City-Wide Banquet for Mount Dora Golden Deeds Honors
The Business and Professional Women's club plans a Golden Deed banquet at the Community building on Friday May 26 to honor Mount Dora's most notable contributor. A golden cup will bear the winner’s name. tickets go on sale Saturday at the Chamber of Commerce Simpson Hotel Smart Shop and Topic office.
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Dora
Mount Dora
BPW
Mary Joyce Vincent
Mary Joyce
Vincent
Pearle Acree
Enterprise
Chamber of Commerce
Simpson Hotel
Smart Shop
Topic Office
Business Women’s Club
B.P.W
Kiwanis Club
Woman’s Club
American Legion
Clerk and Carrier Jobs Open by Civil Service
The U S Civil Service commission in Atlanta announces open competitive exams for substitute clerk and substitute carrier at Mount Dora post office. Applicants must live within delivery area or be bona fide patrons and be 18 to 50 unless qualifying under veterans preference. Basic pay starts at 1.315 dollars per hour, rising to 1.815 with years of service.
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U. S. Civil Service Commission
Atlanta
Mount Dora
U. S. Civil Service Office
New Additions Include Markie Melvin and Two Newborns
Margaret Ellen Melvin nicknamed Markie born at Orange Memorial hospital Orlando on May 4 to Mr. and Mrs. Joe Melvin. Granddaughter of Mr. and Mrs. R. E. Lee of Mount Dora. Also born recently at Eustis Waterman Memorial hospital are Rosemary Jenkins to Mr. and Mrs. Price Jenkins on April 24 and Bobby Jean Fowler to Mr. and Mrs. James T. Fowler on April 29.
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Markie
Margaret Ellen Melvin
University of North Carolina
Orange Memorial Hospital
Orlando
Joe Melvin
R. E. Lee
Mount Dora
Eustis Waterman Memorial Hospital
Rosemary Jenkins
Price Jenkins
Bobby Jean Fowler
James T. Fowler
4-H Club Achievement Day Honors For Tiny Larsen and Diane
Tiny Larsen and Diane Te Strake, renowned home makers from Lake County, dominated the 4-H Club Achievement Day in Tavares last Saturday. They won scholarships to the 4-H short course at Florida State University in Tallahassee the first week of June, and secured multiple first prizes including senior division demonstrations in bee-keeping and food preparation and top awards in dress and tailored suit making.
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Tiny
Diane
Tiny” Larsen
Diane Te- Strake
Tavares
Florida State University
Tallahassee
Lake County
Protest Over Poston Award Put Before Guild Committee
The American Newspaper Guild reviews a protest challenging Ted Poston of the New York Post for his Lake County rape trial coverage. The protest cites a federal grand jury clearing county officials and denies DOJ approval of Poston’s account.
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Heywood Broun
Ted Poston
New York Post Today
American Newspaper Guild Committee
Wade Franklin
Chicago Sun- Times
Broun
Guild
Poston
Lake County
Lake Law
Peyton Ford
U. S
McGrath
Department of Justice
Ford
Department
NAACP Enters Lake County Murder Case Jury Shuffle
The state rests against Willie London and James Felton charged with the gangland slaying of Lee Cossett near Tavares. A Clermont road decoy testified Cossett was lured to a secluded spot where he was beaten. Jurors include a Clermont woman and a Mount Dora man amid defense challenges over Negro representation.
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NAACP
Lake County
Willie London
James Felton
Lee Cossett
Tavares
Fort Lauderdale
Felton
London
Cossett
Maggie Tapley
Clermont Road
Joseph Price
Alex Akerman
Orlando
Helen E. Kreider
Clermont
Eddie Longwood
Mount Dora
H. S. Birt
Chester Peters gets trip to Safety Patrol convention
Chester Peters, a two year patrolman at Mount Dora school, is chosen as the town's delegate to attend the Safety Patrol convention in Washington DC under Mount Dora Kiwanis sponsorship. He will join 21 000 youths on a sightseeing tour of government buildings and leaves today by train.
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Chester Peters
Chester
Mount Dora
Washington, D. C
Mount Dora Beauty Contest Participants Revealed
Mount Dora residents Frances Wages Rhoda Williams and Martha Simpson pose beside visiting Watermelon Festival entrants during a town visit. The festival parade through Mount Dora next week precedes the May 17 event in Leesburg with a beauty contest featuring local and visiting contestants.
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Mount Dora
Florida
Frances Wages
Rhoda Williams
Martha Simpson
Leesburg
Which Extreme Puppies Supplant Council Or Stay In Wise Quarters
In Mount Dora a stray mother dog named Brownie chose City Hall ground to raise nine puppies. Harold Overhiser Jr. helps feed them and seeks homes for the pups, noting no side in the council debate and prioritizing the animals' welfare.
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Brownie
City Council
Council
Intelligentia
Mount Dora
Harold Overhiser, Jr
Light Department
Vemcaul Vay Svm
Chaiveedan
Harold
Armed Forces Day Proclaimed In Mount Dora For May 20
Plans were in place this week for Mount Dora to observe Armed Forces Day on Saturday May 20. Proclamations were issued by President Harry Truman and Mount Dora Mayor D Fletcher Crane.
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M. 0. Williams
Mount Dora
Harry Truman
D. Fletcher Crane
Lake County's Bob Norris Transforms Local Agriculture
Editor notes begin a profile of R E Bob Norris Lake County agent whose promotion of pangola grass and Brahma cattle breeding helped Lake County's beef and dairy industry expand since 1944. He secured a loan to start a pangola nursery and toured farmers to spread the plan, boosting pasture quality and cattle prosperity.
