Two Drivers and Passenger Hospitalized After Wreck on 441
James Casselberry driver for an Orlando bread distributor is in fair condition after eye removal surgery from a two truck wreck on highway 441 north of Mount Dora early Tuesday. C C Stevenson of Sorrento and Charles Spangenberg of Orlando sustained bruises and minor cuts and are in Waterman Memorial Hospital. Stevenson stopped in the median to pick up Spangenberg then pulled back into traffic and hit Casselberry’s truck causing it to overturn. Spangenberg’s vehicle crossed the median into the eastbound lane. Stevenson will be charged with making an improper start from a stopped position.
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James Casselberry
Orlando
Highway 441
Mount Dora
C. C. Stevenson
Sorrento
Charles Spangenberg
Waterman Memorial Hospital
Highway Patrol
R. L. Bull
Stevenson
Donnelly St
Spangenberg
Casselberry
Bull
Inventory and Tax Halt Florida Beverage Sales Today
Alcoholic beverage sales will pause statewide as all retail dealers close to take inventory under a 1963 law. Rich ard B. Keating of the State Beverage Department says dealers must inventory stock before opening Thursday and file taxes due by August 10, with more than 17 000 forms mailed to retailers.
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Florida
Richard B. Keating
State Beverage Department
Keating
Tallahassee
Beverage Department
Beverage District
Florida S&L League reports record six month gains
The Florida Savings and Loan League announced a six month surge with $295.1 million in savings growth and $430.4 million in new loans by its 127 member associations. Vice President William Hussey noted the record results reflect strong demand for savings and mortgage lending across Florida.
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Florida Savings and Loan League
Florida
League
William Hussey
City Plans Mile Of New Streets Piece By Piece
Mount Dora will repave nearly a mile of central streets in 38 blocks where sewers are being installed. The city will fund about $20,000 from the 1963-64 budget as the subcontractor, already in the city, completes subsurface and asphalt work from curb to curb. Street Commissioner J Pinkney Turner says the project creates a complete central street network.
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J. Pinkney Turner
Mount Dora
Legion Flag Rental Appeals To Mount Dora Merchants
Legion Post 35 commander Bill Paul urges Mount Dora merchants to subscribe to the flag rental service and mail 1963 64 payments to support the Legion Home and member activities. He invites new businesses to inquire via L C Reichert at 383 2805.
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Bill Paul
American Legion
Mount Dora
Legion
Paul
L. C. Reichert
Hospital Patients at Waterman Memorial Mount Dora
Waterman Memorial Hospital in Mount Dora lists patients: Fred Hutchins Ruby Dalton Fred Leggate John Phillips Helen Holmes C. C. Bunker W M Kennedy Francis Williamson Averill Galloway.
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Waterman Memorial Hospital
Mount Dora
Fred Hutchins
Ruby Dalton
Fred Leggate
John Phillips
Helen Holmes
C. C. Bunker
W. M. Kennedy
Francis Williamson
Averill Galloway
Little League All Stars to Follow Guys and Dolls Exhibition Opener
The Mount Dora Jaycees staged a two inning Guys and Dolls exhibition with costumed members, then the annual Little League All Star game follows Sunday. Teams include American Legion Lions Rotary and Kiwanis players. admission is by donation with 50 cents for adults and 25 cents for students. children under 12 free.
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Guys and Dolls
Mount Dora Jaycees Guys and Dolls
Jaycees
Ance
Mount Dora
Charles Adkins
Steve Weatherington
Kiwanis
Freddy Stoothoff
Timmy Barber
James Kelahea
Service Club
City Shrinks Property Assessment Rate as Values Rise
Mount Dora's City Assessor John Cain reports the assessment rate remains 96 percent of replacement value and about 75 percent of market value. A 1963 study shows 26 property sales totaling 304 600 dollars assess at 228 550 dollars, about 75 percent of market value, guiding budget discussions as residents seek tax clarity.
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Cain
Mount Dora
Mount Dora Swimmers Take 26 Places in AAU Meet
Mount Dora swimmers earned 26 places in 22 of 76 events at the Florida AAU District 2 invitational meet held Friday and Saturday at the city pool. About 700 swimmers from Central Florida competed. Mount Dora juniors led by Karen Ober Dolores Caudel and Sharon Danesky dominated several races with multiple podium finishes.
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Mount Dora
Florida
Daytona Beach
Melbourne
Coast
Lake County
Richard Stewart
Wendy Husebo
Karen Ober
Dolores Caudel
Sharon Danesky
Judy Stewart
Miss Stewart
Sandy Husebo
Barbara Ormesher
Jan Danesky
Larry
Lanny Husebo
Bill Clements
Ed Waite
Jim Seng
Bonnie Stewart
Sharon Reich
Ralph Breckenridge
Florida Aau District 2
Orlando
Shirley Brooks
Virginia Schey
Wheeler G. Ote Sea Ee
Mount Dora Volunteer Confuses TV Fire Drill with Real Alarm
A Mount Dora volunteer firefighter watching NYC fire footage mistook a local East Town blaze alarm for TV sound effects. He only learned of the actual fire later from fellow volunteers.
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Mount Dora
New York City
East Town
Pilot International Convention Officers Return From Miami
Lake County Pilot Club officers report back from the Pilot International Convention at the Fontainebleau Miami. New president is Mrs. Ruth Cunningham of San Gabriel Valley with Mrs. Barbara Matchett of Victoria, Texas stepping down. Speakers included Dr. Clair W Bemis on space era challenges and humorist Edmund H. Harding. Representatives from CARE, American Cancer Society, National Foundation plus Meals for Millions, American Heart Association and American Medical Association attended. Pilot International has 455 clubs and 13 250 members with headquarters in Macon Georgia.
