Publix Plans New Store At Eustis Interchange
The Publix supermarket chain announces a new 21,000 square foot market to be built at the U S 441 and State Road 19 near the Eustis Interchange. Don Reiff of Miami is designing the project with a general contractor to be announced. The store will expand Publix to 135 outlets. ongoing openings include 118 stores active plus nine under construction and eight under lease. Eckerd's Drugs will open a 10,000 square foot self service operation in the trade area.
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Ner
U. S. Highway 441
Mather
Furniture Store
Eustis
Don Reiff
Miami
Nounced
Publix
George W. Jenkins
Jenkins
Jenkins Jack Eckerd
Eckerd’s Drugs of
Florida
Sim
Flower Show Opens Monday at Eustis Fair Grounds
The 18th Lake County Flower Show starts Monday at the Eustis Fair Grounds with rose as the predominant theme and color. Rose trees frame the entrance and a Saturday awards ceremony at 3 p.m. will name lucky spectators as prizes. The 1966 theme So You Want Flowers features inventive entries from wedding table settings to pressed flowers and junior displays. Leadership by Mrs Paul W. Bryan of Umatilla guides more than 900 garden club volunteers across artistic design, horticulture, and junior classes.
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Lake County
Eustis Fair
Paul W. Bryan
Umatilla
Garden Club
Lakes and Hills
Robert Ejcchelberger
William
Campaign volunteers sought in Mount Dora drive
Red Cross campaign seeks volunteers to staff tables at First National Bank of Mount Dora and Bank of Mount Dora. L. Carlton Johnston, district manager of Florida Telephone Corp and campaign chairman, says many volunteers can work short shifts and asks interested people to contact him at his office or by phone 383-4151.
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Red Cross
First National Bank of
Lake Dora to Begin Fish Survey in Coming Weeks
A fish survey on Lake Dora will start within about 10 days under the State Game and Fresh Water Fish Commission. Crews are finishing a rough fish haul on Lake Griffin and will shift to Dora after finishing there. Originally crews planned to move from Griffin to Inverness, but travel costs led officials to conduct the Dora survey locally after Griffin ends.
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Lake Dora
State Game and Fresh Water Fish Commission
Lake Griffin
Commission
Inverness
Inside Story speculative annexation and regional politics
A column surveys potential June annexation referendums for Sylvan Shores and a North Lake Gertrude area, plus talk of a county tie for representation and implications for State Road 46. It notes business plans near Eustis, a radio call-in discussion, and local opinion voices including Pete Osborne.
Maglathlin Wins Big Prize in Mount Dora Fertilizer Sale
Ken Maglathlin of Tangerine wins 500 pounds of fertilizer from the Mount Dora Lions Club Easter Seal project fundraiser. The club reports a record 101 175 tons sold, with John Cain and Bob Flint top sellers and new members inducted at the meeting.
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Kenneth Maglathlin
Tangerine
Mount Dora
Maglathlin
Lions Cub
Bob Flint
John Cain
Flint
Roy Goodeman
Frank Holsinger
Bob Monk
Bob Vincent
Jesse Dyess
Bud Wingler
Jack Keller
Bill Keough
Florida Draft Office Rush Amid Rising Deferments
Florida recruitment offices report heavy draft requests while deferment petitions climb. State Selective Service says March calls fell about 32 percent as enlistments rise, with 6 324 Floridians aged 19 to 26 inducted in 1965. Quotas depend on registrants in the relevant age class.
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Florida
Selective Service
St. Augustine
Lake County
Never Too Late Opens Pleases Audiences at IceHouse Theatre
Local review of IceHouse Theatre's Never Too Late praises strong cast led by Paul Bronson as Harry Lambert and Susan Kreider as Edith Lambert. Notes solid performances, attractive set, family friendly humor, and urges readers to see the play despite sprawling, backhanded commentary on draft-era anecdotes.
