Three Homes Robbed Monday Afternoon in Mount Dora
Mount Dora authorities report three homes looted Monday between 2 and 5 pm. A white male, believed a professional thief, targeted Alfred Maben on Grandview, Mrs. Jennie Stovall on Fifth Avenue, and Mrs. Edith Coleman on Donnelly Avenue. Ips ice box raids, windows pried and doors forced, fingerprints collected. deputy Cassady confirms prints found. Citizens urged to guard homes against solicitors and strangers.
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Fifth Avenue
E. C. Stovall
Pickens Tally
Maben
Cassady
Mount Dora
Orlando
S. C. Colley
Sylvan Shores
State
Lake Olo
Mrs. Elizabeth Evans III Ill at Home
Mrs. Elizabeth Evans of the Town Council and chair of the Community Building Equipment Committee is seriously ill at her Alexander Street home with bronchial ailment heart trouble and complications. A host of friends wish her speedy recovery.
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Elizabeth Evans
Alexander Street
Watercolor Exhibit Arrives at Lakeside Inn Mount Dora
A traveling show of watercolor paintings organized by the Florida Federation of Arts will be displayed at the Lakeside Inn beginning this week under Mount Dora auspices. The exhibit invites local residents to visit and view the collection of works from established artists.
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Florida Federation of Arts
Lakeside Inn
Mount Dora
Lake County Horticultural Board Meeting Scheduled
The Lake County Horticultural Association directs its Board of Directors to convene a regular monthly meeting Monday night at the County Agent's office in Tavares. The session opens promptly at eight o'clock, and all board members are urged to attend.
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Liie of Directors
The
Lake County Horticultural Association
Hoouse
Tavares
Foot-Loose Senior Play Set for Tomorrow Night
Tickets are on sale for the senior play Foot-Loose to be presented in the Community Auditorium tomorrow night at eight. It is described as one of the best shows offered by the local school.
Senior Class Play Foot-Loose Set For Friday Night
The senior class presents Foot-Loose a three act comedy at the Community Building Friday night with fourteen seniors in the cast. Pomona Davidson plays Hope the elder Early daughter Monteld Morris portrays Mary Wilton Adams is Bob and several others fill key roles in a lively unfolding story of rebellion and self government. Curtain at five sixteen p m Subemaey 16.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Educatmere Lieweda
Pomona Davidson
Hope
Monteld Morris
Mary
Wilton
Adams
Bob
Bob Burkart
Juanita Ginther
DeVault
Roseborough
James S. Jones
Doris Cowart
James Drawdy
Bettye Lotz
Tom Kimball
Buster Battle
Frankie Lou Morris
Ant & Ee
Methodist Church Sunday Musical Program Directed by Mrs. Brown
A Sunday evening program at the Methodist Church begins at 7 30 with an organ prelude and a sequence of anthems solos duets and readings led by Mrs C M Brown The program includes works by Mason Pal er Beethoven Giuliani Gounod and Bartlett among others with Mrs Brown accompanying on the organ
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Methodist Church
C. M. Brown
Mason
Palmer
King of
Love
Gounod
Robert Burkart
Lord
Gabriel
S.C. Colley
Bartlett
S. C. Colley
Sudds
R. E. Lee
C. A. Killian
J. S. Banks
J. E. Sapp
Maxine
Wilson
Lawn Bowlers Enjoy Get-To-Gether Picnic
The Lawn Bowling Club held a Saturday get-to-gether picnic at the Yacht Club due to rain. More than one hundred bowlers and friends gathered to meet new members and discuss bowling while enjoying food served by the club’s entertainment committee. President Thomas praised growth from six to over one hundred members and the joy of playing with out of town clubs in the league. The article also notes a district contest and a partial match result involving Mount Dora and Orlando.
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Lawn Bowling Club
Yacht Club
Gilbert Park
Thomas
Ewes Spano
Arts and Crafts of Mountain Folk Exhibition Here
The Hillcrafter's Guild of Berea Kentucky will premiere at Lakeside Inn Mount Dora on Friday inviting the public to view furniture weavings pottery baskets hearth brooms and other crafts from Lincoln’s birth region. Mr and Mrs J Edward Davis lead the display with support from Mr and Mrs F E Matheney former Berea College dean and pioneer organizer. The event runs all day Friday February 16 with emphasis on male and female audiences and aims to showcase mountain ingenuity.
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Hillcrafter’s Guild of
Berea
Mount Dora
Side Inn
Winter Park
Woman’s Auxiliary
First Methodist Church
J. Edward Davis
Hillerfaters Guild
Florida
Lincoln
F. E. Matheney
Davis
Berea College
Stetson
Lakeside Inn
Mount Dora Proclaims Poppy Day February 17
Mayor M V Simpson of Mount Dora proclaims Saturday February 17 as Poppy Day in the city urging observance and remembrance.
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M. V. Simpson
Mount Dora
Kiwanis Meeting Hears Jock Harris and Scout Guests
Kiwanis Club today features Jock Harris the Scottish entertainer and accordionist from a past standout program. Mount Dora Boy Scout troop attends as National Boy Scout Week guests with Lee French speaking on Scout work. Dr N S Mayo of Chicago and secretary of the American Veterinary Association spoke last Thursday on cattle tick and disease, tick fever, and eradication.
