Post Auxiliary Officers Installed for Legion Auxiliary
Joint services Monday evening installed new Legion post officers led by John Cain as commander and Dick Stewart as vice commander. Auxiliary officers include Jean Maleski as president and Jean Jones as first vice president with Margaret Stewart as chaplain and Adah Williams as historian.
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Legion Auxiliary
Bonnie Stewart
Catherine Carr
Edna Conelly
Margaret Stewart
Adah Williams
Overhiser to Speak at Kiwanis Luncheon Today
H. D. Overhiser city utilities superintendent and Kiwanian will address the Kiwanis club at the midday luncheon today. He is listed as a member of the club as well.
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H. D. Overhiser
Kiwanis Club
Sylvan Shores Paving Resumes Block Improvements
The Sylvan Shores Property Owners Association restarts street paving on Wednesday, adding 12 blocks including three blocks each of Washington Lucerne Eastland and Sheridan. The project lifts total street improvements to 29 blocks, with George Amory leading the committee followed by Frank Kemp George Siess Ernest Rice Homer Bickhart and Al Crone.
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Sylvan Shores
Sylvan Shores Property Owners Association
Washington, Lucerne
Eastland
Sheridan
George Amory
Frank Kemp
George Siess
Ernest Rice
Homer Bickhart
al Crone
Cheeseburger pioneer’s son takes Florida drive in owner post
In 1933 Cleveland, C W Jackson created the cheeseburger and later expanded to steakburgers and peanut burgers at two drive ins. His son Dick Jackson now runs the Dixie Drive In at Mount Dora Florida while living in Sylvan Shores with his family.
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Cleveland
Ohio
C. W. Jackson
Dick Jackson
Florida
Dixie Drive-In
Mount Dora
Sylvan Shores
Mount Olive A.M.E Seeks Donated Stove and Refrigerator
Ernest Methodists in East Town finish Mount Olive A.M.E church project and now seek help with a second-hand cooking stove and a second-hand refrigerator for social functions. Contact Thelma Shaw at 1317 Simpson St for donations.
City-County Pave Limit Street In Joint Effort
Council approves a joint city county plan to pave Limit Street from Donnelly toward the east. Cost about 2500 dollars with up to 500 dollars for removing two oaks at the Donnelly intersection. County will provide equipment. city pays one quarter with county and adjacent property owners covering the rest. The road borders orange groves.
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Donnelly
Bill Prinz
Donnelly St
O. M
Jack” Simpson
3-year-old Machine Repairs Too Costly
Council voted 635 for office equipment instead of 140 to repair the three year old calculator. City Clerk William C. Stewart said repairing would not be practical and replacing would lower the price to 549. He also proposed buying a 90 electric adding machine for the city barn payroll work.
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William C. Stewart
Rollin Javens
Desensitize That Itch in Just 15 Minutes
An advertisement for ITCH ME-NOT claims instant drying and itch relief within minutes. It promotes use for eczema insect bites and surface rashes and notes a money back offer at Mount Dora Pharmacy.
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Mount Dora
Edith Edeburn Keller Suffers Breaks After Fall at Home
Edith Edeburn Keller retired editor of the Topic sustained a broken hip when she became entangled in a light cord at her McDonald Street home last Sunday night. She was admitted to Waterman Memorial Hospital in Eustis for treatment.
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Edith Edeburn Keller
The
Topic
McDonald St
Waterman Memorial Hospital
Eustis
The Beauty Seen Partly In Him Who Sees It
A brief quotation attribution notes that beauty resides partly in the viewer as Bovee remarks. The line emphasizes perception shaping beauty.
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Bovee
The Cheap Buyer's Dilemma in Pharmacy Trade
Over two hundred years ago a warning on fair pricing and quality in business applies today. A fair profit is essential for longevity, with price reductions likely forcing cuts in quality or service. In health goods and prescription service, the highest standards remain crucial.
Syd Reads House Letter in Civil Rights Debate
Congressman A. 8. Syd Herlong Jr of Lake County cites a letter from a Negro soldier in California during a civil rights debate. He says the NAACP reprises and fears for Negroes, reads the letter to the House and withholds the writer’s name to protect him from the NAACP.
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Syd
House
Syd” Herlong, Jr
Lake County
House of of Representatives
South
Herlong
NAACP
California
West Palm Beach Air Force Base
Fla
City finances praised as in excellent condition
The Finance committee reported at the Tuesday meeting on the 1956 57 audit, calling the city in excellent financial condition. Tax collections over the past decade averaged above 99.9 percent, and bonded indebtedness including the $300000 water expansion bond was reduced by $16000 in the past year.
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Finance Committee of Council
Aunt Jo Prefers Dogs to Councilmen
Two dog lovers sent letters to the City Council this week. One signed Aunt Jo and the other was from Harry Forge of Tampa. They reference Mount Dora’s dog ordinance and urge action, but the Council took no action.
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City Council
Josephine Simpson
Tangerine
Harry Forge
Tampa
Mount Dora
Tampa Tribune
Council
Drive Safely Youre Never Safe Enough To Afford One Careless Moment
Public safety warning stresses constant caution behind the wheel urging drivers to avoid posted risks and not rely on luck to prevent crashes. It underscores personal responsibility and vigilance to reduce accidents.
Jo Brown Named Speaker In Tallahassee Girl State
Mount Dora delegate Jo Brown was chosen as speaker of the mythical house during Girl State in Tallahassee after a late night campaign. She previously served as mayor and county judge, with fellow delegate Mary Kay Rehbaum also taking part in the event.
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Mount Dora
Tallahassee
House of Representatives
Jo Brown
Mount Dora High School
Mary Kay Rehbaum
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