City Weighs Municipal Light Plant Plan
Mayor J E Fortner and a city council committee prepared to study building a municipal light plant within a year. A new generating facility would cut high fuel oil fueled costs by Florida Power Corp approved power distribution. Fortner noted St Cloud system operation since 1916 as a model though financing details and costs were not discussed.
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J. E. Fortner
Florida Power Corp
Fortner
D. Fletcher Crane
St. Cloud
Lillian Christie
al Rehbaum, Jr
Lake County League Plans Action for Florida Cities
The Lake County League of Municipalities met in Eustis to discuss legislative action for Florida cities. A September meeting is set for Fifth District city officials in Daytona Beach.
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Lake County League of Municipalities
Eustis
Florida
Fifth Congressional District
Daytona Beach
Mount Dora’s Founding Pioneers Shape a Citrus City
John P. Donnelly led early exploration from Sanford to inland Florida where a hilltop view inspired a future city. Pioneers like E. G. Hammack and R. C. Tremain planted trees and built the first bicycle trails, lauding Mount Dora’s growth from rugged jungle roads to a modern municipal water system and thriving business districts.
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John P. Donnelly
Sanford
Eustis
Mount Dora
E. G. Hammack
Cuyahoga Falls
Ohio
Peyton Key Roberts
Detroit
Fifth Av
Donnelly
Florida
St. Johns
Ocklawaha
Tavares
R. C. Tremain
Mrs. Roberts
Donnelly and Tremain
Reading Ads From Mount Dora Merchants
A note urges readers to explore the week’s Mount Dora advertisements highlighting clever ads tied to local progress. Readers are encouraged to make ad reading a habit for rewarding discoveries.
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Mount Dora
True family shaping Mount Dora pioneers in Florida
A Mount Dora letter from 1886 shows Russell H True reporting harvests and hardship yet expressing optimism. The account highlights 500 pineapple trees and 2 500 nursery trees damaged by cold, futures of $300 from fruit, and a resilient community spirit. Mary True later preserves these memories as a key figure in the town’s early history.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Dora
Russell True
Community
Congregational Church
W. C. Dodge
Fifth Av
Baker
Florida
New York
Ohio
Pioneering True Family Shapes Mount Dora Early Layout
Russell True arrived and built a small home on their Lake Dora claim near Fifth Ave and Grandview, becoming part of the frontier order. He aided Col Alexander to open the Alexander and Rhodes store near the waterfront supplying settlers from steamers on the St Johns and Ocklawaha. Lily True adapts to tropical life as the community grows around this early retail and residential core.
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Lily
Seenee
Mary Tru Russell
Rae
Ohio
Col. J. M. Alexander
Col. Alexander
Kansas
Florida
Russell True
Wakefield
Mount Dora
Mary True
Col. Norton
Fustia
True
Carrie
Walter
Lake Dora
Fifth Av
Grandview
Mary ‘Tue
Russell ‘True
Lily True
Tropics
Mount Dora Financial Report Praises City Economy
The "Report to Taxpayers" by Mayor J. E. Fortner highlights Mount Dora's strong finances and growth. It rates the city as financially sound with a 3.66 bond rating, shows lower homestead and non exempt taxes, no occupational license fee, and a 10 percent telephone surcharge not charged locally. The report details two and a half years of improvements including street repaving, utility and facility upgrades, and new meters, noting per capita costs far below state averages.
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Mount Dora
Florida
J. E. Fortner
Fortner
Ane D. J. Vaningen Co
Miami
Gilbert Park
Sylvan Shores
City Studies Moss Spraying To Clean Oaks
Mount Dora considers a chemical spray to remove Spanish moss and mistletoe from 60 year old oaks. Work Superintendent Rollin Javens notes two trees are tested with a moss killing spray at 2.50 per tree versus six dollars for manual cleaning, with over 500 trees planned downtown.
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Mount Dora
Rollin Javens
Appoint Hopcraft Postmaster Fight Triggers Letter Campaign
A drive began in Mount Dora to urge Congress to confirm the temporary postmaster Harry Hopcraft, a World War II hero and Democrat appointed in 1947. Carl Wilson of Wilson’s Laundry and other Republicans plan a letter campaign urging opposition to Hopcraft’s appointment and asking lawmakers to intervene. Wilson aims to rally Republicans to write to senators like Vandenburg and to contact former state representatives.
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Congress
Harry Hopcraft
Mount Dora
Hopcraft
Carl Wilson
Wilson’s
Joe Hendricks
Vandenburg
Harry
Wilson
Michigan
Dora
Business Men Hear Mutual Laughed in Jax
James C. Morton organized Florida Citrus Mutual to unite growers. Morton L. Corey, an expert in farm cooperatives from New York, told Jacksonville business leaders that the plan aligns with the Capper Volstead act and calls for joint action by growers and canners. Lake County led Florida citrus areas in signing growers to Mutual.
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James C. Morton
Waverly
Florida Citrus Mutual
Jacksonville
Morton L. Corey
New York
Morton
Citrus Mutual Plan
Lake County
Mount Dora
Mutual
Vacation Bible School opens in Mount Dora area
Mount Dora area youngsters ages 4 to 16 may join a two week Vacation Bible School starting Monday at both the Methodist and Baptist churches. Classes run daily 9 to 11 a.m. with sessions at the Baptist and Methodist locations led by Mrs. Mills Arrowsmith Travers and other leaders. Parents are urged to send children of all denominations.
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Mount Dora Area
Palestine
Baptist Church
Buren Mills
Methodist Church
J. Arrowsmith
Robert Travers
P. R. Relocated From Corner in Directory Shuffle
In a humorous note, P. R. is moved from a snug corner in the business directory on Page 7 after A M and S Sales and Service needs more room. Wayne Moon reviews the swap and the editor approves the corner shift, leaving P. R. crestfallen yet resigned.
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P. R
Wayne Moon
Also Mentioned on This Page
Power Company
City Hall
Louis Tremain
Mount Ldora
Mabel Norris Reese
Russell H. True
Mary
First National Bank
Dorans
Miss Mary True
City Studies
Jax
Vacation Bible School
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