Mount Dora Prepares For Fall School Opening and Registration
Mount Dora schools rush toward the fall term with $330,000 expansion projects and new lab fittings. New students register Friday morning with parent guidance, while first graders must be six by Jan 1, 1962. Fees and lunch costs total about seven dollars for first graders, six for others. 24 hour student accident insurance is newly offered.
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Mount Dora
Jack Morgan
Roseborough
Ronald Aldrich
Lake County
Mount Dora Grand Jury Probes City Officials and Police
Lake County Grand Jury in Tavares subpoenas Mayor Guy Bliss and 12 others including Sheriff McCall aides to probe alleged misconduct in Mount Dora. Officials declined comment while Crowned by secrecy the panel weighs possible indictments and watches for more witnesses amid rumors on East Town misconduct and labor union coercion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guy C. Bliss
O. M
Jack) Simpson
Lake County
Grand Jury
Court House
Tavares
Gordon G. Oldham, Jr
Leesburg
Willis V. McCall
James Yates
McCall
Mount Dora
Yates
Oldham
John W. McCormick
Florida
Ray Newell
Fruitland Park
Sheriff McCall
McCormick
Margaret Lafroos
Dave Bowen
Ed Avery
R. O. “Dude” Grantham
Gordon L. Duke
Commissioner Simpson
Lake Coleman
Fletcher Crane
Crane
Jacksonville
Coleman
Sarasota
East Town
Bliss
George M. Ober
Detroit
J. T
Bud) Huett
Huett
Golden Triangle
Citrus Culture Donates Free Field Fertilization to Four High Schools
Citrus Culture Corp funded free turf care for Mount Dora Eustis Umatilla and Tavares high schools football fields. Fertilizer applied in May with liquid nitrogen top dressing this month. President J E Fortner said the donation supports local athletic programs and promotes healthy competition as a driver of free enterprise.
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Citrus Culture Corp
Mount Dora
Eustis
Umatilla
Tavares
J. E. Fortner
America
Hurricane Tracking Charts Available From Lake County Chamber
The Lake County Chamber of Commerce in Tavares offers Hurricane Tracking Chart 1961 obtained from the Florida Citrus Mutual. Copies are free and distributed through the Chamber. To obtain one, visit the Chamber Building or mail a large self addressed, stamped envelope for mailing.
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Lake County Chamber of Commerce
Tavares
Florida Citrus Mutual
Citrus Mutual
Lake County
Baton Twirlers Lead Grand Opening at Oakland Park
Joan Landis of Cocoa Florida will headline the Grand Opening on September 10 at Oakland Park Route 441 North with 11 baton twirlers and a seven year old mascot. Landis operates the Joan Landis School of Baton and has appeared on TV with a nationally renowned troupe earning major state and national honors. The program blends solo and group routines as a preview for visitors while Landis showcases violin piano and drum talents.
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Joan Landis
Cocoa
Fla
Oakland Park
Miss Landis
C. H. and B. S. Opens Sixteenth Year Monday
The Christian Home and Bible School starts its 16th year with registration opening Friday. President Orvel H. Boyd expects a capacity enrollment of 200 as classes begin Monday. Remodeling adds space including a 40 by 72 foot building costing about $30,000 with two reading rooms and offices, due mid October. A new dining hall is planned for next April and a regulation-size baseball diamond is under construction on campus. Douglas Gunselman becomes Vice President and Director of Education, bringing extensive teaching and Boy Scouts background. Mrs. Earl Grey joins the Bible School staff.
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The
Christian Home and Bible School
Mann Construction Co
Orlando
Orvel H. Boyd
nHot
WHI
Amn
Douglas Gunselman
Rollins College Reading Clinic
Gunselman
Boy Scouts of America
Earl Grey
Mount Dora
Bible School
FHP Predicts 12 Will Die Over Labor Day Weekend
Florida Highway Patrol projected 12 fatalities on the 1961 Labor Day weekend in an 78 hour period. Comdr. H N Kirkman warned the count could rise with a single crash. Officials will boost patrols and air-ground coordination to curb deaths, urging driver cooperation to limit the toll.
