Kenny Pearce Named Lake County Counselor
Kenny Pearce was appointed Lake County juvenile counselor succeeding resigning John W. McCormick of Mount Dora. A Franklin County native, Pearce has lived in Lake County 11 years and has extensive Boy Scout and 4 H involvement across North Carolina Virginia and Florida. He served in the armed forces during World War II and the Korean War and has worked with youth through Camp La Na Che Tavares Kiwanis and local 4 H programs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lake County
John W. McCormick
Mount Dora
Franklin County
Pook Caro Pearce
Porter Stary Academy
Tional University
Weshingwe
D.C. Weavani
Eagle
Geemaaan
Cong
Harold D. Colley
North Carolina
Pearce
Virginia
Florida
Camp La-Na-Che
Porter Military Academy
Camp French Broad
Hendersonville
N. C
Tavares
Tavares Kiwanis Club
Life Guard Plan At Beach Ended For Lake Gertrude
Coach Dan Spear announced the municipal Lake Gertrude beach will not have life guards after school hours until November 1. The summer city school swimming program director noted the reduced use this season led to cancellations and the end of the after school life guard schedule.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dan Spear
Lake Gertrude
Spear
Rally Day Set By Sunday School Leaders
Rev. H Mauriece Felton of the Methodist church announces Rally Day will be held next Sunday in the Sunday School. The annual teacher roster includes George Bissell as superintendent and a long list of class leaders across nursery Kindergarten I II primary junior intermediate and senior groups along with adult Bible class coordinators and counselors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. Mauriece Felton
The
Methodist Church
George Bissell
Ronald Aldrich
Karl Knorr
Nick Danesky
E. H. Cross
Felton
Herman H. Graf
John Cain
Dorothy Conway
Ed Straight
Lois Wood
Toni Howard
Lawrence F. Swinehart
Frank Stewart
Dave Bowen
Ed Sanders
N. E. Strite
John D. Fromberger
Vance Anderson
Don Conway
George Sims
Freda Eckstein
Dick Dean
Henry Link
Wesley
W. D. Aubrey
Harvest Moon Boat Trip Planned by Church Series
Mrs D Fletcher Crane chair of church sponsored moonlight boat rides announces the third trip of the season for Thursday October 7 at 8 p m. The City of Dora and the Silver Spray will dock at the Yacht club with coffee and donuts served aboard. Tickets available from Mrs Crane or Crane Furniture Store.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. Fletcher Crane
Dora
Yacht Club
Lake County Cancer Group Organized in Umatilla
The Lake County Cancer Committee of the American Cancer Society Florida Division was formed in Umatilla with Mrs. Marjorie C. Bates directing. Emma Diesem received the society's gold certificate for outstanding service. Newly elected officers include T. Stin Haselton as chairman, Miss Diesem as co chairman, Dr. Fred A. Vincenti medical director, George J. White treasurer, and J. J. Wolfe public education chairman, with several others named to the board and executive committee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lake County
T. Stin Haselton
Eustis
Miss Diesem
Fred A. Vincenti
Mount Dora
George J. White
J. J. Wolfe
Howey
Chester Cooper
Leesburg
Soldier in Korea Calls Son During Leave
PFC John Dixon, serving with the 304th Signal Battalion in Seoul, Korea, called his wife and their son Dennis during an eight day leave to Japan. He expects to meet his year old son next May in Mount Dora and ease homesickness by hearing his wife Hilda Register’s voice from Morningside Drive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Dixon
Mount Dora
Pfc
Dixon
Seoul
Korea
304Th Signal Battalion
Dennis
Japan
Hilda Register
Morningside Dr
Woman's Club Opens Season With Local Government Talk
The Woman's Club starts its 1954-55 season next week led by new president Mrs. Leroy Spilatore. A meeting is set for Wednesday at 2:30 p.m. at the Community Building with County Judge W. Troy Hall Jr. as speaker on "Advantages of Local Government as Distinguished from Centralized Powers."
