Tax millage changes in Lake County school funds explained
Lake County School Board discussed how 100 percent property valuation and a 1.9 mill increase from the 1965 millage vote affect school funding. They noted the total millage rose from 10 to 12 mills previously, now adjusted to 10 mills with the new assessment, forecasting slight revenue changes due to more non exempt property and voter approved salary boosts for teachers and junior colleges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Public Instruction
State Supreme Court
Lake County School Board
Fire Department Christmas Banquet and Turkey Shoot Planned
The Mount Dora Fire Department invites volunteers to a Christmas banquet on Thursday December 1. A turkey shoot fundraiser will distribute tickets to firemen for sale in the community. The shoot runs December 16 17 and 18 at the American League Junior Rifle Range on 11th Ave behind the IceHouse Theatre.
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Fire Department of
Mount Dora
11Th Ave
IceHouse
Hospital Patients at Waterman Memorial Hospital
Waterman Memorial Hospital in Eustis lists patients including Francis Akins Jeffery Conner Kerry Fox Cara McNealy Bea man McWhorter Charles Stout Thelma Taylor Stephanie Williams Helen Holmes Emma Thomas Bessie Moore Albert Gaskill Helen Godtel Carl Louck es Gerri Jearne Russell Cheat ham Herman Fritz Dale Maby Ray Marsh Carol Pickles Van Allen Himphill Walter Mc Elhny.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waterman Memorial Hospital
Eustis
Francis Akins
Jeffery Conner
Kerry Fox
Cara McNealy
Beaman McWhorter
Charles Stout
Thelma ‘Taylor
Stephanie Williams
Helen Holmes
Emma Thomas
Bessie Moore
Albert Gaskill
Helen Godtel
Carl Louckes
Gerri Jearne
Russell Cheatham
Herman Fritz
Dale Maby
Ray Marsh
Carol Pickles
van Allen Himphill
Walter McElhny
Glaucoma Detection Clinic Set for Election Day
The Mount Dora Lions Club will hold a free glaucoma detection clinic on December 13 in the Community Building upstairs room. The check starts at 10 a.m. and details were provided by John Cain with more in next week's Topic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Dora
Mount Dora Candidates to Attend Lion's Club Meeting
All eleven administrative post candidates for Mount Dora will attend a Lion's Club dinner Tuesday December 6 at 7 p.m. in the Community Building. A public meet the candidates follows at 7:30 p.m. with the City Council meeting postponed to 8:30 p.m. Incumbents Turner and Duke lead others including Montgomery Bassett Fitzpatrick Jorgensen Grubbs for council and Shipley Cooper for Park Commission. Clerk candidates Fowler and Bliss also vie. Voters must register by Monday December 5 at 5 p.m. to be eligible for the December 13 election.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Dora
Lion’s Club
John Cain
James P. Turner
Gordon Duke
Utilities Committee
Robert Montgomery
Frank Bassett
George Fitzpatrick
Kenneth Jorgensen
Herbert M. Grubbs
Park Commission
Vernon G. Shipley
Charles J. Cooper
Carl Fowler
Guy C. Bliss
Golden Fleecing farce staged by Mount Dora troupe
IceHouse Theatre Mount Dora rehearses The Golden Fleecing a playful farce about naval boys in Venice with a cast including Grant Carter Bob Court Kay Robinson Joyce Algea Frank Willis Clayton Gates Hank Link Ted Drew and Charles Win. It opens December 14 for three nights and a December 18 Sunday matinee curtain 8 30 p.m. and 2 30 p.m. matinee. Tickets available at Porters Camera Shop The Yellow Jasmine and Fisher's Music Shop.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
IceHouse
Mount Dora
Bill Dunnagan
Boys of the Navy
Venice
Italy
Eustis
Porter
Tavares
Fisher
Chairman Named For Heart Fund Campaign Leader
Birdie Tebbetts of Anna Maria Island has been named the 1967 State Heart Fund Campaign Chairman by Florida Heart Association President Dr. Donald E. Warren. Tebbetts previously chaired the Northeast Ohio Heart Association campaign in 1966 and was honored as Heart Man of the Year in 1965, an award he shares with President Johnson. He graduated from Providence College in 1934 and has a long career as player manager and executive, noting his recovery from two heart attacks as motivation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Birdie Tebbetts
Anna Maria Island
State Heart Fund
Florida Heart Association
Donald E. Warren
Heart Fund
Northeast Ohio Heart Association
American Heart Association
Johnson
Birdie
Providence College
Birdie Tion
Mount Dora Honors Ace Shooting Duo At Exhibition
Mount Dora hosts ace shooting demonstrations by an expert husband wife team Mr and Mrs Van Marker Sr of Lake Beauclair They debut their act at the new rifle range with Marker a trophy winner and sharpshooter Dorothy known as Dottie holds many championship titles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Dora
van Marker
Lake Beauclair
Marker
Dorothy
Dottie
Zip Code Explained At Mount Dora Rotary Meeting
Harry Hopcraft Mount Dora Postmaster described ZIP code basics to Rotarians detailing the five digit structure with New England and New York examples. He noted early targets for bulk mailers then individuals and the January 1 1967 start for pre sorting, stressing delivery accuracy and the post office’s readiness to supply codes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Dora
Harry Hopcraft
Hopcraft
Massachusetts
Florida
New England
New York State
Orlando
Life
Portland
Maine
Chicago
4 H idea grows from rural schooling in 1890s
The 4 H concept formed in the late 1890s as rural school superintendents urged students to plant corn tend a garden sew and cook. School fairs were held with ribbons and prize exhibits.
