Groveland Story Epilogue Suit Against Time Magazine
A $250000 suit was filed in Lake County Circuit Court in Tavares by Groveland area residents against Time magazine over coverage of the Groveland case. Plaintiffs claim malice and public notoriety from Time and Life magazine involvement. Attorneys were Clayton Weir and Walter Warren.
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Groveland
Time Magazine
Lake County
Tavares
T. S. Matthews
Time
Winter Park
Rollins College
Florida
Bay Lake
Willis McCall
Jesse W. Hunter
Tril
Life Magazine
Time, Inc
Wallace Kirkland
New York
Life
South Lake County
Bay Lake-Groveland- Mascotte
Sheriff McCall
Hunter
Walter Ervin
Samuel Shepherd
Charles Greenlee
State Supreme Court
United States
Clayton Weir
Walter Warren
Leesburg
Mount Dora Soldier Heads Back to War with Family Farewell
A Mount Dora soldier departs for Fort Bragg North Carolina to join military intelligence as a second lieutenant, leaving behind his wife and 16 month old son Richard Dufour Jr. He also leaves his position as a soil expert with the Orange County extension division of the Department of Agriculture. He served in World War II in Europe with the armored infantry.
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Mount Dora
Dick Dufour
Richard Dufour, Jr
Little Dick
Dufour
Arthur Dufour
Fort Bragg
N. C
Military Intelligence
Orange County Extension Division
Department of Agriculture
Armored Infantry
Europe
What A Way To Greet A Stranger
Innocent stranger followed directions to summon Fireman George Hall by pressing a station button. The alarm blared at 1 30 on Wednesday drawing volunteers from their work. Hall found the man at the rear quarters, astonished as the siren drowned out his question.
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George Hall
Hall
Church Council Meets In Community Church Parlors
The church council of the Community Church will meet in the church parlors on Monday at 7 30 p m Dr Robert R Reed pastor announces
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Church Council of the Community Church
Robert R. Reed
Howey Hills Auction Builds A City With Grif's Money
The 1951 Howey in the Hills auction drew about 5000 people to buy 10 small Florida houses and 250 lots, led by C. V. Griffin. A first selling house went for 17500 dollars and featured a living room dinette, compact kitchen, two bedrooms, a den, bath, carport, and porch on a 100 by 150 foot lot.
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Howey
C. V. Griffin
Kansas
Howey-in-the-Hills
Griffin
Florida
Ohio
Skylark opens with unique design and strong cast
IceHouse Players present Skylark at 8 15 p m with Jim Jackson of Sylvan Shores in the lead and his wife Helen co starring The other woman is Ann Johnson of Lake Beauclaire and Mel Wagner of Mount Dora plays the male menace The cast includes Leslie Hines Merle Cleary Watson Buckman E F Merchant Mildred Leatherbury Mae Buckman directs Walter Patton produces Evelyn Page designs the stage
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IceHouse Players
Skylark
Jim Jackson
Sylvan Shores
Helen
Ann Johnson
Lake Beauclaire
Mel Wagner
Mount Dora
Leslie Hines
Tavares
Merle Cleary
Watson Buckman
E. F. Merchant
Lake Jem
Mildred Leatherbury
Tangerine
Mae Buckman
Walter Patton
Evelyn Page
Death claims Winter resident Frances LaFarge Childs
Mrs. Frances LaFarge Childs 77 a Winter resident of Villa Dora and daughter of artist John LaFarge died suddenly on a Wednesday morning. She was widow of Attorney Edwards H. Childs of New York City and leaves a daughter Miss Frances S. Childs professor of history at Brooklyn College a sister Miss Margaret La Farge and brother Rev John LaFarge S J former editor of America. Funeral services will be held Friday at 11 a.m. at Redbourn's with Rev Wm A O Farrell officiating. Interment will take place in Cleveland Ohio.
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Frances LaFarge Childs
Villa Dora
John LaFarge
Catholic Church
Mount Dora
Kiwanis Hosts FSU Choir Performance in Mount Dora
The University Singers of Florida State University will perform at the Mount Dora Community Building on Friday March 16 at 8 p m under Kiwanis auspices. Proceeds support underprivileged children and Boy Scout funds. The a cappella ensemble is auditioned from FSU students and includes many national strains. Dr Wiley Housewright directs the group noted as a southeast choral authority.
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University Singers of
Florida State University
Mount Dora
Kiwanis Club
Children’s and
Boy Scout Fund
Wiley Housewright
Southeast
PTA Meets Mount Dora Regular Monthly Meeting
Mount Dora Parent-Teacher Association to hold its regular monthly gathering Tuesday at 8 p.m. in the Community building announced by President John Heist.
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Mount Dora
Parent-Teacher” Association
John Heist
Gratitude Cannot Be Bought Says Lord Halifax
Quote attributed to Lord Halifax on the nature of gratitude, insisting it must be born in men rather than purchased, otherwise even vast obligations fail to create genuine thanks.
