Two Mount Dora Teens Among Six Hurt In Jacksonville Crash
Six people were injured in a sports car crash in the Arlington area of Jacksonville early Saturday. Mount Dora teenager Becky Wilson remained hospitalized mid week with severe facial lacerations while Jim Dake recovered at a relative’s home. both had graduated from Mount Dora High School last month.
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Mount Dora
Arlington
Jacksonville
Becky Wilson
Harold Wilson
Hillcrest
Jimmy Dake
Gordon L. Dake
N. Grandview
Young Dake
Miss Wilson
Mount Dora High School
Larry Kline
Duke
Kline
Dake
Gerald Dake
South Carolina
Candeub, Fleissig, Adley and Associates
Water and Light Use Drops in June
Councilman Gordon Dake reports water use fell by 31 million gallons in June compared with June 1964. Electricity use declined from 1,745,000 kwh to 1,602,000 kwh. A bystander quipped that he stopped using his sprinkler, explaining the drop.
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Gordon Dake
Dake
Eudora Road Annexed Into Mount Dora City
Mount Dora annexed Eudora Road from Highway 19A to Northland Drive and three adjoining tracts. City Council approved the ordinance on third reading and rezoned the land for commercial use. A 20 acre site will host a nursing home developed by Medical Associates of Atlanta.
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Eudora Road
Highway 19A
Northland Drive
Mount Dora
Medical Associates
Atlanta
Lakeland Firm Wins $7,800 Road Resurfacing Contract
Mac Asphalt of Lakeland secured a 7 800 contract to resurface portions of Page Lane, Oakland Drive, Avion Way, Sylvan Drive and Fairview Avenue. It was the lowest bid among five after council review and consulting engineer input.
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Mac Asphalt
Lakeland
Page Lane
Oakland Drive
Avion Way
Sylvan Drive
Fairview Avenue
Orlando
Superior
Lindsey
Warren Morgan
John Moore
A. E. O’neill
Public Works
R. O. Grantham
Lakes And Hills Garden Club Plans Cemetery Front Landscaping
Lakes And Hills Garden Club proposes landscaping the entrance to Mount Dora cemetery with city approval and ongoing water and maintenance. Mrs. Vernon Conner urged the council to back a professional landscape plan and authorized funding, with Mayor Jesse Willmott noting past projects suffered from inattention. An event on November 1 will present civic beautification discussions to officials and residents.
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Lakes and Hills
Garden Club
The
Au Vw
Carbe) Javens
Conner
Jesse Willmott
New Area Code 904 Starts in Mount Dora July 11 1965
Mount Dora and all residents in the county will adopt area code 904 starting July 11 1965. Max E Wettstein president and GM urges updating stationery and informing friends and businesses. If dialing errors occur contact the operator to avoid charges and report the correct city and number.
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Mount Dora
Max E. Wettstein
Parking delay halts removal of city dwelling on Fourth Avenue
The Downtown Development Committee reports the Fourth Avenue dwelling, once owned by H. D. Warren and later bought by the city then sold to Dick Reynolds for 500 dollars, has not been moved. Reynolds is away, and the mover is out of town with unclear return. Tom Champion told the City Council and was authorized to seek another buyer or method to remove the structure at no city expense.
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Downtown Development Committee
Fourth Avenue
H. D. Warren
Dick Reynolds
Reynolds
Tom Champion
Downtown Property Owners Association
Mount Dora Art League shaped Florida culture role
Mount Dora founded the Mount Dora Art League in February 1926 as the states first art group to promote study and community art interests. It helped form the Florida Federation of Art in 1927 and evolved into a threefold creative hub with painting writing and youth programs, attracting regional recognition and exhibitions.
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Art League
Mount Dora
Florida
Myra Houghton
Margaret Spencer Davidson
Mildred Marsh
Florida Federation of Art
Ralph Bagley
Orlando Art Institute
Mount Dora Art League
Carvbe
Benjamin West
Royal Academy
Sir Joshua Reynolds
Marquis Chiaveri
Royal Italian Council
Wallace
British Library of Information
New York City
Edith Fairfax Davenport
James McNeil Whistler
League
Davenport
Architects Association
Charles E. Shaw
Eustis
Miami Women’s Club
Osceola
Silver Springs
Bernice West
New York
Emma
Sears Marsh
Mount Dora Public Library
Sao
Marupset Tietjen
Couhin
Monbeunts
Mary Brethauer
Artist League of Orange
John H. Anderson
West Tenth Ave
Newsin
Laura Sargent
Kay Ward
Mount Dora Growers Seek Clayton Street Rezoning Draws Pushback
Mount Dora Growers Cooperative asks to rezone part of 800 block South Clayton Street from residential to storage and truck parking tied to grove ladder storage. Residents oppose due to traffic and noise. council to form a committee to study the dispute and report back.
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Mount Dora Growers Cooperative
South
Clayton Street
Growers Cooperative
MDGC
S. Carey Colley
Colley
Mount Dora
South Highland
Mel Wagner
C. George Jolly
J. P. Turner
John Cain
Robert Wason
Turner
Oscar Schubert
Gordon Dake
Tom Champion
Private outranks officer as bishop questioned at Ft Stewart
At Ft Stewart Georgia the vicar Capt Walter Peterson orders Bishop Pfc Loutitt of Orlando. The 62 year old bishop who earned a Bronze Star and Lt Col rank faced retirement before enlisting as a private to bypass age limits. He will attend eight days of summer field training and return to retired Lt Col status, noting Peterson treats enlisted men better daily.
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National Guard
Ft. Stewart
Walter Peterson
St. Edward’s Episcopal Church
Loutitt
Orlando
South Pacific
New York National Guard
Florida Guard
Army
New York
Guard
Father Peterson
Peterson
Two City Men Undergo Surgery in Local Hospitals
Joe Paul, son of Sgt and Mrs Bill Paul of Mt Plymouth, in Orlando Air Force Base Hospital for acute appendicitis operation successful and he is doing fine. Henry Link of Link's Stationery operated on Tuesday at Waterman Memorial Hospital Eustis and is doing very well, expects to be home in a week or so.
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Joe Paul
Bill Paul
Mt. Plymouth
Orlando Air Force Base
Joe
Henry Link
Link
Waterman Memorial Hospital
Eustis
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City
Lions
Jack Norris
Lions Club
Warren
Clyde Mosteller
Greenwich Village
H. N. Gallie
American Artists Professional League
Gallie
Lake County Fair
Walter J. Patton
Patton
Donmelly Park
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