Mount Dora Hosts Biggest Christmas Promotion Yet
Mount Dora stores launch a town wide holiday festival with live caroling from church and school groups, Yuletide music from WVGT, extended shopping hours, and nightly gift drawings in Donnelly Park. Grand prizes include an Admiral TV, RCA radios, and Beebe’s cameras. A Kiddie show returns each Saturday and the Jaycees plan a Dec 15 Christmas Parade with 50 units entered already and more expected.
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Mount Dora
WVGT
Lakes
Hills Garden
Donnelly Park
Hollenbeck
Rehbaum Hardware
Beebe
Santa Claus
Princess Theatre
The
JayCees
Dwight Mosteller
Florida
Mr. Mosteller
George White, Jr
Tommy Houser
Fred Wise
Walker Horsley
al Rehbaum
III
J. P. Turner
Harold Dawson
Warren Morgan
Jack Gerwig
Herman Stevenson
Paul Hammon
Harvey Caldwell
Roland Lane
Limit St
Jackson Ave
Donnelly St
Gilbert Park
Mount Dora Welcomes 911 Passengers on ACL Ramble
The ACL Ramble sightseeing train visited Mount Dora drawing about 911 riders who enjoyed lake views and orange juice courtesy of G. B. Crip Hurlburt and the Mount Dora Growers Cooperative. Stops included Tavares Fus tis Leesburg and Mount Dora with many photos taken and local officials distributing information packets.
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Mount Dora
Lake Dora
Chamber of Commerce
G. B. “Crip” Hurlburt
Mount Dora Topic Receives Jaycees Award
The Mount Dora Topic earns the award of merit from the Jaycees for Florida non daily newspaper coverage. Mack Johnson and wife accept on behalf of the staff and commit to fair, impartial reporting. City Council candidates pledge honest administration for Dec 11 election.
Mayor Willmott Busy With 22 Municipal Court Cases This Week
Mayor Willmott handled 22 cases in Municipal Court this week. Seven involved traffic violations including one driving while intoxicated. Fifteen were disorderly conduct. Fines totaled 160 dollars and 305 dollars in bonds were forfeited.
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Willmott
Garden Club Set Christmas Bazaar and Fashion Show
The Lakes and Hills Garden Club will hold a Christmas bazaar fashion show and tea on Friday December 14 at the Community Building. The event runs 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. with crafts bake sale door prizes and a fashion show featuring local shops. Tickets for show and tea are 1.25 and available through club members.
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Garden Club
Lakes and Hills Garden Club
Grace Campbell
George Berry
Lester Roberts
Lloyd Bennett
Steve Johnson
Campbell
van Marker
Ted Odom
William T. Bland
Roland Cooper
O. W. Conner
County wide X Ray Survey Planned for 1963
Lake County TB and Health Association moves to form plans for a first county wide X ray survey and tuberculin testing program to be held in February and March. Adults over 18 may be tested and X rayed, while under 18 receive a tuberculin test with X ray for positive reactors.
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Lake County
TB and Health Association
Dodge Taylor
Lake County TB and Health Association
Tradewinds
Leesburg
Southwest Tuberculosis
Tampa
Home Demonstration Council
Slater Cox
Mount Dora
Roy Christopher
Sorrento
Lake Jem
Cassia
Mount Dora Hospital admits list and newborn
Mount Dora Waterman Memorial Hospital this week received patients Master Charles Gunger Mrs Gladys Heisner Mrs Shelby Kuechler Mrs Josephine Swager Mrs Mary Maurel Mrs Helen Godtel Mrs Lorene Douglas Mrs Margaret Bowen Mr Ronnie Hinckley Mr Howard Miller Mr Ralph Riley and Mr Rowe Fannin. A baby daughter was born November 24 to Mr and Mrs Charles Kuechler of Mount Dora.
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Mount Dora
Waterman Memorial Hospital
Charles Gunger
Gladys Heisner
Shelby Kuechler
Josephine Swager
Mary Maurel
Helen Godtel
Lorene Douglas
Margaret Bowen
Ronnie Hinckley
Howard Miller
Ralph Riley
Rowe Fannin
Charles Kuechler
Everybody Loves Opal at IceHouse December Run
IceHouse Players announce their second play of the season. The comedy Everybody Loves Opal opens Tuesday December 11 and runs through Saturday December 15 with Jean Kauffman as Opal and a cast including Genevieve Wason Steve Johnson Paul Guarding and Walter Warren. Season memberships for the remaining five plays are available by writing IceHouse Players Box 759 Mount Dora.
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IceHouse
Opal
Jean Kauffman
Grand Island
Genevieve Wason
Steve Johnson
Paul Guarding
Walter Warren
New York
Mount Dora
County Golf Tourney Draws 45 Players This Week
Esther Hicks of Eustis and Cece Orr of Howey tied for low gross in Class A at Mount Dora Golf Club during the annual November event. Forty five ladies from Mount Dora and Lake County clubs competed. Jessie French won top Class A low net while Dottie Cook and Julie Dyal led Class B low gross and low net. Irene Shaffer won Class C low gross and Rose Denning took low net. Ann Thomas won putting honors with 33.
