Mount Dora Homecoming Parade Captures Anticipation and Loss
Mount Dora celebrated homecoming with floats bands and a big turnout as Eustis beat Mount Dora 6 to 0 in the game. The procession showcased students and alumni including Verlon Hughes and Jean Parker with escorts amid cheers and a Legion hall dance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Dora
Eustis
Wade Simpson
Verlon Hughes
Claude Fralick
Boyd Akins
Boyd
Kenny
Marcos
Janet Burchett
Pam Wareing
Cleary
Muriel Wise
Sandy Jone
Rosemary Wee
Jean Parker
George Lashar
Legion Hall
Jean
Aline Paul
Norma Anthony
Upper Right
Inset
Arthur Dufour
Harold Gregg
Baptists Plan Reception For New Pastor
Rev. David Coffield begins as pastor of First Baptist in Mount Dora after accepting the post November 5. A reception at the church Monday at 8 p.m. invites all, with Coffield to give the sermon at the Union giving service Wednesday at 7:30. Coffield and family reside on Tremain Street with four children.
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First Baptist Church
David Coffield
James H. Sutley
Coffield
Allout Dora
W. G. Russell
Union
Coffields
Tremain St
David
Janice
Joyce
Johnnie
Mount Dora’s
Final Hurdle Looms For Mount Dora Hurricanes At Lyman
Mount Dora aims to finish its conference season undefeated as they face Lyman Greyhounds at Lyman School after a 6 0 loss to Eustis. The Hurricanes, led by Captain Bobby Stark and backs Jerry Dake and Harry Wise, seek a 1950s Florida regional record as they chase a third straight Central Florida Conference title.
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Lyman Greyhounds
Mount Dora
Golden Hurricanes
Central Florida
Dan Spear
Chargers
Lyman School
Apopka
Longwood
Florida
Kenneth Dawson
Eustis
John Rappel
Jerry Dake
Tommy Branton
David Ayer
Branton Pense
Panthers
Harry Wise
Jean
Hurricanes
Bobby Stark
Aline Paul
Norma Anthony
Donnie Wetz
David Sellers
Dorans
Frank Hall
Branton
Fightingurricanes
Thanksgiving Service Set Introduces New Mount Dora Pastor
The community Thanksgiving service on Wednesday November 26 features Rev David Coffield joining area pastors. Coffield newly assigned to the Baptist church will give the sermon at the Union Service in Mount Dora.
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Mount Dora
David Coffield
Coffield
Baptist Church
Early Next Week Advertising News Schedule
The notice states a topic preview for next week with a Monday noon date and publication set for Wednesday November 26. It outlines timing for advertising and news items in the upcoming issue.
Dorothy Alexander: Civic Activist and Patriot Reader
A Lake County woman, Dorothy Alexander, pursues truth in politics and democracy. She buys an 87 book on McCarthyism, reads extensively, shifts to the Democratic party, and stays committed to informed courage in public life.
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Dorothy Alexander
Lake County
Dorothy Petites
Senate
Owen Lattimore
Benton
Wisconsin
McCarthy
Tavares
Guardian of Democracy in Lake County
Mrs. H. L. Alexander, a civic matron and garden club member, balances study, writing, and activism as she supports Democratic efforts in Tavare s headquarters. Once an Eisenhower booster, she recalls praying for his nomination and reacts to the Chicago convention results with mixed emotions.
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Lake Countians
Tavares
Eisenhower
Chicago
Russell
Nater
Stevenson
Pattern Of Justice Takes Strange Turn In County
The article describes a tangled Lake county case involving Sheriff Yates and Judge McCall, with FBI involvement after killings of Shepherd and Irvin. It centers on grand jury findings, a controversial arrest of a prisoner Reese, and corrections over manslaughter versus murder rulings. Hunter, retiring as state's attorney, faces a separate probe tied to keeping a prisoner without charge. The piece traverses Hernando and Brooksville histories, court actions, and community unrest surrounding the proceedings.
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Oneonera
McCall
Shepherd
Irvin
Lake County
U.S. Supreme Court
F.B.I
J. Edgar Hoover
James M. McInerney
Yates
Weirsdale
W. Troy Hall, Jr
White
Florida Supreme Court
Hunter
Judicial Circuit
Pat Whittaker
Tampa
South
Whittaker
David McKinley Reese
Hernando County
Brooksville
Reese
Fred Hocker
Ar Sar Renianes Eaven
Supreme Court
Sam Buie
Positive Thinking For Safety Urges City Action
Mrs. Frederick Sleight of Mount Dora, in a Letters to the Editor message, urges greater safety consciousness among local residents and recommends initial steps by City Council to reduce street inter section hazards. She attended the Governor's Safety Conference and says the city should join Florida in adopting stronger precautions.
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Frederick Sleight
Mount Dora Oman’s Club
All
Florida
Pride and Ostentation Mark a Humble Senega Gift
A terse line notes that what is given with pride and ostentation is seen as an am bounty and attributed to Senega, reflecting a satirical take on generosity and display.
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Mary Anna Kelly
Sue Scott
Sara Jo Land
Nancy Fristoe
Jalene Howell
Nancy Newman
Bill Baker
Joann Clemmons
Pat Reese
Rae Squier
Carol Simpson
Elizabeth Conelly
al Rehbaum, III
Dan
Paul Odom
Baptists
Rev. Coffield
Lyman
Byron Smith
Mabel Norris Reese
Charles Scribner and Sons
James Truslow Adams
Joe McCarthy
Acheson A
Joseph McCarthy
State Department
H. L. Alexander
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