Kiwanis Gives Shoes to Mount Dora Children and Honorary Talk
Kiwanis members in Mount Dora organized a shoe and clothing drive after discovering school children lacked footwear in cold weather. A $5 donation to Community Christmas was approved and guest speaker A H Whitford discussed Japan and the East, highlighting economic and cultural observations.
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Kiwanis
Mount Dora
Quixley
Eens
Shaw
Boston
Keller
Geo. H. Peabody
Harry Clark
Mayor Simpson
H. H. Harlow
A. H. Whitford
Buffalo Y. M. C. A
Peabody
Whitford
San Francisco
Honolulu
Hawaiian Islands
Yokohama
Japan
Korea
Manchuria
Menchuco
Darien
Port Arthur
China
Pekin
Yangtsi River
Shanghai
Hong Kong
Indo China
Siam
Pienang
Bombay
Lady Allenby
Egypt
Cairo
Greece
Venice
Cicily
Austria
Germany
Dresden
Berlin
Martin Luther
Munich
Switzerland
France
England
Orient
Imiand
Mcharia
Community Christmas Eve Party at the Community Building
The annual Community Christmas tree gathering will be held on Christmas Eve Monday December 24 at 7 30 in the Community Building. Everyone is invited with children. Christmas carols will be sung a tree will be displayed and Santa Claus will distribute candy to children. An appeal will be made for the party to be held at 9 30 for the community.
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Santa Claus
Mount Dora Leads Lake County in Red Cross Roll Call
Mount Dora heads Lake County in the Red Cross drive with 157 members in its branch roll call report to the Lake County Chapter meeting in Tavares. Clermont 80, Eustis unreported, Groveland 96 (incomplete), Montverde 25, Umatilla 31. county quota 700. Contributions exceed $13 with a $157 fee and other gifts in relief efforts.
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The
Red Cross
Dr. Dickson
Margaret Lewis
Keller
Tavares
Lake County
Mount Dora Society
Clermont
Eustis
Groveland
Montverde
Mount Dora
Sorrento
Umatilla
County
Mana A
Ealh
Mount Dora Schools Earn Full Accreditation
Professor Roseborough announces Mount Dora High School and Mount Dora Elementary School have again achieved full accreditation by the Southern Association with no conditions. The district will implement regulatory requirements next fall and fulfill all related standards for continued accreditation.
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Roseborough
Mount Dora
Southern Association
Mahonys Send Holiday Greetings From The Orient
Mr and Mrs Paul R Mahony send Christmas and New Year greetings via Bombay post cards. A Mount Dora friend shares a letter written aboard the Kenya on November 15 from the Indian Ocean recounting a voyage from Cape Town to Bombay via Mombasa Nairobi and Goa with vivid wildlife observations and Mauritius Masai encounters.
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Paul R. Mahony
Bombay
India
Africa
Laurenco Marques
Portugese East Africa
Wangoni
Beira
Mozambique Company
Mozambique
Port Amelia
Ditto
Dar es-Salaam
Tanganyika
German East Africa
Zanzibar
Tanga
Kenya
Mombasa
Marmagos
Goa
Portugese
Orient
Mahony
Florida State College for Women Glee Club Christmas Vesper
The F S C W glee club presented its twenty first annual Christmas vesper service at 5 30 Sunday afternoon December 16 in the Augusta Conradi Theatre. The program consisted largely of Christmas carols sung by the chorus with accompaniment and featured solos and group numbers reflecting holiday mood.
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The
Glee Club of Florida
State College For Women
Augusta Conradi
Work Resumed On Citrus Cannery
Work resumed Tuesday on the canning plant planned by James Simpson at Donnelly and avenues opposite the Simpson packing house. The project, slowed during a citrus scare, will be completed with machinery already on site and is expected to open in two weeks with Frank Burkart as operator and about 20 workers employed.
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James Simpson
Donnelly and Avenues
Simpson Packing House
Simpson
Frank Burkart
Mount Dora Schools Announce Two Week Holiday
The Mount Dora schools will close Friday for a two weeks holiday. School will resume on Monday, January 7th. Each department will enjoy a Christmas program Friday afternoon.
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Mount Dora
Mount Dora High School Basketball Schedule 1934-35
Inter class tournament set for December 21 at Mount Dora. Lake County girls tournament runs February 25 27 and March 5 with teams to be announced.
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Mount Dora High School
Lake County
Buy Christmas Seals for TB Victims
A Christmas Seals plea notes tuberculosis tolls year after year. It urges readers to mail a check for the charity to aid victims, support homes, and help rebuilding lives.
