By-Pass Study To Begin Today In Mount Dora
The Mount Dora Planning Commission approves a 24 hour traffic survey on Orange Blossom Trail. State Road department hires 15 workers to count cars in three shifts to identify traffic sources and decide if a bypass is needed. The study aims to gauge highway use and potential rerouting.
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Planning Board
Planning Commission
Mount Dora
State Road Department
Orange Blossom Trail
M. A. Conner
J. A. “Tar” Boyd
State Road
John G. Tradinger
Planning Board renews push for truck route bypass survey
Mount Dora Planning Commission asks the Road Department to provide the promised U S 441 survey to decide the best bypass plan for diverting increasing truck traffic. Members discuss routes around Lake Dora or through the Negro district, stressing a quick survey to voice the city’s preference.
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Mount Dora
Planning Commission
Orange Blossom Trail
Road Department
U. S. 441
Mount wWora
Lake County
LeRoy Collins
J. A
Tar” Boyd
M. A. Conner
J. G. Ray, Jr
Commission
Lake Dora
Negro District
Lake Gertrude
William P. Wingler
Helen Kurras
E. Seconday
John G. Tradinger
Man seeks federal prison by vandalism in Mount Dora
A 50 year old Mims resident allegedly broke a Post Office window with a brick to obtain longer hospital care in a federal facility. Police Chief James Orr said William Hildreth aimed for federal confinement and then was booked for infraction and turned over to county authorities for review of federal offense charges.
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Mims
Mount Dora
James Orr
William Hildreth
Harry Hopcraft
Chief Orr
Hildreth
Tax help set at Chamber next Thursday March 10
A representative of the Internal Revenue Service will be at the Chamber of Commerce to assist taxpayers with their 1954 income tax questions and filings. The service aims to help local residents prepare returns accurately and promptly.
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Internal Revenue
Service
Chamber of Commerce
Chamber Drive Reaches 3555 in Membership Dues
By March 1 the two Chamber of Commerce membership teams led by J G Ray Jr and Roy Christopher collected 3555 in dues. Lakeside Inn tops with 10 memberships totaling 100, while Inn managing director Richard Edgerton gained two personal memberships. Other totals include Lions five and multiple firms with two to three memberships. New members include American Legion Post 35 and Dick Reynolds and E L Dean. Single memberships listed for Sunset Valley Dairy and others.
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Chamber of Commerce
J.G. Ray, Jr
Roy Christopher
Betty Siess
Lakeside Inn
Richard Edgerton
The
Inn
Lions Club
Jones Brothers
Christopher
Clark Chevrolet, Inc
Triangle Motors
Caudel’s and Larsen’s
Auto Inn
Riley’s Park
Swift Woodcraft
Kimball’s Garage
American Legion Post 35
Dick Reynolds
E. L. Dean
Sunset Valley Dairy
Ralph Woodworth
L. R. Jackson
Cortland
Link
Arthur Dufour
J. W. Willmott
Mount Dora. Publishing Co
Tucker Shoe Repair
O. K
C. M. Brown
John Alden Murray
Marshall Colaie Donk
Harry
SS. Sadler, Jr
E. A. Nimnicht
George Siess
Economy
George Keller
Planning Board Seeks Authority for Long Range City Planning
City Planning Board debates its power and future role as it awaits council action. Chairman J G Ray Jr urges a five member board with authority to propose long range plans for council action or budget inclusion. Members debate independence and need for a northeast East Town survey but cost concerns stall moves.
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Council
Planning Board
J. G. Ray, Jr
Monda
Ira Kellogg
Planning Commission
O. M
Jack” Simpson
Kellogg
Ray
William P. Wingler
East Town
Collins Replies To Platt Case Questions In Mount Dora
Gov. LeRoy Collins, in Mount Dora, said Sheriff Willis McCall congratulated him on handling the Platt case but he declined to be quoted on parts of their talk. He noted questions about McCall’s NAACP activities and voiced surprise at a shooting tied to the Rogers family incident. He postponed further Platt case discussion and reminded requests for information on lawlessness in Lake County.
