City Council Reviews Trains Noise Nuisance in Mount Dora
Mount Dora City Council discusses reducing the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad nuisance from loud whistles and diesel sounds. Residents fear early morning disturbances, and officials seek blinking signals at Clayton Donnelly and Alexander streets while planning legal options.
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Mount Dora
Atlantic Coastline Railroad
Lake County
ACL
al. Indta
Clayton
Donnelly
Alexander
Lou L. Heaton
Heaton
Roy Christopher
Lake County Becomes State Highway Patrol Headquarters
Patrolman Here Mount Dora has become a Lake county headquarters for the State Highway Patrol. Patrolman Charles A. Gay, formerly of Tampa, is one of two patrolmen regularly assigned to Lake county. The other HQ is in Clermont. Gay resides at the Simpson hotel and covers the county's northeastern end.
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Mount Dora
Lake County
State Highway Patrol
Charles A. Gay
Tampa
Clermont
Gay
Simpson Hotel
Senator Holland To Address Mount Dora Woman's Club
Mount Dora Woman's club invites husbands to attend a 2:30 p.m. meeting at the Community building with speaker Senator Spessard Holland arranged by Miss Elmira Lodor. A luncheon at the View hotel precedes the event, with a CARE collection for worldwide needy families and refreshments served by Mrs. Ernest Mosteller.
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Mount Dora Woman’s Club
Sen
Spessard Holland
Elmira Lodor
Ernest Mosteller
Holland
Clinched Hurricanes Set for Eustis Challenge
Mount Dora Hurricanes clinched the Central Florida Conference title by routing Clermont Highlanders 55 0 in the homecoming game and now face an undefeated finish threat against Eustis Panthers. Dan Spear coached a full lineup as Odom led with 226 yards and Wise added 117 while multiple players contributed in a dominant victory.
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Mount Dora Hurricanes
Eustis Panthers
Eustis
Dorans
Central Florida
Hurricanes
Clermont Highlanders
Dan Spear
Harry Wise
Billy Odom
Odom
Wise
Harold Gregg
Jerry Dake
Clermont
Jones
Dake
Robinson
Austin
Hall
Stark
Keen
Keller
Henry
Hawkins
Kennedy
Beims
Atkins
D. Ford
Simpson
J. Wilson
Pugh
Day
Correll
Gregg
Rappel
Dawson
Sellers
G. Ford
G. Wilson
Turner
Duke
Dufour
J. Keller
Speak Out For Right Herlong Urges County
Congressman A S Syd Herlong Jr told more than 200 at the Lake County Chamber of Commerce dinner in Clermont that Americans must restore morality in government and demand integrity. He urged citizens to inform themselves, speak out for what they believe, and avoid favors not tied to national emergencies, urging a threefold focus on morality, military strength, and economic stability. He avoided comment on local events or UN issues ahead of leadership changes in the county chapter.
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America
A. S
Syd” Herlong, Jr
Lake County
Herlong
Congressional Prayer Group
Paris
Leesburg
W. J. Rogers
Tavares
W. Donald Conkling
Mount Dora
J. E.french
Lady Lake
Oakley Seaver
Clermont
R. L. Whithire
Mascotte
Henry Self
Umatilla
Mount Dora Hurri Canes to be Feted by Kiwanis
Mount Dora's Hurri Canes, champions of the Central Florida Conference with a 54-0 win over Clermont, will be guests of the Kiwanis club next Wednesday. They will receive gold footballs and be announced as guests at the Tangerine Bowl in Orlando on New Year's Day. Movie footage of the Clermont game may be shown.
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Mount Dora
Hurricanes
Central Florida
Kiwanis Club
Kiwanis
Orlando
Clermont
Lake County urged to seek open talks on race tensions and trial
An opinion urges Lake County officials and open minded citizens to meet with NAACP leaders to review trial transcripts of Sam Shepherd Walter Irvin and Charles Greenlee and FBI materials. The goal is a peaceful, honest conference to address the Weirsdale road incident and venue issues while fostering harmony in race relations.
