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Newspaper
Mount Dora Topic
Location
Mount Dora, Florida, United States of America
Date
Feb 18, 1965
Page
8
Fire at dawn destroyed a dwelling at the east end of Ply mouth Road. Fire Chief Ted Lane said the unoccupied house belonged to Clarence Hobdy and was discovered about 5 40 a m.
Mount Dora notes praise for Steve Kelly who played Nick in A Thousand Clowns at the Icehouse. His Nick drew applause on Wednesday and Friday nights and was admired for brisk pacing and dramatic tears in the final act.
The article reports multiple eagles at hole 18 with players Walter Gray Dick Franklin and Ernie Moore and George Sherwood eagle at hole 16. The Thursday Scotch foursome was canceled for Mary Simpson's funeral. Vern Maltby shot 71 in round two of the club championship. round three must be finished by Feb 20. A stag golf and barbeque is set for Feb 27, the final day of men’s championship. sign ups planned for the barbeque. The women’s Spring Handicap final featured Helen Rutledge and Una Doub.
Under cloudy skies the event concluded with Mrs. Una Doub named spring champion and Lib Hallenbeck winning the consolation flight.
Rotarians worldwide celebrate Rotary’s 50th anniversary founded in Chicago in 1905 by Paul Harris and three partners. The Mount Dora club observed the milestone with a luncheon review of Rotary Magazine and a six minute record on Rotary’s seven ages. The movement now spans over 11,800 clubs and 560,000 Rotarians in 127 countries.
James W. McDonald of Sorrento has enlisted in the U S Air Force, announced by area recruiter T Sgt Duke Moorman. A Mount Dora High School graduate class of 1959 he scored perfect on all areas of the airman qualification exam the first ever by an applicant from Lake or Sumter counties. He will finish his last year of college under Air Force expense and enter Officer Training School.
Members urge motorists to heed highway hazards after the Leesburg mayor died in an auto crash. The council explains 65 mph limits apply only in ideal conditions and that parking lights on vehicles are illegal in poor visibility. Public suggestions welcome via P O Box 1061, Tavares.
The Florida Agricultural Experiment Station and US Department of Agriculture Bulletin 563 revision titled Recommended Fertilizers and Nutritional Sprays for Citrus is available at the Lake County Agent's office in the Agriculture Center, Tavares. The 1965 Better Fruit Program citrus spray and dust schedule, produced by state and federal entomologists and plant pathologists and released by the Florida Citrus Commission, is also available from the same source.
Proceeds from the Curtain Going Up concert will support Youth Activities of the Club in Lake County. A few tickets remain and can be bought at the Mount Dora Chamber of Commerce First National Bank of Mount Dora and Bank of Mount Dora.
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