Mount Dora weighs extra mailings to gauge annexation support
City officials plan a supplemental postcard mailing to residents of Sylvan Shores Oakland Park Triangle Acres Franklin Park and nearby streets to better determine interest in annexation. The prior 700+ letters failed to reach many eligible voters and the initial straw vote was inconclusive. A referendum requires a majority of registered voters who vote.
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Mount Dora
Sylvan Shores
Oakland Park
Triangle Acres
Franklin Park
Plans Near Ready For Band Day In Mount Dora
Ed Pitzer, chairman of the Mount Dora Band Boosters Association, said plans for a daytime park event in Donnelly Park on Saturday September 18 are nearly complete. A meeting with local civic groups discussed concession booths and attractions to support the Mount Dora High School Band.
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Ed Pitzer
Mount Dora
Donnelly Park
Mount Dora High School
Pitzer
Boosters
Hurricanes Prepare for Sept. 17 Openers in Community Bowl
Mount Dora High School football coach Jesse Dyess tightens schedules as school resumes and the Golden Hurricanes near their Sept. 17 Mid-Lakes Conference defense opening against St. Cloud. An intra-squad preview on Sept. 10 includes a 6 p.m. barbecue and a 7:30 p.m. game with a $1.50 donation to benefit the Hurricane Athletic Fund.
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Jesse Dyess
Mount Dora
Golden Hurricanes
Hurricanes
St. Cloud
Dyess
Activil Vvveel Pt
Ce Wulus
Hurricane Athletic Fund
Ralph Albrittson
Don Thigpen
Reading Classes Set At School By Honor Group
Mount Dora High School offers speed reading classes for elementary and high school students starting September 8. Sessions run after school in Room 10 on Mondays and Wednesdays, conducted by members of the Mount Dora Chapter of the National Honor Society to help students increase reading speed.
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Mount Dora High School
Mount Dora
National Honor Society
Mount Dora Council Set to Meet Tuesday Evening
The Mount Dora City Council will hold its next regular meeting at 8 p.m. Tuesday in the Council chambers at City Hall.
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Mount Dora City
City Hall
Rehbaum Hardware Celebrates 50 Years in Mount Dora
Long time friends gathered Thursday afternoon as Rehbaum Hardware marked half a century since Alfred Rehbaum Sr founded Mount Dora Hardware Co in August 1915. Alfred Rehbaum Jr joined in 1947 when the business became Rehbaum Hardware Co. Attendees included George White Sr and O M Jack Simpson, with plans for a second anniversary observance later in the year.
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Alfred Rehbaum Sr
Rehbaum
Mount Dora
George White Sr
First National Bank of
Mr. Rehbaum
Alfred Rehbaum III
Karl Lehman
Lake County
Plans For Nursing Home Progressing In Mount Dora
A 120 bed nursing and convalescent center is planned on Eudora Road west of the Golden Triangle Driving Range in Mount Dora. Medical Associates of Atlanta plans to develop and operate the center with local staff and contractors. Construction could start within the month and take about seven months, with future plans for a small hospital on site.
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Atlanta, Ga
Howell P. Hopson
Leesburg
Golden Triangle
Eudora Road
Golden Triangle Shopping Center
Tom Adams
Golden Triangle Nursing and Convalescent Center, Inc
O. M. Simpson
Edwin R. Waite
Roy Christopher
Mount Dora
Christopher
Medical Associates of
Atlanta
State Department of Health
Medical Associates
P. R. Jones
Gordon Dake
B. C. Thompson
John Cain
Florida
Jones
Tallahassee
Holiday Labor Day Closures Prompt Topic Deadlines
The Topic reports Mount Dora businesses and public schools will close Monday for Labor Day. To simplify next weeks publication, regular contributors and others with material are urged to submit copy or contact The Topic by Friday.
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Mount Dora
Milk Price War Hits Mount Dora Area With Low 39 Cent Half Gallon
A milk price war erupts in Mount Dora and Central Florida. Castle Farms Dairies led by George Coble sells 39 cent half gallons in deposit bottles, while 7 Eleven and other supermarkets offer 39 cents wax cartons or 35 cents glass jugs, following the Florida Milk Commission controls lifting last June.
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Mount Dora
Florida
George Coble
Castle Farms Dairies, Inc
Orange City
Castle Farms
North Carolina
Cable
Florida Milk Commission
Mount Dora Chamber of Commerce Builds Civic Ties and Tourism
The Mount Dora Chamber of Commerce formed in 1923 to promote local information services, sailboat events, and tourism. It produced four color brochures, helped sponsor regattas, and expanded tourist literature while backing highway improvements and youth programs under long serving leaders.
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Canada
Mount Dora
New York Times
Cleveland Plain Dealer
National Geographic
Wilmington
Del
News Journal
Chicago Tribune
AAA
Florida
Mount Rn
School opens smoothly in integrated Mount Dora schools
The 1965-66 school term began in Mount Dora and Lake County without incident. Superintendent Jack Morgan reports integration at Mount Dora High School with 30 Negro students and 12 Negro students enrolled at Roseborough Elementary School, per principals Gene Molnar and Ronnie Aldrich.
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Mount Dora
Lake County
Jack Morgan
Mount Dora High School
Gene Molnar
Roseborough
Ronnie Aldrich
FHP Transfers Jerry Britsch to Pineallas Park in October
Sgt. Jerry Britsch who has led the Florida Highway Patrol unit in Lake County for 17 months will be transferred to Pineallas Park on October 1. He is a 19 year veteran and will be replaced by Sgt. J M Threadgill from Pineallas Park.
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Jerry Britsch
Florida Highway Patrol
Lake County
Pineallas Park
J. M. Threadgill
Tallahassee
Britsch
Jacksonville
Florida Highway Patrol Service
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