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Newspaper
Mount Dora Topic
Location
Mount Dora, Florida, United States of America
Date
May 30, 1957
Page
8
The Mount Dora Growers Cooperative did not report rain for the past week despite the Wednesday storm. May rainfall stands at 7.5 inches, below May 1956's 9.1 inches, while year to date totals reach 21.2 inches versus 17.7 last year. A Santayana quote on fashion appears in the clippings.
The School Patrol boys outing to Silver Glen Springs produced feasts of 275 freshly caught crabs for 13 Mount Dora homes. Led by Capt. Herman Cox of the Police department with Oscar Grantham and Walker Horsley assisting, the trip marked one of its best years since its founding by late Police Chief Richard Shipes.
A potluck supper will be held at the Lawn Bowling club headquarters at 5 30 this evening inviting members and guests to participate in the community event hosted by the club.
In Lake County Florida a group of youths held in a crowded jail cell faced squalid conditions including bad air and no light. Judge Hall criticized the lack of windows and urged separation of juveniles, prompting local church action to push for a separate juvenile court and improved facilities.
Juvenile Counselor Kinne Pearce and a female assistant argue that crowded cells hinder rehabilitation and foster repeat delinquency. One boy has served time at Marianna Industrial School. The citizen committee urged reforms, including full-time counseling for Mrs Alexander and an office clerk.
Ken Jorgensen of Mount Dora was installed as chef de gate of Lake County Voiture, 40 et 8, at a banquet held near Lake Baylor, Umatilla. Several Mount Dora residents were named officers including Roy Christopher as correspondent and Horace Lynch as medicine, with other appointees from Tavares, Leesburg, Clermont, and Eustis. Harrison, grand cheminot of Florida, and Richard Eddy, past grand cheminot, performed the installation.
In Latin I Miss Evelyn Cassady scolds the class as Beckie Bardwell claims a mouse is inside a small white box. Roberta Aldrich Hazel Anne Avery and Pat Reese doubt the tale while muffled shrieks and laughter fill the room. The moment captures a lighthearted schoolyard scene.
A mouse wandered into Miss Doris Camp’s Latin I room causing squeals from Beckie and Judy Sadler. Beckie trapped the creature in a box before class ended and Judy took the mouse home for her kitten to observe. The kitten sniffed at the pink nosed intruder and puzzled over the visitor. The animal’s current whereabouts remain unknown.
Miss Phyllis Ferrone, Mount Dora high school student, injured last week when an auto jumped a grease rack and pinned her against a cabinet, is reported improved at Waterman Memorial Hospital. She suffered a broken leg and a badly twisted leg as Don Ford, a station employee and friend, drove the car. his foot slipped from the brake onto the accelerator as she signaled his approach.
A fragment identifies a mailing address in Atlanta Georgia P O Box 4424 Federal Annex. The text provides no additional context or events.
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