Campaign talk and a Florida boat outing on hyacinth-free lakes
Florida Outboard Association members from Orlando to Mont Dora enjoyed a Sunday trip along the Ocklawaha river with boats and trailers, aided by two tractors to launch. A minor mishap: Ray Campbell hit Doc Jacobs wake. tragedy struck when Bob Herndon died after a lily pad leaf blocked intake. The Austin family from Winter Garden delighted spectators with their two and a half year old daughter in a green life vest. The piece urges local backing for keeping lakes usable amid hyacinth growth, praising the Wise and Milner program and warning that neglect could ruin such outings.
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Florida Outboard Association of Orlando
Mont Dora
Wise Boat Works
Haines Creek
Ray
Dr. Jacobs
Doc
Bob Herndon
Nate Nes
Les
Taylor
Bob
Austin
Winter Garden
Lester
Florida
Cap” Wise
Paul Milner
Stop for all school buses warns drivers
The state warns stopping for school buses is mandatory as a patrol crackdown reports six arrests in one county for passing a stopped bus. Officers will patrol behind buses to enforce the law and protect children from traffic danger.
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Department of Public Safety
H. N. Kirkman
Central
Florida
G. W
Bill) Futch
St John Primative Baptist church farewell and visitors noted
Rev S B Butler preached a farewell at St John Primative Baptist church amid a packed house due to misunderstandings. Visitors included Rev R B Scott from Tampa and Rev J H Harris offered remarks and prayers. Community news mentions travel, funerals, and upcoming meetings including the Voters League and Pallbearers Union at St Marys. Play golf at Mount Dora nine holes one dollar all day one fifty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
East Town
S. B. Butler
St. John
Tampa
B. T.V
Louise P. Smith
Rev. Scott
John Gaines
Leo Herndon
Barbara Ann Russell
Cuffie Bowls
Edgewood
Bowls
Arthur Bowls
Joseph Bowls
L. A. Jones
Catherine Jones
Jonnie Jones
Ansonia
Conn
New York
Rev
L.A. Russell
Kansas City
Voters League
Pallbearers Union
St. Mary’s Baptist’ Church
Mount Dora
Hey Boys Cub Scout Picnic Opens Scout Season
Cub Scout den mothers meet at Mrs Slater Cox to plan a picnic at Gilbert park next Monday at 630 pm for boys nine to eleven. Mothers urge signups and ask attendees to bring covered dishes while Ray Blanchard Duane Hopkins and Mrs Robert Stewart organize. Robert Bud Merker plans to return from California for a pack meeting and awards presentation.
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Gilbert Park
Slater Cox
Murray Hinson
F. P. Malone
Cox
Ray Blanchard
Duane Hopkins
Robert Stewart
Wennie
Baptist Church
New Playground
Malone
Hinson
Robert
Bud” Merker
California
Notable Dora Family Stories Revealed in War Era Life
Personalities recount the Sadler family’s wartime service and moves from Tallahassee to Panama City and Savannah. Edward enlisted in 1941, endured Pacific combat, and a prisoner fate for a time. Mrs. Sadler led a private school, supported sons abroad, and helped lay out Sylvan Shores as engineers.
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Yacht Club
Herence
Tallahassee
Dale Mabry
Edward
Pacific
Corrigedor
States
Sadlers
Sadler
Mount Dora
Orin Sadler
Sylvan Shores
L. R. Heim
George Malone
Eddie Stokes
Frank Fowler
Florida
Ring-guard inscription hints at century old romance
The ring guard bears two inscriptions Smyre Brown and Edward Oxnard 1846. Last year a baby named Palmyre Sadler was born to the Glendy Sadlers in memory of a marriage from 100 years ago.
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Smyre Brown
Mosteller Injured in Early Part of Disaster Response
Sieg of Portsmouth Virginia sustained injuries during an early part of the disaster response. His parents were informed that he is at the Naval Hospital in Portsmouth.
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Naval Hospital
Portsmouth
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Crankem
Ocklawaha
Ray Campbell
Mosteller
William E. Breckenridge
America
Mount Dora Publishing CO
Mount Dora, Florida
Grand View Hotel
C. Eugene
James A. Hames
Northwestern University
Icau
Ocklawaha Nurseries, Inc
Best
Rexall
Informa
Tion
Florida Telephone Corporation
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