Henry Land Awarded Medal For Heroic Vietnam Rescue
First Lieutenant Henry W. Land II of Tangerine received the Army Commendation Medal with V device for a May 1968 Vietnam rescue in Hue while piloting a helicopter under fire. He also earned the Distinguished Flying Cross for a December incident at Phan Thiet.
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Henry Land
Vietnam
Henry W. Land II
Henry W. Land
Tangerine
15Th Medical Battalion
1St Cavalry Division
Hue
Land
Ter
Army
Phan Thiet
Hawaii
Mary Anne
David Land
Henry
David
101St Airborne Div
Co. B
Ten Candidates Qualify for Lake County Primaries
Ten candidates qualified on the first filing day for May Lake County elections. Dems and Republicans signed up for various posts including County Commission, Supervisor of Elections, Clerk, Sheriff, School Board, and more. A total of 15 county offices are up for election, with four Commission seats among them.
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Lake County
Kenneth van Auken
Paisley
Herbert A. “Cuz” Babb
Umatilla
Katherine L. Baker
Verta M. Burke
Eustis
Frank E. Owens
Tavares
James A. “Jim” Livingston
Herman T. Dykes
State Atorney
Bank To Honor 1968 Seniors Luncheons Set
First National Bank Mount Dora announces dates for senior class luncheons. Christian Home and Bible School on March 27, Mount Dora High on April 3, Florida Central Academy on April 10. Gatherings at Lakeside Inn at 1 p.m.
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George J. White
First National Bank
Mount Dora
Christian Home and Bible School
Mount Dora High School
Florida Central Academy
Lakeside Inn
Dora Art League Outdoor Art Show Sets Mount Dora Event
The Mount Dora Art League will sponsor its 48th Annual Outdoor Art Show at Donnelly Park Mount Dora on Saturday March 30 from 9 am to 5 pm with free admission. Artists may enter works by 9 am and two door prizes will be awarded. A school children exhibition will feature ribbon awards for top pieces. Last year over 200 paintings by 43 artists were displayed.
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Mount Dora
New Two-Story Mount Dora Apartments Planned
A 16 unit Mount Dora project directed by Steve Vaughn is due to open by November 1. Don Hampton of Winter Park designs the blueprint for a two story building at Grandview and Fifth opposite the Episcopal Church. Each floor will have eight two bedroom units with central heat and air, balconies or patios, and 12 month leases. Construction starts November 1.
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Mount Dora
Steve Vaughn
Vaughn
Winter Park
Don Hampton
Grandview and
Fifth
Episcopal Church
Mount Dora and Sorrento Mix Up on Texaco Map
A Florida Texaco map misplaces towns with Mount Dora labeled as Sorrento and vice versa. The confusion likely puzzles local drivers, as a car with New York plates is seen near the swapped towns.
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Texaco. Oil Company
Florida
Sorrento
Mount Dora
East Town Leaders Request Council Meeting
Reverend Norman McNair and East Town community leaders asked the City Council to appoint a special committee to discuss problems. The council delegated the existing East Town Development Committee led by Mrs. John A Murray to handle the talks, with a joint meeting scheduled next Monday at 7 30 in the East Town Community Hall.
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East Town
Norman McNair
East Town Development Committee
John A. Murray
Mount Dora High Sports Schedule Highlights Local Matchups
Mount Dora High lists Thursday golf entries with Leesburg and Sanford visiting and Mount Dora hosting Groveland baseball and Umatilla swimming. Tuesday events feature Mount Dora at Eustis golf and Eustis baseball. swimming includes Merritt Island competition.
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Mount Dora High
Leesburg
Mount Dora
Sanford
Groveland
Umatilla
Eustis
Merritt Island
Sheriff Plans Boat Classes In Lake County
The Lake County Sheriff Department and Flotilla 43 Coast Guard Auxiliary announce an eight lesson course in Basic Seamanship and Small Boat Handling. Classes meet at 8 p.m. Mondays and Thursdays at the Lake County Courthouse Ta vares with enrollment via local phone numbers. The family program invites all residents.
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Lake County
Mount Dora
Leesburg
Mount Dora Council Cancels Proposed Condo Project
Mount Dora Mayor Jesse W. announced at a City Council meeting that Tri-Vestors, Inc. cancelled their multi story condominium opposite the golf course. The investors cited poor response but left open a future building plan. The council will reverse the rezoning variance to the original status at a later meeting.
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Mount Dora
Jesse W
Tri- Vestors, Inc
Tri-Vestors
Schools Enter IceHouse Contest Interscholastic festival set
A dozen Lake County secondary schools entered teams for the IceHouse Theatre festival to be held April 23 to 27. The event, described as the Second Annual Interscholastic Festival of Plays, includes Clermont Lincoln Park Howey Montverde Academies Tavares Carver Heights Mount Dora Florida Central Eustis and Bates among others.
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Lake County
IceHouse Theatre
al Crone
IceHouse
Clermont
Lincoln Park
Howey
Montverde Academies
Tavares
Carver Heights
Mount Dora
Florida Central
Eustis
Bates
Mount Dora Council Warns on State Electricity Tax
Mount Dora City Council warns April 1 will bring a four percent state electricity tax not city imposed. Residents should complain to Gov. Claude Kirk and state legislature while city handles collection. Other items include railroad crossing repairs, a new public golf course lease, and shuffleboard court resurfacing funds. Weather weekly outlook from City Hall.
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Mount Dora
Claude Kirk
New Management Brings Youth To Mount Dora TOPIC
Mount Dora’s TOPIC announces new leadership with Paul Paddock as publisher and Jim Waldron as editor and general manager. Paddock, a 20 year Foreign Service veteran and author, and Waldron, 24, bring journalism roots and Florida origins to the paper.
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Mount Dora
Paul Paddock
Jim Waldron
Paddock
United States Foreign Service
Waldron
Sandy Clements
Frostproof
Jim
Sandy Waldron
Middle West
Princeton University
State Department
Foreign Service
Java
Pearl Harbor
Moscow
Central Asia
Kabul
92 Units Planned In Castle Area Housing Project
Developer Joe Kern presented 92 planned apartment units for the Castle property along old Highway 441 in Mount Dora. The City Council gave first reading approval to re zone the area from R 1A to R 3 to allow multi family dwellings.
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Castle
Joe Kern
South Haven Corp
Ft. Lauderdale
Mount Dora
Lake Dora
Kern
Golf Course
Orlando
Winter Park
Castle Draws More Attention in Mount Dora Rebuild
The Castle in Mount Dora built in 1928 by Arthur Frothingham has changed hands again and is planned as a clubhouse for a 92 unit apartment project. Frothingham, a New York builder, created the castle to fulfill a lifelong goal and used timber from the site. He died soon after the exterior was finished.
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Mount Dora
Arthur Frothingham
New York City
Frothingham
Florida
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