Merchants Christmas Tree Draws Crowded Auditorium
The Merchants Division of the Chamber of Commerce closed its buy at home Christmas campaign with a large Christmas Eve gathering in the Community auditorium. Santa Claus handed out candy, carols were sung, and a Mount Dora Band concert preceded the merchants party where gifts were distributed by Chamber president George White and assistants. Numerous local donors gave trade, groceries, clocks, bicycles, and other gifts to residents and families, with arrangements to Page 4 for continuing notes.
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Merchants Division
Chamber of Commerce
Santa Claus
Mount Dora
Merchants
George White
Waltz
Rehbaum
Johnson
Harriet Banks
I. C. Green
Horace Blunt
Hale & White
J. T. Treadway
J. T. Treadwell
Kate Warren
Frock & Frill Shop
Sidel
E. E. Stokes
Alice Retan
Big Ben
W. E. Lackey
Jerry Daniels
O. D. Stephens
Grand Leader
J. G. Kirby
Golden Triangle Cleaners
Arthur Orton
H. A. Harrold
Burton’s
Lewis Carroll
Douglas Hall
William Wingler
Mosteller Brothers
Mr. Baze
Richard Eddy
C.C. Moorhead
Geo. Keller
Frank Finzel
Ault & Williamson
Morris
C. C. Moorhead
Chas. Parker
Rehbaum & Crane
Jack Norton
Forum Lectures Suspended This Season
The Forum Committee voted to suspend lectures for this season due to financial constraints. Despite keen interest, coupon purchases were weak, and officials decided not to risk overspending on an outside enterprise.
Girl Scout Court Of Awards Held In Mount Dora
The Lake Orange Girl Scout Council holds a quarterly Court of Awards at the Mount Dora Community Building at 8 p m. Miss Shirley Schonenberger will receive the Golden Eaglet badge while councils leaders and troops from Zellwood Apopka Eustis and Mount Dora participate as ushers and performers. About seventy five Scouts from Lake and Orange counties are expected.
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Lake Orange
Zellwood
Thomas Lashar
Apopka
Eustis
Mount Dora
Shirley Schonenberger
Shirley
Kiwanis
Mount Dora High School
Prominent Mount Dora businessman E. E. Truskett dies after car incident
Mount Dora sad to lose E. E. Truskett a leading resident and vineyard foreman owner. He suffered heart attack like symptoms and died after a December 17 car incident. Body recovered from Lake Florence near Montverde after search. Executors deny public release of a private note found with his clothes. Also note J. J. West has been ill at home.
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Montverde
Lake Florence
Truskett
156 Members On Roll Of Tourist Club
The Tourist Club reports over 156 members for the year with 33 new enrollments and the rest renewals. Weekly updates will publish new accessions, listing pairs and individuals such as Mr. and Mrs. Howard, Miss Lucy Acores, Mrs. Elizabeth Evans, and many others in a continuing roll.
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Howard
Robert Ashley
T. Armstrong
Fred T. Chase
H. M. Clark
Mabel Cleary
D. E. Condit
O. M. Condit
R. C. Conklin
W. A. Conrad
Agnes Cooper
E. W. Crowell
Florence M. Davis
E. A. Dusinberry
E. E. Eckholdt
Geo. R. Horton
John A. Houston
Jesse H. Hurtin
David Johnson
Mary B. Johnson
L. H. Kelly
A. J. Kinsey
Ida C. Kinsey
Susie Kinsey
F. M. Kneeland
Helen Lemert
M. R. McCausland
Mary E. McDowell
Emma Marsh
F. L. Mead
P. E. Miller
Ira A. Mitchell
Louise Newhall
C. W. North
N. Odell
L. Odell
J. L. O’hara
F. W. Overhiser
Geo. Packard
Bert Paddock
Josephine Paddock
E. D. Parker
Warren Parker
S. C. Peacock
W. N. Peaston
John I. Quirk
Fred Reid
Thomas Saurman
Mary. Schaller
A. B. Schofield
W. A. Sheldon Oe
Arles Simpson
B. Smith
W. Sprague
W. H. Sprague
George Swartz
Robert Taylor
F. M. Ten Broeck
F. M. Thompson
W. R. Thompson
Ida Tower
J. van Loon
Cora Vincent
Henry A. Vinton
Elizabeth
St. John's Day Service Invites Masons and Eastern Star
Rev. G. Leon Wells of the M E Church invites the Masonic Lodge and Eastern Star Chapter to a St. John's Day service at the church Sunday evening January 1 at 7 30. The sermon topic is The Sun in the East with all members urged to attend.
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G. Leon Wells
M.E. Church
Masonic Lodge
Eastern Star Chapter
The
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Kiwanis Christmas Meeting Highlights Charity Message
Kiwanis club members gathered for a Christmas program last Thursday noon with a boys quartet led by Robert McMurray and others. Rev. J M Bouterse of Orlando delivered a Christmas message urging attendees to include Christ in observances. A turkey dinner followed, roses and daisies were given to helpers, and a year-end report by committee chairmen was announced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kiwanis
Robert McMurray
Jake White
Norman Johnson
Dennis Morrow
J. M. Bouterse
Orlando
Bouterse
Christ
Carl Graves
Laura Neville
Opie Read to Lecture in Mount Dora Auditorium
Opie Read will present in Mount Dora at 8 p m Tuesday January 3 under the Mount Dora Garden Club. Tickets are 40 cents for adults 25 cents for children with delegations coming from nearby towns. Read will joke about Calvin Coolidge and include A Florida Sunrise in the program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Opie Read
Mount Dora
Florida
Ferman Wilson
Read
Garden Club
Redpath Lyceum Bureau
Eustis
Leesburg
Tavares
Clermont
Howey-in-the-Hills
Orlando
Calvin Coolidge
United States
Mount Dora and During Which Time ,Mr. Coolidge and Opie Read
Lakeside Inn welcomes weekly visitors from multiple states
Arrivals of the week at the Lake side Inn include Miss Lillian Thurston Meredith Center Harbor New Hampshire Mrs Julia Rowe Center Harbor New Hampshire Mr Wm H Roberts Chicago Illinois Mr and Mrs F W Wentworth Paterson New Jersey.
