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Newspaper
Mount Dora Topic
Location
Mount Dora, Florida, United States of America
Date
Mar 06, 1969
Page
1
Mount Dora Power Outage Sparks Toll of Calls
The Mount Dora blackout began at 9 30 p m with a line fire on Third Street and spread to most of the city by 11 30 p m Repairs by Florida Power took until 1 30 a m The police station fielded nearly 100 calls with operators handling multiple lines at once Residents largely sought information and reassurance while fear and darkness lingered after the outage ended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Dora
Carroll Griggs
Griggs
Cecil Barks
Third Street
MDHS Graduate Captain Bubba Johnson Killed in Vietnam
Mount Dora High School 1953 graduate Captain William E. Johnson of the 36th Marine Air Group 1st Air Wing was killed in action during a rescue mission in Vietnam. His helicopter crew was missing October 6 1967 and found with remains in January 1969. He was buried at Arlington January 29 1969.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Dora High School
William E
Bubba
Johnson
Vietnam
MDHS
36Th Marine Air Group
1St Air Wing
Cue
Captain Johnson
Arlington Cemetery
Arlington
Barbara
Lori
Greenbelt
Maryland
Former Mount Dora councilman S. Grady Simpson dies at 63
Former city official S. Grady Simpson of Mount Dora died March 1 at 63 after 45 years as a resident. He owned Riley's Trailer Park and served in multiple organizations including First Methodist Church, Mount Dora Lodge F and AM, Lake County Shrine Club, Scottish Rite, Orlando Consistory, and Mount Dora Rotary. He was survived by his wife Thelma, two children, siblings, seven grandchildren, and extended relatives. Services were March 3 at First Methodist Church with Masonic rites and interment at Pine Forest Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S. Grady Simpson
Mount Dora
Riley
First Methodist Church of
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Florida Power
Barks
Utility Department
Ted Lane
Art Womble
Frank Edenfield
Sorrento
Sgt
Paul Johnson
Apalachicola
F. H. Johnson
Havana
John E. Johnson
Germany
Donald W.gregg
Harold G.gregg
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