Hurricanes Open Grid Practice Next Week
Mount Dora prepares for the 1961 Golden Hurricanes as football opens with 50 players reporting for physicals at 2 p.m. Monday under Coach Dan Spear. Last season ended 5-1-2 in the conference. this year features new backs, returning veterans, and a nine game schedule starting September 15 with St. Cloud.
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Hurricanes
Spear
Mount Dora
Dan Spear
The
Dorans
Robert H. Montgomery
St. Cloud
Joe Fisher
Jackie McRee
Lynn Rector
John Snowberger
Henry Land
Art Norris
Bobby Gore
Dalton Gregg
Jimmy Carlton
Dick Griner
Paul Harvey
Ducker McHaffie
Chris Ray
Jerry Odom
Paul Frisby
Jim Carris
Plug” Grantham
Buddy Turk
Chuck Goulder
Don Henna
Bobby McCullough
Don Durden
Jim Potter
Bill Werder
David Land
Ed Jones
Ron Mikell
Ernest Cordle
Mike Smith
Florida Military Academy
E. R. (Shanks) Hansel
Ralph Albritton
Jv’s
Phone Co Contest Set for August Sales Drive
Florida Telephone Corp announces an August extension phone sales contest. The top salesperson will win a weekend vacation at El Linor Village in Daytona Beach.
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Florida Telephone Corp
Ellinor Village
Daytona Beach
Man Injured In Freak Accident In Driverless Truck Collision
A Hubbard Construction Co. truck parked at the North Limit and Donnelly Streets intersection rolled and struck two men. David B. Walker of Sorrento was hospitalized with a back injury after stepping from the vehicle to talk with Harry Snyder. Snyder was uninjured.
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Hubbard Construction Co
North Limit
Donnelly Sts
David B. Walker
Sorrento
Converse
Harry Snyder
Walker
Snyder
Open House At Huskey Brick Model Home Draws Crowd
Forest Heights welcomed thousands to Huskey Built Homes showing on the Old Eustis Mount Dora Road. Everett Huskey credited The Topic advertising for boosting attendance and sales. The exhibit home was furnished by B. E. Thompson of Eustis.
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Forest Heights
Huskey Built Homes, Inc
Eustis
Mount Dora
Everett Huskey
B. E. Thompson
McDonald Named MVP in All-State Basketball Game
Mount Dora Bible star Jack McDonald, the lone Class C player in Florida’s 12th Annual All-Star game at Gainesville, scored 15 points and won MVP for the North despite a 55-53 loss. Tampa Hillsborough guard Mike Copen earned South MVP with 15 points as well.
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Jack McDonald
Mount Dora Bible School
Gainesville
Jack
University of Florida
McDonald
Miami
Tampa
Mike Copen
Hillsborough
Uniform 40 MPH Limit on SR 500 West of Mount Dora
State Road Department study leads to posting a uniform 40 mph limit along 1.75 miles of SR 500 west of Mount Dora. East end previously posted, West end unposted. Report calls for more signs, removal of non standard signs, and stop signs at intersections. 1960 saw 11 injuries and $6000 property damage in the studied area.
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Mount Dora
State Road Department
Morningside Dr
Auto Tag Income Doubles In 1961
Florida tax revenue for the first six months of 1961 runs about $1 million ahead of the prior year. Vehicle licenses sold total 2,524,232 with receipts of $48,920,349. Livingston expects a possible overall 1961 increase near five percent based on current trends. The article notes earlier sales gains of 13 percent in 1955 and five percent in 1960.
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Tallahassee
Arch Livingston
Florida
Livingston
Redecorated Bronson's Opens With Newest In Season Stocks
Bronson's Book House at Fifth Ave and Donnelly St reopened after July 24 redecorating with wall to wall gold carpet, new fixtures, eight display sets, and fresh gifts, handbags, jewelry. Col. and Mrs. Bronson led the project and will tour gift shows in Atlanta New York and Miami for stock. The store aims for a strong holiday season with competitive pricing.
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Harry Belcher
Gibson Co
Orlando
Dorothy Johnson
Bronson’s Book House
Bronson
Fifth Ave
Donnelly St
Paul Bronson
Gibson Card Co
Bronsons
Atlanta
New York
Ted Shawn
Jacob’s Pillar
Miami
Col. Bronson
FHP Cites Four Major Causes Of Auto Crashes
The Florida Highway Patrol identifies four common crash causes driving follow distance speeding yielding right of way and improper turning. Cmdr H N Kirkman warns these violations are most often ignored and lead to severe damage and injuries. State troopers will enforce penalties to curb deaths and injuries.
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Florida Highway
Cmdr
H N. Kirkman
Kirkman
Huett Takes Police Chief Post With Broad Support
Huett accepts the $5,000 a year police chief post effective August 12 after council recommendation. He appeals for cooperation from the mayor, council, police department and public while planning to modernize the records system and improve the department. Huett, a longtime officer with four children, lives at 337 Simpson Place.
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Huett
Police Department
Bliss
Chief Huett
Simpson Place
H. W. Cox
J. C. Orr
City bids sought for sewage plant and shopping center electrical work
The city announced bids for a new sewage treatment plant including a circular primary clarifier and digester, with opening dates August 29 for the plant and August 22 for a feeder station. A separate bid request for ground storage tanks and an elevated tank accompanies the Mount Dora water expansion. Jubilee shopping center construction advances with Jehle Bros., Inc. driving site work as crews prepare for a November 1 opening.
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Golden Triangle
Mount Dora
Jehle Bros., Inc
Montgomery
Ala
Tourism traffic on 441 high, Mount Dora counts tourists daily
A three site survey by The Topic found about 18 out-of-state cars per 100 on 441 in mid-summer. Mount Dora, near Orlando, reports 850 tourists daily if projected, yet local businesses say summer trade is weak amid unswimmable Lake Dora due to untreated sewage.
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Florida
U.S
Orlando
Lake County
Mount Dora
Lake Dora
State Health Department
Quixley Heads Mount Dora Insurers Board
Robert Quixley was elected President of the Mount Dora Insurers Board for the year. John Alden Murray was named vice president, and H D Warren Secretary and Treasurer. The group planned Fire Prevention Week observances in October and discussed safety programs for Mount Dora and area.
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Robert Quixley
Mount, Dora
Express Delivery Service Expands to Sylvan Shores Area
Atlantic Coast Line agent Carl Schaal announced expansion of the Express pick up and delivery service. The expansion now covers Sylvan Shores to the new Shopping Center and Lakeshore Drive to McDonald Terrace beyond the city limits.
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American Railway Express
Carl Schaal
Atlantic Coast Line
Sylvan Shores
Lakeshore Drive
McDonald Terrace
Gratitude as the Mother of All Virtues
A timeless reflection by Cicero on gratitude as the foundational virtue. The quote emphasizes gratitude as the source from which all other virtues flow.
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By Mack Johnson
Coach Spear
Mount Dora High School
Tavares
Clermont
Umatilla
Lake Weir
Groveland
Ocoee
New Smyrna
Citrus Culture Corp. Weekly
Lake
Eldorado
Bronson’s
L. D. Lamphear
Lamphear
AL Palmer, JR
Quixley
Cicero
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