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Newspaper
Mount Dora Topic
Location
Mount Dora, Florida, United States of America
Date
Dec 11, 1930
Page
5
Zellwood church reports full payment of obligations and elects officers for the year. Local families attend religious services in Winter Garden and Apopka while Scout activities and school programs showcase student expressions and music. Resident activities include hunting trips, outings to Dayton Beach, and a boy scout’s safe encounter with a rattlesnake.
A large crowd attended the opening business men’s volleyball game at Donnelly Park Stadium as Burgess Thayer E E Truskett and C R Javens led lively play. Scores show Javens over Pike 16 6 15 15 and Truskett over Thayer 15 10 15. Grady Simpson heads the season with next-week matchups Thayer against Javens and Truskett versus Pike inviting players to join.
Local ladies attended Garden club events in Mount Dora and a Winter Garden trip. Adelaide Key underwent a tonsillectomy in Sanford with Dr Weston, recovering well. Tangerine hosts and leaders praise the Orange County Chamber of Commerce drive and its new flood of members and publicity. Community groups, church events, and local officials feature in a rich patch of winter activities.
Lake County Chamber announces a December 30 broadcast on WRUF Gainesville from 4 30 to 5 30 p m. Altoona hosts the Florida Grape Growers Association semi annual meeting. Boat makers and chamber chairmen forecast a record boating season with cruises planned for winter visitors, ranging from half day to full day trips.
Construction work is underway to remodel the Grand View hotel which was partially destroyed by a Thanksgiving Day fire. Management says a number of rooms will be ready by January first and winter guests already on site are being accommodated in other hotels and rooming houses temporarily.
The W. J. Howey Company provided a deluxe bus to transport Lake County radio program members to Gainesville. Mr. Howey and associates across departments consistently aid the county Chamber of Commerce when facilities and support are needed to ensure program success.
Citrus packing houses in Lake Region Tavares Clermont and Leesburg donated boxes of fruit to be sent to radio staff and the WRUF contest winner. Express prepaid and details arranged. Other packers offered similar cooperation as the season opens. Fire departments from Leesburg Tavares Umatilla Mount Dora and Sanford aided Eustis at the Grandview hotel fire preventing a possible disaster.
Tavares residents attend events and travel nearby towns. Pace attends Jacksonville Tax Assessors and Public Accounting Convention. Alph Stubbs visits Savannah to escort his mother home. Mrs. Parker of Bartow visits Tavares. Births announced for Covin and Breedlove families. Several residents travel to Tampa and Kissimmee for work and leisure.
Talley received a lov ely vase as first prize while a hostess served nut pudding, toasted cheese sandwiches and coffee to guests at the event.
Mr. W. M. Beck returned to his Savile at Tampa and met several members of Mr. and Mrs. C B. Treadway.
Mrs Emma Orth longtime Tavares resident dies at Orange General Hospital Orlando. Funeral services held at Cary Hand Undertaking Parlors in Orlando. Widow of Charles M Orth who aided in building Tavares and Lake County. Survived by sister Frances Hazlett of Orlando and Alfred C Carpenter of Arlington Mass. Attending relatives from here include W J Rogers and Judge.
Mrs E M Talley Mrs L F Lacey Mr J C Thompson and Dr S C Colley headed a successful Methodist Missionary Society bazaar and chicken supper. Bazaar items sold well at 2 30 pm with Christmas appeal and the supper in the evening was enjoyed by all. The Woman's Club met Wednesday with Mary McDonald reporting on the County Federation meeting at Cassia. The Federation accepted an invitation to hold its next meeting in Tavares.
Miss Mildred Lantz spent Thursday night in Mount Dora as a guest of Miss Mary Joe Key, sharing hospitality and social conversation in the town.
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