Editor's Tour Raiford as Pattern for Other States
The piece argues northern judges should visit Raiford State Prison to compare conditions with their own and see Florida's humane treatment. It praises Raiford as a model institution with no sweat boxes, emphasizing its spacious, sunlit environment and rehabilitative program, notes 18,000 acres in Union County, and previews a broader tour of state facilities.
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Florida
Raiford
Ohio
Columbus
Nathan Mayo
L. F. Chapman
Union
Truck Pick Up To Aid H P O In Mount Dora
The Mount Dora post office adds a parcel post truck to Orlando route to ease Christmas mail rush. Operation began Wednesday with two trips and plans to relieve 68 bags of mail and 80 sacks awaiting departure. The truck travels Orlando Winter Park Apopka Zellwood Mount Dora Eustis Leesburg with Mount Dora stop at 4 30 pm and return at 7 pm handling northbound and southbound parcel post for Seaboard and Atlantic Coast lines. Postmaster Harry Hopcraft notes anticipated Christmas volume will exceed last year.
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Mount Dora
Orlando
Winter Park
Apopka
Zellwood
Eustis
Leesburg
Seaboard Line
Atlantic Coast Line
Harry Hopcraft
Maben Hospitalized Yet Keeps Column Going
Al Maben, lawn bowling correspondent for the Topic, continues writing from Leesburg hospital where he is confined for treatment. He was hospitalized last Friday but insists the show must go on.
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al Maben
Steven’s Hospital
Leesburg
Lawyers Coach Escapees In Untruths
Florida prison criticism blamed on unscrupulous northern lawyers who visit escapees and coach them to lie about the penal system. Commissioner Mayo defended state treatment and granted permission for a Raiford tour to counter reports of beatings and torture in camps.
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Florida
Raiford State Prison
Nathan Mayo
Raiford
Mayo
Jesse W. Hunter
Hunter
North
Owens Gives Drive Residents A Gift
County Commissioner Frank E. Owens announces a two mile hard surfaced paving project on Lake Shore drive from Orange Blossom Trail to Breezy Point. He aims for completion before Christmas barring rain delays. A new project on Lake Eustis road from Eustis to Tavares will start after grading.
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Frank E. Owens
Lake Shore Dr
Owens
Lake Shore
Lake Eustis
Eustis
Tavares
Eustis Man Sentenced For Morphine Sales
John R. Register of Eustis was sentenced by Circuit Judge Truman G. Futch to five years in Raiford State Prison for selling morphine tablets at five dollars each. Narcotics inspectors led the case after Bellinger trapped him with a purchase on December 6, showing Register bought morphine at six cents per tablet on prescription from doctors in Mount Dora and Orlando.
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John R. Register
Eustis
Raiford
Lake County
Register
Truman G. Futch
Frank S. Castor
R. R. Bellinger
Bellinger
Mount Dora
Orlando
Holidays Start as Lake County Schools Close Early
Lake County schools dismiss Friday for a 17 day break ending January 3. Mount Dora gym stays open next week for basketball games 9 to noon and 2 until finish under Coach Spears and Assistant Vincent. Principal Vincent leads remedial math and science 9:30 to noon daily first week. gym closes second week for floor sanding and varnishing ahead of the basketball season.
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Lake County
Mount Dora
Dan Spears
Bob Vincent
W. A. Vincent
Wedding in Upscale Short Hills Home Beset by Steam and Furnace Drama
H. Berrien McCain and Sally Simpson wed in a remodelled Long Hill home as a storm raged outside. The furnace exploded with steam and nearly halted the ceremony until quick thinking kept the nuptials on track. The couple had planned the day amid Macy’s executive duties and real estate moves.
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Short Hills
N.J
Jack Frost
H. Berrien
McCain
Sally Simpson
Sally
Macy’s
Ber
Rien
H. Berrien McCain
Berrien
McCains Bring Humor and Fashion to Mount Dora Shop
The McCains, new Mount Dora residents, plan to open The Smart Shop in the Citrus Culture building. Sally McCain will run most of the shop selling feminine apparel sourced in New York from her experience with large department stores. Berrien will continue his pursuits while the couple shares a sparkling, humorous outlook.