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R. E
Bob” Norris
Lake County
Norris
University of Florida
Psocarate Ken Coun
Colain
Ings
Pangola
T Stin Haselton
Eustis
Bob
Florida farmer turned city boy to soil expert
R. E. Norris grew from Detroit born in 1911 to Tampa chicken raiser and Florida agricultural student. He trained in soils and citrus at the University of Florida and became assistant county agent of Suwannee county, a region he calls hog and hominy.
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Bob
Detroit
Mich
Paul Norris
Norris
Florida
Tampa
University of Florida
Agriculture School
Suwannee County
Fifty Cent Debt Triggers East Town Fatal Stabbing
In East Town a quarrel over 50 cents in a gambling game led to the murder of 39 year old Ben Lomax. Howard Copeland, bound over to the grand jury for murder, allegedly stabbed Lomax outside a doorway after taunts over the debt. J D Copeland led police to the suspect’s hiding place.
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Ben Lomax
W. Troy Hall, Jr
Howard Copeland
East Town
Copeland
Lomax
Eustis Waterman Memorial Hospital
J. D. Copeland
Richard Shipes
James Orr
Hibiscus Circle Holds Final Season Meeting Speaker Report
The Hibiscus Circle concluded its season with Mrs. Della B. Douglass presenting a report on the state convention. Meetings will resume in October.
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Hibiscus Circle
Della’ B. Douglass
Lions Back Swim Project Moves Forward in Mount Dora
Mount Dora advances summer recreation by funding lakefront swim facilities. City votes 1000 toward Lake Gertrude development funded by Richard Edgerton. Lions Club to sponsor and clear beach and build access. Plans include a cat walk for instructors and temporary dressing rooms under Red Cross oversight.
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Mount Dora
Lake Front
Lake Gertrude
Richard Edgerton
Lions Club
Carl Graves
Planning Commission
Wayne Moon
Bill Prinz
Moon
Prinz
Lions
Red Cross
William Jay Barker
Edgerton
Dora Co-Op Embraces New Citrus Industry Trend in Meeting
Mount Dora Growers Cooperative elected Willard Wadsworth president and named G B Crip Hurlburt manager for a 16th year. Leaders including Vernon L Sauerman and C Commander spoke on growth, frozen concentrate shifts, and plans to attract foreign capital while emphasizing quality fruit for fresh and processed markets. Board members listed include Mrs. B F Williamson and several others. a packing-house picnic followed.
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Mount Dora Growers Cooperative
Willard Wadsworth
G. B “Crip
Hurlburt
Mount Dora
Vernon L. Sauerman
Clearwater
Florida Citrus Mutual, Co. C
Tampa
Florida Citrus Exchange
J. B. Prevatt
Tavares
Florida Citrus Commission
Sauerman
Mutual
Lakeland
Prevatt
Wadsworth
B.F. Williamson
W. G. Wells
Glenn L. Brown
J. Collier Cooper
Vernon L. Conner
C. H. Estey
Ward S. Estey
O. M. Simpson
Barker Earns Princeton Grant for College Study
Raoul Barker of Lake Beauclaire has been accepted by Princeton University and will receive a tuition loan after a scholarship exam in Central Florida. He is a Mount Dora High School Class of 1950 member and will enter Princeton in the fall.
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Raoul Barker
William Jay Barker
Lake Beauclaire
Princeton University
Barker
Mount Dora High School
Princeton
Florida
Mount Dora Roundup Seeks Incoming First Graders
Roundup time for Mount Dora students entering first grade next year at the school gymnasium Monday May 22 from 9 to 12 a.m. The event, by the Parent Teacher Association, features Dr. J B Hall and two nurses checking health and giving family physician recommendations. Immunizations are not provided. Health chairman Mrs Walter TeStrake leads with assistants Mrs Spencer Beebe Mrs Archie Tucker and Mrs Kendall Jones.
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Mount Dora
Parent-Teacher Association
J. B. Hall
Walter TeStrake
Spencer Beebe
Archie Tucker
Kendall Jones
Post Office to Close Saturdays and Wednesdays
Postmaster Harry Hopcraft announced the post office will close on Saturdays as well as Wednesdays in the afternoon starting 20. The change is part of a broader economy move by the postal department which has reduced mail delivery to once a day.
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Dorans
Harry Hopcraft
Postal Department
Bake Sale Supports Girls State Delegates
A bake sale at Princess theatre Saturday morning funds Mount Dora high school delegates Comenna Cape and Helen Whitehead to attend Girls State in Tallahassee. Alternates Rhoda Williams and Bettye Ann Ray may join, with aid from American Legion auxiliary and local clubs. Room mothers organize the event.
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Princess Theatre
Mount Dora
Tallahassee
Comenna Cape
Helen Whitehead
Rhoda Williams
Bettye Ann Ray
American Legion Auxiliary
Girl Scouts Stage Recital For Camp
A dance recital sponsored by the Girl Scouts to raise funds for summer camp will be held at the Community Building on Tuesday May 16. Children from pre school through the teens will present various interpretive dances.
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Girl Scouts
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Kiwanis
Traveling
Virginia Slaughter
Gwyneth Carroll
Carolyn Chastain
Margie Liles
Hazel Cowart
Vernon Mills
Cletus Stutzman
Allen Means
Jimmie Allen
Sarah Sims
Roberta Ledford
Norton
Sam Ayers
Arlen Kerce
Ruth Starling
Tommy Allen
Armed Forces
Mabel Norris Reese
Farm Extension Service
Bob Norris
R. E. Norris
Lions Back Swim
Dora Co-Op
Grant
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