Lake County Names Secretary for Industrial and Tourism Board
Richard Dick Oberdahn named executive secretary of the Lake County Industrial and Tourism Committee. The board plans a $30 000 budget focused on advertising and growth, with operations from U S 441 in Tavares and full activity by next week. Oberdahn previously led the Orlando Industrial Board, aiding 341 new industries and businesses into the area.
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Lake Industrial and Tourism Commission
Richard
Dick) Oberdahn
Orlando Industrial Board
Lake County Industrial and Tourism Committee
Commission
U. S. 441
Tavares
The
Oberdahn
Orlando
Finance Com
Florida Central Seniors Treated To Lunch Tour
The First National Bank of Mount Dora hosted 62 seniors from Florida Central Academy at a luncheon in the bank’s new home at Seventh and Donnelly. Bank President George J. White and Executive Vice President George J. White Jr. attended, with Allen Seabrook also speaking at a separate luncheon at the Lakeside Inn. George White Jr. serves as a trustee of the academy endowment.
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First National Bank of
Mustang tale ties Menifee trio to Frenchburg owners
In a back and forth between Bob Caudel and Pete, a recent Florida tagged Mustang traces back to Menifee County Kentucky owners Wright Lewis and Carole Wright of Frenchburg. The car’s modest daily use and a past drag race hint at limited local driving and a shared family connection.
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Bob Caudel
Menifee County
Kentucky
Highway Patrol
Bob
Menifee
Carter
Ford
Frenchburg
Pete
Abbey To Land
Wright — Lewis
Carole Wright
Yours Truly
Paducah
Legion Aims 2333 For Mount Dora High Band
American Legion Post 35 and Auxiliary seek 2333 to buy new instruments for Mount Dora High School band. A May 21 Community Building concert will raise funds, with needs including baritone saxophone alto clarinet bells bass trombone sousaphone and clarinet plus 12 hats five uniforms and 10 band stands. Community help is urged to equip a properly outfitted band.
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American Legion Post 35
Mount Dora High School
Legion
Diabetes meet set by Lake County Law Society
The Lake County Law Society of the Florida Diabetes Association will hold its final season meeting at 8 p.m. Tuesday in the Leesburg Police Building courtroom. All diabetics, their families, and others are invited.
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Lake County Law Society
The
Florida Diabetes Association
Leesburg
A First Word On Atoms Told To Rotarians
Russel M. Geer former head of Tulane’s Classical Languages explains early ideas on matter and atoms to Rotarians. He traces Anaximander to Democritus, noting atoms as infinite, indestructible, and in motion forming all things from sun to soul. Geer cites Lucretius and Epicurus, and outlines his career path and Mount Dora residence.
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Russel Geer
Russel M. Geer
Tulane University
Geer
Christ
Miletus
Anaximander
Empedocles
Anaxagoras
Democritus
Epicurus
Lucretius
B.C
Connecticut
Williams College
Harvard
Tulane
Williams
Amherst
Brown
The
Johns University
Mount Dora
Five From City Enroll in Lake-Sumter Small Business Institute
Five Mount Dora residents join Edward Mitchell Citrus Culture Corp Mrs Sam Shaw Lake Oil Corp Mrs L W Spilatore McCain LeRoy Frank Stewart Sam Swiger Turners Restaurant in the Small Business Management Institute at Lake Sumter Junior College. Classes meet Tuesdays 7 to 9 pm. The program is sponsored by the SBA and Lake Sumter Junior College with Joseph E Rhile coordinating. A May 26 banquet at Leesburg Community Building will conclude the series.
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Mount Dora
Small Business Management Institute
Lake- Sumter Junior College
Edward C. Mitchell
Citrus Culture Corp
Sam Shaw
Lake Oil Corp
L. W. Spilatore
McCain-LeRoy
Frank Stewart
Frank Stewart Radio-Tv
Sam Swiger
Turner’s
Small Business Administration
Lake Sumter Junior College
Deadlock Over SR 19A Annexation Dividing Line
Eustis City Commission and Mount Dora City Council failed to agree on a dividing line for annexing SR 19A right-of-way, killing hopes for both towns to gain the roadway for at least two years. The dispute centers on overlapping portions and potential impacts on water, utilities, and federal highway maps.
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Eustis
Mount Dora
Sen
Daniel
Reedy
Highway 441
Tallahassee
Triangle Acres
Eustis Commission
J. P. Turner
Jesse Willmott
Roy Chris
Topher
John Cain
Roy Walker
Walker
Willmott
Tom Champion
Orange County
Champion
Bob Wason
Bob Hendrick
Rep
North Carolina Man Named General Manager of WVGT
J Archie Laney of High Point North Carolina was named general manager of WVGT radio station by new owner D A Rawley Jr. Laney has assumed duties and will relocate his family in early June. He previously led WNOL High Point and Monroe station management and plans stronger community service and programming.
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J. Archie Laney
High Point
N. C
WVGT
D. A. Rawley Jr
Laney
Rawley
Golden Triangle
WNOL
Monroe
North Carolina
United Press International
H. James Sharp
Sharp
Spring Football Drills Start At Mount Dora High School
Mount Dora High School will begin spring football drills Monday under Head Coach Jesse Dyess. The month-long program will conclude with an intra-squad game open to the public. Dyess, in his first year, led the Hurricanes to the Mid-Lakes Conference title.
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Mount Dora High School
Jesse Dyess
Dyess
Hurricanes
City to raze Fourth Street house for plaza project
The city will raze or remove the Fourth Street dwelling purchased from H. D. Warren on June 1 as part of downtown plaza construction. Additional nearby structures, bought for 31500 total, will follow this summer to accelerate revitalization. No other official downtown updates were issued this week.
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Fourth Street
H. D. Warren
Warren
Gerald Dake
Candeub, Fleissig, Adley, & Associates
Fifth Avenue
Donnelly
Alexander
Tennants
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Lake County
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W. H
Bill) Reedy
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