Downtown Mount Dora Seeks Colonial Theme to Rejuvenate Businesses
Mount Dora merchants eye a Williamsburg style as a long range plan to revive downtown commerce. Architect John Langley proposes a Colonial front for buildings and stores, aiming to boost personal service and attract new business through a citywide program and legal guidance.
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Mount Dora
John B. Langley
Winter Park
Mount Dora City Hall
Merchants Association of the
Langley
Williamsburg
Mount Dora Receives Four Traffic Death Free Years Plaques
Four plaques marking four years without traffic fatalities were awarded to Mount Dora by the Florida Department of Public Safety. Mayor Jesse Willmott accepted them at a Lake County Safety Council meeting in Leesburg. Sgt. Vince Smallwood presented the citations for 1961 1962 and 1963.
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Mount Dora
Florida Department of Public Safety
Jesse Willmott
Lake County Safety Council
Vince Smallwood
Florida Highway Patrol
H. N. Kirkman
Avgov
Lake County
Sgt
Smallwood
Lancer’s
Leesburg
Troop D
Orlando
Willmott
Florida
Bill Reedy
Reedy
Florida lists 23 pay fishing piers and 518 fishing camps
A Florida survey reports there are 23 pay fishing piers and 518 fishing camps in the state. The finding highlights the scope of fishing facilities licensed for public use.
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Florida
Sunshine State
City Urged To Buy Tract For Historical Park
Mrs. Henry W. Land of the Mount Dora Historical Society asks the city to buy a triangular land tract opposite the US 441A overpass for a historical park. The $1,250 purchase could be funded on terms, with the project to be reviewed by a committee led by Dr. Robert Vason for possible inclusion in the 1964-65 city budget.
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Henry W. Land
Land
Mount Dora
J. P. Turner
Robert Vason
Jesse Willmott
Tommy Houser
Mount Dora Officials Attend Lake County League Meeting
Mount Dora City officials joined the Lake County League of Municipalities session Wednesday at the Leesburg Community Building. Attendees included Mayor Jesse Willmott Council members J. P. Turner Tommy Houser and Warren Morgan Tax Assessor John Cain and City Clerk Mel Wagner.
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Mount Dora
Lake County League of Municipalities
Leesburg
Jesse Willmott
J. P. Turner
Tommy Houser
Warren Morgan
John Cain
Mel Wagner
Hospital Patients List At Waterman Memorial
Mount Dora patients in Waterman Memorial Hospital Eustis this week include Mrs Kate Tanner Mr Patrick Connoly Mrs Helen Holmes Mrs Louise Schoenieger Mrs Hazel Dudley Mrs Cora Stevens Mrs Helen McKay Mrs Frances Williamson Master Jackie Sherman Mrs Ethel Hames Mr Harry Strait Mrs Thelma Simpson Mrs Dorothy Brinker and Mr Stephen Gregor.
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Mount Dora
Waterman Memorial Hospital
Eustis
Kate Tanner
Patrick Connoly
Helen Holmes
Louise Schoenieger
Hazel Dudley
Cora Stevens
Helen McKay
Frances Williamson
Jackie Sherman
Ethel Hames
Harry Strait
Thelma Simpson
Dorothy Brinker
Stephen Gregor
Garden Gate Change as Miss Jennie Logas Takes Over
Betty Bardwell sells Garden Gate on Alexander Street in Mount Dora to Miss Jennie Logas. New management opens September 22 with coffee and doughnuts weekdays and luncheons, Sunday dinners, and Catering by Jennie continuing. Gift shop to relocate. decision on new site pending. Sale through LaDue Lashar Realty Co.
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Langley
Association
al Rehbaum Jr
Warren Morgan
Henry Link
Margie Spilatore
David Simpson
Simpson
Mount Dora
Betty Bardwell
Jennie Logas
U.S. Highway 441
Garden Gate
Alexander Street
Logas
Jennie
LaDue-Lashar Realty Co
Hurricanes to Start Contact Drills Monday
Mount Dora High School football candidates will begin morning practices at 7 a.m. with pads issued and rough work. Head Coach Jesse Dyess said 37 players are in, about 10 to 12 fewer than hoped, and stressed the need for players to want to win as the Hurricanes remain small but quick on the outside.
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Dyess
Hurricanes
John Moon
Tommy Carver
Pete Salmon
Larry Dufour
Larry Carlton
Bernard McCabe
Bob Wason
Ralph Albritton
Varsity
St. Cloud
Tavares
Mount Dora
Jesse Dyess
Puckett
Mount Dora High School
la Mount Dora High School
IceHouse Clean Up For Coming Season Slated For Aug. 29
Members and friends of the theatre are invited to a field day led by Mrs. Dorothy Johnson to spruce up the IceHouse. The event runs from morning until dark with food drinks and elbow room for volunteers who bring brooms pails mops and rags to prepare the theatre for the upcoming season.
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IceHouse
IceHouse Theatre
Dorothy Johnson
City finances near target after nine months
City reports through July 31 1963 64 budget year revenue of 430256.09 against 507477 estimated with several sources underperforming. Street sanitation and general funds show variances while capital and community building costs push expenses. Major departments like light sewer and police track toward or above estimates as others lag.
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Mel Wagner
J. P. Turner
Wagner
Mount Dora
Sewer Department
Light Department
Turner
City Hall
Sanitation Department
Garbage Department
Police Department
Park Commission
Chamber of Commerce
Developers Eye Rental Plan On Lake Dora Project
Mount Dora area developers shifting from condos to rental lakefront apartments along Lake Dora. Site considerations include the Keezer property and another near U S 441A. A community meeting showed strong leasing interest, potentially enabling financing if about 20 prospective tenants commit.
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Lake Dora
Keezer
Mount Dora
Mount Dora High appoints Larry Puckett DE coordinator
Larry Puckett named coordinator of Distributive Education at Mount Dora High School, sharing time with Tavares High School this year. The DE program trains juniors and seniors in distribution occupations with on the job experience and classroom study, requiring 540 total work hours for credit.
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Larry Puckett
Mount Dora High School
William Griggers
Mount Dora
Tavares
Lake County
Lou L. Bethea
Puckett
Auto Rams Truck During Rainfall Not Hurt
Two drivers escaped injury when a car struck a stalled truck on High land Avenue near the American Legion Post Home during heavy rainfall about 1 30 p m Police reported Chief J T Bud Huett issued citations to Gene E Rutland 22 Leesburg driver of the truck and Virgil Inman of Lady Lake The car suffered about 400 in damage and the truck 125 in damage Huett said
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Highland Avenue
American Legion Post
J. T
Bud) Huett
Gene E. Rutland
Leesburg
Virgil Inman
Lady Lake
Huett
Inman
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Rehbaum
Mayor Willmott
Schubert
B. C. Thompson
Overhiser
Utilities
Harold Overhiser
Thompson
City
Utilities Department
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