Guava Oddity and Patriotism Highlight Local Notes
A Mrs. Horace Blunt reports a guava twice the size of a normal fruit from her tree and claims its fruit shows a rare growth. The piece also profiles Mrs. Bradford and her grandchildren serving in Korea and Japan, noting family pride and military service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Horace Blunt
10Th Ave
Blunts
Harry Bradford
Tangerine
Wilma L. Hootes
Japan
Ralph M. Hootes
543Rd
South Korea
Margaret Dickey
Army Inteligence Division
Cleveland
Germany
John F. Dickey
Ralph
Korea
Editorial meeting churns over campaign bias and reader ire
Editors from several newspapers discuss fair coverage of the Eisenhower Stevenson race while readers accuse bias regardless of stance. Gideon Seymour recalls a late night call about blank pages and a subscriber’s praise for the edition. Charlie Bradford bets to reach twenty dollars from Roy Christopher after years of Hurricanes wins.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Round Table
Adlai
Eisenhower
Gideon Seymour
Minneapolis Star and Tribune
Seymour
Charlie Bradford
Clark
Roy Christopher
Charlie
Hurricanes
Roy
Baby Girl Janet Marie Born to Navy Family at Jacksonville
Navy information bureau announces the birth of Janet Marie to Mrs. Jake C. Pugh at the U. S. Naval Hospital Jacksonville on October 20. Pugh is the son of Mr. and Mrs. John C. Pugh of Ninth and Uncerst.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Janet Marie
Jake C. Pugh
Navy
Jacksonville
U. S. Naval Hospital
Navy Information Bureau
Pugh
John C. Pugh
Portraits to Honor Lake County Officials On Armistice Day
Lake County Chamber of Commerce schedules two Armistice Day events next Tuesday. At 3 p.m. portraits of former county officials J D Gaines E E Edge and T C Smith will be unveiled. At 7 p.m. U S Congressman Billy Matthews and Syd Herlong Jr. will address the dinner at the Leesburg Recreation Center with Chester B Treadway presiding. Reservations through the chamber office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lake County
Chamber of Commerce
J.D. Gaines
Criminal Court of Record
E. E.edge
Bond
T. C. Smith
D. R
Billy” Matthews
Gainesville
Eighth District
Florida
Carnival continues with fortune telling and auctions
The event features a Swami fortune teller, a broad auction of donated items raising over $200 for P TA, and a fish pond with primary grades. Dozens of volunteers assisted, including Mrs. Bumgardner and Mrs. Murray. A teen dance closed the carnival with the High Hats orchestra.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarence Sims
K. D. Headley
P-Ta
Betty Bardwell
Watson Buckman
Robert Bumgardner
John Alden Murray
Jimmie Hughes
George Kennedy
James Pritchett
Richard Edgerton
Robert Eichelberger
A. V. Lent
Gordon Dake
George Bissell
E. L. Lane
Adolph Dawson
Jerry Barnhart
Ivan Parker
Sam Swiger
Naomi Keller
Diane Phay
Penny Rector
Calvin Durham
Henry Briggs
Rene Wise
Joe McKay
Jimm Dake
Sandy Stary
Michael Onikenberg
I T
Vir
Maureen In McCabe
Tewart
Ben
Karen Adams
Becky Ray
Bill Eichelberger
Martha Dawson
Janet Burchett
Sharon Uhl
Mike Briggs
Corinne O'Hara
Rebecca
Aqua marine two-headed caterpillar mystifies town
Police Chief Richard Shipes found a nearly three inch aqua marine caterpillar with horned back and unfolding accordion body on his sidewalk. Two young sisters, Patricia Ann Scoggin and Theresa, observed it with wide eyes and asked for help identifying the strange insect.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard Shipes
Patricia Ann Scoggin
Theresa
Patricia
Shipes
Condition Plants For Cold Norris
County Agent R. E. Bob Norris explains plants need conditioning for cold snaps. To increase cold tolerance, stop growth-promoting practices now by reducing cultivation irrigation and high nitrogen fertilization. Cool periods before severe cold help plants harden, while some species resist cold more than others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. E
Bob” Norris
Norris
Notable placements in junior high contests
Carol Edgerton placed third and Henry Land fourth in an event. Gwynne Godtel won first with Mary Annerson second. Donald Reichert first and Janice Cook second. Mae mover second, Betty Sue Wages third, Alice Muller fourth with unique results across these junior high standings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carol Edgerton
Henry Land
Gwynne Godtel
Mary Second
Annerson
Donald Reichert
Lewis Carroll
Janice Cook
Mae Mover
Betty Sue Wages
Alice Muller
Flattery in Mutual Traffic Fray Across Relations
A fragment discusses flattery as a mutual traffic within social relations, noting how praise and affectionate remarks circulate between individuals to gain favor or advancement. No clear event or figures are named in the readable text.
Five-year-old Aldine Norton Crowned Queen at School Carnival
Aldine Norton, five, appears as a princess beside schoolmate Wayne Means, both in the grade school. The pair were named queen and king of the lower grades during last week’s Hallo ween carnival contest at the school.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aldine Norton
King
Wayne
Aldine
We ll Rock Along Viva Stevenson Ike Or Adlai
The columnist predicts election fatigue and partisan clash will fade after the vote. He argues daily life continues, with taxes, mail, radio, travel, and weather unfolding as usual, regardless of who wins. He ends urging support for Stevenson or Eisenhower, pitying the loser rather than censoring.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eisenhower
Stevenson
Korea
Truman
White House
United Nations
Vishinsky
Labor Relations Board
Washington
Pentagon
Santa Claus
Congressmen
Welfare Board
Bridge
Canasta
Harry
Fuller
Hiram
Aunt Maria
St. Petersburg
Mount Dora
van Snysters
Vandeventers
Palm Beach
Pants
Brooklyn
Miami
Ringling Brothers
Barnum and Bailey
Sarasota
Ike
Adlai
America
Viva Stevenson
Women in Legislation Shape Home Life Debate
A column argues that laws controlling what enters the home—water, meat, milk, and ideas—should place women in the legislative discussion, asserting their role in shaping domestic life priorities. The piece frames voting and policy as tools to influence household welfare.
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IDEAL
J. G. Ray, JR
Eustis Finance Company, Inc
Magnolia Ave
Eustis
J. F. Skirven
Met
J. B. Gaines
Matthews
T. C. Smyth
E. E. Edge
Napier
Higdon
N. Orange
W. Main
Orlando Leesburg
Silver Springs
Wise Boat Works
Jersey
Sunset Valley Dairy
Parker Bros
Kay
Victor
By Russell Kay
Tampa Tribune
Central Florida
G. M. Alderman
General Delivery
Tavares
Golden Triangle Realtors Listing Bureau
Felix V. Eitner
Mount Plymouth
Apopka
Bostitch
Stapler
Aes i
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