Mount Dora planners push for retail growth and branding
A speaker lauded Mount Dora's leadership and urged merchants to consolidate gains, fund new parking lots, and improve quality and service. He urged study of Colonial Plaza advertising and collaboration with the City Council to protect merchants, noting 54 acres of commercial sites and 170 more zoned for commerce while calling for rebranding to modernize the town’s image.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Dora
Colonial Plaza
Take Long Look Before Choosing Grass For Lawn
A reader is advised to carefully compare lawn grass varieties for a new or renewing lawn. Four species suited to local conditions are Bermuda grasses, St. Augustine, centipede and a fourth species not fully listed in the text. The article emphasizes evaluating options before planting this summer.
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Bermuda
St. Augustine
Mount Dora Growth Goals and Lawn Grass Recommendations
The article outlines community growth aims for Mount Dora including economic expansion and preserving natural beauty while prioritizing highest and best uses for sites and maintaining urban standards. It also surveys lawn grasses with maintenance notes for Bermuda Tifway and Tiflawn, St. Augustine, centipede, and Bahia, highlighting care, watering, mowing, and disease considerations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Dora
Florida Agricultural Extension Service
St. Augustine
Bermudas
Bahia
Committee Plans Report On Avenue Plaza Project
A technical report is being assembled and a committee meeting is hoped for within weeks to discuss and present the Avenue Plaza or Village Fair project. The statement indicates pending completion and formal review by the panel.
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Avenue Plaza
State Bank of Mount Dora reports condition for June 30 1965
The Bank of Mount Dora in Florida reports assets totaling 2,199,497.95 with liabilities of 1,741,728.99 and capital, including common stock and undivided profits, totaling 0.00. Memoranda show pledged assets of 443,245.73 and a notary certified statement dated July 16 1965 with signatures from W V Proctor Jr and J G Ray Jr.
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Florida
Onete Aninssastnes
United States
Sam Shaw Elected President of Central Florida Oil Body
Sam Shaw owner of Lake Oil Corp has been elected to head the Oil Fuel Institute of Central Florida a four county group serving Lake Osceola Orange and Seminole Shaw joins the Institute of Florida board while fellow officers include vice president Donald Dunlap of Dunlap Fuel Service Orlando and secretary treasure Jeff Ray of Crums Fuel Service Winter Park His first presidential action was a regional fuel dealers meeting described as the best fuel oil meeting ever held in Central Florida
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sam Shaw
Lake Oil Corp
Oil Fuel Institute of
Central Florida
Shaw
Lake
Orange
Osceola
Seminole
Oil Fuel Institute of Florida
Donald Dunlap
Dunlap Fuel Service
Orlando
Jeff Ray
Crum’s Fuel Service
Winter Park
County lawn care tips and seed head control guidance
Rotary mower guidance to keep seed heads down and promote tidy turf. For grass selection and best adapted varieties visit the county agent and inspect lawn ID plots for practical comparisons.
Florida industries face heavy costs from alcoholism
Alcoholism imposes substantial financial burdens on Florida businesses and industries through reduced productivity, absenteeism, and higher medical costs. The article notes incalculable losses across sectors and calls for attention to workplace health programs and preventive measures.
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Florida
Residents clash over rezoning as workaround emerges
Nearby residents oppose MDGC rezoning and propose a ladder shed solution using plants. S Carey Colley, MDGC general manager, said he has a job to do and will. Mayor Jesse Willmott supported neighbors and said officials would act as good neighbors and reduce Clayton Street traffic by rerouting to old Highway 441.
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MDGC
S. Carey Colley
Jesse Willmott
Willmott
Colley
Clayton Street
Highway 441
Clayton
Grandview
Hospital Honors McCullough For Filing Efforts
Edwin B. Mead President of Waterman Memorial Hospital Association honors James McCullough of Eustis with a certificate for 500 hours since February. McCullough reorganized an antiquated medical records file system, speeding retrieval and removing excess material. He moved to Eustis in 1964 from Minneapolis where he worked for Gould Battery Company. his wife Helen belongs to the hospital auxiliary. they live at 601 North Center Street.
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Edwin B. Mead
Waterman Memorial Hospital Assn., Inc
James McCullough
Eustis
McCullough
Mead
Minneapolis
Insured Veterans Should Contact Affairs Officers
M. T. Dixon of the Florida Department of Veterans Affairs urges about 1500 insured in service active personnel with permanent plan policies to contact their Personal Affairs Officers. They should determine whether to continue or stop the in service premium waiver. Insured individuals will learn if refunds may be due and how to apply.
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M. T. Dixon
Florida Department of Veterans Affairs
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David Aten
Earl Wise
Ninth Ave
R. E. Norris
Lake County
State Bank No
W. V. Proctor, Jr
Notary’s
State of
County of Lake
Paul H. Oberhelman
J. G. Ray, JR
Severn
Blanche J. Etheridge
Ross Allen
Silver Springs
Big George
Allen
Area Oil Body
Donnelly St
Hospital
Donnelly
Link Stationery & Printing Co
Airtemp
Benwell Refrigeration Sales & Service
E. Fourth Ave
Valent
Isha
Benwell Refrigeration
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