Stary Case Defense Denied New Trial Appeal Lake Verdict
Cynthia Ann Stary may take her medical malpractice case to the Florida Supreme Court after Circuit Judge Truman G. Futch denied the doctors a new trial and a judgment notwithstanding the verdict. The six jurors awarded $10,000 to Cynthia and $5,000 to her father, Earl Stary, with appeals possible within 60 days of trial. The case centers on alleged hot applications post birth that caused burns leading to amputation. doctors argued the method saved the child’s life.
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Cynthia Ann Stary
Florida Supreme Court
Robert A. Montgomery
Truman G. Futch
Tavares
N.O.V
Cynthia Ann
Ee Aeca
Etea
Chicago
Cynthi Ann
Presbyterian
Cynthia
Futch
Stary
Cody Fowler
American Bar Association
I Never Saw Higher Morale Says Jaggears on Korea War
Floyd Jaggears adult education director of Lake County spoke to the Kiwanis on the Korean War. He praised high morale among U S fighting men, described Inchon 1950 casualties, Marine actions against North Korean guerrillas, and a March 1951 river patrol where troops endured near zero weather. He contrasted headlines about low morale with veterans’ experiences showing resilience and tough fighting throughout the conflict.
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Jaggears
Kiwanis Club
Floyd Jaggears
Lake County
Eustis
U. S
Korea
Inchon
Frome
Cuereres
First Marine Division
Rels
Mount Dora High School
IceHouse Selects Popular Broadway Plays for 1954 55
IceHouse theatre announces its 1954 55 season chosen by the Play-reading committee. November opens with Garson Kanin's Born Yesterday followed by Fetticoat Fever in December and My Three Angels in January. Also on the line are Stalag 17 The Moon is Blue and Dial M for Murder.
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IceHouse Theatre
Garson Kanin
Mount Dora Little Leaguers Honored With Baseballs
Fine new baseballs were presented to Mount Dora Lads for outstanding season work at a Kiwanis club meeting. Ronald Aldrich, team coach, announced the awards and described each boy’s contribution. Players named include Sonny Hughes Neil Durden J M Pickten Robert Sadler and Paul Haskins. Missing was Butch Alexander.
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Mount Dora
Kiwanis Club
Ronald Aldrich
Sonny Hughes
Neil Durden
J. M. Pickten
Aldrich
Robert Sadler
Paul Haskins
Butch Alexander
Kiwanis
Kiwanians Honor Mount Dora Little League Stars
Mount Dora's Little League team, Lake County champions, received baseballs as awards for standout play. In the final game they beat Tavares 9 to 1 after a Kiwanis meeting where coach Ronald Aldrich praised six players. Sonny Hughes led pitching with a 64 strikeout season, and Batting leader Butch Alexander posted .421 with multiple top-place stats.
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Mount Dora
Lake County
Tavares
Kiwanis Club
Ronald Aldrich
Snip
Sonny Hughes
Butch Alexander
Kiwanis
Doran Injured In Train Crash
Mrs Mabel Pike of Mount Dora suffered a broken back and her companion received severe facial cuts when a train wreck in Connecticut disrupted a Florida-bound emergency trip Mrs Pike had planned for July 11 She learned her brother Chester Allan died July 15 while she remained hospitalized in Worcester Massachusetts.
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Connecticut
County Personalities EDITOR'S NOTE William Curtis remembered
An editor’s note profiles 85 year old Mount Dora resident William E. Curtis, a vivid local character whose life reads like Americana. A recollection recounts a 1881 encounter with John D. Rockefeller in Titusville, Pennsylvania over a newspaper sale, ending with a tiny dime paid later. The piece frames Curtis as a beloved figure strolling Mount Dora with a twinkling eye and long histories.
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William E. Curtis
Mount Dora
William Curtis
Mr. Curtis
Willie Curtis
Bill John D. Rockefeller
Titusville
Bill
John
Rockefeller
Ormond Beach
Fifth Av
Garden Club
Remembering William E. Curtis Circus Life and Bryan
William E. Curtis recalls a life split between circus days and a stint as a Congress page. He cites learning from speeches by the hour and recalling William Jennings Bryan, trusts on the floor, and Dan Rice the circus legend.
