Labor Front Quiet Despite Union Blast
Mount Dora workers return to packing lines amid union flyers denouncing Sheriff McCall. The Florida Citrus Workers Council cites 20 percent wage cuts and alleges coercive action, while McCall counters that workers are being helped by a communist influenced element.
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Mount Dora
Florida Citrus Workers Council
Willis McCall
Ees
Eric Axilrod
McCall
Texas
Axilrod
Georgia
Tavares
Lake County
Grove
Sheriff McCall
Hitler
Mount Dora Financial Report Shows Strong City Position
Mount Dora’s audit reports the city in excellent financial condition with total assets of 526,967 including cash and bonds. Revenue rose from 57,000 in 1945 to 81,000 in 1947 with 300 new installations, and net profits posted by the light and water departments. The council approved transfers totaling 14,000 to the general operating fund from light and water funds and bond reserves to fund ongoing operations.
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Mount Dora
Comaon
Florida
Tee
Water Department
Teepee Tea Held By Mohawk Chief Os-Ke-Non-Ton
Chief Os-Ke-Non-Ton hosted a tea in a teepee near Riley's camp in Florida. A stone-lined hole, fire, and a large iron kettle set the scene for 4 to 6 pm Sunday as Neva Martz assisted in the absence of a squaw. The Mohawk leader, in full regalia, spoke and entertained guests before his April 19 departure.
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Os-Ke-Non-Ton
Riley
Florida
Neva Martz
Syd Herlong Rally Draws Deep Support in Leesburg
A Leesburg rally for Syd Herlong draws strong mass support across 12 counties in the Fifth Judicial district. Attendees, led by Atty. Harold Hippler, predict large margins with statements that Herlong will win by 75 to 95 percent and perhaps set a record for votes in Brevard. His personable, nonpartisan style defines the appeal as he emphasizes the campaign name over personal pronouns.
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Lake Harris
Syd
Lake County
Fifth Judicial District
Herlong
Congress
Atty
Harold Hippler
Brevard County
Syd Herlong
Noontime Meals At Mount Dora School Cafeteria
Mount Dora school lunches provide well balanced meals for 25 cents with choices for beginners and older students. First graders line up to present meal tickets to Betty Carter then receive milk and sit at prepared tables. High schoolers also dine cafeteria style with many opting to eat in the cafeteria on rainy days.Mrs Eva R Harrod oversees the lunchroom with training in the latest balanced meal preparation methods.
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Mount Dora
Sylvia Adams
Sybil Edenfield
James Braswell
Earl Griffiths
Alice Jean Music
Billy Chandler
Barbara Brannon
Mary Beth Green
Hazel Avery
Betty Carter
Hamburg
Eva R. Harrod
Alice Faye Johnson
Eva Harrod
Council To Hear Health Law Monday
An adjourned City Council meeting is set for Monday night to hear the new city health ordinance prepared by City Attorney Tom Cooley. The ordinance covers garbage collection and other health measures and will be up for passage at the meeting.
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Tom Cooley
Kings Daughters Circle to Hold Monday Meeting
Regular business session of the Sunshine Circle of International Order Kings Daughters and Sons will be held Monday at 8 p.m. at the Community building. Mrs. Rose Searing, president announces.
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King’s Daughters
Sunshine Circle of International Order
Kings Daughters and Sons
Rose Searing
Lake County Registration Tops 13000 Ahead of May 4 Vote
Lake County sees a record 13000 registered voters nine days before book closure. Candidates rally for April gains as May 4 polls approach, with races for state senate clerk sheriff and county judge. Mount Dora discusses governor choices while Debates leader Dick Cooper visits Tuesday. Registration runs to April 17 with extended evening hours on select days.
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Lake County
Lacy Thomas
Groveland
J. Ed Baker
Umatilla
Tate Senate
George J. Dykes
Frank Owens
Eustis
Willis McCall
Clyde Revels
Syd Herlong
United States
Charles Osborne
Wesley Troy Hall
Leesburg
Mount Dora
Donnelly Park
Fuller Warren
Colin English
Bill Shands
Dan McCarty
Dick Cooper
DeLand
W. L. Story
America And Britain Need A Gandhi To Assure Peace
Lecturer John Williams Hughes argues both nations require a leader like Mahatma Gandhi to secure world peace. He recalls Gandhi as a skilled politician and spiritual guide, notes Indian independence, and critiques caste callousness while detailing India's diverse states languages and cities. His remarks precede a future lecture in Columbus, Ohio.
