Lions Club Eyes Free Glaucoma Clinic December 11
Mount Dora Lions Club will sponsor a free eye examination clinic on December 11 at the Community Building from 9 am to 3 pm. A Central Florida Glaucoma Detection Center team will conduct tests for glaucoma and other eye ailments, aiming to screen about 300 people, with election day voting and transportation arranged to encourage participation.
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Mount Dora
Lions’ Club
Lions
Sam Shaw
Shaw
Central Florida
Glaucoma Detection Center
Orlando
City Hall
Lake Oil Co
Link’s
John Cain
Florida tourism campaign targets northern cities
The Florida Development Commission outlined a campaign to attract tourists with ads starting in November under the theme Escape Winter in Florida. Major markets include New York Chicago Boston Philadelphia Detroit Baltimore St. Louis Minneapolis St. Paul Washington Buffalo Cleveland Pittsburgh Milwaukee and Canadian cities Toronto and Montreal.
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Florida Development Commission
Boston
New York
Philadelphia
Chicago
Florida
Detroit
Baltimore
St. Louis
Minneapolis
St. Paul
Washington
Buffalo
Cleveland
Pittsburg
Milwaukee
Toronto
Montreal
Municipal Court Handles Eleven Cases This Week
Mayor Jesse D. Willmott oversaw four traffic and seven disorderly conduct cases in Municipal Court. Fines totaled $10 each and bonds amounting to $195 were forfeited.
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Jesse D. Willmott
Rotarians Hear Zoning Director Robert Webb
Lake County Zoning Director Robert Webb spoke to the Mount Dora Rotary Club about zoning and its impact. He described four zoning categories and noted Lake County aims for countywide jurisdiction, stressing updated codes and improved construction quality.
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Robert Webb
Lake County
Mount Dora
Sleight Files For Park Board Reelection
Veteran Mount Dora Park Commission chair Win Sleight filed his petition for reelection to the Park Board at City Hall for the December 11 municipal election. He is the first candidate to officially file. four other posts include three council seats and a city clerk.
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Win Sleight
Mount Dora Park Commission
City Hall
Sleight
Park Board
Pink Cottage Candies Expands Plant in Mount Dora
David Shames owner of Pink Cottage Candies plans a 600 square foot expansion on Alternate 441 North. The plant produces chocolates pralines and citrus candy with warehousing manufacturing and retail space and employs about 30 people when fully operational.
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David Shames
Ee Weis Énler
Mount Dora
State Awards 139583 Contract for Controversial SR-433 Road
The Florida State Road Department in Tallahassee awarded a 139 583 contract to J. D. Manly Construction Co. of Leesburg to build 1.863 miles of SR 433 near Sorrento, a project opposed by the Lake County Property Owners League as benefiting only a single developer. The plan links with Cape Canaveral and the NOVA project, with local promoters including Sanson Florida Corp and George Daugherty pushing for industrial park development.
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State Road Department
Tallahassee
J. D. Manly Construction Co
Leesburg
Sorrento
Nowhere
Orange
Seminole
Cans Canaveral TV
Epee
Lake County Property Owners League, Inc
Lake County
T. C. Hanson
League
Lake County Industrial and Tourism Commission
Cape Canaveral
N. K. Winston-Sanson Florida Corp
Miami Beach
Stanton D. Sanson
Bryant
Sanson
George W. Daugherty
Eustis
Uor
Daugherty
County Industrial and Tourism Commission
W. H
Bill) Reedy
Reedy
Florida Telephone Corp
Ocala
Leighton L. Baker
Project Alert
Industrial and Tourism Commission
Property Owners League
Mr. Lawson
Cassia
Orange County
Commission
U. 1
Florida
Mims
Sanford
Seminole County
Mount Plymouth
Mount Dora
E. Orange
Marion
Class tour highlights Newspaper Week activity
Teacher Robert Rogers leads a class of prospective journalists on a field trip to view newspaper production during National Newspaper Week. Students explore newsroom lights, press access, and publish day routines as part of the educational visit.
Auto Show Opens At Golden Triangle Mall Parking Lot
A three day auto show begins today at the Golden Triangle Shopping Center parking lot. The 1963 models from Ford Chevrolet Lincoln and other makers will be on display with many cars to view.
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Golden Triangle
Ford
Chevrolet
Lincoln
Mount Dora Mobilizes Civil Defense Amid Alert Phase
Mount Dora officials rushed Civil Defense actions during a Cuban crisis alert. The City Council met in special session approving interim alternates for key posts and a 250 dollar purchase for a Fallout Shelter radiation monitor at the Fire Department.
