Mahony Lecture Teaches Contract Bridge At Yacht Club
Mr and Mrs Paul R Mahony present a contract bridge lecture for Kiwanis charities at Mount Dora Yacht Club on Tuesday February 23 at 815 pm Tickets cost 75 cents and are available through Kiwanis members or the Chamber of Commerce office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mrs. Mahony
Paul R. Mahony
Kiwanis Charities
Mount Dora Yacht Club
Kiwanis Club
Chamber of Commerce
Harriet Banks
Mount Dora
Community Auditorium
Fifth Avenue
Annual Tree Planting By Garden Club Ceremony
Last Wednesday the Garden club sponsored planting a silver cy at the Community Building. Pupils of the fourth to sixth grades sang America under Mrs R N White. Mayor Hanscom opened with a dirt shovelful and spoke on George Washington and trees. Girl Scouts pledged and Joyce Kilmer's Trees read by Natalie Spilky. Students closed with America the Beautiful.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Garden Club
R. N. White
Hanscom
George Washington
Joyce Kilmer
Natalie Spilky
America
Norris Kellam accepts challenge for Lake Dora swim race
World champion long distance swimmer Norris Kellam agrees to a cross lake event against ex-champion Bill Jackson from Tavares to Mount Dora timed with the Regatta. Kellam plans a one mile practice run the Monday before the event and writes from Florida noting tour stops and support for local festivities.
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Norris
Kellam
Mobile
Bill” Jackson
Lake Dora
Tavares
Mount Dora
Cronwall
Florida
Eustis Washington
Sarasota Ringling Pier
Tampa
St. Pete
Florida Visit Highlights Moss Family Guests
Mr and Mrs A G Moss host guests at their Lake de home Mr and Mrs Frank of Delaware first Florida visit. They plan to tour every part of the state. Kirchner recalls ten years ago in California and last summer in Port Stanley Canada as they enjoy the trip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. G. Moss
Lake de
Frank
Delaware
Florida
Kirchner
Mosses
California
Port Stanley
Canada
Villa Dora Golf Tour kicks off season at Howey course
Last week the Villa Dora Hotel hosted its inaugural golf tournament with nine holes morning and afternoon at Howey-in-the-Hills. Twenty players, including two women, endured ideal Florida weather as Arthur Sampson of Leominster led with low gross 80 and F B Smith posted low net 68. Mrs Griswold led ladies with low gross and Miss Lillian Thurston had low net 87. Additional prizes went to J L Tyson low hidden hole high, J A F Simpson low hidden hole low, William Miller low putts, Mrs H H Mallory hidden hole high, and Mrs Ethelyn Zell low putts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Villa Dora
Howey-in-the-Hills
Floridian
Hewitt
Florida
Arthur Sampson
Leominster
Mass
Carl Graves
F. B. Smith
Norwalk
Conn
Thomas Griswold
Low Gross
Lillian Thurston
Meredith
N. H
J. L. Tyson
Jenkintown
J. A. F. Simpson
Scotch Plains
N. J
William Miller
Patterson
Lowgross
Griswold
III
Lownet
L. Thurston
Hidden Hole
H. H. Mallory
Springfield
Ethelyn Zell
Mount Dora
Traffic light installed at Mount Dora downtown corner
Mount Dora moves the Donnelly and Fifth Avenue traffic light to the downtown business corner at Donnelly and Fifth. The light will aid traffic as the new highway nears completion, with quick changing intervals designed to minimize inconvenience.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Dora
Donnelly
Ffith Avenue
Donnelly Avenue
Tavares Road
Fifth Avenue
Dora Bowlers Lose to DeLand in Rubber Matches
Mount Dora Lawn Bowling club sent a delegation to DeLand for return matches. Mount Dora lost 34 to 57 as several teams, including a fourth composed of Mrs Wolfert West Whitney, failed to win. DeLand leads one match to Mount Dora's one, with hopes of a rematch back at Mount Dora.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
DeLand
Mount Dora
Converse
DeLand Club
County Commission Tentatively Grants Right-of-Way Pavement
The county commission tentatively approved granting a right-of-way for pavement work. The action, expected to pave a designated route, awaits final approval and potential public input before proceeding.
