Kiwanis Meeting Highlights Timber Industry Film
Major Wurtele presented a "Trees Homes" segment showing timber from Northwest cutting to plywood production. He also screened two war films on Iwo Jima and the Philippines, leaving a strong impression on attendees. Visitors included Sid Herlong and Ralph Battle. soldiers James and Thomas Scott were home on furlough.
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Wurtele Anneal
Lee
Iwo Jima
Philippines
Sid Herlong
Ralph Battle
James and
Thomas Scott
Springtime guests depart from Hotel Mount Dora patrons
Hotel Mount Dora chronicles a busy spring scene as visitors travel to New York Brooklyn LaGrange Connecticut and Illinois. The Rummy Group enjoyed games cake ice cream songs and shells as keepsakes before bidding farewell for the season.
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Leo Schmidt
Melvin Suttner
B N. Y
and Mire
Brydon
LaGrange
Illinois
Jane Leary
Brooklyn
N. Y
Hall
Rundle
Conecticut
Grady Wins Shuffle Match and Archery Victory at Riley’s Park
Riley’s Park reports a busy week as Grady triumphs in a shuffle match with Peg asse and later wins archery on Sunday. The Reds Bill Chausse and Homer Sweet were defeated, while Pop Riley plans fishing lessons for Bill and Homer, amid a note of a planned surprise for Pop.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Poppilly Bender
Pete Peterson
Gibby Morgan
Pop Riley
Four Horsemen
Bumsy
Pete
Paulie
Gibby
Pop
Grady
Pegasse
Bill Chausse
Homer Sweet
R. I. Reds
Bill
Homer
Soldiers hear talkies at Friday night club event
Service Men's Club hosted Friday night entertainment for soldiers and guests with moving pictures enjoyed by all. Corporal Roy Hawkins and Corporal Bill Armstrong of Battery A 357th write from Belgium they are doing well and plan sightseeing in England and Scotland. Their long stay at the club is noted with best wishes to Miss Kathe and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stanley Wooley
Roy Hawkins
Bill Armstrong
Battery A
357Th
Belgium
Spok
England
Scotland
Rane
Miss Kathed
Revival Services Begin at Mount Dora Baptist Church
The Mount Dora Baptist Church schedules revival services starting Monday April 29 with morning worship at 11 o clock and evening worship at 8. The week includes special topics The Kind of Revival We Need and a memorial for Dr and Mrs Foye. Dr Foye died April 14 at Lake County Medical Center Eustis.
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Bible School
Union Aa
Serv
Mount Dora and
Tavares
Memorial Service Honors Roosevelt and Legacy at Community Church
A memorial service for Franklin Delano Roosevelt was held Sunday as congregants sang hymns favored by the late president and Dr James Austin Richards read his scripture passage. The sermon highlighted Roosevelt’s care for the forgotten man and his courage through illness en route to leadership. Prayers were offered for President Truman as the church continues with season events and planned meetings through May sixth.
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Franklin Delano Roosevelt
James Austin Richards
Roosevelt
United States
Harry S. Truin
Madeleine Milner
East
Isreal
Palestine
Real Estate Sales Rise in Mount Dora and Surroundings
Real estate activity mounts as O. M. Simpson reports year to date sales exceeding $77,000. Five homes total $40,000, two lakefront tracts on Lake Dora and two on Lake Beauclair total over $26,000, grove property $4,250, and Mount Dora vacant lots about $7,500. Some lots are investments while one will host a buyer built home. Nancy J. Stuart often assists in these deals, with further sales pending for late this week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
O. M. Simpson
Lake Dora
Lake Beauclair
Grove Pro
Mount Dora
Mr. Simpson
Nancy J. Stuart
Grand View Hotel Dining Room Closed For A Few Weeks
A. C. Bowdish owner-operator announces the Grand View Hotel dining room will close temporarily to outside guests effective Friday. It will reopen later for medium price a la carte service, with repairs and painting planned to improve the room. Summer room rates are in effect through December 1.
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A. C. Bowdish
Grand View Hotel
Mr. Bowdish
Canning Sugar Applications Now Available at Ration Office
Application blanks for home canning sugar are on the counter at the Ration Office. Secure and fill out completely for allotment. Spare Stamp No 13 attached for each family member. Only 10 pounds per family until more coupons are issued. Cows valid October ped iies ve applications mailed to you as soon as possible.
Mount Dora Mourns the Passing of President Roosevelt
Mount Dora observes national mourning for Franklin D. Roosevelt with half mast flags. The community gathers for memorial services in schools and churches, radios broadcast the White House service, and business closes briefly as citizens honor the late president and pray for President Truman.
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Mount Dora
Roosevelt
Bill Patton
Franklin D. Roosevelt
White House
Washington
President Roosevelt
Harry Truman
Mr. Roosevelt
Benefit Ball Game For Red Cross Aid To POWs
A benefit baseball game at Venetian Gardens Field features University of Florida Gators and the Rustlin Rangers from Dugway Proving Grounds Mobile Unit, raising funds for American POW aid via Red Cross. Proceeds fund Standard Food Packages for prisoners in Germany and Japan. Event coaches include First Lieutenant Jorgen Rasmussen for the soldier team and Bob Pitman for the Gators, with E B Sapp likely starting pitcher and Walter D. Shelly as reliever. Opening ceremonies at 3:30 p.m. precede the 4:00 p.m. game, with a high school band, flag ceremony, and advance ticket sales led by Jack Irwin.
