Florida Masons Gather to Honor Grand Master in Central Florida
Nearly 1,000 Masons from Key West to Pensacola converge on Mount Dora to honor Most Worshipful Master A. Wayne Connor, Grand Master of Florida Masonry, at a buffet dinner and district officer ceremonies led by Ward S. Estey. The event features remarks, entertainment, and a closing address by the Grand Master.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Key West
Pensacola
Mount Dora
A. Wayne Connor
Florida
Connor
Masonry
14Th District
Ward S. Estey
Tangerine
Thomas E. Deering
Mount Dora Lodge
Joseph Eich¢elberger
The
Eustis Lodge
J Sherman Mooer
W.M
Leesburg Lodge
Christ M. Jacobsen
Arthur W. Rich
Leesburg
Paul S. Neeld
C. L. Bassett
Ww .M
Tavares Lodge
Clarence W. Matteson
Umatilla Lodge
William Murray Lowe
P.W.M
George R. Swartz
Clermont Lodge
James Lee Jones
Wildwood Lodge
William E. Holler
Frank R. Schell
Grady Toler
Fruitland Park
Riser Hardaway, Jr
John Carpenter
Alvin Hill
City to Hear Sewer Plan and Negro Requests
Mount Dora planners urge a $95 000 sewer plant expansion with future high school add on bringing total to $105 000 funded on a revenue basis. The commission also asks city to install more phones in East Town and study a weekend Negro policeman plus street paving along Grandview. Mamie Lee Gilbert led East Town input and urged service improvements and safety measures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Dora
Florida Telephone Corp
East Town
Mamie Lee Gilbert
Grandview
Lax Rail and Express Service Probed in Mount Dora
A Mount Dora conference prompted promises to improve Atlantic Coast Line Railroad and Railway Express service. M. M. Bonham pledged better routing via Jacksonville and Tampa to connect with Sanford and Leesburg schedules, while Commissioner Wilbur C. King pressed Rush on Mount Dora’s poor timetable and announced an ongoing investigation.
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Atlantic Coast Line Railroad
Railway Express
Lake County
Mount Dora
Railroad and Public Utilities Commission
E. B. Rush
Chamber of Commerce
Sanford
King
Rush
CofC Edges Near Its Mark Of 400
The Chamber of Commerce 1950 membership drive nears its goal with two solicitor teams and new members including Citrus Culture Corp. and Florida Power Corp. More than 2,000 Red Cross workers served military personnel at 1,300 hospitals last year handling 775,152 cases and 1,966,806 letters and messages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamber of Commerce
Citrus Culture Corp
Princess Theatre
Lloyd Atkins
W. M. Kennedy
Florida Power Corp
J. E. Fortner
Frock
Frill
R. S. Champ
Harry’ Mathews
H. Stiles Bradley
Geo. Keller
Dr. S. C. Colley
Henry Land
Mary G. Truskett
Swift Woother Inc
W. G. Shipley
J. H. Orange State Groves
W. T. Bland
Red Cross
Army
Navy
Air Forces
Marine Corps
Bruner Talks Balancing Agriculture with Industry at Kiwanis
Marvin H. Bruner, southern district manager of DuPont extension, speaks before Mount Dora Kiwanis at noon on growth of industry in the South. His talk, Balancing Agriculture with Industry, covers chemical laboratory developments and their impact on Southern agriculture. Bruner is a Penn State and Yale alumnus, forestry specialist, Clemson resident, and on a Lake County speaking tour.
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Mount Dora Kiwanis Club
Marlin H. Bruner
DuPont Co. Extension Division
South
Pennsylvania State College
Yale University
Clemson, C
Lake County
Prize-Winning Story Draws Fire Over Lake County Case
State's Attorney Jesse W Hunter questions Ted Poston's prize story on the Groveland Case saying witnesses found no speeding or pursuit on Route 441. He also says no editor called the Florida governor and no protection was requested. The Heywood Broun award judges include John Hersey Ronald E Wolseley and Alan Barth.
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New York Post
Lake County
Ted Poston
New York
Groveland
Jesse W. Hunter
Bay Lal
Poston
Orlando
Tavares
Route 441
Hunter
The
Post
Florida
Fuller Warren
Heywood Broun
John Hersey
Ronald E. Wolseley
Syracuse University
Alan Barth
Washington Post
Ivy poisoning may linger in clothing after exposure
A caution notes that contact with poison ivy can transferRush oils to clothing, with symptoms possible long after initial exposure. The warning highlights that ivy poisoning may be contracted from garments worn a year after contact with the plant.