Choral Club Christmas Vesper Service in Mount Dora
The Mount Dora Girls Choral Club directed by Mrs. E. E. Truskett will sing at a Christmas vesper service at the Methodist church Sunday afternoon December 23 at 4 o clock. The program includes The Adoration of the Shepherds Sleep Holy Babe Cantique de Noel and Silent Night among others with Mrs. James Spooner performing O Little Town of Bethlehem. An offering for the King's Daughters will be collected as in past years and the public is invited to attend.
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Mount Dora
E. E. Truskett
Sophie Jewett
Adolphe Adam
Michael Praetorius
Bethlehem
James Spooner
Choral Club
Perry B. James
P.S. Club
Lieut. Pierce
Pierce
Rollins College
Christmas Cantata Sunday Morning At Methodist Church
The vested choir of fifty presents Yuletide Memories a Christmas Cantata by Ira B. Wilson directed by Esther Wyatt at 11:00 Sunday morning at the Methodist church. It features Praise and Glory The Prophecy Bethlehem The Shepherds Vision The Midnight Choir The Wise Men Guiding Star Room for Thee Hallelujah and more with solos by Raymond Perkins Mrs. A P Sidel Mrs. George Malone Mrs C A Killian J B White and Mrs Wyatt. An morning prelude Ave Maria arranged for ensemble by Jeannette Pike Mrs Perry B James Katherine Killian Ruth Bradner with Come All Ye Faithful and Joy to the World recessional.
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Yuletide
Ira B. Wilson
Esther Wyatt
Methodist Church
the Prophecy
Raymond Perkins
Bethlehem
George Malone
Midnight Choir
C. A. Killian
The
Wise Men
J. B. White
Schubert
Jeannette Pike
Perry B. James
Katherine Killian
Ruth Bradner
Watts
Christmas Music at Congregational Church Concert
A Sunday program features organ preludes and multiple anthems including Oh Come All Ye Faithful Follow The Star Oer Bethlehem Hills and Chime On Sweet Bells. Performers listed include Mrs Herbert Whitehead Rob ert Perkins choir and traditional carols Joy to the World and The First Noel with a Three Kings of Orient Are arrangement.
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Ashford
Meredith
Bethlehem Hills
Nolte
Herbert Whitehead
Robert Perkins
Owen
William Vincent
Hosmer
Laurence
Chale
Merchants Sponsor Christmas Eve Party For Mount Dora
Mount Dora merchants plan a Christmas Eve gift sale and party at the Community Building Auditorium on December 24 at 9 30 pm. The event, organized by the Merchants Division of the Chamber of Commerce, will feature prizes for shoppers and donations from local businesses.
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Evvery
Mount Dora Hardware Co
Builders Supply Co
Rehbaum & Crane
Forst National Bank
Golden Triangle
Cleaners, Inc
Story Bros
Parker's Market
Mount Dora Pharmacy
Cashwell’s Pharmacy
the Grand
Leader
Chamber of Commerce
W. E. Lackey
Mount Dora Citrus Growers Assn
C. C. Moorhead
Hale's
Damage From Cold Leaves Mixed Results Across County
The cold wave damage remains undetermined but Lake County shows mixed effects with spotty frost. Some hibiscus, citrus trees, and poincettia are unharmed in sheltered spots while nearby plants suffer frosted leaves and reduced fruit. Edgerton's grove survived a thin ice coat, his spraying timing blamed for just a light glaze.
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Lake County
Sylvan Shores
Demonstration of Maschinenless Permanent Wave
Mrs D F Crane traveled to Orlando last week to observe a machineless permanent wave demonstration. She served as a model for fourteen experiments and expects to be ready to offer the service soon. Have you mailed your Christmas Seals check yet.
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D. F. Crane
Orlando
Mount Dora Tourist Club Admits New Members
The Mount Dora Tourist Club lists new members through December 11. Names include Mrs. O. M. Condit, Miss Ruth Bradner, H. R. Bradner, F. W. Overhiser, Mrs. F. W. Overhiser, Theodore Swanson, and others such as Mr. and Mrs. Dwight H. Slate, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Dwelly, John P. Blakeman, and Mrs. Mary B. Johnson.
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Mount Dora
Ruth Bradner
H. R. Bradner
F. W. Overhiser
Theodore Swanson
F. H. G. Denne
Jesse H. Turtin
D. F. Crane
H.W. Goddard
R. O'Connor
V. Parker
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