Mount Dora Business Boom Attracts Winter Residents
Mount Dora Michigan style article notes local industry and services welcoming winter residents. Citrus crate makers Floriorange canneries Wise Boat Works employ about 250 and many businesses from grocery stores to hotels, beauty shops, garages, and doctors. Miami visitors enjoy Grand View hotel and lake sunsets.
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Mount Dora Hee
Lake Crate and Larabet Co
Cooperative Citrus Culture Association
Floriorange Canneries, Incorporated
United States
Florida
Wise Boat Works
Lake Dora
H. J. Wise
Mount Dora
Mount Dora Hardware marks 21 years of growth
Mount Dora Hardware Company celebrates 21 years in business with a slogan change by Mr. Rehbaum. The store now offers a complete hardware line rivaling city shops, after phasing out furniture and expanding space and warehouse facilities.
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Mount Dora
Rehbaum
Rehbaum & Crane
Pittsburger To Make Home Here
Mr. G. W. Jones of Pittsburgh plans to relocate to Mount Dora in September. He has sold his Pittsburgh business and bought a quarter block at Seventh avenue and Baker street, which is being cleared for construction once he arrives.
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G. W. Jones
Pittsburgh
Mount Dora
Fine Quality Grapefruit Report From Local Grove
C. Moorhead brings in a notably large green grapefruit weighing one pound six ounces from a grove near his home. He notes the grove is filled with similar fruit and other growers confirm the crop quality. The fruit is described as smooth skinned and of fine texture, suggesting a plentiful season ahead.
Equable Climate Makes Mount Dora Appealing
Mount Dora boasts a mild year round climate aided by Lake Dora breezes. The town emphasizes fresh drinking water and Jersey cows providing tuberculin-tested milk. Winter tourist arrivals number three to five thousand, with summers described as pleasantly cool at night and shade.
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Mount Dora
Lake Dora
Thomas
Federal Government
Public Health Service
Florida
Dixie
Mount Dora Hotels Offer Visitors Home Like Comforts
Mount Dora showcases four main hotels Lakeside Inn Grandview Villa Dora and Hotel Mount Dora with lakeside views private pools and sun parlors. Each operates on the American plan offering modern conveniences and extensive amenities for winter visitors. Local managers provide rate information and the Mount Dora Chamber of Commerce handles inquiries.
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Cne
Florida
Mount Dora
Lakeside Inn
Grandview
Villa Dora
Lake Dora
Mount. Dora
Miami Herald Highlights Lake County in Florida Boost
The Miami Herald's six column group cut edition features Lake County with five standout scenes and over half a page of county information. Prepared by the Lake County Chamber of Commerce, it covers citrus industry income of 1.5 million dollars, local landmarks, lakes, orange groves, and city views, underscoring Lake County's growing prominence in Florida news.
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Lake County
Miami Herald
Florida
United States
Canada
Mount Dora and Clermont Baseball Doubleheader Set
Baseball notes say Mount Dora plays Clermont in a doubleheader at Clermont today with the first game at 2 30. A second game follows at Apopka Sunday at 3 30.
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Mount Dora
Clermont
Apopka
Mount Dora Edges Kissimmee in Duel of Errors
Mount Dora took a 1 7 mounting win over Kissimmee as two costly fourth inning errors by Kissimmee opened the door. Jeff Brantley drove in Mount Dora’s lone run with a two base hit while Jeff J D Mosteller went 2 for 2 at the plate. Box score shows Kissimmee 7 Mount Dora 1 with late field actions.
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Hansel
Sigler
Yowell
Mach
Mount Dora
Jeff Brantley
Honorable
Jeff J. D. Mosteller
Kiwanis Inter-Club Luncheon Linked to Scout Council
Kiwanis clubs in the county plan a noon inter-club meeting and luncheon at Inland Beach in connection with a Central Florida Boy Scout Council gathering. Alfred Rehbaum of Mount Dora chairs Lake County Kiwanis Boy Scout work. Carl Higginbothan of Orlando spoke on workers compensation law, introduced by Jack Simpson with Hurlburt chairing. Guests included W. C. Reid of Clearwater and E. W. Yandre of Orlando. H. W. Harlow won the attendance prize from M. V. Simpson.
