Isolated Florida home hosts white family’s improvised schooling
In Florida scrubland a white Platt family and five children resume lessons at home with three instructors from the Christian Home and Bible School. Sheriff McCall had barred attendance at Mount Dora white school, citing alleged Negro blood, while parents deny the charge and provide records of white status though noting Indian ancestry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willis McCall
Mount Dora
South Carolina
Allen Platt
Laura
Orwell Boyd
The
Christian Home and Bible School
Violet
Mrs. Norton
Raymond
Mr. Boyd
Dreamed Sheriff's Mercy In Mount Dora Eviction Tale
A Mount Dora family recounts eight weeks of fear after sheriff led eviction of Allen and Laura Platt and their five children from a white school. Laura narrates a dream in which Sheriff McCall appears offering help, juxtaposed with real events of threats and a photo controversy at Christian Home and Bible School prompting a potential lawsuit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allen
Laura Platt
Mount Dora
Willis
Bible School Invites Public To Open House
The Christian Home and Bible School invites the public to a Friday 4 to 7 p.m. turkey dinner to raise funds for a new chapel. President Orvel Boyd notes overcrowded classrooms and a lack of auditorium space hindering worship and lectures. The Parent-Teacher association already allocated 400 toward the building fund, and both junior and senior choirs will perform during the open house.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christian Home and Bible School
Platt
Orvel Boyd
Parent-Teacher Association
Mount Dora Fifth Grade Pals Learn Parenthood Art
Seventeen to nineteen year old junior and senior students act as preschool instructors for first and second graders at Mount Dora. They guide outdoor activity or classroom games teaching cooperation and basic arithmetic through subtle integration. The program blends psychology with practical teaching under Mrs. Mary Ella Austin guiding thirteen to seventeen year olds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jackie
Frankie Priest
Frankie
Martha Ann Benwell
Mary Ella Austin
Barbara Cheatam
Patsy Grantham
Wynell “Moore
Pat Reese
Patsy Spear
Rae Squier
Hazel Ann Avery
Beckie Bardwell
Donna Blank
Linda Headly
Jean Atkins
Lee Dettra
Cora Ann Sadler
Nancy Ellis
Sonny Hughes
Robert Sadler
Billy Johnson
Barry Graves
Larry Stewart
Walker Lone Tops New Mount Dora City Council Race
Dr. Robert Walker, a political newcomer, edged incumbent rival in a low turnout election to join Mount Dora City Council. Principal winners included Bill Prinz and Jerry Barnhart, with William C. Stewart reelected as City Clerk and three Park Commission members chosen. Newton E. Dabolt and Jack Groves were among final tallies, while Park Board leaders included Ray G. Dooley and Win C. Sleight. No clear local issue emerged as campaigning was sparse ahead of January organizational meetings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Walker
Mount Dora
Walle Mdedaw
N Wey
Bill Prinz
Jerry Barnhart
William C. Stewart
Blessed be the hand that prepares a pleasure for a child
A maxim attributed to Douglas Jerrold about thoughtful acts of care for children. The saying emphasizes unexpected timing and place, suggesting kindness and preparation can yield joy in any moment.
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Douglas Jerrold
Topic Will Serve To Aid Platt Yule
The topic offers to act as a clearing house for efforts to brighten Christmas for the Allen and Laura Platt children. Residents asked what they could do and some have already contributed. Contributions should arrive by December 20.
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Topic
Platt Yule
Allen
Laura Platt
Christ
Mount Dora
Platt
Mount Dora students demand Platt children stay in school
Sixty Mount Dora High School students sign a petition urging that the Platt children be allowed to remain in school until the sheriff proves they do not belong there. The petition, addressed to Time magazine, cites constitutional presumption of innocence and condemns expulsion based on unverified suspicion. It lists numerous student signatories and notes continuation on page 8.
