Baseball Takes Over Spotlight in Mount Dora Games
Mount Dora schools plan two home games this week with the high school team meeting Tavares on Friday at 7 30 p m and Clermont Highlanders next Tuesday at Heimfield The opener Tuesday afternoon loss at Umatilla 4 1 is noted Elwood McHaffie may miss early season action due to a shoulder injury The Dorans host an organizational meeting at 8 p m to finalize season plans and a PTA box supper precedes May 1 game renewal details list multiple upcoming dates and a roster of players
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Mount Dora
Tavares
Umatilla
the Dorans
Roy Christopher
Heimfield
Clermont Highlanders
Groveland
Clermont
Parent- Teacher Association
Elwood McHaffie
Boyd Atkins
Donald Austin
Max Bulske
Bobby Correll
Marvin Day
Arthur Dufour
Forum suspends summer sessions amid world federation debate
Mount Dora community forum halts for summer with plans for fall sessions and a film series on world conditions. Charles F. Batchelder argues against a world federation and asserts government exists to protect freedoms while noting patriotic groups’ involvement.
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Mount Dora
Charles F. Batchelder
Florida Committee For American Action
United World Federalists
Batchelder
World Federation
United States
FCAA
Congress
Daughters of the American Revolution
Curtain Opens Tonight On Hasty Heart at IceHouse
The IceHouse Players present Hasty Heart, a Burma hospital drama with humor, opening at 8:15 p m tonight in Lake County. Rollins College stars Ranny Walker and Bill McGaw headline a cast including E F Merchant and Martha Pritchard with Susanne Odom directing. performances continue Friday and Saturday evenings.
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Burma
Lake County
IceHouse
Rollins College
Ranny Walker
Bill McGaw
Rollins
Annie Russell Theatre
E. F. Merchant
Don Auleb
Herman Dykes, Jr
Jon Barker
William Furey
Joe Knowles
Martha Pritchard
Leesburg
Susanne Odom
Walter J. Patton
Council Extends Disposals Plan For Mount Dora
Mount Dora City Council voted to extend the garbageless-city campaign for one more month. Only 49 Disposalls remain stalled due to plumbing trouble, with 29 would be buyers rejected for plumbing or septic tank issues. Units priced at 67.95 dollars, not installed, may still be ordered at City Hall.
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General Electric Co
Mount Dora
City Hall
Regulation 11 on public eating places issued
The Office of Price Stabilization in Jacksonville announces Regulation 11 covering restaurants cafes boarding houses and other public eating places may be obtained by owners from their office or Chamber of Commerce.
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Office of Price Stabilization
Jacksonville
Chamber of Commerce
Suit Challenges Welfare Records Secrecy Over Woman
Florida's Supreme Court will hear a test case on state Welfare records secrecy after Circuit Judge Futch refused to compel disclosure. The suit, brought by Mrs. Geraldine Flickinger of Tavares, alleges the department damaged her reputation by denying license renewals and refusing to reveal a complaint against her morals. Prosecution argues citizens have the right to defend themselves under the Constitution, with testimony from Lake County residents planned but denied access in hearings.
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Florida
Supreme Court
Welfare Department
Lake County
Walter Warren
Leesburg
Truman G. Futch
Geraldine Flickinger
Tavares
Fred Blackburn
Jesse W. Hunter
Films at Community Building Show Busy Hands Tonight
Parents, school children and visitors are invited to attend a screening of Busy Hands, the story of the American Soap Box Derby, at the Community building at 7:30 this evening. A second film on highway safety will also be shown. No admission charge.
Treadwell Back S/Sgt Billie M Treadwell Returns Home
S/Sgt Billie M Treadwell who has been on a tour in the Middle East has returned to the United States and is now stationed at Chanute Air Base Illinois his mother Mrs Modelle Treadwell announces
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Treadwell
Billie M. Treadwell
Middle East
United States
Chanute Air Base
Illinois
Modelle Treadwell
Local Bass Tournament Honors Awarded For Big Catches
Ellis Windy Winton and Dr B C Smoot boasted large catches from Lake county waters but Jack Edwards of East Avenue claimed the top prize with a 12 lb 3 oz black bass. The contest ran from November through March 31 with Winton winning the final weekly prize for a 7 lb 8 oz bass from the Apopka canal.
