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Newspaper
Mount Dora Topic
Location
Mount Dora, Florida, United States of America
Date
Sep 29, 1955
Page
6
Trucks and Season Nears Stir Mount Dora Tensions
Mount Dora faces growing frustrations as heavy trucks clog the Orange Blossom Trail through downtown. Residents and visitors endure noise, delays, and hazards near schools and the lake as planners promised a town meeting and a state road survey, but no final report or actionable plan has emerged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Dora
President Eisenhower Healings Shapes 1952 Election Hopes
A national memo urges unity and positive outlook as President Eisenhower’s illness at Fitzsimons Hospital prompts questions about his recovery and possible run for a second term. It argues reduced duties could help leadership while calling for focus on healing and national unity rather than political mudsling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fitzsimons
Denver
Eisenhower
America
UN Debates Seating China as Argentina Seat Question Looms
The UN General Assembly fails to seat Communist China for a sixth year as the vote postpones the issue to next year. Indonesia shifts to against the US while Israel abstains, and debates center on Western alignment and future recognition of Argentina’s post Peron regime and its delegates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Nations
Chiang Kai-shek
General Assembly
Israel
United States
Bandung
China
Chou En-lai
S. General Assembly
Russia
Chou
Asia
Argentina
Peron
Eduardo Lonardi
Surrender Your Old Driver's License Before Oct. 1
H. N. Kirkman warns that drivers must surrender their 1959 licenses to obtain the 1956 version to prevent misuse. He told the State Cabinet that some people used old licenses to obtain permits elsewhere and then swapped in a spare during minor violations, prompting a request to county judges to collect old licenses when issuing new ones.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. N. Kirkman
Department of Public Safety
Mr. Kirkman
Women workers face wage gaps in journalism and business
National Business Women's Week highlights unequal pay for women across professions. A Florida survey shows average female newspaper staff earning 50 to 59 dollars weekly, with male colleagues earning about 20 dollars more for similar city reporting work. The Equal Rights Amendment remains a debated goal amid protests and advocacy by BPW and legislators.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nazi Federation of Business and Professional Women
Washington
Katharine St. George
New York
Florida
Sydney Kobre
School of Journalism
BPW
Un delivered Mail About Re apportionment Idea Sales
A letter to Governor LeRoy Collins discusses Dick Edgerton now a Florida official and suggests he focus on Lake County to promote reapportionment ideas and a regional development commission. The note questions political strategy and influence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dick Edgerton
New England
Regional Development Commission
Florida
Lake County
Eisenhower Warns Against Indispensable Man Concept
The piece recalls Eisenhower urging Republicans to unite on party philosophy rather than his personality. It notes the historical rise and fall of the indispensable man idea, cites Lincoln on government by the people, and argues the president resists the notion while seeking another term for peace and party unity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dwight Eisenhower
Washington
Ike
Lincoln
Eisenhower
Shiny New Debt
A Federal Reserve Board report shows auto debt rising sharply, with June up 567 million to reach nearly 12.6 billion. Total consumer and mortgage debt also climbs, raising concerns that widespread borrowing could threaten the economy as the nation sustains heavy debt levels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Federal Reserve Board
Hock
Methodist Women's Society Honors Its Founder and Workers
The First Methodist church WSCS marked its 15th anniversary with honoring founder Mrs. Rogers and former pastors wives Mrs. Gibson and Mrs. Blackburn. Speakers recalled Mount Dora church growth from 49 members to six circles and 1,700,000 worldwide, with $6,800 spent on external work last year. Rowena Dooley received a life WSCS membership.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Methodist Women’s Society
Workers
First Methodist Church
Woman's Society of Christian Service
Wesleyan Service Guild
Kenneth Rogers
Gainesville
George Gibson
Flant City
Robert Blackburn
DeLand
Ata
Mount Dora
WSCS
S. C. Colley
Gibson
Blackburn
Rowena Dooley
Millard Reid
Gordon Conboy
Vernon Swartsel
Illness Affects Twelve Mount Dora Area Residents
A total of 12 Mount Dora area residents are in Waterman Memorial Hospital this week due to illness. Names include Mrs Melvina Bleeker Mrs Flora Laskey Mrs Emma Sears Marsh Mrs Marguerite Miller Miss Sarah Leatherbury Jacob Langthorne Paul Milner Manassa Grantham Paul Gosnell Mrs Hazel Wolf Arlen Bagwell and Mrs Kathleen Sanders from Lake Jem and Sorrento communities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Dora Area
Waterman Memorial Hospital
Melvina Bleeker
Flora Laskey
Emma Sears Marsh
Marguerite Miller
Sarah Leatherbury
Jacob Langthorne
Paul Mil
Ner
Manassa Grantham
Paul Gosnell
Mount Dora
Hazel Wolf
Arlen Bagwell
Sorrento
Kathleen Sanders
Lake Jem
Vets Education Enrollment Opened for High School Diplomas
Lou Bethea announces registration is open for Korean veterans to earn high school diplomas via adult education. A meeting is set Monday at 7:30 p m at the high school for eligible veterans to apply and join general education classes. Veterans have up to three years after discharge to apply, with GI Bill eligibility.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lou Bethea
Bethea
Apopka
Leesburg
Law Student Loses Defense in Mount Dora Court
In Mount Dora police court another morning session saw Orlando man David Jolly Jr. fined 100 dollars after being charged with driving while intoxicated. Deputy Murphy testified he saw beer cans thrown from the car during a pursuit along Route 441. Ft Lauderdale lawyer Edonais Jordon was fined 10 dollars for speeding in a 15 mile zone although he argued his need to pass a truck. William Jones of Laurel Mississippi received a 15 dollar fine for public intoxication.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edonais Jordon
Ft. Lauderdale
Jordon
Mount Dora
J. C. Ledford
William Jones
Laurel
Miss
Public advisories warn on termite pest control fraud
The Lake County Chamber of Commerce warns residents to hire only licensed termite control companies in Florida. The Florida State Board of Health must license pest firms, and complaints should be filed with the State Board of Health in Jacksonville and the Director of Entomology, John A. Mulennan. Mount Dora has enacted penalties for fraudulent termite exterminators.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lake County
State Board of Health
Lake County Chamber of Commerce
State Bo of Health
Jacksonville
John A. Mulennan
Mount Dora
Sewing Machine Center Opens in Eustis
The ABC Sewing Store has opened in the Post Office arcade in Eustis Lake County. It features Pfaff machines and other brands with a management announcement offering a 50 dollar price cut on new machines this week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lake County
ABC Sewing
Post Office
Eustis
Rain totals show September drought relief and growing year runoff
A week ending September 28 records only 1.4 inches of rain. September rainfall totals reach 9 inches, up from 4 inches last year. For 1955, 49.2 inches have fallen, versus 38.3 inches by the same point in 1954.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Orange Blossom Trail
Planning Commission
State Road Department
Road Department
Argentina Peronista
Juan Peron
Ings
Florida Women’s Press Club
FWPC
Florida State University
Bureau of Media Research & Service
Leroy Collins
Dear LeRoy
Vets
Cofc
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