Court Test Looms For City Occupational License Tax
City faces a court review of its occupational license tax program seen as controversial by Councilman Gordon Conboy who urged a declaratory judgment. Passed last year 4 to 3 the measure imposes 5 to 25 dollar taxes on businesses and amusements with broad municipal powers and lax collection on outsiders and home businesses. The program charges the same levy for small and large enterprises and has drawn Chamber of Commerce opposition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Dora
Chamber of Commerce
College Site Selection Slated Next Tuesday
Municipal officials escorted Lake Sumter Junior College Advisory Committee on a Mount Dora facility tour for a possible site. The group, welcomed at a Garden Gate luncheon, pledged full consideration of the request as they expect to pick a site on February 27.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mack Johnson
Lake Sumter
Mount Dora
Lake Sumter Junior College
Howard E. Kurfiss
Groveland
Bushnell
Sumter
Leesburg
Eustis
Wildwood
Kurfiss
New College
Mount Dora Junior College
Margaret Lofroos
Jesse D. Willmott
John Cain
Russell Grumman
IceHouse Players
David Bowen
11Th Ave
U. S. 441
IceHouse
Christian Home and Bible School
Baptist Church
Methodist Church
Presbyterian Church
American Legion Hall
Golf Club
Helmfield
Betty Bardwell
Garden Gate
Lions Club
Williams
Florida
State Board of Education
Mount Dora hosts bid for Lake Sumter Junior College
Mount Dora officials and civic leaders rolled out support for the Lake Sumter Junior College project. Advisory Committee members toured sites and facilities, expressed favorable impressions, and planned a Bushnell meeting to decide the site.
City Fathers Adopt Resolution Changing Local CD Organization
The Mount Dora City Council adopted a formal Civil Defense Council structure replacing ad hoc operations. The council includes the Mayor City Clerk the President of the City Council and two councilmen with power to appoint needed staff. The meeting also approved a bank rezoning for a new building and discussed multiple city matters including a new Mount Dora office headed by Brandon Wald, a public hazard noted at Helm Field, a $510 painting contract, and various staffing and fiscal items.
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Mount Dora
First National Bank of
Seventh and
Donnelly St
Bank
George White, Jr
White
John Langley
Winter Park
Brandon Wald
William P. Wingler
William Lofroos
East Town
Lake County School Board
Highland St
Jesse D. Willmott
Willmott
Sales Taxes Rise in Lake County in 1961 Figures
Lake County posted higher sales tax receipts with December 1961 totaling 114215 and January 137217, up from December 1960 and January 1961. State Comptroller Ray E Green reports the gains, while the Lake County Chamber of Commerce notes the local business conditions contrast with statewide declines.
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Florida
Lake County
Ray E. Green
State Comptroller
Mount Dora Merchants Form Promotional Group at Center
Whiteside and Phillips head Mount Dora Golden Triangle Shopping Center Merchants Association elected by the board to launch a promotional campaign. Officers include Whiteside as president Phillips as vice president Mrs James Shefield secretary and Stanley Heidelberg treasurer. Board members include C R Cole Talmadge Horton David Nihart J E Bailey and Timothy J Croak Pepper Enterprises Milton Pepper expressed optimism and anticipated adding three more stores soon.
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Milton W. Pepper
Mount Dora
Golden Triangle
Timothy J. Croak
Mr. Pepper
Pepper Enterprises, Inc
Semperes
Golden Triangle Shopping Center
Dick” Whiteside
Leonard L. Phillips
Western Auto
Mount Dora Golden Triangle
Mount Dora Yacht Club
James C. Sheffield
McConnell’s Cloth Shop
Stanley Heidelberg
C. R. Cole
McCrory’s
Talmadge Horton
Yacht Club
Five Fined in Municipal Court Traffic and Disorderly Cases
Mayor Jesse D. Willmotte fined in five municipal court cases this week totaling $243 for traffic and disorderly conduct offenses. Two cases were dismissed as docket included 19 traffic and seven disorderly conduct matters with $330 bond forfeited for non appearances.
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Jesse D. Willmott
Pancake Day Set By Mount Dora PTO
Mount Dora area plans an all day Pancake Day at the Mount Dora Community Building from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. The fundraiser expects higher sales if cold weather persists. Ham or sausages with maple syrup and coffee accompany hot buttered cakes as tickets priced at 1 are sold by local school children.
