Park Commission races and clerical bids spark city politics
Three vacancies open on the Park Commission after a ruling by City Attorney Roy Christopher that vacancies are filled at the next general election. Candidates Win Sleight Ray Dooley and Thomas Spencer filed for five two and one year terms to replace missing members. Plans to add Shuffleboard courts at Donnelly Park sparked a dispute with tennis advocates, while City Clerk William C Stewart ran unopposed.
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Roy Christopher
Park Commission Commission
Carl Graves
Lou L. Heaton
Graves
Christopher
Win C. Sleight
Wayside Packing House
Ray Dooley
Shuffleboard Club
Thomas H. Spencer
Carl Fuller
Glendy Sadler
James Hughes
Heaton
William C. Stewart
Stewart
Bill Prinz
Jerry Barnhart
Jack Groves
Joe Melvin
Robert Walker
Newton E. Cabolt
Park Commission
Donnelly Park
Dooley
John W. Willmott
Planning Commission
Richard Edgerton
Mount Dora Bass Tournament Opens With Weekly Prizes
The seventh annual Mount Dora Bass tournament begins Wednesday December 1 and runs through March. Registration at the Chamber of Commerce with sponsors Economy Auto Store Fishermans Headquarters Moon's Hardware and Rehbam's Hardware. Weekly prizes go to the largest bass caught in Lake County and two plugs of one line awarded each Monday. Monthly heaviest bass prizes and four grand prizes at season end. Official week runs Sunday morning to Saturday evening. Small registration fee.
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Mount Dora
Chamber of Commerce
Economy Auto Store
Fisherman’s Headquarters
Moon’s Hardware
Rehbaum’s Hardware
Lake County
Chamber of Commerce Office
Chamber
Rotary Sponsors Home Survey in Lake County
Mount Dora Rotary club leads an impartial survey to assess the need for an aged care home in Lake County. Attorney Harris Kimball of Mount Dora conducts the study over 25 years beginning in 1940 to determine numbers requiring such a facility.
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Lake County
Mount Dora
Hunger, Not Population, Drives Global Overcrowding
Dr. E. E. Lewis in a forum citing Jose de Castro argues hunger, not over population, fuels high birth rates. He shows tropical regions with low calorie intake have the highest birth rates and warns mass hunger is a man made plague. Remedies lie in advancing agriculture and aquaculture worldwide.
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Asia
E. E. Lewis
Community Church
Jose de Castro
de Castro
Formosa
U. S
Lewis
United Nations
Dr. Lewis
Bus Trip Plan For Florida Symphony Concerts In Orlando
Mrs. Frederick Sleight announces a proposed shuttle bus for Mount Dora patrons to attend Florida Symphony orchestra concerts in Orlando. She asks interested supporters to contact her as the symphony board weighs feasibility for January February and March concert nights.
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Florida Symphony Orchestra
Orlando
Orange Blossom Trail
Frederick Sleight
Mount Dora
Symphony
Doran Surprised At Appointment Of Edgerton
The Tampa Tribune reports Richard Edgerton of Mount Dora as the likely hotel commissioner under Governor Elect LeRoy Collins. Edgerton expressed surprise at the news but said Collins discussed the appointment with him in confidence. Doran, longtime Mount Dora hotel manager, previously supported Collins and hosted the governor and Mrs. Collins at the Crawford House in the White Mountains.
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Tampa Tribune
LeRoy Collins
Richard Edgerton
Mount Dora
Edgerton
Collins
Doran
Lakeside Inn
New Hampshire
Florida Ida Hotel Owners Association
Senator Collins
White Mountains Hotel
Crawford House
Line Worker Killed by Grounded Wire
A 30 year old lineman, Gerald Voorheen, was killed in Mount Dora after contact with 2300 volts while a Jett Construction crew laid larger breakers. He stood between grounded truck wheels as a line wrapped around, dying before the wire was cut. Rehbaum Funeral home handling arrangements.
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Gerald Harry Voorheen
Mount Dora
James Orr
Orange Blossom Trail
Orlando
Orr
Jett Construction Co
Voorheen
Rehbaum Funeral Home
IceHouse Opens Yesterday Next Wednesday
IceHouse theatre debuts Born Yesterday as second season production opening Wednesday December 1 and running nightly through December 4. Directed by Sara McCain Merle Cleary stars as the millionaire and Midge Patton as the female lead, paralleling Broadway roles.
