Plain American Citizens Back Crusade for Freedom Drive
Mount Dora residents join the 1951 Crusade for Freedom led by Gen. Lucius Clay and local organizers to raise funds for Radio Free Europe. Aimed at gathering signatures for the Freedom Scroll, the effort seeks to show broad American support for free speech and self-government behind the Iron Curtain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Dora
Lucious Clay
W. Troy Hall, Jr
Buster” Williams
Ewenes
VIS Aseness
Millard Reid
Crusade Bank
Lake County
Radio Free Europe
Mrist
Radio Free Hope
Europe
Voice of America
IceHouse Theatre
Collection Bank
Berrien McCain
Freedom
Williams
Kiwanis Club
America
Gen. Clay
Major Cheek Readies Return From Korea to Florida Family
Major Leon Cheek, after a year and three months in Korea, planned to return to Mount Dora by November with his wife Martha Fenn and two sons Blake and Dwight. He noted an officer would replace him in the 24th Division and described his role as artillery narrator during a division demonstration before General Van Fleet. Winter clothing was not yet distributed in Korea, and his family remained on the West Coast awaiting reunion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leon Cheek
Korea
Martha Fenn
Blake
Dwight
Mount Dora
H. T. Fenn
Cheek
van Fleet
West
Orient
Mrs Sophie Story Becomes Lake County Registrar
Mrs Sophie Story was appointed by Gov Fuller Warren as Lake County registrar succeeding her late husband Warren L Story who died in August The Lake County Commissioners also authorized hiring a deputy to assist in the office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sophie Story
Lake County
Fuller Warren
Warren L. Story
Entered Sophomore Class at Hudson High School
Robert Stewart son of Mr and Mrs Robert Stewart of 1469 Ninth Ave entered the Sophomore class at Hudson New York this semester after previously attending Mount Dora High School.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert. Stewart
Robert Stewart
Hudson, N Y
Hudson, N. Y
Mount Dora High School
Commissioners Censure Army Engineers Over Waterways
Florida lawmakers push federal responsibility for Central Florida water problems. Lake County Commission directs Clerk Dykes to urge Senators Holland and Smathers and Rep Herlong to press Army engineers. Apopka canal works disrupted flows causing mud flats and fish deaths affecting Lake Apopka Lake Dora and linked waters toward the St Johns River.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Florida
Congress
Lake Apopka
St. Johns River
Lake County Board of Commissioners
George J. Dykes
Spessard Holland
George Smathers
A. S
Syd” Herlong, Jr
Apopka Canal
Apopka
Lake
Dora
Lake County set to vote on one mill tax for schools
Lake county voters face a Nov 6 special election to approve a one mill tax for school operations and to elect three county wide school trustees. Incumbent J G Ray Jr of Mount Dora may seek reelection, with John Y Clark of Leesburg and Mrs Effie Treadway of Tavares also terms expiring. Polling places will be arranged across towns. Nominations require at least five voter signatures 15 days before the election.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lake County
Board of Public Instruction
J. G. Ray, Jr
Mount Dora
John Y. Clark
Leesburg
Effie Treadway
Tavares
No Community Pravda in National Newspaper Week Text
Editorial piece argues for free press as Liberty guardian in American democracy. It praises community week emphasis and the role of weekly papers in holding power to account and serving local interests without undue influence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guardians of Liberty
United States of America
America
IceHouse Players present Brighten The Corner comedy
Uncle Jeffery portrayed by E F Chubby Merchant leads the IceHouse Players in Brighten The Corner a Wednesday through Saturday comedy about a comical uncle who loves writing checks. Anne Johnson Dorothy Greiert George Benjamin Merle Cleary Lila Mabry Mary Anna Kelly Margery Brockway and Berrien McCain fill key roles with Sally McCain directing Curtain time is 8 15 p m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Uncle Jeffery
IceHouse Players
E. F
Dr Charles Proctor First Resident of Sylvan Shores
ED'TOR'S NOTE recalls Dr Charles Marden Proctor a Boston trained dentist who helped rural Georgians. The piece outlines his early life in Rome Georgia, his work promoting dental care and education, and his 25 year involvement with Berry School via the Robert Raispeck Proctor Dental Clinic. It notes his retirement to Sylvan Shores with wife Clara Shute Proctor.