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Nelle Flynn
Umatilla
Pilot Club
Lake County
Fannie Spilky
Mount Dora
Pilot International
Fountainbleu
Miami
Ruth Cunningham
San Gabriel Valley
California
Barbara Matchett
Victoria
Texas
Clair W Bemis
Patrick Air Force Base
Edmund H. Harding
Washington, D. C
Helen Livingston
CARE
Charlotte Reyden
American Cancer Society
Elaine Whitelaw
Virginia Blood
The
National Foundation and Salks Institute
Jean Bueden
Glenn H. Reynolds
American Heart Association
Elizabeth Margulis
American Medical Association
U.S
Macon
Georgia
Legion School To Meet Sunday At Tavares Civic Center
The Sixth District school of instruction for American Legion and Auxiliary officers chairmen and members will be held at the Tavares Civic Center on Sunday August 4. Registration is 8 to 9 a.m. with joint openings, welcome by Mayor Irving Burleigh and guest speaker State Representative Leighton Baker among officials. All Legionaires and Auxiliary members in the area are invited.
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Sixth District School of
American Legion and Auxiliary
Tavares Civic Center
American Legion
Auxiliary
Tavares
Irving Burleigh
Leighton Baker
Department of Florida
Sixth District Auxiliary
Martha Danesky
City Court Cases Hear Nine Municipal Matters
Mayor Jesse Willmott presided over nine municipal court cases on Monday morning. Five traffic violations and four dis orderly conduct charges were heard, with two alcohol related driving while intoxicated charges. Fines totaled 275 dollars and bonds forfeited amounted to 415 dollars.
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Jesse Willmott
Small Twister Rips Lake Gertrude Shoreline Monday Eve
A localized severe storm along Lake Gertrude’s west shoreline Monday evening damaged Paul Heinze’s porch and roof, uprooted four large oaks, toppled trees, and damaged power lines. No injuries were reported and two boats were lost to the wind. Reed witnesses described a rainbow and a corkscrew wind path.
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Lakeshore
Lake Gertrude
Frank Donovan
Donovan
Paul Heinze
Westland Rd
Heinze
Eugene Berato
Berato
Gertrude Place
Morningside Dr
Sylvan Shores
Senior Citizens Services Section In Florida Insurance Dept
The Florida State Insurance Department creates a Senior Citizens Services Section to aid aging residents with insurance issues. J Edwin Larson notes over 600000 Florida retirees and rising, with field offices staffed to counsel seniors and prevent them from buying non licensed policies offering phony benefits.
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Florida State Insurance Department
J. Edwin Larson
Insurance Department
Senior Citizens Services
Larson
Florida
Florida U Gets Vet Medicine Research Grant
The University of Florida received a 57000 grant from the USDA Animal Disease and Parasite Research Division to study piroplasmosis in horses. The focus is on drug evaluation for prevention, treatment of clinical cases, and eliminating carrier states in recovered animals to protect Florida's thoroughbred industry.
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University of Florida
Florida
Veterinary Science Department
Animal Disease and Parasite Research Division
USDA
Cuba
Florida Retail Sales Top $15 Billion In 1962 63
Gross Florida retail sales for 1962 63 reached 15 733 347 390 up 6.3 percent from 1961 62 and nearly one billion higher than the prior year. Sales tax receipts totaled 191 338 723, higher than 1961 62 but below budget estimates for the year according to the Florida Revenue Commission.
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Florida
Florida Revenue Commission
Commission
Youth Survives Coral Snake Bite At Camp La-No-Chee
Larry Mundhenk a 15 year old Merritt Island resident was bitten by a coral snake Thursday at Camp La-No-Chee. He received emergency care from a camp counselor and was treated at Waterman Memorial Hospital where anti venom serum arrived by highway patrol and deputies. He was released Friday after treatment.
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Larry Mundhenk
Merritt Island
Waterman Memorial Hospital
Mundhenk
Camp La-No-Chee
Waterman Memorial
Ocala
Highway Patrol
Lake County
Grease Fire Damages Mount Dora Home Kitchen
Mount Dora Fire Department responded Friday afternoon to a kitchen grease fire at Jose Rodriguez 1242 Alexander. The flames scorched cabinets walls and ceiling before firefighters extinguished the blaze.
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Mount Dora
Jose Rodriguez
Alexander
Two Freedoms Quote by Charles Kingsley
A Kingsley quote contrasts two freedoms the false one of doing as one pleases and the true duty bound freedom of doing what one ought to do. The remark frames ethics and personal responsibility in concise philosophical terms.
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Charles Kingsley
Careless Fires Threaten Florida Forests in 1962 Losses
Florida led southern states with 10 364 forest fires in 1962 surpassing Louisiana and burning 262 160 acres in 51 protected counties. The drought year produced 8 608 fires and the State Forest Service called it the worst in seven years. In the first six months 4 903 fires had burned 67 136 acres, with current year to date fires down a third and acreage a quarter of 1962’s level.
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Florida
Louisiana
Sunshine
Florida Forest Service
State Forest Service
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Savings and Loans
John Cain
Lake Pilot Club
Insurance Dept
Florida U
Citrus Culture Corp
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