Christmas Thanks to Mount Dora Postal Clerks
Writer recalls Connecticut post office days and praises Mount Dora clerks for year round kindness and practical help with packages and mail. He credits the staff with paying box rents by the year accepting checks and providing on the spot mail fixes including tape and twine. He notes changes from old times to present courtesy in Mount Dora.
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Connecticut
Grace Campbell
Mount Dora
Postal Service
Washington
Fry
Inda
Christmas Travel Boom Strains Air Lines Across Florida
W R Winn Jr of Eastern Airlines and Landscair Travel Service manager A B Sharp say holiday demand tightens travel. Between Dec 29 and Jan 6, students and workers must return, with 60 000 seats for Sugar Bowl in New Orleans stressing capacity. Extra sections and hold space by tour operators anticipated. hotels may ease benching risk. Grace Campbell.
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Europe
W. R. Winn Jr
Eastern Airlines
A. B. Sharp
Landscair Travel Service
Mount Dora
Winn
Eastern
Orlando
Daytona
Melbourne
New Orleans
Drawings On Campus Buildings Finalized At Lake Sumter Junior College
Dr. Paul P. Williams announces final drawings for the administration building and student center at Lake Sumter Junior College as plans for a new physical education plant are revised after state agency review. Contracts likely let in May or June 1966 after bond sale occurs in spring.
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Lake Sumter Junior College
Paul P. Williams
Division of Community Colleges
State Department of Education
Williams
League Set for 25th Annual Meeting and Officers Election
The Lake County League of Municipalities will hold its 25th annual meeting and officers election plus a Ladies Night on Wednesday January 19 at 6 30 p m at the Eustis Community Center. Roy Christopher and Eustis league members are in charge of the program.
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Lake County League of Municipalities
Eustis Community Center
Roy Christopher
Eustis League
Citywide vote results tallied after December 14 election night
Volunteers tabulated the general election and annexation referendum results in Mount Dora and at the Sylvan Shores Hotel. Acting City Clerk John Cain and assistants checked totals as the City Council canvassed the count, with Jesse Willmott Gordon named in the tally.
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Mount Dora
Sylvan Shores Hotel
John Cain
Sam Shaw
Harmond Dodson
Perry Flora
Tyrone Parker
Jesse Willmott Gordon
SJC Receives SACS Recognition For Prospective Accreditation
L-SJC is named as a candidate for membership in the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools in 1966. This recognition signals potential full accreditation in the future as the College Delegate Assembly endorses the move.
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Area Association
L-Sjc
Southern Association of Colleges and Schools
the College
the College Delegate Assembly of the Southern Association At
Florida Symphony concert in Mount Dora sells scarce tickets
The Florida Symphony Orchestra under Henry Mazer will perform on Tuesday January 4 at 8 p m in the Mount Dora Community Building. Esteemed soloists Gail Divine and Jack Thompson headline with Carter Nice and David Everhart. Tickets are 2 50 with only 50 remaining at the Chamber of Commerce First National Bank and Bank of Mount Dora.
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Florida Symphony Orchestra
Henry Mazer
Mount Dora
Vivaldi
Brahms
Lehar
Strauss
Gail Divine
Jack Thompson
Carter Nice
David Everhart
Kiwanis Club of
United States
Chamber of Commerce
First National Bank of
Hurricanes notch third win in young season
Mount Dora High School remained unbeaten in the infant basketball season with a 47 44 victory over Groveland in a Mid Lakes Conference game. Coach Ralph Albritton led the Hurricanes who had earlier defeated Florida Central Academy and Lake Weir.
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Mount Dora High School
Groveland
Hurricanes
Ralph Albritton
Florida
Central Academy
Lake Weir
Sand in Shoes No More at LSJC Campus Walks
Lake Sumter Junior College plans new walkways at Silver Lake Campus to curb dust and sand. two lake-side paths will run east to the street by the library and additional walks will be laid in front of the library.
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Lake Sumter Junior College
Silver Lake
Banks To Stay Closed Monday In Mount Dora
The Bank of Mount Dora and the First National Bank of Mount Dora will be closed Monday December 27 due to Christmas. Normal Friday hours will be observed on Christmas Eve before both banks close until regular opening times on Tuesday.
