Mount Dora Center Opens With Three Day Sale Festivities
Mount Dora Shopping Center marks its formal opening with a three day sale and festivities. A four way race for Lake County Commission District 4 seat has qualifying candidates: Mount Dora Mayor Jesse Willmott, Councilman R. O. Grantham, E. B. Hooten of Sylvan Shores, and Dewey Livingston of Eustis. The first primary is set for May 8.
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Lake County
O. M
Jack) Simpson
Frank E. Owens
Mount Dora
Jesse D. Willmott
R. O. “Dude” Grantham
E. B
Pete” Hooten
Sylvan Shores
Dewey H. Livingston
Eustis
Lake County races heat up as four enter field
A crowded Lake County political scene includes four candidates entering the field signaling a second primary run off. Incumbents face challenges in County School Board District 1 and County Commission District 2 while lake county party posts draw attention. Mount Dora hosts grand opening of Golden Triangle Shopping Center a 2.5 million complex with 18 stores and new industrial growth plans.
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M. O. “Buster” Williams
Mount Dora
William J. Furey, Jr
Eustis
Dorie Hostettler
Edwin Mattson, Jr
Mascotte
Paul W. Bryan
Umatilla
J. C. Cowart
Groveland
Curtis Merritt
Lake County
Frank L. Porter, Jr
Patrick L. Crossen
Tavares
Sam Powell
Leesburg
Lucille C. Tally
Floyd Shaver
Elizabeth
Water Drainage Contract Awarded as Bids Studied
City Council awarded the drainage system contract to C. A. Meyer of Orlando with a low bid of 5867 dollars. A committee including Miller Tyson Gordon Conboy and John Cain will study four bids for the Shuffleboard Club House, with a 7500 dollar city match.
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City Council
C. A. Meyer
Orlando
Shuffleboard Club
Miller Tyson
Shuffleboard Association
Gordon Conboy
John Cain
Margaret Lafroos
David Bowen
Gordon L. Dake
Florida League of Municipalities
Junior Chamber of Commerce
Fourth
Baker
Veterans Of Foreign Wars Sponsor Golden Triangle Band
Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 8087 in Eustis will form a marching and symphonic band named The Golden Triangle Band to promote public relations through music in the Golden Triangle area. Director will be Conrad J. Lambrecht USA ret. with 26 years of band experience and past command roles. Auditions open to male high school students and non professional musicians. instruments listed and audition contact provided.
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Veterans of Foreign Wars
Post 8087
Eustis
Golden Triangle
Conrad J. Lambrecht
USA
Lambrecht
Korea
Japan
82Nd Airborne Division
Fort Bragg
N. C
1St Infantry Division
Germany
Fort Riley
Kan
Queen Juliana
Netherlands
Wibw-Tv
Topeka
Instrumenta
Lions Club Annual Auction Boosts Blind and Welfare Fund
The Lions Club held an eight hour auction led by Clarence Ensom with help from "Buc" Buckman attracting about 1000 attendees. Truckloads of new and used items from Mah Jong sets to gas mask covers and appliances were sold including a '55 Dodge from Creamon's Chevrolet for 310 dollars. A spaghetti supper was served to attendees.
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Lions Club
Clarence Ensom
Buc” Buckman
Creamon
Chevrolet
Lake County X-ray survey ends at Golden Triangle Center
The final two days of the Lake County X-ray survey will be held at the Golden Triangle Shopping Center. Friday hours are 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., 2 to 5 p.m., and 6 to 9 p.m. Saturday hours are 9 a.m. to noon, 1 to 4 p.m., and 5 to 7 p.m.
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Lake County
Golden Triangle
Golden Triangle Shopping Center names 1950s board in Mount Dora
Newly elected Mount Dora Golden Triangle Shopping Center Merchants Association directors include Dick Whiteside as president and Leonard Phillips as vice president. Others are Shawn, June Sheffield, David Nihart, T. J. Croak, James Bailey, Talmadge Horton, with absent managers R. C. Cole and Stanley Heidelberg.
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Golden Triangle
Western Auto Store
Mr. Phillips
R. C. Cole
McCrory’s
Talmadge Horton
Winn- Dixie
David Nihart
Food Fair
Stanley Heidelberg
W. T. Grant
Lake Counoo
Phillips
Milton Pepper
Pepper
Lake County Commission
O. M
Jack) Simpson
Mount Dora
Jesse D. Willmott
Lake W. Coleman
George White
Cape Canaveral
Lake County
Florida
Roaming Reporter Surveys Benches In Mount Dora
A roaming reporter visits benches in Mount Dora describing occupants and their talks while detailing local landmarks. Subjects include Billy Moore a pensioner, Mrs. Brundage of Poughkeepsie and Mervyn Bronson reflecting on life in a slow paced town.
