Burial Services Held Thursday For Mrs. Lewis
Funeral services for the late Mrs. A. Lewis were held in the church Thursday December 28 conducted by ministers from Winter Park Mount Dora and Bus services were concluded at Forest Cemetery. Pallbearers included M. W. Simpson E B J J West Paul Milner H S Masten and L R Tremain. Mrs. Lewis was 87 born May 12 1846 in Ohio married in 1863 to Dr T M Lewis and moved to Florida with family in 1885. She helped found communities in Marion Kissimmee Mount Dora and supported church and civic groups. The flag hung at half mast and local businesses closed during the funeral.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. Lewis
Vincent
Winter Park
D. B. Spencer
Mount
Fred Marsh
Forest Cemetery
M. W. Simpson
E. B. J. J. West
Paul Milner
H.S. Masten
L. R. Tremain
Community contributions total twenty four twenty three
Contributions from Kiwanis Legion Chamber of Commerce Park Board Kings Daughters Masons Woman's Sisters totaled 24.23 after a treat collected .23. A check was sent to the Children's Home Society. Santa Hanscom Mahony Mount Dora Orchestra Boy Scouts and other groups were thanked for efforts and directing the appeal. R W Dickson and Daniel H Bishop chaired.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kiwanis
Legion
Chamber of Commerce
Park Board
King’s Dough
Masons
Children’s Home Society
Santa
Hanscom
Paul R. Mahony
Mount Dora
Boy Scouts
R. W. Dickson
Daniel H. Bishop
Newcomers Arrive at the Lakeside
Recent arrivals at the Lakeside include John Danahy of Troy New York Edwin B Meade of Danville Virginia and Alexander Henderson of Passaic New Jersey as listed in the local society column.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Danahy
Troy
N. Y
Edwin B. Meade
Danville
Alexander Henderson
Passaic
Jersey
Mount Po Post Office Records Delayed Letter Delivery
A Miss Fairley reports a delayed letter to Mount Dora routed through the Mount Po Post Office. She received the letter at 2 30 Tuesday afternoon, stamped January 2 at 5 15 P M, highlighting service delays and long delivery times due to ongoing issues in the area.
Grand View to Serve Meals at Popular Prices
Marshall P. Hurlburt new manager of the Grand View Hotel offers regular luncheon and dinner at fifty cents per plate. A special Sunday dinner will be served 12 to 2 pm at the same price. The move aims to attract townspeople seeking convenient, affordable meals in the hotel’s refined surroundings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marshall P. Hurlburt
Grand View Hotel
Grand View
Dr. Takahashi to Open Office in Mount Dora
Dr. T Takahashi a leading chiropractor will open an office in the Donnelly Building Mount Dora next Monday practicing 10 a m to 5 p m He and his wife Mrs Takahashi operate a large Clermont practice He will work daily here while Mrs Takahashi continues in Clermont He is a Kiwanian and has addressed the local Kiwanis club Citizens praise his expertise and civic interest for Mount Dora
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. Takahashi
Mount Dora
Donnelly
Takahashi
Clermont
Kiwanis Club
Dr. Takahashi
Progress Seen on Mount Dora Public Works and School Project
The Mount Dora Public Works program advances with City Hall renovations including a new roof lattice work and paint. The public school unit is progressing with door and window frames set. Civil Works at Highland avenue railroad crossing continues grading as concrete pier and bridge construction prep proceeds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Dora
Highland Avenue
Nature in Florida Bolls and Blossoms Featured in Window
Mr W W Hollon of 130 South Highland Avenue displays a New Year window scene from Our Window Nature in Florida. The cotton stock shows old bolls picked and new bolls filling out with blossoms on the branch in view.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nature
Florida
W. W. Hollon
South Highland Avenue
Revival Services At Eleventh And Donnelly Avenues
Gospel revival ongoing for ten days or two weeks at Eleventh and Donnelly avenues. Evangelist Meriwether L. Smith and his wife from Alexandria, Virginia conduct the services alongside good singing inviting all to seek the Lord.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eleventh
Donnelly Avenues
Evangelist Meriwether L. Smith
Alexandria, Virginia
Not injure others withou' put ad
Fragmentary OCR text shows a fragment about not injuring others and putting an advertisement. Limited readable context prevents clear event or subject. The record preserves the terse phrasing and incomplete notice as found.
