Rape Case Arraignment Set Amid Fund Drive
The NAACP sponsors an $11,500 Groveland Defense fund to support Walter Irvin and Samuel Shepherd as they face a new trial for the 1949 Lake County rape case. Arraignment is scheduled for August 23 with Attorney Alex Akerman, while revival of the defense effort follows the Supreme Court order.
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Florida
Walter Irvin
Samuel Shepherd
Legal Department
The
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
U.S. Supreme Court
Jesse W. Hunter
Tampa Bulletin
Tampa
James Jackson
Bulletin
Shepherd
Irvin
Lake County
Raiford State Prison
Alex Akerman
Navy
Alexandria
Ruby Hurley
Daniel Byrd
NAACP
Jacksonville
Groveland Defense Committee
Groveland U.S.A
South Lake County
Akerman
Joseph Price
Franklin Williams
New York City
Horace Hill
Daytona Beach
Price
Orlando
Williams
Hill
Charles Greenlee
Ernest Thomas
Small Claims Court of Value Owens Declares
County Chairman Frank Owens told the Lions club that Lake county will soon complete a small claims court created by the 1951 legislature. The court will allow debts up to 250 dollars with a 3.50 filing fee and no attorney needed. A judge will be appointed from the bar to hear cases and fees will fund the court without raising taxes.
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Lake County
Frank Owens
The
Lions Club
Owens
Moonlight Man Hunt Ends With One Arrest In Doe Death
Wildlife officers and Lake County deputies arrested Russell Schaudein Jr of Sorrento after a dawn chase near Sorrento following a deer shot and out of season taking. Beck of Cassia remains at large as officers seek his capture.
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Lake County
Wildlife Division
Willis McCall
Sorrento
Russell Schaudein, Jr
Anton Beck
Cassia
Ben Reeves
A.D. Banknight
Roscoe Hamilton
Bushnell
Willard Beville
Inverness
East Lake County
Reeves
Bauknight
Hamilton
Beville
Sheriff McCall
James Yates
Doug Sewell
McCall
Schaudein
Beck
Rehbaum's Hardware wins fourth consecutive City League title
Rehbaum's Hardware edged past Brown Builders 17 to 9 in the closing game, clinching top honors as the City League softball tournament concluded last week. The champions finished the season with seven wins in nine games.
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Rehbaum
Brown Builders
Newsmen Attend Fifth District Florida Press Meeting in Mount Dora
Florida journalists gathered for the Fifth District Florida Press association meeting in Mount Dora. The program featured a Lake Dora boat ride sponsored by the Chamber of Commerce, a reception at Club Rudo, and a luncheon at the Lake County Chamber of Commerce Community Building. Ray O. Weimer and John Paul Jones presented a Florida promotion program and a county by county survey of state industry from the University of Florida.
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Dora
Fifth Congressional District
Mount Dora
Chamber of Commerce
al —A Sr
Chamber
E. L. Matthews
Starke
Florida Press Association
George J. White
Russell Kay
Dale Wimbrow
The
Indian River News
Sebastian
Betty Siess
John Paul Jones
Ray O. Weimer
University Florida
George Burr
Winter Haven Herald
Mabel Norris Reese
Topic
District Association
Florida
Lake Dora
Dora Canal
Club Rudo
Lake County
Department of Journalism
University of Florida
Mrs Harriet Bryant Leads Adult Bible Class At Local Methodist
Lake County feature profiles Harriet M Bryant who teaches the summer adult Sunday School at First Methodist, plans an autobiographical book about the Baptist Student Movement at the University of Illinois, and recalls her pioneering marriage to Martin Bryant in church and campus work begun in 1914. The couple founded a campus Baptist program at Illinois, built a church, and emphasized religion as an integral part of daily life for students.
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Harriet M. Bryant
Solomon
Isaiah
Mrs. Bryant
First Methodist Church
Alexander Kerr
Helen Lemert
Alexander Sr
University of Illinois
State Teacher's College
Albany
N. Y
Martin Bryant
Colgate University
Northern Baptist Association
Pate Colle
Oor S
University of Ilinois
Champaign
Urbana
Bryant
U. of I
Bryants Bible Teaching Methods Revealed by Yale Visitor
Harriet M Bryant taught Bible classes at the University for 16 years with topics ranging from Old Testament study to worship and missions. Her program included up to 10 courses simultaneously and drew a Yale professor who noted the students’ engrossed bible discussion and note taking. Over 20 years the couple attended Northwestern Summer sessions and she earned a bachelor of divinity and a master's degree.
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Bryant
Yale
Northwestern University
UN Worth Tested Front Lines Korean War Talk
Lieut. Col. Lem Downs told the Lions Club that front line troops in Korea upheld high morale while rear areas bred gripes. He praised British French and Turkish units as valiant and cited unity and diligence as keys to cooperation.
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United Nations
Lem Downs
Lions Club
Business Club
Mount Dora
Korea
U. S
48Th Field Artillery
Downs
Mount Dora Debates Parking Meters and New Lot
City launches pole survey on downtown meters while buying a Fourth and Baker site for a municipal parking lot to serve about 75 cars. Merchants oppose, council votes six month meter trial amid growth pains and plans for diagonal stalls and possible 25 cent fines.
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Mount Dora
Fourth and
Baker Sts
Ueicw
Ber
Merchants Division
Chamber of Commerce
Gilbert Park
Ernie Mosteller
Leesburg
Eustis
Sanford
Mosteller
Charles Bradford
Clark's Restaurant
Donnelly St
Bradford
D. Fletcher Crane
al Rehbaum, Jr
R. C. Bardwell
William P. Wingler
I Council
Walter J. Patton
Lloyd Atkins Laundry
Fourth and Baker
Dora Leads Way In Showing Brotherhood
Mount Dora residents contributed over $255 toward Lake County’s Missouri Valley flood relief efforts, about a third of total county donations. W. Troy Hall Jr. credited funds reaching $800 toward a $5 million national relief goal, with towns listed including Clermont, Fruitland Park, Tavares, Leesburg, Eustis, Groveland and others.
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Mount Dora
Lake County
Celia Claflin Shaw
Red Cross Fund Drive
First National Bank
Clermont
Fruitland Park
Tavares
Leesburg
Eustis
Groveland
Altoona
Montverde
Lady Lake
Howey
Mascotte
Astatula
Paisley
Merchants Elect Jim Klusmeier Chairman
Jim Klusmeier, manager of Rehbaum's Hardware, was unanimously elected chair of the Merchants Division of the Chamber of Commerce. He urged regular meetings and fish fries, stressing participation over criticism. Mayor Crane chaired in the absence of Dale Jones. F C Pretiviga named vice chair.
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Jim Klusmeier
Rehbaum’s Hardware
Chamber of Commerce
Klusmeier
D. Fletcher Crane
Dale Jones
T. A. Brotherson
F. C. “Dinney
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City of
Mrs, Bryant
Noah Webster
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