Good Acting Riotous Comedy At Lake County Little Theatre
Lake county's little theatre opens tonight for a three evening run of The Whole Town's Talking a lively Broadway comedy praised for its strong acting. Mae Buckman Mel Wagner Walter Patton and Jean Patterson lead with Don Bates in a breezy supporting cast including Jack ie Ober Merle Cleary Midge Patton Evelyn Vaughan Margo Hosford and Helen Bland under director Frances Lovell.
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Lake County
Little Theatre
IceHouse
Mae Buckman
Mel Wagner
Walter Patton
Meek Chester
Mickey Carver
Sandusky
Ohio
C. E. Wilcox
Dorans
Ohio City
Patton
Chester
T. E. Carver
Mickey
Frances Lovell
Mrs. Lovell
Jackie Ober
Merle Cleary
Midge Patton
Evelyn Vaughan
Margo Hosford
Helen Bland
William Jay Barker
Anita Loos
John Emerson
Letti Lythe
Peace Advocate Dr John R Mott Sees Conflict Abroad
Nobel laureate Dr John R Mott 84 says Russia likely won’t start a war and any conflict would arise outside Russia. Speaking at a Methodist church forum, he cites Russian people’s desire for peace, small Communist numbers, and his 12 visits as proof of goodwill toward India and religious groups.
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John R. Mott
Russia
Mott
Methodist Church
Dr. Mott
India
Mount Dear Baseball Club Plans Incorporation
Mount Dear's baseball club moves to form a corporation to secure a 10 year lease on the park for Helmfield field lighting. The club would issue 33 notes of 100 dollars to raise its share of 6700 dollars. The plan aims to keep the team in the Lake Orange League this year.
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Corporation of Mount Dear’s
Helmfield
Lake Orange
Corporation
CofC Dinner Tickets Dwindle for Mount Dora Event
A limited number of tickets remain for the annual Chamber of Commerce dinner in Mount Dora at the Community building Friday evening. Dr Doak S Campbell president of Florida State University headlines with the theme Protecting Our Resources. Secretary Betty Siess urges reservations before Friday noon. The event features a report on 1949 progress and election of officers. George J White presides and Dr Campbell is introduced as a noted south educator and curriculum expert.
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Chamber of Commerce
Mount Dora
Betty Siesss
Friay
Doak S. Campbell
Florida State University
George J. White
Campbell
South
Glamor Siren Mickey Carver Haunts Chester Binny Show
The siren of the movies played by Mickey Carver haunts Chester Binny as Patton portrays him. The new show features a laugh in nearly every line.
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Mickey Carver
Chester Binny
Patton
One Way Street Abandoned in Mount Dora
Mount Dora ended its one way street experiment today on order of Mayor D Fletcher Crane. Barricades into Alexander Street from the north were removed and the street opened to south bound traffic. The mayor said the north to south route would not be attempted due to lack of State Road Department approval and noted the new Highway Post Office mail schedule reduced mid morning traffic jams.
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Mount Dora
D. Fletcher Crane
Alexander St
Crane
State Road Department
Highway Post Office
Mount Dora Club Rummage Sale Saturday at Sinclair
The Mount Dora Business and Professional Women's club will hold a rummage sale at the Sinclair Service station at Fifth and Alexander on Saturday starting at 9 am. Mrs. G. B. Hurlburt is the chairman.
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Mount Dora
Mount Dora Regatta Delivers Thrills and Drama on Lake Dora
About 2,500 spectators watched 88 boats race on Lake Dora as Tommy Hagood of Orlando earned the top speed of 54 mph on a five mile course in Class C Hydroplanes. Californian Paul Sawyer thrilled fans by sweeping the 225 inboard hydroplanes and winning the free-for-all finale sponsored by the Yacht Club Chamber of Commerce. Crutchfield father and son from Sebring placed in Class C Service Run heats while Paul Wear of Muncie, Indiana faced a rough day in the fifth race.
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Lake Dora
Mount Dora
Lake Alfred
Tommy Hagood
Orlando
Paul Sawyer
Yacht Club Chamber of Commerce
Dora
Legacy of Hanna Dustin Ties Lake County Educator to Frontier Heroine
Editor notes Hanna Dustin, 17th century frontier figure, is traced as the ancestor of Dr. Erwin E. Lewis, Ohio State professor and advocate for democracy in Japan. The piece recounts Dustin’s legendary tale of scalping 11 Indians and returning home with the trophies, while linking Lewis to Mount Dora and his family background.
