Mount Dora Considers Large Paving Plan Versus Budget
Mount Dora City Council eyes a 69000 paving program for Pinecrest Clay ton and East Town streets, with Grant and Clayton avenues among the projects. Street Chairman Grantham says cuts are needed to fit the city budget as he reports to the May 17 council meeting.
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Mount Dora
Pinecrest
Clayton St
East Town
Grant Av
Rhodes Av
Albert O’neall
Robert CO
Dude” Grantham
New East Town School
Northside Ar
Sunset Sr
Highland St
Grandview
Lincoln
Jackson
Grant
Tremain
Clayton
Pine
Grant St
Lincoln St
Grantham
Community Hospital in the Making in Eustis
A meeting of citizens discussed taking Waterman Memorial Hospital over by lay managers to restore its finances. Doctors own stock but the facility has operated poorly for years due to nursing shortages. Attendees included M. O. Williams and Robert Travers of Mount Dora, Everette Huskey and J. E. Flippo of Eustis, Budge Meade, Doug Igon, Harry Gaylord, Carl Duncan of Tavares, with plans to form a community hospital district supported by taxes.
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Waterman Memorial Hospital
Eustis
Dorans
Mount Dora
M. O
Buster” Williams
Robert Travers
William E. Holler
Everette Huskey
J. E. Flippo
Budge Meade
Doug Igon
Harry Gaylord
Tavares
Carl Duncan
Castle Terrace Zoning Amended by City Council
City Council approved a second reading to rezone Castle Terrace for a possible modernistic apartment with amendments. The plan now limits buildings to two stories under A-2 and adds a nearby lot to the zoning while excluding lots 14 through 17, which stay residential.
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Castle Terrace
Mount Dora in limbo as four-team league forms
Mount Dora curtails full schedule after Tavares quits leaving four teams Eustis Umatilla Apopka and Mount Dora. Mount Dora edged by Eustis 3 2 in 13 innings Tuesday, Umatilla visits tonight, and Mount Dora travels to Apopka next Tuesday as revised schedule is drafted.
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Mount Dora
Tavares
Eustis
Umatilla
Apopka
Aponn
Eastward-Ho Move Revived Aims at Highway 441 Access
City Council reactivates plans to reach Highway 441 by trading 62 by 37 feet of land with William Rhodes and securing Rhodes land for a right of way. The dump site is to be relocated to unlock a prime future for the eastern fringe and potentially open a large property area. Councilwoman Margaret Lafroos will lead the revived dump relocation effort.
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William Rhodes
City Council Rezones for New Post Office in Mount Dora
Mount Dora moves toward a new Post Office building by rezoning a Seventh and Donnelly lot to allow federal purchase. Owner Daniel H. Bishop requested the change as Rep. A. S. Syd Herlong Jr. had promised a new Post Office about a decade ago.
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Mount Dora
Seventh and Donnelly
Daniel H. Bishop
Rep. A. S
Syd’ Herlong, Jr
Herlong weighs Cuban Sugar Act vote and impact
Rep A S Syd Herlong Jr. says he will be cautious on backing the Sugar Act that supports Cuban sugar. He argues quotas and bonuses help U.S. sugar producers while aiding Cuba’s one crop economy, but cutting them could harm Cuba and threaten U.S. tourism and industry. He criticizes Fidel Castro and warns against funding Castro to stabilize Cuba through sugar policy.
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United States
Rep. A. S
Syd” Herlong, Jr
Cuba
U. S
Fidel Castro
Castro
Uni
Civilian Defense Lecture Tonight at Mount Dora High
The second lecture of a three part Civilian Defense and Disaster course meets this Thursday at 7 30 p m at Mount Dora High School. All community members are urged to attend.
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Mount Dora High School
Farris Bryant Runs With Largest War Chest in Mount Dora Race
Mount Dora political scene centers on Farris Bryant as he campaigns against LeRoy Collins with a record war chest and a stance defending segregation. He vows to save the state $50 million annually, pledges not to close schools amid court orders, and promotes reapportionment by compromise. Bryant, 45, Ocala attorney and former House Speaker, champions the Richard Russell political lineage.