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IceHouse
Sara McCain
Merle Cleary
Midge Patton
Paul Douglas
Judy Holliday
Sam Buck
Mel Wagner
Joén Matassio
Edwin Thompson
Helen Gray
Chubby Merchant
Mount Dora
Phoebe Lightner
Frank Stebbins
Carolyn Hollenbeck
Eustis
Junior IceHouse
Angell
Deber Sager
East Town Man Burned by Acid
Joe Thomas, a Mount Dora sanitation department employee, suffered deep acid burns and an amputated arm after an incident two weeks ago. He was found by his wife with burns on his face and arms and later claimed he fell against a stove while drinking. Authorities believe acid was thrown on him.
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Mount Dora
Javens
Thomas
Iye
Jesse Hunter celebrates Golden Anniversary and Supreme Court ruling
Attorney Jesse Hunter and his wife celebrate their Golden Wedding with an open house in Tavares from 3 to 5 p.m. The U S Supreme Court, in a 7 to 1 decision, refused to review the government's bid to indict Hunter over civil rights charges involving David McKinnack Reese of Brooksville, who was acquitted of murder in 1950 and kept in custody.
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Jesse Hunter
Tavares
U. S. Supreme Court
David McKinnick Reese
Brooksville
Sobeloff
U. S. District Court
New Orleans
Florida
Hunter
Reese
Tampa Tribune
The Law Aids Deserted Mother's Children
Patrolman Bennie Williamson aids a deserted East Town mother with five children and a new baby on the way. He supplied a stove blanket and food, then handed the case to Juvenile Counselor Kenny Pearce to pursue the husband for desertion. The family still lacks sufficient blankets and a Thanksgiving dinner.
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Bennie Williamson
East Town
Kenny Pearce
Williamson
Kiwanis Fetes High School Football Team at Thanksgiving Banquet
The Kiwanis club honors the high school football team at a noontime Thanksgiving dinner at the Community Building. This annual event marks the season’s end with a celebratory banquet for players and supporters.
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Kiwanians
Kiwanis Club
Cubs to Meet at Community Building Thursday
Boys of the Cub Scouts are to meet Thursday December 2 at the Community Building with Den 4 in charge of the opening.
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Cub Scouts
Den 4
Evicted Children Lose Education in Mount Dora School
Allan and Laura Platt recount their family’s Thanksgiving with little to be thankful for as Sheriff Willis McCall removed their children from Mount Dora’s Fifth Ave school. The parents say the move deprives their kids of needed schooling and opportunities, despite improved finances.
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Allan
Laura Platt
Mount Dora
Chubby
Violet
Laura Belle
Linda
Esther
Raymond
Mount
Dora
Denzell
Rutledge
America
Willis McCall
Platt Family School Dispute Sparks South Carolina Controversy
The Platts claim four weeks of schooling denial for their children in Mount Dora Florida amid sheriff driven eviction fears and alleged anti Indian blood prejudice. G E Brant of Holly Hill asserts no Negro ancestry and confirms Crane Pond School white status while noting Croatan descent and parental support.
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Crane Pond
Holly Hill
S. C
Allan
Laura Platt
Holly Hill High School
G. E. Brant
Allan Platt
Orangeburg County
South Carolina
Brant
Willis McCall
Mount Dora
Florida
D. D. Roseborough
Crane Pond School
Platt
Amily
State Department of Education
Platts
Will Rogers
Walter Raleigh
Mr. Platt
Highland St
Miracle Saves 97 Year Old Morrell at Home
The Morrells of 933 Baker St report a miraculous escape when a ceiling plaster collapsed into the chair where 97 year old Mr. Morrell had just moved. The incident occurred at about 1 30 am in the living room, leaving the senior unharmed.
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William Morrells
Baker St
Mr. Morrell
Morrells
Davenport
Morrell
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Rotary
Future Teachers of America
Mount Dora Club
Mary Ann Brotherson
Besse Davidson
Nancy Ellis
Jesse
Bryant Bowles
National Association For the Advancement of White People
Sheriff McCall
Laura Dangerfield
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