Daring Wesco payroll robbery shocks Florida town
A masked bandit raided the Wesco Company payroll office in broad daylight seizing $3,470 from envelopes ready to pay workers. He fled in a borrowed car and vanished into the swamp after ten minutes inside, with the robbery staged amid heavy street traffic and insured payrolls of $2,500.
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Florida
Wesco Company
Sylvan Shores
Stoddard Eason
Clifford Lindall
J. M. Greene
Billy Saulson
Woodrow Wingler
Howard Rutherford
Carolyn Howard
Flora Morley
Remembering the CB Q Depot and the steam era
In a small south Iowa town the CB Q depot built in 1894 echoes as boys recall steam power and dreams of becoming engineers. Vernon Johnson, a depot agent, held many roles while trains shaped daily life and social events until modern changes reshape the old station into a tearoom and restaurant.
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Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad
Iowa
Horatio Alger
America
Vernon Johnson
Vernon
American Railways
Creston
Johnson
Western Union
Omaha
Stein Park Traps Draw Reader Letter To Editor
A Mount Dora reader laments pole and wire installations in Stein Park, praising a serene oasis turned hazardous. The writer notes multiple booby traps, electrified benches, and dangerous cables, while praising Anita Wadsworth Kauffman’s large hospital and Boys Ranch donation to Waterman Memorial Hospital.
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Helm Road
Lakeshore Drive
Stein Park
Mount Dora
Cablevision
Anita Wadsworth Kauffman
Waterman Memorial Hospital
Boys Ranch
Eustis
Kauffman
Dear Marie Davis Reply on recreation funding and play
Ada Hedges of Eustis requests Florida residents write to Congressmen and FCC officials to oppose a petition by Madeline Murray O Hare to remove religious programming from TV and radio. She cites Senators Chiles and Stone as against the petition and urges prompt action with the FCC address provided.
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Marie Davis
Ada Hedges
Eustis
Florida
Madeline Murray O'Hare
Federal Communications Commission
Lawton Chiles
Richard Stone
M St
Washington
D, C
Senate bill seeks three year term for public official crimes
A Senate committee advances SB91 proposing a mandatory three year sentence for public officials convicted of sophisticated crimes. Proponents argue equal justice for white collar offenses and street crime, comparing embezzlement and bribery to gun-toting felonies and urging strict penalties regardless of status.
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Senate
City council tackles loose dogs and power bids
City residents raise dog control concerns in East Town as Police Chief Simon says equipment is lacking. Utilities chairman Cox seeks sealed bids for three 100,000 kva transformers for Mt. Dora Growers Cooperative expansion and notes April electricity use fell 100 000 kwh from last year. O D Stephens protests a $100 bill, asks meter check. Cox offers to review, council directs complaints to billing first.
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Sylvan Shores
Ose Schubert
Westchester County
N. Y
BSW
Yemh City
Henry Stein
Schubert
Dora
Beauclair
Lake Apopka
W. P. Wingler
van Landingham
East Town
Simon
Cox
Mt. Dora
O. D. Stephens
Te City
Stephen
Wald
Council
Supreme Court
City Hall
Comeilyman Cox
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By Diane Demro
M. J. Bryant
Grand View
Don Kimball
Helyne Ray
Mortimer McCown
Mary Agnes Harding
Mount Dora Area
U. S. Navy
John Marsell
Elmer S. Marsell
Zellwood
Richard S. Beebe
Spencer Beebe
Overlook Drive
University of Florida
Joseph Story
Sorrento
Ground Observer Corps
Joe
Kate
Mount Bora
A.M. Liveright
West Fifth Avenue
P. O. Box
Lake County
George L. Kress
Tam
Marie Monson
Sen
Jim Glisson
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