Merchants Plan Special Session On Mount Dora Promotion
Mount Dora merchants hold a special meeting Monday evening August 23 at 7 30 in the Chamber of Commerce office. Al Rehbaum Jr chairman of the Merchants Division calls for reorganization of the city business program and future sales promotion plans. The session follows a sparse turnout at last week’s meeting to discuss the Treasure Chest program and considers a new home market promotion designed to link merchants with local buyers.
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Mount Dora
al Rehbaum, Jr
Merchants Division
Chamber of Commerce
Heart Attack Fatal To Clare T. Purdy
Clare T. Purdy a winter resident of Mount Dora for 20 years died August 13 at his Elkhorn Wisconsin home after a several week illness from a heart attack. He was a Michigan native who studied at the University of Michigan and worked in the mercantile business. He was a Shuffle board club member planning to return to Mount Dora this year. He is survived by his wife Fannie three brothers James ae and George Purdy of Gagetown Mich a sister Mrs Perry Fritz of Pigeon Mich and several nieces and nephews. A cousin Mrs Frank Nettleton of Mount Dora. He had lived at 848 E 9th St for the past 10 years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Dora
Clare T. Purdy
Elkhorn
Wis
Michigan
Mr. Purdy
University of Michigan
Purdy
Fannie
James
George Purdy
Gagetown
Mich
Perry Fritz
Pigeon, Mich
Frank Nettleton
E. 9Th’ St
Lake County All-Stars Edge Orange Lake In Rainy Tilt
Lake County beat Orange County 7 to 6 in a rain soaked All-Star baseball game in Winter Garden. Pete Hooten started Rodney Miller and used Maxwell Williams and Eddie Doss to close. The winning run came after Hooten reached on an error and stole two bases. Gate receipts topped $300 for Clermont team grandstand completion. Another All-Star game is planned for Friday August 27 for player benefits.
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Lake County
Orange County
Winter Garden
Pete Hooten
Rodney Miller
Umatilla
Robert Maxwell
Mel Williams
Eddie Doss
Tavares
Jim Mahaffey
Orange Nine
Hooten
Milton Chapman
Mount Dora
Clermont
Bible Speaks Column Under New Author Dr Foreman
Dr Kenneth J Foreman will succeed Dr Louie D Newton as author of The Bible Speaks, a Sunday school lesson feature in the Topic. The move gains endorsement from the International Council of Religious Education and promises to follow the same popular and brilliant style.
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Kenneth J. Foreman
Louie D. Newton
International Council
Shoulder Repair on Dora Road Maintains Safer Sides
A 16417 repair project along the Orange Blossom Trail between Mount Dora and Leesburg proceeds this week. N L Bryan Jr, division engineer, says stabilizing material tightens soil to prevent cars from being stuck and to remove soft shoulder hazards in emergencies.
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Mount Dora
Leesburg
State
N. L. Bryan, Jr
Bryan
Death Claims Mrs Minnie Bigelow Former Mount Dora Art League President
Mrs Minnie Bigelow, 74, longtime Mount Dora Art League leader and Garden Club chairwoman, died last Sunday at her summer home in Middlesex Vermont. Survived by husband A P Bigelow son Paul Waterbury Vermont daughter Mildred LaGrange Illinois brother Henry Whitney Albury Vermont and five grandchildren Funeral services were held at Middlesex Methodist Church and burial in Stowe Vermont.
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Dorans
Vermont
Minnie Bigelow
Mount Dora Art League
Middlesex
A. P. Bigelow
Florida Constitution Criticisms Sought By Public
The Florida State Bar Association committee presents the proposed new constitution in a Page 7 feature inviting citizen criticisms and suggestions. Readers may mail their ideas to the Topic office for review.
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Florida
Florida State Bar Association
Demosthenes Quote On Truth And Justice
A concise reflection on human nature, noting that what remains of the divine within us is the love of truth and justice, attributed to Demosthenes. The line emphasizes moral integrity and ethical conduct as core human qualities.
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God
Demosthenes
No Girls Allowed in Dora's 1930s P. S. Club
In Mount Dora during the early 1930s a strictly boys only P. S. club met in the Bishop barn loft with Dan and Esther Bishop hosting at the Bishop Gate Guest House. Members staged plays, attended a dance in Eustis, and endured adventures from nap-time lock-ins to late-night escapades before girls reportedly ended the club.
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Dan
Esther Bishop
Mount Dora
Bishop Gate Guest House
Bishop Barn
Affa Wood Hubbell
Hubbell
Eustis
Dan Bishop
Tal
Charlie Norris
Mrs. Nellie L. Utter Dies at 87 in Eustis
Nellie L. Utter, 87, member of the First Baptist church, died Monday at Waterman Memorial hospital in Eustis. A Mount Dora resident for over 20 years, she leaves husband, two daughters Mrs. John Kraus and Mrs. Edward Vos, eight grandchildren, eight great grandchildren, and sister Mrs. Carrie Kramer. Funeral services were held Wednesday at Rehbaum Funeral Home with Rev. James H. Sutley officiating. Burial will be in Sayre.
