Crane Files For Mayor's Post As Politics Return To Simmer
Mount Dora politics cools after a heated week with only Council President D. Fletcher Crane cleared for the mayoral ballot. Other contenders dropped out or were not finalized as residents and business leaders pressed for a Crane candidacy amid committee meetings and petitions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crane
Mount Dora
D. Fletcher Crane
al Rehbaum, Jr
R. C. Bardwell
Ernest Mosteller
John M. Bethel
Lillian Christie
J. M. Turner
George Keller
T. J. Potter
Park Board
Dan Bishop
R. W. Dickson
Angus MacDonald
Roy Christopher
Tom Cooley
Christopher
Henry Beims
Rehbaum's Hardware
J. E. Fortner
MacDonald
Fortner
George J. White
Carl Graves
Richard Edgerton
O. M. Simpson
Cooley
Press and peace officers seek race news conference in Florida
Florida Press Association members urged Gov. Fuller Warren to set a date for a conciliatory conference between the press and peace officers over racial news handling. Officers cited Grove Land case and accused coverage of arrestees as inflammatory, while editors argued for understanding between weekly papers and law enforcement.
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Florida Press Association
Fuller Warren
Florida
Naples
Florida Peace Officers Association
Groveland
Association of Editors
Polly Rose Balfe
Homestead
Lake County
Stuart
North
Gov. Warren
Past Grid Stars Face Off In Mount Dora Thanksgiving Benefit
Former coach Floyd Jaggears leads a reunion team of past stars against a rival squad on Mount Dora’s school field November 26. Players include Clyde Mosteller Roy Dutton and others. center Trenham anchors Jaggears lineup. Lions Club sponsors the charity football game as a holiday attraction.
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Mount Dora
Lions Club
Floyd Jaggears
Jaggears
Clyde Mosteller
Roy
Ross Dutton
Frank Keller
Fred Darkow
Legion To Hold Holiday Dance At Veterans Memorial Home
The American Legion and its auxiliary announce a holiday dance next Wednesday Thanksgiving Eve at the Veterans Memorial home. Dancing runs from 9 p.m. until Quix and his Quintet tire. Dress is informal and the public is invited.
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American Legion
Veterans Memorial Home
Quix
Roy Christopher
Gladys Malone Sells Grove For Sixty Thousand
One of the largest citrus grove sales in Mount Dora in years was completed last week. Mrs Gladys Malone sold her Valencia grove on the Sorrento road, a 60 acre parcel, for $60,000. Local records show a substantial market move in citrus land.
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Mount Dora
Gladys Malone
Valencia
Sorrentord
Bazaar Planned at Tangerine Community Hall
A community bazaar will be held at the Tangerine Community hall Saturday sponsored by the Tangerine Community church. Hours are 2 to 6 p.m.
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Tangerine Community Church
Traveling Editors Tour Mount Dora Describes Beauty
Twenty five travel editors toured Lake Dora aboard a Greyhound bus stopping at the Lakeside Inn local operators hosted with orange juice. They praised Mount Dora as the most beautiful spot seen in Florida during a Florida Hotel Association tour heading toward Orlando Miami and Key West with leaders Howard L. Dayton R O Riddle and James Landon onboard.
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Dora
New York
Chicago
Florida
Mount Dora
Lake County
Louisa M. Comstock
House Beautiful
Richard Edgerton
Lakeside Inn
James Landon
Bill Riddle
Florida State Hotel Association
Myron Cranwall
Mount Dora Hotel
Carl Graves
Villa Dora Hotel
Howard Dayton
F.S.H.A
Marianna Clark
J. A. Hames
Grand View Hotel
George J. White
Chamber of Commerce
America
Lake Dora
United States
Florida Hotel Association
South Florida
Orlando
Greyhound
Deer Island
W. E. Holler
Fifth Av
Heinz Luedicke
New York Journal of Commerce
Lois Burnside
Chicago Journal of Commerce
Reynold Seitz
Chicago Daily News
Alice Veit
Herald Tribune
Basil Fowler
Washington Post
Jack Ramey
Cincinnati Enquirer
C. V. Talbot
Cleveland News
Harry W. Smith
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Sid Rheuban
Cleveland Press
Ralph Hemming
Columbus Dispatch
Herschel Jones
Dayton News
E. A. Jones
Highway Traveler
Noble Reed
Indianapolis Times
Henr Ward
Pittsburgh Press
John Meisel
Newark News
Gilbert G. LaGorce
National Geographic
Alice Musholt
Chicago Tribune
Mildred Planthold
St. Louis
Globe Democrat
Orecca Teagarden
Louisville Times
Or'sride
Miami
Eastern Airlines
Key West
Howard L. Dayton
Daytona Beach
R. O. Riddle
Jacksonville
Dr. William A. Chisholm Dies at 83 in Mount Dora
Dr. William A. Chisholm 83 died November 9 in Leesburg after a short illness. A native of Antigonish Nova Scotia he retired after 35 years practice in New York City and spent winters in Mount Dora. Funeral services were held in New Rochelle New York. He leaves his widow Adelaide Berry Chisholm and two sisters Florence Graham and Emma Williams of Antigonish.
