Odham challenges McCarty in Dora campaign
Dan McCarty supporters push to hold Lake county lead as Brailey Odham tours Mount Dora and Leesburg. Odham vows town hall meetings and strict financial disclosures for appointees, urging voters to reject political deals and confront corruption.
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McCarty
Leesburg
Odham
Sanford
Mount Dora
Adams
Donnelly Park
Dan
W. Donald Conkling
Citrus Culture Corporaton
Conkling
Eustis
Lake County
Ft. Pierce
Florida
Joe Stalin
Beverage Department
Road Department
Aline and Diane Named Girls State Delegates
Mount Dora selects Aline Paul and Diane TeStrake as the city’s Girl’s State delegates for Tallahassee in June. Ann Bowers and Jean Parker chosen as alternates by the Junior class. Sponsoring groups include the American Legion auxiliary and Lions Club financing aided by a bake sale by Busi class.
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Aline Paul
Diane TeStrake
Mount Dora
Tallahassee
Jean Parker
Ann Bowers
American Legion Auxiliary
Lions Club
Busiclass
Students Hear Career Tips at Mount Dora High School
Twenty seven professionals spoke to Mount Dora High School students about entering twenty five career fields. speakers ranged from navy and army personnel to nursing, journalism, teaching, sales, and civil service, highlighting paths in public and private sectors.
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Mount Dora High School
R. B. MacLauchlen
Navy
Roy Chrstopher
Mabel © Norris Ese
Tom Douglass
Harry Hopcraft
R. E
Bob Norris
Margaret ~Aghes
Cory Joe
J. Se ’ Jr
Short McAllister
H. K. Harran
Robert McCord
Army
Air Force
John R. Gak
John C. Deats
Marines
Inez L. Doye
Vote Riddle Studied As Score Is Tallied In Lake County
Lake county leaders assess the first Democratic primary total with 14 696 ballots cast but only 10 508 counted in the governor race the second primary pits Dan McCarty against Brailey Odham for state office and Frank Owens against Herman Dykes for county clerk turnout remains in doubt delegates supporting Senator Russell versus Kefauver split by district with Russell favored in several local precincts and Owens leading in clerk race while school superintendent race sees C A Vaughn defeat Don Allen amid disputed margins.
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Lake County
Dan McCarty
Brailey Odham
Frank E. Owens
Herman T. Dykes
Sen
Richard Russell
Estes Kefauver
Russell
J. A
Tar” Boyd
Leesburg
Floyd L. Land
Orlando
Sarah Crawford Cullen
George W. Johnson
Boyd
Johnson
Cullen
Jerry Carter
Kefauver
Frank W. Belcher
Mary R. Farrell
McCarty
Odham
Owens
Ralph Adams
John Mullis
Mount Dora
Lake Jem
W. A. “Tim” Knowles
J. ¥. Clark
Clark
Pre-School Roundup Slated For Tuesday
The annual roundup of prospective students for the primary grades will be held at the school gym next Tuesday morning. Sponsored by the Parent Teacher Association, it invites parents to bring children to the gym between 9 a.m. and noon for a physical checkup.
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Parent
Evening Of Music Is Postponed By Borough
Supervising Principal D. D. Rose announces the annual Glee club and Band concert, set for next Monday, has been postponed to every Thursday starting May 29. The program will include Mrs. Charlotte Bennett's Second Grade Rhythm band.
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D. D. Roseborough
Charlotte Bennett
County Personalities Editor's Note on Pat Patton at 75
The first in a series on W. D. Patton manager of the Princess theatre and his wife Edna. Patton displays youthfulness and energy at 75 with a lifelong horizon seeking spirit. The piece traces his lineage, work at the theatre, and a family history from Chestnut Hill to Philadelphia.
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W. D
Pat” Patton
The
Princess Theatre
Edna
Pat
Patton Veteran Serviceman Returns Home Backed by MacArthur
W D Patton enlisted in 1899, served with the 11th Cavalry U S Volunteers in the Philippines. He fought 40 to 45 skirmishes while battling malaria and dysentery and earned a double line discharge signed by Gen Arthur MacArthur.
