Commencement Honors At Community Ceremony
Hundreds attend the 1960 graduation at the Community building as four top students receive diplomas from Principal Jack Morgan. Patricia Spear is first honor and National Merit finalist with multiple scholarships. Jimmy Simpson is Student Council president and Elks Leadership award winner. Roberta Aldrich is second honor student and winner of band and social studies awards. Tom Harvey is Senior Class president and Kiwanis Scholar finalist in National Merit.
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Jack Morgan
Patricia Spear
Elks
Bausch & Lomb
Jimmy Simpson
American Legion
Roberta Aldrich
American Legion Auxiliary
Tom Harvey
Kiwanis
Tatsuo
Dorothy Carter
Elizabeth Sikes
Dick Moots
Barbara Brown
Rosemary Pike
Joyce Coffield
Kathy Driggers
Bud Sadler
William Smith
Donnie Dake
Mount Dora 1960 Graduation Awards and Diplomas
A Mount Dora high school graduation ceremony featured 14 seniors receiving 34 awards alongside their diplomas. Notable honorees include Vilasitsy Spear as National Merit finalist and recipient of multiple scholarships, Tom Harvey as class president and Kiwanis Scholarship winner, Roberta Aldrich as salutatorian and several citizenship awards, and student leaders Jim my Simpson and Dorothy Carter receiving Elks and Honor Society recognitions respectively.
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Vilasitsy Spear
Elks Lodge
Florida Legislative
Daughters of the American Revolution
Bausch & Lamb
No Hurry on Pension Claims Says VA Head
The Veterans Administration asks veterans and widows not to rush for pension claim approvals before July 1 1960 the cutoff for the new law. Rufus H Wilson St Petersburg regional office manager says filing before July 1 ensures eligibility under the present law and retroactive payments if entitlement existed prior to the deadline. After July 1 1960 claims fall under the new pension law with some gains and some losses.
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Veterans Administration
Rufus H. Wilson
St. Petersburg
Wilson
Dora Building Sears In May Over 1959 Mount Dora Permits
May building permits in Mount Dora totaled $63,400 with five new homes planned. The May 1959 activity surpassed the prior year by more than $56,000, largely driven by new home construction. One home is valued at around $100,000, reflecting overall permit activity.
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Mount Dora
May
City Annexes Land After Swap Near Highway 441
City council annexed a small eastern land parcel after a property swap with William Rhodes granting a 50 foot right of way to access the upcoming four lane Highway 441. Annexation must be ratified by the 1961 Legislature before final. A second northern fringe annexation awaits, limited to ten residents and subject to potential legal challenge.
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Mount Dora
William Rhodes
Roy Christopher
Christopher
Dora Sergeant Aids Mercy Airlift to Santiago Chile
Mount Dora resident Staff Sgt. Robert J. Conrad participates in a large Military Air Transport Service airlift to Santiago Chile. The mission uses eight C 118 aircraft to move vital medical personnel and supplies.
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Robert J. Conrad
Mount Dora
Military Air Transport Service
Santiago
Chile
Mercy
Class Night Gala Dinners Held At Villa Dora Hotel
At Villa Dora hotel a gala class night dinner features a wheel arrangement with a central round table for faculty, and class members seated alphabetically at radiating spoke tables. Place cards designed by Mrs. R.S. complete the organized event.
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Villa Dora Hotel
R.S
Legal battle on Lake election delays third primary
Court fight centers on certification of winner in the May 24 Lake county Democratic primary for county judge. Atty Roy Caldwell is contesting the results with registrar Katherine Baker and county commissioners backing possible extra legal help, while a hearing before Circuit Judge Carrol Fussell is set for June 20.
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Lake County
Board of County Commissioners
Atty
Roy Caldwell
Carl Duncan
Katherine Baker
Caldwell
W. A. Milton
Mary
Carrol Fussell
Ocala
Tavares
Attys
Walton Hunter
Harry Gaylord
Eustis
P. C. Gorman
Leeburg
Hunter
Baker
W. Troy Hall, Jr
Sect. of State
R. A Gray
J. Ed Baker
Duncan
Millon
Fusell
Milton
Judge Hall
McCall Seeks Budget Increase for Office Expansion
Sheriff Willis McCall pushed the Board of County Commissioners for a new $7,100 boost to his office for the coming budget year starting in October. The request would raise his office to about $195,000, up $35,000 since adopting the budget system in 1957 from the prior fee system. McCall previously delayed his budget presentation until the board’s July meeting.