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New Rochelle
N. Y
William A. Chisholm
New York
Mount Dora
Chisholm
Leesburg
Antigonish
Nova Scotia
New
Lake County Probation Officer Helps Delinquent Youth By Conversation
In Lake County, probation officer Fred Borg treats delinquent and dependent youths with calm dialogue and steady support. He builds trust, visits homes, reviews records, and uses court authority to guide rehabilitation. Borg believes most juvenile crimes stem from insecurity and family conflict and aims to remove the causes rather than punish. He cites a Mount Dora success story of a former problem child now earning about $200 monthly and remaining in contact with Borg.
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Fred A. Borg
Lake County
Fred Borg
Borg
Fred
Mit
Ann
Florida
W. Troy Hall, Jr
Mount Dora
Borg family aids at early hours to curb delinquency
Fred A. Borg and his wife Nancy dedicate their time to help troubled youths. He even drives at 4 am to Marianna to assist a boy needing commitment, and once altered clocks to manage a late call from Leesburg police. He emphasizes constant contact and daily probation reporting for youths under his guidance.
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Fred
Marianna
Judge Hall
Nancy
Borg
Welfare Council Starts Fund in Mount Dora Summer Aid
Mount Dora Health and Welfare Council launches a summer relief fund funded by ten civic groups and churches led by the Kings Daughters. Each organization commits 50 dollars annually, with five months to pay, pledges due by January 1, and Betty Siess handling individual contributions through the Chamber of Commerce office.
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Mount Dora
Kings Daughters
Christopher
Council
Betty Siess
Chamber of Commerce
Ray Leads Voting For Trustee Job
J G Ray Jr led the unopposed school trustees race with 468 votes as three advisory positions were filled. John Y Clark Jr of Leesburg had 444 votes and Mrs C B Treadway 441. Clermont write in Fred Adkinson received 45 votes. Mount Dora logged 36 votes. In Texas timber crops are a growing income source second only to oil.
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J.G. Ray, Jr
C. B. Treadway
Tavares
Fred Adkinson
Clermont
Ray
John Y. Clark, Jr
Leesburg
Treadway
Adkinson
Texas
Mutual Sets New Floor for Small Fruit in Florida
Florida Citrus Mutual announces an immediate raise in the floor price for 288s to 2.25 while 216s and larger stay at 2.50. Alden Drury stresses no need for volume prorate yet as shipments slow from rain and market remains stable. He notes Mutual’s first season success and cannery pricing pressures.
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Florida Citrus Mutual
Alden Drury
Mutual
Mount Dora
Drury
Puseu
Neal WeUn
Jacksonville
Vernon Conner
G. B. “Crip” Hurlburt
Texas
County Sues to Obtain Bridge Entry for Howey Site
The county will file a circuit court condemnation suit today against four property owners to secure right of way for a new bridge entry. Construction, budgeted at about a half million dollars, will begin early next week once access is secured. The case will be tried December 20 with funds placed in escrow pending the outcome.
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Howey Bridge
Jesse W. Hunter
David R. Savage
Florida’. Fruit. Co
Leesburg
Minneola
Miami
Hunter
Clarence G. Bouis
M. H. Coleman
Nan Crawford
State Road Department
County’ Commissioners
Willian
W. Boyd
Clermont
C. W
Gaines
Tavares
Slater Cox
Mount Dora
State Department
Be Glad You Live in Lake County Pre Thanksgiving Talk
W E Bill Holler of Breezy Point delivered the keynote at the 33rd Lake County Chamber of Commerce meeting at the Eustis Legion Center. He cited growth from 1915 to 1949 including population, homes, school enrollment, church membership, and citrus expansion, noting asset gains in citrus acreage, on the tree value, and cattle and vegetable industries.
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Bountiful Lake County
W. E
Bill Holler
Lake County
Holler
Eustis Legion Center
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Legion To
Mabel Norris Reese
Welfare Council
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