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Tallahassee
Florida Highway Patrol
H. N. Kirkman
Comdr. Kirkman
Highway Patrol Auxiliary
Punishing an Enemy by Forcing Persistent Hatred
The idea suggests making an adversary suffer by keeping him in a state of ongoing animosity toward someone. The approach emphasizes psychological strain from unrelenting dislike rather than direct harm, highlighting moral and social consequences of such a tactic.
Council Defers Power Contract On Shopping Center Lines
City Council postponed awarding Croft-Mullins Electric Co. a 28142 contract to install overhead power lines for the Golden Triangle Shopping Center. The delay, requested by Councilman Gordon L. Dake, aims to secure permission from Florida Power Corp. and the State Road Department to attach lines to poles and erect new poles along U S 441 North. The panel will review the three lowest bids and has a 10 day window before a final decision. the project must start within seven days of award and finish in 50 days, risking the Nov 1 opening.
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Croft-Mullins Electric Co
Macon
Golden Triangle
Gordon L. Dake
Florida Power Corp
State Road Department
U.S. 441
Dake
Croft- Mullins
G. and H. Construction Co
Winter Park
Paul D. Jett
Lakeland
Lincoln and
Tremain
Power Company
David Bowen
Nine Hour Day Begins At Golden Triangle Shopping Center
Construction at the Golden Triangle Shopping Center on Route 441 North shifts to a nine hour day and 45 hour week ordered by Jehle Bros Inc for Pepper Enterprises. Opening is set for November 1 as interior finishing and parking lot work start after steel and roofing progress.
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Golden Triangle
Route 441
Jehle Bros., Inc
Montgomery
Ala
Pepper Enterprises
L. D. Lamphear
Lamphear
Battle of the Sexes softball game at Heim Field Friday
Mount Dora JayCees stage a humorous gender swap game against their wives at Heim Field Friday night at 730. Men in dresses and women in tuxedoes to provide laughs with nets and baskets to snag balls. Umpires Councilman Grantham and merchant merchant will enforce order. Tickets 1 for adults 1. Children quarter at gate with prize drawings including electric razor and theater tickets.
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JayCees
Heim Field
Mount Dora
Dorans
J. P. Turner
Ed Wells
Bud Dawson
Mount Dora Validates 600000 Utility Bond Series
Circuit Court validates the City of Mount Dora utility revenue bond issue of 600000 approved to fund city utility work at the Shopping Center water storage tanks and Donnelly Street widening. Bonds issued in 1000 denominations bear up to six percent interest, mature 1962 to 1987, with 20 days for appeal. Marshall Tribble Mitchell of New York to prepare prospectus and details.
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Mount Dora
Tavares
W. Troy Hall, Jr
Donnelly St. It
Marshall, Tribble and Mitchell
New York City
Christopher
City to Erect Signs Showing Free Parking
The City Council plans large directional signs along Fifth Ave to guide visitors to three free municipal parking lots at Fourth and Baker, the Community Building, and Sixth and Alexander. Indicator signs will stand in front of the lots. Merchants Association backs the effort to boost downtown shopping and ease meter resentment.
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Fifth Ave
Baker
Fifth and
Alexander
Fourth and
Sixth and
Merchants Association
Mayor Bliss Fines 13 In Municipal Court Tonight
Mayor Guy C. Bliss fined 13 persons a total of 130 dollars in Municipal Court this week on misdemeanor counts.
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Guy C. Bliss
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Teachers’ Association
James Gibson
Classroom Teachers’ Association
de Sanwald
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Mel Wagner
Roy Christopher
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Dude” Grantham
C. H
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FHP
Citrus Culture Corp. Weekly
Seneneses
Lake
Eldorado
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