Registration Hours Extended in Lake County Rally for 17 500 Voters
Lake County registrar Sophie Story extends the registration period to March 31 and expects more than 17 500 registered voters by 6 pm. The office in Tavares will stay open Saturday afternoons and until 6 pm on Monday. Absentee ballots are in high demand with requests from Korea Japan and Germany. New residents and 21-year-olds qualify. no re-registration for those registered recently. A surge of Negro voters seeks party affiliation changes ahead of the May 6 Democratic primary. Sheriff race features McCall Schaller Campbell Parrish. clerk of courts race includes Owens Dykes Adams Mullis.
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Sophie Story
Lake County
Tavares
Soome
Korea
Japan
Germany
Clerk of Courts
Eustis
Willis McCall
Lewis W. Schaller
Yalaha
Amherst
N. Y
LeRoy Campbell
McCall
Deathbed Vigil Delays Campaign For Schaller
Lewis W. Schaller, candidate for Lake County sheriff and former police lieutenant, has postponed campaigning to acquaint electors as he stays by his mother Sarah J. Schaller’s bedside. The 84 year old died after nearly three weeks of heart illness. Her death follows news of his sister’s cancer battle and leaves two sisters in New York.
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Lake County
Lewis W. Schaller
Sarah J. Schaller
Schaller
Ireland
United States
Howey-in the-Hills
A. H. Benzee
Fruitland Park
Tornado Relief Drive Urges Red Cross Donations
Dorans and supporters are urged to contribute to the 1952 American Red Cross fund drive. Money to the national fund supports the disaster relief effort in Arkansas and surrounding states. Mount Dora seeks 2020 dollars from Lake County to aid tornado recovery.
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Lake County
Bether
First National Bank
Three Inch Rainfall Pummels Lake County This Week
Weather dominates talk in Lake County as Gordon Cowboy of Citrus Culture notes roughly one inch of rain fell every 12 hours through 7 a.m. Wednesday, totaling about three inches. He adds that Wednesday’s total was slightly lower but the trend remains very wet.
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Lake County
Dorans
Gordon Cowboy
Address at Tavares Chamber Meeting by Col Bronson
Col R Paul Bronson addresses the annual meeting of the Tavares Chamber of Commerce regarding the Betis Column in the Topic. He outlines community concerns and highlights local business initiatives.
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Tavares Chamber of
Mount Dora City Clerk elected VP of Florida MFOA
City Clerk William C. Stewart of Mount Dora was elected vice president of the Florida chapter of the Municipal Finance Officers association at a closing session of a UF short course. Stewart, who instructed at the course, previously helped earn honors for Miami Tampa Jacksonville and Tallahassee.
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Miami
Tampa
Jacksonville
Tallahassee
Mount Dora
William C. Stewart
Florida
Municipal Finance Officers Association
University of Florida
Stewart
Mount Dora Golf Club Honors Caddy Roy McRee
The Mount Dora Hill-Top course caddies were feted at a Chicken Dinner hosted by the Mount Dora Golf Club. Roy McRee was named outstanding caddy of the year and received a club gift. Stan Kuznik signs off with Tee Talk on page 2.
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Mount Dora
Mount Dora braces for three mill tax cut after resurvey
Mount Dora taxpayers await new valuations following a city re-survey that raises total property value from about 5.2 to 7.2 million dollars and reduces the millage from 11.5 to 8.5. City officials report some homeowners will pay less, while East Town sees higher valuations. The Board of Equalization meeting will hear cases of claimed injustice as residents seek further relief.
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Mount Dora
William C. Stewart
Stewart
Board of Equalization
Lou L. Heaton
A. J. Waltz
D. Fletcher Crane
East Town
Why Mount Dora Is So Wonderful Ad Dress
Lou L. Heaton, retired Herald Tribune advertising chief and now Mount Dora mayor, speaks before the Kiwanis at noon. Heaton will explain why the city maintains a low tax rate compared with Florida towns and outline development plans and future prospects.
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Mount Dora
Florida
Kiwanis Club
Lou L. Heaton
New York Herald-Tribune
Heaton
Summer Closing Hours Are Renewed In Mount Dora
Mount Dora merchants announce new summer closing hours with Wednesday afternoon closures starting April 2. Clothing stores mostly stay open through Easter. Charles Bradford, president of the Merchants Division of the Chamber of Commerce, states the plan.
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Mount Dora
Charles Bradford
Merchants Division
The
Chamber of Commerce
Fluoridation Setup Described at Mount Dora Water Plant
The Mount Dora fluoridation process is explained as Harold Overhiser and his son supervise measurement and transfer of fluorine to the main reservoir. Water is mixed at the aerator and then distributed through the city lines. Records show 1 to 7 parts per million, with plans to lower to .7 during summer starting April 1.
