Mount Dora Council Votes Through Blind Tax on Business
Mount Dora City Council tentatively approved an occupational license tax on business and professional activities by a five to two vote. The measure aims to bolster the city treasury but was read by only two members, with copies scarce for the press and public.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Dora
Margaret Lafroos
David Bowen
Fletcher Crane
Merchants’ Division
Chamber of Commerce
Roy Christopher
Christopher
Froos
Lake Coleman
Ed Avery
Lafroos
Crane
Gordon Dake
R. O. “Dude” Grantham
Eustis S L Group Seeks Mount Dora Branch Office
First Federal Savings and Loan Association of Eustis has applied to the Federal Home Loan Bank Board to establish a branch in Mount Dora. Frank L. Cogburn said the move would expand local home financing and thrift services, with 26 years serving the Triangle area and resources over $13 million.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Federal Savings and Loan Association of
Eustis
Federal Home Loan Bank Board
Washington, D.C
Mount Dora
Frank L. Cogburn
First Federal
Cogburn
Triangle
Edgerton Appointed General Manager at Buck Hill Falls Inn
Richard Edgerton, longtime Lakeside Inn owner, is named General Manager of Buck Hill Falls Inn in the Pocono Mountains. He will assume duties June 15, bringing decades of resort management experience including roles at Skytop Lodge and Pocono Manor Inn and service on the Florida Hotel and Restaurant Commission.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard Edgerton
Buck Hill Falls
Clifford R. Gillam
Buck Hill Falls Co
Edgerton
Pocono Mountain
Mount Dora
Crawford House
Crawford Notch
N. H
Pocono Mountains
Skytop Lodge
Pocono Manor Inn
Adirondack Mountains
New York
Lake Placid Club
Hollywood Hills Hotel
New Jersey
Essex and Sussex
Spring Lake
LeRoy Collins
Florida State University Honorary Society
James W. Carr
Lakeside Inn
Carr
Wolfeboro
N.H
Mount Dora Growers Mark Silver Anniversary With Record Of Accomplishment
State dignitaries congratulated Mount Dora Growers Cooperative at their 25th anniversary meeting.Gov. Farris Bryant and Agriculture Commissioner Doyle Conner praised the group for its role in Florida citrus, as officers and directors were unanimously reelected. The event drew 125 members at the packing house on US 441 South with remarks from Vernon Conner and G B Hurlburt outlining past year operations and outlook.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vernon L. Conner
G. B. “Crip” Hurlburt
Mount Dora
Amena
Farris Bryant
Doyle Conner
Tallahassee
Uss Highway 441
South
U. S. 441
G.B. “Crip” Hurlburt
Vernon Conner
Herman C. Turner
Umatilla
D. R. Igon
Eustis
Hurlburt
James A. Adkinson
Minneola
William Baker
Conner
C. H. Estey
Tangerine
Ward S. Estey
Igon
E. A. Nimnicht
O. M. “Jack” Simpson
Turner
Mayor Sees Navy Testing Defenses Off Key West
Mayor Guy C. Bliss among about 100 civilians and municipal officers from Central Florida touring a test of Navy anti submarine defenses off Key West. The Central Florida Military Orientation Conference promotes U S defense readiness. Bliss traveled to Orlando Tuesday to join the group and will return Thursday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guy C. Bliss
Central Florida
Key West
United States
Bliss
Orlando
Rev Charles Hay named vicar at St Edward's Church
The Rev Charles H. Hay is appointed vicar of St Edward's Episcopal Church to succeed Rev John F. Mangrum who moves to a higher post in the church. Hay has served as assistant rector at St Paul's Episcopal Church in Winter Haven for two years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles H. Hay
St. Edward’s Episcopal Church
John F. Mangrum
Rev. Hay
St. Paul’s Episcopal Church
Winter Haven
Rehbaum's Hardware Competes for 1961 Mr Hardware Award
Rehbaum's Hardware was among 116 firms in a nation wide field of 38 000 hardware dealers vying for the Mr Hardware of 1961 honor. The Bunting System of North Chicago Illinois presents the awards for service and community goodwill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rehbaum’s Hardware
Bunting System
North
Chicago
Ill
Rabindranath Tagore Quote on Goodness and Opportunity
A reflective Tagore line speaks to action and love as keys to opportunity. The proverb suggests good deeds invite doors to open and hearts to welcome.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rabindranath Tagore
Holler Essay Contest winners to be announced by Kiwanis
Mount Dora High School seniors competed in the Fifth Annual Holler Essay Contest. More than 40 essays were submitted under committee head Ronald Aldrich with Rev. George Kress Roy Christopher and Mrs W K Stokley. Six cash prizes were set for boys and girls divisions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Dora High School
