Mount Dora spring fever hints at regatta and car tour
Winter residents depart as Mount Dora readies late season events. Sail Boat Regatta set April 8 9 followed by Antique Automobile Club of America Florida Region tour April 14 16. Mrs Jane Galliford of Orlando plans parade and lodging at Lakeside Inn with about 100 car turnout expected.
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Antique Automobile Club of America
Florida
Mount Dora
Jane Galliford
Orlando
Florida Region
Lakeside Inn
Cycle-in banking at Mount Dora bank with tricycle customer
Miss Barbara L. Clark of 314 West 12th Avenue balances her finances at the drive in window of the First National Bank of Mount Dora using a tricycle. She swapped cars in 1964 and bought her first cycle in 1966, later upgrading to an English model. Clark, a Jackson, Michigan transplant since 1958, is noted as a history buff with published articles.
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First National Bank of
Mount Dora
Barbara L. Clark
W. 12Th Ave
Clark
Jackson
Mich
Poole Named Head Coach at Mount Dora High
Mount Dora High School appoints Willie Poole as head football coach for 1972 73, with Gene Bebber named Athletic Director and E R Hansel becoming Administrative Assistant with discipline duties. Poole, previously track coach, plans a rebuilding program and will evaluate players to determine future offense and defense. No spring practice decision yet.
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Willie Poole
Mount Dora High School
Tom Sanders
Gene Bebber
E.R. (Shanks) Hansel
Sadders
Poole
Mount Dora
Lincoln Park High
Clermont
Wallace Sweeps East Lake County in Democratic Primary
In East Lake County Florida George Wallace led with just over 50 percent in Mount Dora and 65 percent in Sorrento. Humphrey and Jackson split second place with about 16 percent in Mount Dora and 10 percent in Sorrento. Nixon topped Republicans. straw votes urged against forced busing and for equal opportunity. Local constitutional and school issues showed strong support for unified public schools and school prayer.
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Lake County
Florida
East Lake
George Wallace
Alabama
Mount Dora
Sorrento
Hubert Humphrey
Henry Jackson
Richard Nixon
U.S
East Lake County
Lake Radio Inc Forms for Mount Dora Station
Florida Alabama business men organize Lake Radio Inc to apply to the FCC for a 1580 frequency Mount Dora station. Chairman Houston Pearce of Jasper Alabama and president Jerry Glaze of Orlando lead the venture with 5,000 watt daytime operation and a Mount Dora oriented sports program plan.
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Florida
Alabama
Lake Radio, Inc
Federal Communications Commission
Mount Dora
Houston Pearce
Jasper
Ala
Mississippi
Jerry Glaze
Orlando
Mount Dora Scout Show Sets March 18 at Gilbert Park
Mayor Jesse D. Willmott proclaims Saturday March 18 the second annual Mount Dora Scout Show with Gilbert Park as the site. Boy Scouts Girl Scouts Cub Scouts Brownies and Explorer Scouts will display projects and stage contests inviting the public to attend from 1 p.m. to learn about the youth activities.
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Jesse D. Willmott
Mount Dora
Gilbert Park
Boy Scouts
Girl Scouts
Cub Scouts
Brownies
Explorer Scouts
Rabies Clinic Scheduled at Mount Dora and Sorrento
A rabies vaccination clinic will be held Saturday March 18 at the rear of Mount Dora City Hall from 8 a.m. to noon and 1 to 3 p.m. Another clinic will operate at the Sorrento post office from 3 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. County law requires annual pet vaccination. The clinic charges $3 versus $4 at a veterinarian.
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Mar
Mount Dora City Hall
Sorrento
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Floridora
Chamber of Commercce
Cofc
Jean Cook Jedlicka
Mt. Dora
Humphrey
Wallace
Prospect
Eustis Rd
Glaze
Arabies
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