Predictions for Mount Dora 1968 football season and state race
The text forecasts Mount Dora High School beating Eustis and winning the Class B state championship. It also mentions Melvin Harris receiving football offers, a ribbon cutting for Mount Dora public safety buildings, Governor Kirk’s publicity, Ed Gurney and LeRoy Collins in Senate primaries, and various party dynamics and tax issues shaping Central Florida politics.
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Mount Dora
Eustis
Melvin Harris
University of A Cavet
Jesse Willmott
Public Safety
Claude Kirk
Miami
Kirk
Ed Gurney
LeRoy Collins
U.S. Senate
Collins
Gurney
Syd Herlong
Traditional Christmas at Mount Dora Lakeside Inn
Lakeside Inn hosts a classic Christmas with guests decorating the tree carol singing and noon egg nog. Richard Edgerton recalls meals gifts and stories with a Coolidge Suite and staff loyal for years amid Mount Dora’s historic resort era.
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Mount Dora’s Lakeside Inn
Lakeside Inn
Richard Edgerton
Melvin Harris Tops Lake County Athlete Of The Year
Sportscaster honors Melvin Harris of Mount Dora as Lake County’s top all around high school athlete for 1967. The junior star was key to the Hurricanes 8 1 football season and a starter in basketball, with track potential noted. The column also advocates girls sports expansion and various ideas for college and pro baseball promotions.
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Lake County
Melvin Harris
Mount Dora
Mel
Hurricanes
NCAA
Masonic Funeral Services For Paul W Turrentine
Paul W Turrentine 69 a Mount Dora resident for 42 years died Sunday December 24 Survived by wife Ruth son William M and daughter in law Donna Vaughn five grandchildren two brothers Charles Cheney KS Leer Clinton IA services were held December 27 at 11 a m from Rehbaum Harden Chapel with Rev Leo Lacy officiating
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Masonic
Paul W. Turrentine
Mount Dora
Turrentine
Wellington
Kansas
Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad
Atlantic Coast Line Railroad
Mount
Ter
Donald Vaughn
Garden City
Charles
Cheney
Leer
Clinton
Iowa
Rehbaum-Harden Chapel
Leo Lacy
County Commission Reverses, Approves Auto Inspection Program
Lake County votes 3-1 to set up a county auto inspection system before the Jan 1 deadline. Chairman Dykes flips twice, joined by Livingston and Cowart. Theus and Babb oppose. Rep. Reedy pressed for the measure amid concerns of patronage and liability. Also: 84 year old Albert Hall seeks a long-lost 12 gauge shotgun left in Mount Dora over 50 years ago. He offers to pay to recover the American Side Snap gun, last seen at Simpson Packing House corner of 3rd and Donnelly in Sanford. Contact 313 E 11th St Sanford Fla 322-4649.
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Mount Dora
Emma Boone
Lake House
Lake Dora
Lakeside
New
Tavares
Lake County Commission
Frank E. Owens
Lake County
William Reedy
Rep. Reedy
Commission
Herman T. Dykes
D. H. Livingston
J. C. Cowart
Herbert A. Babb
Cecil C. Theus
Owens
Safety Council
Farm Bureau
Albert
Pete) Hall
Sanford
Hall
Simpson Packing House
3Rd and
Donnelly St
E. 11Th Street
Fla
Rotary lecturer touts Exer-Genie device for fitness
Rotarian speaker argues U S citizens are less fit as mechanical aids reduce muscle work. He cites tests comparing Americans and Australians and notes higher military rejection. The Exer-Genie, a portable gym device, lets users fatigue a muscle then complete its range with adjustable resistance. Speaker Mr Meisel, Rollins College educator, demonstrated its use with support from his family.
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United States
Mr. Meisel
Dean Miller
San Jose State College
California
Connecticut
Stetson
Columbia University
Rollins
Orlando
Topics Closed for New Year Week
The topics will be closed on Monday January 1 with news releases and club notices for the January 4 issue due by Friday December 29.
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Florida
Johnson
McCarthy
Rockefeller
Reagan
Hubert Humphrey
Calvin Coolidge
Coolidge
Robert Terrell
Frieda Jones
Margaret Brass
John Pillsbury
Edgerton
Nde
Moun Dore
Oem
Exmoor Horses
Home
Exmoor Riding Academy
Sorrento
Academy
Exmoor
Jill Evans
John
By Mike Robinson
New York
Chicago
St. Louis
Atlanta
Carl Yestremski
County Commission
Kiwanians
First Methodist Church
Vietnam
Rey
Lacy
Mount Dora Tavares
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