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Mount Dora Rotary Club
Milner-Rosenwald Academy
Rotary
Tom Champion
Christian Home and Bible School of
Mount Dora
Vernon Means
Bank of
New Year's Eve Dance Set at Mount Dora Yacht Club
The Mount Dora Yacht Club plans a New Year's Eve dance on Saturday December 31 starting at 10 p.m. The Jerry Adler group, formerly at the Langford Hotel in Winter Park, will provide music. Reservations are available by calling 383-2882 or 383-9997.
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Mount Dora Yacht Club
Jerry Adler Group
Langford Hotel
Winter Park
McCrory Employees Get Early Christmas Gifts
McLellan Green MMG a variety store at Golden Triangle Shopping Center distributed cash Christmas gifts to employees last Friday. T L Wetherington store manager presented the gifts and a letter from MMG president Samuel Neaman thanked staff for loyal enthusiastic support during 1965.
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McCrory. McLellan-Green
MMG
Golden Triangle
T. L. Wetherington
Samuel Neaman
Mount Dora Patients List at Waterman Memorial Hospital
Mount Dora patients at Waterman Memorial Hospital this week include Helen Holmes Jesse Hodges Norma Long Frank Sears David Sellers Sr George Bruce Susie Empie Ida Mae Walker Sabra Bryant Frank Wilson Eddie Frazier Lillian Smith William Crosby Amelia White James Jewell Janie Moon Dorothy Thompson Bertha Cook Perry Babcock Mary Schoonmaker Ella Bell Amber Bangham and Robert Conner.
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Mount Dora
Waterman Memorial Hospital
Helen Holmes
Jesse Hodges
Norma Long
Frank Sears
David Sellers, Sr
George Bruce
Susie Empie
Ida Mae Walker
Sabra Bryant
Frank Wilson
Eddie Frazier
Lillian Smith
William Crosby
Amelia White
James Jewell
Janie Moon
Dorothy Thompson
Bertha Cook
Perry Babcock
Mary Schoonmaker
Ella Bell
Amber Bangham
Robert Conner
Carey Colley Hospitalized After Heart Attack
Carey Colley general manager of the Mount Dora Growers Cooperative was admitted to Water Memorial Hospital in Eustis after a heart attack Tuesday night. A spokesman said on Wednesday he was resting comfortably and a full recovery was anticipated.
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S. Carey Colley
Mount Dora
Fifteen May Die On State Roads During Holiday
Col. H N Kirkman predicts fifteen people will die on Florida highways during the Christmas holiday period. He, director of the Florida Department of Public Safety, urges citizens to drive safely to protect lives and make the season joyous.
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Florida
H.N. Kirkman
Col. Kirkman
Florida Department of Public Safety
Judgeship Split Cleared As Council Ends Year
City Council approved an ordinance separating municipal judge duties from the mayor with one dissent. Mayor Willmott favored the move but urged transparency and advance notice on the appointee. The measure clears the path to naming a city judge and setting a salary, while Willmott may continue as magistrate until a appointment.
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Jesse Willmott
Willmott
Warren Morgan
Morgan
Council
Lloyd Paving Co
Orlando
Normandy Drive
Lloyd
Hubbard Construction Co
Lindsley Paving Co
C. A. Meyer Paving & Construction Co
Eustis Motor Co
Eustis Motor
Bill Bardoe Ford
Joel Creamons
Chevrolet
Eustis
Dodge
Jungle Auto Service
Public Works Department
Fourth and
Baker
Kings Daughters
ITT Purchases Hamilton Stock In Mutual Fund Move
ITT to acquire all remaining Hamilton Management Corporation common stock. A R Tyrone Hamilton president said stockholders will receive 3 494 shares of ITT common stock per each Hamilton Class A or B share. Books close December 20. Hamilton Funds and Alexander Hamilton Life policyholders unaffected.
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International Telephone and Telegraph Corporation
Hamilton Management Corporation
A. R. Tyrone
Hamilton
Tyrone
ITT
Hamilton Funds
Alexander : Hamilton Life& Insurance Company
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Sharp
J. T
Bud) Huett
Florida Highway Patrol
Bob Kilgo
Kilgo
Chief Huett
McCrory
Carey Colley
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