City and club partnership advances Mount Dora rink lighting
Lloyd Goddu and Dave Britton in a garage workshop detail the progress on the six 45 foot light poles and quartz 1500 watt fixtures for the Mount Dora rink. Completion is hoped by month end with two switches for rinks 1 2 and 3 8, surface illumination reaching 8 foot candles. Community leaders praised utilities chief B C Thompson and foreman Cecil Barks for their cooperation and care.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lloyd Goddu
Dave Britton
Sanit
Lloyd
B. C. Thompson
Cecil Barks
Effec
Ively
Mount Dora
Louise
Greenville
Maine
Charles Skoglund
Herb Shore
Lillian
Northwest
John
Hazel Hall
Key West
Charles
Louise Skoglund
Sanibel
Frank Sears
Harriett
Goddus
Fellers
Bill
Myrtle Warner
Massachusetts
John Mueller
State Tax Take Rises in May Tax Collections
May sales tax receipts totaled 23.38 million, up 3.25 million from last May, a 16.17 percent rise. For July through May, state tax take reached 239.86 million, up 27.? million from last year, a 13.24 percent increase. Gasoline tax for May was 13.57 million, up 8.28 percent from May 1964.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ed Straughn
The
Revenue Commission
Lake to Receive $8,500 from Track Tax in June
State Comptroller Ray E. Bee said checks of $8,500 will be mailed to each of 67 counties as their share of the June race track tax fund. Each county has received $252,500 so far this fiscal year, a $32,500 increase over the same period last year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ray E. Bee
Family Notes From Mount Dora and Beyond
The column reports travel as Mimi Ken Cookson and Charlotte Cookson head to Brightwater Lodge Hendersonville NC for a stay through October. Grandparents visit Wellsville NY and West Valley NY welcome two new granddaughters. Cdr S R Roley Jr and family return from London with plans for a carrier squadron reassignment at Cecil Field. The Downs family from Lubbock TX visits June 12 to 16, then departs June 21 for the West. The writer apologizes for missing the June 24 deadline due to travel and invites Dave and Lex to fill in.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pentwater
Michigan
Mimi
Ken Cookson
Charlotte Cookson
Brightwater Lodge
Hendersonville
N. C
Flat Rock
Alex Whiteside
Maynard II
Wellsville
N. Y
West Valley
Ethel
Shirley Freeman
Crosswicks
N. J
Cdr
S. R. Roley, Jr
Bob
London
Admiral Griffin
Kathy
Maureen
Brenda
Maine Woods
Mount Dora
Cecil Field
Jacksonville
Anont
Maine
Edward A. Downs
Lubbock
Texas
Dave
Lex
Round Robio shuffleboard halted by rain in Clermont
Lake County round robin play at Clermont ends early as showers suspend playoffs. Mount Dora teams totaled seven wins and five losses before rain halted evening play.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lake County
Clermont
Mount Dora
Edith Wheeler
Jennie Sutliff
Jessie French
Grace Dooley
Understanding sore throat causes and when to seek care
Sore throat signals may stem from colds allergies or dry air and can accompany illnesses from diphtheria to leukemia. Tonsil and adenoid removal is common in children while strep throat requires timely penicillin. Home care offers only temporary relief and diagnosis by a physician is essential.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Florida Gas
Additional Pay for Disabled Veterans Expanded by VA
M. T. Dixon of the Florida Department of Veterans Affairs explains that VA rules allow extra compensation for dependents of veterans 50 percent or more disabled from the effective date of the increased rating. Dependents must prove eligibility within 60 days of VA notification. Retroactive payments may apply from June 8, 1960 for ratings made on or after that date.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. T. Dixon
Florida Department of Veterans Affairs
Dixon
Veterans Administration
Veterans urged to check file with county service office
The notice urges widows and dependents to determine if a veteran’s file is current. It suggests contacting the local Veteran County Service Officer or writing to P. O. Box 1437 in St. Petersburg for guidance.
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Depen
Dixon
P. O. Box
St. Petersburg
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ICE
Blue Brite
Lake
Frank Thompson
Vivian Derby
Jack Buxton
Bernice Prentice
Thorne
Eesad
Frank Bloom
Fred Garbe
Bob Agerton
Garbe-Agerton
Harland Wheeler
Ture Ander
B. E. Thompson Furniture Co
Eustis
Golden Triangle
Burr E. Darrow
Edinboro
Buxton
Youngstown
Clara Stark
Waterman Memorial Hospital
Harold Bibby
Madison
Wis
Beaver Dam
Rowena Pair
Water
Doctor of Medici
Medical Society
Florida Medical Association
Donnelly
Europe
BOAC
Cook’s Wonder
Landseair Travel Service
Dad
Grandad
U. S
Ee Corporation
Florida
MT. Doral
Matural Gas
SPO Gas
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