Dorans Sweep Doubleheader Split With Eustis Then Beat Gardeners
Winter Park hosts at 3 30 as Dorans face Clermont Sunday and split a Helm Field doubleheader with Eustis. In game one Bobo wins over Miller 5 2 as Ivey McCown Webb lead Dorans with three and two base hits and a home run by D Salter. In game two Ivey slugs two circuit drives and a three bagger driving in seven of nine runs while Adkins holds Thomas to four runs. At Winter Garden the Dorans topple Gardeners 4 3 with McCown collecting three singles and E Pounds and Brooklin adding two singles each.
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Helm Field
Dorans
Eustis
Miller
McCown
Ivey
Webb
Eustis Walker
Lasater
Rice
McTureous
Bailes
D. Salter
Shipes
Eckholdt
Walker
Robo
Hale
Rice Ivey
Chapman
Dooley
Ases
Mount Dora
Bobo
Thomas
Morris and
Barron
Holton
J. Salter
Salter
Adkins
Balk
Andrews
Winter Garden
DeMastus
Gardeners
E. Pounds
Brooklin
Epeows
P Salter
Po Hale
Osbveeres
Simpson
Stephens
R F Miller
Twins Win Prizes on Twin Day at New York World's Fair
Misses Doris and Twila Camp of Mount Dora won a prize for twins traveling the greatest distance to the fair. The Camp sisters, visiting from Vermont, received rock crystal vases from Owens-Illinois Glass Co. and were shown glass blowing at the exhibit, each getting a chance to blow a vase.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Doris
Twila Camp
Gorham Street
Mount Dora
A. J. Camp
Vermont
New York
Owens-Illinois Glass Company
Ohio
Glass Company
Ocala National Forest road plan eyed by regional leaders
Lake Marion Putnam counties convened at Lake County Chamber offices in Tavares to push early construction of the north end of designated Roads 261 and 261 A. They seek about 365000 dollars to grade an eight mile link from Ft Gates to Salt Springs, spanning Marion and Putnam counties, to ease traffic on No 17 and offer a Orlando to Jacksonville route via Ocala National Forest. John Campbell chaired the group with Horace L Smith and Karl Lehmann as officers.
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Lake
Marion
Putnam Counties
Lake County
Salt Springs
Daytona
Orlando
Jacksonville
Umatilla
Ocala National Forest
John Campbell
Palatka
Horace L. Smith
Marion County Ber of Commerce
Karl Lehmann
Tavares
Young People Rescued After Ocklawaha River Ducking
Sam Swiger and Miss Peggy Champ survived a capsized motor boat excursion on the Ocklawaha River after hitting a floating log. They were rescued by a fishing boat and reached Mount Dora for first aid. Repairs total about $35, water depth is ample but hyacinths hinder navigation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sam Swiger
Buster Whaley
New York
Silver Springs
Mr. Swiger
Peggy Champ
The
Springs
Ocklawaha
Sailor Champ
Commodore Swiger
Leon Cheek
Mount Dora
Champ
Bill Wright
Ocala
Swiger
Moss Bluff
C Holloway to Represent Poultrymen at World Congress
C C Holloway of Clermont, publisher of the Florida Poultryman and Stockman, represents the Florida State Poultry Producers Association at the Seventh World Poultry Congress in Cleveland. In two years his Mount Dora Publishing Co magazine shows a 1000 percent gain in circulation and advertising.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Florida State Poultry Producers Association
Seventh World Poultry Congress
Cleveland
C. C. Holloway
Clermont
Florida Poultryman and Stockman
Holloway
Mount Dora Publishing Co
George Malone Improves After Hospital Stay
George Malone a prominent real estate dealer and citrus grower remains in Orange General Hospital Orlando after a three week stay with health showing improvement. Hospital officials say he is resting comfortably and his condition is improving slowly as family members visit regularly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Malone
Orange General Hospital
Orlando
Montverde Camp Closing Gala Year End Banquet
Montverde School held a gala banquet in the dining room last Thursday to close the summer camp session and honor founders Dr. and Mrs. H. P. Carpenter. About 100 attended as Dean A. R. McCauslin presided. Awards were given to W. L. Raborn of Plant City and Skippy Toole of Lakeland for senior and junior camp acting, with Dominguez Cuba winning a scholarship and Al Howard an athletic medal. Citizenships went to Doris Whitmer Sarasota and Herman Bush Winchester. No illness or death occurred during the camp period, continuing the school record. Several students and staff planned travels and returns for the fall term starting September 14.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montverde
H. P. Carpenter
Dean A. R. McCauslin
W.L Raborn
Plant City
Skippy” Toole
Lakeland
Alfredo Dominguez
Cuba
al Howard
Anne Coons
Dover
Doris Whitmer
Sarasota
Herman Bush
Winchester
Paul Ruiz
Rafael Rodriguez
Renee Sachs
Coral Gables
Jacksonville
New York
Cecelia Cleland
England
Cleland
Armour Packing Company
Pennsylvania
Ayo van Sickler
Washington
Imogene Brashear
Centucky
Lloyd Mary
