Conway Case Aired Warns on Morale of Teachers
Lake County School Board meetings heard parents argue the firing of Don Conway pressures teachers and students. Conway testified his side, noting a petition about the incident circulated among students and that none of the current board had spoken with him prior to his dismissal.
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Conway
Don Conway
Lake County School Board
Ard
Mr. Conway
McCall’s
O. McKay
Leesburg
Mount Dora
Dake
T. A. Brotherson
Walter TeStrake
David Won
Ed Preutz
Dorans
Herbert Tren
Doran
Avares
Lako Unty Council
PTA
Annapo
Conay
Fred Adkinson
Tim Knowles
Prt
Chers
Board of Trustees
Platt
Platts
Sudents
O Brien
Jack O’brien
O’brien
W. G. Mathis
Mascotte
C. A. Vaughn, Jr
Mathis
Gleala Locken
Vaughn
Locken
D. D. Roseborough
Kendall Jones
Adkinson
Jones
Chester Crowder
Miss Sarah Case Dies at Home
Miss Sarah E. Case, 81, former nurse who cared for the elderly, died at her Leesburg area home. Born in Marissa Illinois, she lived much of her life in Colorado and Mount Dora Florida. She leaves a sister Mrs Wirt Newman and several nieces and nephews. She was the daughter of Clinton M and Catharine Livingston Case. Funeral services were held.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sarah E. Case
Leesburg
Marissa, Ill
Colorado
New York State
Mount Dora
Wirt Kewman
Clinton M
Catherline Livingston
Motherhood as closest to God in sermon at Methodist church
Rev H Mauriece Felton preached that mothers are the nearest thing to God children know. He said mothers bear a divine privilege to guide youths toward righteousness by example and precept, awakening faith and trust in the soul.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rev
H. Mauriece Felton
Methodist Church
Dr Brown Rejects Second Share Offer From $450000 Cache
Historic notes show Dr. C. E. Brown spurned a second invitation to claim a third of $450,000 from a U S Cy stash. A fiber of the letter hints at a Topeka origin and a Mount Dora destination as a trap, but he declines, suspecting a blackmail scheme with a prison tale and hidden trunk.
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Dr. Brown
C. E. Brown
U. S. Cy
United States
North America
Houet
F.B.I
Brown
Reckless driving leads to license suspension and fines
In police court on Monday a youth received a 30 day license suspension for reckless driving. Lillian Davis of Coleman was fined 125 dollars for damages to a city light pole after an accident on Fifth Avenue that darkened the area May 3. Other fines include Beatrice Simmons 15 dollars, Arthur Simmons 25 dollars, Eric Simon Jr. 15 dollars, Donald Walger Jr. 20 dollars, and Elbert Eubanks 25 dollars among Apopka Gainesville Zellwood Mount Dora residents.
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Lillian Davis
Coleman
Fifth Av
James M. Vanderunn
Orlando
Herbert Hammond
East Town
Preston Gunn, Jr
Beatrice Simmons
Arthur N. Simmons
Apopka
Eric Simon, Jr. Zellwood
Elbert C. Eubanks
Gainesville
Donald B. Walger, Jr
Mount Dora
Loretta Davis Shi Ouse
Umatilla
Mount Dora Band Aims for State Honors in Jacksonville
Mount Dora High School band travels to Jacksonville for state contests facing similar sized schools. Band Director Arthur Colaianni, in a new surprise uniform, leads the group in a morning playing at the George Washington hotel and an afternoon clarinet quartet contest. Majorettes Nancy Eichhorn and Janis Cook, plus Band Major Patty Johnson, are highlighted for earlier superior ratings.
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Mount Dora
Jacksonville
Arthur Colaianni
DeLand District
George Washington Hotel
Patty Johnson
Anita Stedrowsky
Charles Reid
Ann Tremain
Patty
Nancy Eichhorn
Janis Cook
Nancy
Janis
D. D. Roseborough
Let's Rebuild Lilla Butler's Home Tillman
East Town reporter Tillman Thomas announces an evening meeting at the colored community hall to plan rebuilding the home of 78 year old Lilla Butler who lost her house May 1 to a fire caused by a faulty oil stove. Neighbors assist as Dave Leibman donates a Bible and Butler, who helped build the town, copes with isolation.
