City approves street project linked to water utility upgrades
City officials budget around 60,000 for relocating utilities on nelly St as part of widening Ninth Ave to connect to Route 441. Project aims to upgrade water services and coordinate with a future street improvement, with a 100,000 budgeted overall for the work and a plan to involve a contractor for alignment and timing. The council plans an annexation measure including Mount Dora area lands and property near JayCee league park.
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Car
Harold D. Overhiser
Roy Christopher
State Road Department
O’neal
City St
Fifth
Ninth Ave
New
Mount Lf Club
JayCeeeague
Lake Shore
Oakland Park
Bymith
Firman
Gordon L. Dake
Mount Dora
John Cain
Ince
Ed Avery
O. J. Tillson
Park Commission
Gilbert Park
IceHouse to stage Springtime for Henry farce next Tuesday
Ice House Players present Springtime for Henry a three act English farce by Horton opening Tuesday at 8 15 p m at Unser St theatre. Sam Buck stars as Henry with Ann Fernandez as his secretary and Harry and Louise Newsome as Johnny and Julia Jelliwell. Box office details and future productions Pygmalion Monique Gazebo are listed.
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Henry
Edward Everett Horton
Ice House Players
Henry Dewlip
Sam Buck
Ann Fernandez
IceHouse
Iss Mensging
Iary
Anne Frank
Harry and
Louise Newsome
Johnny
Julia Jelliwell
Unser. St
Pines
Rites Held for M. S. Stewart in Mount Plymouth
Madison S. Stewart eighty year old former Bluffton Ohio resident died in a Eustis hospital. He lived in Mount Plymouth five years and was a Methodist. Survived by wife Mary two sons Darrel K and Wendell S a daughter Mrs Floyd Hartman a brother Roy many grandchildren and great grandchildren. Funeral from Rehbaum Friday 10 a.m. Rev Glen J Schillerstrom officiating. Remains to Bluffton for interment.
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Madison S. Stewart
Eustis
Bluffton
Ohio
Mount Plymouth
Methodist Church
Mary
Floyd Hartman
Darrel K
Mount Dora
Wendell S
Lima
Roy
Rehbaum Funeral Home
Glen J. Schillerstrom
Mount Dora appoints new Restaurant Commissioner after Edgerton retirement
Mount Dora selects Richard Edgerton's successor as Restaurant Commissioner as part of a state personnel shakeup. Governor Farris Bryantan gerts Arthur Riedel, 38, manager of the Duval see, to assume the post at the Lakeside Inn. The incoming official says he plans to spend more time in Mount Dora while adjusting to the new duties.
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Mount Dora
Richard Edgerton
Farris Bryantangert
Arthur Riedel
Duval See
Edgerton
Mayor Bliss Takes Police Chief Duties After Ober Resigns
Mayor Guy C. Bliss begins interim police chief duties as Mount Dora searches for a successor to George M. Ober who resigned to join Lake County Sheriff Willis McCall’s staff. Ledford named full-time patrolman. ex deputy to McCall, moving with wife to Mount Dora. Ober’s sudden move surprised officials. he had briefly retired earlier after a salary dispute.
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Guy C. Bliss
George M. Ober
Lake County
Willis McCall
Bliss
Mr. Bliss
Thomas Ledford
Eustis
Mount Dora
Mr. Ledford
McCall
Ober
James C. Orr
Sea-Dale Restaurant Opens in Mount Dora Amid Crowd
Capacity crowd packs Sea-Dale Restaurants on Fifth Ave near Donnelly Park for its Tuesday noon opening. The new eatery, redecorated with modern furnishings, operates 11 00 to 2 00 and 5 00 to 8 00 with 46 seats and a small staff led by Mr Dale and his wife Mrs Dale.
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Mount Dora
Sea-Dale
Fifth Ave
Donnelly Park
Liaf LL Af AM TH Mae
Ang Ives
WVUI
Dale
O. J. Tillson
Mount Dora Park Commission
Kiwanis Club
Mid-Winter Florida Sheriffs Conference Set Next Week
The Florida Sheriffs Association holds its Mid-Winter Conference at the Lake Side Inn Wednesday to Friday. Invocations, welcomes by Sheriff Willis McCall and J A Boyd open events. A hospitality hour honors W Randolph Hodges and William V Chappell Jr. A Thursday luncheon salutes Chipola College scholarship students Charles Simmons Pat Currey and Lloyd Garner. Officers will be elected and the 47th conference site chosen for 1961.
