Mount Dora Girls Volleyball Club Receives Gift for Courts
The Mount Dora Girls Volleyball Club thanks the Dickson-Ives of Orlando for a white calfskin peder vgs guitar-like device usable on electric-lighted courts. Recreation Director Frank Heath says a field within weeks will state honors. Frances Brown Lorraine Renshaw Lillian Irene Carter are noted Mount Dora residents and may benefit from new treatments announced at the Hotel Grand View.
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Mount Dora
Dickson-Ives
Orlando
Frank Heath
Bursa
Frances Brown
Lorraine Renshaw
Lillian
Irene Carter
Hotel Grand View
Dora
Saeed
Art displays and student visits mark December 1937 event
Forty years ago on December 2 1937 students home for the Thanksgiving vacation included Champ Jean Mary Eliza from Stetson and Katherine. The Ashley Art Gallery at 138 East Fifth Avenue exhibited works by Prof Edgar Ashley in his third winter there. The Ingram Building galleries are under renovation. A progressive dinner Friday at Miss Josnn French hosted guests Betsy Kramer Libby Drawdy Florence Lee Bess Barney Davis Evelyn Turrentine Carey Colley Battle Bemend McCthe and Calvin Rickandoon.
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Champ
Jean Mary Eliza
Stetson
Katherine
Aehaear
Ashley
Fifth Ave
Edgar Ashley
Prof
Ingram Building
Young
Suilea
Jos
Mount Dora Adopts 75 Cent Commercial Fee Jan 1
Mount Dora Town Council approves a new city ordinance imposing a 75 cent fee on commercial establishments including stores restaurants hotels and theaters effective January 1. Offices are exempt. The measure targets higher collections from business activity as residents await a decorated new Children’s Reading Room at the local library. The article notes the town’s history with the Drawdy family and Dora Ann Drawdy after whom Lake Dora was named.
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Mount Dora
Mags Cetape
L. J
Dora Ann Drawdy
Lake Dora
Dora
Royalieu
Twenty Years Ago Winners Named In Lake County Bridge Tourney
The Lake County Duplicate Bridge Club sponsored a tournament last Saturday with Mrs. John Alden Murray and Mrs. S. C. winning the sterling silver second place trophy. Other winners included Mrs. Roland Cooper and Mrs. E. A. Nimnicht in fourth place. Mount Dora participants were noted in multiple events. Agnes Gilbert of 352 Third Ave. won third in the second turkey drawing and donated her certificate. E. Everette Huskey announced Mount Dora branch opening for his firm with Ray Walker as broker. Bernard McCabe welcomed a baby boy Thomas Edward on November 20 at Waterman Memorial Hospital, weighing 7 pounds 2 ounces.
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John Alden Murray
S. C
Lake County
Roland Cooper
E. A. Nimnicht
Mount Dora
Agnes Gilbert
Third Ave
Oom
E. Everette Huskey
Eustis
Ray Walker
Bernard McCabe
Thomas Edward
Waterman Memorial Hospital
Mount Dora council debates old library site and museum plan
A city letter argues over selling idle real estate to pay debts and fund a new library museum. It endorses a voluntary historical society funded by donors, warns against forcing taxpayers to support the project, and outlines memorial gift procedures for library donations.
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MacDonald
Library Board
Mount Dora
Charles V. Putnam
Florida
Dorothy Crone
Board of Directors
Mount Dora Alumni-Varsity Game Supports Field House
The Field House Fund Raising Committee thanks fans at the Third Annual Alumni-Varsity football game. Funds from donations and local citizens will finance a new field house at Mount Dora High School, as no public funds are available. The committee notes athletics build character and urges continued community support.
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Field House
Mount Dora High School
Mount Dora
Mount Dora School
Florida Congressman to Host December Town Meetings
Florida Representative for the Fifth District announces a December schedule of town meetings after a Cuba fact finding trip. He invites residents to share views on pending federal issues and the impact of possible renewed relations on Florida jobs and economy.
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Washington
Florida
Cuba
Congress
Mount Poh Cis Fe
It Isn't the Town It’s You Says Mount Dora Chamber
Lou Cooper touts civic action and constructive critique urging residents to build rather than knock in Mount Dora Florida. He highlights the Chamber’s 54 year effort and calls for volunteers in culture youth education beautification roads and events as the Rose Capital of Central Florida invites appreciation of its roses.
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Florida
Chamber of Commerce
Central
Mount Dora Candidate Criticized Over Parking Plan
A Mount Dora citizen denounces Tim Carmody for implying residents prefer parking areas to flower boxes. The writer recalls canvassing to save the old library park from a lot and argues for improved landscaping similar to nearby Tavares to attract visitors.
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Tim Carmody
Mount Dora
Chicago
New York
Washington, D.C
Little Tavares
A Christmas tree story from the Hurricane Boosters
Jim Knauss introduces a series on Christmas trees noting their long history from St Boniface to modern traditions. The piece discusses real versus artificial evergreens, the symbolism of survival, and hints at upcoming guidance on selecting a tree that keeps its needles and value.
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Jim Knauss
Hurricane Boosters
St. Boniface
Eney
Aire
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Mount Bora
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West Fifth Avenue
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E County
Mount Bowling Club
Shuffleboard Club
Yacht Club
Dean van Landingham
Mount Dora City
Kelly
By Richard Kelly
Lou Cooper
Walter Mitty
R. W. Glover
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