Councilman Gordon Dake Will Not Seek Re election
Mount Dora city council senior member Gordon Dake announced he will not seek re election this fall. Dake said new business interests will demand his time and he is retiring from public office after three years on the council and a term ending this year. He noted city progress and expressed appreciation for colleagues and officials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gordon Dake
Dake
Duke
Mount Dora
Guy C. Bliss
Jesse Willmott
Robert Wason
Frederick Andrews
Warren Morgan
Willmott
Ringing Alarms Signal School Opening in Mount Dora
Alarm clocks ring across Mount Dora on September 3 signaling Roseborough Elementary School’s first full day. Principal Ron Aldrich expects about 542 students, up from 518 last year, with new registrations ongoing. Parents may register, meet teachers, and pay fees. insurance now costs 7.00 for 24 hours and 2.00 for school time. Roseborough adopts Federal Physical Fitness Program and team teaching in grades 2 3 and 4 for reading and arithmetic.
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Mount Dora
Ron Aldrich
Roseborough Elementary
Aldrich
Roseborough
George Clement
Local Property Transfers Listed by County Clerk
Mount Dora area property transfers listed by County Clerk Frank Owens include Alan H. Hamlin selling a residence on W. 12th Ave to Thomas L. Houser and Jean for about 17 250, W C Stokley selling a lot at S Grandview St and Liberty Ave to Vance Chasteen and Thelma for about 3 300, and a third transfer to Everett Ur aoc ee veeracagtaty ouivan for approximately one hundred dollars according to deed tax stamps.
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Frank Owens
Mount Dora
Alan H. Hamlin
Thomas _L. Houser
Jean
W. 12Th Ave
W. C. Stokley
Vance Chasteen
Thelma
S. Grandview St
Liberty Ave
Martin M. Kenneally
Everett Ur Aoc
Ee Veeracagtaty Ouivan Res
Florida Chamber Reports Modest Business Improvement
The Florida State Chamber of Commerce weekly review shows a five percent rise in sales tax driven business activity for the first half of the year, with four percent gains in gross sales and bank debits. Gasoline sales and personal income also up, while housing mortgages fall then stabilize and persistent weakness remains in business incorporations and non farm employment. The freeze’s lingering impact is noted in citrus employment, with optimism that the second half will stay above 1962 levels.
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Florida
Roseborough Seeks Gray Ladies Volunteers At School
The Gray Ladies at Roseborough Elementary need 20 volunteers to cover a two week period with half day shifts. Each volunteer handles first aid in the four bed sick room after completing 12 hours of Red Cross instruction. Training is planned for late September or early October. Contact Mrs. Rick Simpson at 383-3247.
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Gray Ladies
Roseborough
Rick Simpson
Gray Lady
Red Cross
Simpson
Mrs. Simpson
Legion Post 39 Seeks Volunteers for Labor Day Flag Display
Commander Bill Paul of Ameri can Legion Post 35 asks volunteers to help raise a Labor Day flag display in downtown Mount Dora. Meet Monday at 6 p.m. at the Legion Home or contact Paul. A covered dish supper is set for Thursday Sept 5 at 7 p.m. honoring Mount Dora’s returning Boys and Girls Staters with Post 35 providing the meat course.
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Bill Paul
American Legion
Post 35
Mount Dora
Paul
Legion
Carver-Roxy Nursery Dominates Mid-Florida Hibiscus Show
Mount Dora’s Carver and Roxy Nursery captured four major Commercial division awards at the 13th Annual Mid-Florida Hibiscus Show in Orlando. Jessie Lum and June Bride hybrids won top and double blossoms, with the sweepstakes for most blue ribbons. Amateur exhibitors from nearby areas also earned multiple blue ribbons as the nursery promotes a wide hibiscus stock with wide distribution.
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T. E. Carver
Carver-Roxy
Orlando
Mount Dora
Carver and Roxy Nursery
Lakeshore Drive Nursery
Jessie Lum
Martha Hunter
Slyvan Point Drive
Wendell G. Lewellen
Northside Drive
Carver- Roxy
United States
South Pacific
China
Malaya
India
South America
Central America
Golden Triangle
Eustis Legion Hall
American Hibiscus Society
Tampa
Lions Club Sets IceHouse Speaker for September Meeting
Oscar Schubert of the IceHouse Players will speak at the Lions Club on Tuesday at 7 p.m. on the growth of amateur theater and community benefits. The club will also visit Central Florida Academy in Mount Plymouth for its Sept. 10 regular meeting.
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Oscar Schubert
IceHouse Players Board of Directors
Lions Club
Schubert
Central Florida Academy
Mount Plymouth
Moss Bluff Locks Open Labor Day
Water levels have improved enough to discharge through the Moss River Locks on Labor Day and during the weekend. The Moss Bluff locks will operate on weekends and Labor Day from 7 am to noon and from 1 pm to 7 pm for boats able to navigate the river.
