Into The Wind With Spread Sails
Mount Dora 13 year old Kathy McWhorter received the Commodore's Cup for a Pram win in the Lake Dora Sailing Regatta. Commodore Joe Russo congratulated her as Betty Seiss of the Chamber of Commerce watched. Trophy awards to Tim Bowman Jeff Elmore and Don Christopher were given for the Chesapeake Bateau contest as 145 sailboats competed and hundreds watched from the shore.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kathy McWhorter
Mount Dora High School
W. C. McWhorter
Mount Dora
Lake Dora
Yacht Club
Joe Russo
Betty Seiss
The
Chamber of Com
Merce
Russo
Tim Bowman
Jeff Elmore
Don Christopher
Mount Dora Promotes Local Travel With Discover America Campaign
Mount Dora joins a month long Discover America program to promote local travel planning. The effort featuring Vacation Planning Week April 16 22 highlights poster campaigns 55000 vehicles and special excursion fares as part of a nationwide tourism promotion with local business groups and the Mount Dora Topic receiving a state travel feature award in May.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Dora
Mount Dorans
Discover America, Inc
United States
Commonwealth of Puerto Rico
Discover America
United States Travel Service
Department of Commerce
Post Office Department
Chamber of Commerce
Orange County Annex Proposal Presented In Mount Dora
Councilman J P Turner appeared before the Orange County Commissioners in Orlando on the annexation of land to Mount Dora. The panel earlier approved a third reading of an ordinance extending the city limits along Old US 441 to New US 441, with urban beautification plans for the corridor as part of long range city approaches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. P. (Pinkney) Turner
Orange County Commissioners
Orlando
Mount Dora
Orange County
Antigua-Orlando Sub Cable Ribbon Cutting for FIE
A 1967 Florida Industries Exposition ceremony in Orlando will be linked by an underwater cable to Antigua to cut the ribbon with a countdown signal. The event is led by William C. Beaufort and Don Rathel, with co sponsorship by the Cavalier Council of Technical Societies and the Florida Development Commission. A government opportunities conference follows, focusing on $100 million in current procurement.
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Orlando
Leeward
Antigua
Air Force
Cape Kennedy
Flordia
Christine Torgeson
Canaveral Council of Technical Societies
William C. Beaufort
FIE
Florida Development Commission
Citizen’s National Bank
Clarence Gay
Citizen’s
Florida
Florida Defense Space Industries Association
Fd-Sia
Don Rathel
Little League Elects 1967 Officers and Dates
Dwight Mosteller was elected head of the Little League for 1967 with Chris Logas as first vice president and George Clement as second vice president. Mrs. Carl Fower will serve as secretary and treasurer. Ty Parker and Ed Treadwell manage the concession stand. Tryouts run April 17 to 21, with player draws April 25, and the season opens May 19 at the Jaycee Little League Park.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dwight Mosteller
Mosteller
Chris Logas
George Clement
Carl Fower
Ty Parker
Ed Treadwell
Confession
Jaycees
Lions
Kiwanis
American Legion
Jaycee Little League ‘Park
Litecaea
Farho Asaires
Be Ee
Oe Ane
Mount Dora Fluoridation Debate Urges Public Vote
Valerie K. Johnson argues against council overreach and calls for a public referendum on water fluoridation. She notes past city actions from 1949 1950 and 1952 including a defeated 1952 referendum and urges residents to vote on a controversial public health measure.
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Mount Dora
United States
Valerie K. Johnson
Reedy Pushes Safety Bills in Legislature
State Rep. W H Reedy of Eustis and Senate minority leader C W Young back Governor Kirk in a highway safety crackdown in Tallahassee. Kirk declares a highway emergency and urges tougher enforcement including license suspensions for serious offenses. Reedy’s committee has seven highway safety bills ready with ten more due this week covering motorcycle mud scooter safety and drunkometer related measures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. H
Bill) Reedy
Eustis
Public Safety and Motor Vehicles and Carriers
Reedy
FPC Names Three New Executives
Florida Power Corporation announces three new vice presidents after its March stockholders meeting. Maurice F. Hebb Jr. becomes vice president engineering, James L. Shoemaker becomes vice president public relations, and Thomas F. Thompson Jr. becomes vice president administrative services. Hebb, from Tampa, UF graduate and registered engineer, joined FPC in 1948.
