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Newspaper
Mount Dora Topic
Location
Mount Dora, Florida, United States of America
Date
Oct 06, 1949
Page
1
Mount Dora City Council unanimously creates the Mount Dora Planning Commission to study data on governance, welfare, transportation, parks, zoning and more. Members will include official and lay representatives with a 10 year term for lay appointees, and recommendations will be submitted to the council for progress toward a master plan.
George A. Meinecke a longtime Mount Dora winter resident died after a long illness in Montclair New Jersey He served as president of the Community church board of trustees and helped the Mount Dora Lawn Bowling club He previously was educational director at Underwood Typewriter Co training up to 2000 operators yearly He leaves two daughters Mrs Francis Crawford of Kirkwood Missouri and Mrs Robert G Weldon of Verona New Jersey Masonic services were held in Valhalla New York Tuesday
Wannamaker and Wells of Orangeburg won the Howey bridge contract for 487 546 dollars, far under the 1 000 000 dollar estimate. The award came as Ocala opened bids exceeding 3 000 000 with W H Armiston Company of Dunedin securing a 45 444 dollar Route 19 and 45 resurfacing job from Tavares to Minneola. The new concrete bridge will replace the old wooden span connecting Little and Big Harris lakes two miles north.
Rollin Javens reported to the City Council that the August wind cleanup required hauling 282 truckloads of refuse. The city hired six extra men at 30 dollars a week for three weeks to complete the work. Lake County’s annual agricultural income is 22 million dollars.
City Council members will send a delegation to study Daytona Beach's sewage plant to see if a smaller $100,000 start can replace the proposed $400,000 project. Mayor J E Fortner will lead the tour and report a compact plant serving a large city at lower cost.
Lake county city attorneys plan a Friday meeting at the court house in Tavares to interpret the new cigaret tax and its impact on municipalities. Mount Dora officials advance the ordinance to conform with the law, with second reading set for October 18. Tom Cooley estimates Mount Dora may gain about ten thousand dollars in tax, but actual city savings remain uncertain pending study.
Richard Dick Denson and wife Margaret unveil the M and A Super Market at Grandview and 11th showcasing self serve sales, distinctive shelving, modern meat department, and a bid to prove independents can compete with chains through low prices. Denson offers a $100 reward for any item marked up to offset his below cost ads.
Florida Citrus Mutual lists more than 90 percent of Lake county shippers as selling agents for members ahead of the season. The Lakeland headquarters release shows contracts signed by Oct 1, including Altoona Packing Co, Lake County Indus tries, American Fruit Growers, Pomona Products, and many others across towns such as Eustis Leesburg Mount Dora Plymouth and Zellwood. Canner contracts include B and W Canning Groveland Vacuum Foods Plymouth and Pomona Products Clermont.
The city will contribute 1050 as its share in a county wide mosquito control program set to begin next spring. After council discussion prompted by W E Holler of Breezy Point and County Health Department Supervisor Burke Chester the measure passed. The county levy of .35 mills will raise 8500 to fight mosquitoes with each city asked to contribute 30 cents per person to total 15000 for Lake County, to be matched by state funds.
Girls Scout units in Mount Dora press on with a rummage sale set for October 13 14 and 15 to raise funds while awaiting more leaders. Mrs Gladys Crane executive says clothes can be left at Crane Decorating Shop Fourth and Alexander or at Mrs James A Nelson 701 N Tremain Street.
A classroom quip frames a hypocrite as a boy who arrives at school with a smile. The Christian Herald notes the joke reflecting a child’s witty take on insincerity.
Work started this week on three more concrete brick homes in Mount Dora's East Town housing project begun by Mrs Gladys Malone. Nine more quarters will be added for the colored residents, with each unit including a bathroom and the second set to be larger than the first. The block already houses attractively clean dwellings and further additions are planned. The second Harvard University building finished in 1654 was intended for Indian instruction.
A new booklet from Mount Dora Publishing Co praises Florida living for retirees. Lou L Heaton of Mount Dora writes Life Can Begin at 60 in Florida, focusing on the upper Highlands and the Lake County area as a model for affordable, enjoyable retirement. Heaton, a former New York Herald Tribune advertising manager, charts a life beyond money worries and stress, highlighting local scenery, taxes, and a relaxed pace while noting no local favoritism.
L L Heaton served as editor of the Brooklyn Almanac for three years then moved among major New York papers. He built a classifieds dept at the Eagle after a stint at the New York Evening Post, joined the Herald fore runner, Mail, and Globe, then received a Philadelphia Bulletin offer he initially rejected while advancing radio broadcasting coverage at the Globe, including KDKA in Pittsburgh.
A three year old in Lakes County, Florida, and his six siblings face neglect and poverty as welfare workers assess their dire anemia and starvation. County probation officer Fred Borg investigates the family amid a custody dispute and a mother torn by a violent marriage, with a newborn in need of nourishment.
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