Heist Couple Praised For Hosting Garden Club Benefit
Mr and Mrs John Heist of Lake Jem welcomed 600 guests at Lake Victoria in Mount Dora for a Lakes and Hills Garden club benefit. The fundraiser supported a garden center project, boosting the club treasury and highlighting Mount Dora to national visitors. The event was flawless, with hosts singled out for hospitality and a refined backdrop.
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Lakes and Hills Garden Club
John Heist
Lake Jem
Lake Victoria
Lakes and Hills Club
Mount Dorado Club
Mount Dora
Central Florida
United States
Change in the air prompts voter soul searching in 1952
The piece asks if Americans will courageously demand reform amid corruption exposure and the looming threat of socialism. It questions public fortitude, the pull of benefits from old powers, and whether voters will choose change in the coming campaign and the November decision.
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England
America
City Demands More Data On Marine Mart
City Council at a special meeting stated a marine mart project by Bob Thompson near the Grand View hotel would be allowed only after the builder submits complete plans and specifications. The permit hinges on approval by Building Inspector A. J. Waltz and adherence to prior city requirements.
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Marine Mart
Lake Dora
Bob Thompson
Grand View Hotel
Thompson
A. J. Waltz
Waltz
March 31 Deadline Reminds Early Registrants
Be smart. Register now to avoid the last minute rush as the books close March 31. Secure your spot and complete enrollment before the deadline.
Herlong Seeks Help to Curb Military Waste
Congressman A. S. Syd Herlong Jr urges constituents to send specific information on wasteful military expenditures. He argues Truman’s defense budget accounts for 80 percent of federal outlays and must be cut, noting rumors aren’t enough to prompt investigations. He asks for careful, documented tips to aid his one man campaign.
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A. S
Syd” Herlong, Jr
Herlong
Truman
Armed Services
The Rebels of Society and Zapata’s Enduring Fire
The column argues society ostracizes nonconformists like Emiliano Zapata yet rewrites history to honor him as a hero. It notes land abuses, hunger, and moral duty to challenge privilege, praising Zapata’s courage and urging tolerance for those who seek to differ.
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Emiliano Zapata
Mexico
Zapata
Law and Order
Republic
Wintering In Florida Weather Through The Week
A diary style forecast describes Florida weather from Thursday to Monday. It notes cloudy apologies, improving sunshine, cool nights near full moons, a perfect garden party day at Lake Victoria, and a March wind stirring orange groves while spoiling cleanliness efforts in Mount Dora.
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Dora
Lake Victoria
Garden
Florida
Mount Dora
Secret Ballot Cornerstone Urges May 6 Vote Register Now
Brief urging citizens to register and vote on May 6 highlighting the importance of the secret ballot as the foundation of government. The call to action stresses civic participation and timely registration.
Contemporary Bits of Wisdom on Freedom and Enterprise
Ambassadors and governors stress cautious paths to liberty in Russia and insist that free enterprise must serve broad well being. The quotes emphasize example as influence, and warn that profits for few threaten lasting freedom.
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Russia
United States
Energe F. Keenan
Toussia
Gov
Adlai Stevenson
Resident protests highway 441 dump at Heim Road
Celia Claflin Shaw of Sylvan Shores and the Garden Club Roadside Development Committee denounces repeated roadside dumping on Highway 441 at Heim Road. She cites leaves prunings Christmas trees and paint cans maring the area and urges action.
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Sylvan Shores
Garden Club
Highway 441
441
Heim Road
Celia Claflin Shaw
Don’t Pack Prejudices editorial praised by reader
A Tallahassee letter from EN Morris commends The Orlando Sentinel editorial “Don’t Pack Prejudices” as timely and instructive. He praises its moral relevance beyond the Groveland Story and says he rereads the front page often, sending thanks for the journalistic message.
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Orlando Sentinel
Sentinel
Groveland
Mushrooms Coming Up to Be Staged by Mount Dora Club
The Mount Dora Woman's Club will present the one act play Mushrooms Coming Up at its meeting on Wednesday March 19 at 2 30 p m in the Community building. Drama committee headed by Mrs Thomas T Odom sponsors the production with Mrs O H Conway serving as hostesses chairwoman.
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Mount Dora
Old-Fashioned Hay Ride Precedes Methodist Fry
An old fashioned hay ride precedes a fish fry for the Methodist Youth Fellowship Friday evening. The intermediate and senior M.Y.F. groups meet at the church at 7 p.m. for the ride to Apopka where they are guests of Mr. and Mrs. Oliver Votan. Counsellors are George Sims for the Seniors and Mrs. Robert M. Blackburn for the Intermediates.
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Methodist Youth Fellowship
M.Y.F
Apopka
Oliver Votan
Florida
George Sims
Robert M. Blackburn
St Patrick's Dance by Quix' Quintet at Eustis Legion Hall
The Quix' Quintet will provide dance music for a St Patrick's party sponsored by the 14th district Florida State Nurses Association at the American Legion hall in Eustis on Saturday night.
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ST. Patrick’s Dance
Florida State Nurses Association
American Legion Hall
Eustis
Ike’s Silent Vic tory Signals Government By People
The remark frames Ike as achieving a quiet victory that underscores government of the people by the people for the people, resisting party machinery control. It suggests a constitutional ideal amid partisan maneuvering and public oversight.
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Ike
Leslie Strong Is Taken in Mount Dora Obituary
Leslie Parsons Strong died at age 80 last Friday at his home 209 E Seventh Ave. Funeral services were held Monday at Rehbaum Funeral Home with W D Patton reading. He was a Cleveland manufacturer and industrial engineer who wintered in Mount Dora and summers in Boothbay Harbor Maine. He is survived by widow Alma Strong and three sons Ralph Kenneth and Raymond all of Cleveland and two grandchildren.
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Leslie Parsons Strong
Rehbaum
W. D. Patton
Strong
Cleveland
Ohio
Mount Dora
Boothbay Harbor
Maine
Alma Strong
Ralph
Kenneth
Raymond
Supper and Program at Local Methodist Church
The adult Bible class hosts a covered dish supper and program at 6 30 PM on Thursday at Fellowship Hall. parish members and neighbors are invited to attend the church event.
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The
Methodist Church
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