Tangerine and Lake Ola Light Project Shows Local Unity
Tangerine and Lake Ola Beach residents teamed to illuminate night entrances and deter prowlers. Led by Logan Dickie and with Florida Power Corp cooperation, 26 families funded a three year light contract, installing five new lights by February.
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Tangerine
Lake Ola
Lake Ola Beach
Logan Dickie
George
Florida Power Corp
Cecil Bothwell
Lake Ola Dr
Earlwood Ave
Sleewood Dr
Ola Beach
Ola
Ray Risvold
Roy Reeve
Harold Plummer
Dickie
Earlwood Dr
Orange County
Old Beach Improvement Assn
the Assn
Tangerine Proper
Teahouse to End IceHouse Season in Mount Dora
IceHouse Players of Mount Dora announce Teahouse of the August Moon to close the season starting April 12 with five nights and a Sunday matinee. Cast of 29 includes Sakini played by Gordon Mansfield and Capt. Fisby by Pete Osborne. calls for loan of oriental apparel and a lady goat.
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IceHouse Players
Mount Dora
Bill Clarkin
Perec Ankers
Ed Denton
Bill Dunnagan
Dunnagan
Okinawa
New York
Gordon Mansfield
Leesburg
Sakini
Washington
Proctor To Head Crusade In Area
W H Bill announces William Proctor as chairman for Mount Dora Sorrento Mt Plymouth and Lake Jem leading a local crusade effort in the area.
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Proctor
W. H.bill
Lake
Oddnty Cahier Crusade
Willian Proctor
Mount Dora
Sorrento
Mt. Plymouth
Lake Jem
IceHouse Plans Summer Events Five Plays Due
IceHouse Theatre will stage five summer productions starting in June with Friday and Saturday shows. About 70 people expressed interest. no membership, ticket sales open to individuals. Temporary chair Al Crone and secretary Marjorie Ziegler lead planning, seeking a different volunteer director for each play.
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IceHouse Theatre
al Crone
Crone
Marjorie Ziegler
Reapportionment Opens Field For Florida Legislature Candidates
Florida lawmakers redraw districts under a new 11 county plan upheld by a court. Senator Mack Cleveland of Sanford will run in Lake Seminole Group 2 with no opposition, while Group 1 and Group 3 fields include Republican and Democrat contenders. Incumbents Welborn Daniel and L K Edward face or run unopposed.
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Mack Cleveland
Sanford
Lake Seminole
Florida
U. S
U. S. Supreme Court
Cleveland
Seminole County
Tallahassee
Lake County
W. H
Bill) Reedy
Eustis
Charles B. Beals
Clermont
Roy M. Walker
Dwight L. Adams
Thomas S. McDonald
Bob Skinner
Umatilla
Rainfall record gap noted in Citrus Culture report
No rainfall was recorded for the week ending March 22 in Mount Dora Eustis or Tavares according to Citrus Culture.
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Mount Dora
Eustis
Tavares
Citrus Culture
Television star Betty White visits Mount Dora weekend
Betty White, noted Emmy winner from Life with Elizabeth, spent last weekend visiting her aunt Eva Premo at 531 N Clayton St in Mount Dora. She is busy before the camera this week and is engaged to appear on two other shows next week after hosting Pass word.
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Betty White
Mount Dora
Star
Allen Ludden
Eva Premo
Clayton St
Elizabeth
Jack Parr
Outside Entries Reported For Big Regatta Here
The 1966 Regatta draws entries from Sarasota Orlando Maitland Miami and Tampa. The Regatta Committee final meeting is Thursday March 31 at 4 p.m. at Mount Dora City Hall. Joe Russo says patrol boats are lined up and Triangle Boat Club with Commodore Herb Spell will assist. Over 125 boats are expected. Entry is free for all classes.
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Sarasota
Orlando
Maitland
Miami
Tampa
Mount Dora City Hall
Joe Russo
Russo
Triangle Boat Club
Herb Spell
Commodore
Mount Dora High School Junior Class Presents House on the Cliff
The Mount Dora High School Junior Class previews its annual play House on the Cliff at the Community Building. Performances are April 1 and 2 at 8 pm with tickets 1 for adults and 50 cents for students. The six-character farce stars Greg Shively and Karla Wicker among others.
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Mount Dora High School
House On the Cliff
Greg Shively
Satve
Doctor Lane
Karla Wicker
Jackie Bolt
Karen
Wage Law Threatens Funeral Home Ambulance Service
Lake County officials weigh the impact of federal wage and hour rules on funeral homes that run ambulance services. A Labor Department spokesman said funeral homes generally fall outside the minimum wage act unless they exceed 50 percent of interstate commerce or do $1 million in business. Private Florida ambulance firms face potential subsidy requests as districts grapple with overtime costs.
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Lake County
U. S. Department of Labor
Funeral Home
Orlando
Florida
Labor Department
Groveland
Tavares
Mount Dora
Tallahassee
White Elephant Auction and Barbecue by Mount Dora Lions
Mount Dora Lions Club plans its ninth annual White Elephant Auction and Barbecue on Saturday April 2 at Gilbert Park. Auction starts at 1 p.m. and beef barbecue at 4 p.m. Dinner tickets cost 150 for adults and 1 for children under 12. Proceeds aid eyesight conservation and welfare work in the Mount Dora area. Residents are urged to donate items or have Lions pick them up via local businesses listed with contact numbers.
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Mount Dora
Lions Club
Lake Oil
Link Stationery
Moon’s
Rehbaum
Gilbert Park
Perry Flora
Jack Norris
Leo Dunton
Stewart Pike
Bob Flint
Sam Shaw
Steve Vaughn
Keith Davis
Mayor orders crackdown on litter bugs in Mount Dora
Mount Dora mayor Jesse Willmott directed police to target litter offenders. He cited daily litter along streets yards and parkways and warned of fines under the state anti litter law for violators.
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Mount Dora
Jesse Willmott
Izaak Walton League Summer Job Program Notice
The Izaak Walton League of America, with authorization from Stewart L. Udall, invites young men planning conservation careers to apply for a summer work program run with the Department of the Interior. Contact Mrs. David J. Rivers at Columbia High School in Lake City Florida by April 1 1966 with a 57 employment form transcript and a recommendation.
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Izaak Walton
Rivers
State Treasurer Broward Williams Visits Mount Dora
Mount Dora welcomed State Treasurer and Insurance Commissioner Broward Williams during a brief campaign stop. Williams, seeking a full four year term, spoke on the office's experience and duties at a Hall event attended by local officials and campaign workers. A coffee in his honor was hosted by Bud Wingler and H D Warren.
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Jesse Willmott
Broward Williams
Tallahassee
Mount Dora
Ahe Hall
Williams
Cietmina
Bud Wingler
H.D. Warren
Haydon Burns
Homestead Filing Deadline Nearing Reminders Issued
Tax assessor R. G. Cassady warns the 1966 homestead exemption filing deadline is near. Applications cannot be accepted after April 1, and both widow's and disability exemptions must be filed by that date.
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R. G. Cassady
Cassady
Mount Dora Chamber Receives 4 Color Folders
The Mount Dora Chamber of Commerce reports delivery of 50 000 four color folders with about 30 000 distributed annually to Florida Welcome Stations The Florida Showcase in New York City travel bureaus AAA offices and other Chambers. In the past month 10 000 waterway maps and 3 000 city maps were reprinted at a total cost of 2800 dollars.
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Mount Dora
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Ence
IceHouse
By Pete Osborne
Chamber
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