Speedboat sets record at 36 hours for Wise Boat Works
A hydroplane of 151 cubic inch displacement built for Commodore Willett and Walter Fowler by Wise Boat Works delivered in thirty six hours. It then entered Daytona Beach races on Monday and performed well, marking a notable motorsport achievement from January 28, 1926.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wise Boat Works
Daytona Beach
Commodore Willett
Walter Fowler
Groveland
Mount Dora
Lake Franklin Park
George Malone
Birds Return Quietly Amid Predator Watch
The piece reflects on returning songbirds after a quiet period caused by sharp shinned and Cooper's hawks in the south. It notes kestrels feeding on grasshoppers, buteos as farmland aids, and a 9000 bird count by the Audubon chapter near Christmas. It ends with a reflective encounter with a large blue-eyed cat and a waving snowy tail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklawaha
Audubon
Readers Debate Donnelly Street Traffic and TOPIC Format
Letters discuss keeping Donnelly Street open for the Art Festival versus creating a mall like Altamonte. They urge traffic control for safety and urge returning to the former TOPIC format, with a reader poll proposed and praise for the new look.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Donnelly St
441
Donnelly
Fourth
Fifth
Altamonte Mall
Mount Dora
Sentinel Star
Mariel, Monson
Moore sentenced to life for attempted assassination of Ford
Sara Jane Moore received life imprisonment the maximum federal penalty after being found guilty of attempting to kill President Gerald Ford. The judge cited deterrence and harsh sentencing as ways to curb crime, criticizing rehabilitation and socio economic theories and urging tougher, publicized punishment for future offenders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sara Jane Moore
Gerald Ford
Ms. Moore
Private tale critiques Waterman Hospital emergency care
An 87 year old writer recalls a troubling Waterman Memorial Hospital emergency room visit in January 1976. He describes long waits, miscommunications, lost medications, and a disputed bill, but also thanks staff and urges community support and accountability for the hospital’s services.
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Waterman Memorial Hospital
Eustis
Crane
Orlando
New Jersey
Mount Dora
Crone
Waterman Emergency
Companion
Association
E. R
Waterman
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By Diane Demro
M. V. Simpson
Lake County
Simpson
National Order of King’s Daughters and Sons
Margaret Bottome
Hilda Streeton
Frank Griffiths
Margaret Lewis
Betsy Kramer
Stetson University
DeLand
Elizabeth Kramer
Chamber of Commerce
Grace Burke
Express
R. E. Norris
M. O
Buster” Williams
Timmy Cleary
Jerry Odom
Frankie Fralick
John Cain Jr
del Potter
Jimmy Dake
Frank
Robert Priest
Michael Stewart
Barry Laing
Michael Cleary
Charles Fralick
Sam Williams
Jimmy Bryant
Bill Eichelberger
Bill Kennedy
Fifth Avenue
East Town
Milner-Rosenwald Academy
Lakes and Hills Garden Club
Mount Bora
A.M. Liveright
West Fifth Avenue
P.O. Box
Florida
Margo Hosford
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