East Town Seeks Help To Start Clean Up Street Paving
East Town Progressive Citizens Committee asks Mount Dora City Council for aid to start a cleanup including paving streets and removing litter. Principal C. C. Lott blames residents while Mayor Willmott promises action and notes funds benefit all residents. Property owners must petition to pave streets before they can be prioritized.
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East Town
Lott
Mount Dora
Jesse Willmott
Willmott
Mount Dora Leaders Plan 1968 Cancer Crusade Kick Off
Local businessmen chair the 1968 Cancer Crusade in Mount Dora with Bill Proctor as Special Gifts Chairman Frank Baker as Community Chairman and Tom Wetherington as Individual Business Chairman Mrs Joyce Walker is Residential Chairman Not pictured The Kick Off breakfast will be held in Eustis on April 2 with Fred Karl State Crusade Chairman as guest speaker to energize northeast county volunteers.
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Mount Dora
Bill Proctor
Frank Baker
Tom Wetherington
Joyce Walker
Eustis
Fred Karl
Lion Foundation Fund Drive Underway for Blind Aid
Allan H. Seabrook in Mount Dora announces the fifth annual Florida Lions Foundation for Blind Fund Drive. Local Lions Club notices go to area residents seeking contributions to support the Miami Eye Bank and Gainesville Eye Bank, Lakeland eye clinic, and Mount Dora eyesight conservation. mail checks to Lions Foundation Blind Fund, P O Box 95 Mount Dora.
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Lion’s Foundation
Allan H. Seabrook
Mount Dora
Florida Lions Foundation For
Lions Club
Seabrook
Florida Lions
Lions Eye Bank
Miami
North Florida Eye Bank
Gainesville
Lakeland
Jock
Lions Foundation
P.O
Mount Dora Slashes Utility Rates and Property Taxes
Mount Dora City Council cuts utility rates from 15 to 10 percent and reduces property taxes from 10 mills to 6 mills, becoming Florida’s only city to lower utility charges. The move, offset by state law, will cost about $26,000 annually but Mayor Willmott and officials say it's fiscally sound and won't impact planned projects or the current budget.
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Mount Dora
Florida
State of
Jesse Willmott
W. C. Fowler
Fowler
John Cain
Cain
Sound And Fury For Mount Dora Council Meeting
Suspense grows over Mount Dora City Council plans to rezone the Castle property adjoining old Highway 441 for apartments. The first reading passed. second reading set for April 2 at 7 30 p m. Builders want a circle driveway from 441 raising traffic concerns and sparking resident objections.
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Mount Dora
Old Highway 441
Mount Dora Installs Anti Flood Sewer Downtown
The city is installing a drainage system to divert flood water from the downtown area at 4th and Donnelly Streets to Lake Dora. The project, costing eight to ten thousand dollars, uses city workers and precedes street resurfacing per City Clerk Carl Fowler.
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4Th and Donnelly
Mount Dora
Girl Scouts Set Chicken Barbecue in Mount Dora
Mount Dora Girl Scout Cadette Troop 111 will host a chicken barbecue Saturday March 30 from 11 30 a m to 5 p m. Dine at First Methodist Church parking lot or order for home delivery. Donation is 150 and all proceeds fund a trip to Washington.
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Mount Dora
First Methodist Church
Washington
East Town Day Care Center Opens In Mount Dora
The East Town Day Care Center opens March 11 in Mount Dora replacing the former East Town Library with a new pre school care facility. It was spearheaded by M. O. Lott with support from the Lake County Office of Economic Opportunity and local citizens. King’s Daughters funded tables, Rehbaum’s Hardware provided a stove, and others donated time and money. The center hires one worker, serves a meal and two snacks daily, and charges $3 per week for one child or $4 for two. An open house is planned for April 7.
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East Town
We Care O
Lake County
Mount Dora
Game and Fish Commission
Holcomb
Gar
Exemption Deadlines Set For April First In Lake County
Lake County Tax Assessor R G Cassady warns that the deadline for filing homestead exemptions for 1968 is rapidly approaching. Applications cannot be accepted after April first. Widow's and disability exemptions must also be filed by April first. Tangible and intangible personal property tax returns face penalties if not filed by April first.
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Lake County
R. G. Cassady
Cassady
Lake Dora Pollution and Cleanup Question
Florida Conservation Week examines Lake Dora pollution and possible remedies. Researchers discuss sewage treatment limits, hyacinth control, eelgrass management, and nitrates from industry and farms, with officials in Tallahassee weighing roles and funding.
Monds Named New Principal At Mount Dora
Lawrence N. Monds, current Lemon Bay School principal, is named the new Mount Dora High School principal. He replaces Gene Molnar who resigned during a teacher walkout. Monds has 17 years in education and previously led Moore Haven High School from 1963 to 1967. He is an Eastern Kentucky University graduate with administration and secondary education credentials.
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Monds
Mount Dora
Lawrence N. Monds
Lemon Bay School
Englewood
Sarasota
Mount Dora High School
Gene Molnar
Lemon Bay
Moore Haven High School
Eastern Kentucky University
Miss McCabe Named STAR Student at Mount Dora High
Eileen McCabe was selected as Mount Dora High School STAR student for 1967 68 based on Florida senior exam scores and school citizenship grades. She chose Mrs John N Wimberly of Eustis as STAR teacher and plans to study education at the University of Florida. Other Lake County winners include Diane Harper Patricia Pelham James Lowe and Robert Speery.
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Virginia
Eileen McCabe
Mount Dora High School
Bernard McCabe
Lake Shore Drive
Florida
Miss McCabe
John N. Wimberly
Eustis
Wimberly
Miss DeCabe
University of Florida
Lake County
Diane Elizabeth Harper
Clermont
Patricia Lynne Pelham
Carver Heights
James Clinton Lowe
Groveland
Robert Steven Speery
Tavares
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Don Marrdock
Carolyn Rehbaum
Sharon Molnar
Alison Keen
Thomas Stephens
Rodney Dodson
Dwight Mosteller
Dick Martin
Rod Eller
Council
Kathy McWhorter
Lake Dora
Kathy
Childern
Jacqueline Bowman
Lake Michigan
Pollution Enforcement’ Commission
Federal Water Pollution Control Administration
Murray’ Stein
U.S. Interior Department
Theoter
Edwards
Florida Air and Water Pollution Control Commission
Vince Patton
Holcomb and
Tallahassee
Mount’ Dorana
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