Nuisance the cat and a lesson on independence
The writer recalls a calm cat Nuisance fending off a noisy squirrel from a tree cradle as a metaphor for poise under threat. He links patience and faith to defending freedom, then praises Congressman Syd Herlong for endorsing The Washington Story and Florida orange juice in a Florida context.
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Nuisance
A. S
Syd” Herlong, Jr
Washington
Syd
Florida
Lake County Law Maker
California
DOT Club and adjournment fever grip Congress
Lake County Representative A. S. Herlong Jr. blames the LT OT club for hasty ill considered actions in Congress. He urges a true full house or a recess to August to finish work and be ready for emergencies while saving mileage costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S.T.O.T. Club
Congress
United States Congress
Lake County
A. S
Syd” Herlong
House of Representatives
Lt.o.t. Club
Herlong
Washington
City Loan Earns Big Interest for Patrolman
Patrolman Johnny Russell began a new post in January with a $2 loan in nickels used for courtesy envelopes tied to downtown parking meters. By June, he returned the $2 plus reported $11 more received from merchants and mail. Many grateful citizens paid $1 in the envelopes, treating the gesture as interest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johnny Russell
Russell
Johnny
Helen Brown MRS Charles J Courageous Snake Incident
Helen Brown calmly handled a garden club duty at the Browns home on Lake Jem Road when a maid cried out about a rattlesnake. She grabbed a rifle and fired from a doorway, severing the snake’s head, saving the others. Jo Brown later displayed the severed head as proof of her mother’s bravery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helen
Florida
Helen Brown
Charles J
State Federation of Garden Club
Browns
Lake Jem Rd
Josephine
Robert Fulton’s flying car inspires world federalist hope
Tomorrow One World features George Holt recounting a Philadelphia National General Assembly of United World Federalists. Robert Fulton, a Newtown inventor, wowed delegates by describing his winged car flight to the convention and urging belief that people can achieve grand ideas if they set their minds to it. The piece frames Fulton’s speech as proof that bold ideas, even seemingly crazy ones, can become reality and advance world government.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Holt
Ian
National General Assembly
United World Federalists
Philadelphia
George H. Olmstead
United States Army
Hawkeye Casualty Company
Norman Cousins
Saturday Review of Literature
Clement Davies
Liberal Party
England
Robert Fulton
Newtown
Connecticut
Fulton
Mount Dora Senior Honorable Mention Essay
Charles Moorhead leaves for the Coast Guard academy in New London Conn to begin a new life but recalls his school days in Mount Dora. The essay appears in the Woman's Club annual Senior class contest as an honorable mention piece.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles*Moorhead
Coast Guard Academy
New London
Conn
Mount Dora
Woman’s Club
Lehmanns Battle June Snow Storm On Canadian Rockies Trip
Mr and Mrs Karl Lehmann endured a June snow storm while touring the Canadian Rockies on a sight seeing trip. The couple traveled 8000 miles by rail and bus returning to Lake County after attending Kiwanis International in Seattle. The trip included cold mountain weather and a heat wave contrast in Chicago and Atlanta. Lehmann served as Lake County chamber secretary and Kiwanis district and church service roles during the journey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Karl Lehmann
Citrus Hills
Lake County
Canadian Rockies
Lehmanns
Chicago
Atlanta
Seattle
Kiwanis
Riding the School Bus Troubles and Tiny Troublemakers
A writer recalls the misery of morning bus rides as sleepy students cause chaos. The driver brakes lightly to keep order, sending the narrator tumbling and injuring a bit, while singing loudly and delaying the journey. He notes relief at not riding home in the afternoon due to the commotion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Moorhead
Paradise
Mrs Alma Brock Rites Held in Mount Dora Area
Alma Brock a Mount Dora resident since 1950 died at Florida Sanitarium hospital last week after living in Daytona Beach. Survived by husband C H Brock daughter Kathleen Wilder of Leesburg and sons James Kendall of San Fernando California and Kenneth G Brock. Funeral Saturday at Rehbaum Funeral Home with Rev Robert M Blackburn officiating. Burial followed in Pine Forest Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alma Kendall Brock
Mount Dora
Florida Sanitarium Hospital
Daytona Beach
Robert M. Blackburn
Pine Forest
Chubby and Anne settle near Lake Jem after decades of service
The article follows Chubby and Anne from World War II and World War I service to retirement in Mount Dora. Chubby, a longtime supply officer, and Anne, a Red Cross aide, build a quiet life in Florida after 58 months overseas. They appear as active IceHouse Players in postwar years and consider a new business venture this spring.
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Chubby
Marv
Billy Mathers
States
National Rifle Association
Africa
Anne
Alice Mathers
Philadelphia
Red Cross
Anl
Children’s Hospital
Portland
Florida
E. A. Austin
Mount Plymouth
Hawaii
Europe
Stuttgart
Germany
U. S. Constabulary
United States
Mount Dora
Lake Jem
IceHouse
Little Theatre
Wanted Caller Could Give Joy With Patience
Miss Gertrude Thorne apologizes to any caller from 7 am two mornings last week. She, a former nurse living at 130 Fourth Ave, sought news of her lost blue parakeet from her Topic ad. She valued patient calls she could answer when she reached the phone and awaits any future inquiry about the bird.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gertrude Thorne
Miss Thorne
Fourth Av
Economy Supervisor Settles In Mount Dora Headquarters
J F Costine general supervisor of the Citrus Feed and Supply Co stores makes Mount Dora his permanent home with wife and daughter Dodi. They lease at 1165 Sheridan Rd Sylvan Shores and plan to build next year. Dodi will join in Ocala later this Summer and enter Stetson University in the Fall. The Citrus Feed chain operates seven stores in Central Florida with Mount Dora central to supervision.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Dora
J. F. Costine
Sheridan Rd
Sylvan Shores
Dodi
Ocala
Stetson University
The
Citrus Feed and Supply Co
Inverness
Florida
Lake County News Summer Edition Mailed Widely
Six thousand five hundred copies of the Lake County News Summer edition were mailed last week to members of the Lake County Chamber of the Union and nine foreign countries. Most copies, 631, went to New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lake County
Mount Dora couple to purchase local Flower Shop
A Mount Dora couple plans to buy the Mount Dora Flower Shop and pursue training at flower schools to learn the latest and most outstanding methods of the business.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gether
Mount Dora
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Punky
Blue Ridge Mountains
Eagles Nest Camp
Cubby
Lake Countian
Wise Boat Works Sales and Service
Christian Science Monitor Sone Eevee Bow Aoa Oy
U.S
Tee
Christian Science Monitor
Norway St
Boston
U.S. A
Harry
Woodworkshop
Formica
Riley’s Park
Eustis
DOT Club
City ‘Loan
Mrs
Alma Brock
Leonard Barker
Optometrist
Eustis Finance Company, Inc
Magnolia Ave
J. F. Skirven
Mgr
Ray
Dan Bishop
Montverde
Kiwanis, International
Walter J. L. Ray
Standard Federal Savings and Loan Association of Detroit
International Organization
Michigan
Chiropractic
West Main
Leesburg
Orange Ave
Orlando
Henry Stein
Sylvan Shores Hotel
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