Hurricanes Meet Umatilla In Conference Tourney Title Fight
Mount Dora opens Mid Lakes Conference tournament at Lake Weir with Umatilla in first round at 4 30 p m. Eustis and Lake Weir play at 3 p m. Groveland and Clermont face Tavares and St Cloud at 8 30 p m. Semi finals Saturday night name the contenders for the conference crown. Mount Dora JV meets St Cloud JV for the junior title.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hurricanes
Umatilla
Jaycees
Mount Dora
Lake Weir
L. H. Armstrong
Lake Weir High School
Eustis
Groveland
Clermont
Tavares
St. Cloud Jayvees
Ralph Allbritton
Ed (Shanks) Hansel
Kentucky
Hansel
Lee
Frank Fralick
Allen Whittington
Charles Alderman
Jim Dake
Bernard McCabe
Pete Harvey
Bill Taylor
Butch Townsend
Ken Atkins
John Moon
Jack Pease
Florida Central Academy
Howey Academy
Gainesville
Wad Lane drive raises funds for youngsters collection
Sparse lines describe a drive on Wad Lane that collected 158.76 among youngsters at the Palsey drive. Mention of Lane Al drich Jim Davis Engineer Kemmeth Cox and firemen coordinating collections as part of a CP drive project.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Palsey Drive
Lane
Aldrich
Jim* Davis
Kemmeth ‘Cox
CP. Drive
Evening Of Fun Slated March 4 At Concert Here
The Florida Symphony Orchestra under Henry Mazer performs its annual pop concert in Mount Dora on March 4 at 8 p.m. at the Community Building. Selections from Hello Dolly My Fair Lady Sound of Music Call Me Madame Pajama Game headline the program with four soloists Anne Brazzo Florence Soldinger Bernie Bailie and Jack Thompson. The 100 member orchestra is among Florida’s top ensembles and pianist Dwight Charles will accompany. This marks the 14th Mount Dora appearance and the only concert of the series here this year.
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Florida Symphony Orchestra
Henry Mazer
Kiwanis Club of
Mount Dora
New York
Sound of Music
Anne Brazzo
Florence Soldinger
Bernie Bailie
Jack Thompson
Orlando
Jack Thomp
Wheeling
W. Va
Three Penny Opera
Bernard Bailie
Florida
First Methodist Church
Anne Blaze
B.B.C
Associated Television Limited
Dwight Charles
Bob's Equipment Hosts All Day Open House on Saturday
Bob Race, owner of Bob's Equipment Shop at 120 E Fourth Ave, invites customers to an all day open house this Saturday from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. to celebrate Mount Dora's only full service lawn mower center. Coffee and light refreshments will be served with door prizes including a Lawn Boy mower. Winners will be notified.
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Bob
Fourth Ave
Bob Race
Race
Mount Dora
Bank Open House With Tours Set Wednesday Night
The First National Bank of Mount Dora invites customers friends and citizens to an open house Wednesday evening February 24 from 6 to 9 p.m. to inspect the new $250000 facility at Donnelly and Seventh as staff highlight the move from the old Donnelly and Fifth site.
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Dent George White Jr
White
First National Bank of
Mount Dora
Bank
George J. White
Donnelly and
Fifth
Donnelly and Seventh
Mount Dora Bank Names 10 Men To Advisory Board
The Bank of Mount Dora forms an executive advisory committee to serve as a future director pool. Edwin B. Mead chairs the board and lists members from Mount Dora Eustis Lake Jem and Plymouth. Mead says banking knowledge will aid the group as they could lead commercial and business activity in the Golden Triangle.
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Mount Dora Bank
Bank of
Plymouth
Mead
Golden Triangle
CAP Cadets State Collection Drive
The Mount Dora Cadet Squadron Civil Air Patrol plans another drive for old newspapers magazines and bottles to raise funds for new MG and books for cadets. The collection begins Sunday and will continue for several weekends across all major Golden Triangle areas.
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Mount Dora
Civil Air Patrol
United States Air Force
Golden Triangle
Four Hurt In Weekend Collisions On Old 441 Mount Dora
Four persons were injured Saturday night in a two car crash at Old 441A and Helm Road in Mount Dora. Injured were Claude Fralick Jr and his brother-in-law George E. Blank, with Mrs. Anna Marie Almer hospitalized. Almer's car skidded on wet pavement and struck Fralick’s vehicle. both were within legal speeds. A separate collision at Old 441 and Greenway injured no one, and a Sunday crash at Helm Road and Old 441 involved Andrew A. Gross and David H. Harringer with about $300 damage and no charges.
