Saint Nick to Parade Mount Dora for 63rd Christmas Celebration
Saint Nick will join Mount Dora’s sixth annual Jaycees Christmas Parade on Saturday December 14 at 2 p.m. Floats from city groups and five high school bands will march the route from Limit and Donnelly to Gilbert Park where Santa will distribute candy. Floats and units assemble by 1:15 p.m. with parking restrictions on the parade route starting at 1 p.m. The Girl Scouts chicken barbecue and a musical carousel will be at Donnelly Park surrounding the event.
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Jolly Old
Saint Nick
Mount Dora
Jaycees
Donnelly Park
Santa
Gilbert Park
Herman Steverson
Mount Dora High School
Eustis High School
Winter Garden High School
Leesburg
Carver Heights
Eustis Vocational High School
City of
Grandview St
George J. White Jr
Limit
Donnelly Streets
Donnelly St
Girl Scouts
Santa Claus
Mayor Jesse Willmott Oversees Five Traffic, One Disorder Case
Municipal Court this week heard five traffic cases and one disorderly conduct case. Bonds forfeited totaled 25 dollars, and fines assessed totaled 15 dollars.
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Jesse Willmott
Gourmet Bird Feeder Delights Cardinal Guests on Donnelly Street
A Donnelly Street resident pampered feathered visitors with homemade fare replacing commercial feeds. She toasted bread with peanut butter and added raisins to attract cardinals, while the birdbath held plain water.
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Donnelly St
Mount Dora Lawn Bowling Club Dedicates New Rinks
The Mount Dora Lawn Bowling Club marks 35 years with a Friday dedication of new and resurfaced rinks. Mayor Jesse Willmott joins city officials and guests for the 11:30 a.m. ceremony and luncheon at Evans Park area club facilities.
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Mount Dora
Charles Semler
Arthur Miller
al Berry
Mount Dora’s
Florida
St. Petersburg
Evans Park
Two Stamps For Christmas Seals Promote Holiday Mail
Roy Christopher and Hopcraft promote Mount Dora Christmas Seals on envelopes. They say postage decorated with seals will be welcomed even when bills are included.
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Roy Christopher
Mount Dora
Christopher
Hopcraft
City Council Approves Annexation Zoning Measures
Seven annexation ordinances fill much of the council agenda to add parcels beside the city. A new retail liquor license rule was approved on final reading setting 7 am to 2 am hours and 2 am to 7 am Sunday closure. Other annexation and zoning items, including Hiway Inn site and a highway 441A frontage, were approved on readings or final action.
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Fred C. Andrews
Hiway Inn
Lucerne Drive
Ken Hamilton
George K. Reedy
Eustis
Council Opposes City Plan to Buy Three Police Cars
Mayor Jesse Willmott asked the City Council to advertise for bids on three new police cars but faced rapid objections from council members. Councilman J. Pinkney Turner argued the city cannot buy three cars in one year and that only 4,400 dollars is budgeted for two cars this year. Robert F. Vasari also questioned if 4,400 dollars covers the plan and pledged to oppose exceeding that amount. Turner said he would press objections at the bid opening.
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Jesse Willmott
Willmott
J. Pinkney Turner
Turner
Council
Police Department
Robert F. Vasari
Circuit Court Dismisses $100,000 Damages Claim
Circuit Judge W. Troy Hall Jr. dismissed Triangle Land Development Corp. damages claim against Sylvan Shores owners, with 15 days to amend and refile. City of Mount Dora counterclaim for $500 dismissed. Champion withdraws as attorney, replaced by Walton Hunter.
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Sylvan Shores
Triangle Land Development Corp
W. Troy Hall Jr
Sylvan Shores Group
Washington Jt
Triangle Land Corp
Judge Hall
Mount Dora
Tavares
Champion
Travel Series Promises Candid Look Behind Iron Curtain
Dr. Gerald Hooper presents Yugoslavia Gem of the Balkans as the third entry in the Travel and Adventure series sponsored by Mount Dora Kiwanis Club. The screening Friday at 8 p.m. at Mount Dora Community Building showcases on the spot music and scenic footage of Yugoslavia's Adriatic Riviera and rural areas.
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Gerald Hooper
Balkans
Mount Dora
Riviera
Lake Bled
Julian Alps
Opatija
Yugoslavia
Miami Beach
Plitvice Lakes
Belgrade
Dubrovnik
St. Stefan
Pestani
Hooper
National Geographic Society
Washington, D.C
New York Town Hall
Denver Museum of Natural History
San Francisco
Loyola University, Chicago
Sewers and Taxes Drive City Hall Activity
City Clerk Mel Wagner reports 236 sewer connection permits issued since Nov 1 with 80 completed. Tax collections reach about 72 percent of over $89,000 on municipal rolls since Nov 1, with ad valorem taxes totaling $64,141 to date.
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Mel Wagner
Wagner
City permits stay near pace of prior November
Building permits issued in November reached 35 500 dollars in new construction, closely matching the 36 750 dollars reported for November 1962. The figures show a steady level of activity in permitting compared with the previous year.
Mount Dora mayoral race and council seats on Tuesday
Voters will choose a mayor and four council members from seven candidates in a low turnout election expected to draw fewer than half of the 1,768 registered voters. Incumbent Mayor Willmott faces Patton. unopposed candidate C. D. Owen will fill an unexpired Park Commission term. Others include newcomers Champion Flora Schubert Wason and Morgan.
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C. D
Clancy) Owen
Owen
Park Commission
Jesse Willmott
W. D
Pat) Patton
Mount Dora
Willmott
Lions Club
Patton
Tom Champion
Rotary Club
Perry Flora
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Lawn Bowling Club
Lend Council
World Color Film Studios
Chicago
Citrus Culture
Oscar Schubert
Rostrum
Schubert
Robert F. Wason
City Council
Lions and Guests
Warren Morgan
Saubelganiank
Perry
Warren A. Morgan
Oscar E
Robert F. Vason
Jesse D. Willmott
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