Mount Dora Day At Lake County Fair in Eustis
Mount Dora Day features a full schedule at the Lake County Fair and Flower Show in Eustis with the Mount Dora High School band, wildlife and atomic energy exhibits, livestock shows, and a midway of booths. The fair includes the Atomic Energy Commission display, 4-H and FFA youth projects, and the Lake County Flower Show running through Saturday.
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Lake County Fair
Eustis
Lake County
Mount Dora
Mom
Florida Game and Wildlife Commission
Atomic Energy Commission of
Oak Ridge
Savannah
FFA
Central Florida
Florida
Circles of the Lakes and Hills Garden Club
Ruth Conboy
Magnolia Circle
Leslie Jackson
Hibiscus Circle
W. E. Morrison
Azalea Circle
Lewis Shipley
Orange Circle
Cate
Hot Campaign Develops In Fight For County Commission
Lake County eyes a three way race for District 4 as Chairman Simpson declines reelection on May 8. Mount Dora councilman R O Grantham mayor Jesse Willmott and E B Hooten vie for the seat. Williams faces no opposition for the Lake School Board post in District.
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O. M
Jack) Simpson
Lake County Board of Commissioners
Lake County
Simpson
R. O
Dude) Grantham
Mount Dora
Jesse D. Willmott
E. B
Pete) Hooten
Sylvan Shores
Grantham
Willmott
Opening of Golden Triangle Center Revealed at Tuesday Dinner
Members of the Golden Triangle Merchants Association planned an appreciation dinner to unveil the center opening. David Nihart of Food Fair Market said James Bailey of Pepper Enterprises will coordinate between the association and media. Guests include Milton and Leonard, Pepper executives Timothy Croak and area officials, bankers, business leaders, and chain representatives.
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Golden Triangle Merchants’ Association, Inc
David Nihart
Food Fair Market
James G. Bailey
Pepper Enterprises, Inc
Ner
Nihart
Dies in Texas auto crash SP4 Donald W Burns
Don ald W. Burns 24 of the U S Army was killed March 10 in an auto accident between Temple and Waco Texas. He was a passenger with two other servicemen who escaped with minor injuries. Survived by parents two brothers and three sisters. Funeral services held today at Ligonier Indiana with burial there.
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Randle Burns
Sorrento
Sp4
Donald W. Burns
U. S. Army
Temple
Waco
Texas
Donald
Minute Maid
Virgil and
Clifford
Ligonier
Ind
FHA Halts Loans In Orlando Area
The FHA suspended new insured loans for speculative home building in Orange and Seminole counties in Washington. The halt lasts during a survey of over building and market saturation but loans remain available for builders for their own occupancy and for purchasing existing properties. Over 400 FHA insured homes in the Orlando area have been foreclosed and are held by the government. Numerous newly built homes by speculators remain unsold under commitments.
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Federal Housing Administration
Orlando
Orange
Seminole
FHA
Washington, D. C
Berry Elected Division President of Lawn Bowling Group
Alfred P. Berry of Mount Dora was elected president of the South eastern Division of the American Lawn Bowling Association at a meeting in Orlando on March 5. The body includes Florida and Carolina clubs. it covers 18 clubs and Berry helped launch the first Lawn Bowls Convention in Lakeland in 1961. He chairs Mount Dora club development and serves as North Central Florida League statistician for clubs from Orlando Peabody Daytona Beach New Smyrna and Mount Dora.
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Alfred P. Berry
Mount Dora
American Lawn Bowling Association
Orlando
Florida
North
South Carolina
Berry
Lakeland
North Central Florida League
Peabody
Daytona
New Smyrna
Mount Ora
Mount Dora Shuffleboard Club Elects 1962 President
Frederick C. Steele was elected president of the Mount Dora Shuffleboard Club Inc at the annual meeting. Other officers named include Andrew Hvolbek vice president Frederick A. Garbe treasurer Howard J. Reysright secretary A F Becher tournament director and a nine member board of directors Clyde E. McCauley G O French A D Owen and Ture Anderson. Steele named assistants Clyde E McCauley and Miller Tyson as building committee members with Peter Weaver and Frederick Garbe also noted.
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Mount Dora Shuffleboard Club
Howard Rupright
Frederick Garbe
Frederick Steele
Andrew Hvolbek
A. F. Becher
Frederick C. Steele
Mount Dora Shuffleboard Club, Inc
Frederick A. Garbe
Howard J. Reysright
Clyde E. McCauley
G. O. French
A. D. Owen
Ture Anderson
Steele
Miller Tyson
Peter Weaver
Merchants Discuss Mount Dora Facelift Efforts
Mount Dora Merchants Association chair Col. Paul Bronson urged better meeting attendance and outlined downtown beautification ideas. He noted landlords must solve the faded appearance, while signals and kiosks were proposed to guide visitors to town and reduce clutter in store windows.
