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Newspaper
Mount Dora Topic
Location
Mount Dora, Florida, United States of America
Date
Oct 01, 1959
Page
3
Dora Woman's Club begins its new season with a 2 pm meeting in the Community building. The program centers on reports from the Florida Federation board meeting in Pensacola and Girl's State, plus poetry commemorating Columbus.
Army engineers report Moss Bluff dam released about 400 percent of normal over six months due to over 50 inches of rainfall in the Oklawaha river basin. With Lake Griffin levels near record highs, the dam operated at maximum outlet capacity averaging 1200 cu ft per second and releasing about 450000 acre feet, while turbines were sometimes shut to curb downstream flooding.
The text notes plans to maximize releases within the Oklawaha river basin using current facilities and that larger releases require enlarging a 20 mile canal between Lake Griffin and Silver Springs Run. A detailed Corps study has been assigned to assess the efficiency and feasibility of this improvement.
Mount Dora area residents in the hospital this week include Mrs. Jean Pike, Mrs. Bess Morava, Mrs. Rebecca Cook, Mrs. Susie Caley, Mrs. Eunice Wagner, Mrs. Mary Mitchell, Mrs. Marguerite Mathews, Patsy Baines, Dr. Ervin Lewis, Roy Gerhardt, Ralph Davis, William Boyle, Delbert Wagner, Rudolph Vyrostek, Robert Halliday, Glenn Chapman at Waterman Memorial hospital in Eustis. Mrs. Jennie Bultman and O. D. Keown are confined in Durham Young hospital in Leesburg.
Chevrolet unveils the Corvair, America's first rear mounted aluminum six engine compact. The car features a flat floor, 6 passenger comfort, 30 percent better fuel economy, fold down rear seat, and a one package power team with engine transmission and differential.
The Florida Citrus Research Foundation organized to secure land for the U S Horticulture station now in Orlando to advance citrus development. It seeks $200 000 to buy a tract in Lake County between Leesburg and Groveland and welcomes charitable tax deductible contributions via checks to Florida Citrus Research Foundation, Box 499 Lakeland.
Aviation electrician's mate third class Robert T. Weston, son of Mrs. Hazel L. Weston, is serving aboard the attack aircraft carrier Saratoga with the U.S. Sixth Fleet in the Mediterranean. The Saratoga, part of Task Force 60, began a six month tour at Majorca, relieving the Franklin D. Roosevelt and is to participate in exercises and visit Italy Spain France and Greece.
Lake County unveils a 400 acre recreation area in the Ocala National Forest. It includes Alexander Springs with free admission free parking free swimming and free picnic facilities for visitors.
J. W. Van Der Laag speaks at the Wesley Fellowship class in the Methodist church during the regular monthly gathering. The 6:15 PM meeting will cover the topic A Rubber Plantation in Sumatra.
An executive meeting of the WSCS is scheduled for 9 30 a m tomorrow Friday in the Fellowship Hall at the Methodist church.
The Ruth Circle of the Methodist Church will host a breakfast at 9 a.m. on October 8 at Gilbert Park. Mrs. Ed gar Forsyth Mrs. Adrian Elsman and Mrs. Frank Corriden will supervise the event.
The Esther Circle of the Methodist Church will meet at the home of Mrs. A R Kinsey at 563 11th Ave at 2 p m on Thursday Oct 8.
Members of the Legion Auxiliary are reminded to bring Joy Ship gifts to the meeting tonight at 8 p.m. The gathering occurs at the Memorial home of the American Legion.
Mount Dora's Pram Fleet competed against 35 boats on the Halifax River at Daytona Beach last Saturday. Anina Frank finished fifth across three heats, with Janie Murray eighth. Individual Mount Dora results show Anina second, sixth, and seventh. Janie fourth, ninth, and tenth. Dodds fifth and thirteenth. Linda Bowen sixth and fourteenth. Alice Toy sixth and sixteenth. Jeff Bowen joined as a new member, finishing not last among the racers. Accompanying them were instructor Bob Collie and Mr. and Mrs. John Alden Murray.
Fred Cross Lake County Defense Council chairman announces a new civil defense plan titled A Home Preparedness Award. The program will be developed by women’s organizations nationwide with kits and information distributed to women’s groups via the Lake County Civil Defense Council offices at the Lake County Chamber of Commerce building in Tavares.
The Four Way Singing Convention meets Saturday at 8 p.m. in the Church of God on Walker Street Lake Wales and Sunday at the Nazarene Church at First and Johnson Street. Lunch is served in the park at noon and singing continues until 4 30 p.m. Rev Harold Miller invites the public.
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