Appeal to Governor Collins on Florida school case
Allen Platt urges Governor Collins to order a thorough investigation of alleged denial of due process in Lake County Florida. He claims Sheriff McCall pressed unproven charges and caused his children to be barred from Mount Dora schools. He notes lack of hearings and calls for common justice to restore Florida’s prestige and protect constitutional rights.
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Florida
United States
Allen Platt
Lake County
Sheriff McCall
Mount Dora
Collins
Johns
McCall
John
America
Gov LeRoy Collins Sets Firm Tone At Oath as Florida Governor
The speech during his installation promising two years of leadership rejects spoils system politics. He pledges to enforce laws, curb lawlessness, and pursue truthful, just governance for all Floridians with determined resolve.
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LeRoy Collins
Florida
Collins
Memorial Rededicates Mil ford War Memorial to Corporal William A. Lockwood
Milford Delaware honored Corporal William A. Lockwood, the town's only Korean War casualty, by rededicating its war memorial to include his name. The ceremony contrasted with a prior local push to block racial integration in the town's school, noted by the Hartford Courant.
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Milford
Del
Delaware
William A. Lockwood
Lockwood
American Legion Hall
Hartford Courant
Platt Family Faith Under Fire in Florida Case
A Florida sheriff case draws national attention as Allen Platt and family face a baptism of trial after a Christmas 1000 mile journey with nine in a car. The Platts’ quiet faith and daily prayers frame calls to Governor Collins to right what they call injustice amid community uproar in Holly Hill.
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Platt
Denzell Platt
Allen
Laura Platt
Denzell
Rutledge
Raymond
Holly Hill
S. C
Florida
America
Platts
Allen Platt
Un delivered Mail Letter to Governor Collins
Lake County citizens respond to the new Florida governor with praise for his stance against demagoguery. The missive thanks him and notes his statement that there is no place under Florida sun for the demagogue.
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Lake County
Florida
Mount Dora urged to build truck bypass for Route 441
Mount Dora residents and civic leaders debate relief from through traffic with H C Sherman proposing a southern bypass of Lake Dora and rebranding Route 441 as The Scenic Route. Proponents cite growth benefits while opponents fear isolation. call for state surveyors and Planning Commission study in 1955.
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Mount Dora
H. C. Sherman
Florida
Planning Commission
State Road Department
Lake Dora
Road Department
Sherman
Fifth Av
Belief in Love Justice and Peace in Human Progress
The author argues love, justice, and beauty guide humanity toward order and peace. He cites intelligence, learning, and art as paths to Godly realization, asserting history shows mankind pursuing justice within a balance of divine will and human effort.
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Rembrandt
Bach
Einstein
Edison
God
Platt appeals for federal inquiry into school ban proclaims white status
Allen Platt recounts alleged racial prejudice by Lake County Sheriff Willis McCall and local officials after his family, described as Cherokee Indian and Irish descent, were barred from Mount Dora white schools. He claims repeated refusals to consider South Carolina whites status, impromptu photo depictions, and threats to his family while seeking investigation and equal schooling for his 10 children.
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LeRoy Collins
Llahassee
Florida
Willis McCall
Vaughn
Sheriff McCall
Holly Hill
South Carolina
Sheriff Reed
Lake County
Lake County School Board
S. C
Lake
Apopka
Orange County
Lake-Orange
Mount Dora
Christian Home and Bible School
Camatert
Orvel Boyd
Georgia
McCall
Boyd
Platt
Orangeburg County
John Platt
Claude Jackson
Columbia
Orangeburg
Martin C. Way
Rutledge Platt
National Guard
St. George
S.C
Church of God
Oneal Pratt
Ed Banister
Denvis Belton
G. E. Brant
Howard Fulks
First National Bank
E.A. Crout
Ford
P. T. Lancaster
Dr. Wells
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Gov. Collins
Lady Dora
George Holt
W. M. Punshon
Crane Pond
Laura Belle
Sam
North Carolina
Carolina
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