Sylvan Shores Opposes Route of Highway 441 Through Lake Gertrude
Sylvan Shores residents heard a discouraging highway briefing as the Mount Dora road committee reported on the State Road board plan to reroute Highway 441 through Sylvan Shores and across Lake Gertrude into Pinecrest. The meeting urged coordinated pressure to sway the board, noting a six month wait for a definite route.
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Sylvan Shores
Lake Gertrude
Pinecrest
W. D. Patton
Mount Dora
Patton
State Road Department
Lake Saunders
Road Department
Lake Dora
Tavares
Eustis
Orlando
Atty
W. M. Kennedy
Donnelly St
O. M. “Jack” Simpson
Highway Reports The Sylvan Shores Dilemma
The Sylvan Shores Property Owners Association discussed routing a four lane 441 through Sylvan Shores at its meeting last week. George G. Amory presided while Mayor W. D. Patton and Atty. W. M. Kennedy reported. Patton expressed mixed feelings but concluded residents would find a way out.
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Sylvan Shores Property Owners Association
Sylvan Shores
State Road Board
LeRoy Collins
Registration closes April 7 for key primary election
The notice urges immediate voter registration with the registrar to be eligible in the upcoming primary. It questions whether names are in the voter book and cites April 7 as the deadline for registration at the Registrar's office in Tavares.
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Registrar's of
Soy
Tavares
Ees
Sunrise Easter Service Invites Mount Dora Residents
Public invited to Easter Sunrise Service at 6 a.m. in the park on Lake Gertrude's western shore Sylvan Shores. Attendees may gather in cars to view the sunrise across Pinecrest Hill while Baptist Community Methodist and Presbyterian churches sponsor the union service open to all denominations. Rev H Mauriece Felton to deliver sermon with loud speaker and trumpet at dawn.
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Mount Dora
Lake Gertrude
Sylvan Shores
Pinecrest
Baptist
Community
H. Mauriece Felton
Christopher Asks City to Join In Rate Protest
Christopher as chamber president urged the City Council to send a delegate to the Florida Telephone Corp rate hearing in Ocala on April 18. The chamber board will consider action April 9 after hearing from the company. Eustis and Kissimmee plan to delegate voices, with complaints to be filed in advance of the board meeting. The council discussed party line crowding and noted the franchise has two years left and tax status after reviewing a 1955 report showing profits and revenues for the utility.
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Roy Christopher
Chamber of Commerce
Florida Telephone Corp
Florida Railroad and Public Utilities Commission
Ocala
Chamber Board of Directors
Christopher
Eustis
Kissimmee
Chamber
J. H. Barnhart
William Stewart
Gate and Gatekeepers in Youthful Reckoning
A reflective poem by Dr. C. A. Carriel cautions that chasing pleasure leads to a hollow life. The speaker recalls choosing worldly comforts over truth and faith, only to discover a moral fence and an empty feast that leaves God outside. He laments the missed opportunity to build the gate that guards a lasting path.
Man's Best Friend Must be Pedigreed in Mount Dora
Mount Dora considers a ten tative ordinance urged by Police Chief James Orr to curb stray dogs. The proposal would empower police to destroy unidentifiable mongrels and impound fine hunting dogs or pedigreed pets, keeping them a week before destruction, with cats added per councilman Lou L Heaton’s motion.
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Mount Dora
James Orr
East Town
Roy Christopher
Lou L. Heaton
JWC Plans Story Hour for Children at Library
The Junior Woman's Club plans a story hour for young children in cooperation with the Senior Woman's Club and the Public Library as part of the summer program. Patty Willmott chairs the committee and will coordinate with the senior group. Members will contribute to Easter egg preparations for distribution at the Christian Home and Bible School this weekend.
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Patty Willmott
Woman's Club
JWC
Christian Home and Bible School
Cemetery Park Invitation Highlights City Cemetery Beauty
Councilwoman Margaret Lofroos invites visitors to see Pine Forest Cemetery calling it the loveliest in the city. She spoke at Tuesday night council saying the cemetery has been improved and that many residents helped plant trees and flowers in recent years.
