Mount Dora Hurri Canes Prep for Conference Play
Mount Dora high school prepares for the Central Florida conference schedule with a 40-39 OT win over Tavares and a 59-30 win over Ocoee in recent games. The boys led early, trailed at times, and featured top scorers Holland 14 and Stephens 11. The girls fell 35-23 to Tavares. J Johns led Tavares with 22 points while Barbara Shipes had 13 for Mount Dora.
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Mount Dora
Hurricanes
Central Florida
Tavares
Lyman High
Dorans
Ocoee
Ocoee Lassies
Mount Dora Boys
Holland
Stephens
Vincent
Treadwell
J. Johns
Barbara Shipes
King's Daughters to Meet on Monday Evening in February
The Sunshine Circle International Order of the King's Daughters and Sons will hold a regular session Monday night at 8 p.m. on February 9. Mrs Harriet Mills will present a program after which there will be a social hour and refreshments. The group invites all interested in welfare work for the sick and needy children to attend.
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King’s. Daughters
Sunshine Circle International Order of the King’s Daughters and Sons
Harriett Mills
Mount Dora Golf Club Scores Highlight Women Versus Men
Golf results at Mount Dora feature the women's course Old Man Par fending off the men. Vincent Wadsworth Stockwell posted 180s, Tom Kelly Jr. won the putting contest with 15 strokes under par, and several players posted low rounds. Plus a trivia note on the sense of smell and smoking origins.
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Jace Lee Ara
Mount Dora
F. Kaufman
Capt. Bowdish
Frank Stebbins
Bob Waite
Lawrence Stockwell
Bill
W. A.) Vincent
Dad Troescher
W. J. Patton
W. W. Wadsworth
Bill Vcents
Bud Marino
Grits Rice
Clayton Tremain
J. M. Turner
Gene Burrell
Jack Groves
Tom Kelly, Sr
Pete Trenham
H. L. Trenham
Ring Reminds Widow Rose Of Lost Husband In Narrow Escape
Rose From widow Rose From clings to a wedding ring as a deadly swelling forces removal. A surgeon must cut the ring to save her finger after a tense episode at home. The story ends with her vow to wear the ring again on her other hand.
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John
Cirly
Prie St
Rose
Wilsons
Rickey” Shipes
Emil Treendle
Rickey
Racial California Races and a Foggy Finish
The writer recalls a trip to Santa Anita in California two years earlier. Weather hindered visibility at the track yet fans laughed at the loudspeaker announcing races. A personal horse finished eighth in a foggy event as the author bids farewell to California.
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California
Santa Anita
Miami Herald
Herald
Tropical
Hialeah
Miami
Peace
Florida Commission Denies Mount Dora Rate Increase
The Florida Railroad and Public Utilities Commission denied Florida Telephone Corp. Mount Dora’s request for a rate hike saying the service is probably less efficient and less adequate than at other exchanges. A 90 day hearing window was set for further review, and the company must continue its improvement program without delay. The Ocala hearing concluded last month at the company’s request to fund better service.
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Mount Dora
Florida Telephone Corp
Florida Railroad and Public Utilities Commission
Ocala
Personalities and departors in Mount Dora and Pomona
Apology note corrects a missed Davidson child and confirms Mrs Ernest Mitchell now in Cambridge mass. Sad departure describes loss of Rusty the deaf cocker spaniel missing near the county line and the plan to reunite with Jerry Knoblach in Cleveland. Explanation covers a Thursday power break blamed on a shock tied to a 20 percent electric bill increase.
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Pomona
F. W. Davidson
Mount Dora
Mr. Davidson
Ernest Mitchell
Pomona Davidson
Cambridge
Mass
Jerry Knoblach
Jerrylynn
Darlene
Cleveland
Rusty
Jerry
Joe Solinsky
Gladys Solinsky
O. D. Stephens
Thomas Files In Senate Race In Lake County
Thomas G. Thomas of Groveland announces a Senate candidacy citing citrus industry concerns and consumer fruit quality. The former state representative from Lake County in 1941 and 1943 seeks school law revision and a larger share of road funds for Lake County highways.
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G. Thomas
Groveland
Suan Thomas
Lake County
Thomas
Senate
Mosteller Tests New Fire Equipment in Mount Dora
Mount Dora showcased a new firefighting pump during a test on the lakefront end of Third street. Fire Chief Ernie Mosteller announced the demonstration at council Tuesday and said the unit should perform even better when connected to a hydrant with existing pressure.
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Mount Dora
Dem
Third St
Ernie Mosteller
Mount Dora Art League views modern paintings on slides
Members at the Mount Dora Art League meeting viewed colored slides of contemporary American paintings shown by George Tucker. Miss Elizabeth Colburn explained the artists' techniques as the slides were narrated. The group selected works by a national committee and plans a February visit to Maitland to study studio buildings, grounds, and the contemporary paintings on display.
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Mount Dora
Stockton and Darlington Railway Opens in 1825
The first public passenger railway in the world began service on September 27, 1825 with steam locomotion replacing horse drawn coaches by 1833 as noted by Encyclopaedia Britannica.
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Stockton and Darlington
Encyclopaedia Britannica
East Town Church Notes Highlight Local Efforts
St Marys Baptist church members and friends hosted a strong program last Sunday led by Rev W L Jorden and A L Russell. The Loving Home band gathered Tuesday night to support community work. Ben Hill plans to buy Ephraim Petersons home and the Cheatham family prepares a new house in East Town. Richard Bowers nears completion of a home in N W Highland.
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St. Mary’s Baptist Church
W. L. Jorden
Pics Pallbearers
Ben Hill
Ephrean Peterson
Cheatham
Terst
East Town
Richard Bowers
N.W. Highland
Leaders Meet Lake County Girl Scout Leaders Study Group
Mothers or younger girls interested in scout leaders are urged to attend the Lake County Girl Scout Leaders Study group Thursday February 12 at the Girl Scout Little House in Exeter Street near Lemonav. The meeting begins at 8 p.m.
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Mount Dora
Lake County
Girl Scout Leaders
Girl Scout Little House
Exeter St
Lemonav
Forest Fire Triggers Cone Release in Regrowth Areas
A recent forest fire has prompted cone opening in affected areas as part of natural seed release. Researchers note the event may influence early regeneration patterns and seed dispersal in the burn zone.
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