Mount Dora seniors honored for Good Citizenship and essays
Mount Dora High School seniors were honored by the Kiwanis Club at a luncheon marking the 10th annual Good Citizenship and Good Scholarship awards and the fifth Heller Essay Contest. Richard Griner won a $500 merit award. Tom H winner earned a General Motors Institute full scholarship. Nancy Card and Vernon Swartsel received $100 sponsorship prizes.
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Mount Dora High School
Mount Dora Kiwanis Club
George White, Sr
Ronald Aldrich
Jack Morgan
White
Richard Griner
Bert McDonald
Tom H
Dhec Ee
General Motors Institute
William Heller
Nancy Card
Vernon Swartsel
George Kress
K. Stokley
Roy Chellenkere
Aldrich
Legion Services on Memorial Day Mount Dora Post 35
Mount Dora Post 35 of the American Legion will hold Memorial Day services at First Presbyterian Church on Sunday May 28 gathering at 10 49 in caps. A memorial service with color guard firing squad and taps will be held at Pine Forest Cemetery Tuesday May 30 at 10 am. The Rev Jimmy Jones will speak. Graves will be decorated with palms and flags. The post marks the first anniversary of its Flag Display Service with 50 star flags on subscriber premises on designated days. Flags and sets are sold at cost by the Legion Post at Link Stationery. Mount Dora Post reports a new high of 230 members for the seventh straight year.
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Mount Dora
American Legion
First Presbyterian Church
Pine Forest Cemetery
Jimmy Jones
First Methodist Church
Legion Post
Post
The
Link
Mount Dora High School Class of 1961 Graduation Week
Seniors from Mount Dora High School prepare for Baccalaureate on Sunday at the Mount Dora Community Building with Rev. James Jones delivering the charge. The week includes exams, a progressive dinner and class night on Thursday, graduation practice on Friday, and the Awards Assembly in the afternoon.
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Mount Dora High School
Mount Dora
James Jones
First Methodist Church
County Fair Wins Two Major Awards at Gainesville
The Lake County Fair and Flower Show won three first place ribbons and one second at the University of Florida Short Course for Fair and Livestock Shows in Gainesville for best materials in exhibit displays. First prizes went to banners at Eustis, bumper strips, and posters for the Fair and Flower Show. second prize to the fair committee letterhead and envelopes.
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Lake County
University of Florida
Gainesville
Eustis
Retired Doctor Finds Postage Stamps Mean Fun And Money
Retired surgeon Dr. Arthur K. Bennett discusses philately, describing stamps as a lifelong passion. He shares friendly insights into stamp collecting, noting it brings both enjoyment and value, as his wife Poona and entourage join in their hobby. Continued on Page 8.
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Arthur K. Bennett
Poona
Joe
Marquette
Mich
Mount Dora Kiwanis honors 12 top winners in youth awards
Outstanding Young Citizens Happy Days culimated with 12 Mount Dora Seniors placing among the top money winners in Kiwanis leadership and scholarship awards and Holler Essay Contest. George White presents $500 checks to Bert McDonald and Richard Griner who won Holler contest spots.
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Mount Dora
Mount Dora Kiwanis Club
Holler
George White
Kiwanis Club
Bert’ McDonald
Richard Griner
Richard
E. E. Sutley
Nancy Card
Ronald Aldrich
Doris Camp
Vernon Swartsel
Sali Eagan
Janice Reed
Bert McDonald
Gary Lee
Martha Lynch
Bob Polhamus
Louise Robinson
Henry Land
Sharon Roach
Bank Gives $500 To Community Bowl Drive At Kickoff Dinner
Mount Dora supporters gathered for a kickoff dinner backing the new 1 200 seat bowl to cost about 10 per seat. A $500 gift from the bank plus pledges and gifts from local groups push the campaign past $4 200 with more needed. Dan Spear gave 100 while others donated smaller amounts. The Florida Telephone Corp will install a public address system and funds go entirely toward the project after Fralicks underwrote the dinner. The site remains a 40 acre city effort with lighting and drainage upgrades estimated at 6 500 and 1 000 less than anticipated. Local officials urged council action and plantings planned within two weeks.
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Mount Dora
Mr. White
White
Dan Spear
W.arnold Goulder
Hurricane Club
Florida Telephone Corp
Carlton Johnston
Claude
Maxine Fralick
Fralick
Munity
Fralicks
O. “Buster” Williams
WLBE
Leesburg
Gordon L. Dake
Mayor Fines 15 In Municipal Court Action
In his role as municipal judge, Mayor Guy C. Bliss levied 75 dollar fines on 15 minor cases this week marking light action in municipal court proceedings.
