Goose grease tale recalls Frank Braden deception and family ties
Forrest Braden, retired police chief, reflects on Goose grease, a hoax story about his brother Frank. The yarn began in Indiana as Frank bought a failing town paper, worked endless hours, and used a coughing ruse with his wife Gertie. Twenty years later, the truth surfaces in an Indianapolis editor’s column.
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Forrest Braden
Belmont Heights
Frank
Indiana
Kent Cooper
Associated Press
Gertie
Frank Braden
Forrest
Mount Dora
Indianapolis
Mount Dora Art League elects officers and honors Whiting
Mrs Mildred Craycraft of Eustis is reelected president of the Mount Dora Art League at the annual meeting held in the Community building. Other officers named include John G. Trudinger vice president and C G Wise recording secretary. Whiting spoke on his Cleveland Art Museum years and art in culture. Six members will attend the Florida Federation of Art Spring meeting in Winter Park.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mildred Craycraft
Eustis
Mount Dora
Charles E. Shaw
C. H. Estey
Kenneth Wright
Melvin White
E. J. Banks
Tradinger
Gassett
Creative Writers Group
Emma _ S. Marsh
Arthur Nelson
Betty Marsh
Whiting
Cleveland Art Museum
Mount Dora Club
Florida Federation of Art
Morse Galleries
Winter Park
Edith Fairfax Davenport
Craycraft
Burton
Babies Born at Waterman Memorial Hospital This Week
Marie Elizabeth Head daughter of Mr and Mrs William J Head Jr Jacksonville Mrs Head is the former Nelle Marie Conner of Lake Jem Marilyn Gail Goodman daughter of Mr and Mrs Robert Goodman Mount Dora and a daughter still unnamed to Mr and Mrs Junius H McClung Mount Dora.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waterman Memorial Hospital
Mount Dora
Marie Elizabeth Head
William J. Head, Jr
Jacksonville
Head
Nelle Marie Conner
Lake Jem
Marilyn’ Gail Goodman
Robert Goodman
Junius H. McClung
P T A Council Meeting Planned in Leesburg
Dorans and other P T A members are invited to the Lake County Council banquet in Leesburg on May 15 with reservations due by May 11. Call P T A President John Heist to reserve. The theme is Lake County Citizen Child His Health Our Responsibility and leaders will report yearly work and ethical fundraising ideas.
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Dorans
Lake County Council, Parent-Teacher Association
Leesburg
P-Ta
John Heist
Lake County
Glee Club Concert Set for Mount Dora High
Mount Dora High announces its annual Junior and Senior Glee clubs concert under director Charles Gordon Rex. Rehearsals are underway for the May 10 performance at the Community Building.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Dora High Schools
Charles Gordon Rex
Birthday party at Villa Dora for Judy Graves
Little Judy Graves hosted a birthday gathering at the Villa Dora hotel last Saturday with friends. Her parents Mr and Mrs Carl Graves acted as hosts as a movie party followed games and refreshments.
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Judy Graves
Villa Dora Hotel
Carl Graves
Fralick to Attend Chicago National Restaurant Convention
Claude Fralick of the Florida Restaurant Association leaves Sunday for the National Restaurant Association convention in Chicago from May 8 to 11. He will participate in sessions and meetings with industry leaders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Claude Fralick
Florida Restaurant Association
National Restaurant Association
Dorans Hospitalized at Waterman Memorial This Week
Among the Dorans listed at Waterman Memorial hospital due to illness this week are Merrill Schulster Mrs Lillian Esmay Mrs Dorothy Mulokey and Warren Butts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dorans
Waterman Memorial Hospital
Merrill Schulster
Lillian Esmay
Dorothy Mulokey
Warren Butts
Fish Fry Planned by Mount Dora Merchants Division
Mount Dora merchants division members will gather for another fish fry at Gilbert Park Monday evening May 14. A special program is planned.
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Mount Dora
Merchant's
Gilbert Park
Two flowering trees for spring gardens
Olive Rautler son highlights Koelreuteria formosana the Golden Rain tree and Jacaranda Mimosifolia as desirable spring additions. Koelreuteria thrives in sun to light soil and sheds bronze seed pods, while Jacaranda reaches 40 feet with lavender blooms, needing well drained soil and ample moisture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Japan
Massachusetts
Florida
Moose Lodge Installs New Officers in Mount Dora
Past Gov E L Stewart officiated at ceremonies for Golden Triangle lodge Order of Moose. New officers named were Van Woodham governor A S Driggers secretary Alice prelate and O J Sanders inner guard. Lodge to sponsor Brownie Scouts and assist their projects with a family picnic planned at Gilbert Park on a later announced date.
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E. L. Stewart
Mount Dora
Golden Triangle Lodge
Order of Moose
van Woodham
A. S. Driggers
Alice
O. J. Sanders
Brownie Scouts
Mee
Gilbert Park
Buster Falls Short In North Florida Spelling Bee
Mount Dora's Buster Brown failed to win the pennant at the Lake County spelling bee. Gail Plaster of Jacksonville claimed victory and a chance at the national prize of 500 dollars in Washington later this month.
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Buster” Brown
Mount Dora
County Bird Club To Meet May 11
The Lake County Bird Club will meet Friday May 11 at the Community building. President William L. E. Barnett says the meeting is open to all Florida Audubon Society members in Mount Dora Eustis Leesburg Tavares and Clermont and to others wishing to join.
