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Newspaper
Mount Dora Topic
Location
Mount Dora, Florida, United States of America
Date
Aug 23, 1928
Page
8
Quix notes six new autos on Donnelly Street and ongoing construction of three homes, a rebuilt storefront, a planned theatre, and park improvements. Inquiries for winter houses rise as residents return from vacations, with local bargains expected to sell quickly before prices rise further.
Twelve acres on Lake Shore Drive with 280 feet lakefront front. several priced bargains from $1500 to $7500 for homes on citrus land and large lots. Listings promise financing help and winter rental options. Real estate ethics and board standards cited.
Curry B. Berry, famed Mississippi athlete and former Clark College coach, is appointed Freshman Coach at Rollins College by Varsity Coach James F. Bailey. A Mississippi College graduate with nine letters and captaincies in three sports, Berry will aid in launching Rollins Tar training season in Winter Park.
Lake County history recalls Fiddle Lake near Eustis where oxen fell into the water while a wagon load of goods including fiddles spilled. The lake is named for the misadventure. Trails tell of panthers once seen near Umatilla, with a hunter spotting a carcass and a sleeping predator high in a tree.
A special Mount Dora Golfers association meeting called by President Cooley will be held at 8 pm next Monday at Villa Dora hotel to boost local interest and recruit new members. Committees led by C. C. Dooley, F. H. Heath, Miller Wells and Alan M. Abele were named to organize sports, grounds, membership, and publicity. The body aims to improve county services and seek practical development for Lake County, with directors urged to propose ideas for year round progress. Officers and board members joined Leesburg chamber luncheon at the Magnolia hotel with a musical program and group singing, as Miss Jane Williams performed readings.
The Lake County meeting reviewed housewife education on grape products by Miss McFerron and jellies from Lake county grapes. Directors called for removing the Astatula railway station as a travel menace and urged county action. An uncompleted road segment near Orange county remains to be built by Orange officials per an old agreement. Slow mail service among Lake county towns sparked debate.
The Mount Dora team shuffled positions to fill gaps when Pike and Averitt were absent. Mosely of Tavares covered center while Stapleton played first. Pennington led with three smart singles including a two-base hit. Leesburg returns Friday for a rematch.
Reports of the recent Florida storm were amplified by pictures of ruined structures creating false impressions of widespread destruction. Utility companies suffered major outages as poles and wires lay down and plants remained idle for hours.
The event runs Saturday August 25 through Wednesday August 29. It features the Vitaphone Girls and 16 ballet dancers in The Serpentine, William Demarest in When the Wife's Away, the comedy Rigoletto, and Waring's Pennsylvanians. The feature is Four Walls starring John Gilbert and Joan Crawford.
The Orlando Sentinel reports a 10 percent reduction in Orlando Electric Light rates next month after prior cuts. Mount Dora pays 13c per KW for 40 KW, then 7c and 5 14c for higher usage, while Orlando charges 9c and 40c per KW with future cuts. The piece discusses possible Mount Dora savings of 10 to 20 percent and a proposed 25 percent reduction by obtaining a no cost plant from Fairbanks Morse or renegotiating with the Florida Public Service Corporation.
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