Mount Dora Christmas Parade Sets 2 P.M. Start Downtown
The ninth annual Mount Dora Christmas Parade sponsored by the Jaycees will begin at 2 p.m. Saturday, marching south from Limit Street to Gilbert Park. Santa will ride at the end and hear children's wishes in Donnelly Park. Over 80 units, bands and floats feature local organizations and sponsor bands. Parking restrictions apply along the parade route.
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Mount Dora
Florida
Limit Street
Gilbert Park
JayCee Parade
Jim Mathews
J. T
Bud) Huett
Santa Claus
Donnelly Park
Assa
Pepsi Cola
Santa
Mount Dora to Elect City Council as Eleven Seek Six Posts
Eleven candidates compete for three council seats in Mount Dora next Tuesday December 13. Notables include incumbent James P Turner Dr Robert H Montgomery and former mayor Guy C Bliss with several long time locals in the race. The field also features city clerk contenders Carl Fowler and Vernon Shipley along with others from area business and civic groups.
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Mount Dora
Lion’s Club
James P
Pinkney) Turner
Council
TB X-ray Mobile Unit Comes to Mount Dora
The Lake County TB X-ray Mobile Unit will be in Mount Dora on Friday December 9. It will park at 5th and Donnelly from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Then it moves to the Thriftway store parking lot on Highland Street from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m.
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Lake County
Mount Dora
5Th and Donnelly
Thriftway Store
Highland St
Kiwanis Travelog Presents Away to the South Seas
Rathie Stuart returns to Mount Dora on Thursday December 8 with her travel film Away to the South Seas. The program showcases Polynesian islands culture arts crafts and island life with tribal songs and sea chants. Stuart born in New Zealand presented her first film lecture in 1948 and has since addressed over a thousand audiences worldwide.
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Rathie Stuart
Mount Dora
South Seas
Polynesia
Coral Islands
Fiji
Miss Stuart
Pacific
Bathie Stuart
New Zealand
America
United States
Kiwanis Club
The
City Council Advances Street Surfacing and Park Plans
A Tuesday City Council meeting previewed major projects including resurfacing bids for streets such as 6th through 9th, 12th, Baker, McDonald, Oakland, Tremain, Lakeshore Drive, and Donnelly Street. A new city park is also planned, with bids to be let after year start.
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Leo Lacy
First Methodist Church
Carl Fowler
Baker
McDonald
Oakland
Tremain
Lakeshore Drive
11Th
Third Drawing For Trading Stamps Promotes Pre Holi Event
Winners of the third Pre Holi day promotion drawing by the Mount Dora Profit Sharing Plan held on Dec. 2 are as follows: First prize 25 000 stamps awarded to R L Dobbins of 120 W Fifth Ave Mount Dora. Second prize 15000 stamps awarded to Mrs Willie Mae Young of 616 Gould St Eustis. Third prize 10000 stamps awarded to M G Pease of 1077 Washing Rd Sylvan Shores.
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Mount Dora
R. L. Dobbins
Fifth Ave
Willie Mae Young
Gould St
Eustis
M. G. Pease
Washing Rd
Sylvan Shores
Police Officials Attend Executive Seminar in Tampa
Mount Dora Police Chief J. T. Huett and officer Richard Martin are attending special classes of the Police Executives Administration School at the University of South Florida in Tampa this week. They will return in time for the Christmas Parade Saturday afternoon.
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Mount Dora
J. T
Bud) Huett
Richard Martin
Police Executives Administration School
University of South Florida
Tampa
Rainfall Reported by Citrus Culture for Week Ended Dec 6
Rain totals are reported by Citrus Culture for the week ending December 6 covering Mount Dora Tavares and surrounding areas with notes on rainfall amounts and distribution.
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Citrus
Free Eye Check Clinic on Election Day Sponsored by Lions
The Mount Dora Lions Club will sponsor a free eye check clinic on Election Day in the upstairs room of the Community Building. Test begins at 10 a.m. and is painless and quick. Authorities note those over 40 are especially advised to take the test to detect the eyesight destroying disease. The Lions Club urges all citizens to participate.
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Mount Dora
Lion’s Club
The
Sorrento Scout Approved For World Jamboree
Thirteen Boy Scouts and Explorers plus one host Scout from Central Florida Council BSA were approved to attend the XII World Jamboree as representatives. Bob Bryant of Sorrento is named Eagle Scout in the group. selections followed local interviews and a six region committee review. Scouts meet age and rank requirements and show campcraft skill and knowledge of world affairs and US history.
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Central Florida
United States
Fanny Farmer Candy Sale Set by Mount Dora DECA
Mount Dora High School DECA plans a house-to-house candy sale the week of December 12. Proceeds fund the Employer Employee Banquet and DECA delegate expenses for the State Leadership Convention in March. Contact Jay Engle or any DE student for details.
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Mount Dora High School
DECA
Jay Engle
Mount Dora Voters Set to Choose City Officials Next Tuesday
The Mount Dora city election on December 13 will decide three City Council seats, the Park Board, and City Clerk. Incumbents James Turner and Gordon Duke seek re election. other candidates include Dr Robert Montgomery Kenneth Jorgensen George Fitzpatrick Herbert Grubbs Frank Bassett Vernon Shipley Charles Cooper and Guy Bliss.
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Robert H. Montgomery
Waterman Memorial Hospital
Kiwanis
Masonic Lodge
Shrine
Orlando
Ilinois
Dubuque
Iowa
George Washington Medical
First National Bank of
Mount Dora
Zellwood Drainage and Water Control Commission
First Baptist Church
Middletown
Ohio
George Fitzpatrick
Herbert M. Grubbs
Florida
Taft
Tavares
S. Highlands, Ave
Frank Bassett
Winter Park
Carl Fowler
Atlanta
American Oil Company
Jerri
Bill
Jeff
First Methodist Church
Fowler
Guy C. Bliss
Hertz
Vernon R. Shipley
Park Caen
Charles J. Cooper
Jesse Willmott
Robert Montgomery
Vernon Shipley
Charles Cooper
Kenneth Jorgensen
James P
Pinkney) Turner
Gordon Duke
Herbert Grubbs
Park Board
Park Commission
Lion’s Club
Ken
Mount Dora’s Roy Christopher Named to Florida National Legislation Panel
Roy Christopher of Mount Dora was appointed by Kenneth Thompson to the Florida League of Municipalities National Legislation Committee for 1967. The panel, with at least two representatives from each of Florida’s 12 districts, will meet in Washington in March during the National League of Cities conference to discuss bills affecting municipalities. Christopher was chosen for his commitment to efficient municipal government.
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Roy Christopher
Mount Dora
Kenneth Thompson
Florida League of Municipalities
League
Florida
Washington
National League of Cities’ Legislative Conference
Christopher
Mount Dora Rotary Showings of Our Town Film
The Rotary Club of Mount Dora presented the first showing of the locally produced film Our Town by Frank Ridale for the Kiwanis Club. It traces downtown Mount Dora improvements from initial city council talks to a landscaped park overlook of Lake Lora, with before and after views.
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Rotary Club of
Mount Dora
Our Town
Frank Richdale
Kiwanis Club of
Kiwanians
Lake Lora
Lester Schriver
Donald J. Keirn
New Zealand
Cecil L. Bothwell
OBP Offers $1 Seats Dec 14
The Orange Blossom Playhouse in Orlando presents Catch Me If You Can from December 8 to 17 with a Wednesday performance on December 14. Every seat in the house is available for $1.
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Orange Blossom Playhouse
Orlando
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