Varied Career of Col Eric Shilling in Music Law and Flight
Col Eric Shilling new Mount Dora resident recalls a life spanning music and law and aviation. He flew with the Flying Tigers and served as a Civil Air pilot in Japan while his son Eriksen worked with the American Volunteer Corps on air campaigns over Burma Road. Shilling, once a barnstormer and World War I pilot, later studied law in Washington and practiced, then served as an Air Force recruiting officer, and finally taught English in Japan while entertaining at clubs. He remains active in aviation history and church organ work in Eustis.
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Eric Shilling
Washington, D. C
Japan
Eriksen
Mount Dora
Christian Science Church
Eustis
Flying Tiger
Indo-China
Civil Air Transport
Shilling
McDonald St
Chuckie
Colonel Shilling
Neek
Civil Air
Flying Tigers
Claire L. Chenault
Dien Bien Phu
Life Magazine
Ing
Eriksen Shilling
American Volunteer Corps
Burma Road
Eric
Golden Triangle
Norway
Denmark
Ankarhjelm
International Helicopter Services
Washington
Southeastern University
Africa
Middle East
Air Force
Cairo
Rommel
Utah
Idaho
Nevada
Thegal
Bureau of Land Management of the Interior Department
Tony Mizushima
Yoshio Makino
Yoko Ogawa
Tokyo
Lake's Historical Library Now Open in Court House Annex
Miss Jean F. Macdonald of Ta vare, librarian of the Lake County Historical Society, began work last week in the new offices in the Court House annex No. 2. Loren Stover of Lady Lake, president of the historical society, announces regular office hours 2 to 5 p.m. Monday Wednesday and Saturday. The public is invited to visit and view the assembled exhibits.
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Jean F. Macdonald
Tavares
The
Historical Society
Court House Annex No
Loren Stover
Lady Lake
Lake County Historical Society
Miss Macdonald
Negro Area Cleanup Halted by White Property Owners
Mayor W. D. Patton told the City Council that white owners with weeded lots or burned-structure debris in the colored district hinder the East Town cleanup. He noted some Negro-owned lots were cleared but will require new methods for white-owned properties. Councilmen Prinz Heaton reported progress and billed owners for white areas cleaned.
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W. D. Patton
East Town
Bill Prinz
Lou L. Heaton
Spiritual ideas Bring Daily Supplies Mary Baker Eddy Quote
A Mary Baker Eddy quotation states that God provides spiritual ideas which in turn supply daily needs. The line emphasizes a divine link between spiritual insight and practical nourishment.
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Mary Baker Eddy
Fruit Stocks Vary As Citrus and Frozen Concentrate Trends Change
Supplies of California lemons and Valencia oranges are modestly smaller than last summer. Florida packers report frozen orange concentrate output in May and June higher than 1955, with a July 7 season total over 70 million gallons, a new record. Stock levels show mixed changes across citrus and frozen fruit, while total cold storage stocks of frozen deciduous fruits and berries remain about 48 percent above a year earlier.
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California
Valencia
Zach Savage
Agricultural Experiment Station
Florida
California Packers
USDA
AMS
East Town Teachers Probe Lag In Negro Education
East Town teachers at Milner Rosenwald school opened a pre planning session with a review of factors behind the educational lag between Negro and white students. Key issues include lack of required math and languages for Negro pupils and absence of language courses at the Negro high school in East Town.
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Milner-Rosenwald Academy
New East Town
W. D. J. Thomas
R. M. L. Maxwell
R. P. Simmons
W. J. Merritt
R. B. Russell
M. T. Jackson
J. L. Berry
C. O. Lott
R. S. Cook
East Town
Milner-Rosenwald School
Lott
Eustis
Kitty
Rain totals rise in Mount Dora area
Mount Dora Growers Cooperative reports 2.3 inches of rain last week in Mount Dora, lifting the monthly total to 4.1 inches and the yearly total to 35.5 inches, compared with 32.6 inches a year ago.
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Mount Dora
Lack of Love Behind Florida Traffic Wrecks
Florida faces a harsh year on the roads authorities warn 7000 new drivers by September and 6000 accidents monthly with damages over 50お The chief cites lack of love and respect for law as the root cause urging moral renewal among drivers and society.
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Florida
Jesus Christ
Orr
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Winter Haven
Leonard Barker
Sylvan Ace
Dora
J. G. Ray, JR
Mount Dora, Florida
THURS
Richard Widmark
Leo Gorcey Huntz Hall
the Bowery Boys
Vege
Upper Sturce
Herbert J. Yates
MacDonald Carey
Patricia Medina
Stephen Wootton
Louis Jean Heydt
Howard Wright
Shayea
Sep Ty Ony
Sidney Picker
William Witrey
Republic
Olivia DE Haviland
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