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Lake County
Bird Club
William L.E. Barnett
Florida Audubon Society
Mount Dora
Eustis
Leesburg
Tavares
Clermont
Col and Mrs Page to Move to Baltimore Apartment
Col. and Mrs. Henry Page will leave next Tuesday for Baltimore to take an apartment at 104 Tuscany Rd. They will be near their sons Charles G. and Henry Jr. who reside in Baltimore. They do not plan to return to Mount Dora.
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Col
Henry Page
Baltimore
Tuscany Rd
Charles G
Henry, Jr
Mount Dora
Just One More Time Kids Honor Roll in Mount Dora
Mount Dora Junior and Senior high school announces honor roll achievers for the latest grading period. Seventy-seven students across grades seven through twelve earned honors, including named students from each grade level.
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Mount Dora
Wendy Bardwell
Kay Elliott
Lee Gibb
John Groves
Felix Anderson
Joyce Moon
Tyrone Parker
Jeff Ray
Alfred Rehbaum
Margaret Sadler
David Sanders
Je Sanders
Barbara Schwartz
Glenn Brown
Jerry Dake
Gwendolyn Dawson
Shirley Hopkins
Patty Johnson
Sara Jo Land
Lestina Lara
Bettie Newmans
Carol Siess
Jits Stedrowsky
Walter Tetrake
George Cox
Blanche Hardin
Verline Hughes
John Keller
Freddy Roseborough
Ann Bowers
Barbara Hill
Paul Hopkins
Rosemary Huff
Margie Kenyon
Aline Paul
Diane TeStrake
Sue Scott
Byron Smith
William Beims
Max Bulske
Patsy Dean
Charles Moorhead
Jack Norris
Herbert Schneider
Martha Simpson
Barry Norton
Bettye Ann Ray
Children Hear Bird Lore Lecture at Community Building
An illustrated bird lore lecture sponsored by Mrs. Robert Travers for Junior Garden Club members will be held at 1:30 at the Community building in Fundy. Joy Postle of Orlovista Florida will present with sketches paintings and bird voice musical scores. The talk is open to all school children.
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Robert Travers
Fundy
Joy Postle
Orlovista
Fla
Florida
Junior Garden Club
Travers
Red Cross Still Short Of Its Goal In Lake County
Lake county's 1951 Red Cross drive remains incomplete with $1,334 still needed to reach $14,195. County Judge W. Troy Hall Jr. presided at a county chapter board meeting last week, noting towns still short include Leesburg Eustis Clermont Groveland and Umatilla while others such as Altoona Astatula Fruitland Park Honey in the Hills Lady Lake Mascotte Montverde Mount Dora Okahumpka and Tavares are reportedly past the goal.
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Lake County
W. Troy Hall, Jr
Leesburg
Eustis
Clermont
Groveland
Umatilla
Altoona
Astatula
Fruitland Park
Honey-in-the-Hills
Lady Lake
Mascotte
Montverde
Mount Dora
Okahumpka
Tavares
Special Meeting Set For Orange Blossom Trail Panel
SPECIAL MEETING SET will hear Andy Slaughter vice president of the Orange Blossom Trail association at the Chamber of Commerce Monday at 7 30 p m Betty Siess secretary announces.
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Mount Dora
Chamber of Commerce
Andy Slaughter
Orange Blossom Trail Association
Betty Siess
Mount Dora Girl Elected State Reporter at Librarian Assistants Convention
Mary Anna Kelly of Mount Dora was chosen from 275 delegates as the public informer for the Student Librarian Assistants group. Charles Harmon of Clearwater serves as president, with educators from the University of Florida and Florida State University among the guests at Leesburg event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Dora
Mary Anna Kelly
Charles Harmon
Clearwater
Robb White
Thomason Gaioe
Leesburg
University of Florida
Florida State
Hamrick to address Kiwanis on Lake County 4-H progress
Assistant Agriculture Agent Rudy Hamrick will speak to the Kiwanis Club today about progress and activities of the Lake County 4-H clubs.
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Hamrick
Rudy Hamrick
Kiwanis
Progress
Acare
Lake County
Scouts Present Railroad History Film at Meeting
Cub Scouts at the Scout house viewed the film Clear Track Ahead about the development of railroad transportation in the United States. Cub Master Bud Merker presented awards to Billy Johnson Michael Stokley Burton Moorhead Merrill Schulster Donald Dake Richard Fuller Larry Stewart Billy Moon Peter Briggs Neil Tucker and Franklin Besecker.
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United States
Bud Merker
Billy Johnson
Michael Stokley
Burton Moorhead
Merrill Schulster
Donald Dake
Richard Fuller
Larry Stewart
Billy Moon
Peter Briggs
Neil Tucker
Franklin Besecker
Athletes Foot Germ How To Kill It In One Hour
An ad touts a fast acting treatment for athlete’s foot claiming to kill embedded germs on contact within an hour. The copy promises a money back offer at Mount Dora Pharmacy and highlights a high concentration undiluted alcohol base for penetration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Dora
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Fred W. Sage Jeweler
L. G. Hunt
Tavares 35
Howey-in-the-Hills
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Orlando
West Main
Mount. Dora
Red Cross
Mary Anna
Donnelly St
Russ Mattress CO
W. Church ST. Orlando
FICO
Apopka
Winter Haven
Stauffer Chemical Company
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Sunoco
Mark Peters
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