Operation Big Drop Promises Easter Ping Pong Event
Mount Dora hosts a weekend sales promotion where 2000 ping pong balls valued at 500 dollars will be dropped from an airplane at 3 p.m. at Golden Triangle Shopping Center. Gift certificates are hidden inside balls and a six foot bunny will be drawn around 4 p.m. Local merchants coordinate the event with promises of special sales and family activities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Dora
Golden Triangle
Leonard Phillips
Association
Mount Dora Student Appointed Congressional Page
Michael Croak, son of Mr and Mrs Timothy Croak and Mount Dora High School junior, is named a Congressional page for Congressman A Sidney Herlong Jr. The assignment begins April 1 and lasts about three months. He will study at the Capital Page School in Washington DC.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michael Croak
Timothy Croak
Mount Dora High School
Congressional Page
A. Sidney Herlong
Washington, D. C
Michael
Capital Page
Library of Congress
National Honor Society
Mount Dora Kiwanis Club
Appreciation Event Set For Hurricanes Basketball Team
Mount Dora High School culminates with a dinner April 1 at the Community Building led by guest speaker Dr. Richard Moreland, Stetson University chair of the Graduate Division. The $1.65 meal supports the Hurricanes runner up at the state Class B tournament.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard Moreland
Stetson University
DeLand
Mount Dora
Hurricanes
Time Out For Fun Fashion Show Slated Friday
A free admission fashion and variety show for women only titled Time Out For Fun will play at Triangle Lanes on Friday March 27 at 9 a.m. The program features DuPont fashion selections curated by Myra Kelley, entertainment by Bob Holiday and the Heller and Helene dance duo, the Disney Dinofer Trio with Greg Davis, and door prizes. Nursery facilities and refreshments will be provided at no charge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Triangle Lanes
DuPont
Myra Kelley
Bob Holiday
Heller
Helene
Disney Dinofer
Greg Davis
Rotary Observes 10th Birthday With Big Dinner
Mount Dora Rotary Club celebrated its 10th anniversary with a dinner at the Community Building. Guest speaker Dr. Charles T. Martz urged Rotary to uphold individuality through faith amid rising reliance on numbers and automation. Club president Al Rehbaum III noted 55 members and listed projects including Camp Lanochee, school 4 Way Test plaques, Florida band sponsorship, swimming pool aid, and a rescue boat for the fire department. Rehbaum announced incoming president John P. Richmond, with Henderson Secretary and Adams Treasurer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rotary Club
Mount Dora
Oh Rotarians
Charles T. Martz
Lauderdale-by-the-Sea
Florida Synod
United Presbyterian Church
U.S.A
Christ
Rotary
al Rehbaum III
University of Florida
Fire Department
Charles E. Brown
Phillip E. Lindsay
Harry H. Mielke
Lester C. Doerr
Arnold Haynes
Lewis E. Shipley
Fran F. Henderson
Abe Martin
Tom Champion
Rehbaum
John P. Richmond
Henderson
Harold R. Middlebrook
Gust A. Adams
Kenneth W. Book
Champion
Norman S. Marshall
The
Salvation Army
Stetson University
Rotary Anns
Polio Vaccine Drive Set for April 12 in Mount Dora
Residents of Mount Dora and nearby areas may receive oral polio vaccine Sunday April 12 at the Mount Dora Community Building East Town Community Building or the Golden Triangle Shopping Center from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Six thousand doses are available on a first come first served basis under doctors and nurses supervision. Those with fever in the prior days should consult a physician and those over 40 are advised to take the vaccine. minors require parental consent forms completed beforehand.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Dora
East Town
Golden Triangle
Carl Tucker
Jaycees
Boy Scouts
J. B. Hall
Lake County Health Department
Fred Sandwald
Dwight Mosteller
Jack Gerwig
Walker Horsley
C. Robert Crow
Wynn Brown
Dick Passil
al. Seabrook
George White, Jr
Funeral Conducted For E. C. Hardy 75 Mount Dora Resident
Funeral for E. C. Hardy age 75, longtime Mount Dora resident, was held at Rehbaum Chapel with Rev. Kenneth W. Book officiating. Burial followed at Pine Forest Cemetery. Hardy, who came from Greensboro, Ga., ran the O K Barber Shop for 25 years before retirement and was active in the Presbyterian Church and Mount Dora Chamber of Commerce. Surviving are brother Benjamin Howard Hardy of Washington, Ga and half sister Mrs. Charles Stringer of Gainesville, Ga plus nieces and nephews.
