Topic Editorial Finalist for 1963 Golden Quill Award
The Mount Dora Topic editorial from September 20, 1962, titled Loose Purse Strings, was named a finalist in Sigma Delta Chi’s Golden Quill competition for weekly newspapers. George M. Mack Johnson, late Topic publisher, authored the piece calling for city charter reforms to improve public money oversight.
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Golden Quill
Mount Dora
Southern Illinois University
Bryce W. Rucker
University of Missouri
Rucker
George M
Mack) Johnson
Lions and Legion Meet in Mount Dora Playoffs
The American Legion and Lions Club Little League clubs will open a three game playoff starting Monday at 5 30 p m at the Mount Dora Little League field to decide the 1963 championship. Lions led first half standings and Legion led second half. All-Stars lost 12 5 to New Smyrna Sunday with David Mears on the mound and Bill Wright catching.
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American Legion
Lions Club
Mount Dora
Legion
Cecil Barks
Junior Cox
Tommy Hinson
Q. P. Hudson
Bebo Stewart
Charles Clement
Charles Adkins
Weeds Must Go City Enforces Yard Cleanup Notices
Mount Dora property owners with overgrown weeds receive city mailers warning of cleanup. City crews may act to clear lots and bill owners for the costs, aiming to protect the town’s clean and beautiful reputation.
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Mount Dora
All-Star Game Saturday For Babe Ruth Teams
All-Star teams from Mount Dora and Eustis meet Saturday at 7 30 p m at Heim Field to end the Babe Ruth season. Mount Dora’s squad draws a dozen players from the Ramblers and Wreckers. Ramblers beat Wreckers 10 7 in the playoff behind Frank Fralick. Tommy Carver took the loss.
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Mount Dora
Eustis
Heim Field
Ramblers
The
Wreckers
Babe Ruth
Frank Fralick
Tommy Carver
Tavares Red Sox
Tavares Blue Sox
Island on a dead end sparks City Hall clash
Harold Moynelo claims 24 feet of Tenth Ave was vacated by City Council in 1949 1950 leaving him without legal access to his home at the street end. He seeks revision of the resolutions to restore a clear route to his island dwelling.
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Harold Moynelo
Moynelo
Tenth Ave
Jim Kulpan Named Waterman Memorial Hospital Administrator
Jim Kulpan of Knoxville Tennessee takes over Waterman Memorial Hospital administration from interim head M E Beckham effective August 1. Kulpan, ex assistant administrator at Presbyterian Hospital Knoxville, earned Duke University degrees and served four years as a parachutist in the Air Force before returning to Duke for graduate study. He and his wife Betsy, a nurse, reside at Lake Louise with their four daughters Linda Betsy Jessie and Amy.
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Jim Kulpan
Knoxville, Tenn
Waterman Memorial Hospital
M. E. Beckham
Kulpan
Presbyterian Hospital
Knoxville
Duke University
Duke
Air Force
Special Services
Betsy
Linda
Betsy D
Jessie
Amy
Florida
Winter Haven
Lake Louise
Norfolk
Johnson City
Tenn
Husband Charged In Assault Complaint Near Mount Dora
Mrs. Orville Ziegelman filed an assault complaint against her husband after he allegedly attacked her Tuesday evening on Highway 441 Alternate west of Mount Dora after forcing her car to stop. Motorists heard her call for help as her two children ages 15 and 16 were in the car.
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Orville Ziegelman
Mount Dora
Utilities report shows July water and power use in Mount Dora
Mount Dora residents consumed over 25 million gallons of water and 1,516,000 kilowatt hours of electricity in July per a Utilities Department report. The department installed 13 new water meters and eight new or larger electric transformers that month.
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Mount Dora
Utilities Department
Plans For Full Benefit Concert Progressing
Plans for a benefit concert by Rosemary Bailey are progressing well. Proceeds from ticket sales will go to Waterman Memorial Hospital. Tickets will be available at the Chamber of Commerce. Bailey is touring with Guy and Dolls and is noted as the youngest musical director in the country. Her Mount Dora program is not announced. concerts typically last an hour and a half. She performs selections from Broadway musicals, novelties, classical, and jazz numbers.
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Rosemary Bailey
J. W. Shaw
Waterman Memorial Hospital
Chamber of Commerce
Miss Bailey
Guy and Dolls
Rosemary
Mount Dora
Service Clubs Rally Against Classroom Prayer Ban
Mount Dora service clubs led by the Kiwanis Lions and Jaycees adopt a resolution opposing the Supreme Court ruling on prayer and Bible reading in public schools. The measure urges legislation or constitutional amendment and requests copies be sent to Florida lawmakers in Washington. The Jaycees approved the resolution in mid July, with clubs standardizing the form for broader adoption.
