Coronation of the Dolls Contest In Mount Dora 1953
Mount Dora hosts Coronation of the Dolls on Decoration Day May 30 as part of a Chamber of Commerce event for girls in grades 1 through 8. Dolls are judged for queenly attire with prizes to be announced. entry closes May 26 and dolls parade to Donnelly Park for the crowning.
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England
United States
Mount Dora
Queen Elizabeth
Chamber of Commerce
Donnelly St
Donnelly Park
Betty Siess
Futures Trading for Citrus Gains Expert Support
At Mount Dora, a Lakes County Farm Bureau meeting featured Dr. E. W. Cake and a panel of local economists endorsing citrus futures trading. They argued it could integrate Florida’s 30 percent of world citrus into the commodities markets, boosting growers’ security and aligning with cotton and grain markets.
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Mount Dora
E. W. Cake
University of Florida
Meeting of the Lakes
County Farm Bureau
Lacy Thomas
Florida Citrus Mutual
Lake County
R. E
Bob” Norris
G. G. Ware
Leesburg
Florida
Ware
California
Texas
Arizona
Council Prodded To Consider Building Pool
City Council discussed site, cost, and financing for a municipal swimming pool. Recreation director Dan Spear cited Mount Dora’s successful program and suggested Lake county towns lag in readiness, noting many participants and current use of a borrowed Lake Gertrude beach.
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Dan Spear
Mount Dora
Lake Gertrude
Lake County
Marae Speer
Ae Uw
Memorial renaming ends confusion over local cemetery
City Council on Tuesday renamed the cemetery at N Donnelly Street to Pine Forest Memorial Park to avoid mixing it with city recreation areas. Councilwoman Esther Wyatt Bishop cited objections to deleting Forest Cemetery and noted the added word may address resident concerns.
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N. Donnelly St
Pine Forest Memorial Park
Esther Wyatt Bishop
Forest Cemetery
Pine Forest Park
Nates
City Bond Plan Considered for Gertrude Beach Program
A commission that secured a Gertrude beach loan for a swimming program three years ago plans a fundraising effort with Spear. Council discussed financing the project with a bond issue estimated around 50 000 dollars and urged service clubs to back the plan to ensure passage.
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Gertrude Beach
Spear
Council
Mount Dora Elementary Chess Club Shows Sharp Debut
Article highlights Mount Dora's new elementary chess club with Bill Baker as president and officers Loraine Schieber and Pat Reese. It notes games during free periods with monitors Esther Maglathlin and Jim Jackson, and shows fourth graders Martha Booth and Robert Burk plus Pamela Wareing among young players embracing the game.
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Mount Dora
Wheeler McDonald
Bill Baker
John Avery
Judy Baker
Vernon Swartsel
Sonny Hughes
Bill
Loraine Schieber
Pat Reese
Rei
Page Edgerton
Rae Squier
Esther Maglathlin
Rita Conley
Jim Jackson
Martha Booth
Robert Burk
Pamela Wareing
Chess Club Sparks Youthful Strategy in Mount Dora
Mount Dora forms a new Chess club led by sixth graders under Mrs. Helen Kurras with Patricia Reese as secretary treasurer and Bill Baker as president. The group, started after a library book sparked interest, meets during school recesses and enforces rules including fines for talking and eating to fund equipment.
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Patricia Reese
Helen Kurras
Jim Jackson
Bill Baker
Loraine
Patricia
Music Festival Set at East Town Colored Center
The May music event at the new Community Center in East Town will feature outstanding Negro bands from Lake County and glee clubs from Eustis and Mount Dora. The program, beginning in the evening, showcases a community gathering of colored schools in the county with performances by local academies.
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Ted
East Town
Lake Unty
Eustis
Mount Dora
M. the
Jay Lott
Colonel in Hospital After Emergency Appendectomy
Col. John Bethel is hospitalized at Orlando Air Force Base after emergency surgery for a ruptured appendix. His condition was reported fair on Wednesday.
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John Bethel
Orlando Air Force Base
City Council Approves $60 Reg Aid for Assistant Librarian
The council on Tuesday approved a $60 monthly allowance for a public aid program and an increase of $10 in the salary for an assistant children's librarian during the summer months.
