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Newspaper
Mount Dora Topic
Location
Mount Dora, Florida, United States of America
Date
Sep 22, 1966
Page
1
Coachlight Arcade on Donnelly Street Mount Dora hosts an Open House Monday and Tuesday September 26-27 from 9 a.m. to 5 30 p.m. McCain LeRoy invites fashionable ladies and friends to browse enjoy coffee and register for door prizes with no purchase required.
The Glaucoma Detection Center at 62 West Miller St Orlando offers winter hours Mondays Wednesdays and Fridays from 1 to 4 pm and the first Tuesday monthly 7 30 to 9 pm. Sponsored by the Morlando Club as a free public service with no appointments needed.
The Band Boosters set a meeting for Monday September 26 at 8 p.m. at the First National Bank of Mount Dora to discuss upcoming events and support activities.
Dr Franklin Norris of Orlando told Lake County residents that heart disease accounts for about 54 percent of U S deaths. The Garden Gate in Mount Dora hosted the first CFHA meeting drawing locals and Orlando citizens. The association spans Lake Orange and Osceola counties with a 40 member board. Norris urged attracting prominent locals while Raymar Maguire spoke on diet and risk factors. The 18 year old group has funded over 110 million dollars to heart research and relies on voluntary gifts with February drives.
In downtown Mount Dora during A Day In The Park on Saturday prizes go to lucky winners. Tickets cost 50 cents with drawings in the afternoon after stubs are placed in a Donnelly Street box. Prizes include a Color TV Console from the American Legion and assorted items donated by merchants and the Band Boosters.
The Leesburg Municipal Airport hosts a statewide Fly In and Bill Adams Air Show on Sunday October 9 featuring famed stunt flyers. Gates open 1 PM show starts 2 PM with tickets 2 adults 1 youth 12 to 16 and free for under 12, meals for pilots and families, tickets via Mount Dora Chamber of Commerce or Jaycee members.
The truth in packaging bill long debated in Washington was shelved this week by the Commerce Committee in a 12 to 7 vote.
Mount Dora Chamber of Commerce invites Orlando Area Advertising Club members to a special meeting in their honor on Saturday October 15. Tom Champion says boat trips on Lake Dora and Dora Canal will precede a 6 p.m. social at Garden Gate Restaurant and a 7 p.m. dinner chaired by Roy Christopher.
The first annual Southeastern States Ceramic Hobby Show will be held at the Palm Beach Towers Hotel from September 29 to October 2.
Mrs. Sadie Mae Conner Trimble 84 of Lake Jem died Sept. 17. Born Sadie Futch in New Smyrna Beach she helped establish Okalawa citrus nurseries with Owen Conner, who died in 1918. She later ran the business and raised a family. She served as Lake Jem postmaster for 20 years and is survived by two daughters seven grandchildren 21 great grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. Funeral Sept. 20 at St Edward's Episcopal Church Mount Dora.
It is unlawful to throw or dump refuse or rubbish on any highway or public lands. This law under Section 821.36 Florida Statutes carries a $100 fine and is enforceable by all peace officers and by officers of the Florida Game and Fresh Water Fish Commission.
City Council member reports on Mount Dora trees detailing 2147 oaks over 12 inches and 1326 younger oaks, with 28 then 20 new plantings since Sept. 16. The asset value tops about 2 million dollars, while a Siberian Elm trial replaces aging oaks as experts weigh removal vs beauty.
A page four note describes a forum where two opposing factions use a shared sound board to express distinct viewpoints. The item frames the topic as a sounding board for community voices and suggests continued discussion.
George J. White announces that the First National Bank of Mount Dora elected W. T. Bland Jr and S. S. Sadler Jr to the board at the Sept 13 1966 meeting. J. E. Fortner resigns for health reasons. Bland of Mount Dora partners in Blandford Groves Ox Yoke Ranch. Sadler of Tangerine partners in Sleewood Land and Cattle and owns Tangerine Fruit Company. Both are Mount Dora area natives.
A witty exchange centers on marriage and domestic life with a man pressuring for commitment while a woman lists a smoky fireplace, swearing parrot, barking dog, and a nocturnal tom cat as reasons to stay single. The skit reveals humor in domestic independence.
Downtown Mount Dora hosts the second annual Day In The Park on Saturday September 24 with a 1 pm street kickoff. A prize raffle among merchants offers items such as a Color Television Insta-Cube and electric gear. A 3 pm parade led by the American Legion Color Guard precedes a MDHS Band concert and WVGT radio sponsored street dance.
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