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Mount Dora
Junior Chamber of Commerce
U. S. Supreme Court
Kiwanis Club
Lions Club Boards of Directors
Jaycees
Florida
Washington,d. C
Hospital Patients Listed at Waterman Memorial
Waterman Memorial Hospital in Mount Dora lists patients including Mrs. Helen Cooper Mr. Geo Gussman Mr. William Baxter Mrs. Helen Holmes Mrs. Florence Maloy Mrs. Sally Swearingen Mr. W M Kennedy Mr A G Moss Mrs. Francis Williamson Mr Horace Blunt Mr Bold Priester Sr and Mr John Phillips.
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Waterman Memorial Hospital
Mount Dora
Helen Cooper
Geo. Gussman
William Baxter
Helen Holmes
Florence Maloy
Sally Swearingen
W. M. Kennedy
A. G. Moss
Francis Williamson
Horace Blunt
Bold Priester Sr
John Phillips
Six-Block Reduction in Mount Dora Sewer Plan
Mount Dora trims six blocks from a sewer improvement project as costs near 1.0 million dollar bond funds. Council cuts two blocks on Rhodes, Simpson and Rossiter streets to avoid surpassing the 815000 bond budget. Emergency paving plan is rejected though bid reviews continue and next meeting reconsiders.
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Mount Dora
J. Pinkney Turner
Turner
Rhodes, Simpson and Rossiter
Liberty Ave
Sanford Road
Council Orders Study Of Annexation For HiWay Package Store
The annexation committee and City Attorney Roy Christopher will meet with Hans Behnke owner of the HiWay Package Store Saturday to discuss his request to annex adjacent property on Highway 441 Alternate near Sylvan Shores. Behnke seeks 2 a.m. weekday hours and Sunday noon openings if annexed, with the city to regulate hours. the county currently governs closing times. A report on annexation for Sylvan Shores Motel Hotel was not supported by Ken Hamilton who has not petitioned the council.
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Roy Christopher
Hans Behnke
HiWay
Behnke
Highway 441
Sylvan Shores
Ken Hamilton
Hamilton
Lake County
Legion Post 35 Meets Thursday in Mount Dora
The Mount Dora American Legion Post 35 holds its regular meeting Thursday August 8 at 8 p.m. at the Legion home. Ray Kelly of the Five Owls will propose Saturday night dances. A membership drive committee will be appointed and members urged to bring dues up to date for a 100 percent rating by November 11. Refreshments will be served.
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Mount Dora American Legion
Post 35
Legion
Ray Kelly
Five Owls
Ray
Legionnaires
Vason Named to Florida University Dentistry Advisory Panel
Dr Robert F Vason has been appointed to a 14 member advisory committee by University President J Wayne Reitz to plan a new college of dentistry at Florida University. The panel will coordinate with university officials to design facilities for the health center based school, the first upper level dentistry program in Florida.
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Robert F. Vason
City issues nine building permits in July
The city issued nine building permits in July for construction and improvements totaling $82,000, compared with seven permits worth $38,000 in the same period last year.
Rumor spreads about early sewer connections
Councilman J Pinkney Turner notes a persistent rumor that residents are connecting homes to the new sewer system before completion and testing. He warns that early connections bypass proper testing, which normally fills several miles of underground pipes with high pressure air to check for leaks.
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J. Pinkney Turner
Turner
Lutheran Mission Survey Expands Across Triangle Area
The Lutheran Church in America with Rev Klaus Koch plans continued surveys in the Triangle area. About 1500 calls have been made covering Ta vares and the east of Tavares toward Lake Dora and the 441 by pass. Over thirty adults show support for another Lutheran congregation. a worship service may begin around Thanksgiving with a temporary site to be announced.
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Lutheran Church In America
Klaus O. R. Koch
Triangle
Tavares
Lake Dora
441
Mount Dora
Eustis
Pastor Koch
Belle Ayre Estates
Lakeshore Drive
Local Teens Suffer Minor Injuries in Daytona Beach Crash
Three of five Mount Dora teenagers were treated for minor cuts and bruises after an automobile accident in Daytona Beach last Wednesday afternoon. Mike Croak Phillip Chapman and George Kennedy were released from Halifax hospital. Robert Wason and Hank Dufour were passengers but not injured.
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Mount Dora
Daytona Beach
Mike Croak
Phillip Chapman
George Kennedy
Halifax
Robert Wason
Hank Dufour
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Sebis Inl Ginehty
Caky
Paul Heinze
Biokoysex
Bud Dawson
Wyn Brown
Pinkney Turner
Brown
Dude Grantham
Utilities Report
Robert Coughlin
Seventh Ave
Alexander St
W. H. Wagg
Mel Wagner
Helm Field
First Methodist Church
Tom Houser
City Hall
Legion Post 35
Vason
Citrus Culture Corp
Rumor Dept
Lutheran Church Mission Survey
Westland Rd
Lake Gertrude
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