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America
Britain
Great Britain
Mahatma Ghandi
John Williams Hughes
First
Hughes
India
Ghandi
Pepe
Hindustan
Mount Dora bachelor Roy Christopher in Leap Year spotlight
A Mount Dora feature profiles Roy Christopher a single young attorney aged under 32 with a new red car and easygoing charm. The piece highlights his civic hopes for youth recreation tennis sailing and baseball and recalls his Brooklyn roots and club ambitions on Lake Dora and in Orlando society.
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Mount Dora
Orlando
Roy Christopher
Cooley
Roy
New York Yacht Club
New York
Brooklyn
Edward Christopher
Florida
Lake Dora
Supt. D. D
Roy Christopher Shapes Mount Dora Charity Drive
Roy Christopher plans revived tennis with outside teams to boost youth interest. An avid golfer in Mount Dora, he notes high school costs but values a smaller town life. Known as Mr. Charity Inc at the Lake County Courthouse, he leads Christmas Seal charity to avoid overlapping benefits.
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Rollins
Roy
Mount Dora
Orlando
Lake County
Mr. Charity, Inc
Mrs C E Wer Dies In Dora
After months of illness Mrs Charles E Wyer 82 a Mount Dora winter resident died. Services will be held at her Sylvan Shores home at 6 p.m. Thursday. She came from Portland Maine to Mount Dora area twenty years ago and lived at Mount Plymouth before buying in Sylvan Shores. She leaves a daughter Mrs Dugald C Jackson Jr of Cambridge Massachusetts a daughter in law Mrs John A Wyer of Evanston Illinois a brother Charles T Libby of Yarmouth Maine five grandchildren and two great grandchildren. Dr A P Pratt and Dr Frances Poole will officiate. Burial will be in Port Orange.
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Charles E. Wyer
Mount Dora
Morningside Dr
Sylvan Shores
Wyer
Portland
Mount Plymouth
Dugald,c. Jackson, Jr
Cambridge
Mass
John A. Wyer
Evanston, Ill
Charles T. Libby
Yarmouth
A. P. Pratt
Frances Poole
Portand
Mount Dora Leads Lake County in Red Cross Drive
Mount Dora surpasses its $2,700 share in Lake County s $20,000 Red Cross campaign becoming the first large town to reach the goal. County chairman Karl Lehmann notes Leesburg Eustis Clermont and Umatilla trail and extends the drive to April 15 with $15,000 still needed to meet the county total.
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Mount Dora
Red Cross
Lake County
Karl Lehmann
Lehmann
Leesburg
Eustis
Clermont
Umatilla
George White
Council Drops Lakeside Pool Improvement Plan
City Council on Tuesday night abandoned plans to invest 5000 dollars in chlorinating equipment and upgrades for the Lakeside Inn pool aimed at a summer swimming site for children. Rich ard Edgerton proposed leasing 100 feet of lake shore on his Pinecrest lot on Lake Gertrude for a five year term to create a youth swimming area, with city improvements repaid on a pro rata basis, but the council did not discuss the offer and voted to drop the Lakeside enhancements.
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Lakeside Inn
Richard Edgerton
Edgerton
Pinecrest
Lake Gertrude
Lakeside
Dorans Open Season With Big League Fanfare
Dorans prepare for their first home game at Heim Field after a Sunday opener at Apopka. Mayor Fortner will throw the first ball and the band will perform as Dorans debut bright new uniforms. A public address system will be used, season tickets are being circulated, and Roy Christopher leads the roster with Milton Chapman, Bert Andrews, Cecil Stevenson, and others.
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New York Yanks
Dorans
Apopka
Lake Orange
Heim Field
Mount Dora High School
J E. Fortner
Dora
Sunder
Roy Christopher
Milton Chapman
Bert Andrews
Cecil Stevenson
Bob Agerton
Harold Lane
Bill Flagg
Cecil Barks
Cookie Ricks
Bob Sietsma
Bill Foote
Bill Alsebrook
Mat Wiley
Bobbie Franklin
Hoss Driver
Noel Gulledge
Dizzy Dean
Lake County Chamber of Commerce Board Meeting Delayed
The April meeting of the Lake County Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors is postponed to Thursday, April 22, at 2 30 p.m., one week later than the usual schedule.
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Lake County
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Teepee Tea
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Calcutta
Thighes
George Gibson
William Lofroos
Mabel Norris Reese
Donnelly St
Yacht Club
C. E. Wer
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