Building Permits Reach Over Fifty Thousand in Mount Dora
Mount Dora reports a November building boom with permits totaling 51025, the highest for the year aside from March. Most permits cover homes, including two in the 7000 class, five for veterans' homes by Chet Conelly, and large houses by H E Bigelow and Gordon L Dake in Pine Crest and Eighthay.
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Mount Dora
Chet Conelly
Pinecrest
Conelly
H. E. Bigelow
Gordon L. Dake
Veterans Memorial
Highland Av
Prince Ill But Children Still Give Good Marionette Show
Sixth and seventh grade pupils staged a marionette show sponsored by the Mount Dora Art League at the Community building. When the prince fell ill understudy Ernest Mee Ree filled in for The Prince Without a Tongue while Betty Key and others performed Princess Estra dinenna and the witch. Edith Fairfax Davenport directed with John Rappel, Wilma Smith, Martha Lane, Rosemary Huff and others participating. Donnelly Park will host an all day outdoor exhibit December 15 as the league closes plans.
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Jackie Hutchinson
Ernest Mee- Ree
Mount Dora
Donald Wyman
Wayne Bridges
Pee Keen Pbel
Ro Cam
Art League
Donnelly Park
Tremain Donnelly but No LaDue St Mount Dora
George LaDue, an early Mount Dora resident and businessman, loses the public status of LaDue Street. At a council session, J M Turner announced Willard Wadsworth’s request to shut LaDue Street off from public use due to speeding jalopies. LaDue Street will become a private road from Robie Street to Lakeview Avenue.
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George LaDue
Mount Dora
Due St
Robie St
Lakeview Av
Mount Dora Library Eyes Bright Future for Children Room
The Mount Dora Library hopes to create a new children's reading room in a renovated basement space freed by Scouts moving to Gilbert Park. Planning, donations, and volunteers from the Woman's Club aim to brighten the facility with more light, shelves, and Florida focused collections while a possible lounge/meeting room could emerge in the rough basement area.
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Mount Dora
Kiwanis Club
Boy Scout House
Gilbert Park
Woman’s Club
Rae Moody
Madeleine Milner
Woman's Club
H. H. Mallory
W. J. Gridley
Belle Hamilton
Lois Cooper
Moody
Mary Burr
Florida
Death Claims I. F. Sarver
Ira Franklin Sarver 71 former Plymouth grove owner died at his home 621 Fifth av after a lingering illness on Thanksgiving eve. He lived in Mount Dora 13 years, was born in Ohio, spent most of life in Kansas, and was a Community church member. He leaves widow Maude Sarver. Funeral services were held Friday at Rehbaum Funeral chapel with Dr Arthur Peabody Pratt officiating.
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Ira Franklin Sarver
Plymouth Grove
Fifth
Mount Dora
Mr. Sarver
Ohio
Kansas
Florida
Maude Sarver
Rehbaum Funeral Chapel
Arthur Peabody Pratt
Leo Schmidt Dies At Buffalo Home
Mount Dora winter visitors learned of the death of Leo Schmidt age 76, a regular guest of the Hotel Mount Dora in Buffalo, on Monday. He leaves his widow Kathryn Schmidt and his nephew Melvin Suttner, who with his wife had been guests here for several seasons.
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Mount Dora
Leo Schmidt
Buffalo
Kathryn Schmidt
Melvin Suttner
Real Estate Boom Ad Pitches Free Florida Lot Stay
Oscar Schubert proposes a gimmick offering readers a free trip to Florida and a free Mount Plymouth lot in April. He previously bought 22 lots at sheriff sale for about 10 dollars each and promises off season hotel rates to attract buyers, aiming to spark a land boom.
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Oscar Schubert
Florida
Variety
Mr. Schubert
Sylvan Shores
Oscar
Mount Plymouth
Akron Beacon- Journal
The
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Births of Jones and Donaphant Sons on November Dates
A son named Gregory Allan Jones was born November 28 at Waterman Memorial hospital Eustis to Mr and Mrs N Dale Jones weighing six pounds 10 percent ounces. Charles Frederick Jr Donaphant was born November 17 in Atlanta to Mr and Mrs Charles Donaphant with weight 744 pounds.
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N. Dale Jones
Waterman Memorial Hospital
Eustis
Gregory Allan
Charles Donaphant
Atlanta
Charles Frederick, Jr
Lake County Supply Opens Leesburg Branch Saturday
Lake County Supply Co expands with a new Leesburg branch at 14th Street and Dixie Avenue. The building features offices sales rooms and showcases building materials and home appliances in a newly constructed facility.
