Plucky Mount Dora Teen Hero Rushed After Big Game
Kenneth Bliss 16, Mount Dora High School right guard for the Golden Hurricanes, played a full game despite injuries and a stomach ache. He collapsed after the game and was rushed to Orange Memorial Hospital with internal bleeding under evaluation for possible ruptured spleen and kidney injury. His condition improved slightly by Wednesday. doctors continued tests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Dora
Kenneth Bliss
Golden Hurricanes
Ken
St. Cloud
Richard Gardner
Dan Spear
R. H. Montgomery
Fred Sanwald
Guy Bliss
Orange Memorial Hospital
Bulldogs Next As Team Nails Up Victory 1
Mount Dora Golden Hurricanes travel to face the TavARES Bulldogs with Earl Williams replacing injured Kenneth Bliss at left guard. Mount Dora opened 13 to 7 led by Neil Stoot Hoff 85 yard run and a Richard Gardner to Robby Vanzant pass for the extra point. St. Cloud tied late. Bobby Bowie 47 yard TD run sparked the comeback.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Dora Golden Hurricanes
Tavares Bulldogs
Earl Williams
Kenneth Bliss
St. Cloud
Garry Potter
Neil Stoothoff
Richard Gardner
Robby Vanzant
Donald Thompkins
Bobby Bowie
Hurricanes
Gardner
Mount Dora
Bliss
Bulldog
Fifth av school praised for well behaved pupils by neighbor
Mrs. Etta Austin McDonald of Fifth avenue lauds Mount Dora school students for 23 years of courteous behavior near her home. She compliments Supervising Principal D. D. Roseborough and says no pupil has caused trouble or damaged property, praising teachers, pupils and parents amid delinquency talk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Etta Austin McDonald
D. D. Roseborough
Rotary district governor James B. Keith to speak here
James B. Keith of Orlando, district governor elect for Rotary International, will address the club on Tuesday October 8. Keith a Daytona Beach native and Orlando department store executive, has led Rotary clubs in Daytona Ashville and Orlando and was chosen district governor at the Lucerne Switzerland convention. Rotary reports 446000 members in 9500 clubs worldwide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Florida
Rotary, International
James B. Keith
Orlando
Lester C. Doerr
Keith
Rotary
Daytona Beach
Daytona
Ashville
Lucerne
Switzerland
Free World
Cars Suffer but Passengers Escape in Donnelly Fourth Crash
An accident at Donnelly and Fourth Avenue last week left two cars badly smashed. Newton E. Cabolt was charged with failure to yield the right of way after his vehicle was broadside by Fred S. Foust. Foust’s right front tire tore off as he tried to stop. no occupants were injured. Daniel H. Bishop, a passenger in the Cabolt car, remained uninjured despite a broken passenger-side window.
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Donnelly
James Orr
Newton E. Cabolt
Fred S. Foust
Donnelly St
Cabolt
Rabolt
Daniel H. Bishop
In Hospital Mount Dora Area Residents List
Mount Dora area residents in Lake county hospitals this week include Dr. Romy Laughlin at Durham Young Leesburg and Mrs. Julia Lallo Richard Wall Joe Ham Herbert Beiser Mrs. Dora Fenn Mrs. Verdie Jones and Al Maben all at Waterman Memorial Eustis.
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Mount Dora Area
Lake County
Romy Laughlin
Durham Young
Leesburg
Julia Lallo
Richard Wall
Joe Ham
Herbert Beiser
Dora Fenn
Verdie Jones
al Maben
Waterman Memorial
Eustis
What’s Wrong with Business Probe Draws Local Interest
Nearly 50 business places responded to the Chamber of Commerce invitation for a dinner and meeting at the Community building next Monday evening. Mayor Patton and City Council members were invited as the chamber seeks to stimulate progress, attract more business, and discuss establishing a shoe store and an automotive agency.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamber of Commerce
W. D. Patton
Roy Christopher
Citizens Council Hears Herlong on Civil Rights
About 500 attended the Leesburg rally to hear Congressman A S Herlong Jr defend states rights and denounce the Supreme Court segregation ruling. Prentice Pruitt Sheriff Willis McCall Rev George A Downs State Sen J A Tar Boyd spoke as Herlong attacked the Civil Rights bill and praised Arkansas Governor Faubus while noting Black registration since the Civil War and calling the jury trial amendment a laughing stock. Sam I Barber led the pledge to the flag.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
White Citizens Council
Leesburg
A. S. Herlong
Lake County
Supreme Court
Herlong
Prentice Pruitt
Florida Federation For Constitutional Government
Willis McCall
George A. Downs
Orlando
J. A. “Tar” Boyd
Orval Faubus
Arkansas
Little Rock
Sam I. Barber
Lake County Citizens Council
His Mentor Remembered Gift to Breckenridge from Alumni
William E. Breckenridge recently returned from North Carolina with a gold watch as a gift from the Stuyvesant high school Alumni Association in New York City. He led the school’s math department for 30 years and taught at Columbia for 15, retiring in 1940 to Mount Dora. The gift was accepted by a friend at a vacation resort, and a revised mathematics textbook he co authored will be released this Fall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William E. Breckenridge
North Carolina
Association
Lake Alexander Springs Promoted In Trail-A-News
Trailerites hear Lake County’s Alexander Springs promoted as a 320 acre camp and picnic area 16 miles north of Eustis. Springs flow 78 million gallons daily with water at 76 degrees. Wildlife thrives in a rapidly developing subtropical area offering picnic tables fireplaces a bathhouse boats and low-cost trailer sites. Reservations via Fred Schultz Altoona Springs manager.
