Knights of Pythias District Meet And Banquet Held Here
Mount Dora Lodge No. 134 hosted the annual District Meeting at the Communi Build on March 20. Grand Chancellor R R Wilkinson spoke, and Mount Dora High School contestants presented essays with winners Eveline Von Herbulis, Ida Hiley, and Eleanore Minkley earning cash prizes. A Virginia baked ham supper followed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Dora
Harold Scott
Dist
W. G. Hawkins
F. J. Ledger
Mount Dora Lodge
P. Goat
W. J. Ferris
God Bless
America
Charles Embry
A. C. McNurlen
Umatilla
Hawkins
R. R. Wilkinson
Mount Dora High School
D. D. Roseborough
Grand Lodge
Eveline von Herbulis
Ida Hiley
Eleanore Minkley
Wilkinson
Virginia
W. P. Wingler
Hockman Home Sold to Dr W O Fischer
Dr William O Fischer purchases the Hockman home at Donnelly and Eleventh avenues for a permanent residence. Ex serviceman who served in France with the American Expeditionary Forces, he practiced medicine in Columbia Missouri before choosing Mount Dora as home. He resides with sister Mrs S M Bonner and brother C A Fischer. sale handled by A C Quixley Realty Company.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hockman
Donnelly and
Eleventh Avenues
William O. Fischer
Fischer
France
Medical Corps
Columbia
Mount Dora
S. M. Bonner
C. A. Fischer
A. C. Quixley Realty Company
Dairy Farm Installs Winchargers
C. E. Tincher of Mount Dora, zone manager for Wincharger Corp of Sioux City Iowa reports the sale of wind powered electrification equipment to the Litchfield Dairies in Gainesville Florida. The Tincher unit furnishes complete rural electrification with wind generated power.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. E. Tincher
Mount Dora
Wincharger Corporation
Sioux City
Iowa
Litchfield Dairies
Gainesville
Florida
Mr. Tincher
Lake Orange All Stars to Meet Rochester Club in Exhibition
The Lake Orange All Stars announce an exhibition game with the Rochester club at Winter Garden, aimed at gaining form for the Otace ge League season. K C Moore Jr promotes the event, with Otis Hale of Mount Dora slated to start at shortstop and a lineup drawn from Apopka Clermont Eustis Mount Dora Umatilla and Winter Garden including Goolsby McCormick Morrison Bailes Hale and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seschel
Aceil
Winter Garden
K. C. Moore, Jr
All Stars
Mount Dora
Otis Otis Hale
Rochester
Lake
Orange Counties
Apopka
Goose Goolsby
Harold McCormick
Wallace McCormick
Jim Mahaffey
Bill Gooling
Clermont
Mac Morrison
Bill Pierson
Jerry Morrison
Eustis
Marty Bailes
John Walker
Pete Hooten
Otis Hale
Umatilla
Lawton Webb
Rodney Miller
Bill Damasius
Ward Britt
Tige Minor
Mannis Clark
Jim Wolf
Earl Brankert
Emmett Clonts
Mount Dora Sailing Races Feature April 2nd Start
Mount Dora weekly sailing races were held Sunday afternoon off the Yacht Club pier with Pat terson as judge. Sloops and moths competed in 1 to 1.5 mile courses amid light NW wind. High Tide won the sloop class followed by Spray and Poise. moths finished in order Swift Snow Murray Edgerton Fuller Rehbaum.
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Mount Dora
Yacht Club
Patterson
Einsend Drogen
Aanl
Eee Swift
Snow
Murray
R. Edgerton
Fuller
Rehbaum
Ernest Minkley
Bobby Vincent
High Tide
H. G. Dimsdale
Spray
Dave Harvey
Poise
Captain Wise
Orange Box
Florida publishers invited aboard U S Cincinnati in Tampa
The U S battle cruiser Cincinnati will dock in Tampa on April 7 and the Florida State Press Association members will be hosted by the ship’s commanding officer during a reception in Tampa April 6 7 and 8. Senator Charles Andrews arranged with Secretary Swanson for the press convention visit, with an invitation to visit aboard the ship on Friday April 7 as advised by the Navy Department.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Cincinnati
Tampa
Florida State Press Association
Russell Kay
Press Association Laikes
Hing Ay
Charles Andrews
Washington
Secretary of the Navy
Swanson
Andrews
P. T. A. Study Class Rescheduled to Wednesdays
The PTA study class will meet on April 12 19 and 26 at 3 15 PM instead of Mondays as announced. The class aims to help attendees become better informed and more efficient PTA workers and a good attendance is urged.
Soil Service Estimates U.S. Erosion Loss at 400 Million
The Soil Conservation Service estimates annual soil erosion across the United States amounts to about 400 million dollars. The figure highlights the economic impact of erosion on farming land and conservation efforts nationwide.
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The
Soil Conservation Service
America
Lions Host Governor at 35th District Meeting in Florida
A Tallahassee Lions Club event featured Governor Joe Terantino as guest of honor. The piece notes a 60 day bicycle race by Lions members, with spectators in grandstand seats facing legislation and spending bills. The letter reflects urgency to prepare for fiscal and political challenges ahead.