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Lake County
Graveland
Vishinsky
America
FBI
Walter Irvin
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
Sam Shepherd
Charles Greenlee
Thurgood Marshall
NAACP
Franklin Williams
Ted Poston
New York Post
UN Assembly
Paris
Ralph Bunch
Weirsdale Road
Marshall
New Lake County Reporter Earns Respect for Ted Poston Ride
The New York Post new lake county reporter Jerry Tuck filled in for Ted Poston on the Sam Shepherd case at the inquest. Tuck’s dispatches described alleged whitewash by the coroner's jury and highlighted constitutional rights amid a tense hospital scene. His prompt coverage won praise from fellow reporters and county officials despite earlier criticism of Lake county’s portrayal.
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New York Post
Ted Poston
Lake County
American Newspaper Guild
New York
Josephine Baker
Stork Club
Jerry Tuck
Post
Sam Shepherd
Willis McCall
Walter Irvin
W. Troy Hall, Jr
McCall
James L. Yates
Irvin
Tuck
Poston
Jesse W. Hunter
Hunter
Mount Dora Grower Max Bulske’s Public Life Scrutiny
County Personalities profiles Max Bulske a Mount Dora fruit grower and shipper who rose from Chicago clerk to chief engineer of the National Inspection Bureau. The piece traces his shift from aspiring lawyer and baseball fan to a behind the scenes snooper inspecting high risk sites including opium dens as the bureau consolidated insurance inspections for major firms.
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Max Bulske
Mount Dora
Chicago
Dorans
Max, Jr
Bulske
Northwestern
National Inspection Bureau
General Motors
Butske
Bureau
Chinatown
Bulske's Fire Industry Insights and Travels
The article profiles M. E. Blaske noted for harsh views on poor construction and strict fire safety. It traces his career across Cincinnati and Detroit offices, with extensive experience in meat processing, canning, medical labs, mills, and liquor warehouses, and mentions his Western Springs home and touring family life.
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Bulske
Overlooker
Cincinnati
Bureau
Detroit
Cites
Western Springs
Chicago
Connie
Max
Blaske
Hak
Lake Closes Investigation of Groveland Case
Lake County officials moved to end the Groveland episode as the grand jury declined to probe the sheriff’s shooting of Sam Shepherd and wounding of Walter Irvin during transport. Irvin, recovering in Raiford, and fellow defendants faced retrials for alleged July 1949 rape. the coroner ruled McCall acted in the line of duty.
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Lake County
Groveland
Willis McCall
Weirsdale
Truman G. Futch
Sam Shepherd
McCall
Walter Irvin
Tavares
Supreme Court
Union Services To Be Held In Mount Dora
Mount Dora’s three largest churches join for Thanksgiving Eve union services at First Baptist Church next Wednesday at 7 45 p m. Pastor James H Sutley presides. Rev Robert M Blackburn delivers the Thanksgiving address. Dr Robert R Reed leads worship. Mrs Harold Larsen directs music. Offering benefits the Children’s Home Society of Florida.
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Mount Dora
First Baptist Church
James H. Sutley
The
Baptist Church
Robert M. Blackburn
First Methodist Church
Robert R Reed
Community Church
Harold Larsen
Children’s Home Society of Florida
Dora's City Clerk Gains Prominence
City Clerk William C. Stewart of Mount Dora requested a short December break as he was chosen to lead discussions at the Florida League of Municipalities institute in Orlando December 3 to 5. Stewart has risen as a finance officer, serving three years as treasurer of the Municipal Finance Officers association representing 52 Florida cities and is vice president of the Lake County League of Municipalities.
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William C. Stewart
Mount Dora
Florida League of Municipalities’ Institute
Orlando
Stewart
Florida
Municipal Finance Officers Association
Miami
Lake County League of Municipalities
Atheane
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Woman’s Club
Thomas Ie
Byron Smith
County
Lake County’s Solution
Ted
New Lake
MABEL N@RRIS REESE
M. E. Bulske
Lake
Shepherd Irvin
Shepherd
Bay Lake
Ernest Thomas
Raiford State Prison
L. F. Chapman
Raiford
Waterman Memorial Hospital
Yates
St. Augustine
Warren
J. J. Elliott
R. H. Williams
State’s
National Magazine
Weirsdale Rd
Spencer Rynearson
Bryant Calhoun
Williams
C. M. Tyre
Dora
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