Slater Cox Appointed State Construction Engineer
Slater Cox, formerly of Mount Dora, will become state construction engineer with the State Road department on September 15. A UF Engineering graduate and licensed engineer, he has worked on the Crows Bluff bridge and Howey bridge projects and has been with the department since 1933. His wife Mrs. Cox has served as House clerk and leads the Lake County Health and TB association. the family remains active in local clubs.
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Slater Cox
Mount Dora
State Road Department
Cox
Lake Nettie
Eustis
Gorham St
Mire
Engineering College
University of Florida
Crows Bluff
St. Johns River
Howey
T. J
House of Representatives
Lake County Health and TB Association
Lakes and Hills
Lake County Farms Wage Rank Noted By County Agent
County Agent R. E. Bob Norris reports Lake County earned about 19 million dollars in wages and salaries from agriculture ranking third in the state. Polk County leads with 56.1 million and Orange with 27.8 million.
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Lake County
R. E. “Bob” Norris
Lake
Polk
Orange
Ground Observer Corps urged volunteers to defend city
Lake County leaders push for more Ground Observer volunteers at nine posts led by Walter TeStrake and F P Hatfield. They warn radar alone cannot detect low flying planes and single observers must act quickly to alert civilian defense and protect communities.
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Hatfield
Lake County
Tavares
Air Force Tech
Gerald Lund
Wings
Billy Simpson
Walter TeStrake, Jr
Merrell Beebe
Robert Wilson
Charles Reid
Tommy Cleary
Aearly
F. P. Hatfield
Umatilla
Ground Observer Corps
Kiwanis Club
Ground Observers Corps
Walter TeStrake
Franklin Park
Geneva
United States
G.O.C
Natural gas may come to area in year
Irwin Silverman, vice president of Triangle Gas Co., told the Rotary club that a Florida natural gas plan could reach the state in about 12 to 14 months with a $150 million pipeline system. If approved by the Federal Power Commission in January 1956, construction would begin, bringing potential lower rates and new industrial growth opportunities across Florida.
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Mount Dora
Inda Power Corp
Rotary Club
Irwin Silverman
Triangle Gas Co
Florida
Federal Power Commission
Houston Gas and Oil Corp
Silverman
Power Commission
Triangle Gas
Finlay Shop to Close for Holiday Break
Mr. and Mrs. Henry G. Finlay and their son will close their store for a holiday. The closure will begin Monday and last two to three weeks.
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Henry G. Finlayson
Camera Club Holds First Photo Contest
Rotary sponsored Wheel Camera Club members enter a monthly contest while learning film development and printing. Fran Henderson mentors youths at his Sanford Road darkroom guiding weekly sessions. Juvenile entries are judged by Rotary members with winners announced at the Tuesday Chamber of Commerce meeting.
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Doggy Agg Oi Ia
Fran Henderson
Sanford Rd
Henderson
Rotary Club
Chamber of Commerce
Council Revises Subdivision Code With Three Amendments
City Council Tuesday night introduced three amendments to the subdivision code, approved in August, including hard surface street requirements, a $500 fine or 90 days in jail for violations, and removal of a 50 by 90 foot minimum lot size. The code now references minimums from existing zoning codes.
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City Council
Two Counties Join In Bridge Dedication
Lake and Volusia counties celebrate the opening of the Francis P. Whitehair bridge over the St. Johns river on September 22. State Road official Whitehair will be honored and Mrs. Whitehair will cut the ribbon. The ceremony begins at 2:30 with State Sen. J. Ed Baker as emcee, followed by a fish fry and dance at DeLand Chamber of Commerce.
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Whitehair
State Road Department
Charley Johns
DeLand
Chamber of Commerce
Church to Honor Mount Dora School Faculty
The Fifth Ave School faculty will be honored at Sunday evening worship at the Methodist church. Speaker will be Ralph Banks, retired Vincennes superintendent, now living on Sylvan Shores Point Rd. His talk is titled Challenges Yet to Be Met. A Woman's Society reception will follow in Fe Ship Hall.
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Mount Dora
Methodist Church
Ralph Banks
Vincennes
Ind
Banks
Sylvan Shores Point Rd
Indiana State Teachers College
Indiana University
University of Colorado
Shenior
Woman's Society of Christian Service
Feship Hall
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Sylvan Shores
Ent
Simmons
Crane Furniture CO
First Federal Savings & Loan Ass
W. Main St
Leesburg
Camera Club
Council
Wise Boat Works
J. G. Ray, JR
AVS Chase F
God
John Milton
Burt Rutledge
N. Orange Orlando
H. G. Finlayson
Septem N
Eustis Auto Inn, Inc
Bay & Orange Ave
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