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Newspaper
Mount Dora Topic
Location
Mount Dora, Florida, United States of America
Date
Feb 23, 1950
Page
4
Florida politics under fire in Warren Griffin clash
The piece accuses Florida leaders of corrupt methods in Warren Griffin and Fuller Warren politics, claiming nearly a half million dollars funded Warren’s election. It argues the state suffers from bought influence and weak governance despite calls for honest government. It even jokes Warren should quit to take a movie contract.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Griffin-Warren ’le
Florida
C. V. Griffin
Fuller Warren
Gov. Warren
Pepper and Bowles tales touch on federal aid debates
A Ocala Democratic banquet feature shows Senator Pepper praising welfare while hinting at New Deal socialism. An editorial from Boston Herald recalls Greenwich veteran Jay V. Smith denouncing federal aid as money taken from people and urges self reliance against Washington handouts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ocala
Claude Pepper
Virginia
Willis Robertson
West Florida
Pepper
Boston Herald
Chester Bowles
Connecticut
Hartford
Greenwich Time
Greenwich
Jay V. Smith
Washington
Smith
Europe
Lake County Visitors Arrive as Winter Slows Traffic on Orange Blossom Trail
An observer details heavy winter traffic along Florida’s Orange Blossom Trail with visitors from New Jersey and Michigan. He notes slow, cautious driving by Lake County residents and a playful left-turn salute from one local motorist, urging visitors to linger and enjoy the area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Florida
Lake County
Leesburg
New Jersey
Tavares
Lake
Wintering In Florida Weekday Reflections On Weather And Life
A Florida diary details a week of mild winter days with sun and cool mornings near 50 to 70 degrees. The writer notes azaleas blooming, orange blossoms, lake scenes, and a quiet rhythm as they attend a Democratic dinner in Ocala and anticipate northern visitors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ocala
Lake Dora
Lake Beauclaire
Deer Island
Sis
Meeting at Etchells Home by Crooked Lake
A Business and Professional Women's club gathering at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Etchells on East Crooked Lake. The scene featured a tranquil lake view with reflections from the daytime sun and a pleasant evening breeze among palm fronds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Business and Professional Women’s Club
Joseph Etchells
East Crooked Lake
Mount Dora’s charm and a neglected public library
A letter from Dr. Ferdinand C. Lane praises Mount Dora’s beauty and hospitality while criticizing its public library for low public use. He notes seven to eight thousand volumes, a central location, and a competent librarian, yet few visitors. He imagines Abraham Lincoln valuing borrowed books. The piece also mentions water hyacinth composting potential and its acid-friendly nitrogen content for azaleas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Dora
Georgia
Key West
Florida
Abr Lincoln
Ferdinand C. Lane
Give Strength O God Our Father Prayer
A coastal note expresses gratitude and devotion as a prayer asking for divine guidance peace healing unity. It emphasizes forgiveness, strength for daily tasks, and service to others through God's Spirit. The closing line remarks on modern life in too many cars rushing in many directions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christ
Sutley to Speak at Ocklawaha D A R Meeting
Eudell Sutley will address the Ocklawaha Chapter D A R on Our Neighbors to the South at 2 30 p m Thursday March 2 at Community church Parish house Mrs Morgan Horton in charge and visiting daughters invited Delegates to state meeting in Sarasota March 29 31 named Mount Dora Tangerine Umatilla Sorrento and others Also notes on chicken pox in birds vaccines reduce infection and mosquito transmission
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eudell Sutley
Ocklawaha
Daughters of the American Revolution
Community Church
Morgan Horton
Sarasota
S. T. Bolton
R. C. Conklin
H. W. Fogg
Mount Dora
C H. Estey
FP. Hatfield
Umatilla
Hazel A. Cowart
Sorrento
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Mount Dora, Florida
Ul H. Reese
Mabel Norris Reese
LoMar Silver
Rintendent
Punky
Dan McCarty
Fort Pierce
Dear Dan
Lady Dora
D.A.R
Sutley
WM. P. Wingler
Post Office General Insurance and Real Estate
Vita-Foam
City Dry Cleaners
Magnolia
Eustis
SINGE
City Sewing Center, Inc
N. Main ST
Orlando
Fla
Rhythm Star
Jimmy Wakely
Ethe Forest
Shelley TT
Rade
Ee la Mail
Pinky
Jeanne Crain
Ethel Barrymore
Ethel Waters
William Lundigan
West
Molly
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