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LeRoy Collins
Mount Dora
Willis McCall
Platt
Collins
McCall
National Association For the Advancement of White People
Lake County
Seventeen Men and a Director Stage Miracle at IceHouse
Mount Dora's IceHouse presents Stalag 17 with director B Y Pennington reshaping a raw cast of amateurs into a strong ensemble. Joe Matascio Jack Peacockhe and Larry Sinisi lead a talented group delivering a compact prisoner of war tale with nuanced humor and tense moments.
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IceHouse
Mount Dora
Little Theatre
B. Y. Pennington
Ted Shawn
Ficult
Three Angels
Pennington
Joe Matascio
Jack Peacock
Ice House
Red Cross Drive Opens in Mount Dora for $2,500 Goal
Under Mrs. Lillian Zollinger a Mount Dora Red Cross drive launches in March to raise 2500 toward Lake County quota. Zollinger, a Red Cross worker and Bethesda National Naval Medical Center staff aid, will head house to house solicitations and supervise the Red Cross booth at the First National Bank. Volunteers are urged to contact Zollinger or leave names at the bank booth.
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Lillian Zollinger
Mount Dora
Lake County
American Red Cross
Zollinger
Red Cross
National Naval Medical Center
Bethesda
First National Bank
Dorans
Women Bowlers Tour Mount Dora for City Visit
Women bowlers from many states competed at Mount Dora’s lawn bowling court for honors as guests at the clubhouse lunch. After games they toured the city by bus, arranged by the Chamber of Commerce, with Mayor Lou L. Heaton presiding. The visit accompanied the American Lawn Bowling Association tournament in Orlando. The event was led by John and William Boxe, Helen Burr Irwin.
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Mount Dora
Lou L. Heaton
Chamber of Commerce
Orlando
John
Cw William Boxe
Helen Burr Irwin
Dora Girl Wins District Contest and Advances
Mount Dora debater Pamela Brown defeated two senior boys from Edgewater and Lyman in the Sixth district American Legion Oratorical contest at Sanford Tuesday night. She previously won Mount Dora and Lake County contests and advances to the area contest in Winter Haven next Tuesday. Her topic is The People's Constitution Ours to Defend. She also placed among the best speakers at the District 3 Florida Forensics Debate contest in DeLand, tying for second most outstanding among 16 debaters. Mount Dora's debate team also performed.
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Mount Dora
Pamela Brown
Miss Brown
Edgewater
Lyman
American Legion
Sanford
Lake County
Winter Haven
Pam
De-Land
Mount Blora
Incorporation Debate Over Sylvan Shores Extends Mount Dora Boundaries
Mount Dora weighs extending its city limits to include Sylvan Shores with an enabling act and a two thirds vote for incorporation. A council meeting heard prognoses of mixed support from residents and real estate interests while promising police fire and trash services if the area joins.
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Mount Dora
Sylvan Shores
Lou L. Heaton
A. K. Bennett
Sylvan Shores Property Owners Association
Roy Christopher
Heaton
Council
W. J. Zink
Overlook Dr
Lake Gertrude
Northland Rd
Bennett
Property Owners Association
Sylvan
Coanek
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Bob” Braden
First Baptist Church
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Kans
David Coffield
Rev
Braden
Takeh Stead of
Moaieing
Malveabee
C.A. Smart
Rollins College
Bennie Williamson
Force
F.B.I
Williamson
Tavares
Corporal Schultz
Stalag 17
Larry Sinisi
Matascio
Don Schubert
Dave Bowen
Horney
Gardiner Sherman, Jr
Duke
Alex Morse
Dunbar
Kermit Miller
Jim Jackson
Reed
Ray Ingram
Price
Rebecca
Ted Odom
Jim Codding
Ed Vogeler
Neal Huebsch
Eustis
Ed Thompson
Red Dog
Frank Stebbins
Kent Arrington
McCarthy
Merle Cleary
Dora
Sylvan Shores Group
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