Merchants Host Christmas Tree Celebration in Mount Dora
A large Mount Dora crowd attended the Merchants Christmas Tree event at the Community Building after the Donnelly Park plan moved indoors due to weather. Twenty eight merchants contributed gifts and trade, with Mrs. Bud Burchett receiving the final turkey prize from the Sidel Market and Mrs. Clara Kim among the notable recipients of merchandise and cash trade gifts.
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Christmas Mount
Mount Dora
Donnely Park
Santa Claus
W. E B. Lackey
Clara Kim
Morris
Robert Pearson
Coleman
Clara
Jarry Burton
Clara Franklin
Ders Supply Company
R. L. 'Funter
Carl 5
City Service Star
M. Smith
A. Lee French
Vingent
Grandview Avenue
Hale & Jy. White
Vade
Baggia * Oberts
Tan‘ne
C. C. Moorhead
A. Ised
Rock & Frill Shop
Isbury
Corny
Enanay
Lake View
Sidel Market
Bud Burchett
Prizes for Lake County's first six 1931 births
The Lake County Baby Association offers gold prizes for the first six babies born after midnight in 1930, plus welcome and birthday cards for all Lake County births in 1930 and 1931. Doctor Richardson administers the program from Mount Dora, aiming to improve infant health and parental education.
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Lake County
Doctor Richardson
Mount Dora
State Department of Health
Jacksonville
Florida
Lake County Baby Association
Lakes County
Christmas Eve Program Delights Donnelly Park Crowd
A large downtown crowd enjoyed a Christmas Eve program sponsored by the Park Commission in Donnelly Park. The Municipal Orchestra performed several Yuletide selections, followed by carols led by the M E Church choir. Rev Bouterse urged donations for Jacksonville's Children Home, and Santa distributed gifts to children as Boy Scouts managed ushering and collections.
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Donnelly Park
The
Park Commission
Dickson
M. E. Church
Truskett
Bouterse
Jacksonville
Florida
Santy
Forum Season Opens With Royal Dixon Talk
The Mount Dora Forum opened its season with a full auditorium and an engaging address by Royal Dixon on Man the Great Copyist. He described nature’s wonders and the evolution of tools and animals, urging birds for economic balance and noting shifts in animal behavior over time.
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D. B. Spencer
Forum
Ferris
Louise Lane
Wm. Bryant
Bryant
Royal Dixon
Man
Acacia Groves
Nixon
Cotton Belt
Mr. Dixon
Mount Dora
Harrison E. Howe
Ashington
D. C
New Year's Greeting from Mount Dora
The message on New Year's Day expresses resolve to continue building a community with toleration and cooperation. It calls for amalgamating every interest into an organization invincible in upbuilding a real American Christian community.
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Mount Dora
Ready to Start on Waterways Cruise
Editor E. W. McCreary of the Gainesville News and Fire Chief Ned Beville join a four day inland waterway cruise leaving Jacksonville Thursday morning. The group will traverse Palatka Welaka Mount Dora Lake Monroe with meals in Lancaster Point and DeLeon Springs and reach home Sunday evening. The trip promotes small boat cruising and routing more Florida waterways into navigation charts and uses gasoline tax for waterway improvements. Florida chambers report growing support from local groups and cooperation from Washington.
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E. W. McCreary
Gainesville
Mount Dora
Lake Monroe
Silver Springs
DeLeon Springs
DeLand
Corse
Florida
State’ Chamber
Washington
Kiwanis Christmas Cheer Shares in Grand View
Kiwanis members enjoyed a festive gathering in Grand View with carols led by Carl Graves and a Christmas dinner for a family of six. The club discussed centralizing charity work, city aid for tourists, and a potential city wood pile project. Gifts were distributed at the Christmas tree and special thanks given to Miss Louise Lane and Miss Jeannette Pike. The next meeting shifts to Wednesday due to New Year’s Day.
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America
Carl Graves
Dr. Dickson
Hurlburt
Chamber of Commerce
Truskett
Leesburg
Kiwanis
Epworth League
Methodist Church
Louise Lané
Frances Elder
Raymond Perkins End
Alfred Carter
Jeannette Pike
Ray laBreck
Lena
Jim Simpson
Mr. Waltz
Louise Lane
Youngbloods Escape Injury After Mount Dora Collision
Mr and Mrs Youngblood of Eighth Avenue narrowly escaped injury in a automobile collision on the Mount Dora Eustis road near Whitfield Estates at the junction of Mount Dora road.
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Mrs. Youngblood
Eightht Avenue
Mount Dora-Eustis Road
Whitfield Estates
Mount Dora Road
Mount Dora Postmaster Denies Mood Concerns
Officials in Mount Dora refute claims of widespread low mood or unrest. Statements emphasize community stability and ongoing postal operations despite fragmented OCR text.
Villa Dora Golf Tour Opens Season At Honey in the Hills
The Villa Dora Hotel hosts the first winter golf tournament at Honey in the Hills with nine hole and second nine play. Players from Mount Dora, Scotch Plains, Milford and Boston compete for ladies and men prizes, including low net and low gross. The hotel plans more tournaments through 1931 ending in March with a cup event.
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Villa Dora Hotel
Honey-in the-Hills
Howe
Miss Edwards
Carleton Place
Ontario
Zell
Mount Dora
Miss Simpson
Scotch Plains
N. J
Stillman
Milford
Conn
Simpson
F. B. Smith
Norwalk
A. H. Edwards
George Dodd
Berlin
Karl Scates
Boston
Mass
Thomas
Mount Dora Hotel
Mallory
Springfield
Jacob Tyson
Jenkintown
Ray Stillman
Dickson
Harold Coleman
Two Fined After Auto Collision In Holiday Hours
Report of automobile accidents during the holiday period noting fines in two instances. A collision around 6 00 p m on Clayton street involved H W Steinert of Tavares and a car driven by Billy with damage to vehicles but no serious injuries.
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H. W. Steinert
Tavares
Clayton Street
Billy
Welcome for All at New Year Reception
Mayor and Mrs Lackey and town officials invite residents and visitors to an informal New Year reception held in the Community Building social room from three to five in the afternoon. Members of the public are encouraged to attend and mingle in a friendly local gathering.
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Lackey
Mount Dora
Florida
Holiday Community Dance Delights Attendees in Mount Dora
The Holiday Community Dance, hosted by the dancing club for charity, drew a festive crowd despite a smaller turnout than hoped. Harriet Wise and Cecelia Palmer performed, the Farmers Frolic featured jug-cider entrants and calico-wives, and the Mount Dora Orchestra provided lively period music with reels, quadrilles, and waltzes.
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Dancing Club
Harriet Wise
Cecelia Palmer
Mayor cites two motorists for traffic lapses
Two drivers appeared before the Mayor after traffic incidents. Steinert was fined for failing to observe a stop sign, while Dorne received a penalty for speeding on a city street.
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Rae Steinert
Dorne
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Nature
Waterways
Central Relief Bureau
Villa Dora Players’ Golf
Mrs. Stillman
Low Gross
Mrs. Zell
Mr. Tyson
Mr. Coleman
Mr. Dodd
Mr. Simpson
Scates
Weather Report
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