Conner Shipes Nuptials Recall Central Florida History
Lieutenant and Mrs. William Thomas Shipes toured Cuba this week after marrying last Saturday, closing a golden anniversary of the Conner family in Central Florida. The bride Dorothy Mae Theresa Conner, granddaughter of Owen W. Conner, wore a pearl heart pin gift from the groom and a 160-year-old bracelet loaned by Mrs. Reggie Parker. The ceremony featured orchid and gladioli decorations, six candelabra, and bridesmaids in aqua, green, blue and pink.
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William Thomas Shipes
Cuba
Florida
Dorothy Mae Theresa Conner
Owen W. Conner
Ocklawahs Nu Nurearise
Jim Tew Oe
Haneus
Reggie Parker
England
Lieutenant Shipes
Ae Batton
Fae Shipes
Frances Turner
Kate Minkley
Patsy Conner
Sweet
Aca
Sonny Conner
Eugene , Sutley
Richard Shipes
Bernard McCabe
Carey Colley
Dan Bishop
Ave
Mount Dora School Board Seeks New Music and Manual Instructors
Mount Dora's school board works to fill teaching staff roles including a director of music and a manual training instructor after John Hawkins left for New Mexico. Three applicants remain under review by County Superintendent Frank J. Banning. New hires include Kenneth Ball in science, Alto Gary for fifth and sixth grades, and Janie Jaggaers with Floyd Jaggaers coaching.
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Mount Dora
John M. Hawkins
New Mexico
We Ee
Frank J. Banning
Crane
W. A. Vincent
Vincent
Kenneth Ball
New Jersey
Dorans
Alto Gary
Janie Jaggaers
Floyd Jaggaers
Lake County Commended for Cancer Drive Victory
A Florida commendation honors Lake County for raising over 135 percent of its goal in a cancer drive. Lucille Tally of Tavares received the letter from Lawton Swan Jr., state campaign chairman, praising the effort and noting funds will boost state detection and treatment facilities and national cancer research.
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Lake County
Lucille Tally
Tavares
Jory
Lawton Swan, Jr
Cereus Substitutes For Boat Races In Polio Scare
A Welaka scene shifts from St Johns River boat racing to two night blooming cereus flowers opening at night. The writer recalls a panic over a child’s fever and sore throat that stirred fears of polio, then notes a doctor’s calm verdict and the flowers’ beauty at Mrs. Florence Hanscom’s home.
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St. Johns
Welaka
Florence Hanscom
Commissioners Refuse Simpson Road Request
Grady Simpson of Riley's Park sought a 2000 foot clay road through his 40 acre subdivision between Eustis and Tavares roads to access frontage for several 7500 dollar homes. Commissioner Frank Owens cited backlog of essential road projects in denying the proposal. He plans to build the road himself if the county would maintain it. The lots would feature evergreens and serve as an attractive Mount Dora entrance.
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Grady Simpson
Riley’s Park
Eustis
Tavares
Lake County
Simpson
Mount Dora
Frank Owens
Armadillo Displayed at Florida Home Cage for Zoo Offer
Floyd Risley, a boy from 742 N Tremain St, captured a live armadillo in his yard using a minnow net. He keeps it in a cage and shows it to friends with plans to offer the animal to Sanford zoo for wider public viewing.
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Carl S. Risley
N. Tremain St
Risley
Floyd
Sanford Zoo
Florida
Holler Returns to Breezy Point After West Coast Speech Run
W. E. Bill Holler, former Chevrolet salesman and now a national sales executive, rests at Breezy Point with Mrs Holler after a circuit of talks from the West Coast. He spoke before groups including the National Federation of Sales Executives and Los Angeles Kiwanis clubs. He plans quiet time at Lake Dora and yacht club dinners while catching his breath.
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W. E
Bill” Holler
Mount Dora
Breezy Point
West Coast
National Federation of Sales Executives
Los Angeles Kiwanis Clubs
Holler
Yacht Club
Lake Dora
Chevrolet Motor Division
Mount Dora Wins No Accident Honors This Weekend
Mount Dora reports a clean four day Fourth of July period with no local accidents or arrests beyond minor traffic violations. Police Chief Richard G. Shipes notes residents faced no incidents while many traveled to Welaka for boat races.
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Mount Dora
Richard G. Shipes
Welaka
Journey of Peace Drives Scout Leader’s World Trek
William J. Barker, Mount Dora area scout executive, leads a 1050 member Boy Scout delegation to the World Scout Jamboree at Moisson France. Barker heads Region Six scouts from North and South Carolina Georgia and Florida. He sails from New York to Antwerp July 24 aboard the Gen Muir and plans to return to Mount Dora in September.
