Preparations Pushed For Mission Assemblies Meeting
Tea today at 3 p m by the Ladies of the Tavares Methodist Church aims to spark interest in the Florida Chain of Mission Assemblies. Ambassadors from around the world will speak Sunday and Monday February 19 and 20 in Mount Dora Tavares Eustis and nearby areas.
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Golden Triangle
Florida
Mount Dora-Tavares
Tavares Methodist Church
Kenneth Traxler
First Methodist Church
Mount Dora
William P. Lytle
Mount Dora Community Church
First Presbyterian Church
St. Edward's Episcopal Church
Nellie McKim
Eustis
Elizabeth M. Lee
Irene Jones
Central Christian Church
Route 19A
Miss McKim
Mrs. McClure
Elizabeth Lee
B. Balaram
India
Esther W. Hymer
Paraguay
Jack Morgan
Mount Dora High School
Hymer
Adams
D. J. Cumming
William S. Hughlett
Cumming
Hughlett
Congo
Mount Dora Prepares For Two Major Cage Tournaments
Mount Dora High School will host two basketball tournaments this season. The Mid Lakes Conference Tournament runs February 16 to 18 with matchups including Lake Weir vs Tavares and Mount Dora vs Clermont. Officials are Tex Ritter, Jim McWhirter, Clyde Bryant, and Virginia Hansel. The District Tournament follows in March with dates to be announced.
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Mount Dora High
Golden Hurricanes
Bobby Gore
Gary Lee
Ronnie Mikels
Larry Schieber
Lynn Rector
Bobby McCullough
Ed Hansel
Jackie McCree
Brooke Goulder
Robert Smith
B. Lavin
Paul Harvey
Paul Frisbie
Mount Dora
Mount Dora High School
Hurricanes
Hansel
Lake Weir
Tavares
Umatilla
Groveland
Eustis
St. Cloud
Clermont
J.V
Tex Ritter
Leesburg
Jim McWhirter
Apopka
Clyde Bryant
Ocala
Virginia Hansel
Mayor Bliss Fines 10 Misdemeanor Cases in Court
In municipal court this week Mayor Guy C. Bliss assessed $100 in fines across 10 misdemeanor cases.
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Guy C. Bliss
Junior High Kids Offer Best Hope For The Future
A. H. Lockner of Florida Academy advises Mount Dora Rotary Club that gifted students in science math and languages are key to America's future. He urges intensive work for talented youths, plus strong counseling and vertical articulation between elementary junior and senior high to ensure consistent grading and credits.
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A. H. Lockner
Florida Academy
Chicago
Ill
America
Lockner
Mount Dora
Girl Scouts Begin Cookie Sales Friday
Mount Dora Brownies and Girl Scouts start their third annual cookie sale Friday and run through Saturday Feb 18. Proceeds fund tents, camping gear, training, and the Opportunity Fund while troops earn five cents per box for troop programs and expenses. Cookies sold only through the Girl Scouts.
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Mount Dora Brownies
Girl Scouts
Florida Land of Lakes Girl Scout Council
New Carolina Restaurant Opens on Highway 441
N C couple Mr and Mrs Jake Thornton of Carolina Beach NC have opened the New Carolina Restaurant on Highway 441 east of Tavares at the former Woody s Flamingo site. The Thorntons bring 22 years in the business and serve breakfast lunch and dinner daily from 7 30 a m to 11 30 p m featuring North Carolina country ham dinners.
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Jake Thornton
Carolina Beach
N.C
Carolina
Highway 441
Tavares
the Thorntons
Smithfield Grill
Car Tags On Sale In Mount Dora This Thursday
A representative of the County Tax Collector's office will be in Mount Dora to sell 1961 Florida auto license plates. Licenses may be obtained from 9 to 12 and 1 to 5 at the Chamber of Commerce office on Fifth Ave.
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Mount Dora
Florida
Chamber of Commerce
Fifth Ave
Michiganders To Hold Annual Picnic February 10
The Michigan Club of Mount Dora announces its annual picnic at noon Friday February 10 at the Mount Dora Community Building. All Michiganders in the area are invited to attend. bring a covered dish and table service. Roll call will be made by counties followed by songs reminiscences and election of officers.
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Riley’s
Michigan
Michigan Club of
Mount Dora
Key Clubbers Aid The March With Fund Drive
Mount Dora Key Club with May C Bliss and the police ran a Saturday roadblock collecting 87 dollars for the March of Dimes. A Friday assembly for grades 7 to 12 featured an infantile paralysis film, raising 36.05 dollars. Next week grades 4 to 6 will receive dime cards to join.