Zellwood's Vegetable Leadership Boosted by Simple Water Control
Zellwood farmers win top honors at the Central Florida Exposition in Orlando for superior vegetable growing. They plan to plant corn again after a midweek freeze and expect to ship a large crop from 9,000 acres of the Zellwood Drainage District by March end. Mole drains, installed in a 20 acre field, regulate water by tunneling earth with a bullet shaped metal implement hydraulically operated, creating 4 inch holes to guide moisture.
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Zellwood
Orlando
Zellwin Farms
Burglary in Mount Dora Nets Jewelry Worth Near $1000
Police report a Sunday evening burglary at Mr. and Mrs. N. E. Cabolt on 11th Avenue netting four rings including two diamonds and a wrist watch. The thief entered through an unlocked back door, ate chicken from the refrigerator, hid prints with grease, and fled into an orange grove. authorities cautioned residents to lock homes and warned of a rash of unguarded properties in the area.
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Mount Dora
Lake County
Cabolt
Shipes
Cabolts
Anne
Red Cross Drive Opens in Mount Dora to Meet Goal
Red Cross volunteers across Lake county launch a month long drive aiming to reach 11 376 for the county chapter with Mount Dora assigned 1 700 and Clermont 1 000 Groveland 600. Led by Mrs Celia Claflin the Mount Dora effort includes 36 workers visiting homes and businesses this week to collect pledges for veterans and servicemen relief.
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Mount Dora
Lake County
Mercy
Red Cross
Celia Claflin
Clermont
Louis P. Ford
Chamber of Commerce
T. E. Carver
Faxon Albery
Marshall Collins
D. P Hopkins
Collier Cooper
Gretchen Elliott
Wm. Prinz
J. G. Ray
L. E. Klatte
Wm. Vincent
H. F. Merchant
Millard Reid
Ed. Nimnicht
Bernard Schroeder
Robert Travers
Howard Simpson
John Murray
Fred Sleight
Tracy Kramer
Mary Learned
Marie Flint
Margo Hosford
Leona Bueddeman
Neva Martz
John Pease
H. T. Fenn
Eardley Wilmot
Ada Nelson
Robert Reed
Ed. Mitchell
Hattie Allen
R .V. Parker
Angus McDonald
Lott
East Town
Celery Pioneer Lee Ransbottom Shapes Florida Wrapper Tech
Lee Ransbottom of Mount Dora champions a new picofilm wrapping machine to keep Florida celery fresh for weeks. He envisions nationwide adoption, expanding to corn lettuce beans and spinach, with Zellwood and the Glades as future harvests and Sanford as a packing hub. The device follows his life in celery from trenching in Michigan to pioneering packaging methods.
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Florida
Lee M. Ransbottom
Mount Dora
Lee Ransbottom
Zellwood
Glades
Ransbottom
Sanford
Trench
Michigan
France
New World
Kalamazoo
Mich
Ransbottoms
Cery
Constantine
Indiana
Florida Celery Pioneers Turn Wasteland Into Rich Industry
Lee M. Ransbottom and S. O. Chase helped transform Florida soil from a Great Freeze aftermath into a growing celery empire. They shipped to Kalamazoo for plants and proved irrigation could work over hard pan, launching celery farms across Seminole County and Zellwood muck lands with hundreds of acres and ongoing expansion.
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S. O. Chase
Whitner
Florida
Kalamazoo
Seminole County
Zellwood
Everglades
Ransbottom
Chase
Bees
Express
Michigan
Field Caralinds Ent
Dora Loses Opening Tilt In Central Florida Castleton
The Class C district tournament opened at Earl B. Ferson gym with Mount Dora hosting a lineup of Central Florida teams. Tavares meets Lyman, Clermont faces St James, Groveland vs Seville, and Umatilla plays Holly Hill as playoffs set for Friday and finals Saturday. Seville meets Tavares in a Saturday night feature.
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Central Florida
Earl B. Ferson
Mount Dora
Tavares
Lyman
Clermont
St. James
Pierson
Groveland Cagers
Seville
Umatilla
Lake County
Holly Hill
Big Violation Nets Major Fine in Lake Apopka Case
In Orlando on Wednesday Lake County Game Warden Ben Reaves led enforcement officers to arrest Claude Malone and Junior Oglesby for illegal fish catches at Lake Apopka. They pled guilty to taking 2000 pounds of speckled perch shell crackers and bluegill and 200 pounds of catfish. They received 30 days in jail and a $100 fine each. The seizure involved a 300 foot seine and occurred at 4 am after an all night vigil.
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Florida
Orlando
Lake County
Ben Reaves
Lake Apopka
Claude Malone
Junior Oglesby
Orange County
Tone
Murphy
Reaves
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Florida Masons
Lax
Cofc
Marvin H. Bruner
Herb Stoothoff
Zellwood Farms
Mabel Norris Reese
Dora
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