Kiwanis hears Col Lorch on WWII air war and postwar aid
Col Lorch, attorney and WWII veteran, spoke off the record at the Kiwanis meeting. He described combat intelligence roles from Egypt to Sicily, troop protection methods, and rapid air deployments, noting a looming influx of veterans needing support as thousands return home.
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White
Fort Bragg
Pacific
Cooley
Lorch
Indiana
Army Air
Leech
South Africa
Egypt
Sybia
Mediterranean
Cicily
Aaftac
Arctic
Kiwanis
Lieutenant White
N Ben
Rivenis
Mount Dora bands seek better venue amid wind and traffic
The junior and senior bands faced windy conditions during a street concert. Musicians struggled to keep stands steady as traffic disrupted the event. Wade Simpson Keith Grimstead Gertie May Harris and Helen Whitehead praised, Evelyn Minkley joins on tympani. Booster Club offers half tuition for senior band members. nonmembers and younger students face special rates or enrollment limits. The page thanks Mrs Sedano for a drugstore treat.
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Wade Simpson
Keith Grimstead
Gertie May Harris
Helen Whitehead
Evelyn Minkley
Tympanii
Dresser
Mount Dora
Sedano
Capacity of Lake County Hospital Not Overtaxed
The Lake County Hospital at Eustis clarifies it has expanded to 160 rooms, ready for use, and no patients have been turned away for lack of space. Misleading reports suggesting overcrowding are incorrect.
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Lake County Hospital
Eustis
Ben Circula
Friendship program at Mount Dora Chapter No 103
Mount Dora Chapter No 103 C E S hosts a Friendship program honoring tourist friends in the Chapter room Thursday night at 8 o clock. Visitors who are Order members are welcome and Patrick is listed as W M.
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Mount Dora
Order
Bel Patrick
W. M
Revival Services At First Baptist Church Begin Eight Day Run
The First Baptist Church announces a seven to eight day revival with morning sermon on Evidence of Need for Revival and evening services at 8 p.m. The church building is completed including a glass-front baptistry. a pipe organ costing about five thousand dollars is planned once obtainable. A pastorium will be erected soon.
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First Baptist Church
Community Church Sees Strong AttenDance Despite Winter Departures
Sunday services at Community Church feature Dr. James A Richards on From Easter to Galilee. Easter offering reaches 1315 with record contributor count. Woman’s Association notes April 6 meeting with Rev J Frederick Burgh and Mrs Forest A DeGraff sharing mission reports. Bible class and talks on Jewish return to Palestine planned alongside Robus Religion sermon.
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Community Church
James A. Richards
Galilee
Woman's Association
J. Frederick Burgh
Lake Geneva
Wis
Forest A. DeGraff
Philippines
Manila
Ioe
Tey
Pes
Palestine
Bridgman
Richards
National Clothing Drive Seeks More Mount Dora Help
Local drive reports fair response but many residents still have not donated. Clothing for men women and children is needed for overseas relief of war stricken people. Deliver to Chamber of Commerce or Red Cross. call P C Milner Kiwanis chair or Topic office to arrange pickup.
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Natonal
Mount Dora
Chamber of Commerce Office
Red Cross
P. C. Milner
National Clothing Drive Committee
Kiwanis Club
Newcomers Buy Lakeshore Home
Mr. and Mrs. C. R. Campbell of Evanston Illinois have bought Mrs. E. E. Hill’s lakeshore house on Lakeshore Drive and 90 feet of adjoining land they plan to build on when feasible. Campbell, retired, spent years in Chicago mortgage investments and renewed a friendship with the Morgans when visiting at Christmas.
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C. R. Campbell
Evanston, Ill
E. E. Hill
Lakeshore Drive
Campbell
Chicago
Mrs. Campbell
R. L. Morgan
Evanston
Lake County Enjoys Rainy Sunday Beneath Jupiter Pluvius
Lake County received a rare Sunday rain shower with Mount Dora and nearby areas also blessed. One reader noted no town reported drought or dry spell, marking the rainfall as notably widespread for the region.
Riley's Park Scribers Review And Fall Plans
The piece praises the Park Scribers for last week’s coverage of Galtalline’s dinner and thanks several locals for their support. It notes boats, shuffleboard, and upcoming matches with the R I Reds, plus departures and anticipated notices for the early fall season.