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Moss River
Corps of Engineers
Pride and Ego Clash With Criticism Says Eddy
A Mary Baker Eddy quote discusses how pride makes criticism sting, self will take offense at others actions, and egotism feelings hurt by others’ self assertion. The line reflects tensions between self and external judgment.
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Mary Baker Eddy
Rep L Baker Warns Rotarians About Government Security
Leighton Baker Lake County representative to the Florida Legislature warned Rotarians that government planned security has eroded the nation’s founding ideals. He argued citizens must reclaim self government, reject handouts, and preserve individual freedom, warning every concession moves the nation toward socialism. The talk cited a Communist Party document affirming faith in socialism.
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Leighton Baker
Lake County
Florida
Rotarians
United States
Baker
U. S
Communist Party
Rainfall Reported by Citrus Culture for Week Ending August 28
Citrus Culture released rainfall figures for the week ending August 28. The report covers precipitation totals in the local area, noting amounts recorded at multiple sites and highlighting noticeable variations across fields and orchards.
Mount Dora Yacht Club Celebrates Golden Anniversary 1963
The Mount Dora Yacht Club marks its fiftieth year founded in 1913 as the state’s third oldest yacht club. Once centered on yachting, it now thrives as a social hub offering Thursday dinners Sundays family nights and a regatta with the Mount Dora Chamber of Commerce. The Pram Fleet assists youth sailing while renovations aim to make this year the best yet.
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Mount Dora
Lake Dora
Pram
Mount Dora’s
Mount Dora Yacht Club
Florida Yacht Club
Jacksonville
Biscayne
Gas Station Smoking Ban Touched Up In Florida Statute
Fire Chief Ted Lane has received a Florida statute amended in the recent session prohibiting smoking by service station attendants while dispensing gasoline. The law defines penalties for violations and Lane will notify all involved in gasoline or other flammable liquids before enforcement begins.
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Ted Lane
Florida
Lane
McCormick Recommissioned as Fifth Circuit Assistant State Attorney
Mount Dora attorney John W. McCormick has been recommissioned as Assistant State Attorney for the Fifth Judicial Circuit by Secretary of State Tom Adams. He has served in the role since March 1955, appointed during Governor LeRoy Collins’s administration.
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John W. McCormick
Mount Dora
Fifth Judicial Circuit
Tom Adams
McCormick
Fifth Judicial District
LeRoy Collins
Court action in municipal court handles nine traffic cases
On Monday August 12 Judge Jesse Willmott heard nine traffic cases in Municipal Court. Five cases charged with disorderly conduct. Bonds forfeited totaled 225 dollars and fines 385 dollars.
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Jesse Willmott
Mount Dora Chamber Offers Space for Space University
Mount Dora Chamber of Commerce in partnership with the First Methodist and First Baptist churches offers temporary classrooms and offices to the University of Florida extension seeking a permanent East Central Florida site. Eight rooms at the Methodist church and eight rooms plus eight small rooms at the Baptist building would be available, plus space at the Mount Dora Library. The offer aims to help planning while the Space University pursues a permanent campus amid a bond vote this fall.
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Robert Coughlin
Mount Dora
Chamber of Commerce
First Methodist Church
First Baptist Church
University of Florida Extension
Florida
Henry Link
Thomas L. Martin
Engineering
Link
Methodist Church
Baptist Church
University Extension
Space University
Cape Canaveral
State Board of Control
Board of Control
Topic offices closed for Labor Day and early submission urged
The Topic editorial and business offices will be closed all day on Labor Day. Staff urge extra effort to submit advertising copy and news items as early as possible. The Topic will appear on schedule next Thursday with assistance.
Patrol Predicts Sixteen Deaths Over Labor Day Weekend
The Florida Highway Patrol estimated 16 people may die in traffic crashes during the 78 hour Labor Day weekend. Patrol Commander H N Kirkman urged cautious driving and walking as schools reopen after the holiday. The forecast is one less than last year’s 17 deaths and two more than the 1960 and 1961 weekends when 14 perished.
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Florida Highway Patrol
H. N. Kirkman
Local Businesses Closed Labor Day in Mount Dora Area
Most downtown Mount Dora and Golden Triangle Shopping Center stores will close for Labor Day. Emergency prescription service remains available at area drug stores.
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Mount Dora
Golden Triangle
Triangle Lanes Opens New Bowling Center In Golden Triangle
The 16 lane Triangle Lanes on Eudora Road near the shopping center debuts with a two day grand opening led by Mayor Jesse Willmott. AMF equipment and four public lanes, plus a nursery snack bar pro shop and billiard room, mark the start of men's women and mixed leagues on September 9.
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Eudora Road
Golden Triangle
Jesse Willmott
Gordon Dake
Howard Williams
Mount Dora
Chamber of Commerce
Willmott
Triangle
Dake
AMF
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