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Guy C. Bliss
City Cuts Speed Around Shopping Center Site
Mayor Guy Bliss and Jehle Brothers officials moved to reduce speed on U S Route 441 North near the Golden Triangle Shopping Center site. Speed limits were cut from 55 to 35 miles per hour with warning signs planned as Milton Pepper, developer of the center, meets the council on sewerage and annexation matters.
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Guy Bliss
Jehle Ecothers, Inc
Montgomery
Ala
Golden Triangle
L. D. Lamphear
Bliss
Milton Pepper
441
Route 19
Lamphear
A. G. Johnson
Jehle Brothers
Mount Dora and Eustis Seek Fire District Pact
Mount Dora City Council will pursue a compromise formula with Eustis over fire district boundaries affecting Triangle Acres. Legislation was not pressed this session due to lack of agreement, with residents able to choose protection from either city or none. Negotiations will continue in coming months to craft a bill acceptable to both sides.
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Mount Dora
Eustis
Triangle Acres
R. O. “Dude” Grantham
Lake County
Tallahassee
Grantham
Concert Group Plans Season With Don Cos Sack Act
Golden Triangle Mutual Concert Association reports a strong treasury to fund the 1961-1962 season. Don Cos sack will headline a slate of superior attractions. Officers elected include Mrs. J. W. Shaw president and Alan H. Seabrook treasurer. Membership drive starts in November.
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Golden Triangle Mutual Concert Association
Treasury
Don Cossack Group
J. W. Shaw
Walter TeStrake
P. Johnson
Tavares
Arthur Jewell
Alan H. Seabrook
Russell M. Grumman
M. K. Hamilton
L. F. Douglass
Umatilla
G. Mack Johnson
Vance Keister
George L. Kress
Edward Mitchell
Thomas T. Odom
Elizabeth Siess
J. Randall Straughan
We Can Scarcely Hate Anyone We Know
A compact aphorism by William Hazlitt reflecting on human relationships and empathy. The quote suggests that familiarity breeds understanding rather than genuine hatred, implying that close social bonds soften enmity.
Mount Dora votes on sweeping blind licensing ordinance
A draft licensing measure would let the Mount Dora mayor revoke any business license, including newspapers, for nuisance or violation with no court hearing. The proposal, set for two more readings and effective January 1 1962, imposes $5 to $500 taxes and faces potential legal challenges over free enterprise and press rights.
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Mount Dora
Margaret Lafroos
David Bowen
Fletcher Crane
Frank Treen
Merchants’ Division
Chamber of Commerce
R. O. “Dude” Grantham
Gordon L. Deke
Lake Coleman
Ed Avery
Mrs. Lofroos
Guy C. Bliss
Bliss
Roy Christopher
Treen
Leesburg and Eustis
Leesburg
Daily Commercial
Lake Region News
Eustis
Iecal Aeeason
Two S and L Groups Seek Permission To Locate Here
Two savings and loan groups seek to establish offices in Mount Dora. Orlando Federal S and L Association proposes near Fifth Ave and Donnelly Street while First Federal S and L of Eustis targets Fifth and Alexander. A June 19 consolidated hearing is set by the Federal Home Loan Board. Local banks are already heavy mortgage lenders.
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Savings and Loan Association
Mount Dora
Washington, D. C
Federal Home Loan Board
Orlando Federal Savings and Loan Association
Federal Savings and Loan Association of
Eustis
Orlando
Fifth Ave
Donnelly St
Fifth and Alexander
Federal Board
First National Bank of
Chamber of Commerce plans 1961 budget and ad drive
The Chamber of Commerce unveils a 1961 budget totaling 16863 with 5794 for advertising and promotion. President Al Rehnbaum Jr notes increased newspaper ads due to more memberships and a rising community, as 100 new memberships and 120 new families were welcomed. Major costs include salaries 6000, Merchants' Association 1300, rent 840, plus promotion funds such as signs 700 and folders 2494. City funds 7000 and member contributions 6370 cover most of the budget with Merchants' Association 1300.
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Chamber of Commerce
Chamber
al Rehnbaum, Jr
Mount Dora
Merchants’ Association
Burrell Locks to Close for Maintenance near Lisbon
The U S Army Engineers announced Burrell Locks at Haines Creek near Lisbon will close to navigation from May 29 to June 7 for maintenance and repair.
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Burrell Locks
U.S. Army Engineers
Haines Creek
Lisbon
Area rainfall report for week ended May 22 questioned
A humorous drought moment as a receptionist, mid mop, questions the area rainfall report for the week ended May 22. The exchange underscores scarce precipitation and public interest in weekly weather data.
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By Grace C. Campbell
Legion
County Fair
By Erma Robinson
Mrs, Bennett
Bank
William Hazlitt
By Mack Johnson
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