City Considers Paving Project Amid Resident Demands
Normandy subdivision residents pressed the council to pave their street now while the city weighs a larger road program. Eldred Pitzer cited driveway damage and a ruined exhaust as compelling needs. A committee was formed to estimate costs and funding methods, with talks on a pro rata 10 year tax plan to keep the street at about 10 dollars yearly per home.
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Normandy Sr
Veterans
Mount Dora
Normandy
Eldred Pitzer
Harry Chester Conelly
Stephen Gregor
D. Fletcher Crane
Roy Christopher
Mount Dora Marine earns sharpshooter medal
Frank Keller son of Mr and Mrs Jack Keller of Mount Dora is pictured in his Marine uniform. A Mount Dora High School graduate and former Florida State University student, Keller entered the Marines in June and recently completed recruit training at Parris Island with first class private rating and a sharpshooter medal.
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Frank Keller
Mount Dora
Jack Keller
Frank
Mount Dora High School
Florida State University
Marines
Parris Island
City Hears Repairs Needed In Reservoir
Councilman Ernie Mosteller warned the city to address municipal water works repairs. The reservoir pumped 9 550 000 gallons in August and has cracks causing seepage under pressure. A repair firm estimated costs at 7 500 dollars. Some council members suggested diverting parking meter revenue to fund the project.
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Ernie Mosteller
Mosteller
Florida Scout Delegate to Speak at Kiwanis Dinner
Walter TeStrake Jr. will tell Kiwanis members about his World Jamboree trip to Bad Ischl Austria this summer. He is Central Florida’s sole delegate and will be joined by his mother Mrs Edna TeStrake and school faculty guests at the 6:30 p.m. dinner.
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Mike
Walter
Mike” TeStrake, Jr
Bad Ischul
Austria
Central Florida
Kiwanis Club
Kiwanians
Edna TeStrake
Whiskey Barrel Seeks Reposting Ad to Reach Buyers
The owner failed to sell a whiskey barrel last week and plans another free repeat For Sale ad on Page 7. The Topic ad brought many prospective buyers who purchased other items, and the repeat offer makes the listing free again. Call or drop in with your sale message.
Woman asks bank or church in odd call mix up
A woman phoned her bank seeking guidance on a $1,000 bond and asks if it is for redemption or conversion. A clerk clarifies the confusion as she mistakenly questions whether she is speaking to the First National Bank or the First Baptist Church.
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First National Bank
First Baptist Church
Citadel cadet Jacobson to reenter with corporal rank
Christ M Jacobson Jr a Mount Dora high school graduate of 1950 and Lake Jem native is one of the cadets at The Citadel S C military college who will reenter school this month with the rank of corporal. He will report to classes Sept 24 and plans to become a dentist.
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Christ Jacobsen, Jr
Lake Jem
Mount Dora High
Citadel
S. C
Military College
Christ M. Jacobson
World neighborhood unity call by editorial satire
A satirical editorial argues that no community is as small as the world neighborhood where every man’s welfare and destiny are interlocked with all others, stressing interdependence and shared fate.
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Sat
Review of Literature
Students Vie For Council Kid s Day Posts
Students campaign for Student Council seats at Mount Dora schools with votes on Friday and city officials named for National Kid s Day on Saturday September 22. Mayor Crane and local officials guide activities as Kiwanis hosts events at Hilltop golf Shuffleboard Fifth and Donnelly Lawn Bowling on the lakefront.
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Mount Dora School
D. Fletcher Crane
Mount Dora
Crane
William Stewart
Lou L. Heaton
New
Kiwanis Club
St. James of
Jack
Donnelly St
D. D. Roseborough
Harold Overhiser
Rollin Javens
Jack Groves
Roy Christopher
Walter TeStrake
Earl Stary
A. J. Waltz
J. W. Willmott
Shuffleboard Club
Lou Heaton
Stephen Gregor
Soldier on Honeymoon Learns Father’s Death in Florida
Corp. Warren L. Story Jr. learned of his father County Registrar W. L. Story’s death while on honeymoon in Garmisch Germany. He married Ruth Moorsa Sept 1, a war orphan employed in Munich. Arrived in Mount Dora after burial, plans to bring his bride to the United States next year.
