Planning Board Set in Mount Dora with New Member
Mount Dora forms a Planning Commission to guide the city along the Orange Blossom Trail. The first meeting is Friday at 8 p.m. in City Council chambers with retiring Mayor J. E. Fortner calling the session and Marshal Collins likely to serve as temporary chairman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Dora
Planning Commission
Orange Blossom Trail
J. E. Fortner
Marshal Collins
Chae Ie Mere Oladve Crane
Red sweater murder case grips Sorrento community
Circumstantial evidence mounts in the Christmas night shooting of 15 year old Clara Maude Terrel Ed Myers of Sorrento, nicknamed Possum Slim, as deputy sheriffs report a shotgun found at his home and a sheet bearing gun impressions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clara Maude Terrel
Slim” Myers
Sorrento
Wolfe Branch
Willis McCall
Lila Terrell
James L. Yates
Myers
Mount Dora
Yates
East Town
Terrell
Stills
Death Row Inmates Face 1959 Florida Uncertain Fate
Mabel Norris Reese reports from Raiford's death house on the fate of Irvin and Shepherd, two inmates condemned for rape. The piece describes the grim surroundings, guards, and recent NAACP involvement as their Supreme Court appeal nears, with Florida anxieties high over death penalties and justice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tor's
Florida
Mabel Norris Reesé
Reiford
Lake County
Meakes Irvin
Sam Shepherd
Im Tavares
Supremeé ‘Court
Raiford
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
Annie Burleigh Pioneer of Tavares in Florida Westward
In her 89th year Annie Burleigh recalls Lake County’s vast lakes Dora Eustis Harris Griffin and the promise of growth. She and Edward arrived in 1882 living in a log cabin with a meager budget and a horse and buggy to reach Orlando for groceries. She learned dairy and farming skills and adapted from refined life to pioneer resilience in Florida.
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Annie Burleigh
Lake County
Dora
Eustis
Harris
Griffin
Tavares
Burleigh House
Edward
Florida
Washington
Europe
Tony
Pune
Aiaissaidees
Maigé
Annie
Orlando
Maine
Jonville
St. John's
Paris
London
Nurse's Hidden Habit Ends Tension in Burleigh Home
Annie, Edward and the Burleighs face strain as a nurse, once trusted, begins drinking openly while caring for Edward. The mother fears for health duties and daily work, yet the nurse remains capable despite the growing problem.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Annie
Edward
Burleigh
Winter Visitor Walter Stead Dies at Eustis Hospital
Walter Vernon Stead, a 65 year old winter visitor from England, died New Year’s Day at Eustis Waterman Memorial hospital from heart trouble. He and his wife resided at 365 Woodland Ave Mount Dora. A son Vernon traveled from Mount Dora to Taunton Massachusetts for the service. Taunton was to host burial arrangements with Ebbaum Co. in charge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Dora
Walter Vernon Stead
Eustis Waterman Memorial Hospital
Stead
Woodland
Mr. Stead
England
Ernon
Appany
Taunton
Mass
Ehbaum Co
Ice House Players reelect officers for 1950
The Ice House Players voted to keep the same officer slate for 1950. Reelected were Celia Claflin as president, William Jay Barker as vice president, Gayla Bissell as secretary, and Walter J. Patton as treasurer. The group enters its second full year of presenting live theatre.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ice House Players
Celia Claflin
William Jay Barker
Gayla Bissell
Walter J. Patton
Lovell Reelected as Ice House Director
Mrs Francis Lovell of Tavares was reelected director of the Ice House Players at Monday's meeting. She directed their Candle Light production last spring and will stage their next work The Whore Talking slated for February 2 to 4.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Francis Lovell
Tavares
Ice House
Lovell Wall
Grand Master To Install Officers At Mount Dora Lodge
The Most Worshipful Grand Master of Masons of Florida A Wayne Conner will conduct the installation at Mount Dora Lodge at 8 p m. Thomas A Deering will be installed as Worshipful Master with Owen W Conner R L Morton Richard G Shipes and Christ M Jacobsen named senior junior warden treasurer and secretary respectively in the December 1 elections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. Wayne Conner
Tampa
Masons of
Florida
Mount Dora's Lodge
Thomas A.deering
Owen W. Conner
R. L. Morton
Richard G. Shipes
Christ .M. Jacobsen
Towns Talking production back on the boards at IceHouse
IceHouse Players announce rehearsals for The Whole Towns Talking their third show of the season. They reelect Celia Claflin as president William Barker as vice president and Frances Lovell as director. New directors include Susan Odom Lorraine Renshaw Martha Thulberry and Mel Wagner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
IceHouse
Celia Claflin
William J. Barker
Gayla Bissell
Walter J. Patton
Frances Lovell
Marguerite Miller
Howard Gamble
Berrien McCain
Karl Lehmann
George J. White
Susan Odom
Lorraine’ Renshaw
Martha Thulberry
Mel’ Wagner
Lions Club
Mount Dora
Charles St
Ann Lake
Former resident dies after long illness in Georgia
Mount Dora friends report the death of Ivan A. Franklin in December after a long illness. He had been living in Alma, Georgia, and is survived by his widow Lula Franklin, who resides there.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Dora
Ivan
Crane appoints Bethel to council as sewer plan okayed
Col John Bethel, who lost a city race last month, will join the new council next Tuesday. He was appointed by Mayor Fletcher Crane who resigned as council president to take office. The old council approved a $100,000 sewer project and urged funding with bonds and revenue, with construction set to start by December 1, 1950.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Bethel
Mont
D Bethel
Fletcher Crane
Crane
J. E. Fortner
al Rehbaum, Jr
R. C. Bardwell
Mount Dora Chamber Probes Telephone Rate Hike
Mount Dora Florida delegates under G B Crip Hurlburt study Florida Telephone Co rate rise amid new minimum wage law. They will take findings to the Ocala commission hearing next Wednesday to analyze if the 75 cent wage hike justifies higher consumer charges. Current rates include business service 5.50 and various residence and party-line charges.
