Mount Dora Topic Affiliate Member
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Newspaper
Mount Dora Topic
Location
Mount Dora, Florida, United States of America
Date
Sep 20, 1962
Page
4
City charter change urged to curb unchecked bids
The Topic urges Mount Dora to amend the city charter to require public notice of contracts and competitive bids. It cites a recent emergency purchase of a $9,500 compaction trailer and a $1,500 second hand tractor bought without bids or disclosure. It warns of potential misuse of taxpayer funds and calls for safeguards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Dora
Weirsdale
Mount Dora to Host Night-Bowl Opener With Tavares
Mount Dora’s Golden Hurricanes clash with the Tavares Bulldogs in the first Bowl under lights at Mount Dora. Coach Dan Spear brings a gritty squad after a 7 0 win over St Cloud and a 26 7 loss by Tavares to Eustis last week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
King
Mount Dora
Bulldogs
Spear
Hurricanes
St. Cloud
Tavares
Golden Hurricanes
Coach Spear
The King and I Presented By Orange Blossom Playhouse
OBP staged Rodgers and Hammerstein musical The King and I in Orlando last week marking the theater’s season opener. Helena Willett as Anna and Sand Gordon as the King led a colorful Siamese production with vibrant settings and costumes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rodgers and Hammerstein
Orange Blossom Playhouse
Orlando
Playhouse
Helena Willett
Anna
Sand Gordon
OBP
Oice
Sumner’ Rand
Bridge Winners in Lake County Duplicate Club
In an eight table Mitchell movement Master Point night the Lake County Duplicate Bridge Club honored players from Mount Dora Eustis and surrounding towns. North-South winners were first Mrs Robert Montgomery and Mrs Stephen Johnson. second Mrs Kenneth Hill and Mrs Frank Henry. third Mr Ernest Butler and Mrs J B Murphy. fourth Mrs B J McCabe and Mrs Roland Cooper. East-West winners were first Mrs Paul Johnson and Mrs Royce Gilbert. tied for second and third Mr and Mrs H D Hufford and Mrs Gladys Remy with Mrs Betty Boli. fourth Mrs James Giltner and Mr Wesley Elsten.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lake County
Duplicate Bridge Club
North
Robert Montgomery
Mount Dora
Stephen Johnson
Eustis
Kenneth Hill
Frank Henry
Ernest Butler
J. B. Murphy
Winter Park
B. J. McCabe
Roland Cooper
East
West
Paul Johnson
Royce Gilbert
Umatilla
H. D. Hufford
Leesburg
Gladys Remy
Betty Boli
James Giltner
Mountee
Wesley Elsten
Leesurg
W S C S Honors Mrs Blair At Tea
The Women’s Society of Christian Service of the First Methodist Church opens its fall season with a Sept 25 gathering. Miss Alice Hatch discusses Missions in the Modern World. A tea for Mrs William T Blair follows in Fellowship Hall. Mrs Ross Swartsel invites visitors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Women’s Society of Christian Service
First Methodist Church
Alice Hatch
Priscilla and Hope
William T. Blair
Fellowship Hall
Ross Swartsel
Hibiscus Show Held in Eustis Sept 30
The Golden Triangle Chapter of the American Hibiscus Society sponsors a Hibiscus Show Sunday September 30 at the American Legion building in Eustis. Entry opens at 8 am with judging by 16 certified judges at 10 30 am. The show is open to the public from 1 to 6 pm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Golden Triangle
The
American Hibiscus Society
American Legion
Eustis
Hibiscus
Florida
Plan Outlined By Herlong To Bounce Communists From Cuba
Rep. A. S. Syd Herlong Jr spoke at a DAR gathering in Tavares commemorating the 175th anniversary of the Constitution. He outlined steps to pressure the Soviet bloc in Cuba, including air and surface military exercises, full force readiness to defend the U S mainland, and diplomatic moves to halt Soviet transport to Cuba. Members of the Coachobee Chapter CAR presented colors and Mrs Sorsen presided.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rep
A. S
Syd) Herlong, Jr
Ocklawaha
Dar
Tavares
Cuba
Khrushchev
Cape Canaveral
Coachobee
CAR
S. O. Sorsensen
Mount Dora
Henry Land
Life of Andrew Jackson by Marquis James at Mount Dora Library
Mount Dora Library presents The Life of Andrew Jackson by Marquis James a sweeping portrait of Old Hickory from 1810 to 1850. It covers battles with Native tribes colonial expansion and Jacksons postwar retirement and political rise with vivid historical detail and entertaining episodes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Andrew Jackson
