City Welcomes State Garden Club Officers for District Meet
Nearly 300 visiting Florida Federation of Garden clubs members and officers attend the Fourth District meeting at the Community building. Dr. H. S. Wolfe speaks on flowering shrubs and perennials while Taylor Briggs discusses small home landscaping. Luncheon tickets exceed 200 as guests join sessions led by city officials and local organizers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Florida Federation of Garden Clubs
Lakes and Hills
Halle Cohen
H. S. Wolfe
University of Florida
Florida
Lakes and Hills Club
Taylor Briggs
Winter Park
Mount Dora
Robert Stewart
Robert M. Blackburn
Lou L. Heaton
A. M. Garrison
Lester Roberts
Carl Graves
Charles J. Brown
H. F. Merchant
John Alden Murray
E. A
Nimnicht
F. M. Hyndman
A. Austin
George White
Bernard McC
Hurricanes Seek Key Win in Big Central Florida Matchup
Mount Dora travels to Groveland to face undefeated Greenbacks in a pivotal game that could decide the Central Florida championship as both teams aim to stay perfect. Homecoming plans loom for November 9 against Clermont with alumni urged to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Dora
Hurricanes
Lyman Greyhounds
Harry Wise
Billy Odom
Greyhounds
Odom
Greyhound
Wise
Jerry Dake
Don Austin
Arthur Dufour
Dan Spear
Dake
Dufour
Carter
Lyman
Austin
Hall
A’. Keller
Henry
Reims
Kennedy
Simpson
Atkins
Day
Pugh
Gregg
Rappel
Dawson
Correll
Wilson
Sellers
G. Ford
Duke
D. Ford
Stark
Luft
Dora Boys Star at Lake County Court of Honor
George Cofe earned the Eagle Scout rank while Bobby Partridge collected ten merit badges at the Lake District Court of Honor in Leesburg. The ceremony also recognized Al Rehbaum II to first class, David Brown to second class, and several scouts to Star rank with badges in reading, safety, life saving, plumbing and more.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Cofe
Bobby Partridge
George
Bobby
Leesburg
Slater Cox
al Rehbaum
David Brown
Charles Brown
Jeff Ray
Charles Kuechler
Buster Brown
Clarence Sims
Walter TeStrake
Charles Norton
Bradford Heads Mount Dora Merchants Division
Charles Bradford owner of Clarks Restaurant on Donnelly Street will be installed Monday evening as chair man of the Mount Dora Merchants Division of the Chamber of Commerce. Sally McCain of the Smart is elected vice chair. Installation at 7 30 p m at the Chamber office. all members urged to attend.
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Charles Bradford
Clarks Restaurant
Donnelly St
Mount Dora
Chamber of Commerce
Sally McCain
The
Smart
Chamber
Death Notice of Mrs Bert Pim's Son James Dier
Friends report that James Dier of Toledo was killed in Korea on October 9. Mrs Pim, recently returning from a trip north, announced the loss and noted her son’s service and sacrifice.
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Korea
Bert Pim
Sorrento
James Dier
Toledo
Gio
Rea
Pim
Legion Auxiliary Board Meets at Mrs Chamberlain Home
The board of directors of the American Legion auxiliary will meet at 8 p.m. today at the home of Mrs. Elsie Chamberlain in Tangerine.
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The
American Legion Auxiliary
Elsie Chamberlain
City Council Delays Meeting Over School Election
City officials postpone the regular meeting next Tuesday as county school election ballots are still being counted in City Hall. The meeting will likely be held the following Tuesday. Council awaits delivery of parking meters from Mico-Meter Co for installation on downtown streets this month, per City Clerk William C. Stewart.
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City Hall
Mico-Meter Co
William C. Stewart
County Personalities: Constance Hungerford Fenske’s life
Third in a series based on her manuscript The Cameo Brooch. The article traces Constance Hungerford of Mount Dora through widowhood after typhoid, raising children Edward Julia and Alice, nursing in Walla Walla, teaching piano, and recalling family lore from Elizabeth Moulton and a North West romance.
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Constance Hungerford Fenske
Mount Dora
Constance Hungerford
Alice Hungerford
Robert Hungerford
Hungerford
Winter Safe
Seymour
Conn
Arthur Nye
Constance
Edward
Julia
Tiny Alice
Constance Hungerford Fenske Encounters a Dream Love
Constance meets Ezra Newberry a widower with a gentle, humorous nature who cared for his sister’s children. A remembered past link to Mpaincesete surfaces as he shares his family history and engineer ambitions, drawing Constance toward a hoped for happiness that may unite their destinies.
