Let's Be Honest About Roads Collins Promotes Florida Plan
Senator LeRoy Collins, winner of best senator award, spoke in Mount Dora praising a candid road program for Florida. He attacked Acting Gov Charley Johns for overpromising on road funds and urged honest budgeting and reform while noting his Florida record on education and social issues.
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Collins
Dora
LeRoy Collins
Mount Dora
Lakeside Inn
Florida
Charley Johns
Johns
Lake County
Jacksonville
Orlando
Orange County
Dan McCarty
Hernando County
Brailey
St. Petersburg Times
Florida Press
City weighs outside fire service extension vs Sylvan Shores
City Council discusses allowing outlying homes to buy a city fire service certificate for nominal annual fees to gain fire protection from Mount Dora. The plan could lower insurance costs but faces hurdles including equity for all suburbs and potential staff and equipment needs. Sylvan Shores residents oppose incorporation. current non incorporation means they pay per service.
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Sylvan Shores
Mount Dora
Wayne Moon
Moon
Fire Department
Sylvan
Gg Om
City Ee
Meoot Derk
The Forgotten Coin
A nickel proves scarce as shoppers seek small change in a tight market. The brief item notes that finding a usable coin weighs on daily errands and reflects broader currency concerns.
Kiwanis View of Mount Dora Christian Life Paper
Kiwanis members at Mount Dora heard about the Christian Life newspaper published by the Christian Home and Bible School. Orvel Boyd presented the paper to Kiwanis President D D Roseborough as students demonstrated songs including Swing Low Sweet Chariot.
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Christian Life
Life
Christian Home and Bible School
Kiwanis Club
Mount Dora
Kiwinians
Orvel Boyd
Kiwanis
D. D Roseborough
Roy Wilkison
Ilesana
Gwyneth Carroll
Harrison Slaughter
Teachers Forego Pay to Help School to Build on Principles
Orvel H. Boyd of the Christian Home and Bible School spoke to the Kiwanis about the home’s growth from five children in 1945 to a large child care institution. He described rescuing two boys from a jail placement hoax, families in dire conditions, and children taking on major tasks. He stressed the school does not solicit funds and relies on merchants for ads and PTA-driven sales.
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Orvel H. Boyd
Christian Home and Bible School
Kiwanis Club
Lake County
Mr. Boyd
Christian Home
Bible School
Sylvan
Shores
PTA
Mary Brinkerhoff Home Dream Near Mount Dora
In Lake County an elderly Christian Science follower, Mary Brinkerhoff, aged 90, inspires a dream of a charitable home. Mrs Truesdell plans a larger facility named The Mary Brinkerhoff Home to serve old people, with wings, porches, and a dining room, to be operated for the church.
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Ninth Av
Grandview St
Mount Dora
Brinkerhoff
Mary Brinkerhoff
Christian Science Church
Mrs. Truesdell
Mrs Truesdell’s Florida home for the aged
Mrs Homer Truesdell runs a six year old Florida home for the elderly on Grandview Street. Eight rooms are occupied including a patient hospitalized. Prada Frickey has stayed five years and is a Christian Scientist, accepting illness as material and temporary.
Sail Boat Regatta Set on Lake Dora Sunday
Sails to Gleam On Lake Dora Sunday morning under Chamber of Commerce auspices Mount Dora Yacht Club hosts the first annual Sail Boat Regatta with about 125 boats from Miami Tampa Jacksonville Clearwater and other Florida ports racing in 11 classes for trophies. Commodores Bosworth Wilson and Alan Willar head regatta officials. Local sponsors include Edgerton Bardwell Kennedy Mead Bird and Murray. Races begin at 10 a.m. with entrants arriving April 3 for a dance and a Sunday luncheon where trophies are awarded. Public invited no admission.
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Lake Dora
Chamber of Commerce
Mount Dora
Alan Willar
Miami
Richard Edgerton
R.C. Bardwell
W. M. Kennedy
Edwin Mead
Milton Bird
John Alden Murray
E. J. Sanders
Tavares Tiller and Propeller Club
Carl S. Graves
George J. White
al Rehbaum
Yacht Club
City weighs buying acre site for youth center or pool
City Council may acquire a one acre lot southeast of the Seventh Avenue school plot for municipal use at 400 dollars. The land behind Turner’s garage and Ralph Paul’s home would need an access road, with right of way likely from the school board. Planning Commission urged the site for a Youth Center or swimming pool.
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Maude Gumner
Detroit
Roy Christopher
Tom Potter
Planning Commission
Mount Dora Merchants Set April 21 Start for Wednesday Closings
The Mount Dora Merchants division, meeting last week, set April 21 as the start of a Wednesday afternoon closing schedule for business places, announced Chairman Mark Peters.
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Mount Dora
Mark Peters
Dora School Bid Accepted Sets Mount Dora Tavares Projects
The A W Smith Construction bid won for Mount Dora white and Negro schools and a Tavares elementary project with a total of 184 456 dollars from Gregg Gibson Gregg second bid. The board also approved a 28 000 dollar salary increase for teachers. Jones plans to leave the Mount Dora seat, citing equitable representation and county funds for non C 1 centers.
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A. W. Smith Construction
Mount Dora
East Town
Tavares
Gregg
Gibson and
Leesburg
Smith
Jones
Eustis
Dillard
Lake Fair to Honor Ezra Benson on Syd Herlong Day
Lake County fair opens with Ezra Benson and Rep. Syd Herlong visiting Saturday. A 6:30 p.m. dinner at Grand View hotel, Eustis, honors the national visitors. The Flower Show and Mount Dora exhibit highlight a week of prizes, school displays, and music with local groups performing at the fairgrounds.
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Lake County
Florida
Mount Dora
Ezra Benson
A. S. “Syd” Herlong, Jr
House Committee On Agriculture
Grand View Hotel
Eustis
Fair Association
Charley Johns
S. A. Dodge
Lions International
Lions Interclub
Federated Garden Clubs
Jack Keller
Kendall Jones
John Heist
Howard Simpson
Harry ‘Fuller
Armer Johnson
J. G. Ray, Jr
Frances H. Armstrong
J. A. Parsons
Frederick Sleight
Leslie Jackson
Daniel Bishop
C. O. Lot
Milner - Rosenw. Academy
Ninette
Clermont Music Department
Umatilla High School Glee Club
Tavares Music Department
Nathan Mayo
Building Permits Reflect Dual Gain in Mount Dora 1954
Mount Dora reports a rising pace in building permits for 1954 with five permits issued per month earlier years. Officials note an average value of 8100 to 11000 dollars per building, reflecting steady growth and effort.
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Mount Dora
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Lake Ola
Billie
Aneneah
Boys Industrial School
Marianna
Boyd
Mabel Norris Reese
Mrs,truesdell
Homer Truesdell
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