James
Jackson
New Orleans
Florida Entomologist Speaks to Men Gardeners on Pest Control
James E. Brogdon of the Agricultural Extension Service in Gainesville told the Men’s Garden Club about Florida insects and their eradication using color slides. He urged early pest control, safe pesticide handling, and reading labels, noting statewide clinics and free pest control publications at the County Agent’s office in Tavares. Roy R. Worrall and Pere Ankers won door prizes at the September meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James E. Brogdon
Agricultural Extension Service
Gainesville
Men’s Garden Club
Florida
Brogdon
William Nixon
Tavares
Roy R.worrall
Pere Ankers
U. O. F. Announces Homecoming Plans
Florida Secretary of State Tom Adams and former Governor Fuller Warren named as key figures in the University of Florida 1692 Homecoming festivities October 19 20 in Gainesville Adams to introduce honored guests at the Florida Blue Key banquet which draws about 1200 notable citizens and lawmakers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Florida
Tom Adams
Fuller Warren
University of Florida
Gainesville
Adams
IBM Machine Adds New Twist To Pursuit Of Moonshiners
Florida authorities deploy an IBM system from Tallahassee to centralize moonshine violator records. A “Moonshine Violators” file, fed by law enforcement data, promises faster investigations and potential identification of bootleggers via electronic sorting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
IBM
Florida
Beverage Department
Tallahassee
U.S
Thomas E. Lee Jr
Social Security Expands County Services This October
Social Security will expand services in Lake County starting Oct 1 with new contact stations in Umatilla and Tavares and expanded services in Mount Dora and Eustis. District manager Byron R. Patton lists Mount Dora on the first and third Wednesday, Eustis on the first Thursday, Clermont on the second and fourth Tuesday, Leesburg at a location on Tuesday, and Tavares on the fourth Wednesday with Umatilla on the second Wednesday. A representative from the Orlando district office will be available Oct 3 and 17 at Mount Dora to file old age, survivors, or disability claims and answer questions about rights and obligations under the Social Security Act.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lake County
Umatilla
Tavares
Mount Dora
Eustis
Byron R. Patton
Social Security District
City Hall
Clermont
Florida Power Lounge
Leesburg
Ation i
Maus Tattens
WMT
Savor
Orlando
Hospital Admissions at Waterman Memorial Hospital
Admissions from Mount Dora include Minnie Hardy Harry Clark Alice Curtiss Michele Rizzo William Bucher Delphia Lee George Schuck John Phillips and Frances Williamson. Mr and Mrs Howard Raynor are parents of a baby boy born Sept.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waterman Memorial Hospital
Mount Dora
Minnie Hardy
Harry Clark
Alice Curtiss
Michele Rizzo
William Bucher
Delphia Lee
George Schuck
John Phillips
Frances Williamson
Howard Raynor
Zipper woes and domestic quirks in a humorous essay
VAL JOHNSON muses on modern life’s gadgets, recalling zipper mishaps from a Miami hotel and a TV star’s back zip incident. Anecdotes cover color-blind sock mistakes, a bored Airedale, and the author’s own golf memory lapses as they poke fun at everyday tech and routines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miami
Jaiville
IceHouse Group Sponsors Ballet For March 23
IceHouse Players announce a performance by Myra Kinch and Company at the Community Building on Saturday March 23. Kinch, a leading comic and satiric ballet figure and staffer at Jacobs Pillow, is praised by Ted Shawn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
IceHouse Players
Paul Bronson
Myra Kinch
Unser Street
IceHouse
Ted Odom
B. Y. Pennington
IceHouse Theatre
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King Football
Alexander
W.S.C.S
David Seabury
South
Herlong
Mount Dora Library
Federal Savings & Loan Insurance Corporation
First Federal Savings
Bween
By Val Johnson
Airedale
Mr. Airedale
Sir Airedale
Fido
Sor
Mr. J
IceHouse Group
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