Golden Triangle Driving Range Plans Weekend Grand Opening
Golden Triangle Driving Range on Eudora Road at the Golden Triangle Shopping Center announces a weekend grand opening with a ribbon cutting, fashion show, and a Saturday golf clinic by area pros. Contests and special prices accompany the event with free baskets for buyers.
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Golden Triangle
Eudora Road
Golden Triangle Shopping Center
Larry Sinisi
Sinisi
McCain-LeRoy
Sally Dress Shop
Geri’s
Colches Tree
Leeds
E Y Sinisi
County Chamber Backs Telephone Plan At Board Meeting
Claude Locke of Florida Telephone Corp spoke on Extended Area Service. The Lake County Chamber endorsed the proposal as board members and guests heard reports from county officials and Red Cross leaders. The meeting, led by Guy Merry, was held Thursday with invitations to the annual meeting on November 1 at the Community Center.
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Claude Locke
Florida Telephone Corp
Lake County Chamber of Commerce Board
The
Telephone Corporation
Gordon Hays
Jack Morgan
Helen Huntington
Lake County
American Red Cross
J. B. Hall
Guy Merry
Eustis
Lake County Chamber of Commerce
Communi Center
Ln. K . Clermont
Mem
Drivers Warned Start Of Classes Means Go Slow
Mount Dora police chief Bud Huett urged extra caution as school reopens next Monday. Edith Sage will enforce the 13 mph school zone limit around Roseborough Elementary, warning against riding more than one person on two wheel vehicles and urging parents to prevent such violations for children's safety.
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Mount Dora
J. T
Bud) Huett
Edith Sage
Roseborough
Shaw and Harris Attend Fifth Annual Oil Institute
Sam Shaw of Lake Oil Corporation and Jim Harris of Harris Fuel Oil attend the fifth annual Oil Fuel Institute of Florida at Longboat Key Sarasota Thursday to Saturday. Shaw recently elected president of the Oil Fuel Institute of Central Florida and will join the statewide board. Seminar topics include management sales and service with several industry speakers unveiling new oil burning equipment.
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Sam Shaw
Lake Oil Corporation
Jim Harris
Harris Fuel Oil
Oil Fuel Institute of Florida
Longboat Key
Sarasota
Shaw
Oil Fuel Institute of Central Florida
Clean Up Day at IceHouse Theatre Saturday
Lake County volunteers invited to IceHouse Theatre for Clean-Up Day starting at 10 a.m. Tasks range from light cleaning to carpentry as the season opens November 9 with Never Too Late. Luncheon cost nominal. membership unchanged at 7.50, granting six admissions.
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IceHouse
Lake County
Neal Huebsch
Eustis
Huebsch
Benwell
Mount Dora
Albert Crone
Hurricanes Preview Tilt as Season Tickets Push Begin
Mount Dora High School football teams up for serious drills ahead of Sept 17 opener with St. Cloud. Coach Jesse Dyess reports 20 players in varsity. after-school sessions start Mon. Four home games set Clermont Oct 1 Umatilla Oct 8 Ocoee Nov 5. Sept 10 intra-squad, barbecue 6 pm, game 7:30 pm in Community Bowl. $1.50 dinner supports Hurricane Athletic Fund.
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Canes
Mount Dora’ High School
Hurricanes
St. Cloud
Jesse Dyess
Clermont
Umatilla
Ocoee
Dyess
Hurricane Athletic Fund
Chamber endorses toll free phone service in Lake
The Mount Dora Chamber of Commerce board endorsed Florida Telephone Corp proposal for county wide toll free extended area service. The firm announced plans to offer the service countywide pending approval by the Florida Public Service Commission.
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Mount Dora
Jim Sharp Leads New WLBE Leesburg Ownership Group
Jim Sharp, former WVGT manager, becomes general manager and EVP of WLBE as part of a new ownership group for the Leesburg radio station. Partners include Edwin B. Mead, Arthur D. Pipin, D. Richard Mead Jr., and Robert E. Warfield Jr. The group promises continued good music and public service while expanding in the Golden Triangle cities of Eustis, Tavares, and Mount Dora.
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WLBE
Leesburg
James H. Sharp
WVGT
Sharp
Paul Husebo
Husebo
Golden Triangle
Eustis
Tavares
Mount Dora
Edwin B. Mead
Arthur D. Pipin
D. Richard Mead Jr
Robert E. Warfield Jr
Harris Takes Over Atlantic Station
Jim Harris, operator of Harris Fuel Oil, now runs the Atlantic Service Station at Highway 441A and State Road 19 near the Golden Triangle Shopping Center. A formal opening is planned soon, but the station is currently open for business.
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Jim Harris
Harris Fuel Oil
Atlantic
Golden Triangle
Mount Dora High students told to report at 8 30 a.m
Principal Gene Molnar announced all Mount Dora High School students from grades seven through 12 must report to the school gymnasium at 8 30 a.m. Monday for an assembly before classes begin.
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Mount Dora High School
Gene Molnar
Molnar
East Town Negro Community Grows From late 1800s Settlement
East Town in Mount Dora developed from late 19th century settlement into a thriving Black community. Key figures Dr. Duncan Milner and Earl Gilbert helped establish housing, a clubhouse site, and Pine Street ball park. Rosenwald Foundation aided a new school replacing the 1922 fire loss, with ongoing recreation funding and road paving projects. Churches shaped community life, led by Rev. N. R. McNair who built Bethel Free Methodist Church in 1949, and a federation of seven churches expanding to Tavares Deland and Apopka.
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Mount Dora
East Town
St. Mary’s Baptist
Mount Olive A.me
Bethel Free Methodist Church
N. R. McNair
Florida
Tavares
Deland
Apopka
St. John’s Primitive Baptist Church
Grant Ave
Rev. McNair
Grace Clifton
Wagon Wheel and Nail Mark Mount Dora Hardware's 60th
Alfred Rehbaum Sr. founded Mount Dora Hardware Co. fifty years ago this month in Mount Dora. An advertising gimmick using a wagon wheel and a nail helped launch early business, aided by roadside signs from Mount Dora to Zellwood and Sorrento. Rehbaum grew the store, served as bank founder and director, and saw his family expand the business with Al Jr. and Sonny joining.
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Mount Dora
Zellwood
Sorrento
Clearwater
J. P. Donnelly
Rehbaum
Stetson University
Donnelly
Jacksonville
Fletcher Crane
Rehbaum & Crane
Berbaum
Simpson
al Jr
Mount Dora Hardware Co
Jal Jr
al Tie
Sonny
Mount Dora Chamber commends Rehbaum's Hardware for fifty years
The Mount Dora Chamber of Commerce at a special meeting on August 23, 1965, commends Rehbaum's Hardware for fifty years of outstanding community service. Alfred Rehbaum Sr. and his descendants are noted for their long service to the city and region. Betty Siess signed as secretary.
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Rehbaum
Mount Dora
Alfred Rehbaum
Chamber of Commerce
Army Band to Give Free Concert at Howey Academy
The U S Army Field Band from Washington D C directed by Lt Col Robert L Bierly will present a free concert on Saturday Oct 2 at Howey Academy. The 100 member group will perform selections spanning popular classical and military numbers in a program praised as one of America’s finest.
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U. S. Army Field Band
Washington, D. C
Howey Academy
Robert L. Bierly
U. S. Army Band
America
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Help Wanted
Chamber
Lake
Jim Sharp
Leesburg Station
Harris Takes
Atlantic Station
National Organization
Jackson and Tremain Sts
Alfred Rehbaum Sr
Betty Siess
Academy
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