Lions Club Banquet Highlights Service Tenets and Milestones
Mount Dora Lions Club heard Earl Ziebarth of the Lions Foundation of the Blind discuss Lionism as service at the June 24 banquet at the American Legion Hall. He noted Lions Clubs worldwide reach 800,000 members in 20,000 clubs with 500,000 annual projects and marked Lions International's 50th anniversary. Pins were awarded for attendance. funds and projects were announced, including $1500 for the Florida Council of Lions Foundations for the Blind and support for a diabetic camp.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earl Ziebarth
Lions Foundation of the Blind
Lions Club
American Legion
Mount Dora
Umatill
Ziebarth
Lions Clubs
Dallas
Tex
A.B.C
Lion Lake Coleman
Roy Goodman
Arthur Miller
Bud Wingler
Rod Eller
Lee Strong
Lee Dunton
Wm. Forsberg
Otis Hale
Robert Morton
Dupree Wilson
Robert Alderman
Frank Gaede
Jos
Des Rocher
Perry Flora
Jim Jackson
Stewart Pike
Norm Himes
Allan Seabrook
Clyde Mosteller
Sam Shaw
Argel Rittenhouse
Dick Stewart
H. D. Warren
Ue Cain
George Lucane
Pee Seley Link
Jack Norris
Millard Reid
Wayne Moon
al Rehbaum, Jr
Clyde Mosteler
Florida Council of Lions Foundation For the Blind
Glaucoma Clinic
The
Blind Foundation
al Rehbaum Jr
Edith Flint
Robert Flint
Gala 4th Planned By Mount Dora Little League
Mount Dora Little League schedules a July 4 double header at Jaycee Park with Kiwanis against Lions and Rotary against American Legion. Dinner served on the grounds costs 1 dollar per person and reservations are urged by July 1. If rain occurs, dinner moves to the American Legion Hall at 7 pm.
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Mount Dora
Jaycee
Dwight Mosteller
Kiwanis
The
Lions
Rotary
American Legion
Chris Logas
American Legion Hall
Boat Registration Deadline June 30
Conservation Director Randolph Hodges reminded owners of pleasure boats that the deadline for renewing the registration of their craft is June 30, 1967. Boat owners must re register their boats with the county tax collector before this date. June 30th is also the deadline for renewal of wholesale and retail seafood dealers licenses and commercial boat licenses. These licenses are obtained from the License Department of the Florida Board of Conservation, 107 West Gaines Street, Tallahassee, Fla. 32304.
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Randolph Hodges
The
Florida Board of Conservation
West
Uaines Street
Tallahassee
Fla
Bells On Independence Day Observed In Mount Dora
Mount Dora citizens are urged to join Bells on Independence Day sponsored by the Chamber of Commerce and American Legion Post No 35. Bells in all 50 states will ring at 2 p.m. July 4 for about four minutes, as proclaimed by Mayor Willmott on June 26 1967 to show patriotic spirit.
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The
Mount Dora
Willmott
Drivers License Fees Up July 1st
Colonel H. N. Kirkman director of the Department of Public Safety reminded Floridians that starting Monday July 3 driver’s license examination fees rise from $1 to $3 for regular applicants and from $5 to $15 for suspended or revoked privileges. The changes follow a 1967 law increasing all driver license examination fees effective July 1.
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H. N. Kirkman
Department of Public Safety
Kirkman
Hospital Patients at Waterman Memorial Hospital
Waterman Memorial Hospital in Eustis lists Mount Dora residents among its patients including Gladys Heisner Thomas E Carver Irwin Rabold Herbert Webber Clara Carberry Eva Reardon William Snell Charlie Wright Mary Morris Jasper Stewart Loretta Robinson.
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Waterman Memorial Hospital
Eustis
Mount Dora
Gladys Heisner
Thomas E. Carver
Irwin Rabold
Herbert Webber
Clara Carberry
Eva Reardon
William Snell
Charlie Wright
Mary Morris
Jasper Stewart
Loretta Brotherson
Whitney Named Vice President of Mount Dora Publishing Co
Dr Randall B Whitney named vice president of Mount Dora Publishing Co Inc He and family moved to Mount Dora in 1965 to join the Mount Dora Clinic Later in 1966 he opened private practice in the Golden Triangle Professional Center on Highway 19A The Whitney family lives at 363 E 3rd Ave and he aims to keep Mount Dora Topic the county s only independently owned weekly Continuation noted on Page 8
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Mount Dora
Lake County
Whitney
Randy
Carole
Mark
Dr. Whitney
Andrews and
Crow
Mount Dora Clinic
Golden Triangle
Highway 19A
Michigan
Ohio
Randall
Florida
Mount Dora Native Hank Link Returns Home
Henry W. Link Jr and his wife Mary Anne Brotherson have moved back to Mount Dora after nearly a decade in Rochester New York. Hank, a 1957 Mount Dora High School graduate, studied at The Citadel and worked for General Motors before returning to Florida to print at Link Stationery and Printing Co. in Belle Ayre Estates.
