Four Story Apartments Proposed To Council
Mount Dora City Council signals preliminary approval to a $500000 24 unit four story apartment project by Tri Vesters Corp of Eustis. E R Herbertson sought R-3 zoning for land opposite the golf club and tax relief while noting a 50 foot height. council reserved final action due to lame duck board members. council also rejected bids for 92 planter boxes, allowing mayor Willmott to decide plant maintenance, and awarded King Landscaping a $6889 contract to beautify U S 441 median strips at Mount Dora entrance.
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Mount Dora
E. R. Herbertson
Tri-Vesters Corp
Eustis
Herbertson
Mount Dora Golf Club
Roy Christopher
Champion
King Landscaping of
Orlando
U.S. 441
Lake County to Start Vehicle Inspection Program
Lake County commissioners tentatively place vehicle inspection under County Engineer Gordon Hays Jr. with three stations to be staffed by three inspectors each and a tenth person in charge. Applications already received. debate focused on where vehicles go for repairs and how complaints will be handled.
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Theus
Joe Blow’s
Owens
Upsetting Trend in 1967 Football Continues in Bowls
The wrap of New Year bowl games notes frequent upsets in 1967 college football and basketball. Indiana lost to Southern California, Alabama fell to Texas A&M, and Oklahoma upset Tennessee in the Orange Bowl as bold game plans shaped results.
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Indiana
California
Alabama
Texas A&m
Oklahoma
Tennessee
Vols
Florida Symphony Orchestra Plans Jan 8 Pops Night
The Florida Symphony Orchestra under Herman Herz will perform Monday Night at the Pops on January 8 at 8 p.m. in the Community Building Mount Dora. The Kiwanis Club sponsors the concert with a program featuring The Magic Flute Overture Brahms Symphony No 2 in D Andante Cantabile Tschaikovsky Polka and Fugue from Schwanda the Bagpiper Weinberger Victor Herbert favorites Riz Zicato Poka Strauss Clarinet Candy and selections from Oklahoma. Herz brings long European training and recent guest conducting credits to his role as music director.
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Florida Symphony Orchestra
Herman Herz
Florida Symphony
Kiwanis Club
Mount Dora
Mozart
Brahms
Tschaikovsky
Schwanda
Weinberger
Victor Herbert
Herbert
Strauss
Candy
Anderson
Lulaby
Oklahoma
Rodgers
Hermann Herz
Europe
State Academy of Music
Munich
Munich Opera
Berlin
St. Gallen
Switzerland
United States
Herz
1Tanglewood
TV Opera
New York
Duluth Symphony
Orlando
FSO
ST. Paul
Bethune Cookman
Thomas D. Demps
Carreal
Mental Health Seminar Held
Dr. Gerald S. Franklin, director of Waterman Memorial Hospital's new Lake Sumter Community Mental Health Center, led seminars for area clergy to help recognize needs and provide early counseling. The center serves Lake and Sumter counties and will host more sessions as needed.
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Gerald S. Franklin
Waterman Memorial Hospital
Lake- Sumter Community Mental Health Center
Lake and Sumter Counties
Franklin
County Commission Reverses Merger Plan For Lake Groups
Lake County Commission with a three member quorum rescinded a Feb 1 merger resolution between the Lake County Chamber of Commerce and the Lake County Development Commission. The vote 2-1 followed debates led by Chairman Herman Dykes. Theus opposed.
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Tavares
Lake County Commission
Lake County Chamber of Commerce
Lake County Development Commission
County Commission
Herman Dykes
J. C Cowart
Cecil Theus
Theus
Lake County Chamber and Development Commission
Lake County Chamber
Development Commission
Hurricanes Triumph Over Clermont Amid Late Start
Mount Dora Hurricanes defeated Clermont 62-48 in a late-start Tuesday night class B contest. Mount Dora struggled early but surged in the final period, outscoring Clermont 22-11 to secure the win and hint at potential for a deeper state run.
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Hurricanes
Clermont
Mount Dora
Golden Hurricanes
Social Security Schedule for Lake Sumter Area In Month
The Social Security Office announces dates for representatives in the Triangle Area. In Mount Dora meetings are Jan 11 and 25 Feb 8 and 23 Mar 14 and 28 from 9 a.m. to noon. In Eustis sessions are Jan 4 and 18 Feb 1 and 15 Mar 7 and 21 from 9 a.m. to noon. The Leesburg office at 609 W. Dixie Ave. operates 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. weekdays. Bring identification, proof of age, earnings records, and current year earnings.
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Mount Dora
City Hall
Eustis
City Court Room
Lake Sumter
W. Dixie Ave
Leesburg
Florida
Social Security Office
County Commission Reorganizes with 1968 Chairman
The Lake County Commission selected Herbert A. Babb District 5 as chairman for 1968 and D. H. Livingston District 4 as vice-chairman after a Tuesday meeting. Neither was present. Babb succeeded outgoing Herman T. Dykes District 3. The panel has rotated the chair in recent years, unlike earlier, when Frank E. Owens chaired for 14 years.
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Tavares
Lake County Commission
Herbert A. Babb
D. H. Livingston
Livingston
Babb
Herman T. Dykes
Frank E. Owens
Circuit Court
Mount Dora Councilman May Resign County Chamber Post
Sam Shaw, recently elected Mount Dora City Councilman and Lake County Chamber of Commerce president, is weighing resignation due to time constraints. He has led Mount Dora Chamber for 18 months and is affiliated with Shell Oil. he plans to take up city duties at the January 9 organizational meeting.
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Sam Shaw
Mount Dora
Lake County Chamber of Commerce
Shaw
Sanford attorney Stenstrom seeks Fourth District seat
Sanford attorney Douglas Stenstrom announced his candidacy for the U S House of Representatives in Florida's Fourth Congressional District. The bid targets the seat vacated by retiring Rep A S Herlong as Stenstrom, a UF and Stetson graduate, cites experience as a Seminole County Judge and former Florida Senator. He has held bar association roles and received multiple community service awards.
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Citrus
Flagler
Hernando
Lake
St. Johns
Seminole
Sumter
Volusia
Duval
North Brevard
Stenstrom
Florida Bar
Seminole County Bar Association
American Bar Association
Sanford
Florida Baptist Convention
First Baptist Church of
U. S. Jay- Dee
Florida
Seminole County C. of C
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A. S. Herlong
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