Herlong Bemoans Likely Housing Cut In Senate Fight
Rep A S Syd Herlong of Lake County warns the housing appropriation cut may pass in a disputed Senate bill. He says administration forces push a money saving path, and notes 35 000 units of housing relief are at stake though Eisenhower and Taft support public housing. He predicts the House- Senate conference could restore cuts and argues taxpayers would face fewer services and higher deficits.
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Eisenhower
A. S
Syd” Herlong
Lake County
Senate
Truman
Herlong
Washington
Uch
Eisenner
Taft
House
Conter
Butere
TB Association Told To Look To The Living
The Lake County TB Association heard Dr. C M Sharpe urge focus on living TB patients through detection methods. Key facts show 124 known Lake county cases with 24 active and 17 hospitalized. free X rays since 1946 screened 200 more with TB. Death rate fell since 1947 due to drug therapy, with 58 deaths in January. Officers elected: C S Thomas president, C B Treadway first VP, Kingsley Isted second VP, Celia Whitaker treasurer, Lacy Thomas adviser. John Heist received a silver cup for large Christmas Seal sale increase.
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Mount Dora
C M
State Board Health
Lake County
Sharpe
C. S. Thomas
Leesburg
C. B. Treadway
Taes
Kingsley Is
Celia Whitaker
Eustis
Cancer Drive Nears Goal In Mount Dora
Mount Dora residents are urged to help reach the cancer drive goal of 264 dollars as donations exceed 200 dollars. Mrs. R. E. Lee, drive chairman, asks contributions in memory of victims be sent to 647 Grandview Street. The Woman's Club sponsors the drive.
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Mount Dora
R. E. Lee
Better conquest never canst thou make Chan warn thy parts
The line warns against yielding to giddy, loose suggestions. It urges constant, nobler restraint and discipline to maintain honor and self control.
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Shakespeare
Mount Dora Topic Earns Honor for News Story
The Mount Dora Topic received an honorable mention in the National Editorial Association Better Newspaper contest for a Fall news story about the federal indictment of retired State's Attorney Jesse W. Hunter for civil rights deprivation tied to the Grove land case and a related no bill. Other Florida papers also placed in NEA awards.
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Mount Dora
National Editorial Association
NEA
New Orleans
Jesse W. Hunter
Sebastian
Herrick
Fort Lauderdale Daily News
There's Profit In Smaller Grove
Florida Agricultural Experiment Station economist Zach Savage analyzed 11 years of grove data from 1940 to 1951 across five acreage classes. He found net returns per acre roughly similar, with no price advantage for large groves and no per-acre economic disadvantage for small ones. The study concludes small grove units are not less profitable overall.
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Zach Savage
Florida Agricultural Experiment Station
Savage
Ernest McRee Stars In Tourney
Mount Dora's Hill-Top Golf club saw Ernest McRee, an 18 year old Mount Dora High senior, upset Pete Trenham to reach the finals at the Florida State High School Golf Tournament staged at Mayfair Seminole Country Club in Sanford. McRee, paired with Richard Bennett, was coached by Mrs. Ellis Bennett and lost on the 18th hole in the final match. the Mount Dora club funded his entry and he posted a 83 88 in qualifying before advancing to the first flight of the finals. His win follows a 67 record on the Hill-Top course and signals the club's first state event representation, with his younger brother Roy also a noted caddie.
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Mount Dora
Hill-Top Golf Club
Ernest
Pete Trenham
Lake County
Ernest McRee
McRee
Trenham
Tavares High School
Lake Shore Sr
Mayfair Seminole Country Club
Sanford
Richard Bennett
Roy
Keller Davis To Be Delegates At Boy's State
Two Mount Dora juniors Johner mem av and Sydney Davis from Zellwood were chosen as delegates for Boy's State in Tallahassee June 21 to 27. Selection credited to scholarship and leadership. alternates are George Cox and Grady Sills. Sponsored by Mount Dora American Legion Post and Kiwanis Club.
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Ove Coe
Tallahassee
Mount Dora
John Er Mem Av
Sydney Davis
Zellwood
George Cox
Grady Sills
Young Women Back Center project renewal meeting
The Junior Woman’s Club votes to support the Center in its reelection of officers and to begin a renovation program at the Center’s quarters in the Boy Scout house at Gilbert Park. Reelected leaders include Mrs. Stanley G. Tyre as president and Mrs. Timothy Crook as vice president.