Pinecrest Road Plan Wins City Council Approval
City Council approved two improvement plans on Tuesday night. Pinecrest Corp led by O M Jack Simpson agreed to hard surface 4 000 feet on Hilltop drive with grading of unimproved right of way and 600 feet already bordered by homes. The city will also fund an 8 000 dollar project to build a hard surface parking lot by the Community building with an exit to Baker Street and widen Baker Street to ease Sixth Street congestion during events. Parking changes will occur in October. Pinecrest road work will be narrower than current standards but curb and gutter are not required and additions may follow as needed.
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Pinecrest
The
Baptists
Pinecrest Corp
O. M
Jack” Simpson
Hilltop Dr
Baker St
Baker
Sixth
Baker Sts
Sixthay
City Hires New Officer to Serve Police Fire Department
Acting on Mayor Lou L. Heaton’s advice the City Council added A. O. McAllister as a patrolman and auxiliary Fire Department member. He will patrol with two 12 hour shifts, inspect downtown fire safety, and serve as a city vehicle mechanic. Salary starts at $185 monthly. The mayor urged city owned gasoline buying to cover the extra hire.
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Lou L. Heaton
City Council
A. O
Mac” McAllister
Heaton
Ben Williamson
McAllister
George Hall
Fire
City Institute
Schweranski Letter Sparks City Council Blush
At Tuesday's City Council meeting a letter signed by A. Schweranski cited several civic faults including poor lighting on Alexander Street, high curbs, a deep sewer outlet, and parking difficulties on Baker Street. City Clerk William C. Stewart documented the letter as council member Esther Wyatt Bishop murmured assent, suggesting agreement with Schweranski.
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A. Schweranski
Alexander St
Donnelly
Baker St
William C. Stewart
Esther Wyatt Bishop
Schweranski
Personalities Feature Delayed To Next Week
Space constraints postpone the Lake County Personalities column for this week. The next installment will feature James C. DeGarmo of Mount Dora, expanding the weekly profile lineup.
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Lake County
James C. DeGarmo
Mount Dora
Mount Dora Cuts Home Taxes Again Under New Budget
Mount Dora approves a new budget cutting ad valorum taxes for many residents the seventh year in a row with reductions up to 40 percent for some and smaller percentages for others while funding street widenings a parking lot project sidewalks and future waterworks debt retirement City Clerk William Stewart cites tax structure changes and rising operating costs expected to total about 3 ? million with notable gains in water and light departments and fixed allocations for public works and police budgets
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Mount Dora
Opera
Chamber of Commerce
Mount Dora’s Haywire Week Ends With Oil Spill And Crashing Tree
Last week in Mount Dora brought chaos as an oil truck failed its brakes spilling oil across Baker Street and Fourth Avenue injuring the sidewalk and lamp post. Police report a $600 damage estimate and a DWI arrest occurred after a separate route incident. A large oak limb fell near Ruby Doster’s home, narrowly missing harm as residents evacuated.
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Mount Dora
Mother Nature
Lloyd Atkins Laundry and Dry Cleaning Co
Atkins
Baker St
Fourth Av
Donnelly St
Ohio
Donnelly and
Malignf
Owen Conner
Tavares
Ruby Doster
Western Union
Tor
Parkway
Dora Mount Dora Safety Patrol to represent state at national conclave
The Dora Mount Dora Safety Patrol, formed five years ago after a school accident, will represent Florida at the national Boy Scouts patrols conclave in Washington D C this week. Merrell Beebe accompanies the delegation to exchange ideas with peers from across the nation.
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Mount Dora
Boyay
Washington, D
Merrell Beebe
Florida
May Festival By Music Pupils At Community Center
A May Festival will be presented as entertainment for the Parent Teacher Association meeting tomorrow evening at the Community building by the elementary grades of the school. The event, open to the public with no admission charge, is directed by Mrs. Vincent Define. The program follows the 8 p.m. business session and features song and dance by first graders and a band interpretation of the Toys by first and second graders.
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Vincent Define
Building Permits Rise in Mount Dora Area in 1953 First Months
Building Inspector A J Wi reported at a City Council meeting that Mount Dora permit activity for the first four months of 1953 surpassed the same period in 1952, showing ongoing higher building activity than the prior year.
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Mount Dora
A. J. Wi
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H. G. Hamilton
U. of F
Cake
Commodity Exchange
Set For Colored Center
Mr. Schweranski
City
Pers
MacDonald
Clayton St
William Stewart
Dora
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