Gentlemen of the Press bear lesson in kindness from Florida affair
Florida journalists staged a gag at the state press convention in Silver Springs when Russell Kay received a near hundred dollar necklace of bills for a "needy cracker" joke. The gag showcased generosity and the idea that good deeds multiply with interest. Local observer Ernest Turnipseed warns farmers to leave wild strips to support wildlife. Charles Kuechler, Mount Dora ninth grader, recovers after a Halloween gym syrup accident causing first degree hand burns.
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Florida
Miami
Mount Dora
Tampa
Frank Morgan
Kiwanis Club
Florida Press Association
Silver Springs
Russell Kay
Russell
Florida Press
News
Jack Grant
Leesburg
Florida Wildlifeagazine
Raussell
Jack
Ernest A
Turnipseed, Jr
Turnipseed
Lake County
Soil Conservation Service
Howard Bissland
Charles Kuechler
Charles
Parent-Teacher Association
Flowering Tree Man Promotes Florida Beautification
Edwin A. Menninger of Stuart known as The Flowering Tree Man spoke to Mount Dora Men’s Garden Club about growing tropical flowering trees in Florida. He cited 1 000 varieties planted over 20 years, noting 3 000 exist worldwide and urging conservation. The talk drew over 100 attendees and included air layering demonstrations by Howard E. McCormick.
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Florida
Stuart
Menninger
Mount Dora
Stuart Place
Central
South Florida
Howard E. McCormick
Interdenominational Union looks to new ideas in Oviedo
East Town reports a strong association meeting in Oviedo Florida with Rev S Rembert praising the event. Attendance at Bethel Mt Olive St John and Triumph churches was steady as delegates gathered for spiritual and financial support. The writer notes a funeral in Quincy and offers sympathy.
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Bethel
Mt. Olive
St. John
Triumph
Oviedo
Fla
S. R. Rembert
Interdenominational Union
D Administration
Essen
R. E. Shaw
Quincy
Ewing’s rise through Western Electric and move to Mount Dora
The story tracks Ewing's career from a small-town telegraph start to president after incorporation, then to Western Electric roles in Chicago New York and Kearny New Jersey. He coordinated engineers and personnel, managed 550 moving families, and later handled public relations. He retired with wife Clara and settled in Mount Dora Florida contributing to civic affairs.
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Marengo
Ewing
Western Electric Company
Hawthorne
Chicago
Wilcox Junction
Western Electric
New York
Kearny
N. J
Kearny Works
Clara Griebel
Davenport
Miami
Miami Beach
Morris Deering
Mount Dora
Ewings
Fourth and Tremain St
Robert G
Pompton Plains
New Jersey Bell Telephone
Wanda Ord
North Plainfield
New Jersey State Chamber of Commerce
Jersey City
State Welfare Board
Special performance of George Washington Slept Here praised
Mrs Slater Cox executive secretary thanks readers for publicity and the IceHouse Players for staging an extra benefit performance of George Washington Slept Here. Proceeds aid the Patient Service Committee of the Lake County TB and Health Association.
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George Washington
Lake County TB and Health Association
IceHouse
Slater Cox
Art Week Thanks Mount Dora Businesses
The exhibitors of Mount Dora express appreciation to 15 business houses for generously providing window space for odd pictures by American Art Week volunteers. Mrs A M Nelson, American Art Week Chairman, thanks them for their kindness and support.
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Mount Dora
A. M. Nelson
American Art Week
Chaplain and Coach Reed Featured in Penn State Story
The Beaver Field Pictorial profiles Dr. Robert R. Reed, Mount Dora Community Church pastor, former Penn State assistant coach and Bible instructor. It recalls his early football days without forward passes and his role in Bible study, plus his later ministry across Illinois, Iowa, and Ohio.
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Penn ‘State ‘College
Dorans
Robert R. Reed
Mount Dora
Pennsylvania College
Penn State
Ruth Bottorf
Reed
Illinois
Iowa
Ohio
Mount Dora’s
Public Notice: Mount Dora Utilities Revenue Bond Case
The Town of Mount Dora seeks to issue Utilities Revenue Bonds totaling 300000 dollars dated January 1 1953 with six percent interest and annual installments 1954 through 1973. The State of Florida and property owners are ordered to show cause in Lake County Circuit Court on December 3 1952 at 10 AM why the petition should not be granted and the bonds validated. Court in Tavares Florida signs the order.
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Aay
State of
Florida
Fifth Judicial Circuit
Mount Dora
Circuit Court of
Lake County
Tavares
T. G. Fputce
Circuit Court of the
Fifth Judicial Circuit of
Lake Daunte
Gail F. King
W. Troy Hall, Jr
A. D
Edna King Hubbard
W. M Kennedy
Atty
Fla
The Poet's Corner Love Poem Humor
A humorous verse extols the value of a sweetheart who can cook well. It celebrates appetizing meals and the joy of sharing a home with someone who prepares potatoes and vegetables, while the speaker eagerly awaits and savors the kitchen offerings.
Faith In Ideals Emphasized By Oviedo Pastor
Dr. Frank Morgan of the Oviedo Baptist church urged Kiwanis members to build a better tomorrow by embracing Christ’s Sermon on the Mount. He cited storms vs steadfastness from the parable of the two houses and urged forgiveness to counter bitterness.
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Frank Morgan
Baptist Church
Oviedo
Kiwanis Club
Florida
Dr.Morgan
Awards Continue in Editorial Contest for Small Newspapers
Weimar Jones of the Franklin Press chaired the contest judging reporters covering Irvin's second trial in Ocala. The Stuart News won first place for its editorial Topic column. Topic editions earned third place for general excellence in small-population papers, and won two Florida Women's Press Club firsts for Musings and a feature story.
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Irvin
Ocala
Weimar Jones
Franklin Press
Franklin
N. C
Oerial
Stuart News
Florida Women’s Press Club
City Seeks Sidewalk Plan After Bid Call Fails
The Street department invites bids to design a Clayton Street sidewalk from Liberty to Fifth Avenue funded by the city parking meter fund. No contractors responded to the October call, a fact disclosed at the recent Council meeting.
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Clayton St
Liberty
Fifth Av
History revived in annual Armistice portraits at Tavares court
Portraits of three late Lake County officials were unveiled in the Tavares courthouse to mark the annual Armistice Day event. Sheriff Thaddeus C. Smith, Elliott E. Edge of Groveland, and Assistant Attorney General John B. Gaines were honored with 1952 portraits. Attendants included Betty Pratt, Kathy Boyd, and Toaquin Gaine LaGrone, as speakers recalled the honorees' lives and service.
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Lake County
Tavares
Thaddeus’ C. Smith
Gemeter
Betty Pratt
Jacksonville
Elliott E. Edge
Groveland
Grea
Kathy Boyd
Attorne
John B. Gaines
Toaquin Gaine, LaGrone
Gainesville
Jesse W. Hunter
Umatilla
Union County
Kentucky
Florida
Lak County
Futch
Leesburg
L. Day Edge
la Groveland
Sona
Elliott E
Bladen County
North Carolina
San Florida
Edge
County Telephone Co
Alpine Telephone Co
Dade
Flori Telephone Co
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