Hurricanes poised for Mid Lakes title bid with Groveland visit
Mount Dora hosts Groveland in a key Mid Lakes Conference clash as the Hurricanes eye a share of the conference crown. Coach Jesse Dyess notes injuries but expects a strong effort after last week’s 13-7 win over Lake Weir. Carver Salmon Dufour and Dake headline the lineup with tight ends Brooks and Moon among possible starters.
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Golden Hurricanes
Mount Dora
Lake Weir
Groveland
Mid-Lakes
Eustis
Hurricanes
Panthers
Umatilla
Clermont
Mike Stewart
Edward Brooks
Gary Duval
Jim Dake
Dyess
Lake
Particuar
Pete Salmon
Hank Dufour
Tommy Carver
Dell Potter
Carver
Salmon
Dake
Bernard McCabe
Dufour
John Moon
Larry Carlton
Brooks
John Cain
Charles Alderman
Phillip Chapman
Billy Wells
Bobby Wason
Jack Pease
SRD Agents Destroy 27 Moon Shine Stills in Florida
Agents of the State Beverage Department destroyed 27 moonshine whiskey stills across 15 Florida counties in September. They seized 19 vehicles from bootleg liquor dealers and arrested 197 violators, according to director Richard B. Keating. Alcohol tax collections rose 15.73 percent vs September 1963.
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State Beverage Department
Florida
Richard B. Keating
Kiwanis Club Offers Free Rides to Mount Dora Voters
The Kiwanis Club of Mount Dora provides free non-partisan transport to voters lacking a ride to polling places for Election Day Tuesday. Call 383-2879 on Monday November 2 with name, address and preferred time. same day calls allowed if preferred. The Ballot Battalion aims to get every registered citizen to vote.
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Kiwanis Club
Mount Dora
Mount Dora Proclaims United Nations Day 1964 Observance
Mayor Jesse D. Willmott urges Mount Dora residents to observe October 24 1964 as United Nations Day. He calls on officials to promote awareness through community programs and collaboration with the United States Committee for the United Nations and related groups. The proclamation is dated August 28 1964.
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United Nations
General Assembly of the
Jesse D. Willmott
Mount Dora
Florida
United States Committee For the United Nations
Democrats Step Up Lake County Campaign Activity
The Johnson Humphrey campaign expands in Lake County with campaign offices in Mount Dora Tavares and Leesburg. A motorcade to Orlando to hear President Johnson at Colonial Plaza is planned. A Clermont fish fry drew supporters for Reedy McCall and Baker. The Lake County Democratic Executive Committee meets at 8 p.m. in the Pioneer Building Tavares.
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Johnson-Humphrey
Lake County
Roy Christopher
Mount Dora
Tavares
Leesburg
Lake Cities
Fifth Street
Baker and Donnelly
Christopher
John McCormick
Orlando
Johnson
Colonial Plaza
Christophers
Democratic Campaign Committee
Clermont
W. H
Bill) Reedy
House of Representatives
Willis McCall
Katherine Baker
Democratic Executive Committee
Pioneer
Post Office Plans Examinations For 2 Positions Here
Mount Dora Post Office seeks applicants for substitute clerk and substitute carrier positions with a starting pay of 2.48 dollars. Additional vacancies include substitute special delivery messenger. Applicants must be 18 or older, high school graduates 16. No experience required. A written aptitude examination is required.
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Civil Service
Mount Dora Post Office
Harry J. Hopcraft
Hopcraft
Hospital Patients at Waterman Memorial Hospital
Mount Dora announces list of patients this week at Waterman Memorial Hospital in Eustis including Mrs. Jessie Reynolds, Mrs. Jessie Butcher, Mr. Wade Cowart, Mrs. Margaret De Graff, Mrs. Catherine Trunkat, Mrs. Helen Holmes, Mrs. Mary Codding, Mr. Oscar Grantham, Mr. Herbert Weber, Mrs. Amelia Pratt, Mrs. Hazel Arters, Mr. Charles Deely, Mr. James Stark and Mr. Perry Babcock, plus Mrs. Claude Turner who has a new baby girl.
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Mount Dora
Waterman Memorial Hospital
Eustis
Jessie Reynolds
Jessie Butcher
Wade Cowart
Margaret DeGraff
Catherine Trunkat
Helen Holmes
Mary Codding
Oscar Grantham
Herbert Weber
Amelia Pratt
Hazel Arters
Charles Deely
James Stark
Perry Babcock
Claude
Margaret
Turner
City approves record budget of 523 432 50 for new year
The City Council adopted a record budget of 523 432 50 effective November 1 showing a 849 50 surplus. Revenue sources include light and water department profits and taxes. Major projects include a bucket truck for the light department and a third dispatcher engineer for the fire department.