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Guy C. Bliss
Mount Dora
Key Club of
McCall Warns Private Detectives Breaking the Law
Sheriff Willis V. McCall says some private detectives are pressuring people to sign releases on items bought under retain title contracts. He urges reclaim via proper replevin and lawful officers, insisting the practice is illegal.
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Willis V. McCall
Judge Hall to Speak at Mount Dora PTO Meeting
Judge W. Troy Hall Jr of the Fifth Judicial Circuit will address the Mount Dora Elementary cafetorium Tuesday at 7 30 p m. He will discuss Youth of our Community and urge all parents to attend this important meeting.
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W. Troy Hall, Jr
Fifth Judicial Circuit Court
Tavares
PTO
Mount Dora
Warns That Only Drivers Control Highway Safety
Florida Highway Patrol commander H N Kirkman warns that highway crashes rise when drivers ignore weather and road hazards. He urges drivers to adjust speed for rain and darkness and to act on self discipline year round to prevent deaths and property loss.
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Tallahassee
Florida Highway Patrol
H. N. Kirkman
Kirkman
Bryant Names February As Heart Month Proclaimed
Governor Farris Bryant proclaims February as Heart Month noting heart and circulatory diseases cause more US deaths than any other illness. He cites one in sixteen Americans affected and 500000 children among victims. The Florida Heart Association backs the 1961 Heart Fund drive supporting research and education nationwide.
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Farris Bryant
United States
Florida Heart Association
American Heart Association
Whirlwind Drive Seeks 100 New Members In Mount Dora
The Mount Dora Chamber of Commerce launches a whirlwind drive to add 100 members from the area to support future economic development. A 50 worker task force will map a plan at a breakfast meeting, with membership cots at 10 dollars for individuals and 25 dollars for businesses.
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al Rehbaum, Jr
Mount Dora
Chamber of Commerce
Mount Dora Featured For Florida Recreation In Times Travel
The New York Times Travel section on January 22 praised Mount Dora Florida describing its scenic beauty climate leisure activities and historical background. Writer C E Steve Wright highlighted shuffleboard golf fishing boating and cultural events like IceHouse Players and symphony concerts noting Lakeside Inn and Villa Dora Hotel facilities and local hospitality. Local Chamber of Commerce aided the feature.
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Mount Dora
New York Times
Florida
C. E
Steve” Wright
Jacksonville
The
Times
Ian
Qflvutiga Ciucs
Icmlutcu
WIS
Cms Tion
Orlando
Lesburg
Lakeside Inn
Villa Dora
Wright
Chamber of Commerce
Heaton Praised By Columnist In Florida Publicity
Former Mount Dora mayor L L Heaton receives high praise from Russell Kay of The Topic for promoting Florida via the pamphlet Life Can Begin at 60 in Florida. Kay commends Heaton and hopes to meet him, noting Florida needs more energetic communicators and listing how to obtain the brochure.
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L. L. Heaton
Mount Dora
Russell Kay
Florida
Tampa
Kay
Heaton
Mount Dora to Host Lake County Educational Meeting
Mount Dora will host the mid year meeting of the Lake County Educational Association on Thursday February 9 at the Mount Dora Community Building with State Superintendent of Education Thomas E Bailey as speaker at 2 15 p m The public is invited A luncheon at Fralick's Restaurant will precede the meeting with local officials and Lake County School leaders attending Invited legislators include J A Tar Boyd Welborn Daniel and Bill Reedy.
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Mount Dora
Lake County Educational Association
Thomas E. Bailey
Bailey
Fralick’s
County Office of Public Instruction
Lake County
J. A
Tar” Boyd
Welborn Daniel
Bill” Reedy
Florida
Legislature
UF confers degrees as 659 graduates honored
At Gainesville the University of Florida awarded 659 degrees as J Warne Reitz, UF president, presided. Dr Frank G Dickey, president of the University of Kentucky, addressed graduates saying their education equips them to meet modern pressures.
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Frank G. Dickey
University of Kentucky
University of Florida
Gainesville
Dickey
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Lewis Shipley
Richard Edgerton
W. M. Kennedy
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Jack) Simpson
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Karl Lehmann
C. Simpson
J. G. Ray, Jr
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Charles Lawson
Margaret Lafroos
William Stephens
Arthur Jewell
Paul Snowberger
Allen Seabrook
Lavonne Lashar
Ed Mitchell
H. D. Warren
Charlotte Warren
Dick Stewart
Sam Shaw
O. J. Tillson
Chris Jolley
Mrs. Ruwaldt
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