Leesburg Nine Wins In Final Inning Battle
Mount Dora defeats Leesburg as Charley Stapleton allows no hits until the eighth. In the ninth, Leesburg edges ahead on three hits and two Dora errors then scores on Medlin’s single and Brown’s steal of second to win 2 1 in dramatic fashion.
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Charley Stapleton
Leesburg
Mount Dora
Georgia
Carl Averitt
Battle
Stapleton
Roundtree
Charley
Cox
Brock
Cherry
Brazier
Averitt
Morris
Adkins
Dora
Hugh Brown
Hale
Brown
Medlin
Gaines
Clermont
Pike
Penny
Eustis Falls to Mount Dora in South Florida Ball Clash
Charley Stapleton the Mount Dora ace hurled well as Mount Dora defeated Eustis 8 to 4 in a rough game with an unsettled infield. Morgan pitched for Eustis and was hit freely. A return date with Mount Dora is set for Friday as Lake Orange league title series looms next week.
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Charley Stapleton
Mount Dora
Eustis
Queen City
Mountaineers
Stapleton
Morgan
Tavares Club
Lake Orange
Wotl
Mt Dora to Get Public Telephone Booth
Mount Dora Chamber of Commerce asks Florida Telephone Corp to install a 24 hour public booth after complaints about poor night call facilities. A. G. Wells, chairman of the commission, says immediate steps will be taken. Daytime long distance callers without phones are directed to the chamber pay booth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Dora
Chamber of Commerce
Mountaineers Run Streak To Nine With Tavares Triumph
The Mountaineers defeated Tavares 5 to 1 at Tavares, extending their winning streak to nine. Les Verigan starred on the mound with seven hits allowed while Dad Adkins was tagged for four wallops as Mount Dora surged early and held on for the win. Coven pitched the late innings for Mount Dora, with Morgan taking the loss for Tavares as Mount Dora pushed across runs in the first, third, sixth and ninth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mountaineers
Tavares
Les Verigan
Dad Adkins
Verigan
Adkins
Morgan
Tavares Klan
Coven
Florida Postcard Week Set for October
The Florida Postcard Week runs October 1 through 6 this year as supporters urge Floridians to send picture postcards to boost the state as a winter playground. The campaign, backed by real estate boards hotels associations and chambers, encourages mailing before the first or holding cards for mailing after the November election with one cent postage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Florida
Florida Association of Real Estate Boards
State Hotel Association
Chambers of Commerce
State Chamber
Local Mount Dora golfers host first blind bogey tourney
More than a score of golfers joined the Mount Dora Golfers Association for its inaugural blind bogey tournament on Mount Plymouth course. Winners from Tavares and Mount Dora were Fred Lagerquist W M Kennedy D H Moore and C C Dooley W J Johnson and Harold Coleman. Frank Heath led gross scores with A Lee French close behind while Mrs Ollie Williams announced the winning bogey figure at sundown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Dora
Fred Lagerquist
W. M. Kennedy
D. H. Moore
Tavares
C. C. Dooley
W. J. Johnson
Harold Coleman
Mount Plymouth
Ollie Williams
Frank Heath
A. Lee French
S J Morgan Dies At His Home In Stillwater Area
S J Morgan died at his East Fourth Avenue home on Thursday night at 11 oclock. Born October 21 1854 in Stillwater Minnesota he later moved to Chicago and married Maud I Armstrong of Stillwater August 4 1885. He invented The Morgan Adjustable Pattern and was a longtime member of First Congregational Church.
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S. J. Morgan
East Fourth Avenue
Stillwater
Minn
Chicago
Maud I. Armstrong
First Congregational Church
Morgan
Dynamite Accident Kills Mount Dora Contractor C Salisbury
C Salisbury 60 a Mount Dora contractor and Lake County Republican chairman died when a dynamite stick he planned to discard exploded in his hand. Nearby worker John Wallace was badly injured and expected to die. Salisbury owned Point Breeze near Mount Dora and was active in dredging contracting and politics.
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C. Salisbury
Mount Dora
Lake County
Republican Executive Committee
Salisbury
Summerall Park
Tavares
John Wallace
George H. Pray
Point Breeze
Leesburg
Kiwanis Club Hears Arabian Mystic Madame Luzone
Madame Luzone, famed Arabian mystic, addressed Mount Dora Kiwanis Club and shared alleged secrets about members. She was brought by Raymond Skiles of Leesburg Kiwanis before a previous gathering. Remarks targeted local figures including Councilman Miller Wells and others, with warnings about upcoming Leesburg Mount Dora ball game and golf.