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Tillman Thomas
East Town
Lilla Butler
Mother Butler
Tillman
Butler
Mount Dora
Tallahassee
Lakeside Inn
Okeechobee
Eustis
Dave Leibman
Mount Dora GOC Units Join Skytrain Exercise Over Lake County
A full report from Walter TeStrake details Mount Dora GOC participation in Operation Skytrain. Fourteen post members held a nine hour vigil at the TeStrake home in Franklin Park and reported fourteen planes over the area. Sorrento post led by Major Joseph R. Story and E A Austin reported on duty with twenty seven members. Civil Air Patrol assisted with lake county flights to identify each plane during the exercise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Dora
Maine
Florida
Eastern Air Defense
Walter TeStrake
TeStrake
Franklin Park
Sorrento
Joseph R. Story
E. A. Austin
Okcorraaa
Civil Air Patrol
Lake County
Assao
Platt Side Asks Decree In Eviction School Case
The Platts move for a decree pro confesso as the Lake County school board appeals motions in the contest over their five evicted children. Attorneys clash over filing deadlines and paths to higher court while the case lumbers through unusual legal maneuvers and public attention.
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Platt
Board Appeals
Supreme Court
P. B. Howell, Jr
Leesburg
William Lee
Clermont
Lake County School Board
C. A. Vaughn, Jr
Circuit
Jesse W. Hunter
Roy Hamlin
Tavares
T. C. Cork
Allen Platt
Howell
Lee
Truman G. Futch
Tallahassee
Willis McCall
Platts
Christian Home and Bible School
Sheriff McCall
LeRoy Collins
Mount Dora
Orange County
Morris Trial Ends With Hung Jury
In Circuit court Judge Truman G. Futch declared a mistrial in the Homer Morris bolita case after a six hour jury deadlock. State Beverage agents raided Morris’s Mount Dora area gas station bar in January and testified they saw Morris hand bolita tickets to a patron and seized 76 dollars. Main witness was J. E. Beach, inspector for the State Beverage department. Defense contends dates and tickets lack bona fide bolita proof. The next hearing may occur in the Fall term.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Homer Morris
Truman G. Futch
Morris
Mount Dora
Triangle
J. E. Beach
State Beverage Department
George Kelly
Orlando
Roy Christopher
Morris Place
Mount Dora Garden Club Member Injured in Europe Tour
Mrs. Vernon L. Conner of Lake Jem is hospitalized in The Hague after a car strike while on a four member Mount Dora garden club tour of Europe. Her condition is not yet critical as her husband, Vernon Conner, secretary of the Florida Citrus Mutual, heads to The Hague with plans to assist and possibly bring her home. The group began their seven week itinerary late in April, traveling from England to the continent with Mrs. Bernard Schroeder and others aboard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Dora Garden Club
Europe
Vernon L. Conner
Bronovo Hospital
Hague
Netherlands
Bernard Schroeder
Conner
Florida Citrus Mutual
Lynchburg
Schroeder
F. P. Albery
Helen Smith
England
Continent
Pinata Event Highlights Cuba Independence Night
Mount Dora High School Spanish class stages La Fiesta de la Independencia de Cuba in the cafetorium Saturday evening. The program features Spanish music and dance including a hat dance by three students, door prizes, refreshments, and three pinatas to be broken. Proceeds support the class trip funds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cuba
Mount Dora High School
Cancer Drive Exceeds Quota In Mount Dora
Mount Dora residents surpassed the goal in the American Cancer Society drive as $290.55 was collected through voluntary contributions. Chairman Mrs. Frederick Sleight announced the figure, with help from Mrs. R. E. Lee and others named in the campaign.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Dora
American Cancer Society
Frederick Sleight
Sleight
R. E. Lee
Mary Klein
George Bailey
J. C. DeGarmo
Theo
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McCall
Nathan Hale
Willis
Sher
Sarah Case
L. T. Brennand
Council
Wayne Moon
Harold Overhiser
Betty Blank
Alice Faye Johnson
Ed Hansen
Dan Spear
Sylvia Lister
GOC
Mrs. Conner
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