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Park
Bumsy Beims
Paulie Werner
Poppilly Bender
Lake Yale
Ohio
Bill
Pee Wee Sweet
Little Rhody
Pee Wee
R. I. Reds
Bumsy
Paulie
Grady
Peg
Pete
Capt. Hale
Pop Riley
Mount Dora Public Library Annual Report Overview
The Mount Dora Public Library reports a circulation rise of 2132 for the year and 447 new books added averaging 37 monthly, now totaling over 6000 volumes. Membership stands at 308 with gifts totaling 200 from Miss Newhall and 100 from Mount Dora Women’s Club among others, plus 184 books donated by 42 people and several subscriptions and gifts to periodicals.
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Ae Century
Caxton Doggett
Florida Naturalist
W. L. Barnett
Frank Irvine
Good Housekeeping
Aelaim Monthly
Ladies Home Journal
Saturday Evening Post
Reader’s
Sciptoaenes A
The
Mount Dora
Mount Dora Public
Boy Scout Scrap Paper Collection Hours Updated
Scouts announce revised hours for scrap paper delivery toward the General Eisenhower Medal. Acceptable times are 3 30 to 5 30 on Wednesday afternoons and 9 00 to 12 00 Saturdays at the salvage depot. Volunteers urged to have waste paper ready for pickup.
Mount Dora Sets War Loan Quota At 169000 Dollars
The town of Mount Dora sets its Seventh War Loan quota at 169000 dollars, outlining required public contributions to support national war effort. Local leaders urge civic participation and outline payment methods for residents and businesses.
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Mount’ Dora
Soldiers Families Share News From Home on Rhodes Street
Notes from Mount Dora detail Pvt. Thomas H. Scott and Sgt. James A. Scott at home on furloughs after years apart. James returned from France March 29 for three weeks before going to Augusta General Hospital for a dislocated shoulder. Thomas, in North Africa and Sicily, now at Boca Raton Air Field, rejoins his brother after 1941. Other locals include Lt. J.M. Greene en route to La Junta, and inductions for April 13 in Mount Dora. Major Ben W. Heath, once of Maxwell Field, assigned to General Marshall’s Washington HQ.
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Rhodes Street
Thomas H. Scott
James A. Scott
Furlogh
James Scott
France
Olver General Hospital
Augusta
Thomas Scott
States
North Africa
Sicily
Boca Raton
Ces
James
Thomas
Ben W. Heath
Mount Dora
General Marshall
Washington
Maxwell Field
Heath
Frank H. Heath
Mount Dora Bowlers Defeat Orlando Team In Close Match
Mount Dora bowling club edged Orlando bowlers 16 to 15 in a tight nine ends match at Evans Park with three back bowls and a decisive chop and lie by Harry Soper. The visitors from Sunshine Park brought seven players and enjoyed a picnic lunch, while Dusty Rhodes and Bill Weld led Mount Dora to the late victory.
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Dora
Orlando
Sunshine Park
Evans Park
Rhodes
William H
Bill
Charles Weld
Dallas Berry
John Turn
Beacham Horton
L. C. Nicholson
George Misons
O’ Meinecke
Weld
Berry
Edwards
Parker
Bradner
Nelson
Mount Dora
Dusty
Rink
Eter Aan Horton
Nicholsinger
Turn
Breckenridge
Grant
Soper
Bri
Skip B
Harry Soper
Clark
Florida
St. Pete
Harold Esch
Orlando Lawn Bowling Club
Thomas
Esch- Pickard-Esch-Reed
Service Men's Club Night At Mount Dora Promises Fun
The club hosts a lively evening with tennis, table games, darts, dancing and a snack bar with a jukebox. A note mentions Private Ernie Stein enjoying the fun in Mount Dora, while a WAC parade story hints at a standout line about “five thousand WACs and not a slip.”
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Ernie Rattle Snake
Stein
Mount Dora
Marion A. Newton
Irving
Eac Y
Philipes
Sonane
Truck Collision Injures Thirty-One at Mount Dora Intersection
Thirty-one Negroes were injured, some seriously, in a three truck crash at the Mount Dora Eustis Tavares crossing on Monday morning. They were treated at Waterman Memorial Hospital in Eustis with several released after first aid. Laymon Pierce of Eustis, driving the second truck, was arrested for reckless driving after the crash.
