Mount Dora Declares Year Round Chamber Week
Mayor Jesse Willmott signed a Mount Dora proclamation supporting National Chamber of Commerce Week as a tribute to local volunteers. Chamber President Sam Shaw leads goals for 1967 including education, beautification, and cultural and recreational development in the community and for tourists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
Johnson
Chamber
Sam Shaw
Mount Dora
Lake County
Lake Chamber of Commerce
Chamber of Commerce
United States
New York
Billie Libby
Indispensable Citizen Exalts Community Work and Chamber Links
A community essay extols the indispensable man who serves his town through chamber work and service clubs. He discovers opportunities, offers time and money, supports labor and business, speaks up, and inspires constructive praise or critique. The piece closes with a biblical note from Luke 24 6.
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Chamber of Commerce
Security, Slavery, and Government Aid Across History
A reflective essay argues that modern welfare and social security resemble old slave-state protections, noting that both whites and blacks face political manipulation in the name of security. The piece contrasts antebellum provisions with today’s bureaucratic costs borne by taxpayers.
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United States
South
IceHouse Theatre closes season with comedy Blood Sweat and Stanley Poole
IceHouse Theatre ends winter season with the comedy Blood Sweat and Stanley Poole April 12–16. June 5 marks the annual IceHouse Players meeting as new administration takes over. Admission details list prices for singles and groups, with school play festival dates in late April and awards night May 17 at the Mount Dora Yacht Club.
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IceHouse Theatre
IceHouse Players
IceHouse
Stanley Poole
Darrin McGavin
Peter Fonda
Oglesharpe
Mount Dora Yacht Club
Cesarae Ga
Bister
Inside the 1968 Florida Legislature antics and lobbyist watch
A memo notes a new breed of information gatherers orbiting the Tallahassee session. It observes many strangers are not lobbyists but independents aiming to sell inside information to challengers. It also details delays, office decor, and wives asking when the session ends while reporters watch the political theater unfold.
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Senate
House
Virginia
Tallahassee
Ralph Turlington
Rules Committee
E. C. Rowel
Ben Hill Griffin
Dempsey Barron
Capitol
Bill Reedy
Reedy
Lake County
Leroy Adkins
ABC Television
Plant Trees For Home And Town Beautification
Floridian cities enter Municipal Beautification competitions planting trees in medians and business districts. Bottlebrush and native flowering trees are highlighted for year round display with oleanders and crepe myrtles for summer color and Koelreuteria for fall.
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Florida
Letters to Rep Reedy on beauty and traffic safety
A reader commends State Rep Bill Reedy for leadership in advancing a defensive driving course. The letter urges action by Florida legislators and advocates using Trees In Landscape guidance and Community Action for Beauty to reduce the traffic toll, urging emphasis on traffic safety and official responsibility.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bill” Reedy
Rep. Reedy
Ortho
Chevron Chemical Corp
Tax Collections Report Cigarette Revenue February 1967
Don D. Meiklejohn, Director of the State Beverage Department, reports that net cigarette tax collections for February 1967 totaled 5,005,085 dollars. Mount Dora's share of this revenue is 8,341.36 dollars.
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Don D. Meiklejohn
State Beverage Department
Mount Dora
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Lake County Chambers of Commerce
Galilee
By Russell Kay
Ray Starr
Hollahan
Dade County
Phil Ashler
Escambia County
Ashler
George
Phil
Starr
Michael Simpson
Jackie Bowman
B. A. Simpson
Mike
First State Bank and Trust Company of
Eustis
New York Strip
U.S.C
Donnelly Reservation
American Express
Harlan G. Burgett
Alexander
Auriay
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