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Esther Hicks
Eustis
Cece Orr
Howey
Mount Dora Golf Club
Mount Dora
Lake County
Jessie French
Dottie Cook
Julie Dyal
Irene Shaffer
Rose Denning
Silver Lake
Ann Thomas
Orange County Grand Jury to Review Lake County Evidence Case
The Orange County Grand Jury will examine charges that falsified evidence led to 1959 convictions of Jerry Chatman and Robert Schuler for raping a Fruitland Park woman. FBI findings on plaster casts and potential police complicity will be included as part of the briefing to be presented on December 10.
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Lake County
Orange County
Orlando
W. Troy Hall, Jr
Leesburg
Atorney
Arthur L. Steed
Steed
Roma Trulock
Florida Sheriff's Bureau
Noel E. Griffin, Jr
Eustis
Thomas Ledford
Mount Dora
Jerry Chatman
Robert Schuler
Fruitland Park
Hall
Florida Supreme Court
Griffin
Ledford
Willis V. McCall
Gordon Oldam
James Yates
L. G. Clark
Grand Jury
FBI
Clark
Yates
Record Registration Seen For City Election Dec 11
Registration runs up to 5 p.m. next Monday for the nonpartisan City election on December 11 with 10 candidates vying for three City Council seats two Park Commission posts and the City Clerkship. Voting is hand counted in City Hall from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. and the Lake County rolls do not qualify. eligible citizens must be 21, Florida residents for a year and City residents for six months. Officials expect turnout to exceed 1,148 in 1961. Candidates include Wyn Brown Tommy Houser Pinkney Turner Mel Wagner Robert Morton George Wilson and others with campaigns centered on fair administration and development. Board chairs include Mrs Lillian Christie Election Clerk and deputies. Balloting is in the City Council room. extensive campaigning continues.
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Park Commission
Lastar
Mel
Sibiee
City Hall
Lillian Christie
Mildred Ha
Laverne Snowberger
Clarence Lee
J. P. Martelock
Wyn Brown
Tommy Houser
Pinkney Turner
Armed Forces
Margaret Lafroos
Fletcher Crane
Lake W. Coleman
C. D. (Clancy) Owen
Brown - Houser - Turner Group
Coleman
Owen
Mel Wagner
Robert L. Morton
George S. Wilson
David Bowen
Jesse D. Willmott
Morton
Wagner
James C. Harris
Commission
Wilson
Overlook Drive
Mount Dora
St. Edward’s Episcopal
Fires Destroy Two Mount Dora Homes in East Town
Two Mount Dora residences were gutted by fires caused by defective heaters. The East Town blaze at 6 45 p.m. Tuesday destroyed Lolla Butler’s home on North Clayton Street, and a second fire at 12 25 a.m. Wednesday hit R C Durden’s Camp Street home.
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Durden
East Town
Mount Dora
Fire Department
Lolla Butler
Clayton St
R. C. Durden
Camp St
Villa Dora Hotel to Open Saturday for 1963 Season
The Villa Dora Hotel will open on Saturday December 1 for the 1963 season under Mrs. Carl Graves. It will offer reservations for parties bridge luncheons afternoon teas and dinner events. William Jones is named chef bringing a strong kitchen background from Kenilworth Lodge Sebring Belvedere Hotel Charlevoix Berkshire Inn and Eola Plaza. Carl Graves moves to St Croix Virgin Islands as resident manager of the Grapetree Bay Inn and Villas.
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Villa Dora
Carl Graves
William Jones
Jones
Kenilworth Lodge
Sebring
Belvedere
Charlev
Dist Gov Davies Outlines Rotary Goals to Mount Dora Club
District Governor J Frank Davies of Tampa told Mount Dora Rotary Club that Rotary is a way of life not just an organization. He cited a motto Service above Self and noted Rotary International has 526500 members in over 11000 clubs. Dr Thomas H Russell won a Rotary ashtray and palm for traveling far to attend. Sheriff Willis V McCall will speak December 4 on the Florida Boy's Ranch.
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Rotary
J. Frank Davies
Tampa
Mount Dora
Rotary Club
Davies
Rotary International
Thomas H Russell
New Haven
Conn
Florida Palm
Lake County
Willis V. McCall
Mount Dora Exceeds Chamber Quota in New Fiscal Year
The Lake County Chamber of Commerce reports the first 2400 memberships for the year starting Oct 1 1962. Leesburg leads with 538 memberships, followed by Eustis 459 Tavares 353 Mount Dora 329 Clermont 236. Mount Dora surpasses its quota by 274 percent. memberships are sustaining 12.50 contributing 5 and regular 1 for individuals.
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Lake County
Flash Blaze Quelled With Light Interior Damage
A flash fire fueled by fumes near an outside gas tank ignited inside a home at 821 East Lincoln Street, causing light damage to curtains and interior paint. Mount Dora firefighters arrived quickly and had the scene under control with no injuries reported.
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Johnnie Mae Young
East Lincoln St
Mount Dora
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Lake Chain
James Carr
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Sanford
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Tavares
Fustis
Central
Edwin Waite
M. O “Buster” Williams
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L. B. Keith
O.M. Simpson
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George Jerue
Leon Martinson
S. O. Sorensen
Florida State Chamber of Commerce
Floyd B. Bowen
Lakeland
International Minerals & Chemical Corporation
Bartow
Bowen
State Chamber
West Palm Beach
Mount Dora JayCees
Florida Press Association
Mack Johnson
Merchant's Festival
Spencer Beebe
Elinore Bronson
Mary Simpson
Merchant
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Dist. Gov
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