Education Boost in Lake County as Enrollment Rises
Lake County schools open with 12,829 students, up nearly 200 from 1965 66. Mount Dora and Roseborough report gains, while Milner Rosenwald shows 303 pupils. State Supt Floyd T Christian notes Florida public school enrollment near 1,357,000 with 93,000 in junior colleges.
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Lake County
David Treadway
Mount Dora
Roseborough Elementary
Roseborough
Ronald Aldrich Sr
Gene Molnar
Mount Dora High School
Milner-Rosenwald Academy
Cauley Lott
Lott
Floyd T. Christian
Florida
Christian
Five year old struck by car in Sylvan Shores
Rose Marie Jones, five, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Roy Jones of 1440 Northland Road, Sylvan Shores, is in Waterman Memorial Hospital after a Monday noon pedestrian collision at Alt 19 and Eudora Road. Police say she darted from behind an east bound car into a westbound vehicle. the front bumper impact sent the car skidding 38 feet with no injuries to the driver and no citation issued.
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Rose Marie Jones
Roy Jones
Northland Road
Sylvan Shores
Waterman Memorial Hospital
Mount Dora
John Shepherd
Eudora Road
Jones
Waterman
Social Security Meeting at Mount Dora City Hall
A Social Security representative will be at Mount Dora City Hall from 9 a.m. to 12 30 p.m. on September 14 and 28 to answer questions and assist with benefit applications. Bring your Social Security card proof of age earnings for last year and earnings record for this year to speed service.
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Mount Dora
Dora Canal Bridge Curve Raised After Accidents
The Dora Canal bridge on U S Highway 441 has been redesigned by the State Road Department. The outside curve in the eastbound lane is now raised and the shoulder banked to match the pavement. The former low banking caused several skidding accidents.
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Dora Canal Bridge
U.S. Highway 441
State Road Department
Labor Day Reverie: Freedom to Work and Fair Pay
A patriotic Labor Day message urges honoring the working class and balancing labor and management. It extols the American Credo of freedom to work and play, fair labor for fair pay, and the Golden Rule as guiding principles for a democratic society.
Lions Club Peace Essay Contest Opens Worldwide
A global contest for youth aged 14 to 21 titled Peace Is Obtainable launches under the International Association of Lions Clubs. The $50,000 prize includes a $25,000 first prize and eight $1,000 awards plus travel to the July 1967 National Convention in Chicago. Local Mount Dora Lions Club distributes entry kits and winners are chosen locally up to international level.
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International Association of Lions Clubs
Chicago
Lions Club
Mount Dora
Old Lady Requests Shorter Phone Cord At Operator
A humorous anecdote recalls an elderly caller asking a local phone office to “pull back two feet” of the telephone cord at their end. The light moment reflects early 20th century rural telecom quirks and customer wit.
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B.K
IceHouse Presents Carl Sandburg Play Amid Summer Season
IceHouse Theatre showcases The World of Carl Sandburg as its fourth summer show with Sept 16 17 and 18 dates. Director Helen Hirth brings together Pat Villegas Neal Robinson Fred Bishop and Manny Pesco in the cast. A Sept 7 8 pm tryout at IceHouse will cast Picnic slated for Oct 7 production.
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IceHouse Theatre
Carl Sandburg
Helen Hirth
Orlando
Neal Robinson
Eustis
Ice House
Public Eye
Fred Bishop
TV Channel 6
Grand Ole Opry
Manny Pesco
North
IceHouse
Bill Dunnagan
Webb speaks on Lake County development plan aims
Robert Webb, director of the Lake County Planning and Zoning Commission, spoke to Mount Dora Rotary Club last Tuesday, outlining preliminary objectives for a general development plan to guide orderly growth and protect natural beauty. Don Taylor introduced him. next Tuesday members will meet at Florida Central Academy in Sorrento.
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Robert Webb
Lake County
Don Taylor
Florida Central Academy
Sorrento
East Coast Site Granted Lease to Treasure Salvage Firm
Real Eight Co. Inc., a treasure salvage firm, received a new lease from the State Board of Antiquities. The site lies off shore east and south of Vero Beach in Indian River County, with the firm to release its present site south of Sebastian Inlet.
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Real Eight Co., Inc
State Board of Antiquities
Vero Beach
Indian River County
Sebastian Inlet
Local Youth Hero Rescues Teen at Lake Gertrude
Robin Rector a 12 year old Mount Dora boy risked his life diving to rescue Carol Chancellor a 17 year old from drowning at Lake Gertrude during July. The Chancellors from Wichita Kansas wrote to the Mount Dora Chamber praising Robin's bravery and noting a family connection as Carol is engaged to his older brother Lynn Earl Jr. The Rector family life and local sports honors are mentioned as context.
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Robin Rector
Mount Dora
Lake Gertrude
Carol
Rector
Robin
Penni
Note to Hunters: stance and pipe clues redefine squirrel
A brief note warns hunters that an animal standing on hind legs with a pipe in its mouth is not a squirrel, clarifying a common misidentification.
Florida State Parks Embrace Broadened Use and Pass System
Florida state parks expand multi use concepts from bird sanctuaries to boating and camping. State Park Director Bill Miller cites record attendance of 5.5 million visitors across 51 parks and memorials, with new statewide entrance and boat decals and revised bus and truck fees.
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Florida
North America
John Pennekamp Coral Reef
Miami
Torreya
Myakka River
Tem
Bill Miller
Miller
Florida State Parks
Kirk To Meet Lake Countians
Claude Kirk plans a September 1 tour through Mount Dora and nearby towns in the Golden Triangle. He arrives at Leesburg Airport at 8:15 a.m. and holds stops at Umatilla Eustis Tavares Lake Sumter Junior College and a Mount Dora coffee event at Fralick's Restaurant at 3 p.m. Don Driggers coordinates public attendance and motorcade participants.
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Claude Kirk
Fralick’s
Mount Dora
Don Driggers
Kirk
Golden Triangle
Leesburg
Umatilla
Eustis
Tavares
Highway 441
Junior College
WLBE
Lake Sumter Junior College
Leesburg Airport
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Boost Lake Co
Social Security
Billie King
Lake Dora
Palm Island
C. D. Blount
Alexander Springs
Fla
Lake Dorr
Ocala National Forest
Astor
Lake Countians
WLCO
Kiwanis
Tavares Community Building
Howey
Lake County Court House
Citrus Culture
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