Mount Dora To Host Central Florida Amateur Basketball Tournament
Under Mount Dora Mount Chamber of Commerce, the Dora Town Team Basket Association will stage a three day Central Florida Amateur Basketball Tournament at Donnelly Park Stadium Court. The event draws top state teams ahead of the Orlando state tournament, with Mount Dora Vikings among the favorites and prizes awarded to winning team members.
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Mount Chamber of Commerce
Dora Town Team Basket Association
Central Florida
Donnelly Park Stadium
Mount Dora
Orlando
Dora
Vikings
Stelsox
Southern College At
Lakeland
Tampa University
Daytona Beach
Apopka
Florida
Fire Lads Answer 3 Calls This Week
The fire department faced three incidents in one week. A garage fire at Paul Mahony’s home on Sylvan Shores destroyed the building and car, with insurance covering the loss. A Sunday fire at R W Dickson’s Tavares Road house started in a water heater, damage about 300 dollars, insured. Tuesday night trash fire at the crate mill caused no major damage.
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Paul Mahony
Sylvan Shores
R. W. Dickson
Tavares Road
McDonald
Chamber of Commerce
Mount Dora Wins Admiration From Washington Guests
Mr. and Mrs. D F Goff of Washington DC visited Mount Dora and praised the interior town after staying at the Grand View Hotel. Mrs. Goff and Mrs. Carr, longtime Treasury Department friends, recalled past service while the Goffs enjoy Florida winters away from the cold.
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D. F. Goff
Washington, D. C
Grand View Hotel
Anna Carr
Mount Dora
Goff
Carr
Treasury Department
Florida
Grand View
Senior Play Ready Amid School Rush And Hype
Students gather for the senior play with ticket sales posters car stickers and rehearsal schedules. The cast includes Diana Rand Elizabeth Fenn Norman AldrichEdward Sadler Franklin Rand Alfred Rehbaum Julia Rand Peggy Champ and others. Under coach Mrs Laney the class hopes to stage one of Mount Dora's best productions with Ellene Thompson Martha Wells coordinating the finances.
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Diana Rand
Elizabeth Fenn
Norman Aldrich
Edward Sadler
Franklin Rand
Alfred Rehbaum
Julia Rand
Peggy Champ
Kitty
Mary Joyce Moorhead
Clarissa Scott
Mary Bob Treadwell
Midge Waring
Martha Wells
Donald Rand
Nelson Morley
Richard Crandall
Robert Quixley
Francis Moorhead
Elmer
J. B. White
Alpha
Marjorie Loveless
Ellene Thompson
Margie Scanlon
Esther Roberts
Mrs. Laney
Mount Dora
Needlework Guild Ingathering Planned for Mount Dora
The Mount Dora Needlework Guild schedules its annual ingathering for March 8. Members must contribute two new garments yearly, and all received items will be displayed later for local use. Cash gifts are welcome to fund uncollected articles. Officers and directors listed include Mrs. Mary MacDowell and others.
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Mount Dora
Mount Dora Guild
Mary MacDowell
George Coffin
Thomas Lashar
Wilson Smith
Grady Cooley
J. J. Alvord
F. H. Begole
Frank Burkhart
Adam Hazelwood
Frank Griffiths
Ronald Christie
Gertrude Thorne
Seth Parker Service Repeats at Lakeside Inn Sunday
The Seth Parker service, praised for its February 11 performance at the Methodist Episcopal church, will be repeated next Sunday night February 25 at 8 o clock at the Lakeside Inn. The public is invited replacing the Inn’s musical program.
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Seth Parker
Lakeside Inn
Methodist Episcopal Church
Bird of Paradise claim surprises Mount Dora instructor
Noah Beilharz, a recent entertainer at the Tourist Club, says Mount Dora hosts a Bird of Paradise in bird-like calls and elevated trills. He surprised Mrs. Velma Nice during a lesson in a Donnelly pine grove as various birds acted as his teachers.
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Noah Beilharz
Mount Dora
Velma Nice
Donnelly Pine Grove
Mrs. Nice
Young Peoples Council Training Conference in Daytona Beach
The Young Peoples Leaders Council will hold a training conference in Daytona Beach on February 26 27 and 28 for Methodist parish leaders and prose work.
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Young Peoples’ Leaders Council
Daytona Beach
Tourist Club Delays Opening For Cham ber of Commerce Meeting
The Tourist Club delayed its opening to 8 o'clock last Tuesday to avoid clashing with the Chamber of Commerce. Community singing and the business session were shortened. Resolutions of sympathy were adopted for Mrs. Gould and Mrs. Umlaf. E. T. Bailey spoke over an hour, mixing humor with national spirit. Next Tuesday plans include the Broadway play Bubbles.
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Chamber of Commerce
Roseborough
Evening Service Of Spirituals At Congregational Church
The Congregational church hosted a Sunday evening program of negro spirituals with solos quartets and a chorus. Highlights included Alice Davis contralto and Raymond Perkins tenor performing pieces by Burleigh and arranged by Huey Frey. A pageant is planned for March 11 in the Community Building.