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Florida
Lions Charter Club
Atoe
Dyamic
Joe Terantino
LIONS
Tallahassee
The Runaway by Kathleen Norris novel overview
A concise look at Kathleen Norris 62nd Runaway focusing on Rebecca Gibson who flees a planned marriage to a successful town partner and elopes with Gavin Flood. The narrative follows their unstable finances, a newborn child, and Rebecca's fight to regain independence while balancing family life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kathleen Norris
Startling
Rebecca Gibson
Sierra Nevadas
Gavin Flood
Rebecca
New grapefruit seed oil industry starts in Florida
R. J. Cohen launches grapefruit seed oil manufacturing in Winter Haven. The first carload shipped to Jersey City for 5 cents a pound, to be sulfonated as a wetting agent in textiles. Trials include feed potential from pressed seed meal and calf feeding experiments planned for next fall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. J. Cohen
Winter Haven
Florida
Jersey City
New Jersey
Cohen
United States Department of Agriculture Laboratory
Masonic Lodge Mount Dora Plans April Meeting
Mount Dora Lodge No. 238 F. and A. M. invites Sojourning Masons to its Stated Communication at 8:00 P M on Thursday April 6 with work in the Entered Apprentice Degree.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Dora Lodge No
Kiwanis News Highlights Community Safety Efforts
Rev. John Hay, pastor, will distribute the product and stress sanitation. L. Story offered traffic safety ideas. Guests included Ed Kappleman Evanston Ill E A Jones Worcester Mass Chas Roe Clermont Burke Chester Tavares Philip Foster Leominster Mass and J M Smith Mount Dora. W W Radcliffe supplied the attendance prize won by Thos H Cooley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Hay
the Arch
L. Story
Minute Man
Ed. Kappleman
Evanston, Ill
E. A. Jones
Worcester
Mass
Chas. Roe
Clermont
Burke Chester
Tavares
Philip Foster
Leominster
J. M. Smith
Mount Dora
W. W. Radcliffe
Thos. H. Cooley
Seven Swear To Out Of Season Fish Tale
Seven local fish story tellers faced a moral dilemma when they found a distressed large mouth bass out of season. They used humane measures to free a swallowed bream from the bass throat, then released the fish after removing the bait, a tale verified by sources and recalling the lakes of Dora.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard Edgerton
Ray Detten
William T. Patterson
William Prinz
Frank Harding
Edward Harding
Curtis Minkley
Lake Dora
Edgerton
Manatawny
Mr. Detten
Dora
Lake County Red Cross Chapter Awarded Honor Certificate
Lake County Chapter of the American Red Cross received the National Headquarters Honor Certificate for distinguished achievement in the 22nd Annual Roll Call. Richard F. Allen of the Eastern Area praised the chapter’s widespread membership and public spirit in a letter to Capt. Ben C. Jones, Roll Call chairman, urging appreciation for top officers and members supporting Red Cross work nationwide.
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Lake County
American Red Cross
Ben C. Jones
Richard F. Allen
Red Cross
Roll
Manens
Mount Dora Assessment Roll Open for Public Inspection
The assessment roll for the Town of Mount Dora for 1939 is open for public inspection at the Town Clerk’s office and will remain so through April 13, 1939. The Board of Equalization will meet on April 14, 1939 from 9 a.m. to noon and 2 to 4 p.m. to hear complaints regarding the assessment roll.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Dora
Board of Equalization
J. B. Griswold
Town Council Proceedings on Water System and Street Lighting
Regular meeting Tuesday included Dr K A Lee sa and Engineer Weis W Gillispie. Glass discussion urged improvements to the bowling court and tax matters. Gillispie reported the new water system progress and a 24 hour WPA test to prove sufficient flow, noting the well already pumps over 1200 gallons per minute. Requests for three new street lights were referred to the lighting committee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
K. A. Leesa
Weis W. Gillispie
Thomas
F James
Messrs. French
Gillispie
New Lake County Maps Available at Chamber Office
Lake County issues new state road department maps available in two sizes at the Lake County Chamber of Commerce office. The 16 by 33 inch maps cost 25 cents, and the 3 by 5 foot large maps cost $1. The maps detail section lines, town outlines, lakes, railroads, bridges, canals, docks, drainage, and public buildings, with usage notes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lake County
State Road Department
World's Fair Cows to Eat Florida Citrus Pulp
Florida citrus pulp will be fed to 150 prize cows exhibited at the New York World's Fair. Dr Wayne Neal reports the feed development. three carloads were tested at MAPENY farms in New Jersey and the results led directors to choose it for the cows shown at the fair.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Florida
Wayne Neal
State Experiment Station
Mapeny
New Jersey
Florida service clubs urged to focus April on seafood conservation
State supervisor R L Dowling asks every Florida service club to dedicate at least one April meeting to conservation. He proposes clubs hold a luncheon on the conservation program day with menus featuring Florida seafood.
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R. L. Dowling
Florida
Farewell Dinner Marked Barnett’s Start of Sentence
A farewell dinner was held at Ellison home of W. C. Barnett for Dan Barnett who is expected to begin his sentence today. Music was provided by Al Sampson and his musicians. Barnett shot and killed his wife and an escort when he surprised them in a car, according to Interior Journal reporting from Stanford Kentucky.
