Citrus Culture Plant Reopens After Fire One Year Later
Citrus Culture Corp resumes operations in a fire rebuilt plant with sprinklers and higher capacity. The new mixer handles 1.5 tons per cycle, producing about 45 tons per hour and over 200 tons daily. Fifty workers join office staff, plant crews, and truck drivers. J. E. Fortner, president, reflects on a changed outlook and expanded grove operations supporting Mount Dora fertilizer distribution.
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Mount Dora
J. E. Fortner
Big Lake Norris
Lake County
New York
Florida
October 1959 Disability Benefits Expansion for Covered Workers
Col Byron Patton of the Orlando social security office explains that October marks disability protection for many farmers and other newly covered workers. Eligibility requires five years of coverage. benefits include $116 monthly to the disabled worker and $254 monthly for dependents, with details from the Orlando office.
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Col
Byron R. Patton
Orlando
Col. Patton
Driver Training Becomes Required In Lake County Schools
About 900 Lake County students are enrolled in driver training courses across county high schools. The program is now a required course except for students unable to drive. Local automobile dealers supply cars for the program including Chevrolet dealer Joe Creamons of Sylvan Shores. Highway Patrol officers helped plan the Mount Dora schedule with driver education staff. Training will resume in December.
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Lake County
Couny
Joe Jenkins
Joe Creamons
Chevrolet
Sylvan Shores
High Way
Mount Dora
Ofoan
Edgerton May Be Ineligible for State Post
The Tampa Tribune reports Richard Edgerton of Mount Dora and Crawford Notch New Hampshire may not legally hold the state Hotel and Restaurant Commission chairmanship. If invalid, fines collected under Edgerton could be refunded. Edgerton also serves as Crawford House postmaster, a federal role that may violate state law. Governor Le Roy Collins appointed him after winning election.
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The
Tampa Tribune
Richard Edgerton
Mount Dora
Crawford Notch
N. H
State Hotel and Restaurant Commission
Tribune
Edgerton
Crawford House
New Hampshire
New England
LeRoy Collins
New England Weekly Press Assn
Symphony Group Parley Planned in Mount Dora
The Mount Dora Symphony Society gathers Friday at 7 30 p m to form a group aiding dual appearances of the Florida Symphony Orchestra. Frederick Sleight leads planning with Henry Mazar to explain music at meetings. Kiwanis sponsors note proceeds support underprivileged children.
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Mount Dora
Henry Mazar
Kiwanis
Applications Open For Census Takers In Lake County
The 1959 Census of Agriculture seeks census takers in Lake county. Field Director Thomas W. McWhirter announces. Kenneth L. Spring is crew leader in Leesburg reachable at State 7-4953. Requirements include US citizenship high school education health good conduct age 18 plus, and ability to self-finance four to five weeks. Veterans receive priority. A license and private automobile are required. pay is seven cents per mile.
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Lake County
Thomas W. McWhirter
Census Bureau
Atlanta
Kenneth L. Spring
P. O. Box
Leesburg
United States
Dr Charles M Proctor Dies at 79 In Malden Massachusetts
Retired dentist Dr Charles Marden Proctor aged 79 died at his Oakland street home on September 18. A descendant of a Massachusetts Bay governor he guided dental practice in Boston Malden and abroad. He taught at Tufts and held major posts in state and national dental groups. He leaves a wife four children two brothers and several grandchildren. funeral services were held at Rehbaum Funeral Home with adult Bible class members as honorary pallbearers.
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Charles Marden Proctor
Massachusetts Bay Colony
Oakland St
Proctor
Massachusetts
State Dental Society
Malden
Mass
Boston
Rome
William Luther
Portman Square
London
U. S
Tufts University School of Dental Medicine
New England
Low- Paris
Antwerp
Belgium
Seattle
Methodist Church
Copley
Southborough
Salvation Army
University Club
City Club
The
Country Club
Mount Dora
Malden Mass
Massachusetts Grand Lodge
Massachusetts Dental Society
Dental
Berry College
Harvard School of Dentistry
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Wellesley College
Care
Aleee Geuighter
Irmingam
Ala
Helen Proctor
Philip Giles
South Weymouth
Joseph W. Proctor
Rehbaum Funeral Home
Topic Cited as Best Paper Feature Wins FWPC Award
Contributing editor Mabel Norris Reese earned four first place awards and one third for writing at the Florida Women’s Pres club meeting in Tampa. The Mount Dora Topic won best newspaper or section in the under 25,000 circulation class edited by a woman, while Reese’s feature on a drowning on a north Lake County lake also won. The Daytona Beach News-Journal earned first in editorial writing public service and a news feature. the paper’s public service covered Jesse Daniels. a racing car death feature placed third. Both Miami Herald and Lakeland Ledger led overall with eight awards each.