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Laura Belle
Mr.Boyd
Linda
Esther
South Carolina
Mrs. Platt
Boyd
Platt
Orange County
Mount Dora’s High School
Time Magazine
Reese
Florida
Mardie Bardwell
Anne Edwards
Linda Headley
Martha Sadler
Charles Reid, Jr
Michael Ray
Pamela Brown
Joni Vincenti
Cathie Land
Barbara Jo Moore
Mary Anne Brotherson
Charles Wareing
Pat Wells
J. G. Ray
Billy Ivey
Connie Cross
Kay Elliott
Jane Atkins
Walter TeStrake, Jr
June Bowie
Tommy Cleary
Carol Siess
Clarence Sims
Mary Kay Rehbaum
Anne Travers
Molly Fielder
Nancy Ellis
Glenn Woodworth
Patty Johnson
DeAnne Bateman
Peggy Graves
Norma Jean Wise
Mary Lou Flora
Edith Carlton
Gwyn Godtel
Jerry Dake
Buster Brown
Charles Brown
Merrill Beebe
Betty Lou Sills
Hank Link
David Brown
Alfred Rehbaum
Nativity Scene To Be Lighted Monday Night
Mount Dora to host annual Nativity scene lighting next Monday at 7 p.m. on City Hall lawn. Sponsored by the Woman's Club, the event features life size figures painted by Edith Fairfax Davenport and high school students. Free Christmas carols follow, with Donnelly Park lights and downtown decorations to extend the holiday atmosphere.
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Mount Dora
Woman’s Club
City Hall
Donnelly Park
Edith Fairfax Davenport
W. D. Patton
Daniel Bishop
Rosemary Bennett
Fire Engine Santa Visits Mount Dora Twice on Christmas Eve
Santa Claus will visit Mount Dora at East Town School and Donnelly Park under the Merchants Division of the Chamber of Commerce. He will deliver candy at the school Christmas celebration Friday evening and then ride the new red fire engine to greet children at Donnelly Park on Friday, December 24, at 3 30 p.m. He will distribute candy to every child he talks with during the event.
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Nae Claus
Mount Dora
Merchants Division
Chamber of Commerce
East Town
Donnelly Park
East Town School Cantata planned in new auditorium
East Town School hosts its annual Christmas party in the new school building. Principal Lott says the chorus will perform the cantata and children will enact the Christmas story. The event is Friday at 8 p.m. in the Grant Street auditorium near Milner Rosenwald academy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
East Town
Lott
Grant St
Milner-Rosenwald Academy
New Boating Club Enrolls 60 Members
Mount Dora forms a new Boating club to promote water activities on Lake Dora and sister waters. Bob Alderman is commodore with Arnold Haynes as vice, Lucy Stansfield secretary, and 10 officers and directors guiding plans for boating, fishing, and waterways improvements. The club enrolled 60 members, aiming for 100 by Jan 1, and will issue jackets caps and 100 pendants donated by Joe Swift.
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Mount Dora
Bob Alderman
Gilbert Park
Arnold Haynes
Lucy Stansfield
Betty Siess
al Rehbaum, Jr
Sal Wise
Bob Stansfield
Bill Prinz
Jim Stout
Joe Swift
Swift Woodcraft
Tangerine
Dorans
Stout
Lake Supply Opens Westinghouse Shop in Lake County
The Lake County Supply Co. in Tavares opened a Westinghouse department offering Westinghouse television sets and other appliances including Sunbeam toasters and Revere cookware, expanding local access to home electronics and kitchen goods.
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Lake Supply
Westinghouse
Westinghouse Television
Lake County
Lake County Supply Co
Tavares
Revere
Churches Call for Justice Amid Lake County School Controversy
The Ministers of the Christian Churches of Mount Dora urge calm and Christian patience as they address the Platt family school controversy in Lake County. They acknowledge the Supreme Court ruling on school segregation and call for justice for minority groups alongside community unity.
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Christian Churches of
Mount Dora
Platt
Lake County
Supreme Court
Son
Mauriece Felton
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Florida Scrub Land
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Christian Home
L. B. Chastain
Mas Platt
Barbara
Patsy
Chuck Stevenson
Barbara Bissell
Karen Vogeler
Bobby Heist
Walker
Barnhart
Gions
Prinz and Groves
Ira Kellogg
Lillian Christie
Gordon Conboy
Wayne Moon
East Town School
New Boating Club
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