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Junior Woman’s Club
Boy Scout House
Gilbert Park
Stanley G. Tyre
Timothy Crook
Robert Goodman, Jr
James B. Jackson
Steve Maleski
Ski Circus To Be Staged On Lake Dora
Mount Dora Yacht Club plans a Lake Dora water show at 5 p.m. Saturday featuring the Leesburg Ski Circus a dozen youths trained in water skiing. The event, directed by Al Rehbaum Jr with Frank McCarty managing the troupe, aims to boost lake recreation. Spectators can watch from the city dock or club beach and spectators may ski before or after the show.
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Mount Dora
Yacht Club
Leesburg
Frank McCarty
McCarty
Rehbaum
Vernon L. Conner
M. M. Kenneally
Methodists Open Mission Pulpit Plan Sunday
Mount Dora's Methodist church joins the Southeastern Jurisdiction United Evangelistic Mission with nightly services next week at 7 30 and Sunday morning opening. Rev A Ray Adams of Meigs Ga speaks as part of Florida Georgia minister exchange 1953 mission. Pastor Robert M Blackburn recently returned from Georgia after conducting services. Teams will visit homes of prospective members as part of the simultaneous effort across Southeastern churches.
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Mount Dora’s
Methodist
United Evangelistic Mission
Florida
Orlando
Daytona Beach
Mount Dora
A. Ray Adams
Meigs
Robert M. Blackburn
Georgia
Southeastern United States
Measles Delay Postpones Mount Dora School Roundup
A measles outbreak in Mount Dora elementary grades caused the Pre-School roundup at the gymnasium to be postponed from Tuesday April 28. The event, chaired by Mrs. Robert Wason of the PTA, was rescheduled for Tuesday May 19 by Dr. J. B. Hall, county health physician. The roundup aims to register next fall’s first graders and arrange medical examinations and immunizations prior to school entry.
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Mount Dora
Robert Wason
Parent-Teacher Association Committee
J. B. Hall
Carl Vossberg Lab boosts Florida industry with electronic gauges
The Carl A. Vossberg Electronic Laboratories at Umatilla develop techniques to reduce overfilling in citrus concentrate cans and detect flaws in pipes steel and fill lines. A pencil sorter measures pencil lead diameter while other gauges control steel thickness and wire diameter. An X-ray device inspects pipe eccentricity.
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Lakeland
Carl A. Vossberg Electronic Laboratories
Umatilla
Florida
Keutomatis Oon
Umatilla Lab Works On Precision Electronic Micrometer
Carl A Vossberg and William B Campfield lead a project at the Umatilla laboratories to develop a non contact electronic micrometer with accuracy better than one part in 5 000. The device is perfected in labs but manufactured by external partners like Sheffield in Ohio as industry adopts the idea. A New Yorker by birth Carl holds a bachelor degree from a state university.
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William B. Campfield
University of Virginia
Car
Umatilla Laboratories
Sheffield
Ohio
Eee
Carl
New York City
Kramers Gardens Bids Farewell to Spring Bloom Season
Kramers Gardens in Mount Dora winds down its spring bloom cycle after three years of operation on Lake Ola. About 1,000 gladioli bulbs are stored, 60 blossom varieties exist, and new bulbs from Holland will arrive for future trials. Mrs. Tracy Kramer Sr. and C Curtis Blair founded the garden, with eight acres planted and irrigation being expanded. Planting resumes in August for blooms slated to appear in 75 days, ahead of Mother's Day bouquets.
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Lake Ola
McClelland
Kramers Gardens
Mount Dora
Holland
Florida
Tracy Kramer
C. Curtis Blair
Kramer
Futures Trading To Be Discussed At Lake County Meet
The Lake County Farm Bureau plans a Monday evening meeting at the Mount Dora Community building with two UF specialists Dr H G Hamilton and Dr E W Cake to discuss futures trading in citrus. The program begins at 7 pm with a covered dish supper and talks at 7 45. County Agent R E Bob Norris notes futures trading was introduced about 15 years ago with little citrus interest, but now shows potential as a marketing aid.
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University of Florida
Lake County
Farm Bureau T
Mount Dora
H. G. Hamilton
Department of Agricultural Economics
E. W. Cake
R. E
Bob” Norris
Promoted Holt From Zellwood To Private First Class
Charles Holt of Zellwood earns promotion to private first class with the 4th Infantry Division during Atlantic Treaty force training in Germany. He advances as part of Army readiness efforts in Europe.
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Charles Holt
Zellwood
Germany
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