Mount Dora Boys Top Apopka In Fast District Rivalry
Mount Dora town team defeated Apopka 44 to 24 in a boys basketball game at Donnelly Park Stadium Mount Dora. J F Brantley led with 15 points while Otis Hale added 13. Coach Turner used a second unit in the third quarter to wear down Apopka as Claude Carter played most of the game without fouls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Dora
Eustis
Donnelly Park
Apopka
Mount Dora Boys
J. F. Brantley
Otis Hale
Turner
Claude Carter
Mount Dora Highs Open Season With Umatilla Tripleheader
Mount Dora High School resumes after winter break with a three game series against Umatilla High School in Mount Dora. The doubleheader starts at 7 15 p m in the Donnelly Park stadium with the locals urged to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Dora
Marx Brothers Duck Soup coming to Mount Dora Theatre
Hollywood uneasy as the Four Marx Brothers bring their new Paramount film Duck Soup to Mount Dora Theatre for Sunday and Monday showings. Fans hail them as the funniest comedians, while others fear the insanity of their acts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Dora Theatre
Hollywood
Mount Dora Chamber of Commerce January Get-Together
The Mount Dora Chamber of Commerce holds its January meeting Friday January 12 at 6 30 p m in the Community Building Social Rooms. It is the annual meeting with the year’s report and director elections. Supper is by the ladies committee under Mrs Elizabeth Evans and a speaker will address the gathering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Dora
Chamber of Commerce
Kiwanis Club Reports Brighten Year Activities
Kiwanis program last week featured committee chairmen reports summarizing the year’s activities. Visiting Ft. Pierce, Florida’s J. H. Lane attended. Wm. J. Johnson won the attendance prize. New officers to be installed include A. C. Quixley as president and Wm. J. Johnson as vice president.
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Dickson
J. H. Lane
Ft. Pierce
Florida
Wm. J. Johnson
Thos. H. Cooley
A. C. Quixley
O.M. Simpson
Geo. C. Keller
A. J. Waltz
D. Fletcher Crane
H. W. Harlow
Kiwanis
L. C. Smith
A J. Waltz
D. H. Bishop
Geo. J. White
Mr. White
Waltz
Evans
Harold V. Condict
D. F. Crane
Alfred Rehbaum
Miller Wells
Paul R. Mahony
M. V. Simpson
A. Rehbaum
O. M. Simpson
Harold As. c. Keller
Bowling Club Teams Win Second Match At DeLand
Three local teams led by Dean Powell and Sprague won their second best two out of three against Orlando on the Orlando Club ranks. The winter Saturday tournaments began December 30 with all rinks in use and players drawing for place every three ends in a scramble format.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dean
Powell
Sprague
Orlando
DeLand
Sociologist Speaks on The New Deal in Mount Dora
Dr Edwin L Clark professor of sociology at Rollins College Winter Park will discuss The Sociologist Looks at the New Deal at the Community Building on Tuesday January 9 at 8 PM The Mount Dora New Deal League sponsors the event and invites all to attend with donations invited to cover expenses
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edwin L. Clark
Mount Dora New Deal League
Rollins College
Winter Park
NRA
Legion Post Beauty Pageant Set for January 12
Mount Dora Post No 35 American Legion sponsors a beauty pageant Friday evening January 12 at the Princess Theatre. Contestants will model in evening gowns between shows with out of town judges selecting the winner who receives a silver loving cup and is sent as Miss Mount Dora to Gainesville for the state Legion convention in spring.
