Mount Dora Tops 1947 Red Cross Drive Total
Mount Dora led the 1947 Red Cross drive with a total of 2889.48 dollars raised, plus 85 dollars in Sorrento and 175 dollars at Lake Jem. The drive was conducted under George J on with Miss tte Allen as at Lake Jem, with many local solicitors listed. East Town contributed 65.25 dollars led by Cauly Lott, school principal, as vice chairman for the colored community.
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Mount Dora
Lake Jem
Sorrento
George Jon
Tte Allen
Hazelee Ee Ee
Marguerite Prinz
Veraker
Gladys Crane
Mar
M Taylor Sim
Wilson Smith
June Fenn
East Town
Cauly Lott
Colored People of
Cub Scouts Win Awards at March Pack Meeting
Cub Pack No 19 met at the Methodist Parish House on Monday night March 24. Awards were given to Bobby Partridge Billy Pat Harding and Geo Cox for picture framing. Webelos badges were presented to Harold Crosson and Glenn Ford before crossing to Boy Scouts.
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Methodist Parish House
Hopkins
Lake County
Bobby Partridge
Billy Pat Harding
Geo. Cox
Jackie Es
Tuart
Jimmie Wood
Mount Dora
Scout Council
Cub Woodward
Lions Club
Flann
Dad
den One
Webelos
Harold Crosson
Glenn Ford
Harold
Glenn
Walter Patton
Shuffleboard Club Apologizes for Name Omission in Winners List
The humble scribe explains missing Mrs. Doust in last week's report of club winners. Tournaments are finished but meets remain. Clermont Lees and Tavares clubs were absent from Umatilla. Umatilla teams swept the series. Umatilla players arrived fresh and eager, boosting chances. Court space opens for summer play amid growing interest.
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Dees Aear
Golf Club Notes Highlight Members and Winners
The article details club events with Arnold Haynes as acting pro and a busy Sunday tournament. Winners include W. A. Vincent and H. D. Overhiser with net 82, plus results in nine-hole events and the hole in one contest.
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Arnold Haynes
Bill Vincente
W. A. Vincent
H. D. Overhiser
C. L. Stockwell
S. D. Strong
Rere Havin
Ee Ae
Harold Overhiser
Clayton Tremain
Mount Dora Baseball Practice Open to All Players
Baseball practice for the Mount Dora team is underway and open to any boy or man who wants to join. Sessions run daily at 5 p.m., excluding Saturdays and Sundays, under manager Tom Colley.
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Mount Dora
Taigress
Tom Colley
Gathering for Mr and Mrs Richards at community church
A social gathering is planned at the Community Church on Wednesday at six o clock in aid of Dr and Mrs Richards. Friends are invited to attend and support the couple with best wishes and a shared meal.
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Gol
Dora
Union Holy Week Services At Local Methodist Church
Two Good Friday services are planned with Reverend Je Sar ards and Ravenel as leaders. The morning service at 10 o clock will be led by Arthur Pratt with a Chanel Chief musical portion. An evening Servic of Remembrane at 8 o clock will feature Dr. Richards and Mr. Gibson assisting.
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Arthur Pratt
Mr. Gibson
Dr. Richards
Celia Caflin
Mrs. Brown
Easter Sunrise Service at St. James Eustis
Easter sunrise service to be held Sunday before six oclock led by Dr. Joh rector of St. Episcopal Church Eustis with assistance from Rev James Sutley minister First Baptist Mount erovons invited to attend.
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Joh
St. Episcopal Church
Eustis
James Sutley
First Baptist Church
Mount Eervons
Mount Dora Ball Team to Get New Uniforms
Local merchants and business men pledge to buy new uniforms for the Mount Dora baseball team. Merchants include Lewis Carroll Packing House Mount Dora Grow Mount Dora Pharmacy The Grand Leader Green & Deanly Works First National Bank Mount Dora Hardware Co Sylvan Shores Hotel Club Rudo Clark's Sandwich Sodas The Green Lantern Fred Sage Jeweler Jones Taxi Joe Tucker's Shoe Shop. At a Lake Orange League Board meeting Mount Dora Chamber of Commerce Monday night Tavares and Ocoee were admitted to the league making it ten teams this season. The season opens in April.
