O'Malley Details Vietnam Volunteer Surgery At Lions Dinner
Dr. Joseph O'Malley of Orlando spoke at a Mount Dora and Umatilla Lions Clubs dinner about two months of Vietnam volunteer surgery. He described unsanitary hospital conditions, crowded wards, and the wartime shortage of doctors. Donations of sheets towels and wash cloths were requested for Vietnamese maimed civilians.
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Joseph O'Malley
Orlando
Vietnam
Mount Dora
Umatilla
Lions Clubs
O'Malley
O’malley
Links
Golden Triangle Builders
Rehbaum
Lake Oil Co
Wells Moon
Clyde Mosteller
Robert Flint
George Litsinger
Robert Alderman
Lee Strong
Arthur Miller
Fred Drew
Rod Eller
Big Barbecue Set by Legion for Saturday
American Legion Post 35 of Mount Dora sponsors a fourth of July barbecue in Donnelly Park. Serving hours 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Cmdr. J. T. Huett notes rain plan moves event to Legion Post Home on South Highland. Dinners available to eat at the park or for take out.
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American Legion Post 35
Mount Dora
Donnelly Park
J. T. Huett
Legion Post
South Highland
Cmdr. Huett
Moss Bluff Lock Reopened For Navigation
The Moss Bluff Lock and Dam is open to navigation according to the U S Army Corps of Engineers. Controlling depth from the lock to Silver Springs Run is about 2 feet and about 314 feet from Silver Springs Run to the St Johns River.
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Moss Bluff
U. S. Army Corps of Engineers
Silver Springs Run
St. John’s River
Two-Vehicle Crash Injures Four on Fifth and Clayton
An afternoon collision at Fifth Avenue and Clayton Street left four injured, two seriously. Fay Weeks, 18, and Diane F. Chason, 21, both of Route 1 Mount Dora, were rushed to Waterman Memorial Hospital in Eustis, while Betty Jonan Kelsey, 16, and Ruth Kelsey, 46, received treatment at the Mount Dora Clinic. The report notes the car was upended.
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Fifth
Fifth Avenue
Clayton Street
Grady Pait
Mount Dora
Fay Weeks
Diane F. Chason
Box
Waterman Memorial Hospital
Eustis
Betty Jonan Kelsey
Ruth Kelsey
Mount Dora Clinic
Pait
Miss Chason
Kelsey
Chason
Clayton
Kelseys
Fourth Avenue
Trina Pinkston
N. Simpson St
Year Long Water Quality Study Sets Joint County Project
A year long water quality study of the Lake and Orange county chain of lakes will begin Friday with funding from Lake and Orange counties and the Lake County Water Authority. The project totals $5,000 with Lake County and its authority contributing $1,250 each and Orange County matching $2,500. Dr James Lackey retired UF biology professor will conduct the study with UF lab access. Orange will hire a Florida State graduate student for feasibility and economic analysis. Also present were Rep W H Reedy and other local officials who lauded the cost savings of using Lackey’s services.
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Lake and
Orange Counties
Lake and Orange Counties
Lake County Water Authority
Lake County
Orange County Board of County Commissioners
James Lackey
University of Florida
Orange County
Florida State
Lackey
State Health Department
Water Authority
W. H. Reedy
David Lee
State Board of Health
Orlando
Eustis Plaza Construction Breaks Ground on Hwy 441 Site
Ground was broken Tuesday for Eustis Plaza Shopping Center at U S 441 and State Road 19. Southeastern General Corp. of North Miami builds the complex set to open this fall for Christmas business. Leases include Publix Market Eckerd Drug Super Stores Five and Ten Leeds Shoes coin‑op laundry dry cleaners and a beauty salon.
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Eustis Plaza
U.S. 441
Richard Breder
Southeastern General Corp
North Miami
Don Reiff
Miami
Publix Markets
Eckerd’s Drugs
Five & Ten
Leed’s Shoes
Alderman Blunt Elected To Posts In Boys State Session
Charles Alderman of Mount Dora is elected representative in the American Legion Boys State practice government at Florida State University. Dave Blunt of Mount Dora High is elected to the Senate. Legislative elections lead to the governor and cabinet vote set for Thursday night.