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Mount Dora
Clarence J. McKenzie
Harold Overhiser
Public Utilities
Overhiser
State Health Department
Arizona Faces Move to End Water Fluoridation Over Teeth Risk
An Arizona led initiative questions fluoride in public water arguing it harms teeth and overall health. Clarence J. McKenzie cites MIT researchers and Arizona studies showing fluorine toxicity and mottled enamel, challenging fluoridation in Mount Dora and elsewhere.
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Arizona
American Journal of Public Health
University of Arizona
Family Institute To Offer Guidance To Parents In Mount Dora
The two day Family Life Institute hosted by the Mount Dora PTA April 3 and 4 at the community building offers parents guidance on home relations and child development. Prof. Edwin R. Hartz of Florida State University will lead talks and films on children emotions over dependency rejection and courtship. The program includes private conferences with Hartz and registration through D. D. Rosborough.
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Mount Dora
Parent-Teacher Association
Edwin R. Hartz
School of Social Welfare
Florida State University
Eawen Ity
Eee
Lake County
Hart
D. D. Rosborough
PTA
Kiwanis Club
Lake County Council
Slater Cox
M. O. “Buster” Williams
Glendy Sadler
Richard Edgerton
Charles J. Brown
Sylvan Shores Residents Form An Improvement Association
Residents of Sylvan Shores organize an Improvement Association after discovering the building restrictions had expired in early 1950. F T Rubidge presides with officers Eichelberger and Delphia Norman. board members include Stein, Gaylord, Siess, Bennett, Redd and Brigham. Plans cover a new building code, street repairs, lake beautification, parks, health, sanitation, shade trees, and utilities with county support sought. Membership spans homes between Morningside Drive and Lake Gertrude and Overlook Road and Lake Gertrude.
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Sylvan Shores
F. T. Rubidge
Robert Eichelberger
Miss. Delphia Norman
Henry Stein
Harry Gaylord
George Siess
A. K. Bennett
W. A. Redd
C. M. Brigham
Morningside Dr
Lake Gertrude
Overlook Rd
Florida Ninety strawberry touted as productive compared to Missionary
County Agent R E Bob Norris reports from Lakeland that Dr A N Brooks at the Florida Experiment Station says the new Florida Ninety strawberry outproduces and outgrades Missionary in quality. Brooks offers 200 plants for a $1 transplant fee, with 10 000 plants possible by October if properly tended. buyers must dig the plants themselves at Lakeland.
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Lakeland
R. E
Bob” Norris
A. N. Brooks
Florida Experiment — Station
Strawberry Investigation Laboratories
Florida
Norris
Henry C Lahee 96, lifelong music promoter and muse
Editor notes begin a two part series on Henry C Lahee a 96 year old Mount Dora resident and former composer’s son who inspired musicians worldwide. The piece recalls a London memory of St Luke’s tower a Boston concert and a fatherly conductor’s gesture linking past and present. He remains active writing poetry and chronicling music.
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Henry C. Lahee
London
Henry
St. Lukes Church
Sexton
Mount Dora
St. Jukes
Boston
Henry Lahee
Angel
Lahee
Lahees Come to Mount Dora For Winter Music Ties
Henry C. Lahee and his wife Florence de Correvant relocate from Boston to Mount Dora for the winter season. They intend to stay six months, then return to Boston with Mrs. Lahee driving. Their shared passion for music spans decades, including her early work in Montana and service during World War I.
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Lahees
Mount Dora
Boston
School Baseball Opens Friday Evening With Helmfield Home Opener
Helmfield hosts Montverde Friday night at 7 30 p m for the season opener led by coach Paul Odom with 22 players. Five home games are scheduled from March 28 to May 1 against Groveland Clermont Tavares Umatilla Montverde and Clermont. Star senior Max Bluske is not playing this spring along with Arthur Dufour who will not be in uniform.
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Helmfield
Montverde
Paul Odom
Groveland
Clermont
Tavares
Umatilla
Max Bluske
Bluske
Arthur Dufour
Baseball meeting opens new league for Mount Dora area
A new baseball league for Mount Dora Tavares Zellwood and Sorrento will hold its first meeting Friday at 7 00 p m in the Chamber of Commerce office. This is not the official town team but interested players are urged to attend.
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Mount Dora
Tavares
Zellwood
Sorrento
Chamber of Commerce
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Red Cross
Bronson
Golf Club
Totters
Robert S. Harris
Nutritional Biochemistry Laboratories
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Family Institute
Chaucer
Mabel Norris Reese
Velien
St. Lukes
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