Winged Dollars Spark Dollar Days Repetition in Mount Dora
Winged dollars fluttered through Mount Dora stores drawing crowds during the second Dollar Days. Shoppers will repeat the event tomorrow and Saturday with 20 winged dollars circulating. Tags signed by shoppers will be collected by the Chamber of Commerce to determine the winner of 20 one dollar bills at the Saturday night climax at Donnelly Park guided by Al Rehbaum Jr and with Dick Dufour as event chair.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Dora
Chamber of Commerce
Dorans
al Rehbaum, Jr
Donnelly Park
Dick Dufour
Merchants Division Committee
Fun Fiddlers Contests Mark Lake Minneola Labor Day Jamboree
Lake Minneola at Clermont hosts the Lake County Jamboree starting 10 a.m. with events from children's races to an old timers fiddling contest offering a $25 prize. The Lions barbecue noon meal, Wheat Owls radio show at 12 30, boat races at 2, and children's parent races at 3 lead to prize awards at 4.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lake
Jay Cees, Kiwanis, Lions,, Legion Auxiliary
The
Chamber of Commerce, Womans Club
Lions Club
Florida
Lake County Schools Open Amid Holiday Week Structure
Lake county schools opened with a two day session and a three day weekend ending Labor Day as enrollment climbs beyond seven thousand. New staff welcomed in Clermont Groveland Mount Dora Eustis and Umatilla while veterans return to classrooms shaping a county wide plan to use community resources for student field visits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lake County
Clermont
Rollin J. Ebinger
Mount Dora
W. A. Vincent
Robert W. Vincent
Alice R. Strite
Eustis
Umatilla
Gwendolyn Clements
George S. Foli
Barbara Ann Nolen
Marion Virginia Jugtas
Groveland
Marion
Anne
Emily G. Hinson
James W. Hinson
Lois Sheffield
D. D. Rogborough
Rainfall Records Hit Hurricane Day in Clermont
Weather Observer Edward Olivenbaum recorded 3.25 inches of rain in Lake county at Clermont during the hurricane on Saturday. The prior day saw 1.85 inches while Friday and earlier days had less or no rain with the complete hurricane story continued on Page 8 and side lights on Pages 3 and 6.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lake County
Edward Olivenbaum
Clermont
Trial Begins In Groveland Case After Venue Denial
The three accused Groveland defendants prepare for trial in Lake County Florida with Judge Truman G. Futch denying a change of venue. The opening focuses on juror selection from a 100 person panel as prosecutors and defense counsel prepare to present key witnesses including the husband accusing the defendants of raping his 17 year old wife.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Groveland
Lake
Florida
Truman G. Futch
Jesse W. Hunter
Bay Lake
Franklin Williams
New York
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
Alex Akerman, Jr
Orlando
Futch
Lake County
Lake County's Defining Man Jesse W Hunter and Saving Bonds
State's Attorney Jesse W. Hunter and Truman G. Futch led Lake County from near bankruptcy after the 1910s boom. Hunter negotiated lower interest, callable bonds, and a tax millage cut while Futch pushed legislative support to avert county collapse and restore taxpaying capacity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jesse W. Hunter
Lake County
Truman Futch
Lake County Bonds Rewritten Cut Debt Burden
In 1935 Jesse W. Hunter rallied a fiscal team to unify dispersed bonds. three and a half million of bonds were cut from six to four percent, allowing the county to retire that obligation. Tallahassee leaders pushed gas tax backed highway funding and a Dutch bill to let taxpayers buy reduced bonds at 30 cents on the dollar to settle taxes. Lake County then paid off five and a half million in road and bridge bonds, and by 1940 tax levies for roads fell from 147 mills.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jesse Hunter
Jesse
Tallahassee
Truman Futch
Lake County
Personalities Spotlight for Lake County Prosecutor in Negro Trial
Jesse W. Hunter, 24 year Lakes County state attorney, takes over a major case to prosecute three Negro defendants accused of raping a white woman. He will likely seat one or two Negro jurors, relying on his long familiarity with district residents from six counties. Hunter taught himself law while a railroad postal clerk on the Jacksonville to Miami run, studying during off days and teaching at sixteen. The article previews his courtroom approach and character as the Lake County Personalities feature continues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jesse W. Hunter
Jacksonville
Miami
Fifth Judicial District
Hunter
Lake County
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
Jesse
Jesse Hunter
Umatilla
No Holiday Observed in Capital Trial Jury
The jurors for the capital case will not take weekend or holiday breaks. If the trial starts on Sunday or runs beyond, proceedings will continue through Labor Day until a verdict is reached.
Groveland Case Witnesses Attack Racial Tensions
State's Attorney Hunter pressed defense witnesses who denied shootings or disturbances in Groveland after local vengeance rumors. Bank presidents and mayors testified that whites aided Negroes in buying property and hiring, while Paul Miller said he refused Klan parades in Leesburg.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Greenlee
Walter Irvin
Sam Shepherd
Hunter
Groveland
Lake County
George J. White
First National Bank
Mount Dora
Citrus Culture Corp
G.G. Ware
Leesburg
Florida Tax Report Shows Mixed Taxes Up and Down
The Florida State Chamber of Commerce releases a federal Internal Revenue Service report for the fiscal year ending July 1. It cites total collections of 341,150,052 with a 4 percent rise in corporate taxes but a 19 percent drop in individual income tax receipts and an overall 13 percent decrease from the prior year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Florida State Chamber of Commerce
Stores Close for Labor Day in Mount Dora
Mount Dora merchants will observe a holiday weekend as all stores close Monday for Labor Day per Chamber Secretary Betty Siess. The closure affects shopping districts and local businesses, with plans for a quiet weekend across the town.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Dora
Chamber
Betty Siess
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Reuben Hatcher
Willis McC
Joseph Edmund Price
Stetson
Southern
A. P. Buie, Jr
Ocala
United States Supreme Court
Supreme Court
Hatcher Irvin
Greenlee
McCall
Akerman
Jim Wetz
Tavares
Mabel Norris Reese
Fifth District
New
York
Toledo
Chicago
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