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Light Department
Water Department
Fire Department
Dennis Stephens
Kenneth Cox
East Town
J. P. Turner
Mount Dora Rotary Hosts Little League Guests and Titan Flight Talk
Mount Dora Little League players sponsored by the Rotary Club attended a luncheon with officers Ronald Aldrich and George Clement among those present. Members received a baseball as a memento. The program included a Time of the Titan film by Martin Co and a Titan missile history from 1955 to 1961, followed by a preview of Captain Russell McKinney’s Viet Nam briefing at the next meeting.
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Mount Dora
Gary Conliffe
Alan Hamlin
Rodney Dobson
Sam Hodges
Terry Horsley
Carl Hughes
Terry Dyer
Terry Snowberger
Wendel Williams
Doug Couch
Titan
Martin Co
Atlas
United States
Russell McKinney
Viet Nam
Merchants Eye Stamp Promotion In Mount Dora
The Mount Dora Merchants Association met at Fralick's to discuss a Christmas promotion using Mount Dora Trading Stamps. Chairman Tyrone Parker noted plans to poll members on a policy to close during funeral hours for prominent citizens.
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Merchants Association of
Mount Dora
Fralick’s
Tyrone Parker
Mount Dora Exceeds Chamber Quota for 1965 Campaign
Mount Dora businesses and residents have obtained 284 membership units in the Lake County Chamber of Commerce drive for 1965. Ten municipalities, including Mount Dora, have met their quotas, with daily new memberships. The fiscal year began Oct. 1 and receipts to date exceed last year’s pace. memberships are in sustaining 12.50, contributing 5, and regular 2 dollar classes.
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Mount Dora
Lake County
Social Security Official Visits Mount Dora City Hall
A representative of the Social Security Administration District office in Orlando will visit Mount Dora City Hall on Wednesday November 4 and Wednesday November 18 from 9 30 a m to 12 30 p m to assist with old age and survivors insurance benefits Social Security numbers and program information.
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Social Security Administration
Orlando
Mount Dora City Hall
Mount Dora Art League to Hold Annual Meeting and Election
The Mount Dora Art League will hold its annual meeting and election of officers Thursday Oct. 29 at 7 30 p.m. in the Social Room of the First Federal Savings and Loan Assn. Reports on 1963 64 activities will be given and plans set for the indoor art show Friday Nov. 20 at the Mount Dora Community Building.
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Mount Dora Art League
First Federal Savings and Loan Assn
Mount Dora
Annual Waterama In Tavares Set For November 8
Plans for the annual Waterama in Tavares sponsored by the Tavares Jaycees involve a full day event on Lake Dora with races for multiple classes and 150 boat race drivers invited. The weekend also features a Saturday square dance and Sunday chicken barbecue with public attendance invited to enjoy Lake Dora Dora Canal Lake Eustis Harris Creek and Lake Griffith waterways.
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Tavares Jaycees
Lake Dora
Tavares
Herman Steverson
Dora Canal
Lake Eustis
Harris
Haines Creek
Lake Griffith
Turkey Shoot Set By Sorrento Group
The Sorrento Mount Plymouth Volunteer Fire Department will hold a two day turkey shoot on Saturday and Sunday November 7 and 8 starting at noon each day behind Driggers Store on State Road 46. Proceeds go to building a shelter for the water truck in cooperation with the Civic Association.
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Sorrento Mount
Plymouth Volunteer Fire Department
Driggers
State Road 46
Civic Association
DE Program consultant visits Mount Dora for coordination
State Distributive Education consultant C. Dean Gaiser toured Mount Dora last week to align activities with DE coordinator Larry Puckett at Mount Dora High School. He spoke with Allan DeLoach of DeLoach Rexall Pharmacy owner of the Golden Triangle center. DeLoach employs a DE student who studies and works on the job. Gaiser is based in Tallahassee.
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Dean Gaiser
Mount Dora
Larry Puckett
Mount Dora High School
Gaiser
Puckett
Allan DeLoach
DeLoach- Rexall
Golden Triangle
DeLoach
Tallahassee
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George Ober
Ober
J. T
Bud) Huett
Bernard Lindsley
Steve Ham
Billy Williamson
Kenny Womble
Roger Cain
Ken Atkinson
Martin Morgan
Bruce Cain
Brett Horsley
David Potsko
Christopher and Clyde Council
Frances Bland
Charles Wagner
Mane
Sarees
Aoe Culture
Seenmenseneees
Post Office
By Pete Osborne
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Cemetery i
Chamber of Canine i
Little Leaguers Rotary
Art League States Meeting
Turkey
Sorrento Group
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