City Council Considers Youth Swim Program at Lake Gertrude
Red Cross supervised plans move forward as Planning Commission explores a Lake Gertrude beach option for a summer youth swim program. Mayor Crane notes school bus transport possible. instructor William Barker offers lessons with a cat walk watch area and on site changing facilities may be added.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red Cross
Lake Gertrude
Carl Graves
Planning Commission
Lake
William Jay Barker
Lake County
League Voters Press Florida Railroad Commission Races
The League of Women Voters of Florida issued a broadside guiding voters and probing candidates for the Railroad and Public Utilities Commission. Incumbent Wilbur King did not answer. Grady Albritton touts business principles and taxpayer protection. N D Wainwright cites prior public service. Jerry Carter seeks reelection with Ancil Boyette challenging him and offering sharp critique of Carter’s education and honesty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
League of Women Voters of
Florida
Railroad and Public Utilities Commission
Wilbur King
Grady Albritton
Tampa
King
N. D. Wainwright
Starke
Jerry Carter
Ancil Boyette
Marianna
Carter
League
Boyette
Carter and
Igst
Richard Mack
Hunter Renews Attack on FEPC in Florida Politics
State's Attorney Jesse W. Hunter denounces Senator Claude Pepper for using St. Petersburg Times Lake county rape case articles in his campaign. He says Pepper's FEPC vote is a mere idle gesture and urges repudiation of the articles, arguing they harm race relations and mislead the public.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jesse W. Hunter
Claude Pepper
St. Petersburg Times
Lake County
FEPC
Pepper
Hunter
Federal Employment Practices Co
Congress
United States
Mail Changes Bring Two Deliveries to Mount Dora
Postmaster Harry Hopcraft announces Mount Dora will receive two mail deliveries daily under a new schedule. Morning delivery will arrive later, and parcel post will be delivered only once daily following a Postmaster General order issued over the weekend.
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Mount Dora
Harry Hopcraft
Hopcraft
Editor Protest Over Prize For Lake Stories To Ted Poston
A formal protest was sent to the American Newspaper Guild challenging the 1950 Heywood Broun prize awarded to Ted Poston for his New York Post account of the Groveland case. The editor of the Topic claims Poston’s piece was proven false by a federal grand jury inquiry and disputes the Department of Justice’s involvement cited by judges.
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Ted Poston
Groveland
New York Post
American Newspaper Guild
Wade Franklin
Chicago Sun-Times
Poston
Lake County
Bay Lake
Peyton Ford
U. S
McGrath
Ford
Department of Justice
Jesse W. Hunter
Tavares
Mount Dora
Apopka
Franklin
Postons
Justice Department
Washington
No Klan Parade Planned, Hunter Says
State's Attorney Jesse W. Hunter said Orange County officers assured him the Ku Klux Klan has no parade planned before the election next Tuesday. He is investigating reports the group met to prep a cross burning in Negro districts of Central Florida, as in 1948, noting the Klan still meets in Central Florida but is not preparing another march.
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Jesse W. Hunter
Orange County
Ku Klux Klan
Hunter
Florida
Fog Island on Tap At Mount Dora High Senior Play
The Community building stage hosts Fog Island a tense drama by Mount Dora seniors with eight actors led by George Sims as the engine power expert and Hilda Register as his love interest. Cast includes Raoul Barker Lee Hubinger Chris Jacobsen and others. Curtain at 8 15.
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Mount Dora
George Sims
Hilda Register
Raoul Barker
Lee Hubinger
Chris Jacobsen
Helen Wages
Nancy Smith
Evelyn Minkley
Marian Roseborough
Pamela Lippman
Floyd Risley
Guide to voter duty and senatorial candidate positions
A League of Women Voters questionnaire outlines a sober guide for voters next Tuesday. It presents education, occupation, civic activities, and public offices of a Florida senator candidate, then notes key foreign policy priorities like keeping America strong and peace efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
League of Women Voters
Public School of Alabama
Graduate
University of Alabama Phi Beta Kappa
Harvard Law School
McMaster University
Toronto University
University of Alabama
Rollins College
University of Arkansas
Washington
Ellis, Moose
American Legion
Florida State Bar Association
Democratic Executive Committee
Florida
House of Representatives
Inter-parliamentary Union
Hague
United States
America
Library Announces Summer Schedule at Mount Dora
Mount Dora Public Library opens three days a week this summer starting Monday. Librarian Mrs Ray Moody announces the schedule with Monday Wednesday and Saturday hours featured.
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Mount Dora Public Library
Ray Moody
Cornelius Printing Co Marks Golden Anniversary in Indiana and Florida
The Cornelius Printing Company, founded by George M. Cornelius, celebrates 50 years of growth from a cigar box press to a major printing firm. The family roots span Mount Dora and Mount Plymouth with winter retreats in Florida, as son George II now leads the Indiana enterprise and engages in Central Florida expansion.