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Topic
Mabel Norris Reese
Florida Women’s Pres Club
Tampa
Et Daytona Beach News-Journal
Reese
Theron C. Liddle
Deseret & Salt Lake City Telegram
Mount Dora
Lake County
Philip Heisler
The
Baltimore Sun
News-Journal
Don G. Borg
Bergen Evening Record
Hackensack
N. J
Daytona Beach
Public Service
Jesse Daniels
John Gillen
Philadelphia Enquirer
Marshall Teague
New International Speedway
Miami Herald
Lakeland Ledger
Women’s Association
Dora Pram Fleet To Compete With Five Other Towns
Mount Dora pram sailors join six fleets in a Halifax sailing association regatta. Participants include Jeff Bowen, Linda Bowen, Chris Dodds, Anina Frank, Janie Murray, and Alice Toy with chaperones Bob Collie and others. Teams from St. Augustine and Cocoa compete. heats begin 11 a.m. with 1:15 and 2:15 p.m. races and trophies awarded afterward.
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Mount Dora
Pram
Halifax
Sailing Association
Jeff
Linda Bowen
Chris Dodds
Anina Frank
Janie Murray
Alice Toy
Halifax River
Bob Collie
Lee Elmore
Joseph Burro
John Alden Murray
St. Augustine
Rockledge
Cocoa
Orlando
Titusville
Treasurer Sets Insurance Code Meetings Statewide
J Edwin Larson state treasurer plans a series of meetings to explain the new insurance code. He will tour key cities with his staff, establishing a headquarters at the San Juan hotel ballroom in Orlando on Oct 9 to brief industry representatives and the public.
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J. Edwin Larson
Orlando
San Juan
Board weighs plea for juvenile home focused on rehab
The clerk and county officials heard from the Citizens Committee led by W F Williams of Clermont and Mrs Barbara Hinebaugh seeking a humane juvenile detention home. They urged 10 acres, low maintenance design, and rooms with outdoor views to avoid prison like confinement while rehabilitation stays central.
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Citizens Committee
W .F. Williams
Clermont
Williams
Barbara Hinebaugh
Bartow
Ocala
Hinebaugh
Razor Strop
Cecil Theus
Lynn Seiler
W. Troy Hall, Jr
Plato
Canton
Ohio
Theus
Goodson
Orange Bowl Queen Contest Seeks Mount Dora Candidates
Florida hosts its 26th annual Orange Bowl beauty quest from December 24 to January 3. The Miami based committee invites eligible Florida residents and visiting students to apply with three photos and personal data. Semi finalists are chosen from submitted portraits and interviews in Miami.
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Florida
Miami
Nanita Greene
University of Miami
New York City
New York
the Rose
Flor
Rainfall Report From Mount Dora Growers Co op
The Mount Dora Growers Co op records 3.8 inches rain in the last week ending Wednesday. Monthly total reaches 11.5 inches and yearly total 78.9 inches, compared with 48.4 inches for the same period last year.
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Mount Dora
Labor Law Co-Author Landrum to Speak at Florida Chamber Meet
Georgia congressman Phil M. Landrum famed for the Landrum Griffin act will be a principal speaker at the Florida State Chamber of Commerce annual meeting in Tampa from November 15 to 17. State Chamber President J J Parrish Jr praised Landrum for leading a union cleansing effort with broad support from Florida lawmakers. Landrum will address the state chamber banquet on November 17.
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Phil M. Landrum
Georgia
Landrum-Griffin
Florida: State Chamber of Commerce
Tampa
Landrum
Florida Business Leaders Assembly
State Chamber
J. J. Parrish, Jr
America
Lahdrum
Florida
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Dr. Proctor
FWPC
By P. R
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Dora Pram
William Shakespeare
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