Cold War GI Bill Expands VA Hospital Access to Peacetime Vets
The new Cold War GI Bill, effective October 1, 1967, grants Peacetime veterans access to VA hospital care on the same basis as other veterans. Veterans discharged under conditions other than dishonorable may be admitted for treatment with a financial statement showing inability to pay. Florida officials note possible strain on the VA system and waiting lists, with about 125,000 beds nationwide.
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Veterans Administration
Vietnam
M. T. Dixon
Florida Department of Veterans Affairs
Dixon
Florida
Homemakers Meet at Mount Dora Club Host's Home
The Mount Dora Young Homemakers Club met at Mrs. Otto Wright's home on Thursday November 17 with Deborah Boulware presenting Sewing Tips. Attendees included Mesdames Otto Wright Carlton Johnston Bill Conliffe Art Womble A Lee French Ernest Hobdy Philip Ames Russell Lane and Ronald Stephens. A workshop at Mrs. Russell Lane's home will feature Palm Angels and Decoupage.
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Mount Dora Young Homemakers Club
Otto Wright
Deborah Boulware
Extension Home
Mesdames
Carlton Johnston
Bill Conliffe
Art Womble
A. Lee French
Ernest Hobdy
Philip Ames
Russell Lane
Ronald Stephens
Local commerce and politics mix in scattered tidbits
A collage of notes covers tourism funding, presidential backgrounds, and corporate theft costs. It mentions a 1917 Denmark payment for Caribbean territories, DeGaulle’s 1966 NATO pullout costs, and rising hair color spending, ending with a plug for supporting local merchants amid shopping trips and personal anecdotes.
Rotary Club Hears Retired FBI Expert on Confidence Games
Robert M. Fauntleroy, 30 year FBI veteran, spoke at Mount Dora Rotary on confidence games. He described the money machine fraud and the Judge Baker swindle, and outlined safeguards. Fauntleroy, retired in 1961, discussed WWII cases and now runs Welaka Marine and Mower in Florida.
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Rotary Club
FBI
Robert M. Fauntleroy
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Rotary Club of
Mount Dora
Middle West
New York City
Duquesne Spi Ring
Ring
Italy
Welaka
Florida
Welaka Marine and Mower, Inc
Jeff Ray Named Chairman of Lake County Young Men Demo
At the Lake County Democratic Executive Committee meeting on November 16 in Mount Dora Jeff Ray was appointed chairman of the Young Men's Democratic Organization by Chairman Roy Christopher. The article notes Ray’s lifelong interest in Florida politics and plans to build a strong youth group, with committee assignments and future appointments announced. The next committee meeting is slated for December 14 at 8 p.m. in Tavares.
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Lake County
Democratic Executive Committee
Jeff Ray
Mount Dora
Young Men's Democratic Organization
Roy Christopher
Florida
W. H
Bill” Reedy
Stephen Johnson
Eustis
Doris Babb
Tavares
Lake County Fair
Booth
Richard Edgerton
Elva Doyle
Groveland
Gladys McKeon
Lucile Tally
Olive Alexander
Katherine Baker
Umatilla
W. H. Reedy
James Porter
Clermont
L. D. Edge
Lake County Voters League
League
L. H. Poole
Court House
Democratic Women Organize Lake County Club Meeting
Mrs. Fred Owles Jr. of Winter Park will be guest of honor at an open Lake County Democratic Woman's Club meeting. The Florida club directs 59 member clubs from Pensacola to Miami with over 4,200 members. Ada Hedges of Eustis serves as secretary of the county committee.
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Florida
Democratic Woman's Club
Fred Owles Jr
Winter Park
Lake County
Pensacola
Miami
Ada Hedges
Eustis
Demo- Commit
Diary Of Anne Frank Junior Class Play At Mount Dora High
Rehearsals underway for Mount Dora High School juniors who selected Diary of Anne Frank for a dramatic presentation on December 1 and 2 at 8 p.m. Laure Knorr plays Anne Frank with Charles McConnell as Mr. Frank Linda Proctor as Miep Linda Hodges as Mrs. Van Daan Ronnie Dufour as Mr. Van Daan Charles Kennedy as Peter Van Daan Candy Montgomery as Mrs. Frank Carla Tucker as Margot Frank Sebert Ashton as Mr. Kraler Albion Land as Mr. Dussel.
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Mount Dora High School
Pie Frank
Gnomilly
Dee 1
Anne Frank
Laure Knorr
Charles McConnell
Mr. Frank
Linda Proctor
Mieo
Linda Hodges
Mrs. van Daan
Ronnie Dufour
School Lunch Menu Week Lists Varied Daily Dishes
The weekly menu shows Monday to Friday meals with items like sloppy joes, beanie weenies, salmon croquettes, and sides such as green beans, potatoes, corn, and fruit. Beverages include orange juice and milk with breads and desserts noted.
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Hamburg
Underscoring Bond Ownership Rights After Death
The passage notes that a U.S. Savings Bond registered in co-owner or beneficiary form becomes the sole property of the co-owner or beneficiary upon the death of the owner. It contrasts this with the bond’s use in locating food or objects underwater through high frequency cycles per second.
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U.S
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Ecene
Denmark
St. Thomas
St. Croix
St. John
Islets
Roosevelts
Wilson
Coolidge
McKinley
Harding
Kennedy
Johnson
Truman
Taft
Philippines
Hoover
Eisenhower
DeGaule
France
DeGaulle
Orlando
Solly
Low Heaton
Florida Presbyterian College
St. Petersburg
United States
Young Men’s Demo
Democratic Women
Club
Leighton L. Baker
Aert Ae
Mt. Dora
By Walt Wiederhold
Mom
Pop
Aunt Lucy
Walt and
Mildred Wiederhold
N. Donnelly
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