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Florida Power Corporation
Maurice F. Hebb
James L. Shoemaker
Thomas F. Thompson, Jr
Hebb
Electrical
Shoemaker
Thompson
Final Play Of Season At IceHouse Blood Sweat and Stanley Poole
IceHouse Theatre opens Blood Sweat and Stanley Poole as the season closer. The comedy about life on an Army post features Capt. Malcolm and Lt. Stanley Poole with a cast including Fred Belton Hank Link Jim Willis and Claire Libby. The play centers on theft, blackmail, and education schemes to advance in the armed forces.
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Stanley Poole
IceHouse Theatre
Malcolm
Fred Belton
Fred
Hank Link
Hank Link As the Villain, Capt
Malcom
Hank
Pvt. Oglethorpe
Jim Willis
Capt
Claire Libby
WAC
Carl Vossberg
Pfc
Rooney
John Ulmer
David Bell
Dee Douglas
Gustav C. Cross
Fred Drew
Snow
Clayton Gates
Col
Egan
Bill Dunnagan
Bucci
Boots VanArsdale
Social Security Rep to Visit Mount Dora City Hall
A Social Security representative will be at Mount Dora City Hall on April 19 from 9 a.m. to 12 30 p.m. Bring your Social Security card proof of age proof of earnings last year and a record of earnings this year to obtain faster service and answers about Social Security benefits.
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Mount Dora
Regatta Appreciation From Local Leaders
Commodore Joe Russo of Mount Dora Yacht Club and Sam Shaw of the Mount Dora Chamber of Commerce thank businesses and individuals who funded the 14th Annual Sailing Regatta.
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Joe Russo
Mount Dora
No Rainfall Recorded Week Ending April 7
Citrus Culture reports a dry week ending April 7 with no rainfall. The update notes extended dry conditions affecting crops and irrigation planning.
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Citrus Culture
Sailing Regatta Crowns Mount Dora Yacht Club History
The Mount Dora Yacht Club and Mount Dora Chamber of Commerce hosted the 14th Annual Sailing Regatta on April 9. Commodore Joe Russo praised it as the most successful in club history with 145 entries from Florida and Georgia, 1,000 spectators, and 20 sailing classes.
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City Yacht Club
Mount Dora
Mount Dora Swim Club Registration Opens for AAU Team
The Mount Dora Swim Club begins AAU registration for all swimmers under 17 who have not swum professionally. Registration is April 22 from 10 to 12 at the pool, with birth certificates required for first time AAU registrants. Parents must attend or contact Mr or Mrs Douglas Heard to arrange proxy. Fees are $5 per family or $2 per swimmer. First practice set for mid May.
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Mount Dora Swim Club
AAU
Douglas Heard
S. Clayton St
Smokey Holcomb to Address Kiwanis on Pollution Links
Kiwanis Club hears Smokey Holcomb, head of the Florida Game and Fresh Water Fish Commission lab in Eustis, discuss water and air pollution and lakes in Lake County. Last week Edgewater Boys' Ranch founder Bob Gill described the Christian approach to juvenile delinquency and plans to relocate the Groveland facility to a new 40 acre site near Sunland Hospital in Orange County.
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Smokey
Holcomb
Florida Game and Fresh Water Fish Commission
Eustis
Kiwanis Club
Apopka
Dora
Beauclair
Lake County
Bob Gill
Edgewater Boys’ Ranch
Groveland
Edgewater
Sunland Hospital
Orange County
Outstanding Pharmacist Of Year Award For Florida
Everett Kelly received the Outstanding Pharmacist of the Year for Florida award from Kappa Psi Pharmaceutical Fraternity during the College of Pharmacy St. Banquet at the University of Florida. His work with the Senior Citizen Committee and State Poison Prevention Committee supported the honor.
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Everett Kelly
Florida
Kappa Psi Pharmaceutical Fraternity
Kelly
College of Pharmacy
Also Mentioned on This Page
FPC
IceHouse
By Jacqueline Bowman
Georgia
Gilbert Park
Arthur H. Bosworth
Charles S. Wilson Jr
Miami
Gilbert and
Evans Parks
Coast Guard Auxiliary
Triangle Boat Club
St. Edward’s Episcopal Church
Millie Leatherbury
Marge Spilatore
Ruth
Paul Potsko
Q. W. Conners III
Bob
Edith Flint
Red’’ Thompson
Edith Ward
Dorothy Shipes
Mike Pierce
Jim
Kathy Hooten
Peterson
Adelaide. Conner
Jimmy” Simpson
Valhalla
Dick” Hartge
Swim Club
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