Homecoming Week Sparks Mount Dora High School Activities
Mount Dora High School headlines Homecoming Week with a Thursday Snake Dance and bonfire, Friday parade and football game against New Smyrna, and the Queen’s Dance as the capstone. 1962 Queen Donna Simpson passes crown to 1963 candidates Sarena McDonald Shandon Stewart Kathy Cain. escorts Danny McWhorter John Rittenhouse Rusty Tyre.
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Mount Dora High School
New Smyrna
Mount Dora
New Smyrna High School
Donna Simpson
Sarena McDonald
Shandon Stewart
Kathy Cain
Danny McWhorter
John Rittenhouse
Rusty Tyre
Renegades
Judy Reich
Tara Swartsel
Ann
Martha Potsko
Becky Ray
Cindy Allen
Hurricanes
Barracudas
Lyman
Dan Spear
Hurricane
Brown to Head Lake County Chamber of Commerce
Leesburg elects Burton Brown president at the 48th annual meeting held at the Civic Center in Tavares. New officers include Guy Merry vice president W J Rogers treasurer Karl Lehman secretary. Rep A S Herlong guest speaker praised the tax cut bill as a needed stimulus to create jobs while warning deficits require spending restraint.
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Leesburg
Burton Brown
Lake County
First National Bank of
Florida
Leighton L. Baker
U. S
A. S
Syd) Herlong
Herlong
Congress
Mount Dora Hospital List of Patients
Mount Dora patients at Waterman Memorial Hospital in Eustis this week include Mrs. Jessie McGrail and Mrs. Joyce Scoggins among a larger roster. Names listed feature seniors, children, and military personnel such as Maj. Robert Kelton and Master Cary Fox alongside Mrs. Helen Holmes and Mrs. Marcia Smalley.
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Mount Dora
Waterman Memorial Hospital
Eustis
Jessie McGrail
Joyce Scoggins
Helen Holmes
Marcia Smalley
Ruth Bridgman
Cary Fox
Marvin Kloster
Blanche Edwards
Evelyn Hodges
Jewel Welch
Robert Kelton
Otto Besold
Laurie ‘Crow
Paul Pate
Windla Bard
Helen Meyers
Revenues Rise at Florida Gas Co Nine Months 1963
Florida Gas Co reports operating revenue for the nine months ended September 30 1963 up 23 percent from a year earlier. Total 1963 revenue $34 911 000 vs $28 426 000 in 1962. President W J Bowen notes third quarter profit of 4000 marking first such gain in company history. Rate cuts in Orlando Winter Park Daytona Beach Lakeland Eustis Tavares Umatilla and Mount Dora boost gas appliance sales.
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Florida Gas Company
W. J. Bowen
Bowen
Florida
Orlando - Winter Park
Daytona Beach
Lakeland
Eustis
Tavares
Umatilla
Mount
Dora
Florida October traffic deaths rise statewide in 1963
One hundred seventeen persons died in October traffic accidents, raising the yearly Florida toll to 1,164 for 1963 and marking a rise from 1962. Total injuries increased by three from the prior year. Lake County reported one October fatality as a statewide safety drive continues into the remaining months.
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Florida Highway Patrol
Lake County
Siaismar
Lions Club creates eye bank donor plan in Mount Dora
Mount Dora Lions Club launches Eye Bank program led by John Cain affiliated with North Florida Eye Bank Gainesville and supported by Lake County Medical Association and Waterman Memorial Hospital. The plan registers donors, transports corneas for transplant to the University Medical Center, and aims for full club participation as it restores sight to the blind.
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Mount Dora
Cain
Sam Shaw
Lions Committee
Shaw
Waterman Memorial Hospital
Gainesville
Florida
Florida University Medical Center
Lake County
Eye Bank
John Cain
al Seabrook
Lions
Lions Club
Hibiscus Show Planned by Local Growers on Nov 21
The Golden Triangle Chapter of the American Hibiscus Society will host a hibiscus show on Thursday November 21 from 7 to 9 p.m. at the Mount Dora Community Building. A panel of experts led by Harry Fogg Bill Nixon and Roxy Martin will answer garden questions. Admission is free and refreshments will be served.
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Golden Triangle
American Hibiscus Society
Mount Dora
Harry Fogg
Bill Nixon
Lake County
Rainfall Totals Reported by Citrus Culture
For the week ending November 12 Citrus Culture reports rainfall totals across its monitored plots. The report highlights varying amounts by region and notes any notable rainfall patterns affecting citrus yields.
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Citrus Culture
City Elections Near as Candidates Jump In Mayoral Race Looms
Nutty World Of Thurber Opens See House Season. Four incumbents seek re election and four new hopefuls enter the municipal race for six offices on the December ballot. Mayor Jesse Willmott faces possible opposition from W D Patton.
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Thurber
Jesse Willmott
W. D. Patton
Mount Dora
Willmott
Patton
Tom Champion
Mel Wagner
Warren Morgan
Robert F. Wason
Oscar Schubert
Perry E. Flora
Champion
Fred C. Andrews
Andrews
Co. D. (Clancy) Owen
Park Commission
County Receives Share Of Taxes
Lake County will receive 82394 for October 1963 gasoline gallonage taxes. Gasoline sales totaled 1,778,009 gallons in September 1963. The county also collected 115,148.04 in October 1963 sales tax, up 15,475.26 from October 1962.
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Lake County
J. Ed. Straughn
Florida Revenue Commission
Predictable Jack Frost Visits Central Florida Citrus
Weather patterns show frost tends to arrive in Central Florida citrus regions before December 15 on average, with regional variation. Forecasters and growers use long term records to time warm welcomes as frost intervals shift from November to January across different zones.
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Jack Frost
Florida
Mr. Frost
Frost
Nothern Lake County
Lake Okeechobee
Bowling Club Dedication For New Rinks In Mount Dora
Mount Dora Lawn Bowling Club plans a dedication Friday at 11 30 a m for its new rinks. Guests include Mayor Jesse Willmott Henry Link chamber president and park board members along with representatives from the Southern division clubs of the American Lawn Bowling Assn and from the North Central Florida League. The morning and afternoon sessions include optional bowling followed by a buffet luncheon.
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Mount Dora Lawn
Jesse Willmott
Mel Wagner
Park
Mount Dora
Henry Link
Garden Club Plans Christmas Palm Decorations Downtown Mount Dora
Garden Club members prepare palm decorations for downtown Mount Dora along with workshops in the new downtown location. Volunteers will help the week before Thanksgiving and palms are expected to be decorated the weekend after Thanksgiving. The club's annual card party and bazaar will be held December 5 at the American Legion Home starting at 9 am to raise funds for beautification projects.
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Circles of the
Lakes and Hills
American Legion
Mount Dora
Merchants Association Sets Monday Luncheon Schedule
The Merchants Association will hold a Monday noon luncheon at the Garden Gate. Alfred Rehbaum Jr. announced a revised schedule to boost downtown participation. Committee chairs will report on plans since the last meeting. reservations may be made with Batty Blew Segoe.
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Merchants Association
Garden Gate
Alfred Rehbaum Jr
Rehbaum
Batty
Blew
Segoe
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Florida Gas Co
Howard Kahler
New City
Tates
IceHouse Players
Groat
al Crone
IceHouse
Grant
Appomattox
Crone
John Blatt
B. Y. Pennington
Perry
Ocala
St. Johns River
Garden Club
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