Pool Bills Now Paid and City Aids Two Projects
City Council finalized the pool’s last payment this week and approved a portable concession stand beside the bath house for the junior class to operate. The council also agreed to fund part of the cost and freight for a larger chlorinator and to pay $500 withheld from the contractor on completion. The pool attracts 80 to 90 daily for swimming lessons led by Dan Spear and Jim Jackson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Board of Health
Dan Spear
Jim Jackson
State Board
L. T. Brennand
Rookie Mount Dora Cop Recalls Miami Academy Training
Patrolman J C Ledford told City Council he improved after attending the Miami Police academy last week as part of a Tampa Motor Club scholarship. He said the training taught him to educate teenagers about accident errors and how to investigate fatal crashes involving rule violations or faulty vehicles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Dora
Miami Police Academy
City Council
J. C. Ledford
Central Florida
Tampa
Navy Veteran Andrew D. Owens Dies at 56 in Florida
Andrew D. Owens, a Navy veteran and longtime Sanford grocer, died after a lingering illness at Waterman Memorial hospital in Eustis. He was 56 and survived by his sister Stella Owens and three brothers Lawrence, George, and T. C. Owens. Services set for 1:30 p.m. at Rehbaum Funeral Home with Rev. David Coffield. burial in Oak Hill Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Andrew D. Owens
Stella Owens
Mount Dora
Waterman Memorial Hospital
Eustis
Lawrence
George
T. C. Owens
Fox Lake
Ill
Owens
Sanford
Rehbaum
David Coffield
Oak Hill Cemetery
Oak Hill
Florida
City Council Approves Parking Plan Experiment
City leaders approve a three month test to license motorists paying 1 per week for windshield stickers. The plan aims for better enforcement and easier access for businesses like real estate salesmen during July through September, with a 13 advance fee and debate over fairness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lou L. Heaton
Roy Christopher
Gordon Conboy
Christopher
Heaton
Hospital confinement list from Florida towns
In hospital reports Mrs R R Clark and Mrs Minnie Boone from Leesburg remain confined at Durham Young hospital this week. At Waterman Memorial hospital Eustis Mrs Lottie Kubichek Mrs Gladys McCabe John Aldrich and Paul Milner are listed as patients.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Durham Young Hospital
Leesburg
R. R. Clark
Minnie Boone
Mount Dora
Waterman Memorial Hospital
Eustis
Lottie Kubichek
Gladys McCabe
John Aldrich
Paul Milner
Mount Dora High School Alumni Mentioned in Notices
Miss Siess, daughter of Betty Siess secretary of the Chamber of Commerce, is a Mount Dora High School graduate who attended Stratford Junior College this term. Miss Bowie, daughter of Mr and Mrs Robert N Bowie, was part of Mount Dora High School’s 35 class.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miss Siess
Betty Siess
Chamber of Commerce
Mount Dora High School
Stratford Junior College
Miss Bowie
Robert N. Bowie
J. White
First National Bank
Buddy” White, Jr
Barbara Siess
June Bowie
Mr. White
Doran
Stetson University
Rotary Club Presents Rescue Boat to Mount Dora
Bob Alderman representing the Mount Dora Rotary appeared at the City Council meeting to present a rescue boat gifted to Mount Dora for Lake Dora and surrounding waters. The boat purchase was a club project this year and Council President Wayne Moon accepted the gift with gratitude.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bob Alderman
Mount Dora
Doran Family Mourns Sudden Mother’s Death
Mrs Ruth D Smith learned last week that her mother Mrs William Dillon 78 died of a heart attack at the home of daughter Mrs Benjamin Pierson in Highland Park Illinois She had recently left Mount Dora after visiting Mrs Smith She leaves two other daughters Mrs John Pietsch of Birmingham Michigan and nine grandchildren
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruth D. Smith
William Dillon
Benjamin Pierson
Highland Park, II
City Pride Over Towns Size With Noteworthy Equipment
A local official praised the city for possessing notable equipment for a town of its size. He emphasized the pride of the community in this achievement and its impact on local services.
Williams Leg Amputated After Daytona Beach Car Crash
The left leg of Buster Williams, Mount Dora produce broker, was amputated at the knee at Halifax Memorial hospital in Daytona Beach after injuries from a Sunday car collision. He had delayed surgery to allow full recovery. his condition is now reported as doing fine and his wife Jean stays with him at the hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buster Williams
Mount Dora
Halifax Memorial Hospital
Daytona Beach
Williams
Jean
Mrs Eversole Dies At Tangerine Florida Widow of E H Eversole
Marguerite Eversole aged 78 died at her Tangerine home after a long illness. A former Pennsylvania teacher, she moved to Florida in 1948. Survived by husband E H Eversole two sons Dr G S Eversole and Carle Eversole two daughters Mrs Eunice Poloczy and Mrs Grace Schultz nine grandchildren and 10 great grandchildren. She was a Methodist. Funeral Friday at 3 p.m. at Rehbaum Funeral Home with Rev H Mauriece Felton officiating. Interment Pine Forest Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marguerite Eversole
E. H. Eversole
Pennsylvania
Florida
G. S. Eversole
Lansing
Mich
Carle E. Eversole
Detroit
Eunice Polocvsky
Dearborn
Grace Schultz
The
Methodist Church
Rehbaum
H. Mauriece Felton
Pine Forest Cemetery
Also Mentioned on This Page
City Aids
Byron
First
Federal Savings and Loan Association
Lake County
Fred E. Briles
Dora Canal
Dead River
City Dock
Silver Springs
Wise Boat Works
Phillips 66 Products Res
Stewart & Stubble
Sgrland & Sanford
Phillips 66
Phillips Petroleum Company
Phillips
Tweedle Qil Company
Rotary
William Shakespeare
WLCO
Florida Telephone Corporation
Olds
Oldsmobile
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