Mount Dora to Host Two Day Junior Olympic Swim Meet
About 600 swimmers from 15 AAU clubs statewide will compete at the Mount Dora Pool Friday and Saturday July 7 and 8 beginning at 6 am. Mount Dora Swim Club hosts teams including Beckner, El Fin, Eustis, Merritt Island, Leesburg, Platinum Coast, Ocala, Port St. Lucie, Umatilla, South Brevard YMCA and others plus unattached competitors. Meet chairman Doug Heard and officials including Wendall Husebo announcer and Jimmy Zeng starter will oversee events with medals awarded after each race. Concessions run by Fred Sanwald expect over a thousand served on day one.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
AAU
Mount Dora
Seeseed SY OS
Beckner Swim Assoc
el Fin Swim Club
Eustis Swim Club
Merritt Island
Leesburg Swim Assoc
Platinum Coast Swim Club
Roco Recreation
Port St. Lucie
Robinswood
Ocala Swim Club
South Brevard Ymca
Umatilla
Orange Ymca
Cate
Doug Heard
Wendall Husebo
Jimmy Zeng
Bill Clement
Ann Hannah
Gene Molnar
Gary Nicholson
George Clement
Ralph Albritton
Jane Haneman
Gloria Andrews
Fred Sanwald
Barbara Jackson
Marine Cable Proposed By Fla Telephone
Public notice from the Army Corps of Engineers Jacksonville District invites comments on Florida Telephone Corp plan to bury a submarine cable across Lake Dora. The 3985 foot trench would run southeast with at least 18 inches burial. Written protests due by July 13, 1967 to District Engineer, Jacksonville. View map at the Topi office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dept. of the Army, Corps of Engineers
Jacksonville Dist
Lake Dora
Florida Telephone Corp
Corps of Engineers
P. O. Box
Jacksonville
Tryouts Held For IceHouse Cat On A Hot Tin Roof
Casting for the IceHouse August production of Cat On A Hot Tin Roof by Tennessee Williams will be Wednesday July 12 at 8 p.m. at the little theater on Un serst. All parts open with seven women seven men and three children needed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
IceHouse
Tennessee Williams
Little Theater
Waterman Memorial Hospital Adds Mount Dora Patients This Week
Patients from Mount Dora listed at Waterman Memorial Hospital include Macie Ellis Betty Jean Patrick Monique Young Lloyd Hissem Walter Osterling Gizella Schubert Ruth Helmke Okel Watson George A Ford and Linda Dixon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waterman Memorial Hospital
Mount Dora
Macie Ellis
Betty Jean Patrick
Monique Young
Lloyd Hissem
Walter Osterling
Gizella Schubert
Ruth Helmke
Okel Watson
George A. Ford
Linda Dixon
Mount Dora man held on murder charge after inn shooting
Elton Lee Nix of Mount Dora was killed during a June 28 argument at the Orange Blossom Inn on Grandview Street. James Otis Jones, 21, also of Mount Dora, is held in Lake County Jail on murder charges after road blocks and a Leesburg arrest. Special Investigator H L Woodrum led the inquiry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grandview Street
Mount Dora
Elton Lee Nix
Route 1
Lake County
James Otis Jones
Jones
Leesburg
H. L. Woodrum
Sheriff's Dept
League Wins Told By D. Mosteller
Bobby Harris led the American Legion in Mount Dora Little League with 14 strikeouts as his team beat the Lions 5 to 3. Wayne Molnar took the loss after 10 strikeouts. Harris also hit a home run for the losers. Kiwanis and Rotary split 7-6 games with Bill Fowler winning one and Kiwanis winning another in the 6th.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bobby Harris
American Legion
Mount Dora
Dwight Mosteller
Wayne Molnar
Legion
Lions
Harris
Molnar
Doug Couch
Kiwanis
Rotary
Bill Fowler
Tommy Windram
Bales
David Hardman
Steve Albritton
Leesburg Association Denies Dividends Declared
First Federal Savings and Loan Association of Leesburg announced dividends totaling over 292 865 for the quarter ended June 30 1967 led by president Frank L. Cogburn. Six month dividends reach 625 188 and cumulative payouts exceed 9 148 000. School savings program participants earned 1 794 in dividends in the first half.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Federal Savings and Loan Association of
Leesburg
Frank L. Cogburn
First Federal
Caladium Slides Shown to Mount Dora Garden Club
Dr. John F. Darby of the Central Florida Agricultural Experiment Station will present a slide talk on Caladiums to the Men's Garden Club of Mount Dora. The July 10 meeting at 8 p.m. will be at the Mount Dora Community Building with door prizes and invitation to guests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John F. Darby
Central Florida Agricultural Experiment Station
Men’s Garden Club of
Mount Dora
Lions and Legion triumph in Fourth of July double header
In Mount Dora on July 4, the Lions beat Kiwanis 7 to 2 with Doug Couch winning on the mound while Kiwanis pitcher Johnny Bales took the loss. The Legion edged Rotary 2 to 1 as two late runs sealed the win with 13 strikeouts by Bobby Harris and 14 by Tom Windram. A chicken dinner followed at Gilbert Park. In the Vietnam casualty note, Marine Lance Corporal Gary Duvall, 19, born June 22, 1948 in Lancaster, PA, is honored with family details and funeral arrangements pending.
