Graduation Drama Marks Mount Dora High Class Of 1966
Senior class president John Townsend opened with invocation and flag pledge at the Community Bowl as Mount Dora High School honors 67 graduates in the Class of 1966. Anne Potsko, first honor student, delivered the farewell with diplomas by Principal G E Molnar, amid music by the school band and a final Alma Mater.
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Anne Potsko
Mount Dora High School
G. E. Molnar
Rigaudon
Campra
Community Bowl
Elgar
John
Butch) Townsend
Martha Ann Bennell
Steven Farrell
Lorene Brown
Allen Whittington
Karla Wicker
Doris Camp
Norman Julich
Mount Dora
Dale Miller
Kiwanis Club
Gene Molnar
Miller
Miss Brown
George White Sr
Roy Christopher
Robert Montgomery
White
Molnar
Ed Mitchell
Mount Dora Lions Club Awarded for Camp Challenge Support
The Mount Dora Lions Club received a certificate of appreciation from the Florida Easter Seal Society for aiding Camp Challenge near Sorrento. The club financed a new corral costing about 1,600 dollars from profits of its fertilizer sale, with much volunteer labor. Paul Murray presented the award to Lions President Jack Norris and Norman Himes during a camp tour. Bob Flint and Clyde Mosteller assisted. Some 300 handicapped children are expected to use the camp this summer for recreation and rehabilitation.
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Mount Dora
Lions
Jack Norris
Norman Himes
Lions Club
Bob Flint
Clyde Mosteller
The
Murray
Mount Dora High Honors Seniors At Awards Assembly
More than 30 Mount Dora High School seniors were honored at the annual awards assembly in the Community Bowl. Recipients include Mary Ann Tanner winning the D A R award and Linda King receiving the H W Sheppard Award.
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Mount Dora High School
D.A.R
Mary Ann Tanner
H. W. Sheppard
Linda King
Beta Sigma Phi
Eva Watts
Roseborough
David P. Ligon
Anne Potsko
Florida Power Corp
Lorene Brown
Florida Regents
Dolores Caudel
S.T.A.R
Ruth Loveless
Public Service Hearings Continue On Extended Area Service
State regulators maintain hearings on Florida Telephone Corp extended area service across Lake County. The proposal would allow toll free connections within the county, offset by higher basic subscriber rates cited as necessary. Public opposition included Clermont City Council member Charles Beals who cites widespread local letters opposing rate hikes.
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Florida Public Service Commission
Winter Garden
Leesburg
Florida Telephone Corp
Lake County
Florida Telephone
Mount Dora
Ocala
Charles Beals
Clermont
Beals
East Lake County
IceHouse Players Set Mount Dora Meeting On Monday
IceHouse Players will hold a general membership meeting at the theatre on Unser Street near 11th Avenue in Mount Dora at 8 p m Monday. President Mrs Cele Shaw announced by law changes will be considered and an election of officers is scheduled.
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IceHouse
Unser Street
11Th Avenue
Mount Dora
Cele Shaw
State Biologist To Tell Chamber Of Haul Results
Edward Zagar of the Florida Game and Fresh Water Fish Commission will address the Mount Dora Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors at 4 p.m. on Thursday. He will present test seining results from Lakes Dora Beauclair and Carlton and show slides. Rep W H Bill Reedy plans to seek a state appropriation for a rough fish haul of Lake Dora and discuss future fishing and lake water pollution plans. Sam Shaw invites area chamber secretaries and fishing camp operators to attend at the chamber office in Mount Dora City Hall.
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Edward Zagar
Florida Game and Fresh Water Fish Commission
Mount Dora
Sam Shaw
Chamber
Mount Dora City Hall
Nursing Center Opens Second Wing This Sunday
The Golden Triangle Nursing and Convalescent Center on Brown Avenue at Eu dora Road will formally open its second wing Sunday afternoon. Administrator Joe Cloud says staff will explain features of the $750,000 ultra modern facility. The first wing opened about a month ago.
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Golden Triangle
Measurements Snippet Shows Fractional Inches
A terse OCR fragment lists small dimensions 0.89 in 1.22 in 1.30 in likely from a technical spec. The text lacks context, entities, or a clear subject to identify a full item or event.
Banks Assets Near 3 Billion Says Florida Comptroller
State Comptroller Fred C. Dickinson Jr reports total assets of state chartered banks and trust companies at 2.299 billion dollars in the Spring financial report, up 252.8 million from the prior year. He calls the rise a sign of Florida’s growing economic might.
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Fred C. Dickinson Jr
Dickinson
Florida
Motoring Tips for Interstate Driving Shared by AAA Official
Hampton Dunn of the Peninsula Motor Club told Mount Dora Rotary Club motorists to keep the fuel gauge near full on freeways. He warned that empty tanks cause distress calls within miles of stations and urged checks on tires brakes and fan belts before long freeway drives. Dunn also showed a Walt Disney film about freeway phobia and noted many Interstate miles remain ahead.
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Peninsula Motor Club
AAA
Mount Dora
Dunn
Annexation poll narrows gap as Mount Dora asks Sylvan Shores views
A midweek straw poll shows For edge over Against in the Mount Dora annexation question with about 250 of 370 Sylvan Shores postcards returned. City Council plans a summer referendum on a Tremain Street to Lake Gertrude strip, while officials debate street resurfacing costs and who pays.
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Mount Dora
Sylvan Shores
Tremain Street
Lake Gertrude
Old Eustis Road
John Cain
W .Carl Fowler
Sylvan Shores Association
Board of County Commissioners
Cain
Resurfacing effort in Sylvan Shores progresses slowly
The Sylvan Shores Association seeks signatures from 75 percent of property owners to have the Board of County Commissioners oversee resurfacing, with charges billed pro rata. Progress is slowed as summer absences hamper outreach and city annexation plans influence local momentum.
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Sylvan Shores Association
A. L. Brown
Brown
Sylvan Shores
Board of County Commissioners
Wiley H Wage Succumbs At 75
Wiley H. Wagg of Mount Dora died Wednesday at age 75. Born in Marion Virginia he moved from Bloomfield Kentucky and owned Wilise Apartments. He is survived by his wife 10 sisters and many nieces and nephews. Rehbaum Harden Funeral Home is in charge.
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Wiley H. Wagg
N. Helen St
Marion
Wagg
Mount Dora
Bloomfield
First Methodist Church
Wilise
Louise
M. B. Kiber
Morganton
N. C
Zeb Barnhart
Kiwanis Lead Mount Dora Little League Standings
After two weeks Kiwanis Club led the Mount Dora Little League with one win and no losses. Lions Club and Rotary Club followed with 11 points each, while American Legion was winless after one start.
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Kiwanis Club
Mount Dora
Lions Club
Rotary Club
American Legion
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Mount Dora High
Camp Challege
Flint
Dr. Himes
Norris and
State Public Service Commission
IceHouse States General Meeting
Chamber of
Nursing Center
Citrus Culture
Dor
Tavares
By Pete Osborne
Carl Fowler
Wiley H. Wage
Kiwanis
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