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Farris Bryant
LeRoy Collins
Sumter Lowry
Fuller Warren
Bryant
Collins
Lowry Lowry
Supreme Court
Richard Russell School
Georgia
Dorans Approve Bryant in Patchwork Florida Election
Mount Dora joined state voters in backing Farris Bryant of Ocala for governor and supporting Sheriff Willis McCall for county office while rejecting Dorans candidate for county clerk. McCall led county votes 8633 to 2770 over Swiger. Dorans won 996 to 311 in a judge contest. Doyle E. Carlton Jr, a South-Central Florida senator, touted moderation and constitutional reform plans while pitched against extremist measures.
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Mount Dora
Farris Bryant
Ocala
Willis McCall
W. Troy Hall
E. B
Pete” Hooten
Frank Owens
the Doran
Sam Swiger
Mr. Swiger
McCall
Swiger
Oe Doran
Lions Club
Dorans
Judge Hall
W. A. Milton
Umatilla
J. A
Doyle E. Carlton, Jr
Doyle Carlton
Carlton
Capitol
Doyle, Jr
Hardee
DeSoto
Highlands
Glades
Florida
Ted David
Hollywood
Wauchula
April Building Tops 1952 Record in Mount Dora
Mount Dora issued 12 building permits in April totaling 114 534, the town report shows, the highest monthly total since August 1952 and including one schoolroom. Last April permits were 238 930 with 196 000 for new school construction.
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Mount Dora
Dora Chamber Bass Tournament Winners Announced
Winners in the Mount Dora Chamber of Commerce Bass tournament for the 1959 60 season were Wilson Morgan Garrison Ken A E Babcock Port Clinton Ohio and George Clement of Mount Dora they will receive a suitably engraved trophy as their prize These are the three final prize winners monthly prizes also awarded A grand prize was presented with a certificate for bass over three pounds
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Mount Dora
Mount Dora Hikes Water Rates for July Billing
Water charges rise July 1 with inner-city users facing about 25 percent increases and outer areas nearly 40 percent. Monthly billing replaces quarterly, raising minimums and boosting costs for higher usage. Inside Sylvan Shores and Franklin Park areas see higher minimums. Maitland Eustis comparisons cited.
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Sylvan Shores
L. R. Heim
Sylvan Shores Realty Co
Franklin Park
Mount Dora
Albert O’neall
Maitland
Margaret Lafroos
Dorans
Eustis
H Day Near in City Plan for Donnelly Street Upgrades
Councilman Robert O. Grantham warned that H Day approaches as Highway 441 moves forward. Surveyors search for Donnelly center line for State Road widening from Fifth Ave to the new highway, with repaving planned from Ninth to the north connection. City must prepare funds to relocate utilities and remove trees from Ninth to 12th Avenues, while downtown trees remain.
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Robert O
Grantham
Donnelly St
State Road Dept
Donnelly
Fifth Av
Ninth Av
Ninth
12Th Av
Army Engineers To Survey Ocklawaha Basin
Lieutenant General Emerson C Itschner heads a survey of flood defects in the Ocklawaha River affecting Lake county. Plans include a word with Rep A S Syd Herlong Jr and lawmakers. A March damages survey showed 886000 acres flooded and 20000000 dollars in losses across Hillsborough Orange counties. The Army seeks 100000 more for a flood control study of four rivers and 75000 for levee work in the Jacksonville district.
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Ocklawaha
Lake County
Emerson C. Itschner
U. S. Army Engineer Corps
U. S
Hillsborough
Orange
Congress
Peace
Hillsboro
Withlacoochee
Green Swamp
Green Swanp
Jacksonville
Lake and
Sumter
E. J. Burrell
Lake Water Authority
Army
Lake Dora and Florida geology outlined by Dr. Troxell
Dr. Edward L. Troxell, former Connecticut state geologist, spoke to Mount Dora Rotary on Florida's geology. He described Florida as a layered formation shaped by rain and waves, noted ancient granite far below, and warned that rapid well pumping risks saltwater intrusion, urging canal gates to protect fresh water.
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Edward L. Troxell
Connecticut
Trinity College
Hartford
Florida
Mount Dora
Troxell
Stone Mountains
Georgia
South America
Alaska
Siberia
Lake Dora
Dora
Silver Springs
Ocklawaha
Great Lakes
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Lake-Orange
Herlong
Mount Dora’s
Eustisrd
W. Troy Hall, JR
Army Engineers
Ocklawaha Basin
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