Smathers Campaign Tactics Draw Florida Attention
A Florida column notes campaign mail and direct appeals by George Smathers to voters as he challenges Senator Pepper. An incident in Jacksonville shows Smathers greeting a taxi driver and declaring his candidacy in a candid, direct style. The piece questions whether voters respond to such tactics and mocks payback concerns.
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Senator Pepper
Congressman Smathers
George Smathers
Florida
Claude Pepper
U. S. Senate
Jacksonville
United States Senate
George
Mr. Smathers
Pepper
Tropical Topics and Lake County Carnival Gambles
A Florida story notes Republicans shifting toward Democrats to vote for Smathers. A woman seeks guidance on changing party, while Sheriff McCall and State's Attorney Hunter probe gambling at the Lake County Fair carnival. McCall dresses as a trainman and exposes the scam by playing a doll prize game with his badge visible. Also a dinner ad for Lakeside Inn from 12:30 to 2 PM.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willis McCall
Lake County
Jesse
Hunter
Sheriff McCall
Lad Arrives at Reform Home and Is Welcomed
A Lake County boy arrives at a reform facility and is greeted by a friendly superintendent. He is escorted by a chubby, smiling African American worker who invites him to lunch with the other prisoners. The trio laughs as the door shuts and the superintendent notes the boy was frightened upon arrival.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Judge Hall
Lake County
Willie
Will
Sixth Anniversary at St Mary M B Church East Town
The St Mary M B Church in East Town celebrated Pastor Russell's sixth anniversary with a day of services and a $2,300 pew and pulpit fund, $300 for repairs, $500 for lavatories, and $1,084.42 for a baptism pool. Mrs Russell was honored with $107, Alfred Gamble led Sunday School, and Rev Foster St Cathrine preached the closing sermon. The P T A approved plans to buy a band and public sentiment was favorable. Mr and Mrs Gradie Tansimoor left for the north for the summer.
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St. Mary M.B. Church
Russell
Alfred Gamble
Hampton
J. Wesley
B.T.U
Louise Smith
Foster St. Cathrine
P.T. A
Gradie Tansimoor
North
Boy from Lake County Sent to Florida Industrial School for Boys
The superintendent at Marianna notes a troubled youth from Lake County with no stable home. The boy’s history shows truancy and petty offenses. a judge agrees to a few weeks under supervision. Next week he moves to Roosevelt cottage for reform.
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Eocese
Lake County
Fred
Florida Industrial School For Boys
Marianna
Arthur G. Dozier
Borg
Judge Hall
Roosevelt Cottage
The Horror Without Death Cleaned From Roadside Scene
A narrator reflects on the aftermath of a highway crash as police remove wreckage but cannot erase blood, tire prints, or the memory. The scene lingers while a vow to drive carefully grows with the memory and the child present.
CofC Head Cites Census Benefits
Lake County Chamber of Commerce president J Keener Mizell cites the 1950 census as a tool for assessing citizens status and population, aiding local marketing and advertising. He urges citizen cooperation in the drive, noting its impact on fiscal and community planning.
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Lake County
J. Keener Mizell
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Ae Ff Gia
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Guild Sander
Rehbauis
Sylvan Shores
Henry Stein
Sylvan Shores Hotel
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