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Mount Dora-Eustis-Tavares
Waterman Memorial Hospital
Eustis
Zellwood
Laymon Pierce
Pierce
W. J. Lane
Dog Tags Ready for Owners After Inoculations
Citizens whose dogs were inoculated last week may call City Hall to obtain their dog tags. Tags not yet received by the clerk should be issued with the dog license when called for.
Sylvan Shores Realty Activity Indicates Future Development
About 120 members and guests of the Mount Dora Woman's Club met at the Lakeside Inn on April 4 for a luncheon and annual meeting. The report highlighted Sylvan Shores as a growing development with numerous permanent residences sold to buyers from Wisconsin Ohio and Florida. Total sales cited near seventy five thousand dollars for homes and fourteen thousand for lots, with cash transactions signaling steady growth rather than a boom.
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Mount Dora
J. A. Richards
Margaret Lewis
Spislal Soeanon
Sylvan
Sheeme
Yivan
Henry Stein
New Sylvan Shores Company
Mary Porter
Avalon Way
Overlook
A. H. la
West Bend
Wis
Ohio
Raney
Lake Gertrude
Lake Dora
John Heist
Oakland Drive
F. J. Buxton
St. Petersburg
Alta Belshe
Morningside Drive
Washington
S. S. Dihel
Ella Mahony
Sheridan Road
Walrod
Etarg
McVey Forturely
Triangle Gas Company
Thorp
Buxton
L. A. Tibbitts
Hendersonville
N. C
Heim Road
Dr. Keller
Medical Corps
U. S. Army
Harold Morse
Tibbitts
Dr. Colley
Do Re Mi Senior Play Reverses City Dream at Mount Dora
Mount Dora High School presents Do Re Mi at the Community Building Friday. The play pits home town values against big city temptations with characters Charles Javens Lois Holloway Hansird Hollon and a who’s who of local talent in a light hearted comedy of love ambition and small town life.
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Mount Dora High School
Wright
Charles Javens
Clare
Lois Holloway
Bill Tucker
Hansird Hollon
Bill
Otice
John
New York
Swift Woodcraft Secures Eighth Government Contract
Swift Woodcraft Inc wins its eighth government contract from the U S Engineer Office Atlanta for military supply items. Production begins mid summer with deliveries through November. Over four years the firm has produced more than four million finished items for armed forces and will also supply plywood shipping containers for overseas packing.
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Swift Woodcraft, Inc
U. S
Atlanta
Local resident fights hyacinth on Lake Dora shores
Mr. R. L. Morgan of Lakeshore Drive clears the hyacinth from Lake Dora by rowing to shore and hauling the weeds out of the water. He urges neighbors living near lakes to join the effort to keep navigation and fishing safe until state action begins.
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Hyacinth
R. L. Morgan
Lakeshore Drive
Lake Dora
Thirteen Spades in One Hand Deal Surprises Player
Mr J C Cooper faced an astonishing poker moment on a Friday night when the first deal yielded thirteen spades. He suspected a gag but soon concluded the hand was an honest, unintentional deal.
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J C. Cooper
Journals on File at Mount Dora Town Clerk Office
Lake County delegation announces that one copy of the Senate and House Journals will be mailed to Mount Dora each day of the session. Journals will be on file at the Town Clerk’s office for examination by any resident.
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Lake County
le Ture
Senate
House
Mount Dora
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Jupiter
Riley’s Park
Mount Dora Public Library
BOY Scout
William E. Goodman
Jacksonville
U.S.N.R
Robert S. Goodman
U.S.N. R
Ieutenant
J.M. Greene
la Junta
Colorado
Lt. Greene
AFTAC
Robert J. Murdock
Robert Osvil Grantham
John Furman Driggers
Sorrento
Thomas Hurlburt
Miami
Camp Blanding
Infantry
Keystone Heights
William T. Harley
New Guinea
Sgt
Pvt
Lawn Bowling News
Service Men’s Club
Sylvan Shores
SWAT
the Hyacinth
City Hall
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