Kiwanis Frolic Tonight to Benefit Benevolence
Kiwanis Club hosts its annual Frolic at the Community Building Auditorium to fund Boy Scout activities and Underprivileged Child programs. The 8:15 PM event features twelve acts, a Mount Dora Orchestra opener, and free talent from volunteers with proceeds supporting two local causes. Admission is 75 cents adults and 25 cents for children under twelve.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kiwanis Club
Mount Dora Orchestra
Alfred Rehbaum
Mount Dora Publishing Company
Next Forum Lecture by Jack Black Promotes Parole Help
Jack Black, a former burglar and safe cracker who spent time in jail, lectures on his life and reform. Now with NBC and welfare groups, he urges expanded parole use and humane prison management while claiming hope for criminals and youth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Black
National Broadcasting Company
Black
State Road No 2 contract terms eyed at meeting
The latest note on the new highway from Tavares to Mount Dora indicates the contract terms are to be set at a forthcoming state meeting. Officials and engineers are expected to discuss bids and project scope, with project timelines and funding to be clarified.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tavares
Mount Dora
Forestry Address At Kiwanis Meet
Mrs. C. A. Miles of the Florida Forestry Service spoke at the Kiwanis meeting on forest conservation and reforestation. She urged turning idle 38,000,000 acres into productive forest land through school programs and seedling planting with George Washington tree planting commemorations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. A. Miles
Florida Forestry Service
Kiwanis
Forestry Department
George Washington
Legion Auction Next Thursday at Community Auditorium
The American Legion and Auxiliary host an annual fundraiser next Thursday February 18 at 8 p m in the Community auditorium to aid calls for help. A wartime veteran case shows how funds are used for transportation meals and family support, urging donations and attendance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Legion
Legion
John Doe
John
Mount Dora Municipal Band Weekly Concert
The regular weekly concert by the Mount Dora Municipal Band showcases its community performances with a schedule likely featuring brass and wind selections under local direction.
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Mount Dora
Comedy program set for Tuesday at the Auditorium
The Tourist Club program by the Girl's Glee club under Mrs. E. E. Truskett features Grandmother's Rose Garden selections and living memory scenes. John Barrymore's A Strange Romance is planned for Tuesday with Edward Waldmann leading as David Garrick and a large local cast. Tickets available at Mount Dora Pharmacy Lakeview Pharmacy or at the door.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. E. Truskett
Glee Club
John H. Neville
Ann Blake
Natalie Spilky
Robert Sadler
Betty Lou Battle
Rhoda Simpson
Marguerite Sidel
Martha Wells
A. A. Hungerford
Kathleen Galloway
Anna Louise Hungerford
Kenneth Jensen
Robert Tuttle
Robert McMurray
Mandalay
Clermont High School
Clermont
Mount Dora
Frances Pemberton
Dorothy Decker
Miss Barnhart
Jane McCown
J. D. Mosteller
L. J. Laney
Love’s Dream
Liszt
Essex Dane
Percival Wilde
Wise Orchestra
John Barrymore
Edward Waldmann
King’s Daughters
Mr. Waldmann
David Garrick
Drury Lane Theatre
London
Drury Lane
Simon Ingot
Buster Marvel
Squire Chivy
Alfred Carter
Tom Smith
Dick Brown
W. M
Red) Kennedy
Dick Eddy
Harry Jones
Gould Sadler
Thomas Ingot
Claud Carter
George
Garrick
Ada Ingot
Alene Woods
Araminta Brown
Sallie Lawrence
Smith
A. W. Hubbell
Ellen
Dean Pinkston
Billy Sadler
J. G. Ray
Gladys Johnson
Robi
Tuttle
Howard Rice
Sam Sadler
Frank Brydon
Otis Hale
Truskett
Longacre Theatre
New York City
England
Charles Wyndham
Orchestra Concert and Ballet Selections Match Classical Program
A concert program lists works including March by R B Hall, Gluck and Roberts operatic numbers, Sullivan Gems, Serenade Reverie Eternal Spring, Mendelssohn Mischief, Mozart Minuetto, Verdi Il Trovatore, Danube Waves, and a Star Spangled Banner finale performed by Independentia under R B Hall with various composers and conductors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Independentia
R. B. Hall
Gluck
Roberts
Iit Armide
Sullivan
Seredy
H. Engelmann
Mendelssohn
Minuetto Giojoso
W. A. Mozart
Verdi
Ivanovici
Mr Oakley Nets Two Large Lake Dora Fish
In the past week Mr. A. H. caught a twelve pound bass and an eleven and a half pound w ing fish at Lake Dora. He says there is no need to go to foreign waters for fish. A note references “Bakeside at on ’ time” and mentions Mr. F. Wy Went.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. H
Lake Dora
F. Wy
Medina Heights Dismantling for Move at Fifth and Highland
Ray Daniels begins dismantling the Medina Heights house at the Fifth and Highland corner to relocate the structure to his property. The project involves careful deconstruction and safe transport planning for the historic dwelling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ray Daniels
Medina Heights
Fifth and
Highland Avenues
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Terprinntg
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Jimmie O'Neil
Paul Johns
Bonscoble Connoessovssenoessest
Eellapoe Radee Idocs
Fritz ‘Kreisler
the Wise
E. Truskett
H. J. Wise
Kiwanis Quartet
R. W. Dickson
Dottie Duerbers of
Eustis Boys
Folk Dancing
Charles Nichols
Alice Davis
Henry Heist
G. R. LaBreck
Kiwanis Meet
Dr. Wilson
State University
Donnelly Park
MR. Oakley
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