Tropical Topics and Lighthearted Tales From Florida
A parade of vignettes from Orlando to Mount Dora featuring Mrs. R E Lee hospital humor, a Jacksonville fashion tip on skirt length, a North adventure tale with mice traps and pecans, funny name mischief for Gordon Goodrich, and playful duck antics by Lake Joanna and a dog.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. E. Lee
Orange Memorial Hospital
Orlando
Mrs. Lee
John Lotz
Jacksonville
Bill Stokley
Mount Dora
P.R
Mighty Hunter
North
Ohio
Cordova Av
Cape Cod
Ed Srodes
P. R
Florida
Gordon Goodrich
Gordon
Lake County
White Cross
Goodrich
Canine Duck Pursuit Sparks Odd Town Tale in Mount Dora
A canine pursues a duck near Hawkins place and finds the wrong target. In Mount Dora, two elderly men chat near the Topic office as a series of mailing mix ups unfolds with Mrs. W. T. Smith receiving duplicate papers and misaddressed issues. She finally jokes about getting a dozen copies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Topic
Mary Ann Bradford
Prn
Mary Ann
W. T. Smith
Llama and Audad Exhibit Astonishes Kentucky Town
Dub Duggan and his father W. F. Duggan Sr manage a World Wide Animal exhibit in Whitley City, Kentucky featuring humpless llamas and horned audad sheep. A four page newspaper circulated by AM&S Sales & Service reports strong interest and the potential to expand into a circus.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Whitley City
Dorans
Dub” Duggan
W. F. Duggan
Duggan
Am&s Sales & Service
Month of Angels Haunts Mount Dora Parking Fine
In Mount Dora July, Mayor J E Fortner sat idle with no cases to process. City Attorney Tom Cooley drew a $1 fine for parking a car with a wheel on the sidewalk, as City Clerk Bill Stewart reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Dora
Munroe van Simpson
John P. Donnelly
Lake County
J. E. Fortner
Aenat Deve & Euch
Woll
Tom Cooley
Bill Stewart
Lake Theater Opens in Lake County County Seat
Lake Theater, part of the M. and M. chain in Central Florida, opened last week in the county seat. Leesburg an office base, Bill Stevens named manager. Attending were Karl Lehmann, E Irving Burleigh, C B Treadway, A S Herlong Jr., and Hugh G Martin Sr.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lake County
Florida
Lake Theater
Leesburg
Bill Stevens
Karl Lehmann
Lake County Chamber of Commerce
E. Irving Burleigh
Tavares
C. B. Treadway
Tavares Chamber of Commerce
A. S. Herlong, Jr
Hugh G. Martin, Sr
Also Mentioned on This Page
Bob Bowers
Bob
Enos Hawkins
Lake Joanna
Hawkins
Sam Swiger
Sam
Princess Theatre
Paramount Picture
Oscar Mayer
Swift
Bargain Corner
South Bay ST
Eustis
Mount Dora’s Department Store
WEST
W.R. Dibble & Son
Sylvan Shores
Exeter Bus
Greyhound Bus Station
4Th & Donnelly
OAC Greyhound
Mary Baker Eddy
Trout’s Delicatessen
Eustis St
C. M. Gudgeon
Highland Ave
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