Preacher Honeymoon Week Draws Four Ministers to Island Resort
Residents at the Honey Moon resort nickname this week Preachers Week as four newlywed ministers and brides vacation at Clinton Washburn’s 335 acre Gulf coast island retreat. A Mount Dora couple joins the group. Aubrey Mercer and Leta Brantley plan Abilene Christian College study after their honeymoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aubrey Mercer
Mount Dora
Seabiscuit
Honeymoon Island
Clearwater Beach
Clinton M. Washburn
Mercer
Leta Brantley
Gulf
Eres Bay
Mount Dora Church of Christ
John C. Brantley
Liberty Lee
Ands. Mercer
Abilene Christian College
Abilene
Texas
Mount Dorans
Leta
Crane Furniture Company
Seagrave
Honeymoon Isle
Florida
Howard Davis
Commerce secretary N short vacation notes
Miss Eleanore Minkley secretary of the Mount Dora Chamber of Commerce leaves for Jacksonville for a week of vacation with her maternal aunt and plans a second week at Daytona Beach. In her absence from August 18 to September 3 William Cottrell Kennedy will run the local chamber of commerce office.
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Eleanore Minkley
Mount Dora
Baseball News From Gene Downs
If Eustis beats Zellwood today they advance to another good game here Sunday. If Eustis loses Zellwood will face the Clermont Winter Garden series winner, with date and place to be announced next week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eustis
Zellwood
Red Cross Sewing Circle Gathering Postponed This Week
Mrs. T. M. Kramer announces the regular weekly sewing gathering for the Red Cross will be postponed this week. The group has met at the Sylvan Shores Hotel each Friday during the summer. a new location will be announced later. Fine garments should be returned to 346 West Eighth Avenue.
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T. M. Kramer
The
Red Cross
Sylvan Shores Hotel
Kiwanis Luncheon Hosts District Governor Baker
J Edwin Baker of Umatilla served as District Governor at the Kiwanis luncheon. He highlighted club civic efforts while George J White introduced him. A Lee French announced the joint Boy Scout and Kiwanis picnic set for Wednesday August 28 at five in Gilbert Park. Edward F Lane of Sanford, former Lieutenant Governor and stage performer, was the day’s speaker. Fletcher Crane acted as minute man.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oe Club
J. Edwin Baker
Umatilla
Kiwanis
Baker
George J. White
A. Lee French
Boy Scout Committee
of Scouts
French
Gilbert Park
Jeanne Colley
Bruggs Kennedy
Mount Dora
Fletcher Crane
Kellers Plan Homeward Train Trip From California
Mr and Mrs George C Keller editors of the Topic have finished a vacation on the Pacific Coast and will return home this week. They spent the weekend in San Francisco and will travel by train a northern route via Denver and Chicago after leaving Mount Dora on July 15.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George C. Keller
Topic
Pacific Coast
San Francisco
Denver
Chicago
California
Mount Dora
Raymond Key in Serious Accident on Sanford Road
Insurance agent Raymond Key and Gulf Refining Co. agent Charles Ferguson were badly injured in a high speed collision on the Mount Dora Sanford highway at 8 p.m. Saturday. Key, with a crushed shoulder and arm, underwent surgery after transfer from Sanford to Orange General Hospital. Ferguson sustained a fractured back. Mrs Key, active PTA member in Mount Dora, and their daughter Adelaide, a 1940 Mount Dora High School graduate, are among friends hoping for Key’s speedy recovery.
