Mount Dora Traders Sponsor Saturday Music and Homebuyer Parties
The Mount Dora Chamber of Commerce funds a weekly band on Donnelly avenue with the Mount Dora Band directed by M. A. Burnell. Merchants provide groceries and other gifts to encourage local shopping, including sacks of potatoes, meals, theatre tickets, and various services as part of a ten week series extended to Christmas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Dora
C. of C
Chamber of Commerce
Donnelly Avenue
First National Bank
Hotel
Mount Dora Grill
Blue Bird
Sunny Corner
Sunset Dairy
Mount Dora Theatre
Golden Triangle Laundry
Galaden Triangle Cleaners
Coleman’s Bakery
Builders Supply Company
J. F. Ross
Messrs
J. R
J. A. Edwards
Stores Closed All Day Monday Christmas Observed Holiday
With Christmas Day on Sunday the holiday is observed Monday and stores will stay closed all day. Housekeepers should complete shopping Saturday for the weekend and Monday. Merry Christmas to all.
Conserving Native Holly Sparks Florida Law Reminder
Floridians are reminded of a state law restricting Christmas decorations on public spaces or property. The notice emphasizes compliance and legal boundaries to protect native holly during festive displays.
Jubilee Singers At Tourist Club Meet Last Week
The Tourist Club convened at 7 30 with President Peacock in charge. A program by Bartow Jubilee Singers entertained before a 97 membership enrollment. Plans for December programs and a Christmas tree fund were approved, with a survey to solicit member talents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jubilee Singers
Peacock
Andrews
Bartow
Paul Lawrence Dunbar
Mount Dora
Truskett
Gosling
Senior Highg
Changes in Train Schedules Effective Last Friday
New timetable updates announce Gulf Coast Limited schedule shifts with No 71 from New York at 10 30 a m and from Washington 3 35 p m to Jacksonville Sanford Mount Dora and Leesburg connections. The Miamian and other connections run Jacksonville to Washington and New York with altered transfer points and through Pullman ticket guidance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miami
New York
Washington
Jacksonville
Sanford
Mount Dora
Leesburg
J and S Sundry Shop Opens on New Highway Site
The J and S Sundry Shop opened yesterday at the former Roberts Sundry Shop location near the theatre. Proprietor W H Jordan said the store will offer sundries sodas cigars and aim for first class service in a convenient location.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J & S Sundry
Roberts Sundry
W. H. Jordan
Community Christmas Eve Party At Local Auditorium
The Community Christmas gathering will be held on Christmas Eve at 7 30 in the auditorium of the Community Building. Christmas carols will be led by the Wise Orchestra with all invited to join. Santa Claus will attend and candy for children. A collection will aid Jacksonville Children's Home. The living Christmas tree in Annie Donnelly Park will be lit nightly during the season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wise Orchestra
Santa Claus
Jacksonville
Annie Donnelly
Christmas Pageant The Light on the Way at Methodist Church
The Christmas Pageant entitled The Light on the Way will be presented at the Methodist Episcopal Church next Sunday evening at 7 30. Cast includes Archard woodcutter Mr George Malone Gonda his wife Mrs Gladys Malone The Boy their son Bobby Wells First Woman Miss M Jean Fairley Second Woman Mrs L C Jerne A Villager Mrs A J Waltz A Stranger G Leon Wells The Lad Stewart McClellan and carollers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Methodist Episcopal Church
Archard
George Malone
Gonda
Gladys Malone
Bobby Wells
M. Jean Fairley
L. C. Jerne
A. J. Waltz
G. Leon Wells
Stewart McClellan
Carollers
Opie Read to Speak in Mount Dora on January Third
Mount Dora residents will hear Opie Read speak on Tuesday January 3 in the Community Building under the Mount Dora Garden Club. The noted writer, age eighty, will discuss Philosophy of Life as part of a final United States tour. Further details are to follow next week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Dora
Opie Read
Christmas Vesper Service Shown by Mount Dora Group
A Christmas vesper service at the Mount Dora Methodist Church opened the season in beauty. The Mount Dora Girls' Choral Club led by Mrs E E Trusket gave a notable program with Mrs James Spooner and Mrs J G Ray performing. The Baptist pastor W J Lambert gave the opening prayer and scripture, with Rev G Leon Wells delivering the benediction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Dora
E. E.truskett
James Spooner
J.G. Ray, Jr
Community Christmas Gathering Reminder
Joyful message invites all to a community Christmas gathering at 7 30 on Saturday.
Kiwanis Club Holds Mount Dora School of Instruction
Kiwanis clubs from Brooksville Clermont Cocoa Eustis Kissimmee Leesburg Mount Dora Orlando Sanford Tavares Titusville and Winter Park attended a two session school of instruction in Mount Dora at Lakeside Inn and the Community Building. Notables included Walter R. Wiser Ernest B. Milam Harold V Condict and others with talks on committees budgeting board meetings and Kiwanis education. The luncheon served 12 15 p.m. honored guests and a separate vote split the Mount Dora Christmas charity fund of 20000 between the King's Daughters and Central Relief Committee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Dora
Lakeside Inn
A. E. Hurlburt
Brooksville
Clermont
Cocoa
Eustis
Kissimmee
Leesburg
Orlando
Sanford
Tavares
Titusville
Winter Park
Walter R. Wiser
Ernest B. Milam
Harold V. Condict
C. Harold Hippler
Stuart H. Bowman
Arnold P. Mickler
W. Harvey Freeman
George J. White
Mount Dora Kiwanis
S. C. Colley
R. C. Yates
H. C. Brown
A. J. Waltz
IC. Leedy
Baxter Morrison
Sam’l L. Lupier
Sidney J. Nix
Kiwanian
Kiwanis
Kiwanis International
W. Harvey Freeman, Jr
King’s Daughters
Central Relief Committee
Christmas Carols By Epworth Leaguers Planned
Epworth Leaguers announce Christmas Eve carol rounds starting around 10 30 PM. They will sing at willing homes after placing a lighted candle in the window.
