Lake Countians Welcome Florida’s First Highway Post Office
Lake County residents greet Florida’s first Highway Post Office on Tuesday with a 30 foot diesel truck tour stopping Clermont Groveland Mascotte Leesburg Fruitland Park Eustis Umatilla and Tavares. Officials from Washington Atlanta and Jacksonville attend. On Wednesday regular HPO delivery begins with set morning and afternoon routes and a Sunday service.
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Highway
Florida
Orlando
Postal Department
Washington
Atlanta
Jacksonville
Lake County
Clermont
J. Frank Bennett
Railway Mail Association
Groveland
Mascotte
Leesburg
Fruitland Park
Eustis
Umatilla
Tavares
Mount Dora
Oakley
Seaver
Airko Manufacturing Co
H.P.O
Halloween festivities light up Lake County cities
Halloween events spread across Mount Dora Groveland and Clermont with parades dances and contests. In Mount Dora the PTA backs a costume parade at 7 p.m. and a teen dance at the high school gym beginning 9 p.m. Groveland hosts a parade and court coronation at 5:30 p.m. with prizes for best costumes and a 8 p.m. coronation. Clermont stages a carnival with cake walk and village cooperation funds for the athletic field.
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Lake County
Mount Dora
Groveland
Clermont
Parent
John Heist
Grady Simpson
Welfare League
JayCees
Lake Minneola
Jane Ford
League
D. W. Claus
Harold Turville
E. H. Kimball
Deck Watson
Don Smith
Dora Carries Rail Fight To Lake C of C
Mount Dora leaders pushed to keep Lake County cities shown on railroad timetables and to preserve year round freight service. The Lake County Chamber of Commerce board urged the Florida Railroad and Public Utilities Commission to deny Atlantic Coast Line’s request to discontinue passenger service after hearings. City Attorneys Cooley and Graves spoke as commissioners consider the petition.
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Mount Dora
Lake County
Richard Mack
Wilbur King
Jerry Carter
Cooley
Lake Chamber
DeLand
Orlando
Death Halts Homecoming Joy in Mount Dora
William F. Chausser, 64, died of a heart attack early Tuesday in Riley's Trailer Camp after arriving from Portsmouth Rhode Island for his 12th winter in Mount Dora. He greeted friends Monday then collapsed. He was a member of the Episcopal church Odd Fellows and the Improved Order of Red Men. Survived by his widow Margaret Chausse a daughter Marie Anthony of Newark Massachusetts a sister and two brothers. He was to be buried in Portsmouth.
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William F. Chausser
Mount Dora
Mr. Chausser
Riley
Portsmouth
R. I
Episcopal Church, Odd Fellows
Improved Order of Red Men
Mr. Chausse
Margaret. Chausse
Marie Anthony
Neward
Mass
From Sweden to Florida: Charles J Anderson’s Bank Board Path
A 14 year old Swedish immigrant leaves his mother in Byby to seek fortune in America. He trains toward becoming a preacher or lawyer but becomes a real estate salesman. Charles J Anderson now helps run Peoples State Bank of Groveland, reflecting on his perilous journey and first aid from a helpful stranger in New York and Chicago.
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Florida
America
Byby
Osterland
Goteborg
Switzerland
Charlie Anderson
Charles J.anderson
Peoples State Bank of
Groveland
Buby
Oakland
Neb
Chicago
Hong Kong
Tokyo
Sweden
Charlie Anderson Tours Chicago as Hope Returns
A man named Charlie Anderson, in hunger and loneliness, asks a benefactor for funds to buy food with a single dime. He buys fruit and bread, shares a meal, and, in sign language, continues his journey through Chicago feeling renewed by the sight of American progress and warmth.
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Mittens
Charlie Anderson
Chicago
America
Legion World Speech Contest Deadlines Announced
Lake County students may enter the Legion World Speech contest with a $50 grand prize. The deadline is November 30, and winners from each school will meet in Tavares on November 30 for final judging. Rosemary Young leads the county effort and promotes UNC extension pamphlets and Pepper's world government speech.
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Lake County
Rosemary Young
Clermont
American Legion
Tavares
Mount Dora
Guilford Sims
Young
Burke Chester
Dexter Ward
Homecoming Parade Friday In Mount Dora Highlighted By Lyman Game
Mount Dora prepares a homecoming parade at 6 p.m. led by Durwood Sellers with senior sponsors Frances Wages and Hilda Register. The day includes no school and a homecoming football game against Lyman High School. The Golden Hurricanes seek revenge after a 33-6 loss to Umatilla, with Bill Odom scoring a 40-yard TD and Stevie Johnson adding 70 yards rushing and three TDs for Umatilla.
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Mount Dora
Lyman High School
Longwood
Durwood Sellers
Frances Wages
Hilda Register
Golden Hurricanes
Umatilla
Bill Odom
Stevie Johnson
Ray Lucas
Students Elect Football Captain as School Council Leader
The election formed a new Student Council with Herbert Trenham winning the presidency over Eddie Harding. Pinkney Turner became vice president and George Sims was elected secretary treasurer. Other candidates included Robert Schneider and Bettye Ann Ray. Voting followed a municipal-style process with registration and a set polling window.
