Second Generation Lake County Red Cross Chair Named
George J. White Jr of Mount Dora is named Lake County ABC Chapter chairman, succeeding his late father in a family of community leaders. The drive runs March 1 through March with Red Cross funds supporting home service first aid disaster water safety Gray Ladies nursing and Junior Red Cross programs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George J. White, Jr
ABC
Lake County
American Red Cross
Mount Dora
Florida
George White
First National Bank of
White
Mount Dora Kiwanis Club
Mount Dora JayCees
Red Cross
Dick Mullins
Eustis Chamber of Commerce
Lake Co
Clermont
Eustis
Groveland
Leesburg
Tavares
Martin Installed At Men's Garden Club Mount Dora
A. V. Martin was elected president of the Men's Garden Club of Mount Dora at the latest monthly meeting. The club plans landscaping of the new croquet courts in Gilbert Park and named committee chairs for the year including C. G. Shadinger and Harry Arters. The group has about 200 members with 100 attending on average, meeting the second Monday each month at the Community Building. gardening men are invited to join.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. V. Martin
Men’s Garden Club of
Mount Dora
Gilbert Park
C. G. Shadinger
Harry Arters
Pere Ankers
Maynard Church
T. R. Gardner
Charles V. Putnam
Sunshine
John Richmond
National 4-H Club Week Set For March 2 9
President Kennedy will proclaim National 4-H Club Week from March 2 through March 9. About two million 4-H members nationwide will take part in programs and activities with media support from radio TV and newspapers. Mount Dora Bible School 4-H Club organized three bulletin board displays two downtown posters exhibits in a shopping center store and a 30 minute PTA program scheduled for March 11.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kennedy
United States
Mount Dora Bible School
P.T.A
Judges To Give Many Awards At Flower Show
Community members plan to attend the Lake County Flower Show at Eustis Fairgrounds starting Monday March 11. Judges will award prizes before showings open, with blue ribbons and numerous special honors including Tricolor Award Award of Distinction Award of Merit Gold Seal Junior Achievement Award and Sweepstakes Award for top blue ribbon winners across horticulture and artistic design divisions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lake County
Eustis Fairgrounds
Winn-Dixie Sales Jump Across Periods
Winn-Dixie Stores, Inc. reports a 740 percent sales surge for the 32 weeks ended Feb 9, reaching $506,927,942 versus $471,983,417 last year. Four-week sales rose to $64,889,421 from $60,956,893 and 52 weeks totaled $807,192,587 compared with $766,001,229. The chain now operates 601 stores, up from 547 a year earlier.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winn-Dixie Stores, Inc
Winn-Dixie
South
Hearings Set for Law Violators in Tallahassee
Richard B. Keating state beverage director will preside over administrative hearings Friday at the State Office Building in Tallahassee. Charges involve Carrie's Place at 1313 N Grandview with two counts of moonshine possession and Orange Blossom Inn at 1420 Grandview with four charges including employing a minor obstructing agents after hour consumption and beer in an unlocked cooler during prohibited hours.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard B. Keating
Tallahassee
Carrie’s Place
N. Grandview
Orange Blossom Inn
Grandview
Modern Comedy Dance Revue Brought by IceHouse Players
Myra Kinch, famed American dancer, showcases modern comedy dance in a Mount Dora performance at the Community Building. The IceHouse Players sponsor the event on Saturday March 23 at 8 15 p m with tickets to follow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
IceHouse Players
Salvador Dali
Giselle
Myra Kinch
Mount Dora
Prominent Mount Dora dealer William Wingler dies at 72
William P. Wingler, 72, longtime Mount Dora businessman and Kiwanis president, died at his home after a lengthy illness. Services were held Monday at 2 p.m. at Rehbaum Funeral Home with interment in Pine Forest Cemetery. Survived by wife Flora two sons William T. and Woodrow J. and two grandchildren. Wingler led real estate and insurance operations for over 22 years and actively supported Boy Scouts and local civic groups.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bill
Wingler
William P. Wingler
William T. Blair
Chicago
Ill
Mr. Wingler
Mount Dora
H. C. Fuller
Rochester
N. Y
Penn RA
Jacksonville
Woodrow J
Rehbaum Funeral Home
Pine Forest Cemetery
IceHouse stages Mary Stuart by Schiller at IceHouse Theatre
IceHouse Theatre presents Mary Stuart on March 12 featuring Peggy Huebsch as Mary Queen of Scots and Carol Hawkins as Elizabeth I. Al Crone Sid Johnson and John Christian perform Burleigh Shrewsbury and Leicester with authentic period design and costumes expected to dazzle audiences.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
IceHouse Theatre
Schiller
Mary, Queen of Scots
Mary Stuart
Peggy Huebsch
Eustis
IceHouse
Carol’ Hawkins
Elizabeth
Burleigh
Shrewsbury
Leicester
al Crone
Sid Johnson
John Christian
Mary
Queen of Scots
England
Mount Dora Hospital Patient List This Week