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America
Alice Davis
Burleigh
Raymond Perkins
Huey Frey
Herbert Whitehead
Angus MacKenzie Cleveland
Harriet Banks
LaBreck
Dvorak
Irving Bachelier Essay Contest Held Tomorrow at Gate o' the Isles
The 1934 Irving Bacheller contest will be at Gate o' the Isles in Winter Park Friday at 4 pm. Miss Peggy Champ of Mount Dora is one contestant, with the topic "A Pioneer in My Home Town" and subject "J. P. Donnelly." Seven finalists were chosen from many essays for the final round.
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Irving Bachelier
Gate O’ the Isles
Winter Park
Mount Dora
Peggy Champ
Irving Bacheller
Rollins College
Florida
Bacheller
Champ
J. P. Donnelly
Bowling News from Daytona Beach League Match
In the North Central Lawn Bowling League Mount Dora lost a close 20 to 15 to a Daytona Beach trio led by Sprague with Smith Kirby and Gould. The home team flourished as Converse won the Saturday club tournament, Whitney and Lawin tied for second with Whitney prevailing in the playoff. Sawin received a deck of cards.
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Daytona Beach
Mount Dora
Weeks
Sprague
Smith
Kirby
Gould
Converse
Whitney
Lawin
Sawin
Omitted Items Rush to Meet Washington Birthday Post
The post office will be closed all day on Washington's Birthday so the Topic publication was advanced to Wednesday afternoon. To fit the schedule some items were curtailed and a few omitted.
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Washington
M. E. Ladies Plan Cafeteria Supper
The Ladies Aid Society of the Methodist Church will serve a cafeteria supper at the Community Building on Friday March 2 beginning at 5 30 PM.
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Ladies Aid Society of the Methodist Church
Kiwanis Club Observes Washington's Birthday Meeting
Kiwanis members meet today with Maj. E H Wilkerson of Eustis as speaker on Washington as a Leader. Last Friday about fifteen Mount Dora members attended Montverde Ladies Night joined by three hundred Kiwanians and wives for a chicken dinner.
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Washington
E. H. Wilkerson
Eustis
Mount Dora
Montverde
J. H. Hunter
Tavares
Orlando Kiwanis
Lake County
Kiwanis International
King's Daughters Valentine Party Highlights
The Valentine Party of the King's Daughters gathered last Wednesday at Mrs. Spilky's home with Miss Hilda Streeton as associate hostess. Betty West won first prize in the Valentine game, while Mrs. Jack Wilkinson took the consolation prize. Hearts shaped cookies and hot chocolate were served and each attendee received a Valentine souvenir. Members sent Valentines to one another and these were sent to Harry-Anna Home for Crippled Children. The next meeting is March 13 at Mrs. J. M. Smith's home with Mrs. Hortense Davis and Mrs. W. L. Story as hosts. Mrs. Wilkinson will lead the program.
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King’s Daughters
Spilky
Hilda Streeton
Betty West
Jack Wilkinson
Harry-Anna
J. M. Smith
East Ninth Street
Hortense -Davis
W. L. Story
Drake's Hounds Win More Prizes at Volusia Beach Show
Frank Drake added several prizes to his fox hounds tally at the Volusia County Fair beach show in DeLand last week. Rudy topped district and national meets as best of the breed, with Drake claiming best female, best pair, and best litter among puppies, while other hounds including Rose, Charlie, Big Boy, and Gippy earned firsts in their classes.
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Frank Drake
Volusia County
DeLand
Rudy
Drake
Miss Carrie True Wins Topic Prize
Miss Carrie A True won the prize for finding the greatest number of typographical errors in the Topic of last week. This week the Topic repeats the offer of a prize of one dollar for the greatest number of errors in this issue.
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Carrie A. True
Miss Butterfield
Mr. Cadman
Miss True
Travel Talk by Dr Fiefield At Chamber Supper
A large crowd attended the Chamber of Commerce supper as Dr Jas W Fiefield of Kansas City Missouri gave a travel talk on its meaning for travelers and the nation. He described visits to national parks and historic sites, urged support for the Century of Progress and warned of economic unrest needing national harmony.
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Chamber of Commerce
White
America
A. M. Brodie
Chamber
Jas. W Fiefield
Kansas City
Missouri
Fiefield
United States
Chambers of Commerce
Mt. Baker National Forest
Washington
Texas
Alamo
Mexico
Chicago
Rufus Dawes
Samuel Insull
Union Service on World Prayer Day at Mount Dora
The women from three Mount Dora churches gathered at the Baptist Tabernacle last Friday for World Day of Prayer. About eighty to one hundred attendees heard a program organized by Mrs. Emma S. Marsh and described as interesting and satisfactory.
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Mount Dora
Baptist Tabernacle
Emma S. Marsh
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Rock Springs
Mount Dora High School
Bowling News
M. E. Ladies
Weather Report
Kiwanis News
Nason
Carrie True
Dr. Fiefield
C. of C
Union Service
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