Mount Dora Parade to Feature 60 Units and Santa Draws Crowds
Santa Claus will headline Mount Dora Fifth Annual JayCees Christmas Parade with more than 60 units including eight bands and 11 floats. The event starts at 2 p.m. from Limit Street to Donnelly Park, with 1 15 p.m. line assembly and a public candy giveaway. Afterward Santa will meet children in Donnelly Park as merchants promote holiday sales in downtown Mount Dora.
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JayCees
Santa Claus
Mount Dora
Donnelly Park
Merchants Association
Golden Triangle
Mosteller
Willis V. McCall
Florida Highway Patrol
Sheriff’s Department
Central
Leesburg Police
Leesburg High School
Leesburg Orangetts
McCrory’s
Junior Order of Mechanics
First Federal Savings and Loan Association
Eustis Vocational High School
Mount Dora Colored Girl Scouts
Kiwanis Club
Winter Garden High School
Tavares Twirlers
Texaco
Roy Christopher
Club Rudo
Cortland’s
Dasinger’s
Richard Edgerton
Florida Telephone Corp
Food Fair, Inc
Fralick’s Restaurant
Gray , and Hill
Grigg’s “66
Harris Fuel. Oil
Hibiscus Trailer Park
Hickory Point Industries
Hi-Lander Motel
Horsley Jewelry, Inc
Reed Disburses $2,784,599 of Tax Collections
Lake County tax collector Paul H. Reed reports November disbursements totaling $2,784,599 to county taxing units. Discounts on real estate and personal property taxes totaled $111,364. Collections equal 67 percent of the $4,128,121 roll. County allocations went to the Lake County Commissioners $952,308 and the Board of Public Instruction $1,643,055, with other units receiving lesser amounts. Discount rates were 3 percent through December 31, then 2 percent in January and 1 percent in February, with the gross amount due in March.
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Paul H. Reed
Tavares
Lake County
Board of Public Instruction
Reed
Lake County Launches Florida's Most Complete School Evacuation
Lake County completes its fifth and final school evacuation plan making it the first Florida county to operate a full evacuation program. About 13 500 students were dismissed and reach homes or drop-off points within 30 to 45 minutes, aided by private cars and pre arranged bus routes.
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Lake County
Florida
Bernard J. McCabe
Mount Dora
Fred Sanwald
Emmett Shotts
Jack Morgan
Ronald Aldrich
Aldrich
Roseborough
Jason Mitchell
Alberta Marvin
Helen Whittington
Edna TeStrake
Esther McLaughlin
Ann Hamlin
George Rittenhouse
Virginia Holsclaw
Symphony Plans Rodgers and Hammerstein Program
The Florida Symphony Orchestra under Henry Mazer will perform Rodgers and Hammerstein selections on Friday January 25 at 8 p.m. at the Community Building. Sponsored by the Mount Dora Kiwanis Club the program marks a shift toward lighter music. Two orchestra soloists joined Kiwanis members and Helen Ryan to discuss plans and preview songs from Oklahoma and South Pacific. Tickets are $2.
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Florida Symphony Orchestra
Henry Mazer
Mount Dora Kiwanis Club
Kiwanis Club
Helen Ryan
Symphony
Oklahoma
South Pacific
Kiwanis
Municipal Court reports mix of traffic and disorderly conduct
Nine cases heard in Municipal Court this week. Seven traffic violations and two disorderly conduct charges. Fines set at 25 dollars and 195 dollars in bonds ordered forfeited by Mayor Jesse D. Willmott.
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Jesse D. Willmott
Citrus Culture Corp Weekly Rainfall Report
Citrus Culture Corp. records rainfall for the week ended December 11 in this regional weather summary. No further measurements or figures are provided in the readable text.
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Citrus Culture Corp. Weekly
Citrus Culture Corp
Florida Gains Share Of U S Income In 1957 61
Florida increased its share of national wealth from 2.23 percent in 1957 to an estimated 2.50 percent for 1962. The report notes Floridians earned about 11 billion dollars in 1962 with farm income rising to 2.43 percent of the national total in 1961 and other sectors increasing their national footprint as population and nonfarm employment grew.
