Annexation of Golden Triangle Center Nears Mount Dora
Mount Dora City Council moved toward annexing the Golden Triangle Shopping Center with a unanimous second reading. Developers Pepper, Crook, and Seeley seek formal annexation. reassurances were given despite pending requests. The council also approved sewer work contracts, right of way surveys, and an engineers contract as the $2,000,000 project rushes to fall completion.
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Golden Triangle
Mount Dora
Roy Christopher
Milton
Leonard Pepper
Timothy J. Crook
James Seeley
Lake Coleman
Pepper Brothers
Pepper
Coleman
Lake County
Peppers
Messers Crook
Seeley
Byron Smith
Mount Dora Golf Club
H. K. Doane
Jehle Bros., Inc
Daniel Past Session Called Hardest Working In Florida History
Florida State Rep. C Welborn Daniel of Clermont described the 1961 legislature as the hardest working session. He cited revenue growth targets of 90 million dollars with 768 million already appropriated,ing education majorly funded, teacher pay hikes, a one shot $400 competency bonus for 30 percent of teachers, and reapportionment changes. He outlined senate and house size changes, tax adjustments, and a Junior College fund for Lake Sumter Counties.
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C. Welborn Daniel
Clermont
Florida
House
Daniel
Mount Dora Kiwanis Club
Senate
Daniels
State University
Lake Sumter Counties
School Board of
Lake County
Local Kiwanis Clubs Meet in Tavares
The Mount Dora Kiwanis Club and the Ta vares Kiwanis Club meet today at 12:15 p.m. in the new Community Building in Tavares. Cars depart Mount Dora at 11:30 a.m. for transportation.
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Mount Dora Kiwanis Club
Tavares Kiwanis Club
Tavares
Mount Dora
Mount Dora Lions Club
Mount Dora Hosts Junior Swim Meet July 12
Mount Dora will welcome youngsters under 10 from Eustis Leesburg and Winter Garden for an AAU sanctioned invitational at the local pool on July 12 at 4 PM. Jim Jackson will manage. records by Jean Jackson and Jean Husebo.
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Arnold Goulder
Mount Dora
AAU
Eustis
Leesburg
Winter Garden
Ocala
Orange Swim Club
Orlando
Daytona Beach
Sanford
Jim Jackson
Jean Jackson
Jean Husebo
Trina Pinkston
Byron Kennedy
George Kennedy
County Board To Hear Protests On Tax Revaluation
Lake property revaluation protests lead County Board of Commissioners to sit as Board of Equalization in Tavares July 21 to 23 from 9 am to 5 pm daily. A joint meeting with the County School Board on cutting county tax millage is planned to comply with a new state law valid for one year. Taxpayers urged relief as the 45.5 mill rate could drop to about 15 mills or less.
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County Board of Commissioners
Tavares
Board of Commissioners
Citrus Culture Corp Weekly Rainfall Report
Tavares and Lake Eldorado areas report rainfall levels this week. Sorrento records show measurable precipitation affecting citrus cultivation.
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Citrus Culture Corp. Weekly
Tavares
Eldorado Sorrento
Counties Receive Less Race Monies
A June 30 distribution will give Lake and every county $2,600 each for the current fiscal year, totaling $187,600 per county. Last year counties received $188,700, down $1,100, a 0.6 percent drop. Florida’s 67 counties total race funds fell from $12,642,900 in 1959-60 to $12,569,200 in 1960-61, a $73,700 decline.
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Lake
Florida
Crippled Children Camp Opens In Lake County Florida
The Florida Society for Crippled Children opens Camp Challenge in Lake County near Sorrento and Mt. Plymouth. Pilot Club and others are urged to donate items. The 50 acre site on Lake Challenge features archery rifle range swimming and a large recreation area.
