Lewis Carroll's Father Dies in Mount Dora
Edward Carroll 80 father of Lewis Carroll Packing Co. head died at home Tuesday in Mount Dora after moving there in 1943. A retired farmer, he leaves wife Sammie two daughters Mrs. L. E. Johnson Clermont and Mrs. Ralph Walton Atlanta, four brothers Oscar Grade Draketown Keel Temple, three sisters Nan Ingram Ben Raine Temple and Pearl Rutledge Breemen, and three grandchildren. Funeral Wednesday at 4 p.m. at Rehbaum Funeral Home, Rev. David Coffield officiating. Burial Pine Forest Memorial Park.
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Lewis
Edward Carroll
Lewis Carroll Packing Co
Mount Dora
Sammie
L. E. Johnson
Clermont
Ralph Walton
Atlanta
Nan Ingram
Ben Raine
Temple
Pearl Rutledge
Breemen
Oscar
Grade
Rockmart
Draketown
Keel
Rehbaum
David Coffield
Pine Forest Memorial Park
Beheading Crew To Start Downtown Monday
The city’s annual beheading crew will begin rounds on downtown streets Monday, focusing on Fifth Sixth and Alexander streets. Metered parking will resume after summer, with tickets issued for violations of parking hours while overparking rules continue to apply.
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Lou L. Heaton
Fifth
Sixth
Alexander Sts
Eit
Memorial Day Sermon Urges Living Memorials by Rev Coffield
Rev David Coffield urged Mount Dora American Legion members to honor the dead by living as Christian memorials. He warned against communism and liquor as threats to freedom and urged dedication to God and service as the living memorials.
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David Coffield
Mount Dora
American Legion Post
Baptist Church
Coffield
Combined Shoulder To Wheel Needed At Alexander Springs
Lake County leaders urged citizens to support Alexander Springs redevelopment for Florida’s Ocala National Forest area. Funds from 1952 enabled a picnic shelter project and ongoing work includes bath houses, caretaker housing, trails, cabins, a new dock, and utilities. The site attracts about 30 daily visitors for swimming and fishing.
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Alexander Springs
Lake County
Florida
Ocala Forest
Alexander Springs Association
Ber of Commerce
Association
Lakecoun
Fred Schultz
Karl Lehman
Chamber
C. B. Treadway
U. S. Forest Service
Lehmann
Schultz
Tavares
Coronation of the Dolls prompts Chamber to collect dolls
Mrs. Betty Siess secretary of the Chamber of Commerce asks all participants in the Coronation of the Dolls to report to the Chamber Saturday morning to receive their dolls for the ceremony at 1. The dolls have been judged Friday by the Mount Dora Art League and are displayed in store windows Friday afternoon. Participants will gather at the northeast corner of Fourth and Donnelly near Donnelly Park for the parade and crowning of the queen doll with prizes awarded by the Chamber.
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Betty Siess
Chamber of Commerce
Chamber
Mount Dora
Donnelly Park
Cham
Twin Lake Orange officials back two county water program
Lake and Orange counties move to create river and lake improvement plans with a proposed Ocklawaha River Valley authority to fund works. Lake county would target dam and locks on Beauclaire canal to aid Lake Apopka, while Orange seeks a millage funded program to restore water levels and conservation across the two counties.
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Lake Country
U.S. Treasury
Central Florida
Lake
Orange County
Lake County
J. Ed Baker
Ocklawaha River
Board of Commissioners
Beauclaire Canal
Apopka
Ocklawaha
R. W. Dickson
Mount Dora
Mrs Graves Discusses Garden Therapy At Garden Club
Mrs Graves, garden therapy chairman of Lakes and Hills Garden Club, addressed 80 members of the Ortona Beach Garden Club at Daytona Beach last week. She outlined work in hospitals and demonstrated patient arrangements and decorations and offered fund raising ideas to support the effort.
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Carl S. Graves
The
Lakes and Hills
Burr Takes Part In Atomic Tests
2nd Lt. John W. Burr of Mount Dora Florida joins U S Army troops at Camp Desert Rock Nevada for atomic warfare drills He crouches in a trench about 9800 yards from the blast awaiting the signal to attack after the mushroom cloud forms Burr leads a platoon in the 287th Regimental Combat Team at Camp Drum New York and has served in the Army for nearly one year.
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Mount Dora
Camp Desert Rock
Nev
John W
Jack” Burr
Mary Burr
University of Florida
Burr
Camp Drum
N. Y
Mary Donaldson Attends Orange Blossom Beauticians Convention
Mrs. Mary Donaldson served as a delegate representing the Lake County Beautician's club at the Orange Blossom Beauticians association convention in Orlando last week.
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Mary Donaldson
Orange Blossom Beauticians Association
Lake County Beautician’s Club
Orlando
Land Wins State Palm Battle for Florida Cabbage Palm
Rep Henry W Land of Tangerine leads Florida Federation of Garden Clubs in securing the sabal palm as Florida’s official state tree after a long 1949 start. The cabbage palm gains support from Central and North Florida and Abbie Jo Land’s public campaigns. The outcome hinges on Gov McCarty’s veto or approval.
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Henry W. Land
Florida Federation of Garden Club
Florida
South Florida
Central
North Florida
Land
Lakes and Hills Garden Club
United States
South
Dan McCarty
Doctor Quietly Fills Prescription After Patient Complaint
A doctor tells a patient to keep quiet as he writes a prescription. The patient protests that she was not examined, but he replies it was unnecessary to look at her. The anecdote ends with him stating the prescription is complete.
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M. D
Minstrel Show Planned by Junior Woman's Club
The Junior Woman's Club will sponsor a minstrel show at the community building Monday June 8 at 8 p.m. Proceeds aid the Youth Center project. President Mrs. Stanley G Tyre announces the event directed by Mrs. Vincent Define.
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Junior Woman's Club
Wil
Stanley G. Tyre
Vincent Define
Ortland's Orner and Homemaker News Digest
A column mixes household tips and light commentary on chores and modern gadgets. It notes limes as early imports, previews a winter glove invention for handholding, and marks the nail polish brand's 20th anniversary while advising on gift certificates for graduates.
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South
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la Rochefoucauld
Lowell
Howey-In-The-Hills
TROUSSEAU._ TREASURES
Crane Furniture CO
Lester B. Vincent &Son
Zellwood
Lake, Orange
Mrs. Graves
Patton Metal & Roofing Works, Inc
Ortland’s Orner
North America
MRS
Lake Shore Drive
Dickson & Ives
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