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Mount Dora
Lewis Carroll Packing House
Mount Dora Grow
Mount Dora Pharmacy
the Grand Leader
Green & Deanly Works
First National Bank
Mount Dora Hardware Co
Sylvan Shores Hotel
Club Rudo
Clark’s Sandwich & Sodas
The
Green Lantern
Fred Sage
Jeweler
Jones Taxi
Joe Tucker
Lake Orange League Board of Directors
Mount Dora Chamber of Commerce
Tavares and
Ocoee
Fourth Annual Rodeo at Howey in the Hills
Odis Cowart who recently tied the World’s Record in steer wrestling will headline the fourth annual rodeo at Howey in the Hills on Sunday April 6. Prize money in the four major events is 100 dollars per event with top-hand cowboys and specialties including Bob Cobb with his trained Brahman Silver, official announcer Red Simpson, rope spinning and more. An old fashioned barbecue at 11:00 A.M. precedes events starting at 2:30 P.M. Aerial acts with parachute jumps and modern aircraft demonstrations accompany the rodeo lineup.
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Odis Cowart
Masonry Lodge Meeting Tonight in Mount Dora
Regular meeting of Mount Dora Lodge No. 238 F and A M set for April 3. Members are urged to attend to inspire new initiates and set a good example for younger Masons. Visiting brothers welcome.
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Mount Dora Lodge No
Important Mount Dora Business Meeting Seen
A meeting of business men and merchants in Mount Dora is scheduled for eight o clock Thursday the first at the Community building. The event invites local business leaders to discuss matters of local commerce and development.
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Mount Dora
T B and H Association Annual Meeting
The Lake County Tuberculosis and Health Association holds its annual meeting at Leesburg Recreation Center on Thursday April 10 at 2 30 PM. Vice President Max Wettstein of Florida Telephone Corporation will be the speaker on Public Relations. The annual report of the organization will be presented and urged broad community attendance.
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Lake County Tuberculosis and Health Association
Leesburg Recreation Center
Max Wettstein
Sike
Florida Telephone Corporation
O E S Retiring and Election Meeting Highlights
Retiring officers of the O E S 10th are lauded for fidelity and service. Worthy Matron Ruby Chap, Worthy Patron M W Simpson, Associate Matron Josephine Simpson, Secretary Jessie Kea, Treasurer Artelia Groves, Associate Conductress Opal Keen, and Conductress Jessie Jacobsen are honored with gifts. Next meeting April 24 with new officers. all members and visiting Stars invited.
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M. W. Simpson
Ister Ruby Chap
Josephine Simpson
Jessie Kea
Artelia Groves
Opal Keen
W. M
Jessie Jacobsen
Pilcher
Mary Cooper
Offensiae
W.M
W. P
Chris Jacobsen
Jessie
Chris
Onj
Sunday night concert closes season at Lakeside Inn
The Lakeside Inn hosts the Misses Cotterill and the Lakeside Trio for the final concert of the season on Sunday night April 6. An Easter program will be presented in the Inn lounge and all interested are invited to attend.
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Lakeside Inn
Cotterill
Lakeside Trio
Treasures From Trash by Mount Dora Art League
At a March Mount Dora Art League meeting Miss Marion Frances Peabody showcased clever uses of waste materials. She demonstrated dainty boutonnieres lanterns candle holders writing portfolios sconces from old paper board tins and other items costing little to nothing to create distinctive designs.
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Speteee
Mount Dora
Miss P
Mount Dora High to stage A Date with Judy play
The Mount Dora High School senior class selects the comedy A Date with Judy in three acts for spring promotion. The Community Building hosts the performance Friday evening April 25 as families and friends attend a local event tied to the radio program. Rehearsals are progressing well.
