Watermelon Saga Sparks Letter From Magnolia Reader
A Magnolia Arkansas reader hounds Morris Deering about the missing climax of his watermelons story. Mrs Davis recounts sacred seed plots from Jerusalem and asks for the finale while noting vines growing by the hour. A Mount Dora laundry mix inspires a colleague to wonder about Mr Caves and his shirt being worn by a retired minister.
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Magnolia
Morris Deering
Deering
Shuffleboard Club
Scribe Deering
Phillips N. Davis
Ark
Mount Dora
Caves
Mr. Caves
Church Membership Lags Population Growth in Mount Dora
Rev. David Coffield reported Mount Dora and surrounding suburbs saw population rise from 1940 to 1952 while church membership grew by less than 700, highlighting a widening gap as he opened the First Baptist Church drive for a million new members in 1954. He urged facing facts and using God given talents.
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Mount Dora
Lake Franklin
Sylvan Shores
Riley’s Park
Remley Heights
David Coffield
First Baptist Church
Southern Baptist Conference
Rhoda Williams and Husband Sparkle in Lake Dora Water Show
A Mount Dora High School alumna Rhoda Williams, now Mrs. Tramell Pickett of Lake Wales, performed an aquatic skiing feature on Lake Dora with her husband. The stunt closed the Summer recreational program by Mount Dora Aquatic Club, directed by Tom Williams, featuring local youths Cathie Land Jo Brown Kay Brown and Jerry Dake.
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Mount Dora High School
Rhoda Williams
Lake Dora
Tramell Pickett
Lake Wales
Rhoda
Cypress Gardens
Mount Dora
Tom. Williams
Leesburg
Cathie Land
Jo and Kay Brown
Jerry Dake
Guilds Supper Highlights Felowship Hall Event
A Wesleyan Service Guild covered dish supper for members and families was held in Fellowship hall last week. Special guests were Mr. and Mrs. Ira Kellogg and Rev. and Mrs. H. Mauriece Felton and their family. Mrs. R. A. Whittington presented a program of colored slides.
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GUILD
Wesleyan Service Guild
Fellowship Hall
Ira Kellogg
H. Mauriece Felton
R. A. Whittington
Junior Woman's Club Meeting Seeks New Members
Prospective new members are invited to attend the Junior Woman's Club meeting at the Community building Monday at 8 p.m. The event is announced by president Mrs. Stanley G. Tyre.
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Junior Woman's Club
Stanley G. Tyre
Value Of A Man Sermon On Worth And War
Rev H Mauriece Felton preached The Value of a Man at the Methodist church, arguing nations misuse funds for destruction while neglecting constructive needs. He tied the idea to WWI era budgeting, noting God judges men by redemption within humanity, not color or language.
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H. Mauriece Felton
Methodist
Felton
Great Britain
British Commonwealth
Mr. Felton
Temptation at Mount Dora Club Meet Provokes Reflections
The Quarter Century club of General Electric at Nela Park Cleveland debated a telegram offer from Mount Dora’s Chamber of Commerce praising Florida attractions. Members pondered temptation as several ex members have moved to Mount Dora and retirement nears. Named ex GE members include Ralph Harrington Arthur Nelson Charles Skoglund William Kearsley H D Blase W G Davis R L Beach Carl Fuller and Ira Kellogg.
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Cleveland
Ohio
Mount Dora
Chamber of Commerce
Florida
General Electric Corp
Nela Park
Chamber
Betty Siess
Ralph Harrington
Arthur Nelson
Charles Skoglund
William Kearsley
H. D. Blase
W. G. Davis
R. L. Beach
Carl Fuller
Ira Kellogg
Plan Benefit Card Party At Ward Estey Residence
The Eastern Star will host a bene fit card party at the Ward Estey residence in Tangerine on Saturday October 3 at 8 p m. Transportation is available on request to Mrs Edna Conelly and tickets will be sold at Bernice shop Frock and Frill and the Rest A While gift shop.
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Eastern Star
Ward Estey
Tangerine
Edna Conelly
Bernice
The Strange Case Of Jesse Hunter Recalled
Lake county's Jesse Hunter faces disappointment after a federal judge clears former State's Attorney of indictable civil rights violations involving David McKinnick Reese. The episode, tied to a 4-year-old Lake county rape case, stirs talk of revenge and possible broader indictments among local officials.
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Ney Hunter
David McKinnick
Reese
Brooksville
Jesse Hunter
Florida
Hunter
Fred Hocker
Sam Buie
Sumter County
Weary Lake County
Lake County
Walter Lee Irvin
Raiford
U. S. Supreme Court
Hunter Grateful to Attorneys as Trial Avoided in Ocala
The case centers on Jesse Hunter who dodged a trial after his lawyers prevented prosecutors from pursuing him in October in Ocala. Reese the detained prisoner reportedly endures life as a prison trustee in Korea and faces questions about accountability. Hunter condemns a justice system he says would have ensnared him, while advising to stop when anger rises.
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Reese
Hernando County
Weider
Tampa
Brooksville
Hunter
Hocker
Buie
Hooker
Jesse Hunter
Ocala
Tom Whitaker
James Whitehurst
Chester Ferguson
Slater Cox
Mount Dora
Korea
Brooksville Inc
Rabies Vaccination Ordinance for Lake County Dogs
Lake County adopts a dog rabies law requiring yearly vaccination by a licensed vet, issuance of a metal vaccination tag, and penalties for unvaccinated dogs. It provides impounding, containment of bitten or suspected dogs, and requires reporting to health authorities with 14 day observation periods.
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Lake County
Florida
State Board of Health
Board of County Commissioners of
Humane Society
Board of Heal Guihabhins
Eoigtias
Bento
Durpet
Cinerama Trip Ends With Hospital Wreck for Mount Dora Couple
The F. E. Kreyers of Mount Dora were injured in a Chicago street car collision on Sept 14 while returning from a matinee of cin erama. A switch failure caused a southbound train to strike theirs injuring 34 people. Dr Kreyer suffered leg and shoulder injuries, Mrs Kreyer a concussion and facial cuts. Their Mt Dora arrival on Oct 1 is postponed.
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F. E. Kreyers
Mount Dora
Cinerama
Chicago
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Don Conway
Mount Dora Florida
Husband
Henry Stein
Sylvan Shores Hotel
Mundell & Hill
Bora
Jacksonville
Bryan A. Simpson
Echo
Wise Boat Works
Briggs & Stratton
Moon’s Hardware
Donnelly ST
J. G. Ray, JR
Brown’s Hardware
Eustis, Fla
Make Brown's
A&m
Highland Avenue
Orlando
Paul W. Turrentine
Heal Estate
11Th Ave. W
The
Board of County Commissioners
Dorans
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