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Lions
Kiwanis
Legion
Rotary
Doug Couch
Johnny Bales
Legion Rotary
Bobby Harris
Tom Windram
Dwight Mosteller
Gilbert Park
Marine Lance Corp
Lancaster
Mount Dora
Roseborough
Apopka
Mount Dora High School
Gary
Marine Corps
Parris Island
Camp Lejeune
N. C
Camp Pendleton
Calif
Japan
Ralph G. Duvall
Italy
Army
Key Club
Tilman Smith
Steven
Donald
Paul
Carol Hall
Orlando
Brenda K
Thomas Smith
Tammy Smith
Rehbaum-Harden Funeral Home
Fred Andrews Named Proxy of State Drs
Dr. Frederick C. Andrews of Mount Dora became the 19th president of the Florida Academy of General Practice at the 18th Annual Scientific Session in Miami Beach on July 13. He succeeds Dr. Louis C. Murray of Orlando as spokesman for over 650 members and was joined by immediate past president Dr. J. B. Hall. The three day meeting combined business with scientific sessions to provide postgraduate education for FAGP members pursuing AAGP eligibility. The organization requires a minimum amount of certified postgraduate education for continued membership.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick C. Andrews
Mount Dora
Florida Academy of General Practice
Fontainebleau Hotel
Miami Beach
Andrews
Louis C. Murray
Orlando
J. B. Hall
Florida
FAGP
American Academy of General Practice
AAGP
Talbot Simpson Services July 5 At R H Chapel
Talbot Simpson 68 died Sunday July 2. longtime Mount Dora resident and former Stand ard Vacuum Oil engineer who served in World Wars I and II and acted in IceHouse Theatre. Survived by wife Dean, brother of the late Sara McCain. Services Thursday 11 am Eden Chapel. Interment Pine Forest Cemetery. Rehbaum Harden Funeral Home in charge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Talbot Simpson
Lexington
Standard Vacuum Oil Company
Indonesia
Simpson
Mount Dora
Rotary Club of
IceHouse Theatre
Mr. Simpson
Butler
IceHouse
Legion of Merit
Leyte
LaDue-Lashar Realty Co
Episcopal Church
Dr Geo Ikeler Starts Mount Dora Medical Practice
Mount Dora welcomes Dr George R. Ikeler to its medical community beginning his practice at 334 N Donnelly St. He joins Mount Dora Clinic with Drs Fred Andrews and C Robert Crow. Ikeler will leave Navy service July 10 and resides at 1450 Southland Rd Sylvan Shores with wife Katharine and 6 1 2 month old son Michael. He served as general medical officer at the Rifle Range Dispensary Parris Island SC.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Dora
George R. Ikeler
N. Donnelly St
Ikeler
Fred Andrews
C. Robert Crow
Mount Dora Clinic
U. S. Navy
Southland Road
Sylvan Shores
Skeler
Katharine
Michael
Rifle Range Dispensary
Parris Island
S.C
Legion Plans To Resume Bingo At Legion Post 35
American Legion Post No 35 will meet Friday July 14 at the Legion Home. Post Commander Dennis announced that Florida legality of bingo for charity will allow plans to start playing in the early fall. All members are urged to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Legion
Legion Home
Dennis
Florida
Post
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Nina Bissell
Wanda
Nina
Vickie Reynolds
Jill Conner
Lynn Jackson
Fla. Telephone
Topi
Gary Duvall
Serst
D. Mosteller
Mr. Dora
By Bill Dunnagan
L. L
Vietnam
G. R.ikeler
Geo. Ikeler
Citrus Culture
Tavares
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