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Mount Dora High School
Judy
Een Alle
Aunt Dora
Lake County Chamber Sets April Board Meeting
The April meeting of the Lake County Chamber of Commerce board of directors will be held. The agenda and exact date, time, and location will be announced by the chamber.
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The
Lake County Chamber of Commerce
Bloodhound Said to Be Core of Law Inquiry
A terse phrase notes the bloodhound as central to a legal inquiry, implying the animal’s role in pursuing evidence within a case. The remark appears in a legal or investigative context, signaling focus on tracking or scent evidence as part of proceedings.
Books Needed for Hungerford School Library
The Hungerford School, with 170 students and Calhoun Hall damaged by fire, seeks library books to replace losses. Replacement cost far exceeds insurance, and a new concrete building is pending. Friends have begun delivering suitable books to Mr Tremain’s office, with hope for broad community support.
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Calhoun Hall
Hungerford School
Mount Dora telephone numbers reorganized by crew
Philip H. Goddard of the Mount Dora Chamber of Commerce Better Telephone Service Committee says about 100 local numbers have changed due to line regrouping by a rehabilitation crew. Residents are advised to ask operators to confirm changes and request a list of updates from the Chamber of Commerce. Goddard notes ongoing installations and a steady increase as regrouping continues. He recently became District Manager after J. R. Lightsey.
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Philip H. Goddard
Commerce Better Telephone Service Committee
Goddard
Mount Dora
Chamber of Commerce
Anne of
Mount Dora Publisher Recovers After Major Surgery
Eugene L. Downs, superintendent of Mount Dora Publishing Co. and the Topic, underwent major surgery Wednesday of last week at Orange Memorial Hospital in Orlando. He is gaining slowly, hopes to come home in about two weeks, and is kept quiet with no visitors yet.
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Eugene L. Downs
Mount Dora
Miss Jane Sewall of South Berwick Passes Resting in Mount Dora
Friends in Mount Dora learn Miss Jane Sewall, a winter visitor from South Berwick Maine, is recovering after a broken hip. She is well into her nineties and has lived through a long illness with notable resilience.
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Jane Sewall
South Berwick
Maine
Mount Dora
Miss i
Winter Residents Return Home after Holiday Stay
Mrs. George L. Bidwell and Mrs. Helen Given left for Towson Maryland and Washington DC respectively after lengthy winters at the Villa Cora Hotel. Miss June Fenn visits Cincinnati and Fort Wayne enjoying her first ever sight of snow and even snowballing in Knoxville during travel.
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George L. Bidwell
Helen Given
Bidwell
Towson, Md
Given
Washington, D. C
Villa Cora Hotel
June Fenn
Cincinnati
Ohio
Fort Wayne
Ind
Knoxville
Miss Marcia Fowler Visits Grandparents During Spring Vacation
Miss Marcia Fowler spent several days this week with her grandparents Mr. and Mrs. Frank Fowler at Green Briar Colleges where she is a student.
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Marcia Fowler
Mrs
Frank Fowler
Greenbriar Colleges
Labisky guests depart Wisconsin for Lakewood stay
Mr and Mrs A H Labisky of Lake side Inn are winter guests at West Bend Wisconsin and taking a few guns with them. Mr and Mrs J W Swartz of 229 East Avenue will return this week to their summer home in Lakewood Ohio.
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A. H. Labisky
Lakeside Inn
Thale Bonis
West Bend
Wisconsin
J. W.swartz
East Avenue
Lakewood
Ohio
Gibbs and Mason Host Saturday Night Gathering
Mr and Mrs J L Gibbs and Mr A W Mason hosted a Saturday night gathering with Ralph Php Phelps enjoying the tale Caotie.
