City to legalize Junior College and civil defense council
Mountra steps to form a formal junior college and legalize the civil defense council after Councilman Grantham notes the CD group must be composed of duly elected municipal officials. The plan includes appointing a director and deputy, with current private citizens shifting to advisory roles while council members gain CD authority. City Attorney Roy Christopher aims to have the resolution ready by February 20.
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R. O
Dude) Grantham
CD Group
Grantham
Mountra
CD Council
Mr. Grantham
CC Council
Roy Christopher
Mount Dora Offers 48 Acre Site for Lake-Sumter Junior College
Mount Dora City Council agreed to donate 48 acres in the Northwest area near new U S 441 as a site for the Lake-Sumter Junior College if authorities select the city. The move follows rival bids from Eustis and Leesburg as officials cite local advantages and seek community support to attract the school.
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Council
Mount Dora
Lake-Sumter
U. S. 441
Eustis
Leesburg
M. O
Buster” Williams
Lake County
Paul Williams
Lions’ Club
Margaret Lofroos
al Rehbaum, Jr
Chamber of Commerce
Lte Ave
Ed Waite
John Cain
Lofroos
City council weighs paving costs and budget gaps
City engineers estimate preliminary paving costs at 757,600 with only 000 in the budget for the projects. Plans include paving Simpson Street and Second Avenue sections, resurfacing Ninth and Unser streets, and widening Sanford Road, with state road help sought for March hearings.
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A. E. O’neall Associates, Inc
Orlando
Simpson St
Eighth Ave
11Th Ave
10Th Ave
Imigmiana
Second Ave
Simpson
Rossiter Sts
Unser
U. S. 441
Ninth Ave
Clayton
Unser St
State Road Department
Roy Christopher
Lake County Commission
Lake County
DeLand
Triangle Area to Use Private Operators for Garbage Disposal
Councilwoman Margaret Lafroos warned the Golden Triangle may council private garbage operators after Eustis dumps short on fill dirt. She cited 1961 data showing Mount Dora and other cities hauling thousands of loads with public receipts far below costs, and warned a March 1 landfill deadline looms.
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Triangle Area
Golden Triangle
Eustis
Margaret Lafroos
Tavares
Lake County
Mount Dora
Museum to Close for Society Meeting at Central Florida
The Central Florida Museum and Planetarium will close on Saturday February 24 for the Florida Anthropological Society annual meeting and program series. Regular activities will resume on Sunday February 25.
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Central Florida
Doran Presents Sundial at Lake County Fair
Visitors at the Lake County Flower Show in mid March at the Eustis Fair Grounds will view a hand wrought iron armillary sundial and a lace pattern arched gate, both by William Wright of Mount Dora. Wright began crafting at age eleven and based on a Norwegian sundial design he copied this piece. It has been praised as a clever contrivance and one of his most intricate works, first shown at a Painesville County Fair to over ten thousand spectators and later kept in his garden where it drew many visitors. Local clocks were set by the sundial and railroaders checked their timepieces against it.
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William Wright
Mount Dora
Lake County
Eustis
Renigssooreito
Eustis Fair Grounds
Wright
Joseph Procop
Painesville
Ohio
Jim Harris
Billy Bolt
Mike Stewart
Phil Chapman
Mike Ward
Charles Burchett
Arnold Durham
Bob Scoggin
Bright Smiles Week Promotes Dental Health in Mount Dora
Ronald Aldrich principal of Mount Dora Elementary accepts 530 toothbrushing kits for grades one through six from Dr. Robert F. Wason, representing the Central Florida District Dental Society, as Kittie May Taylor coordinates the program. The kits are part of 8,000 distributed to Lake County elementary students during National Children's Dental Health Week.
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Mount Dora
Ronald Aldrich
Robert F. Wason
Central
Lake County
Stadium Work Accelerates at Mount Dora Community Bowl
Work on Mount Dora's Community Bowl progresses toward a fall football kickoff with rapid strides on plumbing and a concession stand restrooms and press box. Crews including Arnold Durham and Bob Scoggins built a retaining wall for the new bleachers as underground scoreboard wiring and night lighting await installation.
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Citrus Culture Corp
Florida Telephone Corp
Arnold Durham
Ray
Bob Scoggins
Coley
Mount Dora
Ledford Granted Leave to Answer Hog Theft Charges
Police say Tom Ledford and four others face hog theft charges over a recent hunt in Volusia County. Ledford and David Shelly of Mount Dora and Noel Griffin of Eustis posted $500 bonds. two others from Orange County and Tampa await surrender. Warrants issued by Volusia County Judge John S. Byington in a case tied to a Sun day airboat hunt along the St. Johns River.
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Tom Ledford
Volusia County
Mount Dora
J. T
Bud) Huett
Ledford
David Shelly
Noel Griffin
Eustis
Lake County
Willis V. McCall
Orange County
Tampa
Volusia
DeLand
St. Johns River
Astor Bridge
Lake Dexter
Rodney Thursby
John S. Byington
J. H. Dyke
Tuxedo Store Set to Open on Alt 441 in Mount Dora
Henry W. Beims announces relocation of his Tuxedo Feed Store from Fourth Ave downtown to a site on Alt U S 441 opposite the Golden Acorn Shopping Center near Mount Dora. The move, planned for February, will place the former warehouse site into use. Rob ert Stark joins staff to oversee appliance servicing with six years of Hotpoint experience.
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Henry W. Beims
Fourth Ave
Mount Dora
Alt. U. S
Golden Aacoee
Beims
Merchants meet to discuss items at community building
The Merchants Association will hold its regular monthly meeting Monday at 11 30 a m in the Community Building. Col Paul Bronson, chairman, said there were a number of important items to be discussed. Advance reservations must be made at the Chamber of Commerce.
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The
Merchants Association
Paul Bronson
Chamber of Commerce
Bank Wins Zoning Approval for Downtown Land Purchase
City Council approved first reading of an ordinance to rezone 140 by 70 feet of land in Mount Dora for commercial use by First National Bank. The bank plans to acquire and redevelop the site at Donnelly Street and Seventh Avenue for parking, moving the Powers home to Unserst near the IceHouse Theatre with conditions to guarantee its restoration.
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First National Bank of
Mount Dora
Donnelly St
Seventh
Ave. George
Buddy” White, Jr
Pecperly Ave
Seven Ave
Powers
Unserst
IceHouse Theatre
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