Triangle Lanes Grand Opening Draws 1000
The new Triangle Lanes bowling center opened last Sunday to about 1000 attendees. Howard Williams and Gordon Dake credit the strong turnout and ongoing late-night bowling to a successful launch. Mayor Jesse Willmott rolled the first ball, with Duke and Williams thanking guests and subcontractors for finishing the project quickly.
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Triangle Lanes
Howard Williams
Gordon Dake
AMF
Jesse Willmott
Duke
Williams
Willmott
Council Policy Grants City Gasoline Control
Council President Thomas Houser urged councilmembers to ensure city vehicles use gasoline bought by the city. Some departments had paid 34 cents a gallon at Mount Dora stations. the city contract price is 25 cents. An August $58.51 park expense was noted. using bulk tanks could have saved over $17. A finance committee meeting was set to continue trimming about $85,000 from the 1964 budget to fit anticipated revenue.
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Thomas Houser
Houser
Mount Dora
Park Department
August water use in Mount Dora falls from 1962 levels
Mount Dora residents consumed 40 620 000 gallons of water in the last month and 26 400 000 gallons in August 1962. Officials say the rise, nearly doubling 1962 figures, is due to homeowners trying to keep lawns green during a drier August.
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Mount Dora
Mount Dora Yacht Club Opens Golden Anniversary Season
Mount Dora's Yacht Club kicks off its winter social season with a Thursday dinner at 6 30 p m for members, marking the club's Golden Anniversary year founded 1913. Regular Thursday dinners continue through June and family meals Sunday evenings 6 00 to 8 30 p m. The Golden Anniversary dinner is set for Thursday November 7. Commodore Eugene A Moss leads the season with officers J K Mickley Guy Beardsley and John P Richmond, plus a board including Beardsley and Moss.
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Mount Dora
Mount Dora’s
Mayor To Speak To Rotary Club
Mount Dora mayor Jesse Willmott will speak on city developments at the Mount Dora Rotary Club luncheon on Tuesday Sept 10. All Rotarians in the area are invited.
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Mount Dora
Florida Central Academy Enrolls 164 Students For Fall Semester
Florida Central Academy Mt. Plymouth begins fall classes with 164 students from 30 states and five foreign countries. New faculty include history teacher Stanley Brooks and mathematics instructor William Weller.
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Florida Central Academy
Mt. Plymouth
Iran
Venezuela
Canada
Bahamas
Trinidad
Child Injured Slightly By Car Near Grandview
Daniel Woods two year old son of Jack and Leola Woods was struck by an automobile near his Grandview residence Thursday afternoon. He received a head cut at Waterman Memorial Hospital and was released. Driver Clarence Iseman said he could not stop in time as the boy ran into the street. Police officer Doug Yates said no charges would be filed and praised the quick stop by the driver.
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Daniel Woods
Jack
Leola Woods
Grandview Sr
Waterman Memorial Hospital
Clarence Iseman
Doug Yates
Iseman
Yates
Clerk Lists Local Property Transfers
The County Clerk Frank Owens records two Mount Dora transfers this week. Willie R. Shivers transfers a duplex on Second Avenue and Rhodes Street to Salvatore Valentina and Anna of Saddle Brook New Jersey. John Frisby transfers two Lots on North Donnelly Street to Harvey Stephens and Viola.
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Frank Owens
Mount Dora
Willie R. Shivers
Salvatore Valentina
Anna
Saddle Brook
N. J
Second Ave
Rhodes St
John Frisby
Harvey Stephens and
Viola
N. Donnelly St
County Chamber Solves Mystery of Two Egg
The Lake County Chamber of Commerce tracks a village named Two Egg found by assistant secretary Mrs. Selma Pearce. Located in northeast Jackson County north of Highway 90 near Indiana, Two Egg has no post office but several service stations and grocers. The chamber now studies how the crossroads community gained its nickname.