Kiwanis Club
Ronald Aldrich
George Kress
Roy Christopher
W. K. Stokley
Kiwanis
Hospital Patients and New Baby at Waterman Memorial
Mount Dora patients at Waterman Memorial Hospital in Eustis include Mrs. Martha Harvey and others. Mr and Mrs Bernard Selvick announce the birth of a baby girl born in May.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Dora
Waterman Memorial Hospital
Eustis
Martha Francis Harvey
Iva Nora Carter
George Dunwoody
Ethel Rice
Maude Kinne
Mary Francis Carver
Lulu Ferris
Lorraine Selvick
William Bucher
Earl Dutton
William Doyle
Bernard Selvick
Auto safety belts urged to cut auto deaths
One third of Americans are statistically marked for death in an auto accident but the American Automobile Association says belt use can prevent fatalities. AAA advocates constant use of safety belts to save lives and reduce injuries nationwide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
American Automobile’ Association
AAA
Have A Pinch Of Orange Juice May Come Soon
Homer Hooks of the Florida Citrus Commission spoke at the Mount Dora Growers Cooperative 25th annual meeting about a $25,000 research program producing orange powder. The powder would mix with water to yield fresh juice without refrigeration, aiding advertising and merchandising efforts though not yet market ready.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Homer Hooks
General Ager
Florida Citrus Commission
Mount Dora
Mount Dora Plays Sea Breeze In Class A Group 5 Semi
Mount Dora High School faces Sea Breeze of Daytona Beach at 4 p.m. in DeLand in a Class A Group 5 semi final. Winter Park meets DeLand at 7:30 p.m. The Friday final in DeLand starts at 7:30 p.m. The winner advances to the State tournament on June 14.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Dora High School
Sea Breeze
Daytona Beach
DeLand
Winter Park
Quote on dislike and malice by William Penn
A short aphorism reflects Penn on how one should feel about wrongs. It warns against hate as malice targets people, not ideas, urging measured judgment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Penn
Swartsel And Land Receive Study Loans
Henry William Land II and Ross Vernon Swartsel Jr were awarded Florida State Board of Education general scholarship loans for teacher preparation on Tuesday May 9. The awards take effect September 1 1961 and may be held for four years or until bachelor’s degree is earned, whichever comes first, subject to all other scholarship requirements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry William Land, II
Ross Vernon Swartsel, Jr
Florida State Board of Education
Legislature OKs annexation steps and bond plan
The Florida legislature approved annexation measures for the Golden Triangle Shopping Center area and urged a path to city expansion. The city plans a $1,000,000-plus revenue bond package to fund Donnelly Street work, sewer facilities, and water storage projects, with initial funding and later issuances to cover ongoing needs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Donnelly St
U.S. 441
Leedy, Wheeler, and Alleman
News City
Tallahassee
Byron Smith
Route 441
Bradenton
Lake Franklin Park
East Town
Pait’s Pasture
Lake Shore Drive
Heim
David Bowen
Council
Boy Finds Lost Cash, Returns Envelope to Owner
11 year old Johnny Ingles found an envelope with about 40 dollars belonging to Bronson's Guys and Dolls House after it blew from Col R Paul Bronson's car. He turned it in to police, earning a five dollar gratitude check and praise for honesty from Bronson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howard C. Ingles
Rossiter St
Johnny
Mount Dora
Col. Bronson
Rate Hearing Set Here For June 27
The Florida Railroad and Public Utilities Commission will hold a public hearing at 10 a.m. on June 27 in the Mount Dora Community Building on rates and service by Florida Gas Utilities Co. The company, formerly Houston Corp., has been operating a first year on interim schedules while the commission reviews a permanent rate structure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Florida Railroad and Public Utilities Commission
Mount Dora
Florida Gas Utilities Co
Houston Corp
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Golden Triangle
State Senate
Senate
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J. E. Fortner
Citrus Culture Corp
Camp St
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Johnny and
Citrus Culture Corp. Weekly
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