Mount Dora Police Pay Sparks Resignations and Debate
Chief James Orr warns of more resignations over salary levels as J C Ledford leaves for Eustis with higher pay. Mayor Patton plans council action to boost wages amid tax and utility funding concerns, while residents weigh the feasibility of funding raises.
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Mount Dora
Clinton Hydee
Sylvan Shores
Baltimore Md
Florida
J. C. Ledford
James Orr
W. D. Patton
Ledford
Eustis
Guardians of the Law
Orr
Herman Cox
Cox
Patton
City Council
50 Per Cent Pay for Police In Property Tax Discussion
City officials consider raising the tax millage to fund police salaries and civic projects. Tax data show 690 of 1,379 homes are tax free, while 689 homeowners pay under $7.50 to $45. The city’s 7.5 mills could only modestly raise revenue, and many residents would still pay little or nothing. Mayor Patton criticizes the current low rate, noting needs outweigh a small tax increase.
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Council
Ledford
Catia Canal
Hydee
John Cain
William C. Stewart
Cain
W. D. Patton
Mount Dora
Etta
Gardener Forum Compares Babies to Camellias in Mount Dora
The Mount Dora Lakes and Hills Garden club sponsored a community garden forum at the Community building. Jim Geddes and others advised on seed starting, watering at the roots, pruning camellias, fumigating soil for nematodes, and using fungicides to protect plants. The panel urged prompt action and practical steps to keep azaleas, crotons, and annuals healthy while stressing plant care over overwatering.
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Florida
Lakes and Hills
Lakes and Hills Garden Club
Mount Dora
Plant Board
Fogg
Geddes
Cote
Clement
Jim DeGarmo
Mount Dora Central
Mount Dora Council Takes Stand on Highway 441 Route
Mount Dora officials delayed meeting last night to approve aligning with the Chamber of Commerce against routing Highway 441 through Pinecrest Lake Gertrude and Sylvan Shores. Pinecrest residents led by T H McKinney W J Gottes and Lloyd Dean urged a stand to keep the highway north of Lake Gertrude as surveyed and favored by the chamber.
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Mount Dora
Chamber of Commerce
Chamber Board of Directors
State Road Department
Pinecrest
Lake Gertrude
Sylvan Shores
T. H. McKinney
W. J. Godtel
Lloyd Dean
William Dialpe
Pinecrest-Sylvan Shores
Pinecrest Group
Teen Topics Probes Mount Dora Youth on World Tensions
In Page 6 column Teen Topics Bess Davidson asks what Mount Dora teens think of the world situation. The piece notes youths watch world affairs closely because events affect them directly.
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Mount Dora
Bess Davidson
City Eyes Annexation Vote For Sylvan Shores Territory
City notifies residents of a December 11 election to annex about 32 homes along the western fringe toward Lake Dora. The measure, tied to the regular municipal vote, requires a majority of freeholders in Sylvan Shores and Mount Dora and preserves parks, streets, and current zoning.
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Sylvan Shores
Lake Dora
Lake Shore
Sadie Israelson
George Jite, Jr
Bill Prinz
Robert Walker
J. H. Barnhart
Mount Dora
John Cain
Tavares
School Teams To attend College Game in Mount Dora
Spectators from Miami and Tallahassee area will watch the Miami FSU freshman game at Mount Dora High School field on November 17 at 8 p m. Cocoa High School marching band in uniforms will perform at halftime with a surprise act. The Lions Club sponsors the event for nine high school teams and Central Florida players. Both teams hold three year eligibility, leveling scholastic standings and promising a topnotch, evenly matched contest.
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Miami-Fsu
Mount Dora
Cocoa High School
Cocoa Band
Florida
Lions Club
Central Florida
Union Thanksgiving Service Planned for City
Final plans are made for the annual Union Thanksgiving services to be held at the First Methodist church on Thanksgiving morning November 22 at 9 30. Dr. Robert R Reed of the Community church will give the sermon with other city ministers participating. The offering supports the King’s Corner work.
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Methodist Church
Robert R. Reed
Community Church
Mount Dora Emerges as Republican Stronghold in Florida
In Mount Dora Florida voters handed 82 percent to Dwight Eisenhower for president among 1,869 ballots while backing Republican candidates for Congress the Lake County School Board and county posts. Arnold Lund won the Fifth District seat while Henry L. Pringle led Lake County public instruction. Write-ins aided Sheriff race but favored McCall’s challenger failing to alter the outcome.
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Mount Dora
Florida
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Lake County
Eisenhower
Richard M. Nixon
Arnold Lund
Daytona Beach
Congress
A. S
Syd” Herlong, Jr
Lake Countian
Herlong
Henry L. Pringle
Leesburg
Republian
Joe Smith
George Smathers
Miami
Leesburg Editorial Demands Sheriff Ouster Over Morals Scandal
The Leesburg Commercial accuses Sheriff Willis McCall of aiding a rendezvous with a 19 year old white Orlando girl in the sheriff’s Ocala Forest cabin. It cites a circulated photo of the girl with a forehead wound and calls for governor LeRoy Collins to investigate removal from office.
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Ways and Means Committee
Herlong
Lund
Mr. Herlong
Mount Dora
LeRoy Collins
William A. Washburne
Sumter L. Lowry
Collins
Washburne
Willis McCall
W. L
Bill” Fisher
Leesburg
McCall
Howeiver
Orlando
Ocala Forest
Lake County
Tors
Sheriff's Office
W. Troy Hall, Jr
Doug Eller
Minns
Leola Minns
Negro Eastern Star
Tavares
Irving Burleigh
Democracy Now Turns Eyes on Dora Election
After the national vote the city looks to local democracy with a single petition for the three council posts. Incumbents Robert Walker J H Barnhart and Bill Prinz face terms expiring. Filing deadline is in the 20 with prospects for the December 11 municipal election.
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Roy Christopher
Robert Walker
J. H. Barnhart
Bill Prinz
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Joseph Kircher
Graves
Jim Geddes
Henry Codman Potter
Samson
John Bunyan
Highway
Union
Cies
Democracy
Dora
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