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Jock Harris
Mount Dora
Lee French
N. S. Mayo
Chicago
American Veterinary Association
Texas
Florida
Washington
Scottish Comedian To Appear For Mount Dora Tourist Club
The Kiwanis Club sponsors a February 20 program at Community Hall featuring Scottish comedian Jock Harris, singer and accordionist. He appears for Mount Dora Tourist Club along with radio fans on WIZ WEAF and WOR. Admission is 35 cents for adults and 25 cents for students, with season membership at one dollar. The club seeks new members to boost dwindling enrollment.
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Kiwanis Club of
Mount Dora
Jock Harris
Community Hall
Jock
States
Dominion
WIZ
WEAF
WOR
Mount Dora Plans First Lake County Seaplane Float
Mount Dora will host Lake County’s first seaplane float after the City Council approved funding for materials. The NYA Orlando shop will construct the float under L. W. Burton’s direction, with the design doubling as a boat landing. Joe Swift of the Lake County Airport and Aviation committee reported the council’s progress to the Chamber of Commerce.
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Mount Dora
Lake County
NYA
Orlando
L. W. Burton
Boston
Key West
Florida
Joe Swift
Lake County Airport and Aviation Committee
Ticket Sale For Kiwanis Frolic To Start Friday
Kiwanis Frolic proceeds support the Underprivileged Child Fund and Boy Scouts in Mount Dora. The Mount Dora Kiwanis Club presents The Great Victor Herbert starring Walter Connolly Mary Martin Allan Jones and Susanna Foster at the Princess Theatre. Tickets go on sale Friday from Kiwanis or the Boy Scouts.
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Victor Herbert
Princess Theatre
Sat- Te
Mount Dora Kiwanis Club
Walter Connolly
Mary Martin
Allan Jones
Broadway
Susanna Foster
Kiwanis Club
Kiwanians
Boy Scouts
Tracy Kramer
Carl S. Graves
George White
Pickens Tally
Gerald Richardson
Frank Burkart
Gerald Hurlburt
Richard Edgerton
Wm. J. Johnson
Noted Evangelists Here Next Week
Rev. R. W. Acree of First Baptist announces Albert and Daniel Rosoff will start meetings Sunday at 11 00 with nightly services at 7 30 They have preached in over 400 Baptist churches across the U S and Canada Their Alabama two year stay yielded over 2500 church additions per year Albert 70 vocal former operatic soloist led Michigan Conservatory of Music for fourteen years Daniel a gifted Jewish evangelist and Bible teacher Pastor Acree invites Mount Dora and surrounding communities to attend regardless of denomination
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R. W. Acree
First Baptist Church
Albert
Daniel Rosoff
Rosoffs
Canada
Alabama
Albert Rosoff
Michigan Conservatory of Music
Daniel. Rosoff
Acree
Mount Dora
In Memoriam Veterans Poppy Day Observance
The American Legion Auxiliary of Mount Dora announces a Poppy Day on February 17. Members will sell the remembrance flower Vivia Craig Poppy Chair leads efforts for the veterans’ memorial tribute.
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American Legion Auxiliary of
Mount Dora
Secene
Longfellow Autograph Gift to Public Library
An 1876 Henry W. Longfellow autograph framed and given to the library by Mrs. E. B. Ferson when she was a Wellesley College student. Her son later presented the item, deemed valuable to the library.
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Longfellow
Henry W. Longfellow
E. B. Ferson
Wellesley College
All Electric Cooking School comes to Mount Dora
The town with Florida Public Service Co will host an all electric cooking school in the Community Building on February 20 and 21 from 2 30 to 5 00 pm. Free sessions demonstrate economical use of electric ranges with Miss Nan Rooney and Mrs Ida Waller officiating. A letters contest offers a six way floor lamp prize for best essay Why I Like My Electric Range. Door prizes and dishes prepared by the instructors will be given to attendees. A men only session is planned for Wednesday night with surprises to entertain and inform.
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Mount Dora
Florida Public Service Co
Nan Rooney
Eustis
Ida Waller
Orlando
Florida Public Service Company
Cog Fe
All Electric Cone School
Eustis Hosts 39th Washington Birthday Celebration
Thousands from Central Florida will gather in Eustis on February 22 for the 39th Washingtons Birthday Festival. The day features four high school bands, a grand parade, baby and bicycle parades, Scouts groups, and a lakeside flag ceremony. Fireworks cap the celebration with free admission and community cooperation.
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Florida
Eustis
of the Stars and Stripes
American Legion
Sea
Umatilla
Orlando
Leesburg
Ferran Park
American Legion and Elks
Great Victor Herbert Frolic at Princess Theatre
Kiwanis Club presents The Great Victor Herbert Frolic at the Princess Theatre on Saturday and Sunday March 23 to raise funds for the Kiwanis unchild fund and to aid the Boy Scouts.
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Victor Herbert
Kiwanis Club
Princess Theatre
An Kiwanis
Boy Scouts
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Mrs. Evans III
Lake County Horticultural Board
A. C. Quixley
O. M. Simpson
L. C. Smith
D. F. Crane
T. M. Kramer
Alfred Rehbaum
Geo. J. White
Evening Star
Washington, D. C
Old Virginia
Kiwanis News
Dora
Memoriam
Vivia Craig, Poppy Chm
Washington’s Birthday
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