Mount Dora Officials Reject Taxpayer Advertising Plan
At a June 11 Mount Dora City Council meeting the council unanimously declined to support Berry’s retirement advertising campaign funded by local governments banks and realtors. Council said Mount Dora would not gain from ads due to saturation and better oversight belonged to the chamber of commerce. Berry defended the effort noting support from Tavares and Eustis officials and bank realtor funds.
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Mount Dora
Berry
Roy Christopher
Jesse D. Willmott
Willmott
Eustis
Tavares
Chamber of Commerce
Tavares and
Renn
Mount Dora Chamber of Commerce
Tom Wetherington
Wetherington
Tyrone Parker
Charles S. Pettyjohn
Randolph Whitney
Gillette Razor Co
Blue Blade
Waltham, Mass
End of the Line For Mt. Dora RR
Mt Dora eyes a potential overhaul as Seaboard Coast Line discusses cancelling freight service and removing tracks. Mayor Jesse Willmott says removal could unleash lakefront beautification from Mt Dora to Tavares and Sorrento. City officials and Chamber committee plan to push the proposal at a Jacksonville meeting.
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Mt. Dora RR
Seaboard Coast Line
Jacksonville
Mount Dora
Jesse D. Willmott
Lake Dora
Tavares
Sorrento
Wilmott
Chamber of Commerce
Tom Wetherington
Board of
Seaboard
Tom Champion
Sam Shaw
Wetherington
Electricity Rates May Drop In Mount Dora Plea For Meeting
The City of Mount Dora may see lower wholesale electricity rates from the Florida Power Co as talks with city officials progress. Mount Dora is part of The Ten Cities group that includes Alachua Bartow Bushnell Chattahoochee Fort Meade Lake Helen Leesburg Newberry Ocala and Williston. Any rate change applies to all member cities.
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Mount Dora
Florida Power Co
Jesse D. Willmott
Florida Power Company
Alachua
Bartow
Bushnell
Chattahoochie
Fort Meade
Lake’ Helen
Leesburg
Newberry
Cmepsa
Williston
Former Resident Killed In Wreck In Orlando Tragedy
Mrs. Joyce A Johnson formerly Joyce Robinson, her daughter and two grandchildren died in a car crash on state road 50 near Union Park Orlando. The mother's husband was stationed in Turkey with the Air Force. Erma Robinson, visiting Mount Dora from Bellview, mourns the loss after hosting the family a week earlier.
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Erma Robinson
Mount Dora
Bellview
Joyce A. Johnson
Orlando
Lawrence Wayne
Marjorie Lynn
Union Park
Johnson
Joyce Robinson
Leesburg
Turkey
U. S. Air Force
Murder at Mount Plymouth Jolts Quiet Community
Mrs. Mable Bolton recounts discovering bloodied scenes at the Von Herbulis jelly company store in Mount Plymouth after a fatal stabbing. Police and a doctor were notified. the killer’s entry via a window remains unclear. Bolton and neighbors mourn a sudden tragedy, with fear lingering.
Murder Unfolds In Mount Plymouth On Rainy Night
A lone assailant stabbed E. O. Von Herbulis to death and wounded his wife Theresa in their Mount Plymouth home as a early morning attack shocked the town. Sheriff officials say the crime was premeditated with no robbery motive and a lone operator. Mrs. Von Herbulis survives, treated at Waterman Hospital in Eustis.
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Dora
Mt. Plymouth
Florida
Mount Plymouth
E. O. von Herbulis
Theresa
Lake County
von Herbulis
Dee
Anan
Mable Bolton
Sheriff Department
Waterman Hospital
Eustis
Willis McCall
Thomas V. Ferguson
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