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Newspaper
Mount Dora Topic
Location
Mount Dora, Florida, United States of America
Date
Aug 21, 1969
Page
12
Mount Dora youths posing as Cub Scouts collected money to buy a troop tent but were later found playing a pinball machine with the funds. Elizabeth Ash den mother and Seymore Thomas den chief of troop 140 vow stricter checks. future scouts will wear uniforms and carry identification cards to be easily recognized during collections.
The Mount Dora Chamber of Commerce board met August 18 1969 at Turner's Restaurant with A Lamont Wynn as guest speaker. He discussed Florida insurance company statistics and ways chambers can build regional and district offices. Gil Hostage was elected to fill an unexpired term. Upcoming events include August 27 dinner meeting and September 11 joint meeting with the Golden Triangle area chambers.
Governor Mrs Cook unveiled Mount Dora Florida promotional license plate bearing a lamp post motif in black on gray. City council approved transferring and selling 22000 in bonds and a 20000 short term loan at 5 percent from First National Bank to update electrical system and enable cheaper power from Florida Power. Council doubles Florida Municipal Association dues to 1000 annually to fund lobbying and a secretary. Hope for a public housing project remains, though a meeting was canceled last week.
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