Community Hall Project Discussed At Mass Meeting
Mount Dora Florida April 19 1929 residents hold a mass meeting in the high school auditorium to decide on a proposed community building. A proclamation by D C Sherman outlines the agenda with Prof Roseborough as chairman and Wm J Johnson as clerk. Participants discuss council plans and local building committee input.
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Mount Dora
Fla
D. C. Sherman
A. D
Mount
Spencer
Wells
Morley
Audi
Traffic Sign Replaced At Eleventh And Donnelly Corner
City officials defend replacement of a stop sign at Eleventh and Donnelly where a Mount Dora sign is meant to deter accidents. The sign’s purpose is to force motorists to stop before Donnelly traffic, despite mockery from commentators. The incident of selling the sign is deemed intentional and violators will face penalties.
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Eleventh
Donnelly Streets
Pennsylvania Railroad
Donnelly Street
W. J. Johnson
Mount Dora
Closing Period Begun Here for Summer Half Holiday
The article notes that the summer half holiday starts this week on April 25 and runs through October. It emphasizes that the Topic will publish Fridays during this period and that all news and advertising copy should arrive by Wednesday.
Clearing House Defends Florida Citrus Fly Situation
The Citrus Growers Clearing House Operating Committee adopts resolutions deploring sensational fly reports. It states strict measures by the State Plant Board and Federal Agriculture Department control the Mediterranean Fruit Fly and that infestation is limited to a small part of Florida with only isolated groves affected.
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State Plant Board
Federal Department of Agriculture
Clearing House
Florida
Railsback Buys M. B. Little Stock
The M. B. Little Dry Goods store has been taken over by the F. E. Railsback Company of Ft. Pierce. Railsback, with broad merchandising experience, plans a big sale starting Saturday and says the entire stock will be reduced for ten days with many exceptional bargains drawing shoppers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. B. Little Dry Goods
F. E. Railsback Company, Inc
Ft. Pierce
Railsback
Mount Dora Yacht Club Closes Year With Strong Finances
The Mount Dora Yacht Club ends its 1928-29 season April 18 with a balanced treasury and all obligations paid. Frank Fowler becomes commodore, S. Sadler retires, and E. Stokes oversees a new entertainment committee and $150 summer appropriation. New Jacksonville cruise photos to be framed for the clubhouse.
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Mount Dora
Tom Potter
E. E. Stokes
Frank Fowler
Orrin W. Sadler
Jacksonville
Harold Fowler
Commodore
Sadler
Stokes
Commodore Fowler
Elmer Johnson
Sparrow
151 Unlimited Hydro
May Day celebration planned at Coron ada and New Smyrna Beach
Coronada and New Smyrna Beach announce a joint May Day festival on May 2 starting at 3 PM. The event features a bathing beauty contest in three age classes with prizes, a Casino ball on Thursday, and no tolls on bridges. Mayor D. C. Sherman will judge.
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Smyrna
Coronada Beach
Schaffer
D. C. Sherman
Wheeler speaks at local P T A on forests and fire harm
R N Wheeler of the United States Forest Service addressed the local Parent Teachers Association at the high school auditorium. He described the State Bureau of Forestry created by the 1927 legislature and noted Florida and South Carolina recently formed forestry departments while Arkansas lacks one. The talk emphasized forest damage from fire, citing figures for 1927 and other years.
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Joyce Kilmer
R. N. Wheeler
United States Forest Service
Parent-Teachers’ Association
Wheeler
State Bureau of Forestry
Florida
South Carolina
Arkansas
Yalaha Yacht Club Announces Reorganization
The Yalaha Yacht Club reports a reorganization with Roland James named Commodore and A. A. McGonegal named Secretary for the coming year. A new feature under the new management is out board motor boat racing designed to attract all Class B entries and boost club competition.
