Registration Nears 19 000 In Lake County Oct 4 Deadline
Lake County voters brace for an Oct 4 registration cutoff for the November national election and the Oct 14 special primary for a Supreme Court vacancy. Registration official Mrs Sophie Story says the total will top 19 000, with 18 014 the May primary figure. Absentee ballots go out this week. the Oct 14 ballot lists only Vincent C Giblin and E Harris Drew for the Supreme Court post amid a statewide 10 member court proposal.
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Lake County
Sophie Story
Mount Dora
Supreme Court
Roy Chanman
Story
Vincent C. Giblin
Circuit Court
11Th District
E. Harris Drew
Fuller Warren
Drew
West Palm Beach
Florida Bar Association
Voters urged to study 11 Florida amendments
The article surveys upcoming November ballot proposals in Florida including funding for school construction from automotive license revenues, a charter form of county government, and expansion of the Florida Supreme Court to ten justices. It notes supporter and opponent positions, potential costs, and regional implications.
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Adlai Stevenson
Dwight Eisenhower
Arenwee
Spear Improves After Hospital Stay At Orange Memorial
Coach Dan Spear showed improvement after a hospital stay at Orange Memorial. Doctors report an operation related to an ailment is believed to be necessary, with Spear hospitalized during the week.
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Spear
Dan Spear
Orange Memorial
Qriande
Spear Wes
Opening of the 1952 Mount Dora Hurricanes Football Season
Excitement marked the season opener in Winter Park with the Mount Dora Hurricanes rallying to victory despite rain. Spectators from Dorans packed the stands as Coach Dan Spear’s absence due to hospitalization unsettled plans and Walt Olsen stepped in to guide Halfback Harry Wise, who scored on the next play.
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Mount Dora
Betty Eckholdt
Richard Denson
Juanita
Dan Spear
Walt Olsen
Spear
Harry Wise
Wise
Paul Odom
Frank Hall
Jerry Dake
Mount Dora Golden Hurricanes Back Home To Face St Cloud
Mount Dora's Golden Hurricanes host St Cloud Friday for their first home game in a bid to extend a 14 game win streak. The opener at Winter Park ended 40 7 over St James as Dorans used reserve players to push for positions and showcased strong line play and multiple scorers.
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Mount Dora
Golden Hurricanes
St. Cloud
Dorans
Hurricanes
St. James ‘Panthers
Harper- Shepherd Field
Winter Park
St. James
Fie
Bles
Jerry Dake
Wade Simpson
Panther
James Brady
Jones
Bobby Stark
Duke
Harry Wise
Wise
Stark
Simpson
P.A.T
Mane
Helen Kurras’s Journey From Real Estate to Mount Dora Schoolroom
National Business and Professional Women recognize County Personalities. Helen Kurras a widow and former real estate worker becomes a Mount Dora sixth grade teacher after offering surplus textbooks and facing wage gaps between teaching and business. Her story highlights how teachers are undervalued in a democracy and the pull to serve both family and country during wartime.
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Mount Dora
Helen Kurras
America
Hes Bd
Mrs. J. Fred Kurras Story of Move and Teaching Career
Mrs J Fred Kurras left Sayville after seven years teaching to marry and settle in Patchogue. Her husband had long been drawn to Florida and made winter trips there. She avoided winter travel due to babies, staying home to run the family business and care for children. In 1943 he planned a winter trip to Fort Egg.
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Mrs. Kurras
Presto
Aarons
Sayville
Long Island
Patchogue
Kurras
Florida
Ft.egg
Youth Adult Family Life Institute Opens in Mount Dora
The Youth-Adult Family Life Institute opens Monday in Mount Dora offering parents and youth guidance toward happier family relations. Dr. Howard C. Busching of Florida State University will lecture to adults at the Community Building and to high school students at the school, with films and panel discussions by PTA and Kiwanis leaders.
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Mount Dora
Howard C. Busching
Florida State University
School of Social Welfare
Parent-Teacher Association
Busching
Henry W. Land
PTA
M. O. “Buster” Williams
Kiwanis Club
Gercael Oo
High Schoo
Byron Smith
Ali
Institute On
University of California
Indiana University Law School
Boston University
Columbia University
Wesley Foundation
Harvard University
Ann Arbor
Farmington
Mich
Vancouver
Wash
Lake County School Building Plan Hinges on Amendment No 1
The Lake County school system outlines a 2 million dollar building program for Mount Dora East Town Leesburg and other areas financed via state revenue certificates and Amends No 1. Projects include four room primary units cafetoriums new sites and specialized facilities for white and colored schools and a Leesburg high school for Negro students. Construction would start after January 1 if Amendment No 1 passes in November and would run 20 years to cover 75 percent of current Capital Outlay receipts.
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State Board of Education
Frank E. Owens
Ers
Korea
United States
Owens
Lake County
Frank Banning
Mount Dora
East Town
Banning
Leesburg
Groveland
Umatilla
Eustis
Clermont
Board of Public Instruction
Eustis High School
Eustis Vocational School
Directors To Plan Highway 441 Development
Directors of the Highway 441 association meet in Mount Dora to map future development of the Orange Blossom Trail. Eighteen delegates will tour by boat, dine at the Yacht Club, and attend sessions at the Mount Dora hotel with a Sunday morning closing meeting.
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Mount Dora
Highway 441 Association
Chamber of Commerce
Yacht Club
Registrars Emphasize Rules as Lake County Sees Registration Rise
Lake County registrar Sophie Story reports a rising number of registrations while reminding voters of rules for national elections. A naturalized citizen must reside in the voting state for one year and in the registering county for six months. The registrar notes a large proportion of registrants are Republican and stresses eligibility requirements.
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Sophie Story
Lake County
Ais Tatoo Ghee
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Giblin
Dade Countian
Dade County
Louis W. Strum
Game and Fresh Water Fish Commission
Everglades
Roy Christopher
Tallahassee
Christopher
Florida Supreme Court
Ema
United States Supreme Court
Bay
Washington
Brady
Bobby Taylor
John Rappel
Dake
Kenneth Dawson
Atkins
Dora
Ossie Hawkins
Sidney Davis
J. Fred Kurras
Howard C. Busching Institute
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