Junior Rifle Range Opens and Pistol Petticoats Planned in Mount Dora
The Mount Dora Rifle Range Club on East 11th Avenue opens this week with co sponsorship by American Legion Post 35 and the Police Department. Women 18 and older may register at the Police Station for the Pistol Petticoats program while a junior division kicks off with opening practice attended by many youths. Local donations and volunteers support construction and ongoing programs with help from Lake County shooters and Mrs. Dorothy Marker, noted champion shooter.
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Canada
Key West
Florida
Dottie
Ohio
State of
James A. Rhodes
Mount Dora
Police Department
American Legion Post 35
Nimrods
East 11Th Avenue
Police
J. T
Bud) Huett
Legion
Uneatheshan
Ha Cenmantsaan
Range Club
Huett
Lake County
van E. Marker
Marker
Dorothy
Billie King
Emily Bavar
Orando
Social Security Office Visit At Mount Dora City Hall
A Social Security representative will be at Mount Dora City Hall from 9 a.m. to 12 30 p.m. on Wednesday December 14 and 28. Bring your Social Security card proof of age earnings for last year and a record of this year to receive faster service.
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Mount Dora
Currier Ives Art Show Held In Eustis
Mount Dora Art League members and the public are invited to a Currier and Ives original prints show at First State Bank in Eustis. The event runs Sunday Dec 4 from 3 to 5 p.m. and the exhibit continues daily through Dec 9 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Travelers Insurance owns the prints and attendees will receive a 1967 Currier Ives calendar.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Dora
Gigantic JC Parade Opens Christmas Season in Mount Dora
The annual Jaycee parade set for Saturday December 10 attracts over 60 units and could exceed 80 with more participants. Seven Lake County bands, beauty queens and floats from sponsors including Mount Dora Rotary Kiwanis Florida Gas Corp and banks compete for 25 prizes. Route runs Donnelly Street to Gilbert Park with no parking after 1 30 p m and 10 000 spectators expected making it Central Florida second largest after Orlando.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jim Matthews
Dwight Mosteller
Matthews
Lake County
Florida
Orlando
Grand Marshall
George White Jr
al Seabrook
Charles Kuechler
Walker Horsley
Fred Wise
Jaycee’s
Donnelly Street
Gilbert Park
Pepsi Cola
Donnelly Park
Second drawing prizes in Mount Dora trading stamps plan
Winners in the second drawing of the Mount Dora Profit Sharing Plan are listed with prizes of 25000 stamps for Mrs. George G. Crowell of 1008 Baker St Mount Dora, 15000 stamps to Fred Byerlee of Mount Dora, and 10000 stamps to Bette G. Cole of Tangerine.
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Mount Dora
George G. Crowell
Baker St
Fred Byerlee
Bette G. Cole
Tangerine
City Letter Proposes Sylvan Shores Annexation Benefits
A November 22 letter signed by Mount Dora leaders urges Sylvan Shores annexation into the city. It touts lower city taxes, street resurfacing within six months, 24 hour police and fire protection, reduced insurance, ambulance service, free trash pickup, and park maintenance as mutual advantages.
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Sylvan Shores
Florida Chamber Leader Heads South America goodwill Tour
Tom Champion president of the Mount Dora Chamber of Commerce sails with a Florida delegation on a two week goodwill tour of Peru Chile Argentina and Brazil. Delegation host Congressman Claude Pepper and Florida civic leaders meet government heads bankers and diplomats while in Lima Vila del Mar and Buenos Aires. Champion aims to boost Florida's role as gateway to Latin America and plans to return by December 13 election day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tom Champion
Mount Dora
Florida
Peru
Chile
Argentina
Brazil
Chambers of Commerce
U.S. Aid
Peace Corps
Lima
Luis Bedoya Reyes
Eduardo Frei
Farm Bureau Elects President
Art Karst citrus grower from Vero Beach was re elected to a second term as president of the Florida Farm Bureau Federa at the 25th annual convention. Also elected were Billy Hill Jasper Vice President Robert Clark Fort Lauderdale Secretary Walter Kautz Canal Point Treasurer and T K McClane Gainesville Executive Vice President.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Art Karst
Vero Beach
Florida Farm Bureau Federation
Karst
Billy Hill
Jasper
Robert Clark
Fr. Lauderdale
Walter Kautz
Canal Point
T. K. McClane
Gainesville
Underwriters Meet of Lake County Life Underwriters
The Lake County Life Underwriters will meet on Thursday December 1 at Tradewinds Cafeteria Leesburg for lunch at noon Guest speaker is George Albright Jr Vice President of National Standard Life and a featured presenter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lake County Life Underwriters
Tradewinds
Leesburg
George Albright Jr
National Standard Life
Florida Featured In TV's American Sportsman Program
The 30 minute bass fishing segment will be filmed near Silver Springs Ocala with actor Leif Erickson and Buck Ray Jr. The Florida feature marks the third time the state appears on The American Sportsman and more 1967 1968 seasons are planned. The show starts January 22 1967 and has filmed in 22 states and four foreign countries including Kenya England Denmark Yugoslavia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ABC
Silver Springs
Ocala
Leif Erickson
W. C. (Buck) Ray, Jr
Silver Springs, Inc
Florida
American Sportsman
Kenya
East Africa
England
Denmark
Yugoslavia
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Lake School Board
Turkey
Glaucoma Clinic
Currier & Ives
City of
Rotary Club
Kiwanis Club
Florida Gas Corp
Professional Meni’s Assn
First National Bank of
Bank of
Seabrook
SSAA
Tom
South America
Farm Bureau
Citrus Culture
Mount Dora Tavares
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