Hathaways discover Florida lakefront home dream
Bruce Hathaway of Adrian Michigan and his wife found a ready built Florida home on Lake Shore Drive Mount Dora after years of planning. They toured with friends Mr and Mrs J E Flint and chose the lot and house matching their drawings. Jurist H S Birt listens as State's Attorney Jesse W Hunter concludes rebuttal in the murder case against Willie London and James Felton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bruce Hathaway
Adrian
Mich
Florida
St. Petersburg
Mrs. Hathaway
Mount Dora
J. E. Flint
Highland St
Hathaways
Flint
Marie Flint
Mr. Hathaway
Flints
Lake Shore Sr
George Stedrowsky
H. S. Birt
Jesse W. Hunter
State of Florida
Willie London
James Felton
Jesse Hunter
Miami
Career Day Probes Draw Warnings For Youth
Ormund Powers warned Dora's students that journalism may risk paths to publicity politics or public relations and that more people leave the field than enter it, a blunt note amid discussion of the profession's future in Lake County.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ormund Powers
Leesburg
Dora
Powers
Personalities reaches third anniversary feature milestone
The County Agent R. E. Bob Norris ‘Personalities’ column marks its third anniversary since May 22, 1947. Starting with Dr. James A. Richards, the Mount Dora pastor, the Lake County Personalities feature expanded in 1949 and has since told 140 stories across neighbors, aiming to help neighbors know one another.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. E
Bob” Norris
James A. Richards
Mount Dora
Lake County
Golden Deeds Banquet Tickets On Sale In Mount Dora
Reservations for Mount Dora's Golden Deeds banquet are due within a week. The event on Friday May 26 at the Community building will honor a city contributor whose name remains secret until the night of the banquet. Tickets available at the Chamber of Commerce Smart Shop Hotel Simpson and Topic office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Dora
Business and Professional Women's Club
Chamber of Commerce
Smart Shop
Simpson
Topic Office
Mary Joyce Vincent
Kiwanis Club
Woman’s Club
The
American Legion
Women jurists in Lake County deliver guilty verdicts
In the current term of Circuit Court at Tavares women jurists return from deliberations with guilty verdicts in multiple cases. Willie London and James Felton face the electric chair for their roles in a fruit theft ring. A jury including Mount Dora's Mrs. Angus McDonald convicts three South Lake men of grand larceny over 86 boxes of fruit stolen from Herlong Co. in Howey district. The trio allegedly borrowed a truck, took fruit on March 18, and sold it to Pasco Cabin at Minneola.
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Lake County
Tavares
Willie London
James Felton
Mount Dora
Angus McDonald
South Lake County
John Mondon
Floyd
Clanton
Roy Peoples
Thomas Gallahair
Herlong Co
Howey
Pasco Ca
Minneola
Softball League Managers Meet Scheduled by Coach Spear
A meeting of managers and team representatives of the Summer Softball League is called by Coach Dan Spear for Wednesday May 24 at 7 30 p m at the Chamber of Commerce office to discuss league matters.
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Dan Spear
Chamber of Commerce
Key Club Honors Parents at Mount Dora Gala
Mount Dora Key Club members honored parents at a community building gala dinner. Barry Norton was elected president for the next term with David Blanchard as vice president Pinkney Turner corresponding secretary Norman Peters recording secretary and Elwood McHaffie treasurer. William E Holler was made an honorary member with Charles Allison conducting. Kenneth Murrah attended as international trustee. Also present were Kiwanis officers and numerous parents totaling nearly 70 attendees. The event included remarks emphasizing courtesy and civic service.
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Mount Dora
Key Club
Barry Norton
David Blanchard
Pinkney Turner
Norman Peters
Elwood McHaffie
William E
Bill” Holler
Charles Allison
Umatilla
Key Club International
Kenneth Murrah
Winter Park
International
Holler
Roy Christopher
Kiwanis
Christopher
Ralph Woodworth
Woodworth
Dan Spears
Mr. Dodge Taylor A Citrus Leader Dies At 48
Funeral services were held Monday for Dodge Taylor 48 a key figure in Florida citrus and former executive vice president of the W J Howey Co He helped lift the industry from postwar doldrums and championed Florida Citrus Mutual and new grade standards His death followed a heart ailment linked to long hours of work and worry prior to an operation at Mayo Clinic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. J. Howey Co
Mary Jane
Mayo Clinic
William
Mr. Taylor
Honey-in-the- Hills
Warren
Rnor
Dodge Taylor
Florida Citrus Industry
W. J. Howey
Mr. Howey
C. V. Griffin
Florida Citrus Mutual
Taylor
Local figures mourn loss of longtime Mount Dora educator
The obituary notes Nelson Lane, two daughters Mary Jane and Sue, and a sister Nana Taylor Laney of Mount Dora mourn the passing of a longtime Mount Dora High School teacher who previously treated in Rochester Minnesota.
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Rochester
Minn
Taylor
William
Nelson Lane
Mary Jane
Sue
Nana Taylor Laney
Mount Dora
Mount Dora High School
Mount Dora Native Hurt Aboard USS George Clymer
Horace Adams FN, a crew member aboard the USS George Clymer, sustained a broken right foot in Pacific waters. The cause remains unspecified but the injury keeps him laid up at sea. Fans and friends from Mount Dora may write to APA-27 c/o Fleet P.O. San Francisco.
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Navy
Horace Adams
George Clymer
Pacific
Horace
Mount Dora
APA-27
c/o Fleet P. O
San Francisco
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Mr. Birt
Birt
Mr. Hunter
Davis
Grand View Hotel
Electrical Contractors
Brandy-Gudgeon Electric CO
Highland
W. Bryant Calhoun
Democratic
Wilbur C. King
Florida Railroad
Commission
Scott-Atwater Shift Motor
Smiths Marine Mart
Highland and Liberty
Chrysler
Plymouth
Eustis Auto Inn, Inc
Bay & Orange Ave
Eustis, Florida
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