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Lakeside Inn
Lillian Thurston
Meredith
N. H
Julia Rowe
Center Harbor
Wm. H. Roberts
Chicago
Ill
F. W. Wentworth
Paterson
N. J
Varied Program Delights Tourist Club Audience
The Tourist Club held a Friday program featuring the Girls Choral Club singing Christmas songs, Miss Shirley Shhoenenberger's violin solos, and a clever Mount Dora High School sophomore class play Sauce for the Goslings. Mr William Vincent coached the cast and harmonica musician Bruno impressed with classical pieces.
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Shirley Shhoenenberger
Heath Reelected C. Of C. Secretary Marquette Mich
Frank Heath was reelected secretary manager at the Marquette Michigan Chamber of Commerce annual meeting held December 21. He has served nearly three years in the post and previously led the Mount Dora Chamber of Commerce as secretary and recreation director.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marquette
Michigan
Chamber of Commerce
Frank Heath
Heath
Mount Dora
W Baker Bitten By Rattlesnake In Christmas Day Incident
William Baker nineteen of Highland Avenue was bitten on the leg by a rattlesnake while in the woods on Christmas morning. He kicked the snake to save a friend and received the bite. He was treated with anti venom at Mount Dora hospital and remains in critical condition though improving and hopeful of recovery.
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William Baker
Highland Avenue
Baker
Mount Dora
Tourist Dance Opens Season at Community Building
The first Tourist Dance of the season will be at the Community Building on Saturday night New Year’s Eve at 8 30. The event features old fashioned and modern dances with Wise Orchestra providing music. A small admission and good attendance are hoped for.
Post Office Holiday Hours Observed Monday
Notice that due to a legal holiday the post office will be closed all day except for a one hour window from 8 to 9 in the morning.
Stores Closed All Day Monday Observing New Year Holiday
With New Year’s Day on Sunday this year, stores will be closed all day Monday. Housekeepers should note the holiday and plan shopping accordingly.
Fine Program Promised For C O I C Meet Tomorrow Night
Sheriff elect W B Gibson announces a Lake County highway patrol with 4x6 signs at county entrances and smaller signs along roads. Deputies will target reckless driving and night hazards while remaining usable as a county police force. The December Chamber of Commerce meeting follows.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lake County
W. B. Gibson
Gibson
Ese
D. A. McClelland
Harry Merck
Ed Richey
Hugh Mattox
Ben F. Reaves
Highway Patrol
New Year Reception Honoring Town Officials
A New Years reception will be held Sunday afternoon January 1st from 3 30 to 5 30 o clock in the social rooms of the Community Building. The public is invited to greet and become better acquainted with the newly elected town officials and enjoy a social hour with friends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Dora
Daniel H. Bishop
John H. Neville
J. J. West
Chamber
W. F. Blackman
Winter Park
W. R. Blackman
Rollins College
Chamber of Commerce
Elizabeth Evans
Dr Quixley Sees Changes in Mount Dora During Visit
Dr C L Quixley the Rockford foot specialist arrived in Mount Dora on Christmas Day for a prolonged visit with his parents. He notes Donnelly Park Community Building the new theatre post office lakeside Reynolds and Fish homes and the new boulevard. He observes several old buildings removed and remarks northern cities suffer while southern towns recover.
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C. L. Quixley
Rockford
Ill
Mount Dora
A.C. Quixley
Donnelly Park
Reynolds and Fish
Quixley
Peacock son improves after Jacksonville auto crash
Mr J. M. N. Peacock of Mount Dora, father of L. C. Peacock, is steadily improving after being knocked down by an automobile in Jacksonville last week. Another son, L. A. Peacock, has spent several days with him and plans to visit again soon.
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J. M. N. Peacock
L. C. Peacock
Mount Dora
Jacksonville
L. A. Peacock
Mount Dora Hosts Public Service in Weekend Basketball Game
A basketball match is set for Saturday at 8 p m on Donnelly Park court between Mount Dora and Florida Public Service of Orlando in the Orlando City League. A Friday tune up pits Mount Dora Hi Alumni against the regular high school team with a large audience hoped for.
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Donnelly Park Court
Mount Dora
Florida Public Service
Orlando
Mount Dora Hi
Tourist Club Moves Meeting To 8 P M Friday
In cooperation with the Chamber of Commerce the Tourist Club shifts its Friday night meeting from 7 30 to 8 00. The commerce group will adjourn promptly at 8 00 to allow attendees to join the support meeting in the social room.
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Chamber of Commerce
Toomrc
Also Mentioned on This Page
Girl Scout Court of Awards
Lake Orange Council
E. E. Truskett
Kiwanis News
Opie
Weather Report
Marquette, Mich
W. Baker
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