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Raymond Key
Sanford
Charles Ferguson
Gulf Refining Co
Mount Dora-Sanford
Midwa Betwen Monroe Corner
Ca Springs
Deenee Hickson
Key
Mae
Miss Adelaide
Ferguson
Fernald-Laughton Hospital
Ohe Son
Orange General Hospital
Orlando
Pomona Davidson Leaves To Make Home In North
Dr. Paul R. Spencer of Trenton New Jersey visited Pomona Davidson over the weekend. He accompanied her as she prepares to enter Simmons College Boston September 11th on a regional scholarship. Pomona will be missed in Mount Dors by friends who recall her since she was four.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul R. Spencer
Trenton
N. J
Central High School
D. B. Spencer
Pomona Davidson
Spencer
Simmons College
Boston
Mass
Pomona
Mount Dors
First National Bank Cashier on Vacation
J. M. McCown the cashier of the First National Bank of Mount Dora is on vacation. Mrs. McCown and their son Billy are expected to return Sunday from Anderson South Carolina where they have been visiting relatives and friends during Mr. McCown's vacation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. M. McCown
First National Bank of
Mount Dora
Church of God Adjusts Sunday Worship Hours
Rev. W I Bass announces new Sunday schedule at Liberty Street Church affecting only Sunday services. Sunday school moves to 3 00 p m with preaching at 4 00 p m while prayer meeting and Y P E keep their usual Friday and Tuesday times.
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W.I. Bass
Sorrento
Mount Dora
Churches of God
Liberty Street
Church of God Buys Parsonage Property
The Church of God and trustees bought from H. H. Chamberlain in Alta Vista Mount Dora for parsonage use a building and lots in Block D, per a pastor's report last week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Church OF God
Church of God and Trustees
H. H. Chamberlain
Alta Vista
Mount Dora
Florida Saves 14 Lives in July 1940 Traffic Study
July 1940 Florida traffic data show 34 fatalities versus 48 in 1939, a reduction of 14 lives. The report highlights Florida's notable progress in road safety for July.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Florida
Methodist Church Property Sold To Sun Oil Company
The Mount Dora Methodist church site was sold last Tuesday as Sun Oil Co paid for the deed. The church will hold its final service next Sunday before demolition and a new building on Fifth Avenue is planned with construction possibly starting after September. The move includes salvaging lumber for a new parsonage on Sixth Avenue. The church’s history begins in 1880 at Round Lake and grew through the 1880s under Rev. Guller and later Rev. Edwards with a Ladies Aid Society of twelve members.
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Mount Dora Methodist
Sun Oil Co
Fifth Avenue
Sixth Avenue
Round Lake
Orange County
H. Guller
Illinois
Sorrento
Mount Dora
Seneca
C. Polley
St. Johns River
Mr. Guller
Isaiah Edwards
Eustis
Lake Eustis
Contin
Moorhead Prominent Mount Dora Citizen Dies After Illness
Charlie Clifton Moorhead 61 a long time Mount Dora businessman died at his home after a lingering illness. Born Forsyth County Georgia he moved to Lake County 31 years ago and helped develop Mount Dora with ventures including an ice plant citrus business and a feed seed operation. His sons Charles Edward and Francis will manage the business with his family active in the Mount Dora Baptist church.
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Charlie Clifton Moorhead
Mount Dora
Eustis Road
Lake County Medical Center
Eustis
Moorhead
Lake County
Morgan County
Georgia
Charlie
Forsythe County
Cummins
Max John
John Tatum Moorhead
Annie Maud Chandler
James Simpson Packing House
Baker Street
Charles Edward
Middletown
Conn
Francis
Gulf Life Insurance Co
Hastings
Florida
Tremain Street
Lake County Forms First National Guard Battalion
Major Dave Wiley and Major Cooley spearheaded a local push to organize a National Guard battalion in Lake County. They learned a 1917 law allowed a battalion of four companies with 150 men each, and within the last month Lake County organized the first company with drills underway.
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Dave Wiley
Rollin Javens
Otis Hale
Major Wiley
Major Cooley
Lake County
Christian Endeavor Rally Heads to Eustis Aug 23
A Central District Christian Endeavor Rally is set for Friday night at 8 in the First Presbyterian Church of Eustis. The Presbyterian church’s Christiandeavor Society will provide music and lead the devotional. Miss Josephine Daugherty will speak and select a topic for the upcoming Convention. last year Apopka exceeded its quota.
