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Newspaper
Mount Dora Topic
Location
Mount Dora, Florida, United States of America
Date
Dec 19, 1946
Page
8
The Mount Dora Chamber of Commerce asks winter visitors to register at their Fifth Avenue office. Harold Goforth, secretary, says the registry helps locate visitors and assist friends. The chamber also maintains a directory for new permanent residents.
Exhibition pens for wild ducks geese pheasants and pea fowl are being built at the Lake County Fair Grounds for the Sportine Exposition in Eustis in March. Pens will be portable and set with the open court main fair buildings beside the pool which is being enlarged with a permanent fence around it.
Griffin Airways of Howey in the Hill unveils 1946 Twin Engine Beachcraft planes for charter, ambulance, business and pleasure. The airline operates from its own Howey airport with flights to New York in 5 hours, Chicago 5, Washington 4, Havana 2, Los Angeles 12, Miami 1, and Jacksonville 40 minutes.
The Florida Sportsmens Exposition aims to attract visitors nationwide with a large scale inland peninsula project recreating Florida coastlines. Led by R E Norris and Lake County leaders L L Polk and Karl Lehmann, the event opens March 17 in Eustis featuring a celebrity boatcade and extensive hunting and fishing displays statewide.
East Town’s Helping Hand and Better Building Citizenship Club reports progress toward improved citizenship using cooperation with police and community leaders. The group plans eighteen Christmas baskets for elderly residents and urges more help from locals to expand aid and civic effort led by Prof. C. Lott and Sister M. L. Gilbert.
A short, personal message from T. M. Thomas, a reporter, urging readers to pray for the sick and blessings amid illness. It mentions names like N, j sick and dor Sem t0 gang ter, Brothe, ed Price and Ike Dawa ne, and notes that many present may not see the end of the period.
The annual meeting of the stockholders of the First National Bank of Mount Dora will be held at the bank office on Tuesday January 14 1947 at 3 p m for the election of directors and any other business. George J White President.
Notice of a proposed ordinance to amend the 1500 to 2500 foot distance requirement from schools and churches for liquor sales. The Town Council will hear final passage at the Jan 7 1947 meeting in Mount Dora Florida. Town Clerk C Stewart signed the notice on December 4 1946.
Notice of an adjourned meeting of Mount Dora Town Council to consider final passage of a proposed ordinance clarifying points in the 1945 Zoning Ordinance. The public is invited to inspect the ordinance at the Town Clerk’s office and attend the December 30, 1946 7:30 PM session at City Hall.
The Town of Mount Dora Florida held a meeting to discuss issuing occupational licenses to all business persons and enterprises resident and non resident within the town. The session included an inspection in the office of the authorities.
Town Clerk Wm C Stewart announces an adjourned meeting of the Mount Dora Town Council on December 9 1946 to read a proposed ordinance amending section 6 and adding section 111.6 regulating building permits fees and use of wooden shingles for roofing except for existing structures. Final passage set for December 30 1946 at Mount Dora city hall Florida.
In the Fifth Judicial Circuit Lake County Florida a divorce suit Richard Cody plaintiff versus Sadie Cody defendant. The court orders Sadie Cody to appear January 6 1947 to answer the bill of complaint and warns that default will lead to a decree pro confesso. An order for publication directs four weekly notices in Mount Dora Topic prior to January 6 1947. Official seal of Clerk GEO J Dykes confirms.
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