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First Baptist Church
Nellie L. Utter
Waterman Memorial Hospital
Eustis
Mount Dora
John Kraus
Edward Vos
Sayre
Carrie Kramer
Athens
Rehbaum Funeral Home
James H. Sutley
Casters Club Receives Gift From Ashaway Line & Twine
The Casters club is excited by a new donation of 20 spools of 12 percent pound test fishing line from Ashaway Line and Twine Co of Ashaway Rhode Island. The firm supports boys and girls activities and sports.
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Ashaway Line & Twine Co
Ashaway, R. L
Fans Installed For Early School Opening
Principal W. A. Vincent described preseason improvements at the Mount Dora pre-school planning session. Three movable 36 inch classroom fans reduce heat, the lunch room was repainted, a large library fan donated by the Class of 48 sits in place, and a main entrance bike rack was added.
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W. A. Vincent
Mount Dora
Vincent
Eustis
Leesburg
Onie Ruth Hunter
T. B. and Health
Red Cross
Home Demonstration
County Health Department
P.T.A
Mrs Flora Horton Claimed By Death
Mrs Flora M Horton 81 a Mount Dora resident died Sunday evening at her Tremain street home after a long illness She lived as an invalid for years and was cared for by her husband James She is survived by two daughters Gladys Caf ferty and Dorthea Thomas both of Washington DC a sister Grace Forrest of Oneonta NY services were held at the home and burial planned in Gifford Center NY
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Flora M. Horton
Mount Dora
Tremain St
Gifford Center, N. Y
It is not enough to help the feeble up
A concise quotation from Shakespeare highlighting the need to sustain support for the weak beyond initial aid.
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Shakespeare
Mount Dora Gardener Jimmy Dean Plans irrigation well
In Mount Dora, Jimmy Dean aims to drill a 90 to 500 foot well to irrigate his garden and city grounds. He believes his success depends on reaching top water in Lake Gertrude area and uses his farming wisdom to advise proper seed depth and fertilizer timing.
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Jimmy Dean
Florida
Pinecrest
Jimmy
Orin Sadler, Jr
Lake Gertrude
Zeac
Mount Dora
Donnelly Park
City Hall
LBB
the City
Lake County
James Dean Shares Garden Timing And Tips
James Dean offers planting guidance for tomatoes onions Irish potatoes and greens. He notes February and September dates for tomatoes and praises a balance of flowers and vegetables with specific varieties and garden layout. Dean has 30 years in Lake County soil work and 11 years tending city parks.
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Jimmy
Lake County
The
Citrus Culture Corporation
Hyacinth spraying harmful in summer biologist says
A Lake County survey by the State Game and Fresh Water Fish Commission found fishing catches in Lake Beauclaire and other lakes show fish growth and questioned hyacinth spraying in summer. Biologist John Dequine and assistant C. E. Hall Jr. led the study noting low predatory fish loss and restocking limits.
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Mount Dora
Lake Beauclaire
State Game and Fresh Water Fish Commission
Lake County
Florida
John F. Dequine
Tallahassee
Dequine
C. E. Hall, Jr
Commission
Lake Dora
Eustis
Harris
Griffen
Fishion
Tom Easterling
Florida Forest Service Plans 20 Million Slash Pine Seedlings
The Florida Forest Service aims to grow 20 million slash pine seedlings for private landowners next winter, doubling last year’s output and more than forty times the 1946-47 planting season.
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Florida Forest Service
Fire Control Wins Ballot Spot in Lake County
Florida Forest Service reports 232165 acres signed in Lake County enough to place fire control initiative on November ballot. Petition drive led by E L Molpus aims to fund a local unit to curb woodlands fires, with landowners paying under 3 cents per acre.
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Lake County
Florida Forest Service
E. L. Molpus
Volusia
Molpus
Bible School Plans Program Climaxing Vacation School
Two open house sessions invite parents and friends to see work by children in a two week vacation Bible school run jointly by Methodist and Baptist churches. Mrs. Buren Mills directs exhibits of what the youngsters have accomplished.
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Methodist Church
Baptist Church
Buren Mills
Rentals sought to help winter visitors in Mount Dora
The Mount Dora Chamber of Commerce requests apartment or room listings for a mimeographed rentals guide. It will exclude home listings and aims to be ready by August 25 to mail after. Call soon to offer a rental.
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Mount Dora
Chamber of Commerce
Cooper To Speak To Kiwanis On Municipal Financing
Gubernatorial candidate Richard H. Cooper of Delaware is slated to address the Kiwanis club on the benefits of municipal financing. The club also announced its 100 percent attendance members for the year ending July 31, including Bill Barker president Don Conkling Lee French Jack Groves Ken Maglath lin Harold Overhiser Pop Patton Pat Patton John Shutt L C Smith Chief W L Story George White and Bill Musser.
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Richard H. “Dick
Cooper
Deland
Kiwanis
Club
Bill Barker
Don Conkling
Lee French
Jack Groves
Ken Maglathlin
Harold Overhiser
Pop” Patton
Pat” Patton
John Shutt
L. C
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Beau McKelvy
Jacksonville
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