Brownies Enjoy Day Camp at Dell West of Fifth Avenue
Seventeen Brownies including three from Clermont's troop spend a day at a dell near Girl Scout Little House under Mrs. Clay Price and Mrs. Robert Bowie. They play by a cool stream as girls, including Rosy Kinman Hunt and Ouida Crozier, pose nearby.
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Fifth Av
Clermont
Brownie Scout Troop
Clay Price
Land O’ Lakes
Rosy ‘Bell Kinman
Giner Hunt
Ouida Crozier
Tara Swartzel
High Salary Lures Teacher from Post
Lake county loses Cecil Rex road a commercial subjects teacher to industry as the Lake county school board failed to land him on a fall contract. Fred Adkinson reported the teacher accepted an accountant position with a starting salary about one third higher, noting his high calibre potential for the school.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lake County
Fred Adkinson
Cecil Rexroad
Clermont
Brownies Enjoy Outdoor Living Camp Week
Seventeen Brownie Scouts enjoy a Davy Crockett style outdoor week at a secluded east city nook near Fifth Avenue extension. The Day Camp at the Girl Scout Little House features camp craft nature excursions and outdoor cooking with two troops from Clermont visiting.police protection and Lions Club support help keep the area safe and repairs completed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Davy Crockett
Fifth Av
Clay Price
Land O’ Lakes
Clermont
Helen Davidson
Mount Dora
Linda Crowder
Eustis
Lions Club
Lou L. Heaton
Platt Children School Case Heads to Circuit Court
Lake County legal team to file revised answer in Allen Platt suit seeking a declaratory judgment allowing his five children to attend a white school. Judge Futch rejects Webster's dictionary as authority and notes Florida law defines a Negro by blood quantum. lawyers discuss Croatan Indian status and potential race-based arguments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lake County School Board
Platt
Circuit Court
Allen Platt
Mentona
Tadine
Ned
uLtén
Mount Dora
Roy Hamlin
Truman G. Futch
S of Florida
Platts
Florida
Futch
Judge Futch
Howell and
Lee
Jesse W. Hunter
The
North Carolina
Supreme Court
Robeson County
Person County
South
Brenton Berry
Ohio State
Uni
Versity
South Carolina
Professor Berry
Hunter
Walter Raleigh
T. C. Cork
C. A. Vaughn, Jr
Governor’s Office
Willis McCall
Milner-Rosenwald Loses Ninth Grade
Lake County school board heard that Milner Rosenwald academy must drop ninth grade to keep accreditation policy. Students finishing eighth grade must transfer to Eustis Vocational or apply to Mount Dora High, as full junior high could not be offered. Superintendent Vaughn expressed regret but affirmed the decision despite teachers’ concerns.
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Milner-Rosenwald Academy
East Town
Supt. C.A. Vaughn, Jr
Lake County School Board
C. O. Lott
Eustis Vocational School
Mount Dora’s High
You Ay
Presbyterians Pay Mortgage on Whiting Property
The Presbyterian church completed payment of its $17,005 mortgage on the Frederick A. Whiting property, after selling 29 bonds at $500 each and receiving a $1,000 gift from the Synod of Fi. The debt to bondholders now stands at $14,500 with interest, to be paid at $2,000 every six months. Dr. C. A. Carriel praises bond buyers for enabling the adjustment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Presbyterian Church
Frederic A. Whiting
Synod of Fi
C. A. Carriel
Board of National Missions of the Presbyterian Church
Carrier
Impatient Driver Fined $150 For Driving With No License
William Langford of Eustis paid a $150 fine in Mount Dora police court after his license had been revoked for a year. Police Chief James Orr reported Langford was spotted driving at the western city entrance and after attempting to flee, was arrested on a charge of driving while intoxicated and driving with no license. Langford forfeited his bond rather than appear in court. Additional traffic fines included $10 for Frank Surran tied to a two vehicle crash on lth Ave and Alexander St with Millard Reid the other driver. Reid’s $10 for failure to yield was suspended after his car damage.
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William Langford
Eustis
Mount Dora
James Orr
Orr
Highland
Langford
Frank Surran
Lth Av
Alexander St
Millard Reid
11Th
Surran
Reid
Myrtle Vanzant 59 Passes at Waterman Memorial
Mrs. Myrtle E. Vanzant, 59, died at Waterman Memorial hospital in Eustis on Friday. She was a member of the First Baptist Church. Survived by three sons David M. Vanzant of Mount Dora, William M. Vanzant of Mount Dora, Wilbur L. Vanzant of Gulfport Miss. three sisters Mrs. W J Prevatt of Sorrento, Mrs. W G Watson of Miami, Mrs. T C Meyn of Brooklyn N Y. three brothers Noah Hancock of Miami, Jack Hancock of West Palm Beach, Harley Hancock of Palatka. nine grandchildren. Funeral Sunday at Baptist church with Rev. David Coffield officiating. Burial Pine Forest Cemetery by Rehbaum Funeral Home.
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Myrtle E. Vanzant
Waterman Memorial Hospital
Eustis
First Baptist Church
David. M
William M
Mount Dora
Wilbur L. Vanzant
Gulfport
Miss
W. J. Prevatt
Sorrento
W. G. Watson
Miami
T. C. Meyn
Brooklyn
N. Y
Noah Hancock
Jack Hancock
West Palm Beach
Harley Hancock
Palatka
Baptist Church
David Coffield
Pine Forest Cemetery
Rehbaum
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Carlene Cox
Wendla Lappin
Ray Ingram
Nancy Hughes
Jeane Ingram
Harriette Laubin
Jackie Bowie
Cathie Cain
Toni Walker
Sharon Uhl
Gloria Jean Vanzan
Travelers Family Hospital
Corit
John Alden
Murray
Sylvan Shores
Central Florida
Henry Stein
Sylvan Shores Hotel
Webster
DOE
General Repairs
Sanford Road
Gray & Hill
Mundell & Hill
Fustis
First Federal Savings & Loan Ass’n. OF Lake CO
W. Main St
Leesburg
Burt Rutledge
N. Orange
Orlando
J. G. Ray, JR
Donnelly St
Billy Brewton
Hardy
E. G. Hardy
Billy
Myrtle Vanzant
WLCO
Hotpoint and Crosley Appliances
Glidden Paints
Armour’s
Swift
Fourth & Don
Downstown
Phillips 66
Stewart & Stubble
Phillips Petroleum Company
Tweedle Oil Company
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