Mount Dora seeks majority voice on school board crisis
In Mount Dora a push to survey parents asks if they back current administration or want changes. After chairman Gordon Dake withdrew support, community groups urge the advisory committee and board to heed the majority opinion via a questionnaire and democratic process.
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Mount Dora
Lake County
Gordon Dake
Dake
Frank J. Banning
D. D. Roseborough
W. A. Vincent
Frank Banning
School Board
Open Your Mind Mr Batchelder
A Community Forum debate features Charles Batchelder arguing for a Committee for American Action while critics accuse him of closed mindedness. The piece rebuts his claims that United World Federalists seek to overthrow the Constitution and calls for a world constitution with limited powers. It cites General Douglas MacArthur’s 1945 warning and urges readers to consider UWF perspectives.
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Community Forum
Committee For American Action
United States of America
United World Federalists
Charles Batchelder
United States
Mr. Batchelder
Tokyo Bay
Douglas MacArthur
League of Nations
Batchelder
Scapegoat remark cited by principal in democracy breakdown
The supervising principal writes to Professor Oh asserting the critic is being made a scapegoat in the alleged breakdown of democracy as discussed by Mr. Banning.
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Mr. Banning
Azalea Circle Names 1951 52 Officers
Mrs. J. Collier Cooper will serve as chairman for the Azalea Circle during the 1951 52 season after election at last week’s annual meeting. Other officers include Mrs. Don Kimball first vice chairman Mrs. James Stout second vice chairman Mrs. Lucas Myers recording secretary Mrs. Gertrude Norris corresponding secretary and Mrs. Robert Widmer treasurer.
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Azalea Circle
J. Collier Cooper
Don Kimball
James Stout
Lucas Myers
Gertrude Norris
Robert Widmer
Methodist Wesley Fellowship Plans Covered Dish Supper
The Wesley Fellowship class of the Methodist church will hold a covered dish supper at the Parish House tonight at 7. Members are invited to bring a dish to share and join fellowship activities in the church community.
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Wesley Fellowship
Methodist Church
Rose arrangement wins blue ribbon at Clermont Garden show
Mrs. Leslie Jackson Donnelly Jr. won a blue ribbon for a rose geranium plumbago and sorrow weed arrangement. The Clermont Garden club hosted inviting other county clubs, with this entry tied to Hibiscus Circle of the Lakes and Hills Garden club.
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Leslie Jackson
Donnelly Jr
Clermont Garden Club
Clermont Gardeners
Jackson
Hibiscus Circle of the Lakes and Hills Garden Club
A Springtime Lake Tour Through Lake County
A travel diary senses the Lake County countryside from grove to lake to grove, recalls Fast Crooked Lake and old memories, notes shoreline changes with homes, and contrasts warm sun with shifting weather. The entries span Thursday to Monday, describing sunsets, auroral starlight, cool showers, and renewed life over Lake Dora.
Chaotic debate as veteran rally prompts crisis response
The debate scene features a Federalist challenging a speaker to propose constructive action to end today’s crisis. The reply recalls veterans who fought before and would fight again, while noting that government for the people has risen from chaos only if conditions are resolved.
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Batchelder
City Employees Attend Courses At Florida And Miami
Mount Dora water department staff Cecil Barks Archie Tucker and Harold Overhiser Jr just completed a UF short course. Light department worker Carswell Thompson will take a similar course this weekend. Harold Overhiser Sr will attend the National Waterworks Congress in Miami late April. the city covers expenses.
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Mount Dora
Water and Light Department
Water Department
University of Florida
Cecil Barks
Archie Tucker
Harold Overhiser, Jr
Carswell Thompson
Light Department
Harold Overhiser
National Waterworks Congress
Miami
Revival Services Across Churches This Sunday
Across area churches revival services conclude Sunday evening with sermons on God’s invitations harvest law and prayer. First Baptist features Pastor Sutley on God’s Last Word of Invitation and The Immutable Law of the Harvest. Joyce Hetzel sings The Lord’s Supper. Methodist pastor Blackburn speaks Beyond Ourselves and The God Who Answers Prayers. Sorrento Presbyterian pastor Sutherland offers God’s Second Best Gift at 11 a.m.
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First Baptist Church
James H. Sutley
Reed
Joyce Hetzel
Malotte
Robert M. Blackburn
Methodist Church
Sorrento Presbyterian Church
E. O. Sutherland
Past Imperfect Tells On Parents at Mount Dora
Mount Dora senior class presents the 1951 play Past Imperfect at the Community building on Friday April 20. Bettye Ann Ray stars as the mother with Rhoda Williams the daughter and Danny Patton the son. Darlene Schaff plays grandmother. Directed by Mrs Nana T Laney.
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Mount Dora
Bettye Ann Ray
Rhoda Williams
Danny Patton
Darlene Schaff
Lottie Mae Strawn
Christine Sills
Helen Whitehead
Barry Norton
David Blanchard
Roy Zeigengeist
Billy Carroll
Neville Lipmann
Nana T. Laney
Kiwanis Back Radio Series Its Fun to Live in America
Kiwanis clubs of Lake County present a fourteen part 15 minute radio drama series. The first program aired on WLBE Wednesday at 7 30 p m and will run weekly. Scripted by Jean Hollaway and Buckley Angell the series features prominent radio figures and portrays successful personalities. The aim is to reaffirm faith in private enterprise with the message that Americans can progress with effort. The signature song Stout Hearted Men is associated with the Wichita Kiwanis club.
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America
WLBE
Kiwanis
Lake County
Eustis
Leesburg
Mount Dora
Tavares
Umatilla
Jean Hollaway
Buckley Angell
David Sarnoff
J. C. Penny
Eddie Rickenbacker
Wichita Kiwanis Club
Gardner Dixon Nuptials Told in St Petersburg
The marriage of Marie Collins Gardner to Lewis T. Dixon was celebrated last Saturday in St. Petersburg. Mrs. Dixon, a retired Philadelphia businesswoman, plans a Mount Dora home after Dixon’s retirement next year. Attendants included Dr. and Mrs. A. K. Bennett of Marquette, Michigan.
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Emma Sears Marsh
Alexander Sr
Marie Collins Gardner
Lewis T. Dixon
New York City
St. Petersburg
Dixon
Philadelphia
Marsh
New York
Hiram Gardner
Women To Hear Speech On India At Baptist Church
Mrs W E Bancroft former missionary to India will speak at the Woman's Missionary Society meeting of the First Baptist Church Monday at 7 45 p m Mrs Kenneth Jorgensen chair of the Jean Hendry Circle invites visitors Mrs F H Moore will lead devotionals and F Wason will be guest soloist
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W. E. Bancroft
India
Woman’s Missionary Society of the
First Baptist Church
Kenneth Jorgensen
Jean Hendry
F. H. Moore
F. Wason
Mrs Brown Hosts Northwest Circle Meeting
The Northwest Circle of the Women's Society of Christian Service will meet next Tuesday at 2:30 p.m. at the home of Mrs Richard M Brown located at 1252 N Alexander St.
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Brown
Women’s Society of Christian Service
Richard M. Brown
N. Alexander St
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