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Ellis
Winton
Jack Edwards
Mount Dora PTA reelected leader urges parent help
John A. Heist begins a second term as Mount Dora PTA president urging parents to participate in school affairs and attend meetings. He notes growth in population and enrollment creates need for more facilities, citing lack of an auditorium for visual education. New officers include Glendy Sadler and D. D. Roseborough with Kathleen Burchett secretary. The meeting featured entertainment by the school glee club and band conducted by Charles Gordon Rex.
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John A. Heist
Mount Dora
Parent-Teachers Association
Heist
PTA
Glendy Sadler
D. D. Roseborough
J. M. Smith
Kathleen Burchett
Robert Travers
Glee Club
Charles Gordon Rex
Louise Anderson
Not a News Story But a Fearful Question in Verse
The excerpt presents Faulkner contemplating existential dread and the looming threat of violence. It evokes a universal fear about survival and the inevitability of catastrophe without offering concrete events or characters. The mood is somber and reflective, emphasizing shared human anxiety.
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William Faulkner
Lake County Senator Sees Fight Against Distrust in Government
Lake County Senator J Edwin Baker Sr laments widespread distrust of legislators and urges a return to understanding. He notes legislators are not crooks but public servants who work for better government, stressing the need for honest leadership and continued reform without professionalizing politics.
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Ed Baker
J. Edwin Baker
Lake County
Tallahassee
Baker
Senator J Ed Baker Drives Lake County Road Link Prospects
Senator J Ed Baker spent long hours surveying Lake County road sites to connect to the Jacksonville Tampa highway. The link, now cleared and graded, faces funding this year. Baker, entering his third legislative session, previously worked with crippled children as superintendent of the Elk Crippled Children's Home at Umatilla.
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Citrus Commission
Ed Baker
Polk
Lake Counties
Dodge Taylor
Howey-in-the-Hills
Senate
Roads and Highways Committee
Lake County
Jacksonville
Tampa
Tom Cooley
Doran
Baker
Crippled Children’s Home
Umatilla
Poll Will Decide Mount Dora Administration Battle
Parents will vote on a question about whether D. D. Roseborough should remain supervising principal or be replaced by W. A. Vincent. County Supt. Frank J. Banning said he will follow the advisory committee’s majority, while Gordon Dake withdrew his support, citing misgivings about the majority’s view.
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Vincent
Roseborough
Gordon Dake
Banning
Dake
Mount Dora
Justics Ie
Board of Trustees
W. A. Vincent
Frank J. Banning
Richard Irvin
Ross V. Swartzell
R. C. Bardwell
Public Servant Requests Removal From School Principal Application
Mount Dora adviser Gordon L. Dake declares he must remove his signature from W. A. Vincent’s application for supervising principal of Mount Dora schools. He cites procedures, majority opinion, and the duty to follow the will of the people over individual ambition.
Sutliff Visits Mount Dora Before Camp Carson Move
PFC Tom Sutliff paused in Mount Dora to visit his parents Mr. and Mrs. Clare Sutliff on Donnelly Street before reporting to Camp Carson Colorado. He had been stationed at Fort Bragg North Carolina.
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Camp Carson
Col
Tom Sutliff
Mount Dora
Clare Sutliff
Donnelly St
Ft. Bragg
N. C
Death touches Beasley family across seas and loss
Irene Matilda Beasley 53 of Lake Jem died after a lingering illness. Her son Froy Beasley, in the Navy near Korea, could not be reached in time for her passing. She leaves husband John, four other sons Ray William John Paul, three daughters, eight grandchildren, and three sisters. Funeral services were held at Mount Dora.
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Froy Beasley
Navy
Korea
Irene Matilda Beasley
Lake Jem
Red Cross
Sadie
Joyce Beasley
Irene Nobles
Trell Ritch
Lakeland
Alma Dallenback
Walnut Grove
Minn
God
Mount Dora
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Council
Ellis Winton
B. C. Smoot
McMinnville
Tenn
DR. Smoot
Edwards
Mabel Norris
J. Ed Baker
Frank Banning
Public Instruction
Mr. Banning
Gordon L. Dake
Sutliff Home
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