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Pat
Arthur MacArthur
MacArthur
University of Wisconsi
Pfisteras Mther Co
L C Smith Dies At Home In Tangerine
L C Smith 73 a Mount Dora area pioneer pharmacist and citrus industry figure died Tuesday at Exeter Farms Tangerine funeral services will be held Friday at 3 p m Rehbaum Funeral Home is in charge Rev Louis H Johnston of Winter Park will conduct the rites He left a wife Reba Smith and several nieces and nephews noted for Kiwanis membership and 23 years of perfect attendance with the Mount Dora club
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Exeter Farms
L. C. Smith
Mount Dora
Smith
Tangerine
Louis H. Johnston
Winter Park
Rehbaum
Mr. Smith
Jacksonville
Aries *Roush
P Donnelly
Mount Dora Club
Reba Smith
Death Claims Bernard E. Bigsby at 77 in Mount Dora
Bernard E. Bigsby longtime vice president of Hewitt Metals Co Detroit died at his home on E Ninth Ave Saturday aged 77. Retired in 1951 he leaves widow Elsa a daughter Jane two sons Bernard I Galveston Tex Fred Detroit and five grandchildren Funeral services conducted at Rehbaum Funeral Home Tuesday afternoon with W D Patton officiating. The value of a sentiment is the amount of sacrifice you are prepared to make for it John Galsworthy.
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Bernard E. Bigsby
Hewitt Metals Co
Detroit
Bigsby
Mount Dora
Elsa Bigsby
Jane
I. Galveston
Tex
Fred Bigsby
Rehbaum Funeral Home
W. D. Patton
John Galsworthy
City Paving Planned for Pinecrest and East Town
City notices outline two paving projects in Pinecrest and East Town with two thirds of costs borne by residents and one third by the city. Normandy Drive in Pinecrest and Grant Street in East Town will gain curbing gutters and paving. Highest assessments reach 736.20 for 200 foot lots. A May 23 meeting will hear complaints on special assessments.
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Mount Dora
Normandy Dr
Pinecrest
East Town
Grant St
Pinecrest, Inc
Lake Gertrude
Harry Hopcraft
J. M. Green
Chester L. Conelly
Robert Widmer
Joseph Etchells
Stanley Kuznik
Lake Front
Arvid Zehran
Norma Wise Wins Gulf Stream Junior Tennis Title
Norma Wise, 12, from Mount Dora, captured the 13-and-under Gulf Stream Junior Tennis crown in Delray Beach finishing with a rallying comeback after trailing 2-5 in the final set. She defeated Ann Crook of Orlando, daughter of a prominent player, in a match hailed by South Florida papers and supported by Mount Dora Chamber of Commerce tennis programs led by Pat Hover.
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Norma Jeanne Wise
Delray Beach
Gulf Stream
Norma
Curt Wise
Ann Crook
Orlando
Mount Dora
Chamber of Commerce
Pat Hover
Montclair, N. J
Norma Jeanne
South Florida
Sports Wrern
Lakeland Rejects Fluoridation As Dora Ponders It
Lakeland City Commission voted to rescind the fluoridation ordinance and return fluoridation machinery after 45 petitions urged ditching the plan. Dora area officials study potential members for an investigation committee while national debates unfold.
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Lakeland
Dora
Lou L. Heaton
D. Fletcher Crane
City Commission
Congressional Investigating Committee
Massachusetts
Women's Political Club
Boston
Florence Birmingham
Boston Post
Grand Rapids
Mich
A. L. Miller
Controm
Miller
Mount Dora
Robert M. Blackburn
First Methods Church
G. B. “Crip” Hurlburt
Cora Sadler
Glendy Sadler
Fred Rubidge
Arnold Haynes
Lions Club
O. Bowers
Woman's Club
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Alto Adams
Aline
Diane
City Hall
Constable
Ruth Lee
Dan Bishop
Louise Carpenter
Edna Jones
John Bethel
Chamber of Commerce of
William C. Stewart
Gordon Conboy
Keener Mizell
Rhoda Williams
Mabel Norris Reese
Mary Baker Eddy
Topic
Walter
Chestnut Hill
Philan
Patton
Waukee
Drexel Institute of Science and Technology
Philadelphia
Oe Sadler
W. D. and
Edna Patton
B. E. Bigsby
Norma Wise
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