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W. L. Story
Corp
Warren L. Story, Jr
Garmish
Germany
Corporal Story
Ruth Moorsa
Mount Dora
Munich
St. Paul’s Church
Story
France
8Th General Hospital
America
United States
Lake County
American Red Cross
Sen. Spessard Holland
War Department
Heaton's Booklet Of Life Lets 60s Retire In Florida
The third edition of Heaton's Life begins at 60 booklet is being mailed to the North to entice readers with retirement ideas. Councilman Lou L. Heaton urges 60ish readers to retire to Florida's Upper Highlands for relaxation and new activities, framed by his personal story as a former New York Herald Tribune ad man.
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Florida
Lou L. Heaton
Chamber of Commerce
Sunshine
Mount Dora
New York Herald Tribune
Mount Dora Schools Welcomes New Assistant Principal Ronald Aldrich
Ronald Aldrich steps into Mount Dora High School as assistant principal, bringing a philosophy that treats students as individuals and emphasizes responsibility. He plans to weave current events into World History to prepare youths for global engagement and believes teaching offers the best chance to shape the future. He chose education over higher pay, aiming to influence many students and inspire future teachers.
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United States
Mount Dora
Ronald Aldrich
William Vincent
Fifth Av
Mount Dora's
Aldrich
Woeken
Culor
Hornell
N. Y
WWHG
Aldrich Leaves Radio for Teaching to Serve Youth
Ronald E. Aldrich chose teaching over radio after preferring public service to self interest. Born in Hornell and raised in Bradford, he earned his education degree at Lock Haven in 1935 and 1936, then sought high school teaching positions while remaining in education.
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Aldrich
Hornell
Bradford
Lock Haven
Car Count Shows Outsiders Make Up One Fifth of Traffic
Councilman Lou L. Heaton reported counting 28 of 119 downtown cars as out of county at 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. on Monday and Tuesday. Frank Mise predicted the share would rise to about 60 percent soon.
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Lou L. Heaton
Council
Frank Mise
Merchants
Jim Klusmeier
Jones
Klusmeier
Charles Bradford
R. C. Bardwell
Meters
Wayne Moon
A.m.&s. Sales and Service
United States
Mount Dora
Eustis
Ernie Mosteller
Crane
Mount Dora Voters Back Parking Meters Plan
City Council votes unanimously to install downtown parking meters as merchants and residents support the move in a straw poll. The measure includes plans for two connected municipal lots on Baker Street and a lease with Sunoco to secure a vacant Baker lot for winter parking.
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Mount Dora
Dale Jones
Tangerine
Sorrento
Baker St
D. Fletcher Crane
Sunoco
Baker and
Fifth
Baker
Fourth
Lloyd Atkins
William Prinz
Committee to Arrange Meter Installation in Mount Dora
A city committee will meet with Mico-Meter Co. this week to negotiate parking meters for Mount Dora likely in October. The contract lets the city keep half the revenue for six months if meters fail and requires sidewalk repairs where placed.
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Mico-Meter Co
Mount Dora
Frank Mise
United States
Clermont
D. Fletcher Crane
William C. Stewart
Roy Christopher
Ordinance Bans Floating Solicitors in Mount Dora
Mount Dora City Council voted to adopt an Alexandria La. style ordinance barring itinerant peddlers. It requires sales by invitation only, excluding residents selling from house to house, and awaits second reading in October after Supreme Court upheld the related test case.
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Mount Dora
United States Supreme Court
Merchants Division
Alexandria
U. S
Canning Factory Planned for Plymouth Township
A factory to manufacture tin cans will be built in Plymouth this winter and employ over 60 workers. The report was presented at Tuesday’s Council meeting to indicate a potential rise in trade in Mount Dora.
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Canning
Plymouth
Mount Dora
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Cadet Jacobsen
Third
Seventh
Donnelly
Winn and Lovett Co
Doran
Heaton
Mabel Norris Reese
Ronald E. Aldrich
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