New Ramie Developments Promise Growth in Dora Area
Kiwanis luncheon hears R A Smith of U S Ramie Corp and Ramie Products Co explain ramie advances. Zellwood area fields to be harvest in June with a new decordicator touted as first rate. Tests in Zellwood aim to show ramie can blend with cotton and wool on existing machinery, boosting Florida textile prospects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kiwanis Club
Ramie
R. A. Smith
U. S. Ramie Corp
Ramie Products Co
Delaware
Zellwood
Smith
Ramie Products Corp
Pittsburgh
Georgia
Central Florida
United States
Jamie
Haynes Named President of Lions Club in Election
Arnold Haynes of Brown Builders Supply was elected president of the Lions club and will assume duties July 1. Other officers chosen include Dale Jones as first vice president Ernie Mosteller second vice president Mel Wagner third vice president A D Marshall secretary Jim Klusmeier treasurer Ted Odom tail twister Dinny Jamin assistant tail twister Dinny Moore lion tamer and Sam Swiger Jim Cooper as directors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arnold Haynes
Brown Builders Supply
Lions Club
J. Gay, Jr
Dale Jones
Ernie Mosteller
Mel Wagner
A. D. Marshall
Jim Klusmeier
Ted Odom
Dinny” Jamin
Reeds Plan Mackinac Island Moral ReArmament Attendance
Dr and Mrs Robert R Reed of Mount Dora Florida plan to attend the Moral ReArmament world assembly at Mackinac Island Michigan. The event gathers leaders to promote honesty love and understanding in government and industry with Dr Frank Buchman honored on his 72nd birthday. Reed will stop in Columbus Ohio en route before Mackinac.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert R. Reed
Mount Dora
Reed
Mackinac Island
Michigan
Frank Buchman
Reeds
MRA
Onion Reeds
Columbus
Ohio
Mackinac
National Ramie Sells Lands Amid Industry Shifts
The National Ramie Co announces sale of 3700 acres of muck land along the canal by Lake Co. to cattle interests after failed harvesting methods. Groups led by Clarke Holloway Orlando and partners plan cattle projects. dissolution of the ramie firm by stockholder transfer began in March with final filing anticipated soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ramie Corporation
National Ramie Co
Big Lake Co
Lake Countians
J. G. Hayslip
Mount Plymouth
Concert Tonight Features Mount Dora Glee Soloists
The Mount Dora High School Glee clubs present a Spring concert at the Community building at 8 o clock. Directors Rex leads four of his compositions Chant for Spring The Persistent Lover Supplication Great is Man with soloists Ann Bowers and Jo Gibb. The program opens with German chorales Dank Sei Unserm Herrn and Lobet Den Herren followed by four Black spirituals Carry Me Back to Old Virginny When I Was Sinkin Down Ive Been Buked and De Animals A Comin. The Boys Glee club performs The Homeland and Rex arrangement.
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Charles Gordon Rex
Mount Dora High School
Ann Bowers
Jo Gibb
Rex
Schutz
Praetorius
Old Virginny
Homeland
Mount Dora Growers Elect New Officers at Annual Meeting
Willard Wadsworth was reelected president of the Mount Dora Growers Coop and Vernon L. Conner was added as vice president. G. B. Crip Hurlburt was renamed secretary treasurer manager, with Mrs. B. F. Williamson and J. Collier Cooper elected to the board along with C. H. Estey and Ward S. Estey. Managers and executives from the Florida Citrus Exchange spoke on marketing and distribution plans as the cooperative reported membership gains and new packing plant improvements.
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Willard Wadsworth
Mount Dora Growers Coop
Vernon L. Conner
B. F. Williamson
G. B. “Crip” Hurlburt
Glenn Brown
J. Collier Cooper
Mount Dora
C. H. Estey
Ward S. Estey
Tangerine
Wadsworth
Hurlburt
Young
Florida
Tangerine Coop
Florida Citrus Mutual
Mount Dora Hosts Kissimmee in Key Baseball Clash
Mount Dora’s revitalized squad, led by pitcher McHaffie, faces first place Kissimmee at Heim Field tonight as Doc Walker starts on the mound. A 2-1 win over Umatilla Monday drew 150 fans, the season’s largest crowd, with Chapman’s triple and a seventh inning score by Christopher highlighting a sharp, clean contest.
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Mount Doran
Kissimmee
Heim Field
Doc Walker
Mount Dora
Umatilla
McHaffie
Chapman
Christopher
Horse
Mount Dora High School Beauty Noted In Florida Photos
Eye catching Mount Dora High School student Rhoda Williams, a senior and maid of honor at the Florida Watermelon Festival in Leesburg, is featured atop the Fight Cancer barrel in a Florida State Advertising Commission photo campaign supporting the Damon Runyan fund.