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Helm Road
Mount Dora
Claude Fralick Jr
Waterman Memorial Hospital
George E. Blank
Robbins Field
Macon
Fralick
Anna Marie Almer
Evergreen Park
Ill
Almer
Richard Martin
Old 441
Martin
Almer-Fralick
Billy C. Thompson
Tremain St
Marvin L. Day
Tampa
Greenway
James C. Orr
Orr
Day
Thompson
Grady Pait
Andrew A. Gross
Hickory
N. C
Mount Dora Seeks Four Lanes On Key Highways
The city asks the Lake County Commission to four lane Old 441 near the Golden Triangle Shopping Center or add acceleration and deceleration lanes. They also urge four laning Florida Road 19 from the center to the Highway 441 overpass south of Eustis and widening State Road 46 to Sanford. Highland Street to the south city limits is proposed for widening to restore tourist traffic.
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Mount Dora
Lake County Commission
Golden Triangle
Commission
Eustis
Florida 19
Florida
J. P. Turner
Turner
Sanford
Lake County
Highland Street
Fifth Ave
SSA Visit Planned at Mount Dora City Hall
A Social Security Administration District Office representative will be at Mount Dora City Hall on March 3 and March 17 from 9 30 a m to 12 30 p m to help eligibles apply for old age and survivors insurance benefits.
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Social Security Administration District
Orlando
Mount Dora City Hall
Shipley Re elected President Heads Mount Dora Chamber
Shipley was re elected president of the Mount Dora Chamber of Commerce for a second term at the organizational meeting. Tom Champion was named first vice president and Sam Shaw became a newly elected director. Betty Siess was re appointed secretary. The board authorized telegrams to Willard Wirtz and Florida leaders urging offshore labor to Florida.
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Lewis Shipley
Mount Doral
Planner Outlines Value of Professional Help for Mount Dora
Jerry Dake a planner with Candeub Fleissig Adler & Associates addressed Mount Dora City Council outlining how a professional planning survey could guide downtown development. He urged forming a dedicated group to spearhead action and cautioned the need for a concrete plan to avoid wasteful efforts.
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Mount Dora
Jerry Dake
Dake
Gordon Dake
Candeub, Fleissig, Adler & Associates
Jacksonville
Jesse Willmott
al Berry
Michigan State University
Orlando
Winter Park
Tavares
Duke
Berry Committee
Rezoning Requests Move Forward On Donnelly Street
City Council on first reading approved two rezoning requests for residential property on Donnelly Street near Ninth to permit commercial use. Owners Carl E. Tucker and Mayor Jesse Willmott support the moves with a March 2 meeting to consider final action, while Councilman Tom Champion proposed amending R1 to R2 to tighten restrictions.
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Donnelly Street
Ninth
Carl E. Tucker
Donnelly
Jesse Willmott
Tucker
Mount Dora
First Federal Savings and Loan Association of
Eustis
Tom Champion
Champion
Willmott
J. P. Turner
Traffic Study Planned for Seventh and Donnelly Intersection
Mayor Jesse Willmott announced a traffic study at Tuesday’s City Council meeting to prevent problems at Seventh and Donnelly where the new First National Bank of Mount Dora and the U S Post Office are located. Re routing or a traffic light may be considered.
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Jesse Willmott
Seventh and
Donnelly
First National Bank of
Mount Dora
U. S. Post Office
Willmott
Local Boy Scout Fund Campaign Seeks $1400 Drive
A sustaining membership drive for Boy Scouts of America activities developed in Lake County and Mount Dora with Dr. Fred Andrews and Lee Elmore leading efforts. The campaign targets sustaining members contributing $10 or more, includes Cub and Explorer programs, and uses Mount Dora city records and Kiwanis Club support for outreach. Drive kickoff details will be announced.
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Boy Scout
Drive
Boy Scouts of America
Lake County
Mount Dora
Fred Andrews
Lee Elmore
Tavares
Elmore
Dr. Andrews
Robert Bartlett
Aro Lincen
Central
Frank Stewart
Tal Acts
Waterman Official Qualifies To Join Executive Group
William Abel of Waterman Memorial Hospital has completed the requirements for membership in the National Executive Housekeepers Association. Hospital administrator James N. Kulpan announced Abel as housekeeping and linen services manager at Waterman who qualified through an academic program covering human relations personnel management interior decoration budgeting supply utilization and chemical analysis of products.
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William Abel
Waterman Memorial Hospital
National
Executive Housekeepers Association
James N. Kulpan
Abel
Waterman
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C.P. Collection
First National
New
Alfred ._Rehbaum Sr
George White Sr
Seventh and Donnelly
Allan Seabrook
Presi
CAP Cadets
S.S
Citrus Culture
Shipley
Council
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