East Town dedicates new Community Center amid civil rights notes
Mayor Lou L Heaton quotes strengthen democracy through education at the dedication service for East Town Community Center. Councilman Jerry Barnhart hands the key to Prof C O Lott as Aundreta Nichols recites the Gettysburg Address. Dr G H Stark urges that the building inspire Negro youth to aim high.
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East Town
Milner-Rosenwald Academy
Lou L. Heaton
Jerry Barnhart
C. O. Lott
East Town School
Aundreta Nichols
G. H. Stark
Aundreta
United Nations
Dr. Stark
Prof
W. H. Davis
Oscar A. Jacobs
Orlando
Malta Temple
Masonic Lodge
Joe L. Stevens
N. R. McNair
Heaton
Washington Airey
East Town Center Dedicated Amid Calls for Unity and Progress
On Patriot's Day an East Town dedication ceremony marked the handover of a new Community Center to the colored community. Mayor Lou L. Heaton linked the event to liberty and education as Dr. G. H. Stark urged equal facilities and wider opportunity while city leaders witnessed the key ceremony and spoke of cooperative effort and evolving civil rights.
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Mount Dora
East Town
Lou L. Heaton
Paul Revere
Fense Property
G. H. Stark
Sanford
Police Seek Summer Absentee Records From Residents
Police Chief James Orr requests residents leaving for the summer to report at the fire station with name, address, length of absence, and expected property access days. The move aims to verify if these apparent workers at vacant houses are legitimate or if they should be turned away.
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James Orr
Orr
Linda and Barbara Named Mount Dora Girl State Delegates
Two junior girls from Mount Dora, Linda and Barbara Siess, will represent the town at Girl State in June. Alternates are Janet Snowberger and Mary Anna Kelly. One girl is sponsored by the Lions Club for the Tallahassee stay June 26 to July 3. the other is funded by the Legion Auxiliary, Woman's Club, BPW, and Pythian Sisters.
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Mount Dora
American Legion Auxiliary
Linda
Barbara Siess
Janet Snowberger
Mary Anna Kelly
The
Lions Club
Tallahassee
Legion Auxiliary
Woman’s Club
Business and Professional Women’s Club
Pythian Sisters
Postponed Rummage Sale At Graves House
The rummage food plant sale planned for last Saturday is postponed to Saturday April 25. Sponsored by the Woman's Department of the Reorganized Church of Latter Day Saints, the event will be at the Graves residence opposite the post office.
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Woman's Department of the
Reorganized Church of Latter Day Saints
Two Wrecks At Disputed Corner On Fifth and Alexander
Two accidents at the Fifth and Alexander intersection drew public attention to the long contested corner. Joan McClinthe and Kay McCormick were treated for minor injuries after a crash with Jackie Zorn. Zorn, fined 25 dollars with 25 suspended, for failing to yield during the turn onto Fifth Avenue. Esther Niles and Earle Klay also collided as Niles exited Alexander in sun glare. The city plans a traffic signal at the intersection per Mayor Lou L. Heaton to ease congestion.
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Joan McClinthcand
Kay McCormick
Waterman Memorial Hospital
Jackie Zorn
Zorn
Alexander
Fifth Av
Esther P. Niles
Powell
Fifth
Earle V. Klay
Tampa
Lou L. Heaton
Owl Hoots Hint at Boston Birth Origin
A cryptic line suggests an owl's hoot echoes a grammar joke about "to whom" versus "to who" and ties the bird to a Boston birth origin. The remark blends wordplay with regional flavor, implying a humorous hometown connection.
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Boston
County Personalities: Carl Vossberg’s Florida Lab Dream
An editor's note profiles Carl Vossberg, a New Yorker building an electronics laboratory in Lake County near Mount Dora, after a global house hunt. He relocates with wife and active family to Umatilla, finding a simple, patient scene amid complex wiring and experimental breadboard setups.
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Umatilla
Florida
Carl Vossberg
New York City
Tippy
Wys
Mount Dora
Lake Gertrude
Inkenaseist
Lake County
Vossberg
California
North
South Carolina
Carl A. Vossberg
Vossberg’s Lab Builds Electric Brains for Industry
Carl A. Vossberg pioneers computerized systems that surpass human sight and touch for measuring thickness, circumference, weight, and tolerances in manufacturing. His devices already operate in many industries and boost steel mill speed and reliability by automating decisions to thousandths of an inch and guiding rolling machines.
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Carl Vossberg
Vossberg
Mount Dora becomes City of Mount Dora under new charter
The Florida legislature passed Senate Bill 106 approving Mount Dora’s charter converting the town to a city. The change, effective June 26, ends town status and keeps current officers until the next election, with council meetings set for July. Mayor Lou L Heaton gains power to require clear sight lines at intersections.
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Dorans
Florida
Senate
Mount Dora
Lake County
J. Ed Baker
House
Carl Duncan
Roy Christopher
Sylvan Shores
Chamber of Commerce
Lou L Heaton
Heaton
Park Board
William C. Stewart
Roundup for preschoolers to begin Tuesday at 9
Parents of children who will turn 6 before 1954 are urged to bring them to a roundup at the school gymnasium Tuesday from 9 a.m. to noon. Officials will determine next fall enrollment, check immunizations, arrange free physicals, and verify ages with birth certificates as part of the PTA sponsored effort led by Mrs. Robert Wason.
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Robert Wason
Parent-Teacher Association Committee
Highways of Happiness on Sundays and plate offerings
A reflective note compares church collection plates to modern gas stations on Sundays, contrasting traditional tithes with contemporary fuel sales as a measure of Sunday spending and social life.
Tragedy Spurs Leesburg Warning About Youth Safety
A Leesburg notice warns young people after 21 year old Harry Einstein Jr. became paralyzed from an April 1949 diving accident at Venetian Gardens. His father, a local clerk, bears medical bills. family hopes for a nationwide appeal. An investigation by City Marshal Wilson seeks to improve life prospects for Harry and influence city leaders.
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Leesburg
Harry Einstein, Jr
Lucas Sr
Harry
New Venetian Gardens
Florida Crippled Children’s Commission
Robert
Epee Eee
Anita
High Schoo
Marshall Wilson
Death in New York Claims Dora Visitors Mr and Mrs Taussig
Mrs Dora Taussig mourns as death claimed Mr Oscar Taussig in New York City. The couple, winter visitors to Mount Dora, faced the shock of his death on Sunday followed by a joint funeral service held in New York on April 9.
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Oscar Taussig
Mount Dora
New York City
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John Marsell
Jean Parker
Patsy Conner
Wade Simpson
Sue Bond
John Rappel
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