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Lake County
Alexander Springs
Eustis
Spring Creek
Fred Schultz
Altoona
Controversy Over Mount Dora School Bus Route Sparks Debate
Photos show Mrs. Mamie Odom driving the bus along Old Eustis Road to Sylvan Shores with students Rusty Tyre Bruce Tyre Sandy Stary and others. Families along East Crooked Lake Road choose between Mount Dora and Eustis schools amid shifting district lines and local civic ties.
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Mount Dora
Mamie Odom
Eustisrd
Sylvan Shores
East Crooked Lake Rd
Rusty
Bruce Tyre
Sandy Stary
Stanley
East Crooked
Mount Dora Bus Route Provokes Neighbor Dispute
The Mount Dora school bus route through Sylvan Shores draws protests from Normandy and Crestview residents over stops on Overlook and Morningside streets. Parents say more local children now ride than before and must walk to reach the bus. Officials plan a board survey to resolve the route and safety concerns amid a temporary detour via a steep hill on 11th Avenue.
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Mount Dora
Sylvan Shores
Morningside Dr
11Th Av
Pinecrest
Overlook Dr
Normandy
Crestview Drs
Eustis Rd
W. T. Glidwell
He Loans License Costly Favor in Florida Incident
Peter Green of Jacksonville and Isaac Simmons of Mount Dora faced $50 fines each after a police stop revealed Simmons had used a license loaned by Green. Green was charged with permitting an unauthorized person to drive his car and use his license, while Simmons was cited for operating a car without a license and possessing an illegal license.
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Peter Green
Jacksonville
Isaac Simmons
Mount Dora
Simmons
Green
Dora Officers Attend FBI Conference on Fleeing Felons
Three Mount Dora police officers Chief James Orr and Patrolmen George Ober and Leslie Whitcomb attended an FBI conference in Orlando last week. They learned how the agency assists local departments in recapturing criminals who flee the state. Chief Orr noted the FBI made 902 arrests last year for local police departments.
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Mount Dora
Orlando
James Orr
George Ober
Leslie Whitcomb
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Orr
F.B.I
Survey May Resolve School Line Tangle in Mount Dora Area
County board plans a complete survey of school attendance areas with maps to show where each child lives and which district they should attend. The move follows conflicts over Eustis Mount Dora boundaries and bus routes, with concerns about who should pay for transportation and an overload on the bus.
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Hayes
Eustis
Mount Dora
Paul Bryan
Eustis Chamber of Commerce
Eustis Chamber
Dora
Chester Crowder
Lake Gertrude
Adkinson
Boundaries Shift As Tavares District Reaches Mount Dora
A Lake County dispute recounts Tavares school boundaries extending into Mount Dora and the surrounding area. The reconfiguration now includes Riley's Park Remley Heights and parts of Cassia while edging away from Sylvan Shores. Residents protest Highway 441 as a boundary line and argue Mount Dora should govern the district for economic reasons.
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Mount Dora
Tavares
Armer C. Johnsonson Heimrd
Sylvan Shores
Riley’s Park
Triangle
Remley Heights
Eustis
Gordon Schiebers
Schieber
Old Eustis Rd
Overlook Dr
Lake Joanna
Arlie Wilder
Joanna
Pine Lands
Cassia
Lake Jem Area
Tavares School
Rainfall Totals Reported by Mount Dora Growers Cooperative
Rainfall this year reaches 56.3 inches through September 25, 15 inches above last year. September totals show 5.4 inches this year versus 3.8 inches by September 25 last year.
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Mount Dora
Miss Hattie Elliott Hospitalized in Orlando
Miss Hattie Elliott secretary to Carl Graves at the Villa Dora hotel is in Orange Memorial Hospital Orlando undergoing treatment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hattie Elliott
Carl Graves
Villa Dora Hotel
Orange Memorial Hospital
Orlando
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Bulldogs
Team
Nails
By Pat Reese
Cofc
Citizens Council
Crooked Lake Rd
Mike
Richard Brelsford
Norma Baird
Quentin Brelsfords
0. H. Conways
Eustis School
Old Eastiard
Normandy Dr
W. J. Godtel
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