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Cornelius Printing Company
Indianapolis
Ind
Silver Spring
George
George M. Cornelius
Mount Dora
Union Station
Alice Cornelius
Sylvan Shores
George Cornelius, II
George Cornelius, III
Cornelius
Melissa
Pembroke
Philip
Cornelius Printing Co
Florida
Mount Plymouth
George Cornelius
Court St
Cornelius Family Business Grows. Melissa Cornelius Seeds Musical Path
By 1910 the Cornelius print shop moved to Capitol Street as demand rose and a 1924 plant expansion with its own railroad siding marked a city block high point. Melissa Cornelius, educated at Stoneleigh School and Indiana University, pursued music abroad in Munich studying voice piano and opera. She discovered a love for public speaking during her master's program.
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Court St
Capitol St
Indiana City
Stoneleigh School For Girls
New Jersey
University of Indiana
George Cornelius
Melissa
Odeon Academy of Music
Munich
George A Smathers Biography Highlights
George A Smathers a Florida public schools graduate and University of Florida alumnus earned an AB and LLB. He is a lawyer and longtime U S Congressman since 1946 with prior roles as Assistant U S Attorney and Special Assistant to the U S Attorney General. He chaired two terms in Congress and advocated a policy of friendly firmness backed by military strength and sound economy. He favors a balanced federal budget and ending deficit spending in peacetime and prosperity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Public Schools of
Florida
University of Florida
A.B
L.L.B
Congress
Ellis, Kiwanis
Junior Chamber of Commerce
United States
United States Attorney General
U. S
Graves Elected To Hotel Board In Florida
Carl Graves owner of Villa Dora named director to replace Richard Edgerton of Lakeside Inn who rotates off this year. Graves will serve a three year term as Mount Dora retains representation on the Florida State Hotel Association board. The convention occurred at Daytona Beach earlier this week.
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Mount Dora
Florida State Hotel Association
Richard Edgerton
Lakeside Inn
Carl Graves
Villa Dora
Daytona Beach
Commission Rejects Bid For Hike In Phone Rate
On the eve of a primary election the Florida Railroad and Public Utilities Commission denied Florida Telephone Corp. permission to raise rates in 30 Central Florida cities including Lake County. The decision was given without prejudice allowing a future filing. Commissioner Wilbur King led the vote with Jerry Carter and Richard Mack. The panel said the company would still earn about 6,139 percent on its investment and rejected the wage bill claim.
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Florida Railroad and Public Utilities Commission
Florida Telephone Corporation
Lake County
Wilbur King
Jerry Carter
Richard Mack
King
Carter
Lewis Pettiway
Commission
Mount Dora
Atlantic
Pettiway
Florida
Limits Extension To Be Heard By City Council
City Council will study a Planning Commission report on extending the limits and may call a public meeting with Sylvan Shores and Franklin Park residents. A committee led by George J. White, Marshall Collins, and William P. Wingler examined squaring Mount Dora’s bounds to include parts of Lake Shore, Sylvan Shores and Franklin Park, noting interest from local homeowners and businesspeople. The plan excludes undeveloped Sylvan Shores lots.
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Planning Commission
Sylvan Shores
Franklin Park
George J. White
Chamber of Commerce
Council
Marshall Collins
William P. Wingler
Wingler
Clean Air Brings Rain and Election Reflections
Mount Dora weather observer Gordon Conboy notes .55 inches of rainfall by 7 30 Wednesday. The unexpected breeze and air clarity leave residents puzzled about whether May 2 has passed and when to vote.
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Gordon Conboy
Mount Dora
Famous Tennis Stars To Appear At Mount Dora Event
Mount Dora's Tennis Club will host a Sunday exhibition featuring top national players. Rollins College sends Ricardo Balbiers Tom Molloy and Jim Wesley to play on the local court at 2 30 p m with Mount Dora pro Dr Hugo Curry pairing Balbiers against Molloy and Wesley. The Currys previously won a doubles match last Sunday during European tournament play.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Dora
Orlando
Rollins College
Ricardo Balbiers
Tom Molloy
Southeast
Jim Wesley
Florida
Hugo Curry
Balbiers
Molloy
Wesley
Mrs. Curry
Europe
Ocklawaha DAR Changes Meeting Date to Friday
The Ocklawaha Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution will hold its annual meeting on Friday May 5 at 10 30 a.m. at the home of Mrs E L Schumacher Lakeside Drive Eustis instead of the previously planned Thursday.
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Ocklawaha
Daughters of the American Revolution
E. L. Schumacher
Lakeside Dr
Eustis
Mount Dora May Day Festival Promises Spring Pageant
Mount Dora students prepare a Moonlight May Day pageant hosted by the PTA at the recreation field Monday night at 8. Queen Frances Wages leads the court with Maid of Honor Nancy Smith and attendant Robert Schneider. no admission, donations requested. If rain delays, event moves to Tuesday.
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Mount Dora
Parent-Teachers Association
PTA
Dame -Nature
Frances Wages
Doc Lee
Frances
Nancy Smith
Robert Schneider
Court of Honor
Ann Bowers
Sharon Sheen
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Poston On Lake
Hilda
Mabel Norris Reese
Banjo
Melissa Cornish
George A. Smathers
Graves
Counci
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