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Florida Sheriffs’ Association
Lakeside Inn
James S. Jones
First Methodist Church
Lake County
Willis McCall
J. A. “Tar” Boyd
Leesburg
W. Randolph Hodges
Cedar Key
Forida Senate
William V. Chappell, Jr
Ocala
Florida House. of Representatives
Forida Sheriffs’ Association
Charles Simmons
Pat Currey
Lloyd Garner
Chipola Junior College
Marianna
Sheriffs
Course Closed at Mount Dora Golf Tuesday
The Mount Dora Golf course will be closed until 12 30 p m for all except contestants in the Inter City tournament matches which start at 8 30 a m The notice directs that play resumes after the specified time.
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Mount: Dora
Bass Winner Reels In Six Pound Five Ounce Lunker
Clifford Winton won the Mount Dora Chamber of Commerce Bass Tournament weekly prize by landing a six pound five ounce fish.
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Clifford Winton
Mount Dora
Light Week Fines Totaled $125 in Mu Court
Mayor Guy C. Bliss assessed $125 in fines across 10 cases in Mu Court during a light week.
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Guy C. Bliss
Heart Attack Kills Local Man In Auto
Lloyd G. Bennett aged 73 died at the wheel Tuesday likely from a heart attack on Route 441 near Plymouth. His car crossed the median and struck a Seaboard train. passing motorists moved the car off the tracks. Mrs. Bennett was unhurt. Services today at Rehbaum Funeral Home.
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Lloyd G. Bennett
Standard Oil Co
Plymouth
Bennett
Palmetto Road
Sylvan Shores
Orange County Sheriff's Office
Chicago
Standard Oil
Congregational Church
Mount Dora Lawn
Mount Dora
Piano Concert Opens Golden Triangle Association Series
The Golden Triangle Mutual Concert Association begins its series with American pianist David Gibson performing at the Mount Dora Community Building on Saturday at 8 15 p m. Gibson, a Fulbright scholar who studied in Frankfurt Germany, is noted for thrilling audiences and lecture recitals. Season memberships are sold through the Mount Dora Chamber of Commerce and single admissions are not allowed.
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Golden Triangle Mutual
David Gibson
Mount Dora
Town Hall
Gibson
Frankfurt
Germany
Lake County 1960 Development Totals Hit Record 120 Million
The 1960 Lake County development report shows agriculture as the main driver, with citrus expansion, 14.2 million in new construction, and 13.8 million in real estate sales. Leesburg and Eustis lead in city projects, while Tavares and Howey Inch show active growth across towns.
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Robert E. Norris
Lake County
State Welfare Department
Veterans’ Claims
State Industrial Commission
Chamber
Florida National Guard
Leesburg
First Federal
Federal
Deans
Agrereenhes
Symphony Will Give Mount Dora Concert January 14
The Florida Symphony Orchestra under Henry Mazer advertises a full concert in Mount Dora on Saturday January 14 at 8 p.m. at the Community Building. Tickets are two dollars and available at the Chamber of Commerce the Library and from Society members including Mrs Maudel Beiser.
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Mount Dora
Florida Symphony Orchestra
Henry Mazer
Mount Dora Growth Seen In 1960 Report
A Mount Dora Chamber of Commerce summary shows 1960 spending of 3 300 000 on development. New building and remodeling reach 1 7 million, with 600 000 in groves and 700 000 in homes and lots. About 1 500 acres of citrus land were planted and 300 acres cultivated in the vicinity.
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Eustis Eustis
Methodist Church
Eustis
Lake Eustis
Lutheran Church Educational
First Federal Savings and Loan
Tavares Tavares
Hammond Alexander
Chamber of Commerce
Tavares Civic Center
Atlantic and Pacific Tea Company
Lake Region
Howey-In-The-Hills
Wally Schanz
Lake County Chamber of Commerce
Howey Academy
Montverde
Lake County
Ber of Commerce
Viola
Carpenter Hall
Sorrento
MT. Plymouth
May H. Story
Ira Academy For
Mt Pmouth
Kbs
Cent Academy
Mount Dora
Ae City
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Coleman
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M. S. Stewart
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Terton
Bass
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Umatilla
Symphony
Citrus Culture Corp. Weekly
Eldorado
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