Tommy Looks Upon Korea and Japan After War Service
The article follows Tommy as he serves at night on a carrier during the Korean conflict, noting his limited view of Korea near Inchon and his later impressions of Tokyo and Yokohama in Japan. He contrasts Korea’s terrain with American cities and praises postwar Japanese advancement under American guidance.
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Tommy
Korea
Peninsula
Florida
Inchon
Mount Dora
America
Japan
Tokyo
Yokohama
Fall impressions on a Florida Thanksgiving week
The writer shares a Florida fall week of pleasant days and vivid sunsets along the Orange Blossom Trail. They recount a hospital visit for Punky, poinsettias dying from a freeze, and a relief mood as Lake County sees fruit spared and warmth returns compared with Korea’s cold.
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Florida
Mattie
Munroe Simpson
Mary Martha
Punky
Dora
Mount Dora
Lake County
Soldier Billie Treadwell Ready for Far East Duty
Sgt Billie Treadwell, one of three Treadwells in service, will depart for the Far East in weeks. He just returned from a three month Brazil Argentina tour and will transfer from a B 29 to a B 50 at an Air Force training school to fly as a flight engineer. His brother Gibson remains in the Korean war zone aboard the U S Albany.
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Far East
Sgt
Billie Treadwell
Two Dorans Active in Far East Crisis Roles
Maj Milton B Allen of Mount Dora assigned to the Procurement section Japan Logistical Command in Yokohama after a Korea trip. Sgt Don Schubert of Sylvan Shores serves in Air Force Intelligence in Japan, writing of a potential long war with China. Major Allen, a former 344th Engineer Regiment battalion commander, is a civil engineer who graduated from the University of Florida. his wife Alice and 18 year old son Charles remain in Mount Dora.
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Japan
Korea
Dorans
Far East
Information Service
Milton B. Allen
Route 1
Mount Dora
Yoko
Don Schubert
Oscar Schubert
Sylvan Shores
Air Force
China
Allen
344Th
University of Florida
Alice
Charles
Mrs Willmott Hosts W S C S Circle Meeting
Mrs J W Willmott of 312 E Ninth Ave will hostess the Reba Gibson Circle of the W S C S at 2 30 p m next Tuesday. Mrs Thomas Finn will lead the devotional and Mrs Dan Wilmot will oversee the program. Co hosts are Mrs J W Bukey and Mrs I N Kellogg.
Gregor Eyes Mount Dora Council Run and Lake Shore Project
The profile details Gregor and his wife Lottie Clermont Gregor, longtime Florida developers with Lake Shore property on Mount Dora's hillside. He envisions a retirement community, improved finances for Mount Dora, and an artful life blending painting and public service while assessing sewage pollution on the lake.
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Lake Shore Dr
Lake Dora
Lake Gertrude
Gregor Ge
Lake Shore
Mount Dora
Gregor
Novaks
Chicago
New York
Opera
Metropolitan
Met
Boston Conservatory of Music
Gregors
Florida
Orlando
Letters To The Editor Does Heart Good
A Mount Dora reader praises the Oct. 19 article and congratulates The Editor for taking action about UWF. The writer recalls joining UWF in college and notes renewed pride as community effort becomes constructive and inspiring.
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UWF
Mount Dora
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