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Mount Dora High School
Lois Driver
Florida
Ladies Home Journal
Rhoda Williams
Rhoda
Damon Runyan
Florida State Advertising Commission
Leesburg
Mount Dora Names New Teacher Paul Odom
Paul Odom, brother of Hurricanes star Bill Odom, joins Mount Dora as assistant to Coach Dan Spear replacing Robert Vincent who moves to Leesburg High School. World War II veteran completing a master's at Stetson University, he also interns at Mount Dora and plans to rejoin the Hurricane football squad.
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Mount Dora
Paul Odom
Bill Odom
Hurricanes
Odom
Stetson University
Robert Vincent
Dan Spear
Vincent
Leesburg High School
Hurricane
Orlando
Bird Woman Of Eustis Defies Real Estate Claim
Lillian Kordell of Eustis earns notice for building her own house and land care while defying a real estate dispute over a $600 sale. Known for her bird affinities and independent spirit she faces public opinion and legal questions about charges and refunds.
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Lillian Kordell
Eustis
Florida
City Hall
Nini
Lillian Kordell Builds Home From Scraps In Norris
Lillian Kordell works as a yard keeper and greenhouse employee earning 50 cents to 7 dollars daily. She saves money to buy a lot given by a Eustis property owner and builds a home after scraping and cleaning years of dump waste. She supports her father and cares for him in his final years in Norris.
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Washington St
Eustis
Lillian Kordell
Lake County
Ree
Norris
Bears and bears. C of L spiral worries Umatilla beekeepers
County Agent R E Norris cites a DeMuth family report from Umatilla noting four million pounds of honey could be harvested from Ocala National Forest if bears did not take it first. Bears, protected by law, raid DeMuths 35 hive yards across northern Lake County, disturbing citrus fed bees and palmetto bloom sites.
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R. E. Norris
Norris
John
Jourdain DeMuth
Umatilla
DeMuths
Ocala National Forest
Mount Dora
Lake County
Ocala Forest
Tracy
Hospitalization update for Croak in Eustis area
Michael Croak son of Mrs Geraldine Croak is in Waterman Memorial hospital Eustis after a tonsillectomy performed on Wednesday.
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Michael Croak
Geraldine Croak
Waterman Memorial Hospital
Eustis
Beef prices ease in Zone 14 S including Lake county
OPS price checks show slight cuts for porterhouse and round steak with good grade rounds at 1.08 and selected cuts varying by market. Regulators forecast further reductions by Oct 1 while Zone 14 S posts prices across beef types, with scale differences by zone and grade.
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Lake County
Mount Dora
OPS
Jacksonville
Office of Price Stabilization
Lake
Orange County
Scouts Drive for Collectivism Promotes Camp Fund
Mount Dora Girl Scouts tour neighborhoods to raise funds for a two week Scouts Summer camp at Deerlake. They ask advance ticket sales for Princess Theatre shows and cookie orders to support families unable to cover camping costs. Weekly camp cost is $15 plus supplies.
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Mount Dora
Deerlake
Princess Theatre
Gladys Crane
Mrs. Crane
Former Doran Killed In Korea
Lieutenant Robert Finney, a former Mount Dora high school student and basketball manager, was killed in action in Korea. A Macon, Georgia resident, he served in the heavy tank battalion of the Third Division after attending the University of Georgia and Marines service in World War II. He leaves a widow and two young children.
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Mount Dora High School
Robert
Bobby” Finney
Korea
W. A. Vincent
Vincent
Rayburn Battle
Mount Dora
Leesburg
Bobby
Mount Dora School
Finney
Marines
Army
Vincent Accepts Principal Post At Sebring High
Vincent accepted the supervising principal post for Sebring schools, moving from Mount Dora after 19 years. The Highlands county appointment was announced at a school athletic banquet, with his Navy service and coaching history noted as part of his tenure.
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W. A. Vincent
Sebring
Mount Dora
Highlands County
D. D. Roseborough
Vincent
Highlands County School Board
Robert
Jimmy
Navy
Naval School
University of Georgia
NATS
Honolulu
Mariannas
Philippines
Wisconsin
State Teacher’s College
Plattville
Claudia Barnhart
Florida
Clermont
Toledo
Ohio
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Dora
Haynes
New Lions
St. Matthew
National Ramie Sells Lands
Dorans
By P.R
Sake County
Doran
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