Caroler Crash Prompts Drunk Driving Charge for Driver
Earl Miller, 32, Apopka, faces drunk driving charges after his 1963 Ford pickup crashed into a parked Citrus Culture Corp truck carrying 28 carolers from First Methodist Church Mount Dora. One youth, Sam Brooks, 12, suffered a fractured shoulder. others were shaken or cut. All treated at Waterman Memorial Hospital and released. Miller recovering from head and chest injuries. Damage estimated over 2500.
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Earl Miller
Apopka
Sound
First Methodist
Mount Dora
Sam Brooks
Waterman Memorial Hospital
Eustis
Florida Highway Patrol
Richard W. Strickler
Leesburg
Miller
Waterman Memorial
H. J. Akehurst
Sanford Rd
James C. Harris Jr
Tommy Houser
Citrus Culture Corporation
Big Mo Farms
Zellwood
Houser
Thurmond Dodson
Florida Telephone Corporation
Farm Employee Found Dead Near Astatula
Ernest C. Bateman 41 of Zellwood was found dead Tuesday morning in his truck at Big Mo Farm near Astatula where he worked as superintendent. Lake County sheriff sergeant said no note or reason for self inflicted death had been established. Bateman longtime Mount Dora resident attended local schools.
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Ernest C. Bateman
Zellwood
Nell
Big Mo
Astatula
Bateman
George Ober
Lake County
Drink Or Drive Choose Says FHP
Florida Highway Patrol warns that year end parties increase traffic risk from drinking and driving. Commander H N Kirkman says whiskey and gasoline do not mix and many drinkers end up injured or dead. Florida saw 131 traffic deaths in December, including end-of-year incidents.
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Florida Highway Patrols
H. N. Kirkman
Parents Urged to Instruct Children on Gift Gun Use
Florida law bans under sixteen from firing air rifles or .22s without adult supervision and imposes misdemeanor penalties up to 300 dollars. The Florida Audubon Society cites four common violations and urges reporting offenders to police or wildlife officers after failed warnings.
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Florida
Florida Audubon Society
Lake Deputies Await Trial For Faked Evidence In Rape Case
Two Lake County deputies, James L. Yates and Lucius G. Clark, were indicted on perjury and conspiracy charges over allegedly fabricating evidence in a 1960 rape case. They posted bonds of 2000 and 1000 dollars and await trial in Lake County Circuit Court before Judge W Troy Hall Jr. The case, aided by an FBI laboratory report, may proceed with potential venue changes and prosecution by State Attorney Gordom Oldham Jr. or a named alternate.
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Lake County
James L. Yates
Willis
V. McCall
Lucius G. Clark
Tavares
McCall
Orange County
W. Troy Hall Jr
Florida
Gordom Oldham Jr
Leesburg
Oldham
Bryant
Arthur L. Steed
Yates
Clark
Fruitland Park
Thomas Ledford
FBI
Hall
Arthur Steed
Sheriff McCall
Fifth Circuit
Gordon G. Oldham Jr
Pols
Lake County Builds Record Year Amid Citrus Boom
Mount Dora leads with 7.732 million dollars in development as Clermont and Lake County report large totals in 1962. County agriculture, real estate sales, new buildings, and citrus activity drive a year-long economic surge.
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Mount Dora
Golden Triangle
Highway 441
Mount Plymouth-Sorrento
Clermont
Lake County
Florida Power Corporation
Florida Telephone Corporation
Sumter Electric Cooperative
R.E.O
Mount Dora to host Florida Symphony youth concert
The Florida Symphony Orchestra of Orlando visits Mount Dora on January 25 presenting Minnotti Amahl and The Night Visitors. Mount Dora Youth Concert Committee led by Mrs. Maude P. Beiser plans the event with Kiwanis support and student invitations. The 8 p.m. program features Rodgers and Hammerstein Song Book for mature audiences and tickets are $2 from Kiwanis members.
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Mount Dora
Florida Symphony Orchestra of
Orlando
Minnotti
S “Amahl
Maude P. Beiser
Genevieve Vason
E. P. Elmore, Jr
Mount Dora Christian Home and Bible School
Florida Central Academy
Henry Mazer
Minotti
Mount Dora Kiwanis Club
Sales For 1963 License Plates Begin Jan. 3
1963 license plates go on sale January 2 1963 per Lake County Tax Collector Paul H Reed. Licenses for over 44000 vehicles mailed registrations for new plates. bring last year registration and title if blank not received. Branch offices Leesburg Eustis Clermont with same charges as Tavares main office.
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Paul H. Reed
Lake County
Leesburg
Eustis
Clermont
S. Bay
Paul Hudson
Court House
Tavares
Automobile Registration Figures Prompt Caution
A broad note on the large U S vehicle fleet and the risk to individual drivers, urging vigilance as nationwide registration data underscores widespread exposure to safety and regulatory concerns.
Topic Will Close For New Year Holiday
The Topic will close next Tuesday for the New Year holiday and asks advertising and news material be submitted by Monday noon. Contributors are urged to send data by the end of the week if possible. The paper will publish next Thursday on its regular schedule. The staff extends New Year wishes to readers and advertisers.
Mount Dora Art League to Host Dr Marvin Philips Talk
Mount Dora Art League invites members and friends to an 8 p.m. talk and demonstration by Dr Marvin Philips head of fine arts at Lake Sumter Junior College Leesburg. He will present Line Design Composition and demonstrate on three easels at the Community Building with public attendance welcome.
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Mount. Dora
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Waterman
Memorial Hospital
John D. Langley
Winter Park
Brandon Wald
Lake
Thkg- North
Board of Public Instruction
State Welfare Department
State Industrial Commission
Ocklawaha Basin
National Guard
Florida National Guard
Lake Soil Conservation District
Agricultural Sence Ned Conservation Service
U. S
Bud
Topic
Marvin J. Philips
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