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Newspaper
Mount Dora Topic
Location
Mount Dora, Florida, United States of America
Date
Apr 25, 1968
Page
2
The Lake County Republican Executive Committee invites all Lake Countians, Democrats and Republicans to a Coming of Age Party for ages 18 to 25 on April 27 at 8 30 p.m. at the Eustis Armory. Anti communist speaker Dr Fernando Penebaz from Miami will speak early in the program. Music for dancing will be provided.
The First National Bank of Mount Dora announced this week it sold its old building at Fifth Avenue and Donnelly Street to a new owner. The deal transfers property ownership as the bank relocates operations.
A Leesburg event showcases Our Favorite Band with Decca Recording Artist Greg Shively from Mount Dora performing. Admission is free.
The 29th National Conference on Architecture convenes April 30 for four days at the Statler Hilton Plaza in Miami Beach. Over 500 theologians, architects, artists, craftsmen, and lay leaders explore the relation of church buildings to religious life under the theme The Reality of Tradition Creativity.
The purchasing group of young men aims to develop downtown Mount Dora. Plans awaiting completion focus on commercial use for the building under new ownership.
January refunds fell from 5881 to 6223 as 8 cent packs sold 5525 fewer in Mount Dora. February continued decline with 6112 fewer packs. Tax jumps from 8 to 15 cents in April may boost smuggling.April results awaited. A separate Citizens Board report warns 10,000,000 Americans face hunger, with 250 counties in critical shape, many in the South.
Mr. Claude Williams spoke at the Mount Dora Lions Club about his two years living in Australia. He showed colored slides and discussed many points. Lion George Jolly announced the Fertilizer Sale profit of 1740.62, to aid Florida Lions Clubs work on blindness prevention.
Mount Dora Rotary hear Dr. Russel M. Geer discuss Socrates and the Sophists in Athens five centuries before Christ. Geer noted Socrates believed universal principles existed, unlike the sophists who denied universal truth. He described Geer’s scholarly career at Tulane Johns Hopkins Brown Williams Amherst and his Mount Dora work including a Loeb Library index on Diodorus of Sicily.
The odds of car theft rose from 1 in 203 in 1948 to 1 in 140 in 1966 per the Insurance Information Institute. In 1966 about 557,000 cars were stolen, with many cases due to unlocked vehicles and ignition keys left inside.
NASA explained to Fla Central Academy students and teachers in an April 26 assembly at 11 a.m. Robert E. Wilson of Kennedy Space Center will present space science with demonstrations. He will cover rocketry history, propulsion, orbit principles, spacecraft tech, spaceflight challenges, and benefits of communications.
At the Local Retired Citizens Association luncheon 86 members met in the Community Building. President Theodore Videto led the 1 pm business session outlining plans for future events and space research cooperation with NASA noting 35 Spacemobiles in use and upcoming manned flight programs. A meat cutting demonstration followed with a Q and A period.
The Flora Fruit and Vegetable Association notes that avocados pair well with many foods and offer an attractive appearance and a delicate nut like flavor. The statement emphasizes their versatility in menu use.
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