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Newspaper
Mount Dora Topic
Location
Mount Dora, Florida, United States of America
Date
May 15, 1969
Page
4
The American Power Boat Association Region Five Championships will take place this weekend in Mount Dora. Roy Christopher, chairman, says top drivers and boats are ready and advises residents to attend both days, hoping for favorable weather to showcase the event.
Reader letter from Dean Van Landingham recounts Lake Scottish Rite Club's 275 members and 160 to 250 attenders, citing Mt Dora Center as preferred for meals and service. Club will miss future meetings May 16 and July 18 due to facility limits, praising city officials and criticizing constraints.
Mount Dora police begin speed enforcement with tickets rather than warnings in the 11th Avenue area to curb a high accident rate. In 1968 the city saw 137 accidents causing $38,910 in property damage and 28 injuries, including a child’s death, prompting praise for the local police.
The Mount Dora TOPIC captured seven Florida Press Association honors for 1968 69 including First Place in General Excellence making it the best newspaper of its size. It also earned six other awards such as Second Place Best Typography Second Place Best Feature Photograph Third Place Best Editorial Third Place Best Sports Honorable Mention Agriculture and Livestock and Honorable Mention Best Special Issue. Jackie Bowman won the photography award for Gone Swimming taken at Camp Challenge. Judges cited general and departmental news mechanical excellence advertising enterprise editorial page makeup style pictures and promotion of community interests in evaluating General Excellence.
The TOPIC lists mailing address P. O. Box 197 Mount Dora Florida 32757 as well as editorial and advertising offices at 132 West Fifth Avenue Mount Dora. Telephone number is 904 383 4303. Subscription rates are 4.00 per year 7.00 for two years and 0.10 per single copy. The paper was entered as second class matter on April 7 1916 at the Mount Dora Florida Post Office under the Act of March 3 1879.
Mayor Willmott proclaims May 14 to 19 as General Clean Up Week in East Town inviting residents to place rubbish at curb for weekly collection. Prof. C O Lott of Milner Rosenwald Academy asks citizens for street piles and community improvements such as better streets lights and tree conservation. Mrs. John Murray decorates her Insurance office with Currier and Ives paddlewheel paintings to evoke a power boat regatta theme for the weekend event.
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