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Eddie Harding
Eddie
Hilda Register
Ann Bowers
Evelyn Minkley
Helen Wages
Tom Dewey
Herbert Trenham
Trenham
Golden Hurricanes
Pinkney Turner
George Sims
Harding
Robert Schneider
Turner
Veep
Billy Odom
Sims
Bettye Ann Ray
Frances Wages
Thomas Ledford
Marion Roseborough
Mary Martha Simpson
Pamela Lippman
Trenham Captures 0.41 Victory Margin in Tuesday Vote
Herbert Trenham shares Truman like strategy and wins by a 0.41 majority in the Tuesday election. The article notes he persuaded voters and matched a quiet campaign approach reminiscent of Truman.
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Herbert
Harry Truman
Trenham
Truman
Mount Dora investigates hit run dented bumper and hydrant
Police search for a matching dented auto after a Fifth Avenue hit and run damaged a fire hydrant. Water department crews worked three hours after police found water gushing from the hydrant around midnight. Officer James Orr cites the likely struck vehicle.
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Mount Dora
Light and Water Department
Av. Hill
James Orr
Homely clerk joke at neighborhood store Draws Seng Fellowship News
A boy reported a woman waiting on a customer in a local shop and asked if she was the proprietor’s wife. The owner quipped that he would not hire a homely clerk, sparking a light moment captured in the Seng Fellowship News.
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Seng Fellowship News
Fire Destroys Drigger Grocery in Sorrento. Lois Driver Escapes
A Sorrento blaze leveled the Driggers store owned by Bardin Driggers and uncle of county official J. C. Cowart. Lois Driver, noted beauty queen featured in Ladies Home Journal, had her home nearby spared. Firefighters credit a large oak for saving the Driver residence.
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Drigger
Lois Driver
Mount Dora
Ladies Home Journal
Lois
M. F. Cowart
J. C. Cowart
Groveland
Sorrento
Bardin Driggers
Driggers
Judson
Cast expands for IceHouse Players’ Arsenic and Old Lace opening
The IceHouse Players stage Arsenic and Old Lace opening Nov 3 with sellout predictions. Lake County figures including Sheriff Willis McCall Judge W. Troy Hall and Attorneys Harold Hippler and Red Kennedy join as surprise characters, enriching the plot about two ailing sisters who poison men.
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IceHouse
Lake County
W. Troy Hall
Willis McCall
al Rehbaum, Sr
Carl Graves
Doug Igon
George LaDue
Ted Cassady
Henry Shepard
Harold Hippler
W. M. “Red”. Kennedy
Howard Gamble
C. A. Vaughan, Jr
Brooklyn
Sally
Cele
Don Bales
Berrien
Frances Lovell
Teddy Roosevelt
Mel Wagner
Leslie Hines
Dr. Einstein
Night Owl Notice Cuts Power In Mount Dora
Florida Power Corp will turn off electricity in Mount Dora at 1 a.m. Friday for about two hours to implement a rewiring program. A possible additional outage may occur in the early weekend hours, according to company officials.
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Florida Power Corp
Mount Dora
Ancient Greece Used Pasteurization to Halt Liquor Deterioration
Historical note recalls early practice of heating fermented beverages to preserve quality. It highlights ancient Greece as a early reference point for pasteurization methods aimed at preventing spoilage.
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Greece
Opening of The Peoples State Bank of Grove
Groveland residents celebrated the bank’s opening in Grove land with flowers and a lobby reception. Charles J. Anderson and Rev. Charles H. Voss were among the first depositors, as J. S. Fairchild and J. E. Fairchild spoke and welcomed crowd members.
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Peoples State Bank of
Groveland
Charles. J. Anderson
Charles H. Voss
Methodist Church
Lake’ County
J. S. Fairchild
J. E. Fairchild
Central Hanover Bank & Trust Co
New York
L. Neal Smith
Montverde
City Council to Ratify Mount Dora Planning Commission
City Council will ratify eight named members of the Mount Dora Planning Commission in its regular session Tuesday evening. Council President D. Fletcher Crane has the list awaiting approval, with Councilman Marshall Collins as an official member and others named this week including Wingler, Nelson, White, Mrs. Backus, Ray Jr., Gilbert, and Overhiser plus Mabel Norris Reese who are already named.
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Mount Dora
George J. White
Chamber of Commerce
H. E. Backus
Lakes and Hills Garden Club
J. G. Ray, Jr
Lions Club
M.L. Gilbert
Helping Hand Club
East Town
Harold Overhiser
Kiwanis Club
Mabel Norris Reese
Business and Professional Women’s Club
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Dora
Lake C of C
New York City
Charles J. Anderson
Legion
Philips Brooks
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