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E. G
Benjamin Howard Hardy
Washington, Ga
Charles Stringer
Gainesville, Ga
Lions Club Auction Draws Crowd at Gilbert Park
The Mount Dora Lions Club held a successful auction and barbecue last Saturday at Gilbert Park. Prize winners include Jerry Grant for a television set, Wanda Goleman for an electric coffee maker, and Charles Foster for an electric can opener.
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Mount Dora
Hurricanes Dominate All Tournament Team Honors
Two Hurricane players Ronnie Mikell and Ted Gottfried earned Class B all tournament honors after the state cage event in Gainesville on March 13. Teammates Mike McGinnis Nelson Spoto and Marvin Lassiter also participated, with Zephyrhills defeating Mount Dora 33-29 in the final game.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hurricanes
Gainesville
Ronnie Mikell
Central Florida
Ted Gottfried
Mike McGinnis
Nelson Spoto
Zephyrhills
Mount Dora
Marvin Lassiter
Malone
Mount Dora Trading Stamp Plan Sets Kickoff With 26 Firms
Mount Dora announces the Mount Dora Merchants Profit Sharing Plan with 26 firms participating. The plan, using Mount Dora branded stamps, offers a 2 percent discount and stamps redeemable for merchandise or cash. The program, supported by the Mount Dora Merchants Association, aims to keep funds circulating locally and welcomes church and civic group involvement.
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Mount Dora
Mount Dora Merchants Association
Fralick’s
al Rehbaum Jr
The
Merchants Association
New
Rehbaum
Phil Noble
First Transplants From Eye Bank Program By Lions Club
Mount Dora Lions Club started an eye bank program before Christmas and this week performed its first cornea transplants. Donor, a man in his late seventies, had corneas removed and sent to Jacksonville and Atlanta within 48 hours via Waterman Memorial Hospital and University of Florida Gainesville. The program expects more than 100 future donors with Lake County clubs extending participation and no cost to donors’ families beyond hospital charges.
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Lions Club
Mount Dora
Florida
Gainesville
Jacksonville
Atlanta
Eustis
Cain
Lions Committee
al Seabrook
John Cain
City Hall
Lake County
Lions Clubs
Eye Bank
Waterman Memorial
Parcel Post Rates Increase Set for April 1
Mount Dora residents are told by Postmaster Harry J. Hopcraft that effective April 1 new domestic parcel rate increases will go into effect. The boosts approved by the Interstate Commerce Commission average about 13.1 percent and are expected to yield about $75.4 million annually. Air parcel post and international parcel post remain unchanged.
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Mount Dora
Harry J. Hopcraft
Interstate Commerce Commission
Hopcraft
Air Parcel Post
International Parcel Post
Deadline Approaching for May Primary Registrations
Lake County registration chief Katherine L. Baker said the office will stay open later on March 31 and April 2 until 9 p.m. and on April 4 until 5 p.m. to accommodate last minute registrants. The courthouse will be closed on Saturday April 4.
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Katherine L. Baker
Lake County
Spelling Contest Winners Named at Roseborough School
Kerry McWhorter a sixth grader in Argel Rittenhouse's room topped a recent prelim spelling contest at Roseborough Elementary with Claudie Wald in second. Room winners across grades 4 to 6 included Ricky Calkins Sara Andrews Jimmy Loflin Lee Blair Gary Hopcraft James Bowen Dorothy Kasper Jane Stewart Mike Spear Suzie Conner Timmy Barber Kathy Reynolds Jason Mitchell Wendy Rainey Desi Satter Betsy Bowen Cindy Hays Frank Milner. The event was a preliminary round for the area wide contest sponsored by the Orlando Sentinel Star.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kerry McWhorter
Argel Rittenhouse
Roseborough
Claudie Wald
Twila Dismukes
Ricky Calkins
Sara Andrews
Rosemary Bronson
Jimmy Loflin
Lee Blair
Virginia Holsclaw
Helen Kurras
Betsy Bowen
Rittenhouse
Cindy Hays
Frank Milner
Alice Strite
Orlando Sentinel Star
Florida Central Academy Seniors Honored by Mount Dora Bank
About sixty seniors from Florida Central Academy were treated to lunch at Lakeside Inn by First National Bank of Mount Dora. After lunch they toured the bank, with attendees including George J. White Sr. and Jr., Bill Wunschel, Col. L. E. Allen, and Gen. T. L. Alexander. The events occurred around March 30 in Mount Dora.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Florida Central Academy
First National Bank of
Academy
George J. White Jr
Bank
Mount Dora High School
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