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Florida
Deadline Nears For Renewal Of License
Residents with December expirations should renew early due to holidays. December 28 is the last day licenses may be purchased, according to Lake County Judge W A Milton Jr.
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Lake County
W. A. Milton, Jr
Quote by William Allen White about justice and peace
A concise attribution notes that those who plead for justice help maintain peace, attributed to William Allen White.
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William Allen White
Mount Dora Bible School Hosts Homecoming Open House Weekend
Mount Dora Christian Home and Bible School announces Homecoming on Friday December 14 with JV and Varsity games against Citrus High Inverness and a Queen crowning. Open House Saturday December 15 runs 10 am to 4 pm to showcase the school’s $700000 expansion and remodeling with tours and a fried chicken supper for alumni and guests.
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Bible School
Mount Dora
Ee RaweeeNe
O. H. Boyd
Citrus High Hurricanes
Inverness
Sadie Collins
Sherilyn Sharp
Judy Moran
Lynetta Story
Linda Anderson
Hospital Admits Eight Patients at Waterman Memorial
Mount Dora patients admitted to Waterman Memorial Hospital in Eustis this week include Ed ward Liles Winnie Coffey Joseph Kircher Rita Klug Agnes Truesdale Leon Larson Elmira Lodor and Frances Williamson.
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Mount Dora
Waterman Memorial Hospital
Eustis
Edward Liles
Winnie Coffey
Joseph Kircher
Rita Klug
Agnes Truesdale
Leon Larson
Elmira Lodor
Frances Williamson
Assessors Finish Four Day Seminar in Tallahassee
R. G. Casady C. E. Straight and James P. Loflin of Lake County joined about 150 Florida Tax Assessors and deputies who completed a four day seminar in Tallahassee.
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R. G. Casady
C. E. Straight
James P. Loflin
Lake County
Florida
Tax Assessors’ Association of Florida
Tallahassee
Grand Jury Resumes in Orlando Over Lake County Rape Case
The Orange County Grand Jury reconvenes Monday at 9 am to review claims two Lake County men were wrongfully sentenced to death in 1960. Testimony included Mount Dora attorney Thomas Ledford and Noel E. Griffin Jr. of Eustis, ex-deputies, plus Sheriff Willis V. McCall. FBI analysis of plaster casts and the presence of Sheriff McCall and State Attorney Steed highlighted ongoing probe.
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Orange County
Orlando
Lake County
Thomas Ledford
Toraanty
Mount Dora
Noel E. Griffin, Jr
Eustis
Lake
Willis V. McCall
McCall
Jerry Chatman
Robert Shuler
Supreme Court
Circuit Court
W. Troy Hall, Jr
Orange County Grand Jury
Call
FBI
Arthur L
Mike) Steed
Firemen Install New Officers At Annual Banquet
Mount Dora firemen and officials gathered December 6 at the Community Building for a banquet. State Rep. Leighton L. Baker spoke against communism. Officers sworn in by Grover Long included Ted Lane as chief and James Davis as president. Santa Claus distributed treats and pay checks to firefighters.
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Mount Dora
Leighton L. Baker
Santa Claus
Grover Long
Florida State Firemen’s Association
Ted Lane
Paul Snowberger
Herman Cox
Art Womble
Ivan Brown
James Davis
Cay Fordham
Kenneth Cox
J. T. Huett
Cecil Barks
Paul Bennett
Sanford
Dick Evans
Holly Hill
Over $10,000 Given In Seal Campaign
Mount Dora residents contributed to the annual Christmas Seal campaign under the Lake County TB and Health Association. The third week’s total reached $10,329, reported by executive secretary Mrs Slater Cox, with Cassia $15 Lake Jem $83 and Sorrento $98 in neighboring communities.
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Mount Dora
Lake County
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Brown
AL Palmer, JR
Mel Wagner
Lake W. Coleman
C. D. (Clancy) Owen
Tommy Houser
Pinkney Turner
Martin Co
Wyn Brown
Plymouth Citrus Products Cooperative
Astatula
Win
Robert L. Morton
George S. Wilson
Coleman
Owen
Park Commission
Harris
David Bowen
Morton
Zellwood
Wilson
City Hall
Mr. Coleman
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