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Lake Supply CO
Lake County Supply Co
14Th St
Dixie Av
Leesburg
Lake Mount Dora to Receive Federal Aid for Rat Control
Mount Dora to survey business houses for rat control with federal aid expected in Lake county. Sanitation officer Jack Trawick plans a complete building analysis, urging repairs to seal entrances and prevent rodent access while detailing a new potent poison and coordinated efforts across blocks.
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Mount Dora
Lake County
Jack Trawick
Trawick
Lake
Florida
United States Health Department
Donnelly St
Fifth Av
Scouts Aid Navajo Indians With Christmas Good Turn
Mount Dora Boy Scouts plan a Christmas project to aid Navajo Indians. Starting Saturday December 13 they will collect canned foods in Mount Dora to ship to the starving Navajo, whose per capita income is eighty dollars a year. Frederick Sleight and Walter J. Patton organized the effort with the Central Florida council. Scouts will wear uniforms as they seek staple foods that “stick to the ribs” from Dorans.
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Mount Dora
Central Florida
Frederick Sleight
West
Walter J. Patton
Patton
Dorans
Royaliew Florida 1882 by Anna G. Rossiter Stowe
A reviewer profiles Anna G. Rossiter Stowe who published Royaliew Florida 1882. The memoir recalls a 10 year old girl exploring Florida’s early frontier with snake infested lands, a quicksand era, and a community at Royaliew, including figures like Walter Pidgeon and Jane Wyman as imagined actors, while noting her illness and lack of profit from the project.
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Plands
Florida
Cincinnati
Mount Dora
Stone Family Plans Lakeside Inn and Bruce House Hotel
The article outlines Mrs. Anna G. R. Stone and Col. Alexan der's circle proposing streets and hotel ventures names include Col. Johnny A. MacDonald and Mrs. Stone. A Lakeside Inn and Bruce House project begin with land Mrs. Bruce acquired for Grand View hotel site. The piece mentions the Rossiter boy and a mention of a bottle quinine.
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Royaliew
Hollywood
John A. MacDonald
Annie Stone
R. C. Tremain
Alexander
John P. Donnelly
Bruce
Horatio
Cora Gates
Stephen Rossiter
Stone
Johnny A. MacDonald
Grand View Hotel
Rossiter
Independents Propose Economic Plan for Mount Dora
Four independent City Council candidates W. D. Patton William Lafroos Harold Larsen and James A Nelson promise to use every means to encourage small industries and furnish a year round payroll for Mount Dora They oppose incumbents and pledge to address demand for modern recreational facilities Christie remains silent on editorial questions and statements
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Mount Dora
W. D. Patton
William Lafroos
Harold Larsen
James A. Nelson
Cmte
Declareo
Mrs. Christie
Mount Dora Voter Registration Deadline Cited
Register by Saturday noon as the final chance for Mount Dora residents of six months to qualify for the municipal election. Eligible voters must have residency, voted in the last national election in Mount Dora, and be registered to vote on Tuesday at the city polling place.
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Mount Dora
Mount Dora council election heats up waterfront cleanup aim
Registration for eight candidates seeking four council seats closes Saturday at noon at City Hall. Voting starts Tuesday 7 p.m. in council chambers and ends at sundown. Campaigning and accusations run hot as groups press their agendas. J B Mills disavows being the opposition leader in the petition drive.
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Mount Dora
City Hall
J. B. Mills
Patten and Larsen
Bardwell
Pattons Plan Everglades Dedication Trip
Three Dorans travel south for the Everglades National Park dedication on Saturday with President Truman the guest of honor. W D Patton and his wife attend as Mount Dora Women’s Club president and their daughter in law Midge, planning to visit Miami before the ceremony. Highway patrols expect heavy traffic to the event amid a nationwide housing squeeze as the park’s opening draws attention. The dedication begins at 2 p.m. with Florida Everglades National Park Commission Chairman August Burghard introducing guests including President Truman Governor Caldwell and Senators Pepper and Holland.
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Everglades National Park
Truman
W.D. Patton
August Burghard
Florida Everglades National Park Commission
Mount Dora Votes City Garbage Fee for Businesses
Mount Dora council approved a city ordinance charging 1.50 per month for garbage collection from larger business houses. The plan includes a 75 cent resident fee starting January 1 while offices remain exempt. The fee targets stores restaurants hotels and other heavy collectors.
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Mount Dora
Soan
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W. D. Patton Ain T
Rehbaum, JR
S. Lions
Lillian Christie
J. M. Turner
Tremain
Donnelly
I. F. Sarver
Mabel Norris Reese
Margaret O’brien
Tudes
St. Johns
Butch” Jenkins
Bay” Heads
Louis
Roy Tremain
Eddie Gates
Munroe van Simpson
Jeff Franklin
John Christ
Florida Wilds
Squire Needham
Sorrento
Anna G. R. Stone
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