Mount Dora to Welcomes 250000 Motel Project
Huskey-Built Homes announces the Mount Dora Motor Lodge on U S 441 near Mount Dora. The 12 unit hotel with glass brick office lounge pool and drive in carport will cost 100000 in phase one and total 250000 with a second stage expected in months. Financing partly by First Federal Savings and Loans Assoc of Eustis. Don Driggers handled property sale.
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Mount Dora Motor Lodge
U. S. 441
E. Everette Huskey
Huskey-Built Homes, Inc
Cecil R. Wright
Syracuse
Huskey
Huskey-Built
Mr. Huskey
Wright
U.S. 441
Mount Dora
Eustis
Orlando
First Federal Savings and Loans Association of
Don Driggers
Huskey - Built Homes, Inc
Mount Dora Council Funds Christmas Decor Project
The Mount Dora City Council approved 3000 over three years to match merchants 3000 for a Christmas display at the Golden Triangle Shopping Center. The plan features a 50 foot lake tree with 600 blue lights and a Star of Bethlehem aimed at boosting tourism and local publicity.
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Golden Triangle Shopping Center
Mount Dora
David Nihart
T. J. Croak
Pepper Enterprises
Mr. Croak
Eustis
Tavares
Croak
Star of Bethlehem
David Bowen
Gordon L. Dake
Dake
Coal
Merchants Plan Xmas Festival in Mount Dora
The Mount Dora Chamber of Commerce Merchants Division met to review Christmas decorations including large lighted bells with a decorative scroll extending from 11th Street to Highway 441. Col. Paul Bronson spoke on a downtown festival after the JayCee Parade. Mayor Jesse D. Willmott praised the festival as a great asset. A nominating committee outlined next year’s officers.
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Jesse D. Willmott
Pping
Leonard L. Phillips
Mount Dora
Phillips
Chamber of Commerce
City Plans to Remove Downtown Parking Meters
City Council tentatively approves removing downtown parking meters at the request of 30 businesses. Two more readings required before the ordinance takes effect. Mayor Jesse D. Willmott leads the petitioners and vows fines for violators. A Park Commission request to add Gilbert Park land to its upkeep with $250 extra is approved to maintain the property. The council also schedules final readings on a dental technician school site rezoning and on allowing sound tracks for city advertising.
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Jesse D. Willmott
David Bowen
Wilmott
Park Commission
Fisherman’s Headquarters
Lake Shore
Charles St
Gilbert Park
City Beach
The
Dental Clinic
11Th Ave
Baker ‘St
Lake County League Meets October 10
The Lake County League of Municipalities will hold its quarterly meeting October 10 at 6 30 p m in the Community Building at Leesburg. President William Haywood of Tavares announced the agenda includes the state reapportionment plan and its impact on Lake County and member municipalities.
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Lake County League of Municipalities
Leesburg
League
William Haywood
Tavares
Lake County
Court Docket: 33 Cases Disposed by Municipal Court
A total of 33 cases were disposed of this week in Municipal Court by Mayor Jesse D. Willmott. The docket included 26 traffic and seven disorderly conduct infractions, with $51 in fines and $535 in bond forfeitures, totaling $586. The docket covered an accumulation of three weeks.
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Jesse D. Willmott
Hearing Set On New Sewer Bonds
Circuit Court Judge W Troy Hall schedules an October 18 hearing at 2 p.m. in the Court House at Tavares to validate the proposed 815000 sewer bond issue. City Attorney Roy Christopher requested the date. City Council approved bonds to finance downtown sewerwork Shopping Center new school complex and about 700 homes in Mount Dora.
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Circuit Court
W. Troy Hall
Tavares
Roy Christopher
Mount Dora
Rev Kenneth W Book to Be Installed at First Presbyterian
The Rev Kenneth W Book will be installed as the new minister of the First Presbyterian Church on Sunday September 23 at 5 p.m. Vesper Worship Service. A Commission from the North Florida Presbytery United Presbyterian Church USA will conduct the installation. A reception will follow. Everyone is invited.
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Kenneth W. Book
First Presbyterian Church
North Florida
Florida hotels and restaurants show large state spending
The Florida Hotel and Restaurant Commission reports that by July the state spent 93.092 million dollars on new and renovated apartments hotels motels restaurants rooming houses.
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Florida Hotel and Restaurant Commission
Hurricanes Meet Tavares In Grid Opener At Community Bowl
Mount Dora's Golden Hurricanes host Tavares in the opening 1962 football game under lights at the new Community Bowl Friday at 8 p.m. with 750 permanent seats and extra bleachers expected crowded. Local officials praised turf lights scoreboard and PA system as dedication Oct. 19 approaches. Parking remains an unsolved issue.
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Mount Dora
Golden Hurricanes
Tavares Bulldog
Tavares
Dan Spear
St. Cloud
Jack Morgan
Spear
Florida Telephone Corp
Morgan
Simpson, Rhodes
Dora
New Commercial Focus Planned for Billingsley Acres Development
Billingsley Acres on Alt 441 opposite Golden Triangle Shopping Center shifts to almost all commercial use. City Council agrees to annex the McDonald Terrace tract, with nine of ten acres slated for commerce and six residential units. Sewer work, drainage, and easements discussed. annexation delayed 30 days for protests. developer Mr. Sharp to begin work soon after progress.
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Billingsley Acres
Golden Triangle
McDonald Terrace
A.B Ordie
Trubalice
B. Sharp
Sharp
Henry W. Beims
Tuxedo Feed Store
Roy Christopher
Seteia
Shap
Kiwanians Hear Of Need For Legal Aid
Mount Dora Kiwanis Club heard attorney Tom Champion stress the need for a Lake County Legal Aid Society. He noted in Florida the right to counsel is guaranteed only for death penalty cases. A film on the legal profession was shown. Ed Waite and others will attend the Bradenton district convention Sept 23-25.
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Tom Champion
Mount Dora
Citrus Culture Corp Weekly Rainfall Report
The Citrus Culture Corp releases its weekly rainfall report noting current totals and trends. Data highlights regional rainfall amounts, dates captured, and comparisons to prior periods for grower guidance.
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Citrus Culture Corp. Weekly
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