Schools Open Here With Slight Enrollment Gain
Lake County schools begin a new term with about 12 500 students, an increase of roughly 150 from last year. In Mount Dora an experimental class uses TV for American History taught by Mrs Dan Spear. Roseborough Elementary joins a county wide physical education program using national health tests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dan Spear
WBDO
Channel 6
Orlando
Mount Dora
Jack Morgan
Roseborough
Lake County
American Association of Health, Physical Education and Recreation
Charles A. Broadway
City Steps Up Work On New Lights For Community Bowl
Work advances on night lighting for the Community Bowl as officials target readiness for the Mount Dora High School football opener. Councilman Gordon L. Dake reports power lines installed to the field edge and pole raising crews to follow. Lions Club fundraiser nears goal with over $600 raised toward the $2,750 share, city funding to cover the rest. Coach Dan Spear begins contact drills as the Golden Hurricanes prepare to face St. Cloud on Sept. 14 in a key conference match.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Dora High School
Gordon L. Dake
Hurricane Club
Highland St
Fourth Ave
Thanalas Haanan
Dan Spear
Golden Hurricanes
St. Cloud
Mount Dora Flower Shop Opens New Location on Donnelly Street
Mount Dora Flower Shop relocates to 427 N Donnelly St with owners Anne and Chubby Merchant in charge. Designer Zona Styles joined two years ago after running her own shop in Burnsville NC. The couple moved here 11 years ago after Col Merchant retired from the Army and have previously operated a shop on Donnelly and later on 5th Ave. The Merchants earned a National Pottery Co. window display prize and plan a formal opening later this month.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Dora
Donnelly St
Anne
Col
Donnelly Street
Rock, Stock and Barrel
Mount
National Pottery Co
Armed Forces
Chubby
Hawaii
Germany
United States
St. George
New Brunswick
Canada
Barrie
No Automobile Accidents Over Holiday Weekend
Mount Dora reported a spotless Labor Day weekend with no traffic accidents during the three day period. Police Chief J. T. Bud Huett credited careful driving and thanked residents for keeping the city free of crashes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Dora
J. T
Bud) Huett
Huett
County Chamber Launches Drive For 63 Members
The Lake County Chamber of Commerce in Tavares began renewing memberships for the new fiscal year starting October 1. Regular memberships cost 1 dollar, contributing 5 dollars, sustaining 12.50, with firms often buying multiple sustaining memberships. The 47th annual meeting will be at the American Legion Building in Eustis on November 12 at 6:30 p.m. U. S. Rep. A. S. Syd Herlong of Florida’s Fifth District will be the guest speaker. Tickets are available in advance at the chamber offices.
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Lake County
Chamber
Tavares
Helen Kurras Accepts Club Citation at International Convention
Mrs. Helen Kurras of Mount Dora president of the Pilot Club of Lake County accepted a citation at the Pilot International Convention in Washington D C. The award, the club’s first international honor, recognized a 24 percent membership increase during 1961 62.
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Helen Kurras
Mount Dora
Pilot Club of
Lake County
Washington D. C
Three New Street Paving Jobs Authorized At Council Meeting
City Council on Tuesday night adopted a resolution authorizing paving on Simpson St Second Ave and Tenth Ave The measure sets assessments for affected property owners at 493 per front foot on Second Ave 488 on Simpson St and 871 on Tenth Ave Grantham cited budget constraints for completing all projects and noted drainage issues raise Tenth Ave costs A Board of Equalization meeting to hear complaints is scheduled for Tuesday Sept 25 Paving details include Second St East to Rossiter St Simpson St from Eighth Ave North to Eleventh Ave and Tenth Ave from Highland Ave East to the Turn Around
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Simpson St
Second Ave
Tenth Ave
R. O
Grantham
Board of Equalization
Rossiter St
Eighth Ave
Eleventh Ave
Highland Ave
Nine Lake Co Lakes Closed To Trotline Fishing
The Florida Game and Fresh Water Fish Commission closes nine Lake County lakes Johns Louise Crescent Susan Minnehaha Winona Palatkaha Hiawatha Minneola to trot line fishing during daylight hours. Night fishing remains allowed for licensed anglers. Wildlife officers will enforce the rule.
