Surprise Witness To Be Called In Negro Trial Opens Aug 29
A surprise witness is set to be called in the Lake County rape trial the week of August 29. State's Attorney Jesse W. Hunter says three defendants, all Negroes, plotted to rob a Groveland juke joint hours before their arrest but fled after a man appeared with a gun. The trial opens Monday Aug 29 at 10 AM in the Lake County courthouse before Circuit Judge Truman G. Futch.
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Lake County
Jesse W. Hunter
Groveland
Henry S
Sam Shepherd
Hunter
Singletary
Shepherd
Leesburg
Snvenla Derand Sda An Tha Rasa
Raiford
Truman G. Futch
Willis McCall
Raiford State Prison
Harry Gaylord
Eustis
Walter L. Irvin
Charles Greenlee
Gaylord
Sheriff McCall Brand
Mascotte-Okahumpkard
Irvin
Dramatic Hearing Signals Struggle Over Juvenile Rape Case
In a Florida courtroom Judge Truman G. Futch hears four Black youths charged with raping a white woman. Among them Charles Greenlee faces possible execution if found guilty at trial. The scene reflects fear, tension, and questions of justice as families and officials confront a charged atmosphere.
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Truman G. Futch
Charles Greenlee
Fingerprint confession leads to Georgia convict surrender
An escaped Bainbridge, Georgia prisoner named Henry Polk surrendered to Deputy James Yates in Eustis after Polk admitted he could not face fingerprinting. Polk had escaped Bainbridge prison last Yuletide and was suspected in a breaking and entering case when Yates confronted him. Polk told the deputy he would be identified by fingerprinting and admitted his status as the Georgia convict.
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Georgia
James Yates
Henry Polk
Bainbridge
Yates
Eustis
Jesse
Talmadge
Citrus Institute to Highlight Newest Citrus Methods
The 16th annual Citrus Growers Institute opens next Monday at Camp McQuarrie in the Ocala National Forest. Speakers include Lake County figures Dodge Taylor Howey Crip Hurlburt and R E Norris with Dr J Wayne Reitz delivering The Present Situation. Dr Paul L Harding will discuss extending the marketing season by storage. The three day program covers production marketing regulations and related topics.
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Ocala National Forest
Citrus Growers Institute
Camp McQuarrie
Lake County
Dodge Taylor, Howey
The
Citrus Commission
G. B. “Crip” Hurlburt
Mount Dora Growers Cooperative
R. E. Norris
J. Wayne Reitz
Citrus Fruit
Production and Marketing Administration
Washington
Paul L. Harding
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Orlando
Lake Alfred
Dollar Days Winged Dollars Boost Mount Dora Bargains
Mount Dora hosts Dollar Days Friday and Saturday with winged dollars worth $1 to be spent only in town crowds. Dollar Days Chairman Dick Dufour explains the prize is a dollar carrying many voter names drawn at Donnelly Park Saturday night. A statewide deer survey from June 1948 estimated Florida’s deer population at 32,466.
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Mount Dora
Dollar Days
Dick Dufour
Dorans
Donnelly Park
Dufour
Postal Department
Florida
Jesse Hunter of Lake County A portrait of State's Attorney in Tavares
The profile paints Jesse W. Hunter as a hard‑working, humorous legal figure in Tavares who rose from modest beginnings. Born in 1879 or 1883 to Ellis H. Hunter, he moved with his family from Georgia to Florida, studying law and serving Lake County with a blend of honesty and determination.
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Jesse Hunter
Lake County
Horatio Alger
Jesse
Tavares
Law
United States
Georgia
Ellis H. Hunter
Naylor
Florida-born Jesse W Hunter grew up in Umatilla
He was the eldest child and spent little time in school, totaling about two years of formal schooling. In Umatilla professor William T Kennedy ran a normal school and urged him to enroll. Hunter recalls his teacher with gratitude, though details of their conversations remain untold.
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Mount Dora
W. M. Kennedy
Florida
Jesse
Hunter
Kennedy
County Judge Cracks Down On Drunken Driving
Lake county Judge W Trop Hall Jr. sentences Ralph Weltzbarker of Okahumpka to three months in county jail for drunken driving. Weltzbarker had prior DUI fines and a suspended license. Naomi Ruth Tyndall of Orange Home receives 250 dollar fine and license suspension for reckless driving.
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W. Trop Hall, Jr
Lake County
Judge Hall
Ralph Weltzbarker
Okahumpka
Weltzbarker
Coach Seeks Willing Gridders For Mount Dora Football
Mount Dora High football coach Dan Spears seeks a squad of players eager to learn and play football. A successful season hinges on the team's desire to play. Candidates report next Monday at 5 P M to the high school athletic field for the first practice. Weekday drills run 5 to 7 P M.
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Dan Spears
Mount Dora High
Disaster near at Lady Dora christening water show thrills in Mount Dora
The Lady Dora rests on Lake Dora amid a three day christening and water show by Cypress Gardens stars imported via Dick Pope. About 2,600 people viewed the Lakeliner show while Orlando visitors joined a near-disaster when a speed boat rammed a pier during the Gardens performance. Congressman Syd Herlong and local officials attended as R C Bardwell piloted the skiers. The event highlighted plans for the new Lakeliner houseboat to be licensed by the coast guard and offered for sale or rental around Sept. 1.
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Lady Dora
Lake County
Nancy Driver
Nancy
Bobbie Dean
Eustis
Joan Steckle
Jackie Butler
Leesburg
Lake Dora
P. J. Conner
Cypress Gardens
Mount Dora
Dick Pope
Orlando
Conner
Coast Guard
A. S
Syd” Herlong
Chamber of Commerce
George J. White
al Rehbaum, Sr
County Chamber
Karl Lehmann
Betty Siess
R. C. Bardwell
Bardwell
Open House for 180 School Days Schedule
The notice outlines a 180 day school year starting Sept 1 with early rising and study in reading writing and arithmetic. It lists registration times for elementary to high school students on Aug 30 31 with grade by grade slots and delinquent exams for grades 7 through 12 on Aug 31 at 9 a.m.
World marriage and divorce rates fall worldwide in 1948
The report notes declines in both marriage and divorce rates across nations in 1948. No further details on countries or figures are provided in the excerpt.
Death of Mount Dora pioneer Dr D B Spencer at 95
Dr D B Spencer a blind Mount Dora pastor and civic leader died at Eustis Waterman Memorial Hospital. A graveside service will be held at Forest Cemetery at 3 PM with Rev Kenneth Rogers and Rev Robert Blackburn officiating. He helped shape the town's church and community life and chaired a council committee that won a bond increase for a new community auditorium. He leaves a son Dr Paul R Spencer of Trenton and a granddaughter Mrs Mitchell of Kansas City.
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Mount Dora
D. B. Spencer
Donnelly St
Eustis Waterman Memorial Hospital
Spencer
Forest Cemetery
Kenneth Rogers
First Methodist Church
Robert M. Blackburn
Community Church
Florida
Old West
Mississippi River
North Dakota
Oberlin College
Andover, Mass
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Ernest Thomas
Madison County
Tom Greenlee
Greenlee
William A. Fordham
Tampa
Fordham
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Jim Wetz
Citrus Institute
Mabel Norris Reese
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