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Ed'tor
Dental
Boston
Rome
Berry School
Dentali
Rain
Robert Raispeck Proctor Dental Clinic
Charles Marden Proctor
America
Martha McChesney
Berry
Clara
Shute
Charles Proctor
Southborough
Mass
Oakland Dr
Sylvan Shores
Proctor
Eat
Miss. Berry
Dr. Proctor
Martha
Bereithe
Anl
Proctor Leads Dentists Talk at Berry School Anniversary
Dr Charles M Proctor addressed 350 medical and civic men as he recalled attracting attention to dental health. He and Mrs Proctor attended Berry school's 25th anniversary and helped dedicate a clinic endowment for a dentist and dental hygienist to guard pediatric health.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Proctor
Berry School
City Enacts Gentle Start for Downtown Meter Fines
The city plans a soft rollout for new parking meters starting Nov. 1 with courtesy reminders first. First offenders face 25 cents, then 50 cents and 1 dollar, while willful violators risk 100 dollars fine and 30 days in jail. meter violations will be tracked from the Fire Station under George Hall’s oversight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. Fletcher Crane
George Hall
Crane
Mount Dora May Host State Survey On School Funding
Resurvey team visits Lake County as Mount Dora, Groveland, and Tavares schools await reevaluation for Minimum Foundation Program eligibility. Officials hope a positive survey will enable a new building program to house rising enrollments, after 1948 findings challenged consolidation and funding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Dora’s
Lake County
Groveland and
Tavares
Eustis
Mount Dora High Schools
Married Men Told to Report for Draft in Lake County
E. C. Huey of Leesburg, Lake County Draft Board chairman, announces that all married men with children born since their original questionnaire must report at once. Reclassification of childless married men to I A will occur this month. A doctor’s certificate of an expectant child should be mailed to the board immediately.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. C. Huey
Leesburg
Lake County
Heaton and Crane Swap Ballot Positions in Mount Dora
Mount Dora voters will see a change in the city ballot as Mayor D. Fletcher Crane and Councilman Lou L. Heaton swap places. The move comes amid a rapidly evolving local political scene and aims to present a more businesslike administration at the December 11 election.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Dora
D. Fletcher
Crane
Lou L. Heaton
Wayne Moon
Ernie Mosteller
Jerry Barnhart
T. A. Brotherson
Brown Builders Supply
Heaton
New York Herald Tribune
Florida
Kiwanis Club
Chamber of Commerce
William C. Stewart
Henry Beims
Rehbaum
Hurricanes Meet Mount Dora In Key Football Showdown
Mount Dora travels to Tavares to face the Bulldogs in a clash aimed at avenging last season's defeat by the Hurricanes. The Mount Dora squad recently posted a 12 0 league clinching win over St Cloud, with standout plays by Jerry Dake Harry Wise and solid line work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Dora
Tavares
Hurricanes
St. Cloud
Jerry Dake
Dorans
Billy Odom
George Keen
David Sellers
Harry Wise
Wise
Keen
Keller
Simpson
Atkins
Rappel
Pugh
Correll
Gregg
D. Ford
Sellers
Turner
Odom
Duke
Hall
Fluoridation Praised By Dr Proctor In Lake County Profile
Dr Charles Marden Proctor eminent New England dentist endorses municipal water fluoridation as a promising research method. He notes Mount Dora Florida second to install a fluoridation system cost about $2000. Proctor cites American Dental Association backing and Dr Frederic McKay’s early work linking fluoridation to dental health.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Marden Proctor
New England
Lake County
Boston
Mount Dora
Florida
American Dental Association
Proctor
Frederick L. McKay
Colorado Springs
New Doran
McKay
Polly Ayers
Dental Health
Jefferson County
Alabama
Health
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Major Cheek
U.S
W. L. Story
Crusade For Freedom
Mabel Norris Reese
Charles M. Proctor
Byron Smith
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