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Constance
Nan
Ezra Newberry
Elizabeth
Ezra
Pacific Hills
Mpaincesete
Elizabeth Moulton
E Pines
Former Dora Minister Heads Lake County Inquiry Into Rape Case
Led by former Mount Dora minister Caxton Doggett the Committee of 100 toured Lake County gathering views on whether Sam Shepp and Walter Irvin could receive a fair retrial in Tavares next week. The group questioned locals while noting legal battles between State's Attorney Jesse W. Hunter and attorney Alex Akerman.
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Mount Dora
Lake County
Sam Shep
Walter Irvin
Tavares
Caxton Doggett
Northern College
United States Supreme Court
Jesse W. Hunter
Alex Akerman
Orlando
South Lake County
Shepherd
Irvin
Charles Greenlee
Ray Drops Out As Trustee Election Nears
J G Ray Jr of Mount Dora withdraws from Lake County school affairs and is replaced by Harry Ferran of Eustis in the special election next Tuesday. Voters will approve a one mill tax increase for school operation to fund maintenance and repairs. Ferran and John Y Clark face no opposition for the trustee seats, while Effie Treadway and Barney Roth compete for the Tavares seat. A state survey on capital outlay eligibility for Lake County schools is awaited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. G. Ray, Jr
Mount Dora
Harry Ferran
Eustis
Lake County
Ferran
John Y. Clark
Leesburg
Clark
Effie Treadway
Barney Roth
Tavares
Roth
Frank Banning
Lake Case Reopens in Florida with Ramifications in Docket
A long legal battle stemming from a Lake County crime and nationwide attention will resume in Tavares on November 7. The case features Sam Shepherd Walter Irvin and Charles Greenlee two Black men once condemned for rape as their attorneys seek new grounds to challenge the conviction and target the Lake County State Attorney Jesse W Hunter. The trial will consider alleged misconduct and venue change while the defense argues for fairness despite prior verdicts and political tensions involving Senator Claude Pepper. The episode sparked race riots, sheriff involvement, and national press scrutiny, shaping a pivotal civil rights era confrontation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Supreme Court
Tavares
Sage
Mr. Hunter
United States
U. S
Claude Pepper
Lake County
Pepper
Hunter
Florida
George Smathers
Washington
Willis V. McCall
Department of Justice
Gruff
Truman G. Futch
Russia
United Nations
Bay Lake
Mr. Malik
Sheriff McCall
Groveland
Supreme Court
Jackson
Supreme Penalty
National Association For Advancement of Colored People
Jey
Earnest Thomas
Shepherd
Irvin
Charles Greenlee
Alex Akerman
Orlando
Franklin Williams
New York City
Horace Hill
Daytona Beach
Williams
Hill
Akerman
Paul C. Perkins
Registration Deadline Nears in Mount Dora Municipal Election
Voters without listings at City Hall must register by 5 p.m. Saturday November 10 to vote in the December 11 municipal election. The ballot includes mayoral candidate Louis Heaton with other contenders D Fletcher Crane Mrs Daniel Bishop Jerry Barnhart Tom Brotherson. Moon and Mosteller seek reelection. Henry Beims runs for city clerk against William C Stewart. Daniel has filed for a seat at Park McDonald.
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Mount Dora
City Hall
Louis Heaton
D. Fletcher
Crane
Daniel Bishop
Jerry Barnhart
Tom Brotherson
Wayne Moon
Ernie Mosteller
J. M. Turner
Moon
Mosteller
Henry Beims
William C. Stewart
Daniel
McDonald
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City
State Garden Club
Byron Smith
Bradford
Princess Theatre
Fourth and
Alexander
Gordon Raulerson
R. C. Bardwell
Gladys Crane
Marie Edgerton
Dora’s
Little House
Helen Graves
Merita Klatte
George Vincent
Jack Keller
Don Kimball
C. H. Bowie
Edward Sanders
C. B. Brown
John Heist
Kendall Jones
Robert Wareing
Graves
Mabel Norris Reese
Walla Walla
Wash
Wellesley College
Massachusetts
Northwest
Nan” Con
Constance Fenske
Dora
Ray
God
Milton
Lake Case
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