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Central District
Eustis
Christiandeavor Society
The
Presbyterian Church
Geoseeaen
Bradenton
Apopka
Josephine Daugherty
Geraldine Richardson to Enter Nurse Training
Geraldine Richardson a Mount Dora High School graduate class of 1940 has been accepted by the credentials committee to enter West Palm Beach Hospital and School of Nursing as a student nurse. The institution is highly rated with about 150 beds. She will leave August 28 to acclimate for a September 1 opening and pursue the three year course.
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Geraldine Richardson
Mount Dora High School
West Palm Beach Hospital
Ida Battle Undergoes Major Operation in Orlando
Mrs. Ida Battle of Sorrento is a patient at Orange General Hospital in Orlando after a major operation last week. She is convalescing rapidly and hopes to return soon to her daughter Mrs. Charles Barnett in Tangerine for complete recovery.
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Ida Battle
Sorrento
Charles Barnett
Tangerine
Orange General Hospital
Orlando
Leaguers to Elect Officers at Sunday Meeting
The senior and intermediate Epworth leagues will hold officer elections for the coming year at 7 o clock Sunday evening in the Methodist church. This will be the final meeting in the present building, and organizers hope a large group of young people will attend.
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Epworth
Methodist Church
Gulliver Star Sam Parker Recuperating After Emergency Surgery
Sam Parker the voice and model from Gulliver's Travels underwent emergency appendectomy in Miami. Friends report he is recovering well and will move to Lake County for convalescence with relatives in Eustis.
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Sam Parker
Gulliver
Miami
Lake County
Eustis
Reverend Rogers Preaches in Orlando Sunday Night
Rev Kenneth G Rogers will preach at the First Methodist church in Orlando Sunday night as part of Youth Crusade Week with visiting ministers taking part in the church event.
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Rogers
Orlando
Kenneth G. Rogers
First Methodist Church
Boat Fire Destroys Sunny Boy At Anna Marie Beach
A 35 foot boat named Sunny Boy was burned at Anna Marie Beach when a line tied to the boathouse caught fire. An investigator ruled the blaze began from a short circuit in a defective motor, with damage assessed as complete.
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Owen Conner
Anna Marie Beach
Carl Broom Buys Grand View Hotel in Mount Dora
Real estate milestone in Mount Dora as Carl Broom buys the Grand View Hotel from the Edgerton Estate. Estimated price about $20,000. Broom, owner of Hotel Mount Dora, plans significant renovations including six new rooms and updated dining, kitchen, and fireproof roof. Grand View already features air conditioning and a prominent Lake Dora view, with longtime staff and local boosters backing the move.
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Grand View
Bath
United States
Charlie Vervais
L. C. Broom
Carl
Mrs. Broom
Lake Shore Drive
St. Joseph
Lake Dora
Uni
Florida
Mount Dora
U. S. 441
Ingram
A.C. Quixley Realty Co
Mary D. Learned
W.M. Kennedy
Brooms
Mount Dora Real Estate and Business Activity Highlighted
Mount Dora shows active real estate and business deals including the Grand View Hotel sale to Carl Broom, Sun Oil Company purchase of the Methodist church property, and Edgerton Estate sale. Public and private improvements are listed such as a new roof at Community church and repairs to Crane Furniture building, with repaint and redecorations at Villa Dora Hotel following a fire.
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Ingram
A. C. Quixley Realty Co
Mary
W. M. Kennedy
Grand View
Edgerton
Carl Broom
Methodist Church
Sun Oil Company
Mount Dora
L. C. Jerne
Crane Furniture
Oelatraiacs
Donnelly Ese
Villa Dora
Ooen
Committee To Adjudicate Fla. Medfly Claims
A Senate concurrent resolution creates a six member committee to adjudicate and set the validity of about 7 171 000 in medfly claims arising from the 1928 30 eradication campaign. The panel includes three Senate claims members and three House claims members to decide admissibility and amounts. The committee will continue work after appointment and locate its meeting place.
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Committee
Senate
Hendricks
Edith E. Keller
Mount Dora
House
Eure
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RED Cross Sewing Circle
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