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Newspaper
Mount Dora Topic
Location
Mount Dora, Florida, United States of America
Date
Feb 23, 1967
Page
2
Mount Dora teams posted two league victories against Orlando on February 14. Details of scattered skirmishes recount late rallies and a dramatic finish as Bill Kaestle’s shot knocked the jack off the rink leading to a 17 to 16 score.
The passage praises the rose as a symbol of fragrance and beauty and notes the American Beauty rose origin in France as Mme Ferinand Jamin. It states newer roses are regarded as superior and advertises Mount Dora Flower Shop at 427 N Donnelly with phone 383-4141 offering fresh roses.
Miami Seaquarium official Capt. Bill Gray says a remorra fish was kept alive for as long as 30 hours wrapped in a wet cloth, detailing an unusual maintenance method observed at the facility.
Daytona Beach attorney and Naval Reserve officer Phil Elliott announces his Democratic bid for the 15th Senatorial District. A former Daytona Beach Chamber of Commerce president and promoter of Dixie Frolics, he cites experience in finance, local government, and public service as qualifications for Florida Senate.
A Florida Game and Fresh Water Fish Commission public meeting will be held in Orlando to discuss hunting and fishing regulations for the 1967 68 season. All sportsmen are urged to attend the March 7 session at the Orlando Greater Chamber of Commerce Building on East Central Blvd at 730 p.m.
Yesterday from the topic recalls Lt Tommy Shipes earning a permanent citation for his Gold Star in lieu of the Second Air Medal from the Secretary of the Navy for the President. It notes Anna Margaret White and Jack Pease Jr announcing their upcoming marriage on April 19. March of Dimes donations totaled 253.72 dollars, local chairman Roy Christopher reports. Spare Ration Stamp 53 for five pounds of sugar expires March 31.
The East Central Florida Regional Planning Council reports Lake County has the highest Florida born resident percentage in the region. Population trends project Lake County reaching 102,800 by 1980, nearly triple the 1950 figure of 36,340, as seven-county growth grows to about 1.64 million by 1980. Copies of the report are available from council headquarters in Titusville.
T/Sgt. John Keller United States Air Force 29 died of a heart attack in San Angelo Texas February 18. He was the son of the late Jack Keller and survived by his wife Kim two sons David and John three brothers Allen Frank and Jim three sisters Dorris Rushing Hartman and Carolyn Torskey services were held at the Chapel of Mission Bells in San Pablo California.
A brief from Mount Dora recalls a Roseborough Elementary School crossing incident a year ago near 11th and Helen Street as patrolwoman Edith Sage was struck while removing a slow sign. Brugs Kennedy returns from 14 months in Korea. E. E. Wyn Brown and Lewis Carroll Jr. earn inclusion in Outstanding Young Men of America 1966. Today is a mild winter day in Mount Dora.
Rep W H Bill Reedy of Eustis cites a new county alignment that could push US 23 extension from Jacksonville to Tampa via SR 19. He argues a federal highway would boost tourism and trade, placing SR 19 in red lines on maps. County hearing requests include four laning of Florida 19 and cloverleafs along 19 with priority for Eustis.
The text describes US 441 routing from Gal Shopping Center toward Eustis and passes near Sanford, Florida, with references to interchanges and intersections including 19 and 46. It locates the corridor north of Brooksville and notes the area around Florida 19.
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