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Mount Dora
R. O. “Dude” Grantham
David Bowen
Jesse D. Willmott
Gordon L. Dake
Gordon Conboy
Allan Seabrook
Richard D. Conkling
Lake Coleman
Sam Shaw
K. F. Jorgensen
Margaret Lafroos
Marjorie L. Spilatore
William Bland, Jr
Bowen
Henry Link
Jim Harris
Dake
Tom Champion
Keith Davis
Grantham
Charles H. Hawthorne
Lewis Shipley
Fletcher Crane
Earl Anderson
Bill Lafroos
Mel R. Wagner
John Cain
Roy Christopher
Cain
Ed Waite
W. J. “Bud” Wingler
Grady L. Pait
Robert D. Yates
Ted Lane
Paul Snowberger
Clayton Tremain
Mark Peters
Hawthorne
Fourth Ave
Drivers urged to act to cut highway deaths in Florida
Kiwanis heard Sgt. Vince Smallwood of the State Highway Patrol stress defensive driving at all times to reduce the high traffic fatality toll in Florida. He cited 1,011 deaths this year, 115 more than last year, and injuries over 50,000, 2,000 more than 1961. He urged ongoing public education on traffic rules and preplanned driving decisions to stay alive.
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Florida
Kiwanis Club
Vince Smallwood
Smallwood
Travelog Preview Sets Kiwanis Ladies Night
A capacity crowd is expected for a preview of the all color travelog Nor way Sweden and Denmark at Kiwanis Ladies Night. Gordon Palmquist will narrate the event with dinner at 6 p.m. and the travelog at 8 p.m. Tickets for the six part series sell for 5 dollars and are available from Kiwanis members or the Mount Dora Chamber of Commerce.
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Norway
Sweden
Denmark
Kiwanis Club
Gordon Palmquist
Kiwanis
Mount Dora
Sylvan Shores to Get Street Paving and Surface Work
The Lake County Commissioners awarded Pay-A-Way Corp. of Lakeland a contract to pave Eudora Road and Park Place in Sylvan Shores and to surface the parking lot at the Agriculture Center in Tavares. Bid was 55 cents per square yard and 10,000 tons of hot asphalt mix to be supplied. Also approved blanket insurance for county equipment and property.
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Lake County
Pay
Judge Approves Mount Dora Sewer Bond Issue
Circuit Court Judge W. Troy Hall Jr signs an order validating Mount Dora’s 815000 utility revenue bond for sewer construction. No opposition at hearing. municipal officials Roy Christopher and Mel R. Wagner present. Construction expected to start around January 1, serving downtown, the new school complex, the Shopping Center and about 700 homes.
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W. Troy Hall, Jr
Tavares
Mount Dora
Roy Christopher
Mel R. Wagner
Market Seminar Opens In Tavares
Dr Henry G Hamilton head professor of agricultural economics at the University of Florida opens the Lake County Citrus Marketing Seminar at the Agricultural Center Tavares with a talk on Citrus Marketing Research What Has Been Done and What is Still Badly Needed. The program aims to explain to growers the marketing problem and planned efforts to handle the large crop. Subsequent Thursdays feature Herman F Steele Florida Citrus Mutual Dr William E Black Florida Citrus Commission and Dr E W Cake Florida Agricultural Extension Service. Seminar begins at 8 p.m.
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Henry G. Hamilton
University of Florida
Lake County
Agricultural Center
Tavares
Herman. F. Steele
Florida Citrus Mutual
William E. Black
Florida Citrus Commission
E. W. Cake
Florida Agricultural Extension Service
Masons Hold Luncheon at Garden Gate
The Golden Triangle Square and Compass Club invites Master Masons to a luncheon at 12 noon on Thursday November 1 at the Garden Gate. Ted Gardner will recount wartime experiences in the Orient. Members should reserve two days before with a sectional leader or the secretary.
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Golden Triangle Square and
Compass Club
Garden Gate
Ted Gardner
Orient
Bryant Proclaims Florida Motel Week
Governor Farris Bryant designated November 11 to 17 as Motel Week in Florida. The Florida Motel Association will hold its state convention and trade show in Jacksonville November 15 to 16 led by president E. Johnson Neal of Pensacola Beach. The proclamation cites Florida motel growth and a 900 million dollar investment with about 5 800 motels and ten percent of the nation’s motels located in the state.
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Farris Bryant
Florida
Florida Motel Association
Jacksonville
E. Johnson Neal
Pensacola Beach
Bryant
America
A thankful heart as virtue and foundation
A reflective line asserts that gratitude is the supreme virtue and the source of all others, presenting thankfulness as a guiding character trait. It emphasizes moral formation through a grateful disposition and its role in shaping ethical behavior.
Horton To Head Shopping Center Merchant Group
T. L. Horton former Winn-Dixie manager was elected president of the Golden Triangle Shopping Center Merchants Association to fill the unexpired term of David Nihart who moved to Orlando. Jim Howard became vice president, Mrs. Lillian Burd secretary, and E. L. Treadwell was named to the board replacing Nihart and taking over the food duties.
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T. L. Horton
Winn-Dixie Food Store
Golden Triangle
Niart
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Lions Club
By Mack Johnson
Sylvan Shores
Masons
Citrus Culture Corp. Weekly
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