Tennessee
Kentucky
Six Mount Dora boys attend Big Brother camp at Deer Lake
Six Mount Dora boys Hanslid Hollon Harvey Beasley Paul Mosteller Jack Stevenson Glenn Rhodes and Vernon Atkins attend the Big Brother camp at Deer Lake in Ocala National Forest. They arrived Monday and will stay until August 9 when a group of fourteen girls will replace them for ten days starting the following week in mid August.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Dora
Deer Lake
Ocala National Forest
Hanslid Hollon
Harvey Beasley
Paul Mosteller
Jack Stevenson
Glenn Rhodes
Vernon Atkins
Bettye Lotz
Geraldine Richardson
Doris Chamberlain
Ida Hiley
Dorothy Eckholdt
Pomona
Shirley Roberts
Fletcher Crane
George White
Gertrude Thorne
Wm. J. Johnson
T. M. Er
A. E. Bell
Gerald Richardson
Services Discontinued Through August at Methodist Church
No church services will be held in the Methodist church through August as Rev. Rogers is on a month’s vacation. The season’s schedule is paused and worship will resume after the break.
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Rogers
Lake County 4-H Club Leaders Highlight Progress and Plans
Wilmer W. Bassett outlines Lake County 4-H achievements and college prospects for members at a Kiwanis meeting. He notes strong 4-H clubs, improved agriculture education, and the need to clear water hyacinth to keep streams navigable, with J. Ross Millar and Eleanore Minkley as guests. Minkley named temporary assistant secretary. July honor roll listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ceuth
Wilmer W. Bassett
Siar
Lake County
Lake
Neve Duate
Pre Sonn
Black Simpson
J. Ross Millar
San Bernardino
Calif
Eleanore Minkley
Minkley
Frank Burkart
D. F. Crane
A. Lee French
Carl S. Graves
G. B. Hurlburt
W. J. Johnson
G. C. Keller
W. M. Kennedy
T. M. Kramer
G. A. Richardson
J. W. Seckinger
L. C. Smith
Miller Wells
J. J. West
Geo. J. White
Lions Club Hosts Round Table With Mt Dora Leaders
Mount Dora Lions members heard Lion Jones, president, deliver an inspiring address outlining future benefits. Lion McMurray outlined plans for fall and winter plays as Otis L. Hale attended as a guest. Plans for a premier August Ladies Night were announced.
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Lions Jones
Battle
Dillard
Eustis
Lion Jones
Mount Dora
Progress on New Baptist Church Construction
Rapid progress is noted as roof trusses are installed for the new Baptist church. The old building was razed last week and much of its material will be reused in the roof. Services will be held at the high school until completion. Pastor R. W. Acree, away at the Baptist World Alliance in Atlanta, notes a historic gathering of around 50 000 delegates from 60 countries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. W. Acree
Baptist World Alliance
Atlanta
Tarpon Trophy Arrives For Miss June Fenn At Fort Myers
Miss June Fenn proudly displays a four foot thirty pound tarpon mounted by a taxidermist. The Fort Myers fishing party, including Dr and Mrs Fenn and daughters Martha and June, spent a few days tarpon fishing as they toured Florida. June was the only successful member, landing one tarpon after guidance from the guide while others had no bites. The fish was mounted and delivered last week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
June Fenn
Fort Myers
June
Dr. Fenn
Delinquent Tax List for Lake County Published in Grove Graphic
Advertised list of lands with delinquent taxes will appear next week in the Grove land Graphic and continue through August. The tax sale is set for the first Monday in September at noon at the Court House in Tavares. Copies available by writing Groveland Graphic, Florida Box.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lake County
Groveland Graphic
Court House
Tavares
Recreation Program for Closing Week in Mount Dora
The Mount Dora summer recreation program, run by the Parent-Teacher Association and led by Mr. W. A. Vincent, will wind down next week. Boys meet at Donnelly Park for diamond ball trips to Umatilla and tennis, with girls swimming and life saving, and older boys football at Heim Field. Diamond ball matches against Umatilla occur Thursday morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Parent-Teacher Association
W. A. Vincent
Donnelly Park
Umatilla
Heim Field
Heim
Tmatilla
Mount Dora
Deer Lake Camp
Florida Boy Scouts to Visit World’s Fair During Florida Week
Some 150 Florida Scouts travel on the Governor’s Special to New York for Florida Week August 27 to September 2. Led by Scout Executive M. G. Boswell and Jacksonville Scoutmasters Cy Anderson and Bill Charles, the group tours the fair, visits West Point, Ellis Island, the Statue of Liberty, and the National Museum. Special train cars and hotel space are arranged with supervision for groups of twenty boys, ensuring individual attention throughout the seven-day itinerary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Florida
Jacksonville
