Groveland Case Heads Toward Governor's Final Act
The Florida Supreme Court let stand the conviction of Walter Irvin and Sam Shepherd for the 1949 Bay Lake rape. Governor Warren will set the execution date within 15 days, while NAACP appeals may seek a U S Supreme Court review on alleged trial rights violations and jury discrimination in Lake county.
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Supreme Court of Florida
South
Groveland
Walter Irvin
Sam Shepherd
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
United States Supreme Court
Lake County
Bay Lake
Uoneurvau
Court of
National Guard
Roy Chapman
Warren
Irvin
Shepherd
Grovel
Raiford
NAACP
Alex Akerman
Orlando
Franklin Williams
New York City
Shae
the . S
Williams
U. S
Texas
Reeves Bowen
Richard
Intrigue Murder Perjury Stamp NAACP Attack On Lake's Justice
The NAACP’s legal battle over the Lee Cossett murder case ends with a guilty verdict and juror controversy. Emmett Green and Henry Groom face perjury charges while Eddie Longwood sits on the lone Negro juror panel. State’s Attorney Jesse W Hunter presents a complex motive tied to insurance and a wife, with Maggie Tapley as key witness in a packed courtroom.
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National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
Pillars of Justice
Lake County
Groveland
Lee Cossett
Raiford
Eddie
Truman G. Futch
Helen E Kreider
Clermont
Longwood
Willie London
James Felton
Jesse W. Hunter
Tavares
London
Luella Cossett
South Florida
Cossett
Jesse Hunter
Maggie Tapley
Tributes Overflow in Rain as Officials Attend Service
Scores of people including state officials stood in rain due to overflow attendance at tributes for Mr. Taylor. Among those listening through church windows were Nana Taylor Laney, a Mount Dora High School teacher and Taylor’s sister. In the photo, Mayor W. B. Calhoun of Umatilla, Ex-Mayor J. E. Fortner of Mount Dora, Mary Martha Simpson, Raoul Barker, George Sims, Carlysle Rogers of Leesburg, and other students appear.
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Taylor
Nana Taylor Laney
Mount Dora High School
W. B. Calhoun
Umatilla
J. E. Fortner
Mount Dora
Lake County voters face key state and local runoff contests
Lake County races include runoff for Railroad and Public Utilities Commission with Grady Albritton and Wilbur King, and House District 2 contenders H. H. Hethcox and C. E. Duncan. Also on the ballot is state committeeman race between W. B. Cashoun and Winston Pendleton. District notes mention busy soil conservation activity and planting schedules.
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Lake
Grady Albritton
Tampa
Wilbur King
Tallahassee
King
Albritton
N D. Wainright
Umatilla
Winston Pendleton
Democratic Party of Florida
Dodge Taylor Stamps Out Cigaret As Death Reached End Of His Career
Florida Citrus Commission chairman Dodge Taylor studied advertising material to stabilize the Valencia market and end a strong citrus season. He recalled Crip Hurlburt’s plan to print slips with notes on green skin versus ripe fruit as he sat in his office and then suddenly stamped out his cigaret.
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Dodge Taylor
Florida Citrus Commission
Florida
Florida Citrus
Mount Dora
Dodge
Lake County 4-H cements citrus by products in cattle feeding
Lake county 4-H club boys under Floyd Eubanks tested feeding citrus by products, especially molasses, to cattle and found half gallon a day sustains gains, coats improve, and profits rise. Charles Norris led a steer project buying for 75 dollars and earned up to 125 dollars at stock shows, supporting citrus industry value.
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Lake County
Bob Norris
Floyd Eubanks
Norris
Florida
Charles Norris
Tavares
Acharien
Ocala
Central
Chicken Project
Citrus by product boosts Florida cattle and hog feed
R E Norris notes molasses cost 11 to 14 dollars a ton while corn runs 50 a ton. Citrus by products, now shown to aid cattle and swine, reached 150000 tons sold last year as cattle feed. Floyd Eubanks and 4 H Future Farmers tested hog feed with citrus molasses showing a higher carcass rating at the Ocala Fat Stock Show.
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Lake County
Florida
Ralph Miller
Plymouth Growers
Norris
Floyd Eubanks
Ocala
Move Considered to Use A and P Store as Post Office Site
Mount Dora officials debate leasing the abandoned A and P building at Donnelly and Sixth for a new post office after the chain closed last Saturday on Jacksonville headquarters orders. Council members push to petition the Postmaster General. a new federal building setback was noted by Congressman Syd Herlong. Former mayor J E Fortner owns the A and P building and plans remain unclear.
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Mount Dora
Donnelly and Sixthay
Jacksonville
Great Atlantic and Pacific Tea. Co
Dora
Syd Herlong
Planning Commission
Hae Sane
Renee Vee
J. E. Fortner
John Bethel
Carl Graves
William Prinz
Bethel
Alexander St
Third St
Clayton St
Third Av
Highland Av
Josephiné . Simpson
Fortner
Eustis
Roy Beasley
Growers Ponder Warren Move
Citrus growers and processors statewide speculate on Gov. Fuller Warren appointing a successor to Dodge Taylor as Citrus Commission chairman after his death. J. B. Prevatt of Tavares, current vice-chairman of the advertising committee, is seen by some as likely though his opposition to Warren in the campaign casts doubt.
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Lake
Fuller Warren
Dodge Taylor
Citrus Commission
J. B. Prevatt
Tavares
Prevatt
Warren
Lions Elect Ray Back Rehbaum For High Office
Mount Dora Lions elected J. G. Ray Jr. as president and set plans to back Al Rehbaum Jr. for District Governor of Lions International District 350. Delegates will attend the Pensacola convention May 21 22 and 23. supporters traveling include Stewart Ray the Jones brothers Bardwell Marshall Coleman Tremain Bowers Hawkins and Wagner.
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Mount Dora
Lions
al Rehbaum, Jr
Lions International
Pensacola
Rehbaum
Florida
J. G. Ray, Jr
Kendall Jones
Ray
Arnold Haynes
Dale Jones
E. P. Mosteller
William Stewart
Wayne Moon
Tom Brotherson
Don Bales
Robert William Vincent
James Cooper
R. C. Bardwell
Gordon Dake
Stewart
Jones Brothers
Bardwell
A. D. Marshall
Lake Coleman
Clayton Tremain
Bob Bowers
George and
Enos Hawkins
Mel Wagner
Red Cross To Hold Lake County Annual Meeting
Mount Dora hosts the Lake County Chapter American Red Cross annual meeting and banquet at the Community building on Tuesday June 6 with George J. White presiding. Allen J. Carter regional Red Cross director will speak on the 1950 drive. 27 directors will be elected. Kiwanis and Lions clubs join the event. reservations via Burton Brown Leesburg.
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Mount Dora
Lake County
American Red Cross
George J. White
Allen. J. Carter
Southeastern
Red Cross
Burton Brown
Leesburg
Turkish horticulturist to tour Lake County
Erdogen Altan director of the horticulture experiment station at Iskenderun Turkey will visit Lake County beginning Friday and stay through Saturday on a tour of the U S Department of Agriculture Experiment Station. He will be guided by the county columnist in a feature on personalities.
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Lake County
Erdogen Altan
Iskenderun
Turkey
United States
Department of Agriculture
Per- Norris
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Joseph Price
Yoder Memorial
Howey-in-the-Hills
The
Lake Soil Conservation District
Lady Lake
Mabel Norris
Reese
R. E
Bob” Norris
R. E. Norris
Move
A&p
Back Rehbaum
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