Hunter To Fight Venue Change In Groveland Case Reopens
Lake county prepares to arraign Walter Irvin and Sam Shepherd at 10 a.m. in Tavares on a new indictment as the Groveland defense fund drives $11,500 for attorney fees and NAACP involvement signals a nationwide push for a fair retrial. The case, once adjoining the 1949 death sentences, focuses on venue and broader civil rights scrutiny.
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Hunter
Lake Case
Jesse W. Hunter
Irvin
Shepherd
Charles Greenlee
Lake County
Alex Akerman
Tavares
Truman G. Futch
Akerman
Franklin Williams
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
NAACP
New York City
Jacksonville
Groveland Defense Fund
Groveland
Ernest Thomas
Florida
Reward Offered For Plant Thieves In Lakes and Hills Garden Club
A $100 reward was posted for information leading to the arrest of suspects who destroyed plantings in the Founders Circle beautification project in the Lake Jem area on Aug 11. The vandalism tore out hibiscus and shrubs at two highway triangles and at the Lake Carlton nursery office. John A. Heist, president of the nurseries and a founder of the garden club, wired Sheriff Dave Starr of Orange County with the offer. The Circle funded much of the project with nursery company support totaling several hundred dollars, including about 350 dollars in some cases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Founders Circle
Lakes and Hills
Heist
Orange County
Lake Jem
Glory Road Music Director Rex Quits Teaching
Mount Dora music teacher Charles Gordon Rex will not return this Fall due to a throat ailment after two years of inspiring students and directing the Mount Dora Glee club and school song. James Handlen will replace him bringing 13 years Florida teaching experience and is a noted band instructor and composer.
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Charles Gordon Rex
Mount Dora
State Department of Education
Rex
D. D. Roseborough
James Handlen
Florida
Maine
Mulberry
First Methodist Church
Cut Vacations Schedule For City School Registration
Announcement warns students to cancel trips as the new term opens September 4. Registration for city pupils runs August 30 with specific times by grade level from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Bus students register August 31 with bus pickup timed to reach the school by 8 a.m.
Walter Sees Paris and Returns Home Scout Walter TeStrake Jr
Mount Dora's Walter TeStrake Jr a Pay Scout who helped represent American ideals at a free world youth gathering is aboard the S S Brazil after the Bad Ischl encampment in Austria. The 1 000 American boys out of 15 000 participants left Paris for Cherbourg and will dock in New York on August 29 with Walter due home around September 1 carrying souvenirs and ideas on international cooperation.
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Walter TeStrake, Jr
Mount Dora
America
High Seas
Bad Ischul
Austria
Paris
France
S.S. Brazil
Cherbourg
New York
Walter
Two Men Return to Court for 1949 Lake County Rape Trial
Walter Irvin and Samuel Shepherd left Raiford State Prison to face arraignment in Tavares on charges of raping a 17 year old South Lake county housewife on July 16 1949. They were originally sentenced to death by electric chair but now retrial was ordered by the United States Supreme Court. Charles Greenlee now 18 received life imprisonment on mercy recommendation. Arraignment was set for today.
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Lake County
Walter Irvin
Sam Shepherd
Tavares
Halls of Justice
Supreme Court
Washington
Bay Lake
Shepherd
Irvin
Raiford
Samuel Shepherd
Raiford State Prison
South Lake County
United States Supreme Court
Charles Greenlee
Mosquito War Bites Lake County Florida
Lake County sanitarian Burke Chester previews the mosquito battle with Mansonia perturbans and Mansonia indubiious dominating nests in spring and late summer. Coastal spraying with DDT pressures larvae and Gulf winds carry migrants from other areas after hurricanes.
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Florida
Lake County
Burke Chester
Edmund Chester Moving Toward Quiet Retirement in Mount Dora
The profile sketches Edmund Chester chief of CBS news and his wife Enna planning to retire within two to three years to a Mount Dora home by the Orange Blossom Trail. It notes his career spanning 35 hectic years including foreign correspondence and CBS radio leadership, with a focus on America’s UN role and radio’s rise in international relations.