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J. L. Gibbs
A W. R. Mason
Ralph Php Phelps
Tale "Caotie
Lawn Bowling Tour Highlights and Match Results
A fragmented report covers British lawn bowling events with six players per team and mat placement rules. Notable figures include Skip Bert Keech and mentions of matches, rounds, and multiple pairings with scores, plus tour plans to Australia and New Zealand and current contests at Clearwater and St. Petersburg.
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Pate Aioe Veerage
Ie Melswdur
Soul
Fine Soony
CS Oe
Okma
Bert Keech
Og Oa
Panera
Gue
Wi Thomas
Omas
Denbroeder
Maben
Cary
Stewart Brown
Australia
Dani
Peniame Pg
Aer
Smith
Parker
Wolff
Meinecke
Alex Blackburn
Ed Jones
Caley
Ferguson
Belen
Boyle
Wilmot
Poole
Wee
Peterman
Will Jones
Bennett
Taylor
Tyler
Bridgman
Trager
Breckenridge
Hallowell
Wolff and Meinecke
Bridgeman
Clearwater
St. Petersburg
Mount Dora Cup Won By Miami Golfer
The Mount Dora Cup was awarded to a Miami golfer after match play at Palma Ceia Country Club in Tampa. Mrs Sayre previously held the cup. the 1940s era note lists Mrs A F Schrup of Mount Dora as Florida Women's State Golf Association chair since 1940 and receiving a Motorola radio.
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Florida Re. State Golf Association
Chamber of Commerce
Mary Wt
Miami
Chitty
Sayre
Palma Ceia Country Club
Tampa
Orlando
A. F. Schrup
Schrup
Florida
Old Firm Takes New Name at Mount Dora Hardware
Alfred Rehbaum Sr. owned Mount Dora Hardware for over thirty years. Alfred Rehbaum Jr. joined, and on April 1 a partnership formed with 50 percent interest. The store, long called Rehbaum's Hardware, expands lines and services including installation and servicing of heating and other systems in Dora area.
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Alfred Rehbaum, Sr
Mount Dora
Alfred Rehbaum Jr
Rehbaum
Ene
Dora
Sur
Mount Dora Art League Exhibition Showcases Local Talent
Mount Dora Art League hosts an annual show featuring amateur and new members. Works include watercolors, oils, pencil portraits, landscapes, flower studies, and student panels from Mount Dora Schools. Notable pieces come from Mrs Bertha Marsh, Miss Marguerite Simpson, and new member C O Jones.
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Bertha Marsh
Evans'Park
Emma_ Sears Marsh
Sadie Garfield
Casco Bay
Gilbert Park
Wilson Smith
Marguerite Simpson
League
Minnie Bigelow
New England
Mary S. Brown
Florence LaFarge Childs
William L.E. Barnett
France
C. O. Jones
Mary Lane
McMillan
Rems
M. R. C. Williams
Charles E. Shaw
Grand View Hotel
Mount Dora
Charles Norton
Stephanie Hayes
Patty Claflin
Patricia Denmark
Townsend Club Meeting in Eustis April
A county wide Townsend Club meeting will be held Friday night April 11 at 7 30 oclock in the public library at Eustis. All residents are invited and urged to attend. Wayne B Albers explains the Townsend program.
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Townsend Club
Eustis
Wayne B. Albers
Townsend
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Red Cross
CUB Scouts
Shuffleboard Club
Noo
Mrs. Richards
First Methodist Church
George Gibson
C. M. Brown
Ross Dutton
Robert Turner
Arthur Fats
Wome
Palate Conwes ‘Ionary
Pather
Richards
Gibson
Celia Stein
Holy Communion
Dutton Ronan
T. Cecilia — Gounod
T . Conway
Mr. Dutton
Green Hill
Morn
Shure
Dickinson
Ruth Woodman Seay
Sousa Agece
the Carlos
Bantay
Franci
Union Holy Week Services
Howey-In-The-Hills
News OF Masonry
T. B. & H. Association Annual Meeting
Lawn Bowling News
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