Surviving a World War II Prison Ordeal and Reunion
Stumbo recounts years of captivity in Japanese camps and prison ships, surviving on a garden diet as his weight plummeted from 175 to 111 pounds. He details rescue by paratroopers on November 23, 1945, and the fate of his wife and eight year old daughter. He plans to reunite with relatives in Kansas California and Lakeland while his sister-in-law authors religious novels.
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Manila
U. S
Amerithes Santa Tomas
Helen Louise
University of Miami
Miami
Stumbo
Floradt Southern
Lakeland
Witchita
Kan
Ella Ashleman
Blanche Thomas
California
William Werkmeister
University of Southern California
Effie Lawrence Marshall
Coral Gables
Deborah
Mount Dora Residents List Hospitalized This Week
Mount Dora residents on the hospital list this week include William Conliffe Frank Cornish Mrs Elsie Stevens George Payn Raymond Pond and Louise Burkart.
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Mount Dora
William Conliffe
Frank Cornish
Elsie Stevens
George Payn
Raymond Pond
Louise Burkart
Lake County Proposes Revision In Code Covering Bond Election
Lake County moves to amend state election law to allow school bond reregistrations and clarify if a school board may call such registries. The plan, drawn for statewide applicability, aims to ensure voter turnout and specify who bears the cost, with debates on timing and necessity.
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Lake County
Army General’s Office For State
Supr
Ale
Thomas Bailey
Senate
Ee Ee
Lake County Board of Public Instruction
Deleon
Sen
J. Baker
J. A. “Tar” Boyd
Carl Duncan
Supreme Court
Baker
Fred Adkinson
Boyd
Lacy Thomas
Bryan
Board of County Commissioners
Mary Donaldson Completes Cosmetology Refresher Course
Mary Donaldson of East Town completes a cosmetology refresher course at F.A.M. in Talla. She receives awards for advanced work in hair styling, highlighting her enhanced skills and recognition from the program.
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Mary Donaldson
East Town
F.A.M
Talla
Kiwanis Urged To Volunteer For G O C Civil Defense
Kiwanis members were urged to volunteer two hours weekly to man the Ground Observer Corps tower at the city dock. Karl Lehmann cited Mount Dora Lake County programs noting 100 observers and a network of eight GOC posts plus amateur radio volunteers for civilian defense and hurricane readiness.
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Kiwanis Club
Tavares
Ground Observer Corps
Karl Lehmann
Civil Defense Council
Mount Dora
Lake County
Lehmann
United States
Pinecastle Air Force Base
McDillfield
Cocoa
Civil Defense
Mr. Lehmann
Leesburg
Eustis
Umatilla
G.O.C
Florida
Board Announces Test Winners At Mount Dora High
The Lake County Board of Public Instruction announced that six Mount Dora high school graduates of 1956 are among the general scholarship loan winners for teacher preparation. Pamela Brown Patsy Wells Connie Cross Jeff Ray Kay Elliott Leslie Sanders Charles Brown. If accepted, recipients must agree to teach in a Florida school for a set period.
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Lake County Board of Public Instruction Today
Mount Dora High School
Pamela Brown
Patsy Wells
Connie Cross
Jeff Ray
Kay Elliott
Leslie Sanders
Charles Brown
Florida
Rainfall in Mount Dora Inches Ahead of Last Year
No rain fell in Mount Dora last week. July total stands at 5.7 inches while year to date rainfall reaches 31 inches. Mount Dora Growers Cooperative notes this is near the previous year’s level of 31.9 inches.
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Mount Dora
Athlete's Foot Relief Test at Mount Dora Pharmacy
Soap and water clean feet but do not cure athlete's foot. Take the instant drying T-4-L fungicide test for relief in one hour or get 40 cents back. Available today at Mount Dora Pharmacy.
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Mount Dora Pharmacy
Universe Story Now at Public Library Mount Dora
Public Library in Mount Dora adds new science and fiction titles for summer reading. Among the selections is John Pfeiffer's The Changing Universe, plus Guestward Ho by Barbara C. Hooten and Patrick Dennis. Other notable works include Beloved, The Gazebo, The Wind in His Fists, and The Age of Fighting Sail.
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Dude Ranch
Mount Dora
John Pfeiffer
Holland
Britain
Barbara C. Hooten
Patrick Dennis
South Cove
Sara Ware Bassett
Norah Lofts
Thear
Marion
Eugene Bur
Evan Harring
Julia Deis
Falconer
Hugh Hickling
Erle S. Gardner
Edith Deen
Menninger
Walker Winslow
Transplanting Palms in Summer A Florida Guide
Garden note explains why warm-season moves suit palms like Sabal palmetto and Phoenix species. It warns that palm feeder tips are fragile and damage necessitates new roots. recommends deeper planting and firm bracing, especially for tall specimens such as Cocus Plumosa.
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Florida
Graham Baby Born in Zellwood at Waterman Memorial
A daughter named Gayle Anne weighing 6 pounds arrived for Mr. and Mrs. Walter C. Graham of Zellwood on July 28 at Waterman Memorial Hospital in Eustis.
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Gayle Anne
Walter C. Graham
Zellwood
Uly
Waterman Memorial Hospital
Eustis
Senator Boyd Eyeing Race and Klan NAACP Ties
Rep J A Tar Boyd, senator elect, discusses the legislature and a flood of Lake County mail tied to the Ku Klux Klan. He addresses school tenure, potential effects on white teachers, and the NAACP funding bill while praising Rep Jack Orr and noting the House vote on the measure.
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Boyd
Klan
NAACP
J. A
Tar” Boyd
Lakety
Lake County
Mount Dora
Mr. Boyd
Representative Orr
John B. Orr
Dade
Jack
Leesburg
House of the Orr
House
Senate
Tll
Smathers Praises Social Security Revisions for Women and Disabled
Sen George Smathers hails changes to Social Security as good news lowering the eligibility age for women from 65 to 62 and broadening benefits for the aged blind and disabled. He cites immediate benefits for about 800000 women and future gains for 400000 working women and their spouses. He also urged passage of an amendment allowing increased public assistance and noted a compromise travel tax repeal affecting Caribbean Central America Canada and Mexico.
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George Smathers
Senate #8
Smathers
Congress
Dante Fascell
Caribbean
Central America
Canada
Mexico
Slater Cox to Lead Public Information for Safety Council
Beverly Grizzard announces Mrs. Slater Cox will head the Public Information and Education Committee of the Lake County Citizens Safety Council, shaping outreach and safety messaging for the community.
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Slater Cox
Lake County Citizens Safety Council
Beverly Grizzard
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