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Icehouse
Paul Bronson
Susan Kreider
IceHouse Theatre
Harry Lambert
Tery
Edith Lambert
Gen Vason
the Lambert
William Brice
Charlie
Kate
George Spelvin
Crane
Louise Shay
Grace Kimbrough
Edith
Richard Stipes
Dr. Kimbrough
Clayton Gates Jr
Robert Brinkworth
Val Johnson
Nursing Center Administrator To Open Office
Joe Cloud of Winter Park a retired Navy lieutenant commander has been named administrator of the Golden Triangle Nursing and Convalescent Center and will open an office this week. The headquarters will be in the old First National Bank of Mount Dora building with the large facility opening on Eudora Road near the Golden Triangle Shopping Center between April 15 and May. Cloud will recruit local staff and announces employment needs soon. He joined the Navy as a enlisted man and rose to chief pharmacist mate, was commissioned in 1951 and retired after 21 years. He holds a BA from William and Mary and an MA from Rollins College. Previously he led Fish Memorial Hospital in New Smyrna Beach. He will train a successor and staff for other centers in the state planned by Medical Associates Inc of Atlanta.
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Joe Cloud
Winter Park
U. S. Navy Medical Service Corps
Golden Triangle
Cloud
First National Bank of
Bank
Golden Triangle Nursing Center
Navy
William and Mary University
Rollins College
Fish Memorial Hospital
New Smyrna Beach
Medical Associates, Inc
Atlanta
Lake County February 1966 building permits total $268,180
Lake County issued building permits in February 1966 totaling $268,180. Bob Webb, planning and zoning director, announced the figures, with seven residential permits ($98,400), three commercial permits ($66,800), 16 additions and alterations ($23,145), and 30 other permits ($79,835) composing the total.
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Lake County
Bob Webb
Historical Group To Meet Tonight In Tavares
The Mount Dora Historical Society invites guests to a 7:45 p.m. meeting in the Social Room of First Federal Savings and Loan Assn. Mayor Irving Burleigh of Tavares will speak on landmarks of interest in Tavares.
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Mount Dora Historical Society
First Federal Savings and Loan Assn
Irving Burleigh
Tavares
IceHouse plans summer drama program in Mount Dora
The IceHouse Players form a Committee of Summer Theatre with Mrs. Cele Shaw as president. The committee will select prepare and present plays from June to October in an air conditioned theatre. Al Crone is temporary chairman and Mrs. Marjorie Ziegler the temporary secretary. Open to all residents and neighbors in Mount Dora and the Golden Triangle area.
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IceHouse Players
Cele Shaw
Mount Dora
al. Crone
Marjorie Ziegler
Golden Triangle
Crone
IceHouse
Enthusiastic Chairman Touts Red Cross Drive in Lake County
Lake County Red Cross chapter led by Sam Shaw of Mount Dora reports a busy year with 183 life saving classes and 1 493 enrollments 1032 receiving certificates. The group aided 396 families and staffed 24 hour emergency service during Hurricane Betsy.
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Lake County
The
American Red Cross
Sam Shaw
Mount Dora
Cross
Florida
Lake Sumter Junior College
Florida Central Academy
Red Cross
State Treasurer Broward Williams Visit Planned in Mount Dora
State Treasurer and Insurance Commissioner Broward Williams will visit Mount Dora on Wednesday March 16. A coffee in his honor will be held at City Hall at 3 30 p m. Residents are invited to meet him as he advances in the State Cabinet after appointment by Governor Haydon Burns.
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Broward Williams
Mount Dora
City Hall
Teomanteay Te Oi
Haydon Burns
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Wayne Patrick
Linda Heard
First Presbyterian Church
Bank of
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Sylvan Shores
Lake Gertrude
Annexation Committee
Oscar Schubert
W. H
Bill) Reedy
Seminole County
Celery City
Osceola County
U. S. Supreme Court
Ma’m
Pete Osborne
Ken Maglathlin
Bay County
Jacksonville
Philadelphia
Nursing Center
Shaw
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