Revenue Rise at Mount Dora Post Office in 1963
Mount Dora Post Office reports 1963 receipts of 103544.77 up from 89135.91 in 1962, though much of the gain reflects higher postage rates. City routes expanded with a new auxillary route. 13 employees serve about 11,000 people. Zip codes urged to improve mail handling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Dora
Harry Hopcraft
Bn Acai
Elton Love
Horace Adams
Nicholas Danesky
Bud Dawson
R. A. Pasill
Dwight Mosteller
Mount Plymouth
Zellwood
Eustis
Hopcraft
Triangle Acres
Golden Heights
Channell
J. Wilton Adams
Carl Tucker
Roy Beasley
William Harding
T. C. Graves
Clark van Deroer
Roger Abrahamson
Post Office Department
Mount Dora City Hall Fully Paid. Bank Loan Finances Project
Mount Dora officials report the new City Hall, costing about 92 000 dollars, is paid. Architect John B Langley of Winter Park was paid roughly 9 000 dollars. A 45 000 dollar bank loan from First National Bank covers remaining costs, with 35 000 from last year’s budget and other funds noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Dora
John B. Langley
AIA
Winter Park
First National Bank of
Thomas Houser
Mel Wagner
Jesse Willmott
First National Bank
J. G. Ray
Wagner
Robert Wason
Florida Nursery and Landscaping Co
Leesburg
Johnson and Smith
Bob’s Nursery and Landscaping
Installation Set By WWI Veterans
WWI Veterans and the Ladies Auxiliary meet Wednesday at 2 p.m. in First Methodist Church Sunday School rooms for installation of 1964 officers. C D Owen commands, Albert Crone senior vice, Thomas Thomas junior vice, Charles Cooper quartermaster, Joseph Golden chaplain, R L Javens Roscoe, Dissinger and Edmond Brozek trustees, Arthur Pearson sergeant at arms, Carl Seabury judge advocate, Harland Wheeler blood bank custodian. All non Bar racks members invited. Auxiliary hosts after.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
V. John Harris
Ladies Auxiliary
First Methodist Church
C. D. Owen
Albert Crone
Thomas Thomas
Charles Cooper
Joseph Golden
Chaplin
R. L. Javens
Roscoe
Dissinger
Edmond Brozek
Arthur Pearson
Carl Seabury
Harland Wheeler
Eustis 1st Federal Hits Resources High
Eustis 1st Federal Savings and Loan reports year end figures. Resources exceed 17 million dollars as of December 31. Loans rise to a new high of 13,900,353. Savings reach 15,570,000 with 586,430 in dividends paid to savers. Reserves top 1,207,900.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Federal Savings and Loan Association of
Eustis
Frank L. Cogburn
Cogburn
First Federal
Suspended Mount Dora Cop Faces Sentencing
Mount Dora patrolman Doug Yates faces sentencing in County Court after a not contendere plea to assault and battery and reckless display of a deadly weapon. He was suspended from the force following a New Year Eve altercation with George Saunders, who required ten stitches for a head wound. Saunders may pursue civil action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Dora
J. T
Bud) Huett
Doug Yates
Yates
George Saunders
Baker St
Saunders
Orlando
W. A. Milton
Martin Company
Huett
George Ober
Lake County
Jesse Willmott
Mount Dora Shows 111 Businesses in Dun & Bradstreet Book
F B Harrison, district manager of Dun and Bradstreet in Jacksonville, says Mount Dora lists 111 businesses in the January 1964 Reference Book. He notes millions of inquiries for financial statements go to all listed firms to support credit reports, with more than 5 000 changes daily and a bi monthly update to keep data current.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Dora
F. B. Harrison
Jacksonville
Dun & Brandstreet, Inc
Dun & Bradstreet
Harrison
Business Information Agency
Funeral Held For Calvin Horton In Plymouth
Funeral services were held Sunday for Calvin C. Horton 33 of Plymouth who died January 1 in an automobile collision near Sorrento. He worked for Food Fair Inc. in Sanford. Survivors include his widow Omie, two daughters Carolyn and Linda, his parents Mr. and Mrs. Joseph R. Horton, a brother Carl Horton, a sister Christeen Moore, and grandfather Tom Allen. Interment was in Sorrento Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Calvin C. Horton
Plymouth
Sorrento
Pisgah
Ala
Food Fair Inc
Sanford
Omie
Food Fair
Carolyn
Linda
Joseph R. Horton
Carl Horton
Mount Dora
Christeen Moore
Tom Allen
Rehbaum Chapel
C. J. Bellamy
Sorrento Cemetery
GE Official Foresees Moon Landing by 1970
