Mount Dora Volleyball Upsets Orlando Rovers in Five
Mount Dora defeated Orlando Rovers 18 16 in the decisive third game after a disputed call, then swept Bumby of Orlando in two straight. Grady Simpson led Mount Dora with teammates J. G. Ray Wesley Bradner Otis Hale Cecil Dart Clayton Tremain and Alfred Carter as Mount Dora improves to two wins one loss this season. Umatilla and Winter Garden fell before the Mount Dora attack and they set to face Montverde Friday.
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Mount Dora
Vines
Florida
Orlando
Rovers
Grady Simpson
J. G. Ray
Wesley Bradner
Otis Hale
Cecil Dart
Clayton Tremain
Alfred Carter
Rover
Papa Dave
Umatilla
Winter Garden
Montverde
Mount Dora Falls 5 2 to Apopka In Baseball
Mount Dora High School lost to Apopka by 5 to 2 in a Friday baseball game. Two rough innings allowed Apopka to score, aided by four errors. Je Simpson pitched well for Mount Dora, showing potential despite the defeat.
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Mount. Dora
Apopka
Fern City Crew
Mount Dora
Je Simpson
Dora Crew
Beginning of ball season set for Thursday April 18
The schedule for the season is under preparation with opening site undecided. John Jewel of Apopka is named president of the Lake Orange wheel, E. E. Truskett as vice president, Harry Collins of Umatilla as secretary and treasurer. Joe Tinker Jr of Orlando is to play for an Orange county team. Epperson a pitcher may wear a Eustis uniform. Mount Dora expects to secure a top pitcher for league approval.
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John Jewel
Apopka
Central Florida
Lake Orange Wheel
E. E. Truskett
Harry Collins
Umatilla
Joe Tinker, Jr
Orlando Star
Orange County
Epperson
Eustis
L-O
Mount Dora
Business Men's volleyball standings tighten after Wednesday games
Two teams shared first place and two shared third as Ed Stokes moved within one game of Ed Jaques by taking two of three. Grady Simpson beat MacMa hon to join Jaques and tied leaders, while David Simpson blanked Fuller three straight to sit tied with Stokes. Stokes and Dave Simp
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Ed. Stokes
Ed Jaques
Stokes
Jaques
Grady Simpson
MacMahon
David Simpson
Fuller
Dave Simp
Dramatic Finish Promises Key Race Title Showdown
The text sketches a tight race with Jaques and Grady Simpson one game ahead of Fuller and Dave Simpson. Grady pursues a near certain triple win while Jaques faces a tough opponent. Stokes eyes three straight wins over Fuller as the regular schedule concludes and the title hinges on next week’s games.
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Son
Jaques
Grady Simpson
Fuller
Dave Simpson
Stokes
Mount Dora Yacht Cruise Clears Rivers to Jacksonville
Commodore Sadler of the Mount Dora Yacht Club reports a successful trip to Jacksonville showing rivers from Mount Dora to the sea are navigable. The government cleared snags from Silver Springs to St. Johns and widened channels from Moss Bluff to Lake Dora, enabling boats up to fifty feet. The party received royal welcomes in Jacksonville as the cruise boosted boating interest.
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Ocklawaha
Silver Springs
St. Johns
Moss Bluff
Lake Griffin
Lake Eustis
Dora Canal
Lake Dora
Jacksonville
Yacht Club
Sadler
S. S. Sadler
Mount Dora Regatta Officials Defend Integrity Amid Controversy
The Mount Dora Yacht Club and Florida Power Boat association leaders defend race integrity after Loynes accused officials of unfairness. Commodores Demarest Selby Trimble Ireland and others served as starters judges and timers on a flawless five mile oval course. Loynes labeled a "gold digger" amid long-standing regatta traditions dating back sixteen years with wartime gaps.
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Florida
F. E. Demarest
Florida Power Boat Association
L. K. Ireland
W. G. Selby
R. J. Trimble
Commodore Ireland
H. O. D. Segraves
Demarest
Selby
Trimble
Free Philippine Sugar Menace to Domestic Industry
W D Lippitt of Denver warned at a Chicago meeting that Philippine sugar could rival Java, aiming for 1,000,000 tons by 1935 and potentially unlimited output, despite claims of expansion being limited by a duty-free entry cap. He cited plans and past projections, noting duty-free imports threaten the U S beet sugar industry while the Philippines sold 485,825 tons duty-free to the United States in the past year.
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Philippines
Java
W. D. Lippitt
Denver
Domestic
Aer
United States
Long voyage challenges on east coast canal path
Commodore Sadler and James Laughlin III voyage from Jacksonville to Daytona aboard the Kris Kraft. They face snags and sunken logs, with the boat nearly tying up at an oyster bar six times. From ten miles north of Ormond to Ormond the run is slow and hazardous, prompting Laughlin to avoid the inland passage in favor of the outer sea. Laughlin, with thirty years of Florida navigation, calls the Ocklawaha and St Johns river trip among the most beautiful he has taken.
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James Laughlin III
Jacksonville
Daytona
Kris Kraft
East Coast Canal
St. Augustine
Ormond
James Laughlin
Mr. Laughlin
Florida
Ocklawaha
St. Johns
Florida power boat fleet sails through Ocklawaha trip
The June Bug II flagship led a flotilla including Chinook and Marcia as it traveled via the Ocklawaha river amid delays from a missing drawbridge and a dredge breakdown. Commodore Sadler and other Florida Power Boat Association leaders received warm welcomes at each stop along the route.
Town Council Convenes for Monthly Meeting
Town officials gather for their monthly session focusing on the disposition of funds and related financial matters. The meeting covers budget allocations and potential transfers as part of ongoing fiscal planning.
Smart Coats Show Black Broadcloth Trimmed With Gray Fur
Fashion notes describe this season’s furred coats with gray trimming on black broadcloth. Designers experiment with cuff shapes deep fur edging and collar styles including triangle scarf collars and standing collars. Kathryn Crawford wears chinchilla trimmed black broadcloth in a pictured coat. Black velvet coats also gain favor with fur accents and broadtail insets and appliques.
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Western Newspaper Union
No millage increase planned for new bonds
Officials state there should be no rise in the current tax millage to cover the issuance of new bonds for the building. Further action will be decided at the special called meeting.
Kennedy backs citrus bill to stop green fruit shipments
Dr I N Kennedy of Lake county travels to Tallahassee for the legislative session and endorses without qualification the Citrus Growers Clearing House Association measure to prohibit shipping green fruit. He warns the practice could devastate the citrus industry and undermine markets for weeks. The bill has wide support from citrus groups and aims to curb the dangerous shipments.
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I. N. Kennedy
Lake County
Tallahassee
Citrus Growers Clearing House Association
Lake
Kennedy
Notable Support Expected for Clearing House Measure
The speaker said he will seek the same unanimous backing when the measure comes up as it received in Orland o on March 9. He noted broad approval from the green fruit committee of Citrus Growers Clearing House growers and shippers, legislators from the citrus area, and state and federal officials, with three leading attorneys active in the measure’s preparation.
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Orlando
Green Fruit Committee
Citrus Growers Clearing House
Florida Legislature
Citrus
New Coleman Starter Lights Instantly
A New Coleman Starter quickly lights when a valve is opened and a lit match is held to the starter, producing immediate ignition. The device promises fast, reliable operation for users needing instant flame.
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