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Yalaha Yacht Club
Roland James
A. A. McGonegal
Mount Dora Real Estate Booms With Two New Sales
Two residential properties in Mount Dora change hands this week. The Spanish bungalow and adjoining orange grove in Lake Franklin Park sell to Dr. and Mrs. Arthur R. Rietz of Evansville Indiana, who plan a winter home. The Watt property at Helen street and Seventh avenue sells to Mr. and Mrs. Tracy Kramer, longtime winter residents now becoming permanent residents. The season totals twenty or more Mount Dora home purchases.
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Arthur Shelton
Lake Franklin Park
A.C. Quixley Realty Company
Arthur R. Rietz
Evansville
Indiana
Rietz
Middle West
Watt
Helen Street
Seventh Avenue
Lake Dora
Mount Dora
Tracy Kramer
Leaves of Grass edition sells for record price
Colonel W H Sanborn reported two weeks ago that a first issue of Walt Whitman’s Leaves of Grass sold at New York auction for 1950 dollars. The Sanborns boast a home library of about 1200 volumes dating back 150 years and a museum with relics from several wars.
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Colonel Sanborn
Florida
Walt Whitman
W. H. Sanborn
New York
Sanborn
Rollins
Mount Dora School Closes Friday With Student Program
The Mount Dora Public School Elementary Department announces a Friday closing event featuring a varied program. Superintendent Mr. Christopher visits the school led by Miss Green as students perform Salutatory readings spelling class English class and music selections with eight girls listed in the scenes and a reading class of six girls.
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Mount Dora
Helen Hubbell
Pumpkinville School
Christopher
Green
Cecil Parker
Alfred Rehbaum
Frank Pooser
Robert Tuttle
L. J. Crawdy
Oyvil Grantham
Wayne Moon
Roberta Widmer
Ethel Langhorst
Martha Fenn
Marguerite Hammond
Josephine Roberts
Bernadette Roberts
Barbara Blanchard
Ruth Harvey
Edna Mac Neil
Jean Smith
Harriet Wise
Kiwanians Hear G. J. White On Federal Reserve
The Kiwanis Club met at Carl Graves hostelry due to Mrs. Fuller illness. George White of First National Bank spoke on the origin and operation of the Federal Reserve banking system, a standout moment of the spring season for the group.
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Dora
George White
National Bank
Federal Reserve
Locals Take First Scrap From Eustis
Frank H. Heath reports a 4 to 2 victory by the Helmfield Vikings over Eustis in a nine round strap. City Attorney Thomas H. Cooley led the attack with power drives to right field and contributed a key rally in the sixth. Hugh Brown and Goober Ray also produced notable hits as Helmfield held off Eustis.
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Frank H. Heath
Thomas H. Cooley
Vikings
Eppérion
Helmfield
Eustis
Swat
Thomas
George Malorie
Tommie
Pinkey Epperish
Rex Beach
Oliver Curwood
Tom
Tommy
Kid Lasater
Hugh Brown
Pinkey Epperson
Cooley
Wallie Pike
Ray
Lord Chesterfield
Pike
Brown
Brock
Vikings Lose Opening Game in Lake Orange Opener
Mount Dora Vikings opened the Lake Orange league schedule at Winter Park last Thursday. Winter Park, ahead 13 to 4, dominated early with four weeks of game experience. Hugh Brown started, misfired, and Newt Cooley took over seven innings as Mount Dora fell behind. Eustis beat Winter Garden 9 to 7, Uma tilla and Apopka drew in twelve innings.
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Mount Dora
Hugh Brown
Vikings
Bene
Hugh
Newt
Cooley
Fe Brown
Ritica Ods
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M. B. Little Stock
MT. Dora Club
F. G. Fowler
Sam Sadler
Coronada
Swifton
Ark
H. N. Wheeler
P.T. A
God
Yalaha Club
WJ. Sanborn
Kiwanis Club
G. J. White
Winter Garden Gang
Umatilla
Apopka
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