New York
New York City
West Point
United States Military Academy
National. Broadcasting Company
Ellis Island
Statue of Liberty
American Museum of Natural History
New York Times
Demon Daughter by Honore Morrow reviewed as vivid tale
The excerpt presents Felicia, a problem child praised for drama and intimate portrayal of a daughter growing up in modern times. The author Honore Morrow, famed for Dear Mother I'm In Jail, uses a literary observer's eye to frame this demon daughter as both terrible and endearing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Honore Morrow
Felicia
Mrs. Morrow
Eye For Drama
Mount Dora Bowler Reunion Brings Mount Dora Spirit to Melton
Alfred Maben reports Mount Dora Bowling Club members met thirteen residents in Melton Massachusetts for lawn bowling at the Melton Bowling Club. Attendees included Mr and Mrs Lewis Denbroder Mr and Mrs Eardley Wilmot Mr and Mrs Alfred Maben Mr and Mrs Roland Morse Mr and Mrs Wm Sprague Mr Robert Gould Miss Jessie Gould and others. A series of luncheons and dinners followed with plans for an August gathering around August 22 in Portland Maine drawing a large group from Mount Dora.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alfred Maben
Mount Dora
Massachusetts
Melton
Mass
Sprague
New York
Connecticut
Chusetts
New Hampshire
Lewis Denbroder
Eardley Wilmot
Roland Morse
Wm. Sprague
Robert Gould
Jessie Gould
Gilbert Ganin
Cape Cod
Derkeed Mahon
Soccyon Ouer
Wilmot
Gould
Church
Portland
Maine
Council Adopts Budget For 1940
The town council met Tuesday night and approved a budget for 1940 maintaining the same tax levy of 7 mills for debt service and 9 mills for operating expenses. The Health Ordinance passed second reading. Council members discussed fire hose needs and masks, water plant meters, and storm sewer repairs on Woodland avenue, with a committee appointed to urge street work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kramer
Gudgeon
Crane
Keller
Evans
Simpson
Johnson
Cooley
Woodland Avenue
Do You Belong Mount Dora Kiwanian Call to Help
The Mount Dora Kiwanian asks members if they are active and shows a call to participate. It urges attendance at meetings, visiting sick members, and aiding ongoing programs rather than staying on the sidelines. The note invites help for an upcoming schedule.
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Mount Dora Kiwanian
Miss West reports World’s Fair visit and Florida Building read
Miss Betty West writes from New York about visiting the World’s Fair and reading the Topic at the Florida Building. She notes Mr Ray LaBreck and wife registered there recently and that she is now visiting in New Jersey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Betty West
New York
Florida
Ray LaBreck
Miss West
New Jersey
Lightning Fire Destroys Two Lakeside Boathouses
A lightning strike caused a blaze that consumed two Lakeside Inn boathouses and many boats on Monday afternoon. Firefighters saved the Bennett cruiser and avoided total loss for the far east boathouse while wind shielded the largest inn boathouse. Loss estimated around 12000 dollars with partial insurance coverage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sauned Ke Lidktonie Daicogea
Carl Mortensen
Song
Lakeshore
Edgerton
Patterson
Bennett Boathouse
Mr. Bennett
Bennett
Lakeside Inn
DeBusk To Speak At Citrus Schools
E F DeBusk citrus extension leader will address Lake County citrus schools next week. He will discuss Production Operations Costs and Results. Meetings start August 8 in Groveland and Clermont and continue August 9 in Umatilla Fruitland Park and Tavares with times listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. F. DeBusk
Lake County Citrus Schools
DeBusk
Lake County Horticultural Association
Groveland City
Clermont
Umatilla
Fruitland Park
Tavares
Court House
Sleight Works On Arizona Archaeology Expedition
Frederick W. Sleight of this city, son of Mr and Mrs Win C Sleight, student in the University of Arizona anthropology department, recently returned from a two month archaeological expedition supervised by the Arizona State Museum. The team worked about 90 miles into Apache country in Northwestern Arizona, excavating a pit house site with houses, pottery, stonework and ornaments. The finds, including numerous burials dating to the 800s A D, will undergo lab study and later be exhibited in the state museum hall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick W. Sleight
Win C. Sleight
University of Arizona
Arizona
Frederick
Arizona State Museum
Southwest
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Clermont Perreertz
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Rigdon
Es PD
Ovens
Sues Bobo
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Twila
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Ocklawaha River
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Council
Frederick Sleight
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