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Willis McCall
Board of County Commissioners
McCall
One Way Plan for Alexander Street Starts This Summer
City Council left the decision to Mayor Guy Bliss to convert Alexander Street in front of the Post Office to a southward one way this summer. The change aims to reduce accidents and city traffic jams during peak seasons. Bliss also reworks Grandview Street to through traffic at 11th with 11th as the sole stop and installs a four way stop at Grant and Grandview in East Town.
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Alexander St
Guy Bliss
Bliss
Grandview St
11Th
Grant
Grandview
East Town
Merchants to Hear Of Highway 441 Four-lane Plan
A Mount Dora four-laning plan for Highway 441 will be discussed before the Merchants Association Monday at the Community building. Speaker A H Bouldin of Hubbard Construction Co and Earl Martin, State Road project engineer, will discuss the project. Work has started and reservations are via the Chamber of Commerce.
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Mount Dora
Merchants Assn
A. H. Bouldin
Hubbard Construction Co
Orlando
Earl Martin
State Road Dept
Chamber of Commerce
City Offers New Dump Site As Waste Dumping Is Questioned
Mount Dora weighs a new proposed dump on Gray & Hill land off Sanford road while negotiating with Eustis UmaTilla and Tavares to form a regional sanitation system. Council warns against improper waste, including spoiled meat and restaurant garbage, and considers shifting to the new site as Atty Roy Christopher drafts an agreement.
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Mount Dora
Highway 441
Gray & Hill, Clay and Gravel
Sanford Rd
Margaret Lafroos
Eustis
Umatilla
Tavares
Golden Triangle
Gray &Hill
Rollin Javens
David Bowen
Lake County
Seventh Street Widening Plan Stirs City Council
City Council weighs residents paying a share to widen Seventh Street between Donnelly and Alexander to facilitate traffic to a proposed Post Office at Donnelly and Seventh. The plan, tied to a private build lease to the federal government, prompts debate on assessments and fair costs with a postal cooperation request.
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Seventh Av
Donnelly and
Alexander
Seventh Corner
Postal Dept
Daniel H. Bishop
Post Office
Lake Coleman
Margaret Lofroes
Coleman
Moonlight Sonata At a Lawn Sprinkler
Mount Dora set a May water use record at 34.712 million gallons despite a main pump outage. electrical use reached 893 thousand KWH, up from 725 thousand a year earlier. The figures reflect citizens watering lawns at night and a citywide peak in consumption.
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Mount Dora
Council Debates Budget Amid Looming Projects
At Tuesday night’s meeting Finance Chairman David Bowen announced a Saturday budget review as council weighs several pressing items. Key asks include 12,400 for water lines to a west subdivision with a developer offering half profits, 3,000 to extend lines to Harry Mielke’s triangle subdivision, 8,000 to protect electrical distribution, 1,000 for a storage warehouse, 2,000 for a utility truck, and 100,000 for a Sylvan Shores substation with a 30 unit shopping center, all to be weighed against the year end tax timing and the budget.
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David Bowen
Mel Wagner
Lake Coleman
Harry Mielke
Triangle
Highway 441
Sylvan Shores
Harold Overhiser
City Plans Light Expansion Along 3.7 Mile Highway Route
The city moves to safeguard its electrical expansion along 3.7 miles of the new Highway 441 right of way with poles and lines. Total project cost around 8000 dollars, backed by a light department requisition of 2885 dollars for 39 poles worth 1149 dollars. Water department approval adds 1644 dollars for pipes and equipment.
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Harold Overhixer
Water Department
Carswell Thompson
Mount Dora
Florida Caer Corp
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Mount Dora High School
Mercy Airlift
In Lake
P. QO
Robert M. Hutchins
Council
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