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Paul Bronson
Mount Dora
Bronson
No. 441
Sultner-Welles To Lecture On World Gardens
Dorans hosts Don ald Sultner-Welles presenting Gardens and the World at Mount Dora Community Building at 7 30 p m with all proceeds to Waterman Memorial Hospital Association for a new psychiatric clinic. Tickets 1 50 at Bronson's Book House Villa Dora Hotel and Mount Dora Chamber.
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Dorans
Donald Sultner-Welles
Mount A
Sultner-Welles
Waterman Memorial Hospital Association
Sulmner- Welles
America
Bronson
Villa Dora Hotel
Mount Dora
County Commissioners Name Industrial And Tourism Panel
Lake County officials appointed an industrial and tourism committee to boost development. Members include Col. L. E. Allen and others from Mount Dora, Eustis, Leesburg, Groveland, Tavares, Clermont, Howey-in-the-Hills, Umatilla and surrounding areas. Ray Cochran may join, with Everette Huskey and additional appointees from five districts.
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Lake County
Tavares
Col. L. E. Allen
Mount Plymouth
George J. White
al Rehbaum
Mount Dora
Robert E. Warfield, Jr
Herbert L. Eckblad
Eustis
Herbert Butler
Frank Cole
Beverly Grizzard
Byron Herlong
Parks Williams
Leesburg
J. E. Fairchild
Groveland
Dick Jones
G. F. Garcia
W. H. Ross
Howey-in-the-Hills
D.S. Payne
C. B. Blount
George Daughtery
John Aull
William W. Boyd
Clermont
Ray Cochran
Everette Huskey
J. A. Boyd
Neff Sebree
F. L. Carpenter
R. L. Skinner
Umatilla
Roaming Reporter Measures Mount Dora Day From Fine To Dinner
A Mount Dora feature follows a reporter roaming the town from sidewalk sweeping to a 10 am mayoral court. The scene includes post office couriers, a gentle broom touch, and a pony grazing near City Hall as Birch the Magician prepares a disappearing act.
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Mount Dora
Horace L. Adams
Horace
Jesse Willmott
City Hall
Birch
Mount Dora Tops March of Dimes Campaign Total
Mount Dora raised $1,078 in the March of Dimes drive led by Harvey R. Osterland the campaign chairman. Key Club under Don Durden collected $304 and the Mothers March under Mrs Harold Overhiser Jr added $518. Osterland thanked committee members and the Shuffleboard Club for assistance.
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Mount Dora
March of Dimes
Harvey R. Osterland
City Files Test Of Business Tax In Mount Dora
Mount Dora petitions a declaratory suit in Tavares before Circuit Court Judge W Troy Hall Jr to test the legality of the occupational license tax ordinance. Roy Christopher City Attorney leads the action directing interested parties to file statements by April 20 to challenge or support the ordinance under Florida law.
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Mount Dora
W. Troy Hall, Jr
Tavares
Roy Christopher
State of Florida
White Russians To Appear Here In Community Concert
The Golden Triangle Community presents the final offering of its concert series on Thursday evening March 29 in the Community Hall. The Don Cossack Chorus and Dancers will perform, featuring 24 uniformed White Russian giants who are naturalized American citizens and have just returned from a European tour.
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Golden Triangle
Don Cossack
Bank Hosts Yearly Graduation Luncheons For Local Seniors
The First National Bank will host luncheons recognizing graduates from Florida Central Academy Mount Dora High School and Christian Home and Bible School. On March 20 Florida Central Academy seniors dine at Lakeside Inn. April 2 Christian Home and Bible School seniors lunch at 12 15 followed by Mount Dora High School on April 3 at 12 15. George J White president emphasizes brief speeches and banking education during tours.
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First National Bank
Florida Central Academy
Lakeside Inn
The
Christian Home and Bible School
Mount Dora High School
George J. White
Milner Rosenwald Academy hosts 1962 science show themes space
Prof Lott explains Space Adventures in Space as the 1962 science show theme. Students from third to eighth grade display progress in plants animals anatomy chemistry physics and missiles. Prof C O Lott stands beside a space station model designed by fifth grader Melvin Harris with Mary nearby.
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Milner-Rosenwald Academy
C. O. Lott
Melvin Harris
Mary
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A. P. Berry
Lawn Bowling Club
George L. Kress
Citrus Culture Corp. Weekly
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Prof
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