This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 6 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Mount Dora Topic
Location
Mount Dora, Florida, United States of America
Date
Mar 20, 1969
Page
4
Opinion urges keeping six month auto inspections as the better pace. It argues yearly checks offer no savings, raise taxes, and risk safety as cars deteriorate quickly. Supporters describe the current program as smooth and accepted by the public, while bickering grows over moving to annual inspections.
The Greater St. Mary Baptist Church hosted its Annual Women’s Day with guest speaker Mrs. Auganese Dudly of Tangerine. Bethel Free Methodist Church schedules a Women’s Day on March 23. Ne Plus Ultra Social Club presents Talent Array Program on March 21 at Easttown Community Building. The Lakes Social Club meets March 21 at Mrs. Ernestine Sweet’s home to discuss vital business.
Post 35 American Legion marked its 50th Golden Anniversary with a March 14 dinner attended by 136 members Auxiliary and guests. State Commander John Feeney of Ft Lauderdale spoke along with 6th District leaders Bob Boyles and Jo Marsh. A community sing followed a cake cutting by the State Commander and Auxiliary President Doris McKinna. Mrs. Chris Miller was thanked for piano accompaniment.
The snippet credits Jim Waldr on as editor and publisher for The Pic Tep. No further details about dates locations or actions are available.
A humorous city note highlights Mayor Jesse Willmott as he delivers quips at council sessions. Jokes include budgeting wit, April Fools timing for meetings, and a nonvoting mayor issuing his own roll call. Citizens, like Lawn Bowling Club members, also add to the colorful proceedings.
The Mount Dora Chamber outlines National Chamber of Commerce week Florida proclamations, a membership drive led by Charles Pettyjohn, a new brochure and city map, highway signs, and support for the 16th Annual Sail Boat Regatta April 12 and 13. It warns about mail fraud and promotes local programs including a Barber Shop Quartet concert to benefit Camp Challenge.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.