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Lake County
Selma Pearce
Memphis
Florida Academy Hosts Service Clubs
Florida Central Academy will host Mount Dora service clubs for a week. Kiwanis meet today, Rotary hold noon session Tuesday, Lions visit Tuesday evening. Col LeRoy Allen, academy president, says faculty enjoy hosting local citizens and clubs.
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Florida Central Academy
Mount Dora
Kiwanis Club
Academy
Rotary Club
Lions Club
LeRoy Allen
Peace Corps appoints Dr Crow as medical examiner
Dr C Robert Crow of Mount Dora is named medical examiner for Peace Corps applicants from East Lake County. Examination charges will be reimbursed by the Peace Corps. The appointment was made by the Civil Air Surgeon in the Aviation Medical Service department in Washington D C.
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C. Robert Crow
Mount Dora
Peace Corps
East Lake County
Civil Air Surgeon
Aviation Medical Service Department
Washington, D. C
Hospitalized Dispatcher Peters Recovering in Brooksville
Mark Peters, a police and fire department dispatcher, was hospitalized in Brooksville Ohio after a recurrence of an ailment that previously required treatment five years ago. He was visiting relatives when the incident occurred.
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Mark Peters
Police and Fire Department
Brooksville
Ohio
Peters
Mount Dora City Hall Interior Work Progress
City Hall construction shifts to interior finishing with foundations masonry steel work and floor slabs completed. Rough plumbing electrical conduit and brick work are 95 percent done while porticos framing and HVAC ducts reach about 75 percent. completion expected within the 180 day contract.
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Mount Dora
Jesse Willmott
Mount Dora approves pay-as-you-go sewer expansion restart
City engineer Bert O Neall says $64 000 of bond funds remain uncommitted and construction will resume immediately with minor plan variations and costs within the bond limits. Turner reports final area connections unchanged and remaining $30 000 in bond funds available for further work.
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Mount Dora
Bert O’neall
J. Pinkney Turner
Council
Turner
Methodist Church
First Ave
Clayton
Grandview
Second Ave
Highland
Simpson
Clayton St
Rhodes
Rossiter
Liberty
First Avenues
O’neall
Highland St
Camp
Liberty Avenues
Camp Ave
Rossiter Streets
Ladue Ave
Simpson Street
Donnelly St
Eleventh Ave
Five Juvenile Boys Charged With Service Station Break-In
Five negro juvenile boys aged nine to 14 were charged with breaking and entering after a daylight burglary of Howard's Sunoco Service at Fifth Ave and Baker St. About $20 of the $62 stolen money was recovered. The 12 year old entered the station and is held at the Juvenile Detention Home in Tavares. The older boys had been picked up by Mount Dora Police previously and the case may solve a year of local break-ins.
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Howard
Sunoco
Fifth Ave
Baker St
Wete
Mount Dora
Huett
Enrollment Up In Mount Dora Schools Amid Return to Class
Mount Dora schools report steady enrollment with Mount Dora High School at about 430 students, Roseborough Elementary up to 533, Christian Home and Bible School at 183, and ongoing expectations for additional elementary and high school enrollments. Principals Morgan and Aldrich noted an unusually smooth first day.
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Mount Dora
Jack Morgan
Roseborough Elementary School
Ron Aldrich
Christian Home and Bible School
Rossborough
Aldrich
Morgan
Mount Dora High issues season football tickets
Season tickets for Mount Dora High School football are available at the school office. Those wishing to keep prior seats can pick up in person or request mail delivery by phone. Any unclaimed tickets by September 13 will go on sale to the public.
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Mount Dora High School
Howey Academy Stables Open For Public Saturday Mornings
Howey Academy will open its stables to the public on Saturday mornings starting Sept. 14. An instructor will be available for private and group lessons, and horses will be offered to those who desire no instruction. The new stables should be completed this week, replacing the old facilities razed for a $300,000 student center.
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Howey Academy
Vaughn
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