New Smyrna All Stars Win Jaycee Little League Trophy
New Smyrna Beach All Stars defeated Mount Dora 2 to 0 in the final game. Pitcher Paul Knight tossed a shut-out with 14 strikeouts, allowing only a single infield hit to Leonard Purvee. Mount Dora pitcher Bobby Harris allowed three hits and eight strikeouts. Trophy presented to Neil Williams by Jim Matthews. season concludes with Mount Dora praised for sportsmanship.
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Mount Dora
New Smyrna Beach All Stars
Jim Matthews
Mount Dora Jaycees
Neil Williams
New Smyrna
Paul Knight
NLB
Leonard Purvee
Bobby Harris
Knight
Harris
Dwight Mosteller
More Acreage Open To Hunters In Marion County
The 1967 68 season will add about 45000 acres for public hunting in Marion County. Ft McCoy Wildlife Management Area adds 28000 acres supplementing Ocala National Forest. Open Nov 11 1967 to Jan 1 1968. Rifle use prohibited per landowners request due to timber damage. A 17165 acre portion of Ocala National Forest refuge is also opened.
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Marion County
Harold W. Ashley
Game and Fresh Water Fish Commission
Ft. McCoy
Ft. McCoy Wildlife Management Area
Ocala National Forest Wildlife Management Area
U. S. Forest Service
Ocala National Forest
Groves Jewelry Adplacer Mount Dora
Groves Jewelry promotes items with prices No. 675 at 1.60 dollars No. 401 at 0.80 dollars No. 41 at 1.40 dollars and No. 312 at 1.00 dollar location Donnelly Street Mount Dora Florida.
John Hecker Dies at 71 in Massachusetts
John Hecker 71 of Mount Dora Florida formerly Hartford Connecticut died July 30 at Athol Memorial Hospital Athol Massachusetts. He worked 40 years for Underwood Typewriter Corp as an adjustor. Survived by wife Minnie two daughters Mrs Charles W Jones Windsor and Mrs Ralph Omicioli Hartford and six grandchildren. Funeral Aug 2 Requiem Mass at St James Church Rocky Hill.
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John Hecker
E. 6Th Ave
Mount Dora
Hillside Ave
Hartford
Athol Memorial Hospital
Athol
Mass
Austria-Hungary
Florida
Underwood Typewriter Corp
Minnie
Charles W. Jones
Windsor
Ralph Omicioli
First Archery Hunting Season Opens Sept 16 for two weeks
Florida announces a statewide archery season from Sept 16 sunrise to Oct 1 with permits required in addition to regular licenses. The program includes seven managed archery hunts on wildlife management areas and bear hunting permits in bear seasons.
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Florida
Eglin Military Reservation
C. E. Frye
Game and Fresh Water Fish Commission
Cael
Fisheating Creek
Mizell Island
Glades County
Camp Blanding
Clay County
Aucilla
Jefferson
Wakulla
Eglin Field
Santa Rosa
Okaloosa
Walton
Citrus Area
Citrus County
St. Johns County
Dade County Receives OEO Funding for Legal Services
The Office of Economic Opportunity approves a $394,744 grant for Dade County to support 13 lawyers and 37 staff across eight offices. The program, run from ECPI centers with Miami headquarters, will serve about 1,600 low income residents in civil and criminal matters. Frank K. Sloan announced the allocation. Richard Weatherley commented.
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Dade County
Frank K. Sloan
Office of Economic Opportunity
Atlanta
ECPI
Miami
Richard Weatherley
EPOI
Adult Course On Estate Planning Again Offered
The Junior College Business and Special Education Division offers a 10 week course on estate planning starting Sept 12 with a banquet and certificates on Nov 15. Topics include joint accounts taxes on property investing trusts and wills. Credit available for graduates registering by August 11. fee is 10 for all.
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Te Junior College This
Joseph E. Rhile
Division of Business and Special Education
Rhile
Federal Grants To Florida Up Substantially
Florida received 378.3 million dollars in federal grants-in-aid to agencies and individuals, with schools receiving 59 million for construction and related needs. The state’s grants rose sharply from ten years ago and outpaced 1965 figures, while Florida paid 2.3 billion dollars in federal taxes.
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Florida
UF Poultry Lab Receives Ford Gift via Florida Student
The University of Florida Poultry Science Dept. gets a $2,000 Ford gift for a new poultry products research laboratory. The award follows G. Parker Anthony of Lakeland, a 1958 UF Poultry Science graduate, named among the nation’s 10 best young farmers for his egg farm with about 25 000 hens. Anthony, president of the Florida Poultry Producers Assn., recommended Ford, which awards $2,000 annually to each of the 10 top young farmers.
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University of Florida
Ford Motor Co
G. Parker Anthony
Lakeland
R. H. Harms
Anthony
U. S
Ford
Florida Poultry Producers Assn
Lake County Sales Tax Revenues Rise 5.14 Percent
Florida Revenue Commission Director J Ed Straughn reports Lake County collected 163518.38 in the current year, up 5.14 percent from July 1966 when receipts were 155516.52. The release lists county by county totals for tax collections.
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J. Ed. Straughn
Florida Revenue Commission
Lake County
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New Smyrna All Stars
Jaycee
Little League Trophy
Terment
Rose Hill Memorial Park
Ocala
National Forest and
Tomoka Wildlife Management
Volusia
Apalachicola
Tomoka
Osceola
Thomas D. Hurlburt Jr
Fla
Hurlburt
Florida National Guard
Co. C 7Th Special Forces
Fort Bragg
N. C
Mount Dora High School
A. Duda and Sons
OEO
Florida Best Farmer
Fralick
Claude W. Fralick, JR
Mount Dora, Florida
Leesburg Athletics
Cocoa Astros
Venetian Gardens
Leesburg, Florida
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