Parade Honors Mount Dora Girl Lois Driver on Friday
Lovely Lois Driver returns to Mount Dora Friday amid a hometown parade led by the Orlando Air Force base band. The August Ladies Home Journal cover girl will ride in a convertible, greet officials at City Hall, and be feted in Orlando with flowers from Mayor Beardall.
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Lois
Mount Dora
Air Force
Lois Driver
The
Ladies Home Journal
Curtis
Mount Dora High School
Orlando
769Th Air Force Base
Edwin H. Sandford
Fourth Av
Donnelly
City Hall
Central Florida
C. A. Johnson
Orange Au
Beardall
Cypress Gardens
the Gardens
J. E. Driver
Old Timers to Play Ball for Flood Light Fund
A Florida town rally calls August 28 for an Old Timers baseball game to raise funds for Helmfield flood lights. Players Goober Ray Grady Simpson Oscar Stephens Jr T O Ledford Ray Eckholdt Tom Cooley Wallace Pike Dudley Atkins and Otis Hale invite locals to attend and help spark spring training hopes for Mount Dorakin in the Lake Orange league.
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Dorans
Helmfield
Mount Dorakin
Lake Orange
Florida
Countywide Lake County Fun Day Set for August 4
Lake County plans a county-wide recreational program at Leesburg with tennis at Venetian Gardens starting 9 AM, followed by an all-star county baseball game at 10, swimming events, girls softball, and multiple events for elementary and high school students. Participants include Pinkney Turner Carl Huff Aline Paul Martha Simpson Carol Spang Rhoda Williams Norris Williams and others from Mount Dora.
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Lake County
Leesburg
Venetian Gardens
M.D
Mount Dora
Pinkney Turner
Pinkney
Twam
Carl Huff
Aline Paul
Martha Simpson
Carol Spang
Rhoda Williams
Norris Williams
Max Bulske
Elwood McHaffie
Frank Hall
Jackie Hutchinson
Council Postpones Meeting Due to Clerk’s Fort Jackson Absence
City Council cancels next Tuesday’s session because City Clerk William Stewart must attend the Fort Jackson encampment. The meeting is rescheduled for Tuesday, August 9.
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William Stewart
Fort Jackson
Dollar Days planned in Mount Dora for Aug 26 27
Mount Dora prepares for its first Dollar Days under the Mount Dora Merchants association. Richard Dufour reports 40 merchants will participate in the city wide sale. A Merchants Division meeting is set for Monday Aug 8 at 7 30 p m at the Chamber headquarters to finalize plans.
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Mount Dora
Siren To Signal Community Parade For Lois Driver
Mount Dora to honor high school graduate Lois Driver with a Friday parade. George J. White of the Chamber of Commerce chaired the hastily called meeting with T. A. Brotherson and other merchants planning the celebration.
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Mount Dora High School
George J. White
Chamber of Commerce
T. A. Brotherson
Merchants Division
Kendall
Parade Schedule Near Donnelly and City Hall
Siren blows at 1 15. forms at 1 30 near 3rd and Donnelly. March up Donnelly to 6th Baker to City Hall at 1 30. Flowers presented and congratulations to Lois at 2 p.m. Prepare to move to Sorrento at 2 30 p.m.
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Donnelly
Baker
City Hall
Lois
Sorrento
Negroes Trial Now To Be Set In Lake County Case
With the capture of Ernest Thom as fourth accused in the Lake county rape case, the trial of the other three was planned at the Lake county courthouse. Thom as was slain by a posse in Madison county on Tuesday when he tried to run. Circuit Judge Truman G. Futch announced the trial will begin when Sheriff Will McCall returns from Madison to line up witnesses and appoint attorneys for the three defendants.
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Ernest Thomas
Lake County
Thomas
Madison County
Truman G. Futch
Will _McCall
Madison
Umatilla
P. C. Turner
Ben Krupski
Tavares
Life to Feature Groveland Story In This Week's Issue
Life magazine will publish a photo and narrative treatment of the Groveland affair with scenes from Lake County. Photographer Wallace W. Kirkland will present a view not echoed by daily papers, tracing mob actions and white and Black fear during the Lake County crimes and fires.
