Couple attacked in sleep at Mount Plymouth. husband dies
A man entered through a window and stabbed Mr. Von Herbulis eight times and Mrs. Von Herbulis twelve times in their Mount Plymouth home on June 20. He remains at large as investigators pursue a suspect. Mrs. Von Herbulis underwent surgery for a lung blood clot but shows improvement. The husband died shortly after the assault.
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Sheriff's Department
von Herbulis
Mrs. von Herbulis
Mount Plymouth
Mr. von Herbulis
Former Football Star Killed In 441 Accident Near Eustis
Joseph M. Caldwell Jr., 24, died after losing control of a 1968 Buick Riviera on U S 441 near the Eustis overpass. A Zellwood native, he lived in Tavares and Mount Dora, starred at Tavares High School, Fort Scott Junior College and Central Missouri College, and was drafted by the Orlando Panthers and Atlanta Falcons but injuries blocked pro play. Funeral services were held June 25 at Rehbaum Harden Chapel with burial in Tavares Cemetery.
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Noreen Fox
Joseph M. Caldwell, Jr
U. S. 441
Eustis
Orange Memorial Hospital
Orlando
Zellwood
Tavares
Mount Dora
Tavares High School
Fort Scott Kansas Junior College
Central Missouri College
Orlando Panthers
Atlanta Falcons
Joseph M. Caldwell Sr
C. J. Browning
Valdosta
Mary Ethel Cald
Lake Jem. Caldwell
Sherry Sturtz
Rehbaum -Harden Chapel
David Coffield
Rehbaum-Harden Funeral Home
Operation Saves The Magnolia Tree Diversion Fountain Rescue
A 30 year old magnolia moved for a new apartment project lost its soil ball and bark in transit. City officials devised a fountain system to keep the tree wet by piping water to the top spray, enabling survival despite summer heat and root damage. Contractor Steve Vaughn funded about 500 dollars for the move by Florida Landscape and Nursery Co.
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Steve Vaughn
Baker and Tre
Maine Street
Vaughn
Florida Landscape and Nursery Co
Mount Dora Youths Seek Removal of Girlie Magazines
Five youths led by Edward Jones urged Mount Dora council to end obscene literature on newsstands. A committee including council members and youth reps will study the issue. Also discussed were a rezoning request for property at 1st Street and Highland Ave and a $500 library bequest from Rae Moody estate.
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Mount Dora
Edward Jones
Jones
Pinkney Turner
Dake
Turner
al Rehbaum
Roy Christopher
Ellwyn E. Brown
1St Street
Highland Ave
Triangle Invest
Rae Brown Moody
Hope For Gandy Dancers To Dig Up RR Tracks
Mount Dora may gain a major route for perishable freight after a Tuesday meeting with City and railroad officials. Seaboard Coast Line vice president J R Thorne said Sanford to Wildwood is a key link in movement of perishables and the planned yard at Sanford boosts the line’s importance. A Kiwanis talk by Judge W Troy Hall Jr joked about regional origins, referencing the Smith and Wesson line in a quip on federal gun law.
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Paul Paddock
Jacksonville
Mount Dora
J.R. Thorne
Seaboard Coast Line
Sanford
W. Troy Hall, Jr
Sth Judicial District
Kiwanis
Florida
South
Johnson
Smith & Wesson
Tras
Garden and Service Clubs
Jesse D. Willmott
John Cain
Duke
Thorne
D. C. Hastings
John W. Weldon
Mount Dora rail plans discussed as Dixon turns 100 in Eustis
A Seaboard Coast Line committee will examine Mount Dora track relocation with city officials. George Cain Thorne heads the panel and warns no changes are likely. Meanwhile Mrs Mary Francis Dixon celebrates her 100th birthday near Eustis, sharing memories of Massachusetts roots, family, and long community ties.
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Mary Francis Dixon
Eustis
Evangeline Hayes
Anna Pohlman
Mount Dora
May Dixon
Edith Cooper
George Adams
Plymouth
Mass
Dixon
Kennedys
Robert Kennedy
May
John Kennedy
John-John
San Francisco
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Waterman Hospital
Orange Memorial
Carol Custer
Carol
Joseph M. Caldwell JR
Ments of
Lake Co
Sevice
Rebels
Smith & Wesson Line
Triangle
Mrs. Dixon
Cambridge
John F. Dixon
Massachusets
Walter Cronkite
Lawrence Welk
Ann Landers
James Reston
City Hall
Betty Chavis
Moun Dora
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