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Florida Game and Fresh Water Fish Commission
Lake County
J. W. Bickerstaff
Commission
Johns
Louise
Crescent
Susan
Minnehaha
Winona
Palatkaha
Hiawatha
Minneola
Orange County
Bickerstaff
Billingsley Acres annexation approved by City Council
An ordinance authorizing the annexation of a 10 acre McDonald Terrace tract for Billingsley Acres residential and commercial development was approved on second reading. Council set a final report before the next reading and noted potential drainage issues from nearby shopping center runoff. Protests from Tuxedo Feed Store owner Henry W. Beims were acknowledged but not resolved. Beims may appeal at final plats.
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McDonald Terrace
Billingsley Acres
Alt. 441
Henry W. Beims
Tuxedo
A. B. Sharp
Beims
Mount Dora
Sharp
Golden Triangle
David Bowen
Rollin Javens
Gordon Dake
R.O. “Dude” Grantham
Albert O’neall
Community Bowl
Rollin. Javens
Night Guide Sign Shines for Mount Dora Attraction
A new 32 by 10 foot illuminated sign for the First National Bank of Mount Dora directs drivers toward downtown Mount Dora. Bank president George J. White, Sr. says the sign is placed for visibility from the road and to reduce traffic hazards at the U S 441 and Alt 441 intersection. The sign features a large arrow to downtown and a smaller ceramic tile motif.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First National Bank of
Mount Dora
George J. White
Public funds debated for Christmas lights at private shopping center
Mount Dora City Council weighs using public money to fund decorations at the privately owned Golden Triangle Shopping Center. A committee will meet with center officials to seek a workable arrangement as critics warn of subsidies to for profit business.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Golden Triangle
David Bowen
Gordon L. Dake
David Nihart
Mount Dora
Chamber of Commerce
Nihart
Connecticut Mutual Life Insurance Co
Pepper Enterprises, Inc
Roy Christopher
Lake L. Coleman
R. O “Dude” Grantham
Lofroos
Coleman
Bowen
Grantham
City Tests Mount Dora Business Tax in Court
Mount Dora filed civil suits in Circuit Court at Tavares to test the legality of the local occupational license ordinance covering businesses professions and trade. Defendants Harold C Moynelo Haynes Inc and Mason's Concrete Inc were ordered to answer by October 1 with Circuit Court Judge W Troy Hall Jr to hear arguments in October.
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City of
Mount
Dora
Tavares
Roy Christopher
Harold C. Moynelo
Haynes, Inc
Mason’s Concrete, Inc
Circuit Court
W. Troy Hall, Jr
Mount Dora Key Club Proxy Speaks to Kiwanis Meeting
David Land president of Mount Dora High School Key Club spoke to Kiwanis members at their weekly luncheon at the Community building. He described his experiences at the 19th International Convention of Key Clubs in Long Beach California. Today Mount Plymouth hosts Central Florida Academy as new member the Rev William Blair will be inducted and elections held for first and second vice presidents.
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Thriftway
Fralick
Jesse D. Willmott
Christopher
Chamber of Commerce
Coleman
Highland Ave
Henry Link
Mount Dora
Link
Shopping Center
Downtown Merchants Association
Chamber
David Land
Key Club
Mount Dora High School
David
Long Beach
Calif
Mount Dora Kiwanis Club
Central Florida Academy
Mount Plymouth
William Blair
Academy
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Ethan Allen
Jackson’s
19Th Ave
R G. Wells
11Th Ave
Baker St
Night Guide
By Mack Johnson
Highland Merchants Association
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Citrus Culture Corp. Weekly
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