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Madame Luzone
Mount Dora
Clifford C. Dooley
Archibald
Frank Heath
Leesburg
J. G. Ray
Citizens form Anti Smith League in Tavares meeting
About sixty attendees gathered at the Pioneer building to establish The Anti-Smith Club in Tavares. Officers were elected including R H Aldred as president and J B Nicholson as secretary, with speakers voicing objections to Governor Smith as a presidential candidate.
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Anti Smith League
Pioneer Building
Tavares
Hoover-Curtis- Howey Club
Herbert Hoover
George O. Borton
R. H. Aldred
Mr. Borton
Henry W. Bishop
Eustis
Melbourne
Smith
R. B. Gibson
Lake County
Howey Clubs
Anti-Smith Club
J. C. Thompson
J. B. Nicholson
E. I. Burleigh
Hale
Umatilla
J. W. Lawrence
Howey Corporation
Lawrence
Chicago
W S Wassman Dies At 61 A Theatre Figure Passes
W S Wassman 61 former southern theatre leader died at home after months of illness. Born in Hamburg Germany he lived in Mount Dora two years previously in Atlanta he led W and S Film Exchange and built theatres in Nashville including Knickerbocker playhouse. Survived by wife and brother John. Masonic funeral held at 10 with Rev J H Elder officiating. Burial in this city.
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W. S. Wassman
South
This City
Mr. Wassman
Hamburg
Germany
Mount Dora
Atlanta
W. and. S. Film Exchange
Nashville
John
J. H. Elder
Lake County Gets New School Buses
TAVARES, Aug. 29. Thirteen modern school buses for transporting Lake county students to central schools have arrived from the factory and will be in service September 10. Six additional buses are to be received. The county school board plans to lease the fleet with maintenance and driver service, believing leasing is more economical than owning and operating buses.
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Tavares
Lake County
Arived
County School Board
Sparrow Wins Northern 151 Unlimited Class Race
The Sparrow a Mount Dora hydroplane won the 151 Unlimited Class race at Newport R I defeating Miss Massachusetts Two and Baby Ruth. Elmer Johnson owner pilot plans to race Sparrow in Detroit and California then return to Mount Dora to defend world title in Palm Beach races in January.
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Mount Dora
Newport
R. L
Sparrow
Massachusetts
George Crouch
Baby Ruth
Elmer Johnson
Frank H. Heath
Mount Dora Yacht Club
Detroit
California
Palm Beach
Montverde School opens with record interest and new dorms
The Montverde School announces a September 4 opening for a banner year. Applications come from across the United States and abroad as a strong faculty and nine month terms promise graduates ready for top colleges. Two new buildings will add room for a hundred more pupils, including a three story girls dormitory.
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Southern Association
D. A. R. Hall
Montverde School
Mrs Hinsdale Dies At Home In Ohio
Word reaches friends of Mr and Mrs Dewey Hinsdale of Painesville Ohio that Mrs Hinsdale died August 9 from a sudden heart attack. The Hinsdales had spent the last three winters at the Villa Dora Hotel and had made many friends who mourn her passing and extend sympathy to the family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dewey Hinsdale
Painesville
Ohio
Hinsdale
Mount Dora Prepares For Prosperous Winter Tourist Season
Mount Dora outlines an extensive winter program with Donnelly Park upgrades including a new stadium lighting system and restrooms. A modern motion picture theatre and a new playhouse are under construction as the Mount Dora Golfers Association forms with Thomas Cooley as president and Frank H Heath directing recreation. The Tourist Club plans early season entertainment as hotels report heavy advance reservations.
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Mount Dora
Donnelly Park
Florida
Donnelly Street
Fifth Avenue
Thomas Cooley
Frank H. Heath
Heath
Miss Rae Brown
Miss Brown
May Extend Title Series in Lake-Orange League
Plans to extend the title series in the Lake-Orange league from three to five games will be discussed at a Friday night directors meeting in Apopka. Secretary Carl Kindred says a record of games won and lost by the five teams in the second half will be drafted and clubs must submit official scores after each game. Umpires must mail score cards noting batteries and highlights after one game.
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Lake-Orange
Lake-Orange League
Apopka
Carl Kindred
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MT. Dora
Doras
Pennington
Dooley
Johnson and
Coleman
Golfers’ Association
Sports and Pastimes Committee
Kiwanis Club
D. C. Sherman
Helmfield
Janette
Life Long
Democrat
W.S. Wassman
Montverde
the Union
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