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Newspaper
Mount Dora Topic
Location
Mount Dora, Florida, United States of America
Date
Nov 26, 1959
Page
1
The Mount Dora suit ends with Ellen Bryant winning 220000 against the city for her husband’s death in a crash involving a city police car. The appeal challenges the jury finding and whether the fire of liability rests with Mount Dora, amid concerns of precedent for police pursuit liability.
The Lake County Tax Collector announced the first one million dollars of the 1959 60 taxes were distributed to county boards. By Nov 20 real estate and personal taxes were 31.7 percent paid and intangibles 58.2 percent. Discounts saved totaled 42871. Funds split among boards include general county and public instruction allocations plus special district distributions.
Mount Dora merchants plan their third Friday night event at 8 15 pm on Donnelly street to boost Christmas sales. At last week’s drawing Mrs L C Greene won two tickets and earned 100 dollars while Sherry Chapman and Sallie won 75 and 25 dollars respectively.
The Mount Dora Rainbow Girls present a style show titled Fashion is a Gift on Friday December 4 at 8 p.m. in the Community building. Rainbow Girls and Eastern Star members model fashions from Sally's Dress Shop.
City Council member Bliss seeks mayoral office. Michigan native trained in accounting and public relations, served 20 years in Detroit police, later detective in accident prevention. Now 46 with wife and two sons, active in Masons Lions Jaycees and budgeting. He tracks council expenditures and aided library funding and maintenance.
W. D. Patton, 82, announces his bid for a third term as Mount Dora mayor rivaling Winston Churchill in vigor. A Spanish-American War veteran and former mine crew boss in Mexico, he later worked as a chemist and ran his own labs. He managed Princess Theatre, serves as Kiwanis treasurer, and is a widower with a son Robert. As mayor he expanded the police department and advises on city affairs.
Camilla Georgia native Ed Avery filed for the Mount Dora City Council last week as he pursues his first term. Now 41, he has lived in Mount Dora 24 years and worked in taxicab service for 12. He and his wife have a daughter at Florida State University and attend local Baptist, Masonic, Legion, and Jaycee activities.
Seeking reelection, David Bowen of the American Can Co. in Plymouth is a Princeton graduate and World War II veteran, father of five, active in the local PTA. His first council term has been marked with steady involvement.
Harrison W Chesley of Lynn Massachusetts seeks his first term on the council. He is the son of the late John and Marguerite Chesley and grandson of Col W J Sanborn. He graduated from the University of New Hampshire in animal husbandry and now raises cattle. He served in World War II and Korea rising to major and serving in Italy Austria. He and his wife have three sons Sanborn Thomas and Stephen. He is Episcopalian and a building contractor.
Col Ozni H Cornwell a retired Army man and former major of the Kentucky State Police seeks his first term on Mount Dora Town Council. A native of Ohio he attended Ohio State University and the University of Kentucky, moved to Mount Dora in 1956 and works in real estate. He has held university and police leadership roles and is active in the International Assn of Chiefs of Police the American Legion Mount Dora Masonic Lodge Knights Templar and Kiwanis.
Robert C. Grantham, known as Dude, a Georgia native in the garage business since 1946, seeks reelection after one term on the Council. He chairs the Fire Dept. committee and Heim Field, helps run informal business dinners, serves Lions and Gailon clubs, and supports the Sanavenary Blood Bank. He has three children and focuses on school affairs.
Oscar Schubert joins the December IceHouse production of The Seven Year Itch with Dr. Watson Bacon in the lead. Nelsa Martz returns after See How They Run as the Girl. Betty Fellows plays Helen Sherman wife to Dr. Bacon. Newcomers Mr and Mrs Joseph Stevens from Dallas Texas and four year old Tommy Windram complete the lineup.
Six city congregations join for a community Thanksgiving service at First Methodist Church at 9 a.m. Rev. Lester C. Doerr will deliver the message with five other ministers taking part. The Methodist choir, directed by Edwin Waite, will sing after the Thanksgiving communion at St. Edward's Episcopal Church at 8 a.m.
A stolen truck driver last Saturday night felled pink trees planted to hide a wall on Highway 441 creating a long scratch mark on the wall. The driver was not found and the truck belonged to Morton Schiff of Orlando. In a separate four vehicle crash at Highland and Camp Street a total of 750 dollars in damages occurred to three autos and a truck. Police report showed multiple fines in court including for speeding improper passing and drunkenness.
Janet Scott, 1959 Mount Dora high school graduate, was elected sweetheart of Alpha Sigma fraternity at Bowling Green College of Commerce in Bowling Green Kentucky. She is the daughter of Mr and Mrs W C Scott of Zellwood and is a freshman at the college.
The Mount Dora Business and Professional Women's Club designated the week of November 22 to 28 as Know Your America week to stress American freedom and root out subversiveness. At a recent meeting Miss Nell Richardson of Tampa spoke on What Every Woman Should Know about detecting seeding bits of cancer.
Annexation remains central in civic talk as candidates seek votes for the December 8 election. Incumbent W D Patton faces Guy C Bliss for mayor while David Bowen, Robert O Grantham, James Ed Avery, Harrison Chesley and Col Ozni Cornwell contest four council seats. The article details the enabling act provisions, boundary lines, tax implications, and the phased municipality service and tax start dates for Sylvan Shores and other areas, noting mixed outside sentiment.
County agriculture produced 53.93 million dollars in 1959 with citrus dominating income. Oranges yielded 42.35 million. grapefruit 5.39 million. tangerines 1.35 million. Total citrus about 49.09 million. Other sectors include watermelon 400 thousand, vegetables 550 thousand, beef 350 thousand, dairy 260 thousand, poultry 325 thousand, honey 100 thousand, forest products 150 thousand, and fish bait 200 thousand. A new Florida Citrus Research Foundation tract was established in the county.
Mount Dora residents hospitalized this week include Mrs Leola Graf Mrs Linda Cox Mrs Eunice Wagoner Mrs Vera Brown Mrs Vera Blair Miss Caroline Douglas Claude Fralick Willard Wadsworth Arthur Carey Clarence Hope Victor Michelson all at Waterman Memorial Hospital Eustis.
The Oleander circle of Lakes and Hills Garden club holds a workshop at Mrs. E. A. Daniels dr home on Wednesday at 9 30 am.
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