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Lake County
Mount Dora
Chamber of Commerce
Florida Telephone Co
G. B. “Crip
Hurlburt
Chamber
Commission
Ocala
Bank Deposits Rise Half Million at Mount Dora Bank
First National Bank of Mount Dora reports a 1949 increase in deposits to 3 615 312 02 from 3 091 591 72 year end 1947. Loans outstanding grow to 960 605 47 up 130 698 03. Dividends payable rise to 5 000 from 3 000. Annual stockholders meeting set for Tuesday January 10 led by president George J White.
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First National Bank of
Mount Dora
George J. White
Lake County Receives 900000 Road Improvement Allocation
Lake county will gain 750000 for major roads and 150000 for clay road upkeep over three years from the seventh cent gasoline tax. Roads will be surfaced, bids awarded competitively, and maintenance returned to the state. budget talks begin in Tallahassee with officials.
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Lake County
Lake
Jesse W. Hunter
Lakes County
Lake Shore Dr
Mount Tinee
Tallahassee
Alfred McKeathen
County Ners
Hunter
McKeathen
Why I Prefer Central Florida in Florida Speaks
Holler of Mount Dora and coauthors advocate Ridge section life in central Florida in the magazine Florida Speaks. He touts Breezy Point at Mount Dora as a white sand freshwater beach near Lake County, noting proximity to Detroit, Washington, and New York, and appeals to outdoor activity and accessible culture.
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Ridge
Union of Florida
Florida
Holler
General Motors
Detroit
Santa Barbara
Calif
Texas
San Antonio
Gulf
Lake County
Mount Dora
Washington
New York
Educa
Polio Drive Led by Seaver and Redd in Lake County
Lake county begins the 1950 March of Dimes campaign January 16 to support polio research and fight the crippling disease. Postmaster Oakley Seaver of Clermont chairs the drive with campaign director William A. Redd of Sylvan Shores coordinating 16 days of small- and large-donation campaigns and district chairmen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lake County
Oakley Seaver
Clermont
March of Dimes
William A. Redd
Sylvan Shores
Lakes County
Kindergarten Reopens After Christmas Break
Mount Dora kindergarten resumes the second term Monday at the Parish house of the Methodist church after a Christmas holiday closure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Dora
Methodist Church
Mount Dora teams fall to Tavares in opener
Mount Dora's boys lost 48 31 to Tavares after four players fouled out as Norman Peters led with 10 points. The girls also fell 36 16 behind a rough shooting night. Martha Simpson led Dora with seven. Both teams host Friday night games at Earl B Ferson gym.
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Mount Dora
Golden Hurricanes
Tavares
Earl B. Ferson Gam
Cardinals
Dora
Dorans
Norman Peters
Martha Simpson
Earle Beebe Dies in Lansing Michigan
Word reached Mount Dora Wednesday of the death Tuesday night of Earle Beebe aged 65 at a hospital in Lansing Michigan his summer home town.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Dora
Earle Beebe
Lansing, Mich
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D. Fletcher Crane
Richard ’ Edgerton
Mount Ra
Ray “Blanch
King’s Daughters
J. A. Par
William Stewart
A. J. Waltz
Collins
Death House
Tal’ Urial
Lauvhies
Invirf
Shepherd
L. F. Chapman
Model Instituton of Penology
Chapman
U. S
Oren
Irvin
Lake. County
N.A.A.C P
Franklin Williams
New York City
Alex Akerman, Jr
Mabel Norris Reese
Annie Austin Burleigh
E. S. Burleigh
Eustis Hospital
Officers
Mrs.claflin
Patton
Mrs. Bissell
Mrs, Lovell
Bethel
Cofc
Wiia
W ‘Cuanty
Cimmon Bay
Frank Owens
Iua Point
Owens’ Er
Florida Magazine
Seaver
Redd
Ocoee
Lansing
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