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Dan Barnett
W. C. Barnett
Ellison
al Sampson
Stanford
Interior Journal
Barnett
Seven Wonders lecture closes Mount Dora Art League season
The Mount Dora Art League presents the final illustrated lecture titled The Seven Wonders of the World at the Villa Dora on Thursday evening April 6 at eight o clock. All are invited and all yearly dues may be paid at this time.
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Villa Dora
Oleanders in Florida Benefit From Careful Fertilizer
Oleanders grown in Florida often need little care but respond to fertilizer. A good commercial mix about 5-7-5 is advised. Apply fertilizer in two doses: first in early September and second in mid-summer.
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Florida
Boat Owners Urged to Attend Hearing on Draw Tender at Haines Creek
The Mount Dora Chamber of Commerce schedules a 10:00 a m Wednesday April 12 hearing on the proposed draw tender at the bridge across Haines Creek on the Ocklawaha River near Lisbon. The meeting invites boaters yachtdists and civic groups to present written and oral remarks. records will be sent to the U S War Department for review as the Golden Triangle waterway faces potential disruption of travel to Silver Springs Palatka and Jacksonville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Dora
Lake Eustis
Silver Springs
Palatka
Jacksonville
Central Florida
Chambers of Commerce
Yacht Clubs
Golden Triangle
U. S. War Department
Wreck Near Sorrento Injures Three Men
Three men riding in a car driven by Cornelius Sack ett of Crescent City were injured Sunday evening when the vehicle failed to negotiate a turn on a clay road near Kimball's Garage. The car, wrapping around a tree, left the road wrecked beyond repair but the motor possibly salvageable. Ray Hendrik of Crescent City and Earl Driver of Mount Plymouth sustained the more serious injuries.
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Kimball
Sorrento
Cornelius D. Sackett
Crescent City
Ray Hendrik
Earl
Mount Plymouth
Citrus Legislation Aims To Shape Florida Growers
Walter P. Fuller notes a budding citrus growers group pushing a bold legislative program. Proposals include banning sale of low grade fruit in bonanza years, state marketing authority, fruit tax to prune submarginal groves, tighter green fruit rules, freezes embargoes, and limits on new plantings. The industry faces court battles amid a disastrous season.
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Walter P. Fuller
Florida Letter
Churches Unite For Good Friday Union Service
The Baptist Methodist and Community churches plan a joint service Friday at 1 30 p m at the Community church Donnelly and Seventh avenues led by Rev Ralph Acree with addresses by Dr D D King Dr A A Stan ay and Dr F A Poole and benediction by Dr A J Prodi A congregational sing ing solos by Delphia Norman Maxine Salts man and Mrs A A Stanley and organ by Florence Gilbert Hanscom The service will close from 1 30 to 3 00 p m to allow attendance by employers and employees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baptist
Methodist
Donnelly and
Seventh Avenues
Ralph Acree
D. D. King
A. A. Stanay
F. A. Poole
A. J. Prodi
Delphia Norman
Maxine Saltsman
A. A. Stanley
Florence Gilbert Hanscom
Businesses close Friday afternoon for union service
Business houses will close Friday afternoon from 1 30 to 3 o clock to allow all who wish to attend the union service in the Community church.
Mount Dora Lions Receive Charter At Gala Event
The Mount Dora Lions Club received its charter at a gala attended by Lions from Tampa and Lake County. District Governor Joseph P. Taran tino urged loyalty and service under the Lions motto LIONS Liberty Intelligence Our Nation's Safety. A five course turkey dinner followed with musical numbers and dancing at the hotel ballroom.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Dora
Daytona Beach
A. M. Brodie
M. W. Simpson
R. V. Hancock
Eustis Lions
George White
Joseph P. Tarantino
Tampa
LIONS
Liberty
Intelligence
Terantino
R. V. Parker
Mount Dora Club
Maxine Saltsman
Eddie Gibson
Saltsman
Charles Barnett
Knowlton
Orlando
Bowling Final Highlights In Daytona Central League
The March 28 North Central League finals in Daytona featured Mount Dora DeLand Orlando and New Smyrna. DeLand won the morning match against Mount Dora while Orlando defeated New Smyrna in the afternoon to take second place as Daytona claimed the most games and the trophy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daytona
Mount Dora
Sprague
Thomas
Bradner
Eckis
DeLand
Lurch
Orlando
New Smyrna
Sling. Ie
Sunrise Easter Service Unites Methodist and Community Churches
The Methodist and Community churches join for a Sunrise Easter Service at 7:00 a.m. beside Lakeside Inn pool. The Methodist choir will sing and the Community church will provide the speaker for Easter day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lakeside Inn
Methodist Church
Stvion Ak Ate
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Knights of Pythias
Dairy Farm
Lake Orange All Stars
U.S. S. Cincinnati
Kiwanis News
Council Proceedings
New Lake County
Seafood Conservation
Mount Dora Lions
Monda
Lakeside
Bowling News
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