Ramie Plant Plans Form at Zellwood Pilot Site
Johannes Verdouw, ramie prospect, plans a Zellwood pilot plant with a Holland mill rep. A site is chosen, funds expected, and a Dutch Brazil project aims to grow ramie for Florida production. Verdouw will promote a chemical decordicating process and seek regional interest to supply fiber.
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Johannes Verdouw
Ramie Prospector
Mount Dora
Zellwood
Verdouw
Holland
Ramie Opment
Holland Enterprise
Florida
Brazil
Ramie
Mills
Growers To Tour Hybrid Citrus Lab Monday
A tour to acquaint citrus growers with hybrid fruit will be held Monday under the Lake County Express Fruit Shippers association and County Agent R. E. Norris. The group will visit the USDA citrus breeding laboratory and groves near Orlando, leaving the Tavares courthouse at 9 a.m.
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Lake County Express Fruit Shippers Association
R. E. Norris
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Orlando
Tavares
Florida Sales Course to Start January 12 in Mount Dora
A four day retail sales course will be held at the Community building starting January 12. It is sponsored by the Merchants Division of the Chamber of Commerce and open to all retail personnel in Mount Dora.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Univrsity of Florida
Merchants Division
Chamber of Commerce
Mount Dora
Christmas Seal Sale Nears County Goal
Mount Dora boosts Christmas Seals drive with week sales at 960.95 and county total of 8064.72 at week five. Leesburg leads with 3050, Eustis follows with 1496 as drive nears last year’s county benchmark of 9408.
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Mount Dora
George of
Dorans
White
Ae Cee Eee
Betsy Kram
Leesburg
Eustis
Mount Dora Baseball Club to Sport Scarlet and White Uniforms
Mount Dora baseball club will wear new scarlet and white uniforms for the upcoming season with greater membership anticipated next spring. The uniforms were bought this week as announced by Secretary Treasurer Harry Hopcraft. The old uniforms will be given to the high school for a team Coach Floyd Jaggears plans to organize.
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Mount Dora
Harry Hopcraft
Floyd Jaggears
Helmfield
Liberty St
Harold Goforth
St. Augustine
Santa sighting tale on Christmas Eve aboard a plane
A child named Punky aboard a Florida bound flight on Christmas Eve scans the night sky from 2 000 feet up for Santa. She believes in the bearded figure and wishes to glimpse his sleigh amid moonlit clouds as coastlines, Biscayne Bay, chimneys, and twinkling lights pass below.
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Santa Claus
Florida
Biscayne Bay
Toys In The Way Move Toys To Crippled Children Home
Dub Duggan and Wayne Moon closed the small toy business at Donnelly street AM& S store. They delivered dolls balls paints and other items to the Crippled Children's home in Umatilla without cash profit, citing Santa helping as the gain. Feat Goce Tey, 80 pm., High School 6
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Dub” Duggan
Wayne Moon
Donnelly St. Am.& S
Umatilla
Car License Tags Available January Seventh
The county bureau will sell car license tags in Mount Dora at the Chamber of Commerce on January 7 from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. The deadline to secure the tags is January 15. After that, driving with the old tags will be unsafe on Florida highways.
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Mount Dora
Chamber of Commerce
Florida
Buy Ticket Direct to Aid Center for Walter Mitty Drive
To support the Youth Center a ticket sales drive for The Secret Life of Walter Mitty runs next week at the Princess. Center members sell tickets and receive 40 percent of each sale to boost the center treasury. Danny Kaye and Virginia Mayo star in the Technicolor comedy.
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Walter Mitty
Danny Kaye
Virginia Mayo
Gene Downs Celebrates 54 Years With Mount Dora Topic
Eugene L. Downs, long time Mount Dora printer known as Pops to locals, marks 54 years in the trade since starting at the Topic 18 years ago and following a 37‑year printing career prior. He is celebrated for his skill with linotype and the press, and his dedication to high‑quality cutting and page layout processes.
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Gene Downs
Gene
Mount Dora
Howard Nutter
Walter Tucker
Pops
Linotype
Major Lem
Mom
Pearl Downs
Miehle
Pearl
Eugene L. Downs
America
Downs Family Estate and Civil War Tales Highlight Con Cert
Eugene L Downs and Caruso slated for a con cert as descendants of English settlers claim a share of an estate in England. The article traces the Downs lineage from colonial North Carolina to Georgia, the queen’s claim after 99 years, and mentions a Macklenburg Declaration copy on file in Washington. Gene Downs was born in Atlanta on Christmas Day amid Civil War memories from his mother born in 1836.
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Caruso
Downs
England
New World
North
South Carolina
Georgia
Washington
Jonathan Downes
Eugene L. Downs
Aree
Sherman
Vet Memorial Home To Be Completed In Sixty Days
Mount Dora to finish first unit of the Veterans Memorial home on Highland avenue within 60 days with a $40 000 target. District Legion Commander Tom Cooley says Mayor Fortner backs city aid and a dedication will follow its completion. a second unit will add cloak room office and lounge areas. A carnival plan was scrapped due to park damage and time limits.
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Mount Dora Veterans Memorial
Highland Av
Legion
Tom Cooley
Cooley
J. E. Fortner
Eustis
Dora
The
Dora Five Faces Winter Garden Friday Night
Mount Dora’s Golden Hurricanes open conference play Friday at the high school gym against Winter Garden, missing top star Vincent who is in Cleveland. The program includes youth games, alumnae matches, and a Dora boys alumni clash, with Mount Dora in good form per Coach Jaggears.
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Mount Dora
Golden Hurricanes
Winter Garden
Vincent
Jimmy Vincent
Cleveland
Dot Peterson
B. Shipes
Kelley
Eustis
Birth of Carol Joann Elliott at Zellwood hospital
A daughter named Carol Joann Elliott was born December 28 to Mr. and Mrs. Willie Elliott of Zellwood. She was the only birth recorded at the Eustis Waterman Memorial Hospital in the last week.
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Carol
Carol Joann Elliott
Willie Elliott
Zellwood
Eustis Waterman Memorial Hospital
Picture Yourself In Their Spot Join Boosters
A school band seeks booster support to raise almost 1500 dollars for new uniforms. Parents, PTA and community members are urged to buy memberships to fund modern long coats and white trim for the High School band.
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Boosters
Parent-Teacher Association
Eld
Rites Held Forward In Danbury Conn
Emma Moody Ellis dies and is mourned by friends in Danbury where she lived as a winter resident. Widow of Charles Ellis she leaves two sons W Earle Moody of Danbury and Harry L Moody of New Fairfield a granddaughter one great granddaughter and two brothers. Funeral arrangements follow in Danbury Conn.
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Emma Moody Ellis
Bury
Holiday Visit Recalls Past For Mr. Ferson
An elderly Chicago Manual Training School alumnus, Earl B. Ferson, 88, welcomed a former student to Mount Dora over Christmas to share greetings and reminisce about old times. The reunion echoed last year’s visit and highlighted Ferson’s residence at 722 Baker St.
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Chicago Manual Training School
Mount Dora
Mr. Ferson
Baker St
Earl B. Ferson
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Brenwood Studio
Bill Kennedy
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Rhoda Kennedy
DeLand
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Josephine Simpson
Tangerine
Goce Tey
Mabel Norris Reese
Dora Publ Co
Aenaine Blag
Florida Poultryman and Stockman
Dora Five
Georgia Costa
Danbury
Conn
Ferson
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