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Congress
William Jennings Bryan
Bryan
Sam
Dan Rice
Pittsburgh
Conversion of Whiting home into church proceeds
The First Presbyterian church will convert Frederic and Olive Whiting’s historic home at Sixth and McDonald into worship space. A deed was received from Allen Whiting, with remodeling led by Robert Bumgardner and a building committee. Plans include a 40 by 20 foot main room, new doors, east stair relocation, and a Sunday school room in the expanded second floor. Services target Oct 3. The long term goal is a complete church on the property extending to Alexander Street.
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Frederic
Olive Whiting
McDonald St
First Presbyterian Church
Allen Whiting
Mount Dora
Frederic Whiting
Ogunquit
Maine
C. A. Carrier
Presbyterian Church
Robert Bumgardner
Charles H. Barthel
Helen Proctor
A. V. Lent
Edward B. Webster
Dale B. Brown
Duane Blair
Carriel
Alexander St
Ralph Harrington Dies at His Mount Dora Home
Mount Dora resident Ralph Harrington 65 former General Electric employee and Lawn Bowling Club secretary died at his Grandview Street home. He leaves wife Elizabeth and two children Dr James F Harrington professor at the University of California and Mrs Barbara Kenerson of Northumberland Pa. Funeral services were held at 3 p.m. at St Thomas Episcopal Church Fusitis with Rehbaum Funeral Home in charge.
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Ralph FE. Harrington
Mount Dora
Lawn Bowling Club
Grandview
Seventh St
Mr. Harrington
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
General Electric Co
Cleveland
Grandview St
Elizabeth
James F. Harrington
University of California
Barbara Kenerson
Northumberland
St. Thomas Episcopal Church
Fustis
Rehbaum Funeral Home
Shooting of Dog Shocks Juvenile Officer near Yard
Juvenile Officer John McCormick found a dog badly wounded in his yard last week. The canine remains in critical condition at a veterinary hospital. McCormick cites an apparent gunshot injury and urges witnesses to come forward.
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Garfield
Rockefeller
Willie Curtis
John D
John McCormick
McCormick
Legal Tangle May Delay City Sewer Plant Plan
City faces a possible legal tangle over land purchase for a Lake Dora sewer plant. A signed contract with Alberta Rampsonal of Savannah and a higher offer from O M Jack Simpson of Mount Dora trigger court scrutiny. City Atty. Roy Christopher will present the issue to Council as officials weigh raising the bid or awaiting court decision. Mayor Heaton notes the project is a modern, low odor facility with a safe drainage field, and funds for construction will not be available for about a year due to current waterworks borrowing.
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Lake Dora
S. Grandview St
Mis
Simpson
Dora
Roy Christopher
Lou L. Heaton
Uncil
J. G. Ray Jr
Gainesville
Torrentine
Gilbert Park
Polls Show Low Interest in Segregation Change in Florida
Dorans largely keep views on the race problem to themselves as Attorney General Richard W. Ervin surveys Florida sentiment before presenting to the U S Supreme Court. A slight majority oppose ending school segregation while many respondents favor a gradual transition and some foresee violence or private schooling in Mount Dora.
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Dorans
Richard W. Ervin
Florida
U. S. Supreme Court
Mount Dora
Council to Study Pool Plan Again
City Council aims to review a bid report next Tuesday from the winning contractor for a new swimming pool with bath house facilities. Lions club helper J G Ray Jr presented tentative plans to contractor L T Brennand. The pool would be on the lot beside the new school property with space set aside for a future Youth Center.
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J. G. Ray, Jr
Lions Club
L. T. Brennand
Ray
Let's Kill Pa And Fla Says Karl Lehmann
Karl Lehmann of the Lake County Chamber of Commerce urges spelling Florida and Lake County places in full. He criticizes abbreviations in business and personal letters, preferring Mount Dora, Montverde, Leesburg, and Lake County, Florida, for clearer, more descriptive word pictures.
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Fla
Karl Lehmann
Pennsylvania
Karl le
Lake County
Mount Dora
Mt. Dora
Montverde
Green Hills
Mt. Verde
Leesby
County
la County
Florida
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Earl Stary
Dr. Montgomery
Paul A. Buchanan
Leesburg
IceHouse
Ambrose
L. L
J. M. Pickren
Butch
Pickren
Anaes
Perat Kiwanis
Tacoma
Sadler Ia
Hughes
Pick Ren
Haskins
Janetta
Moorhead
Flavel
Doran
Lavater
Mabel Norris Reese
Me, Curtis
Ralph Harrington
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