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France
William J. Barker
Lake County
Mount Dora
Barker
Doran
Raoul
Red Cross
Moisson
Scouts of Region Six
North
South Carolina
Georgia
Florida
Raleigh
N. C
Camp Kilmer
N. J
Antwerp
Lake County Chamber Board Meets July 17
The Lake County Chamber of Commerce board of directors will meet in the home demonstration building on the courthouse grounds on July 17 at 2 30 p m. President C Harold Hippler of Eustis announces this meeting time and place.
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Lake County
Jim Braden at Squirrel Point A Lake Dora personality
The article profiles Jim Braden living at Squirrel Point near Mount Dora. A former All American back, Braden remains a newspaper man turned publicist who built Chevrolet’s prominent sales drive with Bill Holler. He favors a simple life, hosts a private Lazy Man's Club, and recalls his years of constant travel and 650 flights a year.
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Jim Braden
Squirrel Point
Lake Dora
Aewazeer
Braden
Mount Dora
Bill Holler
Holler
Chevrolet
Windsor
Canada
Ch Sata
Heller
United States
Hermit Jim Braden Builds Quiet Life on Dora Peninsula
James Braden lives on a wooded peninsula and crafts a hermit’s workshop 50 by 20 feet with a kitchen and fences. He plans a hillside home with expansive views of Dora, Mount Dora, Sylvan Shores, and millions of stars, while enjoying solitary moments away from public life and recalling his Yale ties and sports captaincy.
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Dora
Mount Dora
Sylvan Shores
Rbor
Mount Dora seeks Orange County aid in hyacinth fight
A Mount Dora Chamber delegation met with the Orange County Board of Commissioners to coordinate a regional plan against water hyacinths in Lake Apopka and Lakes Dora and Beauclair. They seek county funding, a boat and cutter like the St. Johns model, and a joint effort with Apopka to stop spreading bulbs and roots.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orange County
Mount Dora
Board of County Commissioners
Dora
St. Johns River
Lake Board
Orange Commissioners
Apopka
Lake County
Beauclair
Lakes
Heller
Harry J. Wise
Closed Door Policy Protects Lake County Citrus Brand
A Lake County agriculture committee led by Lacy Thomas of Groveland works behind closed doors to finalize a master brand name for local citrus. The group aims to keep growers and packers stable, limit publicity until a workable plan emerges, and hopes to unify quality fruit under one regional name for the next season. Other counties watch for possible future participation.
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Lacy Thomas
Groveland
Agriculture
Lake County
Lake County Quality Citrus
Bus Companies Face Charges Over Poor Conditions
A final hearing in Tallahassee later this month will bring 60 bus companies before the Florida Railroad and Public Utilities Commission to answer public charges of unsanitary waiting rooms and poorly kept schedules. Individuals aired complaints at meetings in Orlando, Miami, Tampa, Jacksonville, and Panama City.
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Tallahassee
Florida Railroad and Public Utilities Commission
Orlando
Miami
Tampa
Jacksonville
Panama City
Community Stage Gets New Dress
The Community building stage gains a new backdrop purchased by the city. Buff colored and simple in design, the backdrop gives the stage a fresh appearance. Short curtains conceal center stage beams. The city spent $450 on the installation.
Rescue on Lake Gertrude Ends With Cold Comfort
Six people aboard a submerged sailboat on Lake Gertrude on July 4 were rescued after a boat hitch nicknamed the Egg Beater towed them to Miller dock. Passengers included Howard Simpson, Dr. Jimmie Glanton and spouses, Ed and Shirley Brooks, and Harold Goforth. All were wet and chilled but unharmed after a 30 minute ordeal.
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Lake Gertrude
Jack Simpson
Howard Simpson
Jimmie Glanton
Jean
Ed Brooks
Shirley
Chamber of Commerce
Harold Goforth Futilly
Howard
Miller Dock
Brooks
Goforth
Jack
Ee Eagge
Promptu
Bebo
Mary
Mrs. Howard
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Fifth Ave
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J. G. Ray, Jr
Wayne Moon
Dupree Wilson
L. Grady Simpson
Sam Swiger
al Rehbaum, Jr
Bill Prinz
Dale Jones
Jim Cooper
Murray Hinson
Gordon Conboy
Kendall Jones
Henry Beims
Mel Wagner
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Armadillo
L. A
Lake C. OF C
Mabel Norris Reese
Voles
Harvard
Chicago
James Braden
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