City Workers Police Set for Pay Boosts in Mount Dora
The Finance committee backs wage raises for city workers and police. Police chief James seeks to move from yard man status to higher pay. by plan, Orr would rise from 310 to 365 dollars monthly, with other ranks also advanced to scales matching nearby Eustis. Mayor Patton confirms unanimous committee approval.
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Dora
James
J. H. Barnhart
Mount Dora
Eustis
Orr
Herman Cox
George Hall
George Ober
Clinton Hydee
W. D. Patton
Finance Committee
Underwriters Form Group A Meeting in Leesburg
A Lake County Life Underwriters association group will meet at Leesburg Community Building at 1 p.m. today. The event includes a training class in life underwriting led by Robert Walker, past president of the national association.
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Underwriters
Lake County Life Underwriters Association
Leesburg
Life Underwriters
Robert Walker
National Association
Lake County Civil Defense Leader at Fifth Division Conference
Karl Lehmann, Chairman-Director of Civil Defense, represented Lake county at the Fifth Division Conference held in Bunnell this week.
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Lake
Karl Lehmann
Civil Defense
Lake County
Bunnell
Outsiders Invited To Sylvan Shores Meeting
Officers of the Sylvan Shores Property Owners association invite residents in the proposed annexation area to attend a meeting at the Community building on Wednesday December 3. The main business is the election of officers, and non members cannot vote. The session begins at 7 30 p.m.
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William C. Stewart
Roy Christopher
John Cain
Lou L. Heaton
Marion F. Brinker
Sylvan Shores Property Owners Association
Cain
W. D. Patton
Robert Travers
Travers
Sylvan Shores
Lake Shore Dr
Mu ck Kiw anis talk on muck farming benefits
Arthur Hodges of the Federal Drainage district will speak before the Kiwanis club today about the problems and benefits of muck farming.
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Arthur Hodges
Federal Drainage District
Kiwanis Club
Tree Doctors at Mount Dora School
Porter Sullivan, custodian at Mount Dora Fifth Avenue School, offers to repair tree cavities at no cost. He plans a student crew to demonstrate cementing cavities as a tree-saving technique, selecting smaller trees and aiming to work on a Saturday for participating homeowners.
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Porter Sullivan
Mount Dora
Sullivan
Mrs. Anna Hall Birkbeck Rites Held At Lake Shore Drive
Anna Hall Birkbeck 80 mother of School Teacher and Librarian Alexandra H. Birkbeck died at her Lake Shore drive home Tuesday night after 35 years in Mount Dora. She came from Cedartown Georgia and was an Episcopal church member. Funeral services were held at 3 p.m. at Rehbaum's Funeral Home with Rev. John F. Mangrum officiating. Interment followed in Pine Forest Cemetery.
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Anna Hall Birkbeck
Alexandra H. Birkbeck
Lake Shore Dr
Birkbeck
Mount Dora
Cedartown
Episcopal Church
Rehbaum
John F. Mangrum
Pine Forest Cemetery
Cub Scout Awards Presented Tonight
Twelve awards are to be given at the Cub Scout pack meeting in the Community building at 7 30 p m. Cub Master Eddie Waite will present gold arrows to John Moon Allen Whittington Schmit and Chuckie Norris silver arrows to Arthur Link lion to James Bumgardner bear to Bill Schmidt and Chuckie Norris silver wolf to John Moon Bruce Tyre Allen Whittington and Michael Green.
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Eddie Waite
John Moon
Allen Whittington
Schmit
Chuckie Norris
Silver Arrows
Arthur Link
Lion
James Bumgardner
Bear
Bill Schmidt
Silver Wolf
Bruce Tyre
Michael Green
Florida Third In Honey Production At Lake County Coop
Florida ranks third nationwide in honey output with 27.2 million pounds behind California and Minnesota. The Lake County Chamber of Commerce based in Umatilla oversees the Florida Honey Cooperative where growers deliver, process, and ship honey nationally and internationally from the cooperative plant. Arthur Brew of Umatilla processed 1.75 million pounds for northeastern bakeries, plus 330 thousand pounds of orange blossom and a million pounds from Sumter county sent to southeastern stores. Kenneth Williams, co op manager, moved 360 thousand pounds of Florida flower honey and 365 thousand pounds of orange blossom to buyers nationwide and in Hamburg. Lake County beekeepers produced over a million pounds last year, mainly orange blossom.
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Florida
California
Minnesota
Lake County
Arthur Brew
Umatilla
Sumter County
Kenneth Williams
Honey Cooperative
Co-Op
U.S
Hamburg
Germany
Morris Promoted to Sergeant First Class in Germany
Army announces Lucious A Morris son of Mrs Mary W Morris from Orange Sr has received a promotion to sergeant first class while serving in Germany with the 54th battalion.
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Lucious A. Morris
Mary W. Morris
Orange Sr
Germany
Army
Sammie Davis Jr Completes Marine Recruit Training
Navy News Center reports Sammie Davis Jr from Pine Street has completed recruit training at Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island South Carolina completing his entry into service and earning his basic qualification.
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Sammie Davis, Jr
Pine St
Marine Corps Recruit Depot
Parris Island
S. C
Navy News Center
Mount Dora Budget Seen As Stable Not Rich Nor Broke
Mount Dora City Clerk William C. Stewart told the Rotary club that the treasury sits between extremes. He debunked the idea the city is rich or broke, noting funds are restricted for pensions cemeteries water debt and must be invested prudently. He cited growth from 1946 to 1957 with electric customers rising from about 1 000 to 2 100 and the budget expanding from under 100 000 to about 450 000 with payrolls increasing from 27 to 52.
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Mount Dora
William C. Stewart
Rotary Club
Stewart
Water Department
Mount Dora Sees Drought Flushes Month With Low Rain
Last week recorded no rainfall in Mount Dora leaving the monthly total at 3 inches. Year to date rainfall stands at 50.9 inches versus 57.5 inches by this date last year, reflecting continued cold and dry conditions.
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Mount Dora
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