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Newspaper
Mount Dora Topic
Location
Mount Dora, Florida, United States of America
Date
Jan 16, 1964
Page
3
The Riley Park New Year Eve gathering drew many attendees. Residents share meals, dances, church messages, and friendly stories from January events including birthdays, visitor notes, and planned musical programs for late January.
The Tangerine Woman's Society met in Community Hall with president Mrs. C. H. Estey presiding. New Year's theme and resolutions were discussed alongside reports on a Christmas project and a New Year's Day program. Guests, upcoming meeting date, and local cordial notes followed with society updates and welcome mentions for new arrivals.
Mount Dora placed third among Lake County communities in cigarette tax funds from the state. The total for Mount Dora was $5,546.94, set by Richard B. Keating, director of the State Beverage Department. Leesburg led with $13,177.54, followed by Eustis at $6,025.97, Clermont $3,777.03, Groveland $1,868.32, and Tavares $2,560.18.
Twenty years ago Titness bogged the Topic press and a pipe‑sticking linotype stalled the issue. Otis Hale, home on Camp Stewart furlough, praises his quartermaster work. Lake County forms Rifle and Pistol Club led by temporary president Don Conkling with meetings in Mount Dora and Eustis. Senior class selects Nine Girls for school play. First National Bank of Mount Dora reviews 20 years of growth from 447,973 to 6,232,640 in assets at a major stockholders meeting. Bettye Ann Ray features in Florida State University Theatre Dance group performing An Evening of Dance. CWO Richard Sullivan and family visit from Washington DC. DAR annual card party set at Community Building with Mrs. Samuel T. Bolton as general chair. Huskey Built Homes begins Mount Dora Motor Lodge Coffee Shop construction.
Former South Vietnam ambassador to the United States Tran Van Chuong will lecture at the University of Florida Auditorium at 8:15 p.m. on What Next for Vietnam. He resigned last summer over Diem regime Buddhist policies and publicly opposed them as Dinh Nhu’s ally.
Mrs. Doris Bates returns to New York after visiting Mrs. William Blair in Cincinnati. Mrs. Maurice Blake is a guest of Mrs. Laura LaRue, and the community welcomes her back.
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