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Massachusetts
Hanna Dustin
Hanna
E. E. Lewis
Ohio State University
Japan
Michio Nagai
Ohio State
Educator Dr. E. E. Lewis Bozarth's Early Years and Studies
The narrative tracks Dr. E. E. Lewis Bozarth from San Jose to Columbia University where he earned his doctorate in 1920 studying with Henry Guzzalo and John Dewey. It notes summers spent teaching while pursuing research at Columbia 1910 to 1912, teaching at Indiana University, and early roles at Eastern Illinois State Teachers College and the State University of Iowa before 1920.
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Miami
Key West
Leesburg
Mount Dora
Dr. Lewis
Orwell
N.Y
Rolland O’dell Lewis
Mary Estelle Vannier
Watertown High School
New York State
Oberlin College
Team University
Bozarth
San Jose
Columbia University
Henry Guzzalo
John Dewey
Lewis
California
State Normal School
Columbia
Indiana University
Eastern Illinois State Teachers College
State University of Iowa
Rockford
Park Leader Mabel Cleary Dies After Civic Work
Mrs. Mabel Cleary longtime Kiwanis member former park board and councilwoman died at her ninthav home after a long illness. Her efforts transformed Gilbert park and Forest cemetery in Mount Dora earning townwide remembrance and a civic legacy. Funeral services were held at Community church with tributes from Pastor Dr. Robert R. Reed.
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Kiwanis Club
Mabel Cleary
Park Board
Dorans
Robert R. Reed
Gilbert Park
Lake Dora
Liberty St
Forest Cemetery
Mount Dora
Earl Gilbert
Sheriff Cracks Down on Fruit Thieves in Lake County
Five men are under arrest and an Orlando fruit dealer will be charged with accepting stolen fruit. Sheriff Willis McCall led the cull after receipts show $125 and $156.75 paid to David McCant, alleged gang leader, for stolen fruit from Holloway and Holloway groves. Leesburg suspects Hubert Walker Jr and Lindberg Randall, plus A. J. Henry and Hubert Lee, are accused of taking dozens of boxes. Police found vehicle receipts and tire prints linking suspects to the crimes.
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Orlando
Willis McCall
Lake County
McCall
Lakeland
Agriculture Department
David McCant
McCant
Hubert Walker, Jr
Lindberg Randolf
Leesburg
A. J. Henry
Hubert
LeRoy. Campbell
Lees
Junior Holloway Grove
Ley Fruitland Park
Henry
Chaney
Rufus Holloway
James L. Yates
Holloway Grove
Mount Dora Extends March of Dimes Dance Drive
The March of Dimes campaign in Mount Dora extends through Saturday with a Day of Dimes dance at the Veterans Memorial Home. Quix’ Quintet performs at 9 p.m. Proceeds support infantile paralysis efforts and local collections remain out through the weekend. Oscar Stephens leads the final drive in place of ill County Director William A. Redd. Mount Dora schools contribute $175 and the community honors Cauley Lott named Lake County Negro director.
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Mount Dora
Veterans Memorial Home
Oscar Stephens
William A. Redd
Leesburg
Rate Hearing To Be Resumed On Telephone Increases
Protestants opposing a proposed Florida Telephone Corp rate hike are invited to a resumed Florida Railroad and Public Utilities Commission hearing at the Ocala courthouse Monday February 13 at 10 30 a m. The company seeks an undisclosed increase across several exchanges including in Lake county.
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Florida Telephone Corp
Florida Railroad and Public Utilities Commission
Ocala
Lake County
Collector Fahs to Visit Mount Dora Tax Office
John L. Fahs, collector for the District of Florida, says a deputy will be at the Chamber of Commerce office in Mount Dora on February 8 and 9 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. to assist residents with income tax returns.
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John L. Fahs
Internal Revenue
District of Florida
Mount Dora
Chamber of Commerce
Lavish Spending For Good Cause At Lions Club Gala
Don’t miss the story of a Florida Lions Club fundraiser at Donnelly and Third Avenue where 1950 carnival crowds bought phony carnival games to raise real money for sight conservation. Highlights include fundraising totals, costumed volunteers, and the event’s standing as a record turnout in Central Florida Lions history.
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Lake County
Pat Marshall
Dorans
Lions Club
Donnelly
Third Ay
Lions of Florida
Trio Arrested In Lake County Gang Killing
A woman and two men were arrested in connection with the brutal slaying of Lee C. Tas Vares near Tavares Florida on January 23. Sheriff Willis McCall said Willie London a gang member confessed and led to the other two suspects. Vares was found with his throat slashed head crushed and body stabbed.
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Lee C. Tas Vares
Miami
Willis fieCall
Fiead
McCall
London
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Crutchfield
Sebring
Henry Crutchfield
Paul Wear
Muncie
Ind
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Ient
Soun A
Cator
America
Florida
Lewises
Old Eustis.rd
C. C. Meanother
Ohio ‘State
Cleary
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