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woman's Club
Leroy Spilatore
W. Troy Hall, Jr
Ober Family Reflections After War and Duty
After Hiroshima Ober returns to Bridgeport to reunion with his wife Dorothy who works in a defense plant and police duties. Their son George M. Ober Jr has become an ensign after graduating Northwestern University. A daughter, Frances Heenan of Hartford, is linked as a neighbor to Dorothy's daughter in a connected family note.
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Hiroshima
Ober
Bridgeport
Dorothy
George M. Ober, Jr
Northwestern University
Navy
Patrolman Ober
Frances Heenan
Hartford, Conn
Martin Hodkowski
Dorothy Ober
Midget Racers Pay Tribute to Courage
Lake County midget racing community plans the Nesselrode Benefit Race on October 10 at the airport track Route 441. Clyde Nesselrode state midget champion remains hospitalized after a crash that left him with a broken vertebrae. The event honors his courage and introduces new safety roll bars for all cars.
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Clyde Nesselrode
Oftou
Route 441
Atin
Nesselrode
Leesburg
Lake County
Miami
Mrs Cleary Improves After Illness At Orange Memorial
Mrs Merle Cleary remains in Orange Memorial Hospital Orlando with an illness initially feared to be spinal meningitis. Physicians report the disease is not the cause and expect a full recovery as paralysis subsides and she rests comfortably.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Merle Cleary
Orange Memorial Hospital
Orlando
Honest man and rascal loss, Carlyle quote
A pithy maxim attributed to Thomas Carlyle urging integrity before trust. The quote cautions that true honesty prevents becoming a rascal in the world. It reflects 19th century moral philosophy on character and virtue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bhar
Carlyle
Hughes Improves After Illness From Mount Dora Board
James Hughes, Mount Dora Park Board member, shows improvement after another serious illness. He remains in Waterman Memorial hospital under care as of Wednesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Hughes
Mount Dora Park
Judicious praise to children likened to sun for flowers
Quote states that praise given to children acts as essential nourishment like sunlight for blossoms. It attributes the comparison to Bovee, underscoring the value of constructive affirmation in growth and development.
Quote by J Von Muller on good and evil
A terse reflection notes that good has one foe, evil, while evil faces two foes, good and itself. The aphorism attributes a self-contradiction to evil and positions virtue as solitary foe to malevolence.
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J. von Muller
Local Church Services and Schedules Amid Weekend Notices
The bulletin lists service times for several churches. Methodist Church at Fitzhay led by Rev H Mauriece Felton schedules morning worship at 11 and 9 45, youth fellowship at 6 30, adult choir rehearsal at 7 30, and midweek Bible study on Wednesday at 7 30. St Thomas Episcopal Church offers family service at 8, morning prayer at 11, and weekday devotion on Wednesdays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tremain
Ceffield
Bible
Union
Woleneler
Methodist Church
Fitzhay
H. Mauriece Felton
Wosehip
Presbyterian Church
Masonic Hall
Charles A. Carrier
D.D
Reorganized Church OF Jesus Christ
Latter Day Saints
H. P. Kelly
ST. Thomas’ Episcopal Church
Lemon and Mary Sts
H.C
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Kenny Pearce
New County
Leonard Barker
Shriners
Rehbaum, Jr
Frank C. Riggs
Harvest Moon
Lake Cancer Group
Woman’s Club
Mrs. Cleary
Kenneth S. Copeland
Magnolia Ave
Eustis, Fla
Ist
du Mont
Equiment du Mont
Dr. du Mont
Ist IN
Telecasting du Mont
Precision Electronics
North Highland
Fla
Hughes
Bovee
Milky Building
Harry Mielke
Mount Dora, Florida
Faith Lutheran Church
Synod — Library
Phillip Schlessmann
Green Lantern Cafe
Green Lantern
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