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Crippled Children
Florida
Lake County
Sorrento
Mt. Plymouth
Florida Society For Crippled Children
Pilot Club
Lake Challenge
Hospital Plea for Flower Vases from Pink Ladies
The Pink Ladies of Waterman Memorial Hospital request vases of any size and description. Donors should contact Mrs. Fanny Spilkey to arrange a donation.
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Waterman Memorial Hospital
Association
Fanny Spilkey
City Eyes Low Rent Housing For East Town
East Town City Council formed a committee to study federal funds for a low rent public housing project. The panel will report next meeting after comments from architect Brandon Ward and professor C. O. Lott on need and site constraints. Critics call it creeping socialism while supporters cite non profit administration and renter-based repayment. Mayor Bliss argues safeguards are possible and notes broader budget needs including street and lighting improvements.
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East Town
Margaret Lotroos
Fletcher Crane
David Bowen
Avery
Brandon Ward
C. O. Lott
Wald
Federal
Public Housing Authority
Ward
Lake Coleman
Guy C. Bliss
Mr. Coleman
Professor Lott
Rhodes St
Council Acts On Water Rules for Grove Owners and Outsiders
Mount Dora council tightened water charges criticizing grove owners for using hydrants without proper permits. They will charge 12 percent per seven gallons, monthly, and require permits from the City Clerk. An Orlando contractor pays 10 cents per 750 gallons. The city will charge outside residents a meter connection fee up to 100 dollars, with funds aiding initial costs. KWH use surpassed one million in June amid drought. building permits rose, and an architect study for City Hall renovations was approved for next year’s budget.
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VVC
Vti
Avila
Dake
Hubbard Construction Co
Orlando
Donnelly St
Mount Dora
David Bowen
Florida forest land declines by two million acres in decade
A U S Forest Service Florida survey shows two million fewer forest acres today than ten years ago with three million acres went out of production and one million acres added to improved pasture. The report notes shifts from cutover timber to pasture and housing, manufacturing sites, and highways, yet commercial forests still cover 58 percent of Florida. Hardwood volume rises, now 44 percent of total wood, while one third of cut trees are too poor for saw logs.
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Florida
U. S. Forest Service
Florida Forest Service
Forest Industries
Florida Employment Holds Steady Says Brown May Rise
State Industrial Commission Chairman A Worley Brown cites four favorable signs for Florida nonfarm employment. Indicators include the seasonal adjusted employment index up to 206, May unemployment at 120 500, manufacturing up 2 000 from a year ago to 211 000, and construction rising to 104 900.
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State Industrial Commission
A. Worley Brown
Florida
Brown
T. Ne Commission
Orlando
Palm Beach
Pensacola
Mayor Spares 10 Fines in Municipal Court
Mayor Guy C. Bliss waived 10 fines totaling 173 dollars in ten cases heard this week in Municipal Court.
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Guy C. Bliss
Waterman Memorial Hospital Week Patient List
Mount Dora patients at Waterman Memorial Hospital this week include George Hall Stewart Baker Luella Miller Katharine Kirby Rosa lie Dufourd Iva Nora Carter and Earl Dutton.
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Mount Dora
Waterman Memorial Hospital
George Hall
Stewart Baker
Luella Miller
Katharine Kirby
Rosalie Dufourd
Iva Nora Carter
Earl Dutton
School Bus Driver Training Scheduled in Lake County
W T Glidewell Lake County Board of Public Instruction announces white drivers training at Tavares Community Center July 10 11 and 12 from 830 am to 3 pm. Colored drivers training follows July 13 and 14 at Dabney Elementary Leesburg 830 am to 3 pm. Regular substitute coaches and teachers who drive buses urged to attend.
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Tavares
W. T. Glidewell
Lake County
UF graduates see starting pay rise five percent
University of Florida graduates earned higher starting salaries this year with technical majors such as physical sciences and engineering receiving offers from 450 to 600 dollars per month. Business and non technical fields ranged from 300 to 550 dollars, with the placement director noting a near record high at graduation and a five percent overall increase over last year.
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University of Florida
Maurice Mayberry
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