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Edmund
Enna Chester
Mount Dora
Chester
Columbia Broadcasting System
Edmund Chester
White House
Orange Blossom Trail
Latin America
Europe
Mexico
Korea
Far East
Sekantis
Enna
Patricia
Poe
America
Baby
United Nations
CBS News
Edward R. Murrow
Larry LeSeur
Howard K. Smith
Columbia
Chester's TV role highlighted Kefauver Malik UN broadcasts
Edmund Chester enjoyed a calmer summer with family while reflecting on his CBS duties. He arranged televised Kefauver investigations the Malik broadcast and UN visits that connected Americans with world affairs, revealing growing national interest and responsibility. Public reaction included thousands protesting when broadcasts were interrupted.
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Chile
New York City
Chester
CBS
Kefauver
Malik
United Nations
America
Korea
New York
Edmund Chester
Eee Geal Tad
Mount Dora Scouts Seek Big Crowd for Court of Honor
Mount Dora Troop 19 hosts Lake District Court of Honor at the Community building at 7 30 p m. Merit badges will be awarded for the past year but main aim is community support with an attendance banner for the troop with the most adults present.
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Mount Dora
Boy Scouts
Lake District Court of Honor
Dora
Lake District
Eustis
Walter TeStrake
Slater Cox
Cox
Clermont
Leesburg
Jim Conner
Jeff Ray
Frank Hall
Clarence Sims
George Cox
Navy pilot Lieut Tommy Shipes in Korea with Air Group 19
The son of Police Chief Richard Shipes serves as an attack bomber pilot aboard the USS Princeton since May. Flying Skyraiders in combat over Korea, he awaits orders in Japan as his wife Dorothy Mae Conner says he is due home soon.
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Tommy Shipes
Korea
Air Group 19
Navy
Richard Shipes
Princeton
Japan
Dorothy Mae Conner
Meter Debate Looms Over Mount Dora Downtown Parking
Mount Dora faces a potential fall ballot issue as a city survey on downtown parking meters nears a decision. Mayor Crane expects a vote if results are inconclusive, while residents urge meters to ease parking for shoppers.
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D. Fletcher Crane
Crane
Lou L. Heaton
Tangerine
Mount Dora
Orlando
Chamber of Commerce
Chamber
Baker
Fourth
Third and Donnelly
Official Census Cites Dora's Population Gain
Lake county 1950 population 36 340 ranks Mount Dora second in growth at 61 6 percent from 1 880 to 3 039 1940 figures show Leesburg 57 1 growth to 7 365 and Groveland 149 percent to 1 024 Other towns Eustis Clermont Tavares Umatilla also posted gains. Sylvan Shores and Franklin Park suburbs excluded.
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Lake County
Mount Dora
Sylvan Shores
Franklin Park
Leesburg
Tavares
Eustis
Clermont
Umatilla
Florida fishing racket nets jail terms and fines
Four men linked to an organized illegal fishing ring in Lake County were sentenced by Judge Hall for taking fish with a seine and exceeding bag limits. Julian Sleeps pleaded guilty and faces additional sentencing next week. Cochrane duo also received jail terms or suspended sentences, with confiscation orders for boats, seines, and gear. Wardens say the gang sold Florida lake fish to Georgia markets, treating fines as business overhead.
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Ivunu Bury
Judge Hall
Florida
Lake County
Julian
Hall
M. N. Cochrane
Leesburg
S. J. Cochrane
Georgia
Ben Reeves
L. H. Anderson
Reeves
Fish-Game Commission
Anderson
Dora Girl Cops Tennis Crown
Mount Dora teenager Martha Ruth Jones aged 15 won the East Coast district girls tennis title defeating top seed Pat Treloar of Daytona Beach 7 6 3 6 0 in the finals at Daytona Beach. Her victory earns entry to the state championships in Tampa next month.
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Martha Ruth Jones
East Coast
Mount Dora
Pat Treloar
Daytona Beach
Tampa
Martha Ruth
Donnelly Park
Pat
Love
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South
Laura G. Lennar
California Chamber of Commerce
Gamboas
Lennar
Florida Board of Health
Sanitarian
Fake County
Mabel Norris Reese
The
Chesters
Lieut Shipes
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