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Newspaper
Mount Dora Topic
Location
Mount Dora, Florida, United States of America
Date
Apr 01, 1926
Page
9
The Lake Orange League opens April 22 with Mount Dora confident after strong practice and a well-regarded park funded by L. R. Heim. Apopka visits the home opener as Winter Garden travels to Winter Park, while WBDO will broadcast all games with results aired the night before and after each contest.
Mount Dora will be well represented at speedboat races in St Augustine on May 6 to 8. Commodore Irsch of the Davis Islands Yacht Club led talks with local owners. Boats travel from St Petersburg to Fort Myers, with Sun Shine Babies and 151 class hydroplanes among favorites.
J G Ray purchased a fine homesite at the corner of Sheridan Road and Morningside in Sylvan Shores and plans to start building a new home in the near future.
Erich von Stroheim signs with MGM to direct The Merry Widow at the Eustis theatre Monday and Tuesday. He writes the adaptation in Southern California with Benjamin Glazer while leaving town with Edward Sanders and two stenographers to gather research. The film follows a tale set in Cetinje Montenegro and Paris reflecting Stroheim s continental background.
E. H. Saulson ponders challenging Putt Mossman for the horseshoe throwing championship. In a recent match with Carl Graves Saulson threw two ringers in a row. He has other commitments and is resting on his laurels.
The Mount Dora baseball team will play the Umatilla nine on Thursday at Heim Park. Umatilla has a good team this year and there should be a rattling good game. Turn out and encourage the boys in the first game here of the regular season.
A Tuesday meeting decided the Fountain Inn will remain open through the summer with a guaranteed 5000 to cover potential losses. The dining room will close on April 1.
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