Like A Lumbering Bear Trucks Attacks Young Bob Mason
Robert Mason, a Marine veteran, loses his arm in a 1948 highway crash near San Juan Puerto Rico when an army bus barrels onto his curve. He drives unconscious to a culvert crash, is saved by Bill, and later joins Crane Furniture as a GE Youngstown Kitchens salesman while adapting to life with a short stump and a makeshift arm.
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Robert Mason
San Juan
Puerto Rico
Bill
Marine Base
Outfit
Marines
Matar Teanenaet Divieinn
Bob
Robert
Bac
Crane Furniture Co
General Electric
Youngstown
Mason
Paul Ship
Hooked Rug Show Set For Saturday
An exhibit of hooked rugs will be held Saturday at 443 Donnelly Street next to the bank. The display features modernized rug artwork from pioneer days with local exhibitors including Mrs. A. J. Waltz Mrs. Harry Soper Mrs. John Swatz and Mrs. Ruth Chamberlain. Rowena Pair of Mount Dora and Longmeadow Mass is in charge. entrants should bring rugs early Saturday morning.
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Donnelly St
A. J. Waltz
Harry Soper
John Swatz
Ruth Chamberlain
Rowena
Mount Dora
Longmeadow
Mass
Donnelly
Mount Dora hopeful veteran seeks fresh start
The former Chattanooga garage mechanic, discharged homer, now lives with his uncle in Mount Dora. He aims to prove himself through ability and friendliness so his parents Mr. and Mrs. Robert Mason can be proud back in Tennessee.
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Ley of
Eustis
Mount Dora
Chattanooga
Tenn
Robert Mason
Transplanting Bearing Citrus Trees In Florida Groves
County agents report citrus trees crowded in Florida groves reduce future per acre yields. An alternative moving method by J G Butts, tested with Lake county growers, uses a machine to lift a tree with its soil ball and relocate it without buck horning. The device, mounted on a four wheel drive truck, artifacts the root ball and repositions trees with minimal crop loss.
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Florida
J. G. Butts
Cato
N. Y
Lake County
Butts
South
Charles F. Simpson
Florida Experiment Station
Leesburg
Get Out Said Dave Sholtz Dismisses Backers In Florida
Florida political history notes Dave Sholtz using a firm hand to quash backer bickering in his 1932 34 administration. The piece recalls Miller of Umatilla calling Sholtz an ingrate while Sholtz himself is described as a wealthy New Yorker in export business. It also mentions Lantana poisoning, watermelon marketing meetings, and a Seneca quote on a well ordered mind.
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Griffin-Warren
Florida
Lake County
Fuller Warren
C. V. Griffin
Dave Gitte Pone
Sholtz
Suorters
Griffin
Warren Fund
William Johnson
Lou Wolfson
H. R. P. Miller
Umatilla
Harry-Anna Crippled Children's Home
Dave Shultz
Miami
Miller
Astor
St. John’s River
New York City
Seneca
Beware of March Winds Shaffer Says
Walter W. Shaffer of the U S Soil Conservation Service warns Lake County growers to prepare for wind erosion in March. He notes bare soil when cover crops are lacking and cites practices like leaving a five foot strip in tree rows while waiting for a hairy indigo cover crop to be planted in summer.
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Lake County
Walter W. Shaffer
U. S. Soil Conservation Service
Shaffer
County PTA to Elect Officers at Clermont Meeting
Officers of the Lake county Parent-Teacher association will be elected next Tuesday at 8 p.m. at the Clermont High school auditorium. Mrs. Harold Larsen, president of the Mount Dora association, announces final plans for the annual banquet to be held in Mount Dora in the spring.
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Lake County
Parent-Teacher Association
Clermont High School
Harold Larsen
Mount Dora Association
Mount Dora
Sunstroke Victims Show Abnormal Susceptibility To Stimuli
Report notes persons with sunstroke exhibit increased sensitivity to stimulants, indicating altered physiological response. Further study suggested for understanding recovery and treatment implications.
Mrs. Rhoda M Stephens Dies in Massachusetts
Mrs Rhoda M Stephens dies after a brief illness at her East Longmeadow home. She had wintered in Mount Dora with her husband the late Dr Winston Stephens who died two years ago and once owned 747 N Clayton St. She leaves a sister and several nieces and nephews.
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Rhoda M. Stephens
East Longmeadow
Mass
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Young Bob Mason
Jersey
Sunset Valley Dairy
Parker Bros
R. E. Norris
Bronson Reels
Black
Scott-Atwater
Scott- Atwater
Scott Atwater
Smith’s Marine Mart
Dave Sholtz
Florida Farm Bureau
D. E. Timmons
State Agricultural Extension Service
U. S. Department of Agriculture
County
PTA
Clermont
GAS Service
Hanson Gas Service
Hudson
Commodore
America
sAdel
Central Florida Motor Sales
Eustis & Clifford
Eustis, Florida
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