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Venetian Gardens
American Red Cross
University of Florida
Dugway Proving Grounds
Germany
Japan
Red Cross
Jogen Rasmussen
Huntington
N.Y
Peprides
Tom Bailey
Statyin Laine
Ee ” Anderson
Bill Mattox
Mickey
Michie
Don Bienahi
Gators
E. B. Sapp
American Legion
Walter D
Jacksonville
Rustlin’ Rangers
Bushnell
Soldier
Bob Mullady
Vic Jessen
Jimmy Jones
Johnny Elliot
Tom Skehan
Herb Osborn
Jimmy “Baby” Smith
Arthur W. Newett
Gene Sturchio
Co. A
Florida State Guard
E. C. Huey
Jack Irwin
Mount Dora Band Given Use Of Eastern Shuffleboard Alleys
Mount Dora officials consent to the band using two eastern shuffleboard alleys for concerts. Park Commission lights installed after discussions with local leaders. Band members thank those involved for prompt action. Enrollment for Summer Band School requires a $5.00 fee.
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Mount Dora
Kraltz
The
Park Commission
Dresser
Notes About Our Men In Service
Notes about servicemen and families during wartime. Pvt James R Christie transfers within England and Lt Max Moorhead visits in Florida with his mother. Pvt James Russell Williams arrives in California awaiting overseas duty. Ray M Blanchard Jr is missing in action in the Pacific. L J Drawdy Jr writes from a cruiser in the Pacific. Lat C Kellogg back in the states from the Aleutians. Cpl W K Stokley on leave from Indiana to Orlando.
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James Russell Williams
J. I. Williams
California
Co. D. 54
H. Pendleton
Oceanside
Ifornia
Ray M. Blanchard, Sr
Ray M. Blanchard, Jr
Aviation
2-C
Pacific
Lat. c. Kellogg
States Alive
Aleutians
W. A. Conrad
Indiana
Orlando
Thief Strikes Near Topic Office Loots Wooden Boxes
A notice warns neighbors near the Topic office that two valuable wooden boxes were delivered and stored behind the shop but were stolen in parts over Monday night. Businesses are urged to lock up at night to deter further thefts.
Lawn Bowling News From North Lake District Clubs
Correspondents report spring activities at Mount Dora and Lake Beauclaire. Members travel plans affect rinks as Walter B. Ferguson buys a cottage and renovations begin. A large class of first year players includes Booth, Cahill, Graff, Dufour and others from multiple states and cities.
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Thomas
Apri
W.G.D
Mount Dora
Walter B. Fergusons
Marsh
Lake Beauclaire
Donnelly
East Eighth
Walter
C.D.W
DeLand
Atlantic Coast Line
Molasses Limited
Booth
Frederick R
Kew Gardens
New York
Cahill
Charles T
Cambridge
Massachusetts
Joe Graff
Forrest’ A
Leonia
New Jersey
Dufour
Arthur S
New Bedford
Mass
Frazer
Henry R
Wayne
Fullman
E. J
Springfield
Vermont
Gandy
E. H
Kansas City
Missouri
Gordon
Lewis J
Chester
New Hampshire
Hawkes
Thomas S
Bristol
Pennsylvania
Labisky
A. H
West Bend
Wisconsin
Lincoln
New Haven
Conn
Muir
James N
Quincy
Shaw
Joseph
Jenkintown
Smith
Lawrence W
East Livepool
Ohio
Tretewart
Robert
Chicago
Illinois
Lee Everard
Sutton
Clarence M
Detroit
Sweetnam
Sinaia
Geoige Hi
Bedford
Any
President Roosevelt Dies in Warm Springs at 63
Franklin D Roosevelt died at Warm Springs Georgia after a cerebral hemorrhage at 4 35 p m on April 12 He was 63 and had served as president for 12 years one month and nine days The White House announced his funeral at Hyde Park New York and interment there His death ends the wartime presidency as Harry S Truman prepares to assume the duties and steer postwar policy including the United Nations and postwar economic recovery
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America
Germany
Japan
Franklin Delano Roosevelt
Warm Springs
Georgia
Mr. Roosevelt
White House
Hyde Park
N. Y
Yalta
Marshal Stalin
Russia
Churchill
Great Britain
Ate
Franklin Roosevelt
G. I
Abraham Lincoln
Booth
Lee
Appomattox
Woodrow Wilson
League of Nations
Lincoln
Wilson
Main Street
Riverside Drive
Harry S. Truman
Gray
Truman
United Nations
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Josef Stalin
Winston Churchill
Nazi Germany
Truman Committee
U. S. Senate
Lamar
Independence
St. Mihiel
Meuse-Argonne
Bess Wallace
Mary Come
Montes
Jackson Countel
Tom Pen
Franklin
Harvard University
Columbia U. Law School
Anna Eleanor Roosevelt
Eleanor
Th Roosevelt
Ite House
New York State Senate
Statehouse
Roosevelt
Navy
James Cox
New York
Smith
Chicago
National Industrial Recovery Act
NRA
Philadelphia
Roosveelt
Red Cross Yarn Drive Aftercare Call Issued
Miss Margaret Lewis knitting chairman for the local Red Cross asks knitters to call at her home 728 McDonald street for an additional age salvaged supply and to contribute to the yarn drive.
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Margaret Lewis
Red Cross
McDonald Street
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Kiwanis News
Hotel
Riley’s Park
Service Men’s Club
James R. Christie
Jack Pease
Max Moorhead
Lily
C Moorhead
Fort Pierce
L. J. Drawdy, Sr
L. J. Jr
Ew Guinea
Cpl
W. K. Stokley
Lawn Bowling News
Harry
U. 8
RED Cross Yarn
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