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Lake County
Lois Driver
Ladies Home Journal
Groveland
Life Magazine
Wallace W. Kirkland
Willis McCall
Jesse Hunter
James Yates
Nation
Life
Okahumpka
Alanc
Birthday cake publicizes Sheriff McCall in Lake County
A Umatilla scheme by sisters turned into national news when a three tier cake with Life Begins At 40 appeared on Sheriff McCall’s desk at the Lake County courthouse. Photographer Wallace Kirkland captured the moment as McCall, born near Umatilla in Lake County, celebrated his 40th birthday while scenes of local riot fear and public life unfolded.
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South Lake County
Lake County
Life Magazine
Wallace Kirkland
Kirkland
America
Lady Luckop
Florida
Steros Wave
Fasnirraeti
Vaca
Willis McCall Dairy Pioneer Built From Two Heifers
In 1930 Willis began with two heifers and built a modern dairy with cement floors a pasteurizing and pre cooling plant. He expanded to fifty cows sold his interest and plant then served as a county wide fruit inspector laying the groundwork for his future enterprise.
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Willis
McCall
Board of Health
Lake County
Topic Acquires Two Lake County Newspapers
Topic purchases Clermont News and Groveland News to publish as Clermont News Topic and Groveland News Topic from Mount Dora Publishing Co. First issues planned August 4. Merger aims to strengthen eastern and southern Lake county communities while保持 Topic policies.
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Topic
Clermont News
Groveland News
Mount Dora Publishing Co
South Lake County
Topic Press
Mount Dora
Lake County
Leesburg
Eustis
John H. Perry
Howard E. Young
Rosemary Young
Iwo Jima
Young
Clermont
Groveland
Paul H. Reese
Mabel Norris Reese
George
Edith Edeburn Keller
Clermont- Groveland
Chamber of Commerce
Col
Louis Ford
Florida
Chamber of Commerce of
Fred Wolfe
Wolfe
Clermont Builders Supply Co
Don McAffrey
Airko Manufacturing Co
Reeses
Akron
Ohio
Visitor Dies In Freak Boat Accident At Lake Dora
A 28 year old Mount Dora visitor Virgil Paul died from chest wounds after a runaway 17 foot speed boat dumped three passengers on Lake Dora shore and struck him. The accident happened during a Saturday ski party as the boat veered and circled toward the shore. County Judge W Troy Hall investigates. Paul had planned to practice law in Bay Town Texas after summer holidays.
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Mount Dora
Bay Town
Texas
Virgil Paul
J. W. Paul
Brownwood
Lake Dora
Paul
John Hogsett
Lake Jembe
W. Troy Hall
Eustis Waterman Memorial Hospital
Mount Dora High School
Tucky
Calhoun Dock
Hogsett
University of Texas Law School
University
Calhoun
Sarah
Orville Calhoun
Let's Swim at Lake Dora Sparks City Youth Swim Drive
Mount Dora sees a lively splash as youngsters and some adults dive from Gilbert park dock despite ongoing pool debates. More than 40 percent joined a Sunday dip, while Lake Gertrude hosts teaching sessions with 12 children in Dan Spears' program emphasizing basic swimming and life saving skills.
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Mount Dora
Gilbert Park
Lake Dora
Lake Gertrude
Howard Simpson
Dan Spears
Spears
Dorans to Expose Exhibition Game at Apopka Field
Dorans and Lake Orange league leaders will play an exhibition at Apopka Sunday afternoon as part of a push to finance Heimfield rights. A second exhibition follows on Sunday August 28 between the Dorans of this year and those of prior years. The Kissimmee game last Sunday ended in a 13 inning comeback for Kissimmee with Carey Thompkins delivering a key run in the eighth.
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Heimfield
Dorans
Lake Orange
Apopka
Kissimmee
Kissimmee Lads
Carey Thompkins
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