Gen Electric manager Joseph E Huffman of the Apollo Support Department in Daytona Beach spoke to the Mount Dora Rotary Club stating the United States is expected to place a man on the moon by 1970. He described GE’s role in Apollo including equipment checkout before launch and cited a project cost of about 20 billion dollars. Paul Reed Lake County tax collector will speak next Tuesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph E. Huffman
General Electric Company
Apollo
Daytona Beach
Mount Dora
Mount Dora inaugurates new City Hall with court session
Mount Dora opened its new City Hall with a Municipal Court session led by Mayor Jesse Willmott. Eight traffic cases and four disorderly conduct cases were heard, with bonds forfeited totaling 25 dollars and no fines imposed. The council also used the building for its regular meeting, as city offices planned to move from Alexander Street to the new facility later this week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Dora
Jesse Willmott
Mel Wagner
Alexander Street
Heart Fund Drive Opens February 1 Nationwide Campaign
The 1964 Heart Fund campaign will begin Saturday February 1 and run through the month. Campaign chairman Jack Millican of Umatilla urges volunteers for business and residential canvassing and invites interested persons to contact Mrs Millican or Mrs Dick Lundy in Leesburg.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Heart Fund
Jack Millican
Umatilla
North Lake County
Millican
Dick Lundy
Leesburg
Come Blow Your Horn Set for Mount Dora Stage Next Week
IceHouse Players of Mount Dora will stage Come Blow Your Horn starting next Tuesday night and running through the week under the direction of William Dunnagan of Leesburg. The cast features Dr. Watson Bacon as Alan Baker and Oscar Schubert as his father with newcomers Jean Cadwell and Peggy Evans. Curtain time is 8 15 p.m. nightly at the IceHouse on Unser Street. tickets are two dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
IceHouse Players
Mount Dora
William Dunnagan
Leesburg
Watson Bacon
Oscar Schubert
Bacon
Alan Baker
Schubert
Mrs. Baker
Marie Nachreiner
Bakers
Playboy
New York
Alan
IceHouse
Jean Cadwell
Umatilla
Connie’ Dayton
Peggy Evans
Debbie Sanders
Baker Boys
Miss. Evans
Hornblowing
Tom Jackson Jr
Unser Street
City Council Plans Special Meeting and New Appointees
The City Council schedules a special meeting for next Tuesday at 6 p.m. in the new City Hall to seat new members Tom Champion and Oscar Schubert. Re-elected are Warren A. Morgan and Dr. Robert Wason, with Mayor Jesse D. Willmott. outgoing are Dr. F. C. Andrews and Gordon Dake. Other members include James P. Turner Ellwyn E. Brown and Thomas Houser as president. The meeting will elect president and vice president and appoint city employees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lake County League of Municipalities
Tavares
Ellwyn Brown
Clayton Street
Brown
Brandon Wald
Willmott and
Houser
Tom Champion
Oscar Schubert
Warren A. Morgan
Thriftway
Robert Wason
Jesse D. Willmott
F. C. Andrews
Gordon Dake
Lake County First Federal Progresses 1963 totals
Lake County First Federal Savings and Loan Association of Leesburg reports total assets of 25,016,111 at 1963 year end, up 6.7 percent. Net savings rose by 1,210,927 to 22,049,478 with a record dividend of 873,415. Loans on the books reached 20,750,792, up 1,216,760 from year end.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Federal Savings and Loan Association
Lake County
Leesburg
Ernest F. Miller
First Federal
First Federal Savings and Loan
Associaion
Water and power use rise in Mount Dora 1963 report
Water consumption rose to 443 620 000 gallons in 1963 from 419 447 000 in 1962 and power use reached 17 892 000 KWh versus 17 214 000 KWh the prior year. Utility work climbed to 4 209 orders. 165 poles were installed and 56 new power connections. Dake noted income up and expenses down.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Dora
Gordon Dake
Dake
CAP Meeting Set for Leesburg Civil Air Patrol Squadron
Leesburg composite squadron of Civil Air Patrol schedules a meeting at 7 p.m. Thursday January 9 in the Air South Inc lounge at Leesburg Airport. The squadron draws from Lake County volunteers. John C. Nixon serves as squadron commander. Prospective members are invited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leesburg
Civil Air Patrol
Air South Inc
Leesburg Airport
Also Mentioned on This Page
Olga Dunaway
Peabody Shuffleboard Club
Ethel Wood
Chamber of Commerce
Ocala
Marion County
Willmott
Dr. Wason
Citizens
Shirley Murray
Ann Elmore
Helen Graves
Bud Wingler
C. B. Ward
Lou Heaton
Joe Creamons Chevrolet, Inc
Calvin Horton
G.E
Rotary Club
New City Hall
CAP
Citrus Culture
Eustis Tavares
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