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Mount Dora
Vacation Ends As Students Return To College
The holiday break ends with several Gainesville and Stetson students resuming studies. Glendy Sadler Charles Barnett Jesse Dooley Glenn Brown Robert Dickson Stewart Roberts return to the University of Florida. Bennet Harvey goes to DePauw Oliver Pray to Alabama. Marie Slack Ruth Loveless Jane McCown Eleanor Wells Rhoda Simpson depart to Florida State College for Women in Tallahassee. Frances Harvey heads to Indiana State. Stetson students Georgia Kirby Vivian Thompson Clovis Brantley William Ingram also leave for campuses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glendy Sadler
Charles Barnett
Jesse Dooley
Glenn Brown
Robert Dickson
Stewart Roberts
Gainesville
University of Florida
Bennett Harvey
DePauw
Oliver Pray
University of Alabama
Marie Slack
Ruth Loveless
Jane McCown
Eleanor Wells
Rhoda Simpson
Tallahassee
Florida State College For Women
Frances Harvey
Indiana State
Stetson
Georgia Kirby
Vivian Thompson
Clovis Brantley
William Ingram
Girl Scouts Meet at Mrs Ashar Sr Home
Girl Scouts gathered Tuesday at Mrs Ashar Sr home for an evening of games and social activities.
Tourist Club Adjusts Meeting Schedule in Mount Dora
The Tourist Club of Mount Dora shifts meetings to Tuesday evenings with 202 members. The January 9 program featured Esther Wyatt singing Neapolitan Nights and I Passed By Your Window, plus an encore. W S Cadman offered humorous poems, and a talk on Mount Dora Before 1900 preceded social refreshments.
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Daytona Beach
Mount Dora
Esther Wyatt
W. S. Cadman
Edgar A. Guest
Prominent Educators Visit Mount Dora in Florida
Dr. Thomas McCracken and Dr. T. C. Class of Athens Ohio, visiting after lectures in Alabama and Kentucky, stayed ten days in Mount Dora with Dr. McCracken’s brother. They attended a Phi Delta Kappa breakfast in Tampa and praised Florida and Mount Dora. Dr. Charles McCracken of Connecticut State College is expected in February.
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Thomas C. McCracken
T. C
Athens
Ohio
Mount Dora
McCracken
Charles McCracken
Lake Dora Drive
Thomas McCracken
Alabama
Kentucky
Florida
Phi Delta Pappa
Temple Terrace
Tampa
Class
University of Ohio
Kappa Despa Pi
Connecticut State College
Mid-Year Epworth League Institute Cancelled in DeLand
The Mid-Year Epworth League Institute for the DeLand district was called off due to the death of Rev. Arthur J. Price, pastor of Community Methodist Episcopal Church in Daytona. Price was a longtime church leader and figure in the area.
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Epworth League Institute
DeLand District
DeLand
Arthur J. Price
Community Methodist Episcopal Church of
Daytona
Price
Rete Eile
St Johns Day Event Looks To Draw Community
Local notes describe a community observance around St Johns Day with a planned gathering, activities, and names of organizers. The writeup emphasizes a festive mood and neighborhood participation.
Doctors Organize Debts Bureau To Aid Patients
Lake County medical society forms the Lake County Credit Bureau to collect and adjust accounts for physicians and hospitals. The group aims to educate the public that medical bills are binding obligations and will study debtors' ability to pay to distinguish poverty from willful neglect. Officers include Dr Will L Wood president and Dr R H Williams vice president with Irving Burleigh managing the bureau.
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Lake County Access Bureau
Lake County Medical Society
Orange County
Bureau
The
Will L. Wood
Mount Dora
R. H. Williams
Eustis
W. L. Ashton
Umatilla
Irving Burleigh
Tavares
Blanks Mailed for Income Tax Return
J Edwin Larson collector of internal revenue for Florida announced that on January 3 1934 blank income tax returns for 1933 would be mailed to all individuals corporations and partnerships who filed for 1932. Those who did not file for 1932 may obtain blanks from the Jacksonville Florida office and full instructions are printed on each form. Deputy collectors in principal Florida cities will provide information.
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J. Edwin Larson
Internal Revenue
Florida
Commissioner of Internal Revenue
Collector of
Jacksonville
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Girl Scouts
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