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Mount Dora
Mount Dora Patients List at Waterman Memorial Hospital
The roster includes Mrs Elmira Loder Mrs Dorothea Peterson Mrs Ruth Foust Mr Karl Gaiser Mr William Bucher Miss Clara Jackson Miss Sharon Uhl Mrs Neva Kelaher Mr Aubrey Stone Mr Clarence Kuechler Mr James Cordle Mrs Helen Hutchinson Mr J B Bond and Mrs Ablyn Finzel receiving treatment this week.
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Mount Dora
Waterman Memorial Hospital
Elmira Loder
Dorothea Peterson
Ruth Foust
Karl Gaiser
William Bucher
Clara Jackson
Sharon Uhl
Neva Kelaher
Aubrey Stone
Clarence Kuechler
James Cordle
Helen Hutchinson
J. B. Bond
Ablyn Finzel
Citrus Culture Corp Weekly Rainfall Report
Rainfall reported in the area for the period ending February 20 was recorded by Citrus Culture Corp. The report summarizes precipitation levels across local citrus-growing regions, noting deviations from prior measurements and potential impacts on orchards and irrigation planning.
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Citrus Culture Corp. Weekly
Mount Dora seeks eight road projects in county budget
Lake County officials study requests from Mount Dora and other municipalities for road work to be included in the State Road Department budget. Mount Dora proposes six specific constructions and improvements led by Councilman R. O. Grantham, with a March 8 DeLand submission to set project priorities.
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WECM
Mount Dora
11Th Ave
U.S. Hwy
U. S. 441
Robie St
Highland Ave
South County Line
Lake County Board of Commissioners
State Road Department
DeLand
R. O. “Dude” Grantham
Rabies Vaccination Clinic At Mount Dora City Hall
All household pets over three months must be vaccinated at Mount Dora City Hall from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday March 3. Dr C H Hawthorne operates the clinic charging 3 dollars for the shot and tag. The law requires yearly inoculation and noncompliance may lead to impounding by the Lake County Rabies Control officer.
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Mount Dora City Hall
C. H. Hawthorne
Lake County
Henry Link Elected President of Local Chamber of Commerce
Henry Link owner of Link's Stationery and Printing Co. was elected President of the Mount Dora Chamber of Commerce by the Board of Directors this week. Other officers named were Lewis Shipley first vice president Walker Horsley second vice president Mrs Betty Siess was re elected secretary.
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Henry Link
Link’s Stationery and Printing Co
Mount Dora
Kiwanis Urged To Redouble Its Work For Youths
Lt. Governor Warren Edwards of Kiwanis International visited the Mount Dora Kiwanis Club and urged leaders to prepare youth for the future by instilling faith. He called for teaching youth to respect God the law and others and recommended adding two more Key Clubs to the Mount Dora group.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warren Edwards
Kiwanis International
Mount Dora Kiwanis Club
Gov. Edwards
Leighton Baker to Oppose Reedy in Lake County Race
Leighton L. Baker of Mount Dora will oppose State Rep. William H. Reedy of Eustis for the Florida legislature. Baker, longtime Boy Scouts volunteer and district commissioner, also leads local civic groups and owns A. W Peterson Gun Shop in Lake County.
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Don Smith
Lake County
Republican Executive Committee
Leighton L. Baker
Mount Dora
William H. Reedy
Eustis
Baker
Boy Scouts
Tavares Troop
Lake District
First Methodist Church of
Tavares Kiwanis Club
Project Alert
A. W Peterson
Golden Triangle
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Equalization Board
Fred Andrews
J. D. Stegall
Elizabeth Ham
Stegall
Fourth Ave
Orlando
Poppy
Janelle Kirkland
Ey Poppy
Rainbow Girls Ace
Robert L. Dyar
Golden Triangle Post
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Linda Dyar
VFW
Whiteside and
Phillips Head Shopping Center
Link
Shipley
Horsley
Earl A. Anderson
Edwin R. Waite
A. O. Martin
Leighton Baker
A. V. Martin
Local Chamber of Commerce
Kiwanis
Reedy
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