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Margaret Lofroos
Pine Forest
Easter Egg Hunt Returns With Candy Prizes in Mount Dora
The Easter Bunny plans a park hunt at Donnelly Park with candy eggs bearing merchant names. Preschoolers hunt at 11, school-age children to third grade at 1, starting from the Baker Street side. The Chamber of Commerce arranged the event with Betty Siess coordinating. In East Town, the Chamber offers colored eggs for a Monday hunt.
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Mount Dora
Donnelly Park
Chamber of Commerce
Betty Siess
Baker St
East Town
Accident Record Mounts After Mount Dora Collision
A Cadillac driven by J W Young of Barrington Rhode Island collided with Col Paul Bronson of Mount Dora on Donnelly Street. Young backed into Bronsons car causing 75 damage. Bronson was undamaged. Mayor Patton and Police Chief James Orr noted a rise in accidents over three days and two cases were before the mayor's court.
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Mount Dora
Donnelly St
J. W. Young
Barrington
R. I
Col
Paul Bronson
Young
Mr. Bronson
Bronson
James Orr
W. D. Patton
Ruth Smith
Tavares
Albert Remy
Donnelly Sr
Hamm
Daughter of Dorans Claimed at 36
Mrs. Jean Kany 36 daughter of Mr and Mrs F Guy Carrel of Mount Dora died after a long illness at her Winter Park home. She leaves her husband three children Tommy Karen and Steven and a sister Mrs Helen Applegate of Cleveland. Services Thursday at Lake Presbyterian Church Orlando.
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Jean Kany
F. Guy Carrel
Mount Dora
Winter Park
City Council Moves to Cut Personal Home Tax Burden
Mount Dora action lowers the personal property tax assessment from 12 percent of home value to 3 percent, effectively exempting most homeowners. Tax Assessor John Cain notes only 129 households paid 384 last year under the new exemption, while past figures showed 504 households paying 1,611. The change avoids cutting merchants by preserving the tax structure and shifts relief to homeowners.
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John Cain
Roy Christopher
William C. Stewart
Rotarians Debate Mount Dora Youth Exodus And Chamber Role
Rotary members hear Frank discussion on why Mount Dora loses youth and adults to better employment. Mayor Patton and Phil Lindsay fault Chamber of Commerce for not pursuing industry, urging a broader economic plan beyond lawn bowling to attract youth and sustain growth.
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Mount Dora
Chamber Leader Defends Mount Dora Residential Policy
Roy Christopher new Chamber of Commerce president says there is no space for industry within Mount Dora city limits. He cites a five year old survey guiding the policy to keep the town residential, despite interest from an elderly inventor seeking a small plant supported by stock sales. He notes nearby Plymouth and Leesburg industries, including American Can Co and Minute Maid, benefit the area.
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Atty
Roy Christopher
Chamber of Commerce
Rotary
Planning Commission
Mount Dora
Christopher
Chamber
Plymouth
Leesburg
American Can Co
Minute Maid
New Building Law May Be Tested In Pine Crest
City council committee opens review of the ordinance on prefabricated homes as real estate broker John Alden Murray proposes an $18,000 pre cut house for Pine Crest subdivision. Building chairman Lou L. Heaton will decide whether Murray’s design fits the code. An emissary from Zell Wood Homes presented a drawing claiming the structure meets code and would be larger than local models.
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John Alden Murray
Pinecrest
Lou L. Heaton
Murray
Zell Wood Homes
Uas. Gnanees Em
J. J. Hodges
Tye Ak Soliliruckion Ie
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Karen
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Florida
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C. A. Carriel
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Howard Simpson
Gordon Conboy
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Mr. Simpson
Mr. Cain
Phil Lindsay
Rotary Club
Lindsay
Mr. Lindsay
Council
Doran
A. A. Stanley
Mississippi
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