No Influenza Cases Are Reported Here
Dr. O L Callahan city health officer reports no genuine influenza cases yet in Mount Dora. He notes many grippe or severe colds but advises no school closures or tourism club shutdowns. Locals use grapefruit juice and soda for prevention. prior epidemic claimed benefit with grapefruit and soda use.
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Department of Health
O. L. Callahan
Callahan
Mount Dora
Lake County
W. A. MacKenzie
Leesburg
Gas Plant Sought to Serve Mount Dora Area
West Palm Beach gas executive R. B. Wagner met with the Mount Dora Chamber of Commerce to seek endorsement for a central gas manufacturing plant serving Mount Dora Eustis Tavares Leesburg and nearby communities. He noted prior plants in Winter Haven Bartow and Lake Wales and planned a return to discuss a franchise with the city council.
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R. B. Wagner
West Palm Beach
Florida
Mount Dora
Wagner
Helms Opens 19th Hole At Mount Plymouth Hotel
Courtney J. Helms proprietor of Mount Dora Pharmacy will operate the 19th hole or Fountain room at Mount Plymouth golf hotel this season. Thomas Foster will assist and the oasis aims to serve golfers before and after matches at the nearby St Andrews course.
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Courtney J. Helms
Mount Dora
Mount Plymouth
Helms
Thomas Foster
Florida Grapefruit Canning Plant to Open in Manatee
The Florida Grapefruit Canning company plans to open its factory in Manatee in December under favorable conditions. A long record of hot products and steady sales growth in the United States Europe and Canada supports the expansion. Several improvements have been added to the plant during the summer.
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Florida Grapefruit Canning Company
Manatee
United States
Canada
Advertiser
Mount Dora Cage Teams Win In Six Contests
Mount Dora swept a basketball program against Clermont and Apopka, posting three wins and one loss. Mount Dora boys beat Apopka 49 to 11, while Mt Dora town girls upset Apopka 13 to 8. Clermont High girls beat Mt Dora 29 to 24 and Mount Dora High boys defeated Clermont 11 to 1. Hale led Mount Dora with 18 points. Ray had 9.
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MT. Dora
Clermont
Apopka
Mount Dora
Mount Dora Vikings
Mt. Dora Town
Apopka Girls
Clermont High Girls
Mt. Dora Highs
Mount Dora High Boys
Clermont Highs
Parks
Ocoee
Vikings
Town Girls
Town - Girls
Iris Martin
Walloping
Martin Girls
Fern City
Billy Sadler
Martin
Sadler
Friendship and Faithful Airs of True Friendship
A reflective verse extols true friendship as praise and blame balanced by honesty. It emphasizes trust amid doubt, giving without motive, and steadfast support through hazards. The speaker prays to be both friend and faithful associate until life’s end.
Plans for First Horseshoe Tournament Call for January Elimination
Plans for the season's first horseshoe pitching contest outline three more possible entrants and two brackets. In bracket one Dr Wells faces Odell Brock while H P Victor meets Adams Sheffelton takes on Harms and Ferris plays Long. Bracket two pairs Morley with Silas Purdy against Griswold and Pennington awaits an opponent. The aim is to stage an elimination tourney in January to send the winner and runner up to the state event in St Petersburg in February.
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Betts
Dr. Wells
Odell Brock
H. P. Victor
Adams
Sheffelton
Harms
Ferris
Long
Morley
Silas
Purdy
Griswold
Pennington
Mr. Heath
Horseshoe
St. Petersburg
Mount Dora Chamber Announces Yule Tourney
Invitations for the Yule tournament issued by Mount Dora Chamber of Commerce at Mount Plymouth. An 18 hole event with three prizes for low net blind bogey and hidden hole. First winter season tournament under chamber auspices draws golfers from Leesburg Tavares Eustis and Mount Dora ready to compete.