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Kiwanis Clubs
Inland Beach
Central Florida
Retired Service Man Buys Home on 11th Avenue
Robert W. Spearman, retired after 15 years in government service, buys the Andrews house at 533 Eleventh Avenue East in Mount Dora and moves his wife and son there. He chose Florida for his future home after being drawn to the town’s location and beauty. Herbert W. Woods buys 732 East Ninth Avenue from J. W. Roseborough. possession set for September first. Sold by J. J. West Realty Company.
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Robert W. Spearman
Andrews
Eleventh Avenue East
Mount Dora
Spearman
Navy
Coast Guard
Florida
Home Demonstration Day at Growers Institute Date Set
Mrs. Lucie K. Miller announces Home Demonstration Day at the Growers Institute for Thursday September 3. Morning citrus program followed by a women’s meeting with men invited, and an afternoon joint session with speakers Miss Lucy Belle Settle Miss Clarine Belcher Dr Ouida Abbott Miss Isabelle Thursby Miss Henrie Mae Eddy and Mrs Grace F Warren expected to attend.
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Lucie K. Miller
Growers Institute
Lucy Belle Settle
Gainesville
Clarine Belcher
Ouida Abbott
Isabelle Thursby
Henrie Mae Eddy
University Library
Grace F. Warren
Alachua County
Crossing Improvements at Alexander Street and Third Avenue
The Atlantic Coast Line reports roadbed improvements at the Lakeside grounds crossing. Tracks are straightened and surfaced with fresh gravel and asphalt under foreman Balir.
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Atlantic Coast Line
Alexander Street
Third Avenue
Lakeside Grounds
Balir
Mount Dora Hero Rescues Drowning Woman at Daytona Beach
Burgess Thayer drove to Daytona Beach on Sunday and rescued a woman from drowning after she was knocked by breakers. He brought her ashore uninjured and did not learn her name. The woman was a stranger.
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Mount Dora
Burgess Thayer
Daytona Beach
Thayer
Young People Hurt In Auto Accident Are All Improving
Four youths injured in an auto accident at Umatilla Sunday are improving. Miss Drugg remains hospitalized, but Charles Norris returned to work in Cashwell's Pharmacy within days. Rhoda Simpson and Roland Dyson were discharged home, Shir Drugg remains under treatment two weeks longer. None sustained permanent injuries, doctors say.
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Umatilla
Miss Drugg
Charles Norris
Cashwell
Rhoda Simpson
Roland Dyson
G. B. Hurlburt
Shir- Drugg
Johnsons Lease Sunny Corner Apartment In Mount Dora
Mr Stanley Johnson of Bath New Hampshire has leased the first floor apartment at Sunny Corner the Lewis home at Donnelly and Ninth avenues. Mrs Johnson will arrive early in November and come south immediately after the election. The couple spent last winter in Mount Dora and were among its most enthusiastic boosters.
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Stanley Johnson
Bath, N. H
Baldwin couple buy C R Young property in Mount Dora
Mr and Mrs Charles Baldwin purchased the C R Young house at 140 East Seventh Avenue for their permanent home and will take possession September 1. The residence is the second east of Community church. They moved from western New York to Mount Dora last fall and lived at Tremain Court. Sale handled by L R Tremain. Herbert Brown of Waldo, a 17 year old 4H member in Alachua county, is winning livestock judging honors abroad in Florida and Pennsylvania.
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Miami
Florida
Mount Dora
Grand View
Clarence H. Williams
Allison L. Jones
Bill Burnett
William
George
T. E. Hazel
Catherine
Ted
Charles Baldwin
C. R. Young
East Seventh Avenue
Baldwin
New York State
Tremain Court
L. R. Tremain
Herbert Brown
Waldo
Alachua County
Pennsylvania
Real Thrift Sale At Grand Leader
The Grand Leader invites readers to its annual summer thrift sale starting Saturday. The sale offers genuine bargains on new first quality goods including household items and garden supplies, with prices designed to save customers real money for every family member.
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Grand Leader
Double Althea at Ninth Avenue Delight
Mrs W L Story grows an unusually beautiful double pink althea at her Ninth avenue home. Brought from Georgia, the plant attracts passers by and the garden club member plans to propagate a bush as lovely as the parent once the blossoms fade.
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W. L. Story
Ninth Avenue
Georgia
Keller
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