Dorans Eye Politics as Election Notice is Posted
Mount Dora buzzes as notice announces filing by Oct 11 for mayor, city clerk, four council members, park commissioner, and two election board members to be elected Dec 11. City Clerk Stewart signals candidacy. rumors place Fletcher Crane possibly stepping down as mayor and R C Bardwell as a potential rival.
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Mount Dora
William C. Stewart
Dorans
City Hall
J. M. Turner
Wayne
Lillian Christie
St Mosteller
Dan Bishop
Park Board
Sestion Board
Ed Brooks
Herbert Whitehead
Stewart
Fletcher Crane
Friends
R. C. Bardwell
Bardwell
Christie
Moon
Turner
Henry Beims
Rehbaum’s Hardware
Crane
Reeves Withdraws Bid for Lake County Registrar Post
Game Warden Ben Reeves withdrew his application as speculation grew that Mrs. Warren L. Story would replace her late husband as Lake County registrar. Beverly Grizzard of the Florida Advertising Commission said Gov. Fuller Warren would likely appoint Story, following Reeves’ withdrawal and after Warren’s return from New York.
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Warren L. Story
Lake County
Ben Reeves
Beverly Grizzard
Leesburg
Florida Advertising Commission
Fuller Warren
Grizzard
Reeves
Walter Warren
Story
Astatula
Tallahassee
Warren
New York
France Needs America's Help in Fight Against Communism
William L E Barnett urges America to tell its France aid story to bolster the working class and prevent a shift to communism. He notes Marshall Plan publicity, recovering rail and road networks, abundant food but high prices, and heavy taxes hitting low incomes.
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America
France
Communist Party
William L.E. Barnett
Tangerine
Voice of America
United States
Mr. Barnett
Doran
E.C.A
Barnett
Mrs. Barnett
Paris
Nice
Ilding
Commissioners Vote To Create Juvenile Court
Lake county adopts state law design for a juvenile court with Judge W. Troy Hall Jr. as juvenile judge and Fred Borg as counsellor. A $3800 funding increase funds travel and office costs plus a records clerk. Hall to be paid $100 monthly. Statewide mandate confirmed by Attorney General ruling.
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Lake County
Fred Borg
Board of County Commissioners
W. Troy Hall, Jr
Borg
Hall
Children’s Committee
Jesse W. Hunter
Richard Irvin
Lions Club Aids Scouts and Football Squad
The Lions club completed a girls project at Little House the Girl Scout headquarters and then hosted a pep rally dinner for the football squad at the Community building as part of youth activities for the new term.
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Lions Club
Lions
Visitor at Golf Club Notes Low Course Height
A club guest mistook the first tee sent a wild swing and missed the ball. He quipped the course is at least two inches lower than the one he usually plays. The remark reflects lighthearted exasperation at the unfamiliar layout.
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Industrial News Review
In YOUR Hands Symbol for National Kid's Day
The article notes a nationwide Kids Day symbol drawn by Otis Shepard showing innocent youth with the line Child by child we build our nation. Mount Dora Kiwanis sponsors events to aid underprivileged children as a tour of city offices for the officials-for-a-day program. Rev Robert M. Blackburn preaches In YOUR Hands at the Methodist church and Pastor James H Sutley discusses The Church and Youth at the Baptist church.
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Otis Shepard
America
Mount Dora
Kiwanis Club
Oldsters
Robert M. Blackburn
Methodist Church
James H. Sutley
Baptist Church
D. Fletcher Crane
William C. Stewart
Lou L. Heaton
Pinkney Turner
Arthur Dufour
Harry Wise
Freddy Roseborough
Walter TeStrake
Joyce Moon
Tyrone Parker
Martha Sadler
Donald Gregg
Utilities Committee
Ernie Mosteller
New
Kiwanis
Crane
Roy Christopher
Robert Blackburn
First Methodist Church
James Sutley
First Baptist Church
The
Blackburn
Like Father Like Daughter Leads City Youth Leaders
Dark-eyed Joyce Moon and Harry Wise, son of Mayor Fletcher Crane, prepare to join the city’s new City Council on National Kid’s Day weekend. They were elected to the Student Council of the school last Friday with 223 votes cast in a democratic election.
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Joyce Moon
Wayne Moon
Harry Wise
D. Fletcher Crane
New
Joyce
Harry
Pinkney Turner
Billy Odom
Pat Dean
Arthur Dufour
Freddy Roseborough
Walter TeStrake
Tyrone Parker
Martha Sadler
Donald Gregg
Driver License Day At Cof Hints Local Pickup
County Judge W. Troy Hall Jr. will dispense licenses in Mount Dora at the Chamber of Commerce today until 5 p.m. Authorized drivers of automobiles trucks or taxis can obtain their new licenses there. Old licenses expire Oct 1 with a $1 penalty for those not yet licensed. After today licenses must be obtained at the Tavares courthouse.
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Dorans
W. Troy Hall, Jr
Mount Dora
Chamber of Commerce
Tavares
Burke Chester: Lake County Mosquito Warden and Local Hero
Burke Chester leads Lake County mosquito control with over 15 years in service. Born in Havana Florida he rose from Florida Power work at Lake Talquin to a U S Public Health Service role shaping regional pest management. He is celebrated for directing anti mosquito campaigns across the county and nearby coastal areas.
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United States Public Health Service
Florida Power Corp
Lake Talquin
Tallahassee
Quincy
Florida
Florida Public Health Service
Chester Burke and public health work in Florida
The article traces Chester Burke’s role under the State Board of Health and federal guidance. It details his mosquito control methods using Paris green and Fuller’s earth, cattle safety, and his training in 1936 with a UNC course. He served as sanitarian in Taylor County then West Florida district, and in 1938 moved to Lake County as temporary health officer awaiting local replacement.
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State Board of Health
Chester
Fuller
Lake Tailquin
U. S. Health Service
University of North Carolina
Florida
Taylor County
West Florida
Lake County
Enter Contests for Dorans and Visitors
Entry blanks for the Hole-in-One or Kitchen contests are on Page 2. They help you join quickly to play at either the shuffleboard court or golf course.
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Dorans
Mount Dora Officials to Be Honored on National Kid's Day
National Kid's Day features public contests at Hilltop golf course and Donnelly park with 5 prize plan. The Kiwanis fund benefit aims to aid underprivileged children while Mount Dora officials preside over student council day and city department tours.
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Mount Dora
Hilltop
Donnelly Park Courts
Lawn
Kiwanis Club
Princess Theatre
Fifth and Donnelly
Willmott
Bleachers to be presented at St James stadium Friday
Kiwanis sponsored project reaches completion as new bleachers at the West side of the St James Orlando Mount Dora field are officially presented during National Kid's Day ceremonies. League organizers M. O. Williams and George J. White led two years of fundraising and labor to add 700 seats for games.
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Kiwanis Club
M. O. “Buster” Williams
George J. White
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Kiwanis International
National
Kids’ Day Foundation, Inc
Pinkney
Mabel Norris Reese
Burke Chester
West Coast
Tampa
Miami
Reaper
Death
David Bradley
Burke
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