City Council selects site for Lake Dora sewage plant
The council approved a city owned site on Charles Street beside the Mount Dora Fish Camp for the Lake Dora sewage plant. A proposal to hold a referendum stalled by council action, as the Planning Committee favored the Gilbert Park core site for its lower costs and single location. The plan includes tying in the Fifth Avenue school and potential future expansion.
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Lake Dora
Charles St
Mount Dora
Howard Simpson
Margaret Lafroos
Lake Coleman
Wise Boat Works
Wolff Branch
Lake Gertrude
Sanford Rd
Coddington
Gilbert Park
Park Board
Hold Back the Night at Princess Theatre Next Week
Local author Pat Frank’s Hold Back the Night from his Frank book will screen at the Princess theatre next Tuesday and Wednesday, drawing readers and film fans alike.
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Pat Frank
Princess Theatre
Council Refuses Bid to Oppose North-of-Gertrude Route
City officials decline to take a formal stand against the proposed Highway 441 route north of Gertrude Lake. The decision ends with a “silence is golden” stance as Eustis leaders organize opposition and legal action gears up with a $100,000 fund.
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North-of-Gertrude
Howard Simpson
State Road Department
Simpson
E. Everette Huskey
Eustis
Barney Dillard
Huskey
Post Ag Chamber
Gertrude
Lake Front
Lake Dora
Gordon Conboy
Big Lake
C. M. Tyre
Lake Woodward
Tyre
Board of County Commissioners
Atty
Roy Hamlin
Tavares
John McCormick
Mount Dora
Dorans
Dr. Tyre
Officials Thank Governor For Keeping Route 441 Pledge
County and city officials along with citizens in Mount Dora, Tavares, and Eustis thank Gov. LeRoy Collins for honoring his pledge to consider Mount Dora sentiments on Route 441 rerouting. The signed letter by local leaders praises the governor for consulting before final decisions and notes broad support for the chosen route.
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LeRoy Collins
Mount Dora
State Road Department
Pinecrest
Sylvan Shores
W. J. Godtel
W. D. Patton
J. A. “Tar” Boyd
Welborn Daniel
Council
Gordon Conboy
Kiwanis
Robert Walker
Roy
Dr E E Lewis to Speak at Wesley Fellowship Dinner
Mount Dora educator and world traveler Dr E E Lewis will address the Wesley Fellowship class at a Methodist church dinner meeting in Fellowship Hall at 6 15 PM. His topic is Man's Search for Spiritual Unity.
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E. E. Lewis
Mount Dora
Wesley Fellowship
Methodist Church
Fellowship Hall
Mount Dora Hosts Leesburg Centennial Guests and Plans Theatre
The Leesburg Centennial stops in Mount Dora with Governor visiting Lakeside Inn guests of Hotel Cioner and Mrs Richard. Mrs J W Shaw shows Mount Dora Ice-House Players theatre plans. Governor pledges dedication if schedule allows. Players push 200 life memberships to fund a new theatre by next summer.
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Mount Dora
Lakepo
Leesburg
Lakeside Inn
Hotel Cioner
Richard
J. W. Shaw
Central
Florida
City weighs pool project as funds reach $10,000
East Town Swimming Pool fund grows to ten thousand dollars after a three thousand dollar contribution from the Lion's Club and the East Town Progressive Citizenship Club. The association retains five hundred for land and incidentals while promising to pursue the remaining five thousand. Council discusses bids and cost reductions to meet AAU specs as residents push for a pool for next summer and public officials plan site and contingency investigations.
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Lion’s Club
East Town
Progressive Citizenship Club
City Council
C. O. Lott
Association
Pennsylvania
Cuba
Margaret Lafroos
Lake Coleman
W. D. Patton
Rollin Javens
Coleman
Dempore
Council
Groves Tax Debate Sees Heaton Win On Grove Valuation
City Council grapples with valuing orange groves as unimproved property. An outside appraiser will value 12 to 14 parcels five acres or larger to guide tax rolls. Heaton wins a conservative plan to base taxes on 50 percent value, with 8.3 mills, amid opposition from Simpson. The issue hinges on whether groves are inventory or real property and how this affects 1958 and 1959 tax bills.
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Howard Simpson
Lou L. Heaton
Groves
Heaton
Roy Christopher
Christopher
Council
Simpson
Con Groves
O. M
Jack” Sim
Gladys DuDek
Chavis Stokley
Mount Dora
Mr. Simpson
Bill Prinz
Prinz
Mr. Heaton
Board of Equalization
Jack” Simpson
Clayton Sr
Stokl
Liberty St
DuDek
Walker
Coleman
Margaret Lofroos
February Building Permits Jump in Mount Dora
Mount Dora issued building permits in February totaling 46,950 dollars, nearly double February 1956. Five new homes accounted for 42,000 dollars, with the rest for additions and repairs. February 1956 permits were 23,600 dollars.
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Mount Dora
Weather report notes varied rainfall totals
Rainfall for the past week totaled about 0.5 inches versus 0.4 inches the year prior. A yearly total around 32 inches is referenced, with the note that last year’s figure differed.
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DR. Lewis
Methodists
Aldrich
Laurie Ray
Tampa
James Jones
Thomas A. Edison
Tobe
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