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Lord Halifax
Mount Dora adopts garbage grinder plan inspires Honolulu inquiry
Mount Dora Florida pushes its municipal garbage grinders plan with kitchen waste units sold for 99.95 installed, electricians and plumbers retrofit drains, and residents urged to order before month end. Honolulu mayor asks for details, considering a similar program and requesting purchase plan specifics.
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Paradise
Hawaii
Mount Dora
John H. Wilson
Honolulu
D. Fletcher Crane
Florida
Lake County Personalities Highlight Charlie Horner’s Hunter’s Heart
The profile paints Charlie Horner as Lake County’s listening ear on triumphs and woes tied to hunting and fishing. Born in Ohio, he moved from a steel mill in Shelby to Florida chasing sun and sport, later finding work as a music teacher in Leesburg and Eustis while his family settled nearby.
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Florida
Charlie Horner
Charlie
Ohio
Shelby
Mr. Horner
Leesburg
Eustis
Horners
Horner Turns Hobby Into Taxidermy Career In Florida
Charles E Horner began taxidermy after catching sizable fish in Lake County He tested methods on his own catches eventually turning them into trophies His first customer a Winter guest at Mount Dora Grand View Hotel admired an 11 pound wall plaque The narrative notes Henrietta Schuur a Holland native later serving as county judge and continuing in her role with the county government.
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Lake County
Mount Dora
Grand View Hotel
Florida
Charlie
Henrietta Schuur
Holland
America
Tieny
Cme
Rotary
Dr Sante to Discuss Federation at Mount Dora Forum
Dr George Saute of Rollins College will present the ABCs of Federation at the Mount Dora Forum meeting on world affairs at mid century. The talk, tied to United World Federalists aims and the Congress debate, follows his long regional work and affiliations in science and education.
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Mount Dora
Lake County Shrine Club
Egypt Temple “Chanters
Tampa
George Saute
Rollins College
Institute of World Government
United World Federalists
Florida
Sapte
Southeast
United States
ABC
United States Congress
Saute
Brown
Harvard
Europe
Western Reserve University
Rollins
Division of Science
Who
Florida Academy of Science
Physical Sciences
National Committee On Atomic Information
Navy
Dr. Saute
von Able
Winter Park
Mount Dora Red Cross Drive Opens For Local Fund
A Mount Dora resident contributing in memory of her husband launched the Red Cross fund drive. The Lake County goal is 15 000 with Mount Dora's share at 2 200 as the drive aims to support service men families and disaster relief. Celia Claflin Shaw directs volunteers visiting homes to solicit contributions. The county chapter seeks 9 350 to sustain local relief and aid national efforts.
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Mount Dora
First National Bank
American Red Cross
George J. White
Lake County
Red Cross
Celia Claflin Shaw
White
Giants Vie To Acquire Mount Plymouth Resort
The New York Giants seek to buy the Mount Plymouth hotel and country club as winter quarters. Louis Gables, current lessee, also aims to purchase from the heirs amid ongoing negotiations with Lake County officials and talks on property taxes.
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New York Giants
Mount Plymouth
Winter Quarters
Louis Gables
Beautiful Resort Hotel
Mrs Bertine Dies In Hospital After Long Illness
Mrs Wilhelmina Bertine a prominent figure in the King’s Daughters died after a long illness Tuesday at Waterman Memorial hospital She was past president of the state organization and had lived in Mount Dora for years Her husband Arthur W Bertine is noted as deceased She leaves a sister a daughter in law and a niece Funeral services will be held in Valhalla New York
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Wilhelmina Bertine
King’s Daughters
Waterman Memorial Hospital
King's Daughters
Bertine
Mount Dora
Arthur W. Bertine
Robert B. Jack
East Northfield
Mass
Alice J. Bertine
Portland, Ore
Marian Bertine
Mt. Vernon
N. Y
Valhalla
Washington's Plea Echoes Across Federation Resolution
An introduced House resolution urges the United States to back a United Nations federation with world law powers to prevent aggression. The editors note the Washington birthday timing and quote the father of a nation on cautious steps, while advocating global unity as a survival necessity amid atomic threats.
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House of Representatives of Congress
United States
United Nations
Louise Maher
Sarasota
United World Federalists
House of Representatives
George Washington
Constitutional Congress
Brooks Hays
Arkansas
Walter Judd
Minnesota
Senate
Congress
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Kiwanis Presents
FSU Choir
PTA
Dora
Mabel Norris
Reese
Charles E. Horner
Dr. Sante
of Federation
Market Growers Journal
Giants
Carl Dann
Orlando
Mounty
Plymouth
Central Florida
Maxey
Oshkosh
Wis
Gables
Margaret Truman
Washington
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