton
Mr. Moore
Renee
Two More Boys Attain Eagles At Camp La No Chee
Court of honor ceremonies at Camp La No Chee will award Eagle Scout ranks to Kenny Jannotta and Don Henna. The 7:30 p.m. ceremony at the Boy Scout camp follows Troop 19’s camping period with several Scouts advancing: Chris to Life, Carl Ivey and Bobby Gore to Star, and Sam Williams and Lawrence Uhl to First Class.
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Camp la No: Chee
Kenny Jannotta
Don Henna
Gee
Chie Rascout
Chris
Carl Ivey
Bobby Gore
Star Scout
Sam Williams
Lawrence Uhl
Also Mentioned on This Page
Don Ford
Mr. Simpson
Dora
Road Board
Elizabeth Hathaway
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