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Mount Dora
Mount Dera Chamber to Track Sunshine for 1929
Beginning January 1 the Mount Dera Chamber of Commerce will maintain a sunshine record for 1929. A bulletin in the chamber window will show total sunny days as the year progresses, a monthly breakdown, and a current month day chart for at a glance totals.
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Mount Dera
Special Yule Program in Donnelly Park Christmas Eve
A Christmas entertainment will be staged in Donnelly Park on Christmas Eve under the auspices of the P T A and the Park Commission. A tree and Santa Claus will be present and candy given to children. A vested church choir will sing from a raised platform. audience sits on the east side. A collection will aid Jacksonville Children's Home. No games on Christmas Day. The program resumes Wednesday with a Mount Dora versus Tavares volleyball series.
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Donnelly Park
Jacksonville
Mount Dora
Tavares
Real Estate Licenses Urged for Florida Brokers and Salesmen
Orlando December 19. Florida Real Estate Commission chairman Walter W. Rose warns all brokers and salesmen with expired 1928 29 registrations are in violation and liable for prosecution and loss of commissions. Examinations will determine eligibility for renewal. inspectors statewide are gathering names of violators.
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Orlando
Walter W. Rose
Florida Real Estate Commission
Rose
Commission
Large Sales Highlight Malone Co Growth
Mt. Dora Yacht Club held an enthusiastic meeting to plan regatta timing pending word from other motor boat clubs. The group favored securing nationally famous boats and possibly staging the Mount Dora regatta in February. A membership drive was approved to grow year round and winter participation as committees report strong progress for a promising season.
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Mt. Dora
Radio Artists Debut At WBBM Jazz Club Tour
Roy Young and Jack McLain wow Mount Dora clubgoers with radio debut at Station WBBM Chicago on January 7. Young entertains with whimsical piano while McLain delivers jazz singer selections to a packed Tourist Club audience. The next meeting shifts to classical fare featuring violinist Alexis Goldmowicz and pianist Camilla Bach as the Chamber of Commerce funds the visit.
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Roy Young
Jack McLain
WBBM
Chicago
National Broadcasting Company
Young
McLain
Sonny Boy
Congregational Church
J. D. Thyng
Alexis Goldmowicz
Camilla
Bach
Heath
Orlando
Chamber of Commerce
Mount Dora
Palm Beach Resident Buys Sylvan Shores Home
William E Harding, a prominent Palm Beach figure, purchases a Sylvan Shores home from George W Malone, plans to move his family from Palm Beach to make the new residence. Malone Realty reports two more large deals totaling 80 000 dollars with ocean front Palm Beach and Lake Worth frontage properties. The sales, including 125 000 dollars in Mt Dora property, push Malone Realty near 500 000 dollars in two weeks, a Florida state record this year.
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William. E. Harding
Palm Beach
Sylvan Shores
George. W. Malone
Malone Realty Company
Mt. Dora
Ocean
Lake Worth
W.E. Harding
W. T. Berger
Malone Company
Florida
Vikings to Play Leesburg Stars in New Year Showdown
Mount Dora Vikings meet Leesburg All-Stars at Donnelly Park on Tuesday January 1 at 8 PM. Leesburg brings noted players Banning West Yde among others as part of a 1928 series opener. Park upgrades include shortened court 100 feet, new lighting, and calcium chloride dust control.
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Mount Dora
Wilbur
West
Leesburg
Frank Heath
Banning
Yde
Vikings
Donnelly Park
Heath
Park Commission
Mount Dora Viking
DeLand
Stetson
Florida Building Contracts Hit 6.25 Million in November
Florida awarded construction and engineering projects totaling 6,245,300 in November, a 28 percent drop from October and 14 percent below last year. The Dodge report notes state activity by class with public utilities leading and residential, social recreation, and commercial builds following.
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Florida
The
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DR. Callahan
C. B. Treadway
Bank of
Tallahassee
Fla
Ernest Amos
C. OF C
Recrea
State Commission
Malone Co
Leesburg Stars
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