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Mount Dora
Henry W
Hank” Link, Jr
Rochester
N. Y
Hank
Mary Anne Brotherson
Belle Ayre Estates
Link
Mount Dora High School
Citadel
Charleston
S. Car
Henry
General Motors
Florida
The
Link Stationery and Printing Co
N. Don
Obligation Owed Says Champion
Mount Dora lawyer Tom Champion is described as a community leader with a busy public life. He has served as City Councilman for over three years and held roles with Rotary Club Jaycees and the Chamber of Commerce. Born in Ardmore Oklahoma he studied law at the University of Oklahoma and met his Tulsa native wife Linelle.
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Tom Champion
Mount Dora
Champion
Rotary Club
Mount Dora Jaycees
Mount Dora Chamber of Commerce
University of Oklahoma
Ardmore
Okla
Tom
Tulsa
Linelle
Dur
New Mount Dora Publishing Co. Owners Pictured
The corporation members and all stockholders of the Mount Dora Publishing Co. Inc. are shown in front of the newspaper building at 418 420 North Donnelly Street. From left to right: Attorney Tom Champion, Dr. Randall Whitney, Robert Bennett, Hank Link, Dr. Robert Crow, Dr. James Brandt, Cletus Stutzman and Bill Dunnagan. Earl A. Anderson is not pictured as he is out of town.
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Mount Dora Publishing Co., Inc
North
Donnelly St
Tom Champion
Randall Whitney
Robert Bennett
Hank Link
Robert Crow
James Brandt
Cletus Stutzman
Bill Dunnagan
Earl A. Anderson
Mount Dora
David A. Rawley, Jr
High Point
N. C
Rawley
WVGT
Robert H. Bennett
James K. Brandt
Wiliam D. Dunnagan
Henry W. Link, Jr
Mount Dora Topic Sold to Local Business Group
Valerie Johnson known as Val ensured the Mount Dora Topic would stay local after selling to a group of local businessmen following her husband Mack Johnson’s 1963 death. She recalls buying the paper in 1960, winning 17 awards since 1961, and plans a long vacation visiting New Jersey Ohio and West Virginia before her departure.
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Mount Dora
Valerie Johnson
Mack Johnson
Florida
David A. Rawley, Jr
High Point, N. C
Val
New Jersey
Ohio
West Virginia
Mount Dora Topic Taken Over By Local Group
Mount Dora Publishing Co., Inc. formed by civic minded young men to purchase Mount Dora Topic from David A. Rawley Jr. Effective June 1, 1967, with Dr. James K. Brandt as president and Charlene Roth as acting editor. The purchase includes stockholders and local professionals, highlighting the community oriented aims and plans to relocate the editor locally.
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Corporation
Rotary Goals Outlined By Brandt At Annual Installation Luncheon
Members of the Rotary Club of Mount Dora gathered for the Installation of Officers luncheon at the Community Building. Dr. James K. Brandt, 1966-67 President, reviewed the year and four new members Henry W. Link Jr. R. Bruce Graham Harlan C. Amsden and E. E. Brown joined. The club funded a Permanent Scholarship and Research Foundation at Florida State University with $2500 payable over five years.
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Rotary Club of
Mount Dora
James K. Brandt
Clifford A. Harden
Francis F. Henderson
Gene Molnar
Harden
Rotary
Henry W. Link Jr
R. Bruce Graham
Harlan C. Amsden
E. E. Brown
Florida State University
Social Security Rep Visit Planned at Mount Dora City Hall
A Social Security Representative will be at Mount Dora City Hall on July 6 from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Bring your Social Security card, proof of age, earnings last year, and this year’s records to get faster service for benefits inquiries or filing.
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Mount Dora
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Lionism
Lions International Clubs
Gala
Little League
Citrus Culture
Randall B. Whitney
By Charlene Roth
Charlene Roth
the Voice
Brandt
Dr. Brandt
Highway 19
Jim
Kim
Kipp
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