Wa terman Memorial Hospital in Mount Dora lists patients including Clarence Campbell Mrs Alva Jean Frisbee Mrs Laura Robbins Clyde Chatfield Mrs Elizabeth Herrington Charles Stephenson Master Robert Siets. The Ravenhill contract includes Mrs Anna Lanier Mrs Barbara Alston Mrs Rose Ellen Russell James Romano Mrs Mary Mitchell Mrs Nellie Foster Mrs Charlotte Mitchell William Lott Mrs Helen Newman Mrs Frances Williamson Mrs Lottie Dailey Edward Mitchell and Homer Bickhart.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Dora
Waterman Memorial Hospital
Clarence Campbell
Alva
Jean Frisbee
Laura Robbins
Clyde Chatfield
Elizabeth Herrington
Charles Stephenson
Robert Siets
Ravenhill
Anna Lanier
Barbara Alston
Rose Ellen Russell
James Romano
Mary Mitchell
Nellie Foster
Charlotte Mitchell
William Lott
Helen Newman
Frances Williamson
Lottie Dailey
Edward Mitchell
Homer Bickhart
Rabies Clinic Set At City Hall Saturday
In accordance with county law a pet clinic is scheduled Saturday from 9 am to 12 noon and 1 to 5 pm behind City Hall. Dr C H Hawthorne Mount Dora veterinarian will inoculate pets at owners expense. Loose animals without tags will be picked up.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. H. Hawthorne
Mount Dora
City Hall
Lake County Gem and Mineral Society Meets March 5
The Lake County Gem and Mineral Society holds its first regular meeting at 7 30 p m March 5 in the Bank of Tavares Community Room Tavares. Mrs Lillian Lloyd Smith will present a program on fluorescence and phosphorescence of minerals and jewelry making tips Officers elected at the previous meeting include Paul H Reed president Colonel Floyd M Hyndman vice president and Dorothy Woodford secretary treasurer Charter membership remains open through March 5 meeting with 24 charter members posted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lake County Gem and Mineral Society
Tavares
Bank of Tavares
Lillian Lloyd Smith
Paul H. Reed
Floyd M. Hyndman
Dorothy Woodford
Citrus Culture Corp Weekly Rainfall Report
Citrus Culture Corp reports rainfall figures for the week ending February 26 in the local area. The notice provides no further statistics or context beyond the weekly rainfall totals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Citrus Culture Corp. Weekly
Citrus Culture Corp
Old Post Office to House City Hall Quarters
City offices from City Hall will move this weekend to the old Post Office building on Alexander Street. Partitions are being installed for the mayor, city clerk, tax assessor, light and water departments, and the council chamber. Bids seek razing of the Fifth Avenue City Hall as a modern replacement awaits contracts.
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Post Office
Alexander St
P. O
Light and Water Department
Council
City Hall
Fifth Ave
Wrecker
Savings Bond Drive Begins in Lake County for 1963
The Lake County Savings Bond committee led by H. B. Harrell Sr. launches a countywide drive inviting every family to buy at least one United States Savings Bond in 1963. Bonds through payroll savings, over the counter, or tax refunds count toward the goal with credits to organizations. January 1963 saw Lake Countians purchase $102,156 in E Bonds, a 50 percent rise over 1962, while Florida totals fell 23 percent from January 1962.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lake County
United States
H. B. Harrell
Savings Bond Committee
Florida
Indoor Art Show Opens Tonight at Mount Dora Community Building
The Mount Dora Art League hosts the annual Indoor Art Show from 5 to 9 30 p m in the Community Building. Local artists display exhibits and door prizes of original paintings will be awarded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Dora Art League
Court Dates Reveal Mount Dora Traffic and Disorder Cases
Mount Dora weekend docket shows four traffic cases and three disorderly conduct counts. Fines totaled $35 with bonds posted adding up to $50. Mayor Jesse D. Willmott serves as police court judge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Dora
Jesse D. Willmott
Washingtons Birthday program by C A R at Mount Dora
Mount Dora students attended a Washingtons Birthday assembly presented by the Coachoochee Society of Children of the American Revolution. Five tableaux depicted Washingtons life from youth to oath of office with costumed roles by Allen Whittington Mary Nixon Rusty Tyre and others. DAR awarded Miss Lynn Morgan a Senior Good Citizen award during the program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount. Dora
Coachoochee Society of Children of the American Revolution
Washington’s
George Washington
C.A.R
Washington
Allen Whittington
Betsy Ross
Mary Nixon
Rusty Tyre
Livingston
Henry Land
Coachobee Society
David Land
Albion Land
Bruce Stewart
Tommy
Arthur Jewell
Phillip Dettra
Susan Schey
Daughters of the American Revolution
Lynn Morgan
Mount Dora High School
Samuel O. Sorensen
Lynn
Jack Morgan
Tax Assessor to Visit Mount Dora for Exemptions
County tax assessor R G Cassady will tour Lake County towns in March to help residents file homestead widow and disability exemptions and property tax returns for 1963. In Mount Dora he will be at City Hall on March 19 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Forms must be filed by April 1. An itinerary listing all dates and times is published elsewhere.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. G. Cassady
Lake County
Cassady
Mount Dora
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George
Buddy” White, JR
George J. White, SR
Martin
Golden State
Martha Graham
Miss Kinch
Heim Field
Dorans
East Town
Lake Co. Society
Meureng Wovesiices Sekeseestictnseses
Lake Eldorado
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