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Charles Alderman
Mount Dora
American Legion
Florida State University
Dave Blunt
Mount Dora High
Senate
Unprecedented Planting Expansion Could Double Lake Oranges by 1980
Florida citrus expansion in Lake County shows a 30 percent increase in commercial acres over a decade and 8,832,000 orange trees in December with 47 percent under ten years. Data suggest potential to double 1961-62 orange production by 1980, possibly exceeding 40 million boxes. Aerial survey cost savings and county results lead a statewide report series by the Department of Agriculture.
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Lake County
Florida
State Department of Agriculture
Doyle Conner
Joe E. Mullin
Florida Crop and Livestock Reporting
Mullin
A Conner
Ange Sur
Abrams Aerial Survey Corporation
Lansing
Mich
Florida Crop and Livestock Porting Service
Orlando
Medicare Starts Friday in Lake County Area
Waterman Memorial Hospital administrator James N. Kulpan says Medicare's start will not trigger a large patient influx. He notes many eligible residents already have private insurance and cites lower occupancy in summer months at Waterman with 120 beds available.
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Kulpan
Waterman
Medicare
Mount Dora Doctor Earns Honor and City Pride
Dr. F. C. Andrews, an obstetric physician from Mount Dora, was elected president-elect of the Academy of General Practice, part of the American Academy of General Practice. He built clinics in Mount Dora and Eustis, advancing prenatal care and medical education.
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Mount Dora
Dr. Andrews
Academy of General Practice
American Academy of General Practice
United States
American Medical Society
F. C. Andrews
Falmouth High School
Falmouth
United States Air Force
Gloria Larson
Spring Green
Wis
Bowdoin College
Maine
Tufts University
City Hospital
Springfield
Ohio
Andrews
East Town
Eustis
Academy
University of Kansas
Lake County Medical Society
Price
Florida State Public Health Committee
Joe Melvin Wins Lone First For Local Swim Club
Joe Melvin of the Mount Dora Swim Club captured the lone first place for his club in the Leesburg Invitational at Venetian Gardens. In the 11 and 12 boys division he won the 50 yard breaststroke as about 1,500 youngsters from 33 clubs competed over three days.
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Joe Melvin
Mount Dora
Leesburg
Venetian Gardens
Joe
Julie
Allan Staton
Sandy Husebo
Mount Dora Swim Club
Daytona Beach
Hospital Patients in Waterman Memorial
Mount Dora hospital list shows nine patients this week at Waterman Memorial Hospital: Jean Scranton Yavarn Haskins Laura Weber Helen Holmes Mae Horak Margaret Vaughn Louisa Ayre Ethel Tripp Florence Nelson.
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Mount Dora
Waterman Memorial Hospital
Jean Scranton
Yavarn Haskins
Laura Weber
Helen Holmes
Mae. Horak
Margaret Vaughn
Louisa Ayre
Ethel Tripp
Florence Nelson
Dunnagan Reappointed Director of IceHouse Theatre
Bill Dunnagan was named producer director for IceHouse Theatre for the coming season by the theatre board. The Leesburg native, now living in Tangerine, will also remain summer director for the theatre's inaugural summer productions. Two one act plays The Case of the Crushed Petunias and The Last of the Solid Gold Watches are set for July 15 and 16 at 8 30 p.m. Curtain.
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Bill Dunnagan
IceHouse Theatre
Dunnagan
Leesburg
Melon Patch Players
Tangerine
Unser Street
Mount Dora
Board of Governors
Last Puzzle Inside Vacation Contest for Two Readers
The Topic runs a four puzzle contest with a Miami to Nassau trip prize for two. Complete all four puzzles and submit by July 8 for a chance at July 14 drawings. The prize is a three day cruise aboard the Motor Vessel MLI from Pan American Cruise Lines with Landscair arranging travel.
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Miami
Nassau
MLI
Sea Scotland
Pan American Cruise Lines
Landscair Travelgency
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Legion
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Reedy
Howard Young
Clermont
al Rehbaum Jr
Rep
Blunt
Pete Osborne
Johnson
James N. Kulpan
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