18 Nov 1976
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Newspaper
Mount Dora Topic
Location
Mount Dora, Florida, United States of America
Date
Nov 18, 1976
Page
1
The Mount Dora Policemen's Ball runs 9 p m to 1 a m at the American Legion hall on S Highland St. Sunny Daze provides music for dancing and door prizes are offered. Tickets are 2.00 each or can be bought at the door, with delivery available by calling Pran at the police station.
Bargains galore await pre holiday shoppers as downtown Mount Dora merchants host their annual sidewalk sale this Friday and Saturday. Hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. with shop displays and fundraising tables by local organizations. The Mount Dora High School Band performs Saturday noon in Donnelly Park and drawings for two turkeys and fruit baskets occur daily at 12 noon and 5 p.m. Register in Village stores. you need not be present to win. The Chamber of Commerce offers information and refreshments as residents kick off Christmas shopping.
City council held a three hour session approving first readings to annex a 60 acre Eudora Road tract and to set general utility policies and rates. They scheduled Lake Franklin talks and debated Gilbert Park plan while pursuing ordinances on downtown parking and debris disposal by lawn care firms. The Eudora annexation failed 6-1 with Jeff Ray opposing. officials plan further readings and an AG opinion.
Rep Richard Langley of Clermont was chosen on the first ballot as Minority Whip for the 1977 Florida House session. He won over Tom Gallagher and Van Poole at a GOP meeting in Tallahassee and was already serving a third two year term from the 35th District centered on Meumt Dora. He described the role as gathering and disseminating information to GOP members and keeping them informed about inside developments.
Incumbent Howard Cox becomes the sixth candidate to file for three Mount Dora City Council seats in the December 14 election. He cites his utilities work and involvement in the city’s water and sewer projects as his qualifications. Ten-year resident with a wife and four children, Cox aims to address growth and city operations. Other candidates named include Ronald Riche, Lavond Clayton, John Coffield, Colene Hutcheson, and C. O. Lott, with filing deadline set for 5 p.m. Tuesday, November 23.
Princess Court in Mount Dora converts a former theater into a two level shopping arcade with eleven leased specialty shops headed by Queen's Court and King's Court. The Dec. 1 preview caters to chamber members and local service groups ahead of the public grand opening on Dec. 2.
A community Thanksgiving service will be held at 7 30 p m on Wednesday November 24 in the Community Congregational Church of Mount Dora. Rev Arthur Russell of Greater St Mary Baptist Church will speak. Special music by The Disciples of God youth group. Sponsored by Mount Dora Ministerial Association. Offerings go to the King's Daughters to aid local needy.
The Mount Dora Fire Department weather station logged daily highs and lows from November 10 to 16. Temperatures ranged from a high of 82 and a low of 16 on some days, with total rainfall for the period 0.27 inches, bringing the year-to-date total to 48.84 inches.
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