Retiring president salutes staff and plans bowling club work
Charles Skoglund, closing the annual meeting, saluted chairmen and two retiring board members Jack Tradinger and George Davis. He outlined future projects including enclosing rinks, updating sprinkler systems, building storage, replacing trophy cups with brass plates, enlarging the kitchen and providing a cold drink facility.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Skoglund
Board of Governors
Jack Tradinger
George Davis
John Chesley
Legion Elects John Cain As Mount Dora Post Commander
John Cain was elected commander of Mount Dora Post No. 35 American Legion with Richard Stewart Roy Ledford Robert E. Turner Richard R. Eddy Henry W. Link Roy Christopher John Bidwell and George J White among officers chosen at last Thursday night’s meeting Cain succeeds Leo Reichert and will be installed in June The post reported a membership total of 195 the highest ever for the post Jacksonville Florida once was known as Cowford.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Cain
Mount Dora
Mount Dora season opener ends in 9 5 loss to Apopka
Mount Dora starts Lake Orange Baseball League play with a 9 to 5 defeat at Apopka. Casey Shoe maker praised hitting but emphasized need for fielding practice as Ralph Cardwell Cecil Barks and James Harp pitched and Tommy Ledford caught amid 15 Apopka hits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Dora
Lake Orange
Doubleday Apostles
Apopka
Casey” Shoemaker
Ralph Cardwell
Cecil Barks
James Harp
Tommy Ledford
Apopka Field
E. H
Council Lets Bids On Paying Jobs
Gray and his construction company won the Sixth Ave widening bid between Donnelly and Sixth, with a triple coat street project adding seven feet on the north side to improve access to the Community building. Amos Ransom of East Town submitted the Baker St sidewalk bid at 35 cents per foot, and previously laid the Grant St sidewalk for East Town's new colored school.
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Gray
Sixth Av
Baker St
Amos Ransom
East Town
Grant St
Hill
Donnelly
Sixth
Divorce Suit Filed In Lake County Florida
In the Fifth Judicial Circuit Lake County Florida a chancery suit for divorce is filed by Daisy Watson Austin against plaintiff 15 4te. The case number 13 124 is cited in the document. The record notes a circuit court proceeding seeking dissolution of marriage.
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Circuit Court
Fifth Judicial Circuit
Lake County
State OF Florida
Daisy Watson Austin
Harry Murray Austin
Florida
Circuit Court of
Tavares
Roy Christopher
Donnelly Street
Mount Dora
A. D
Frank E. Owens
Jessie C. Graves
D-C
Plaintiff
Easter Hopes Unite Shuffleboard Club in Cheerful Edict
The shuffleboard club members share Easter wishes and mark a 93rd birthday for General E. C. Musgrave. The gathering lists many couples and families as participants, each assigned to paint a bright red stripe around their homes to remind others of returning friends. A roast beef dinner at the Community building capped the season with a praised performance by a Christian Home and Bible Institute quartet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. C. Musgrave
Christian Home and Bible Institute
Trailer Ban Tightened for All Creatures
Mount Dora tightens rules on house trailers with a three day pause before any occupancy. City Council revises ordinance defining trailers as structures decoupled from land and requiring a building permit and active home construction within three days. Florida sponge industry and Tarpon Springs Greeks noted in tangent.
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Mount Dora
Roger
Neva Rich and husband open Johnny's Flowers
A Mount Dora area flower shop opens this week operated by John H. and Neva Rich. The store named Johnny's Flowers features African violets and exotic plants and is located on Highway 19 between Mount Dora and Eustis.
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Mount Dora
Johnny’s
John H
Neva Rich
Highway 19
Mount Dora Eustis
Florida has two game species and unique wildlife
The article notes that Florida hosts two game species with unique status in the state. It mentions key wildlife such as the Key ricanes in a yearly context, and overall highlights deer and the Florida duck as notable species in the region.
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Miami
Key West
Florida
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Bridgman
Julian Hartridge
Grace Trager
Ida Fuller
Blanche Markert
Robert Reed
Lloyd Oster
Marie Warren
Legion
Jacksonville
Cowford
John F. Mangrum
Council
Manhattan
Catalina
Cortland’s
Orson
Dacron
NYLON
Fifth Avenue
By Morris Deering
Tarpon Springs
General
Electric
Appliance & Paint Company
Paul M
Snowberger General Contracting
Ninth Avenue
Apopka Heights
Gath
WA Fha
Col. Wylie
Central and
Summit
F. T. Pfeiffer
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