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Donnelly
Fourth
Topic Office
Billy Moore
Florida
Idaho
Ford
Detroit
Mr. Bronson
Bronson
Brownson
Mervyn
Brown
Mount Dora
Bronsons
Orlando
Bank Hosts FCA Senior Class At Annual Luncheon
The First National Bank of Mount Dora hosted a luncheon at Lakeside Inn for the Florida Central Academy graduating class. George White Sr. and George White Jr. led the event and gave attendees a tour of bank operations from teller to vault. Honored guests included Col. L. E. Allen and Gen. T. L. Alexander with Col. Robert Johnson and Al Rehbaum Sr. who helped found the bank.
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Florida Central Academy
George White
Academy
Mr. White Sr
George White, Jr
First National Bank of
Mount Dora
Lakeside Inn
White
Col
L. E. Allen
Gen
T. L. Alexander
Robert Johnson
al Rehbaum,Sr
Florida Gas Transmission Company renamed and moving HQ
Florida based natural gas firm formerly Houston Texas Gas and Oil Corporation rebrands as Florida Gas Transmission Company. Headquarters shift from St. Petersburg to Winter Park on July 1 while supervising 1800 miles of pipeline and six compressor stations serving Florida.
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Florida Gas Transmission Company
Houston Texas Gas and Oil Corporation
Winter Park
St. Petersburg
Florida
D. B. Sprow
Wisdom of Man Advised God Questioned, Eddy Quote
A Mary Baker Eddy quotation notes that human wisdom cannot justify advising God, reflecting on humility before the divine. The line appears as a concise aphorism emphasizing limits of human judgment.
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God
Mary Baker Eddy
Golden Triangle Shopping Center Grand Opening Sale
Neighbors celebrate the opening of the Golden Triangle Shopping Center in Florida with a three day sale and festivities. The project involves a 2.5 million dollar construction outlay by Pepper Enterprises and about 1.5 million dollars in city credit, signaling strong local economic growth and community support. Local managers, many from outside, bring a high quality lineup of stores. The piece extols cooperation and Mount Dora’s tradition of friendship, urging residents to back the venture.
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Mount Dora
Golden Triangle
U. S. 441
Pepper Enterprises, Inc
Golden Triangle Merchants’ Association, Inc
T. J. Croak
New
Golden Triangle Shopping Center
Florida
Voter poll shows opposition to federal aid for education
U S Rep A Syd Herlong's annual survey finds about 75 percent oppose federal support for public school construction and teachers' salaries. Other questions cover Social Security medical care, tax authority to counter recession, and various federal programs.
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U. S
A. Syd Herlong
Traffic Deaths Number 22 in ’61 for Lake County
Twenty-two persons were killed and 499 injured in Lake County in 1961 in traffic accidents according to the Florida Highway Patrol. The state toll was 1,164 dead and 48,054 injured with a death rate of 5.4 per 100 million miles. Dade County had the highest toll with 124 deaths. surrounding counties included Orange 31, Seminole 16, Sumter 7, while Gilchrist and Liberty had no deaths.
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Lake County
Florida Highway Patrol
Dade County
Orange County
Seminole
Sumter
Gilchrist
Liberty Counties
Judge Willmott Hears 24 Cases in One Day Slug
Judge Willmott heard 24 cases on Monday including 17 traffic violations seven disorderly conduct offenses. Five fines totaled 120 dollars and nine bonds worth 347 dollars were forfeited.
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Willmott
Croquet Courts Opened For Play In Gilbert Park
Croquet began this week on Mount Dora’s new courts beside Gilbert Park, a 32-player capacity facility with shelter and rest rooms. Vernon Shipley presides as president with James Harris as vice president and a slate of officers forecasting over 100 members in year one.
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Mount Dora
Grand View St
Gilbert Park
Highland St
Vernon Shipley
James Harris
Jean Herblin
William Baker
Dr. Ewing
Lewis Shipley
Jimmie Jones
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Mount Dora Shopping Center
Cowboy
R. O
Dude) Grantham
C. R. Javens
Grantham
Cowboys
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Tion
George L. Kress
Bank
FCA
Rep. Herlong
United Nations
Alliance For Progress
Latin America
Citrus Culture Corp. Weekly
Citrus Culture Corp
Otal Dora
Neaneaes Domwaeearrars
Seesenen Tavares Senemengses Anben Benaecer
Sorrento
Eldorado
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