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Epworth Leaguers
Senior Class Play a Great Success in Mount Dora
The Mount Dora Community Auditorium crowd enjoyed a fine rendition of Booth Tarkington's Seventeen by a well rehearsed student cast. Lemuel Downs led as Willie Baxter with Lola Pratt played by Helen Bartholomew drawing much of the laughter and attention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Community Auditorium
Mount Dora
Booth Tarkington
Samuel French Co
Lemuel Downs
William Sylvester Baxter
Lola Pratt
Helen Bartholomew
Gould Sadler
Rhoda Simpson
Willie
Jeff Brantley
Mr. Parcher
Maurita Bartholomew
Janet Baxter
William
Margaret Ray
May Parcher
Jean Blanchard
Ethel Boke
Mildred Neil
Mary Brooks
Johnnie Watson
Robert Quixley
Joe Bullitt
J. D. Mosteller
George Cropper
Robert McMurray
Wallie Banks
Nelson Morley
Brownie
Neal
Genesis
Cassady
Hubbell
Enjoy Mount Dora Visitors Return to Florida
Mrs C H Sanborn of Swanton Vermont, sister of the W J Sanborns, visits Mount Dora again and praises the town. Miss Mary W Holden of Quincy Massachusetts accompanies her on a first Florida visit. They stay with Miss Newhall on east Fifth avenue and remark on the sunshine and mild air of the Hills and Lakes region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. H. Sanborn
Swanton
Vermont
Mount Dora
W. J. Sanborns
Florida
Unusual Weather Report from Southern California
Mr. W H Morrell of 733 Baker Street reports a rare snowfall in Claremont California. A letter describes a 36 degree thermometer reading and smudges in citrus groves as residents attempt maple wax production, an uncommon winter activity for the region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W.H. Morrell
Baker Street
Claremont
California
Mount Dora Lawn Bowling Opens Fourth Winter Season
The Mount Dora Lawn Bowling club opened its fourth winter season on December 1 with few absent members. A December 14 home match vs DeLand ended Mount Dora 44, DeLand 53 as Thomas' and Sprague's teams won their bouts. A December 28 rematch is set at 2 p m. The club also noted a December 12 Orlando match where Mount Dora edged Orlando 18 to 15. The Merchants Christmas Tree event, at 9 p m in the Community Building, will feature gifts from local merchants as shoppers win prizes by trading in the weeks before.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Dora
DeLand
Thomas
Smith
Converse
Weeks
Sprague
Urquhart
Parker
Gould
Dean
Ganin
Whitney
Eckis
Orlando
Wall
Moonett
Higbee
Lubee
Long Islanders
Special Music at Community Church Cantata Christmas Joy Bells
The Community Church Sunday school presents the sacred cantata Christmas Joy Bells at 7 30 p m with senior and junior choirs, readings, solos, and duets led by Rev D B Spencer and assisted by Robert Quixley and bell ringers. The program features multiple recitations and hymns and invites a large turnout.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Community Church Sunday School
D. B. Spencer
Geraldine Richardson
Elinor Minkley
Marian Hopcraft
Pomona Davidson
Rosetta McClelland
Martha Fenn
Sarah Roseborough
Vivian McClelland
Bobby. Vincent
Flora Morley
Calvin
Hopcraft
Robert Quixley
Winslow
Wasser
Blair
Kramer
David
Harvey
Ted. Eason
Duncan McClelland
Ruth Harvey
Barbara Hopcraft
Mary Louise Rehbaum
Jean Smith
Tracy Kramer
Nelson
Morley
Alfred Rehbaum
June Fenn
Calvin Hopcraft
D.D. Roseborough
Merchants' Christmas Tree Event Planned at Community Building
The Topic invites readers to attend the Merchants' Christmas Tree at the Community Building Saturday night at 9 o'clock. A beauty party and cheer for homeless tots is organized as part of the holiday greetings.
Tuberculosis Clinic Held Across Lake County Last Week
Dr William A Claxton of the State Board of Health visited Mount Dora and conducted a tuberculosis clinic with adults and children tested by tuberculin at Mount Dora Eustis and Tavares. The effort was funded by Christmas seals sold to control the disease.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William A. Claxton
State Board of Health
Mount Dora
Eustis
Tavares
Claxton
Miss Dodd
Lake County
Chamber of Commerce December Supper Meeting
The Chamber of Commerce hosts a December 30 supper at 6 30 in the Community Building social rooms. It is the annual meeting with election of directors and a noted speaker on Mount Dora. Tickets available from the Chamber office or Geo J White and Alfred ae. Everyone is welcome.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamber of Commerce
Mount Dora
Geo. J. White
Prudent
Alfred Ae
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M. A. Burnell
Lillian Pearson
Elmer W. Crowell
E. M.greene
H. W. Blunt
Lurlene Green
Myron Cronwalt
B. F. Mosteller
S. An
A. Orton
John Haddock
Mabel Staples
Carol
Methodist Church
Opie
Garden Club
Christ
Kiwanis News
Weather Report
Community Building
Hale & White
Rehbaum & Crane
Mosteller Bros
C. C. Moorhead
Mount Dora Hardware Co
the Grand Leader
Economy Cash Grocery
W. E.lackey
Frock & Frill Shop
Economy Cash Market
Burton’s Garage
Golden Triangle Cleaners
Mount Dora Publishing Company
The
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