Tile man hires stranger for Florida job meets familiar face
Spencer Beebe hires Rex Gordon, a tile expert he met in Orlando, to work on bathrooms at Mrs. James Logan’s tourist court in Vero Beach. Gordon recognizes a VIC claim as a Connecticut bath finished years ago, prompting relief and a surprising reunion during the project. Reverend Jesse appears at a United Nations celebration in Tavares.
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Small World Dept
Spencer Beebe
Vero Beach
Vic
Vero
Rex Gordon
Orlando
Beebe
Florida
Connecticut
Gordon
James Logan
Bridgeport, Conn
Mr. Beebe
Jesse
United Nations
Tavares
Humble tale links hunter to judge and youth in Tallahassee
In a Floridian vignette, Rev J W Hunter nicknamed for a gentle preacher guides a young man into law while State's Attorney Jesse W Hunter recalls his own youth and ethics. A separate scene shows Fred Borg lamenting a parent's neglect and urging welfare action over flour and water meals for six.
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J. W
J. W. Hunter
Jesse W. Hunter
Tallahassee
Jesse
Son
Rev. Hunter
Jesse. Hunter
Lake ‘County
Fred Borg
W. Troy Hall, Jr
Leesburg Minute Maid Plant Profitable in Year
Minute Maid Corp reports the Leesburg plant employed up to 245 workers who earned 568 604 34 in salaries and wages during the 12 months ending July. Bonuses total 208 765.46 for cost of living and production. Central Florida growers received 9 370 046 52 for 5 713 443 boxes purchased with average net profit to growers 1 64 a box.
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Leesburg
Minute Maid Corp
Plymouth
Minute Maid
Central
Florida
Florida Citrus Mutual Emerges as Industry Reform Leader
The piece recalls Florida’s citrus growth from scattered groves to a two thirds share of U.S. production. It credits the war years for demand, explains the birth of Florida Citrus Mutual by 7,000 growers and 300 handlers, and notes a 100 million box crop forecast with ongoing supply demand adjustments and research, led by mutual directors and advisors.
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Orlando
Tampa
Lake County
Florida
Citrus
Green Bay
Santa Claus
Florida Bankers Association
Florida Citrus Mutual
Mutual
Hamlin Family Ties to Orange Groves and LawCareer
The article traces Roy Hamlin and his father’s involvement with orange groves begun in 1875, noting the father’s plantings and the shift away from holdings as community cooperatives arose. Roy Hamlin practices law, with a son serving as circuit court reporter and two daughters and another son named in the family. Ella P. Hamlin, Roy’s mother, lived in Tavares until her death at age 90 last year.
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Roy Hamlin
Hamlin
Tavares
Roy
Ella P. Hamlin
Attorney Hamlin
Josephine H. Grey
Ann Hamlin
Edward P
Alan
Circuit Court
Pioneer Day Horse Show Opens with Picnic at Altoona
Lake County Horsemen's Association holds annual Pioneer Day at Altoona this Sunday with an old-fashioned basket picnic and riding events. Registration of horses starts at 11. Sheriff Willis McCall serves as chairman.
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Pioneer Day of the
Lake County Horsemen’s Association
Altoona
Willis McCall
Town Hall Broadcast Salutes Girl Scout Week
Mrs Gladys Crane Mount Dora Girl Scout leader will host the Lake County Town Hall of the Air at 7 15 p m today in honor of Girl Scout week with a community audience expected.
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Gladys Crane
Mount Dora
Lake County
Mount Dora students make honor roll across grades
Good start is best policy as Mount Dora Junior and Senior High School reports 45 students on the honor roll. Names span seventh through twelfth grades with students from multiple classes and the year’s first term highlighted.
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Mount Dora
Joyce Gibb
John Groves
Felix Henderson
Jeff Ray
Margaret Sadler
Barbara Sanders
David Sanders
Barbara Schwartz
Glenn Brown
Henry Bryant
Jerry Dake
Gwendolyn Dawson
Shirley Hopkins
Jalene Howell
Sara Jo Land
Sestina Larsen
Bettie Newmans
Carol Siess
Edmond Starling
Anita Stedrowsky
Walter TeStrake
Bobby Nell Tolar
Blanche Hardin
Verline Hughes
John Keller
Freddy Roseborough
Jackie Shannon
Linda Woodham
Ann Bowers
Paul Hopkins
Rosemary Huff
Margie Kenyon
George J Aline Paul
Diane TeStrake
William Beims
Max Bulske
Patsy Dean
Charles Moorhead
Billy Odom
Norman Peters
Ma Simpson
Bettye Ann Ray
Helen Whitehead
Rhoda Williams
Mailman Olus Harris Leaves Hospital After Hurricane Day Injuries
Olus Harris of Mount Dora was discharged from Eustis Waterman Memorial hospital after injuries from an Oct 18 collision on Highway 441 during hurricane winds. Alma Giddens Brooks Price of Eustis also left hospital after a near fatal plunge on Oct 21, with police noting she was found two hours later on railroad tracks near the embankment.
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Olus Harris
Mount Dora
Eustis Waterman Memorial Hospital
Florida
Alma Giddens Brooks Price
Eustis
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