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Berrien
Sally
IceHouse Players
Brewster ‘Sisters
Teddy Roosevelt
McCains
Mount Dora
Citrus Culture
Sally McCain
New York
Christmas Carol staged by Lake County Players tonight
The IceHouse in Lake County opens its Christmas Carol play with Merle Cleary as Scrooge and Sam York Kim York and Claude Boring as the Cratchit family. Lake county glee clubs lead carols ending in song fest. Extra Monday performance for local school children benefits Harry Anna Crippled Children’s home Uma tilla.
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IceHouse
Players
David Walker
David, Jr
Scrooge
Merle Cleary
Cratchet
Sam York
Kim York
Claude
Lake County
Harry-Anna
Umatilla
Central Florida
Walter J. Patton
William Jay Barker
Eustis
Henry Decker
Tavares
Daphne Rowe
Mount Dora
Ernie Walker
Kay Rehbaum
Rehbaum
Clarence Lee
Talbot Simpson
Glen Woodworth
George Lashar
Don Auleb
Don Bales
Marie Flint
Col. E. F. Merchant
Betsy Kramer
Jackie Ober
Sally Leatherbury
Raoul Baker
Roy Christopher
Leslie Hines
Susan Odom
Helen York
Billy York
Helen Bland
Sally McCain
Mickey Carver
MecQuistion Reid Victory in Clermont City Council Race
Curtis Reid and W H McQuistion win two seats on Clermont City Council for two years. H T Williams, Postal Colony Co. official, serves as mayor. Williams is unopposed with 218 votes. Reid receives 204 votes and McQuistion 183. Third candidate Myron Pierce trails for the remaining post.
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Curtis Reid
W. H.mcquistion
Clermont
H.T. Williams
Postal Colony Co
Williams
Reid
McQuistion
G. A. Nash
Floyd Roe
Myron Pierce
D. Fletcher Crane
Col
John Bethel
Wayne Moon
Bethel
Turner
Crane
Angus McDonald
Louis Tremain
R. W. Dickson
Charles Norris
Mount Dora
Dickson
William Stewart
Dan Bishop
Park Board
George Keller
Tom Potter
Ernest Mosteller
Wayne Moor
Lillian Christie
Ay Tabpror
R. C. Bardwell
al Rehbaum, Jr
Crane Moon Elected As cension Plan Gets Okay
Crane and Moon win election in a district plan approval event. The article notes approval and shows accompanying photos on page 8.
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Crane
Moon
Sims Wins Local Essay Speech Contest For World Government
Mount Dora High School senior George Sims won the American Legion Essay Speech contest at the school assembly. He argues the United States should lead in forming a world government and will compete in the county contest January 12 in Tavares. Finalists included Helen Wages, Herbert Kurras, Ann Bowers, and Neville Lippman.
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George Sims
United Nations
Mount Dora High School
George
American Legion
Mount Dora
the Legion
United World Federalists
Sims
United States
Helen Wages
Herbert Kurras
Ann Bowers
Neville Lippman
Tavares
Ned Haven
Robert R. Reed
Community Church
Robert M. Blackburn
The
Methodist Church
Roy Christopher
Mount Dora Stores Extend Hours For Christmas Shopping
Santa will visit downtown Mount Dora as the Mount Dora Merchant Division keeps main stores open nightly next week until 8 30 p m to aid residents and workers with after hours shopping. Festive lights and window decorators add to the holiday mood with a prize offered for best dressed window as judges score displays between now and Tuesday.
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Santa Claus
Mount Dora
C. M. Jones, Sr
Donnelly St
Fifth
Dorans
Mount Dora Post Office Hours Announced
Postmaster Harry Hopcraft announces incoming and outgoing mail times at Mount Dora Post Office. Daily closing at 8:30 a.m. and 6:30 p.m. Sunday hours end at 10:55 a.m.
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Mount Dora
Harry Hopcraft
Postmaster Reminds on Unsealed Christmas Cards
Postmaster Harry Hopcraft urges senders to affix two-cent stamps to unsealed Christmas cards. He notes the rate rose from one and a half cents last January and stresses proper postage to ensure delivery of greetings from Aunt Minnie.
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Aunt Minnie
Harry Hopcraft
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Raiford State Frison
L. A. Shepherd
R. P. McLendon
Mabel Norris Reese
Saly
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Dora
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