C of C Supper and Annual Meet Draws Large Turnout
Over 200 attendees packed Mount Dora’s Community Building for the Chamber of Commerce supper and annual meeting. Speaker Phil Taylor of Tallahassee praised civic effort, urged truthful promoting of Florida, and highlighted agriculture, citrus, and state development as key goals.
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Chamber of Commerce
Mount Dora
Evans
Phil Taylor
Tallahassee
Florida
Taylor
East Tennessee
State Department of Agriculture
Mr. Taylor
Golden Triangle To Be Goldened Plan For Highway Beautification
The Lee nursery and Leesburg chamber sponsor a shade of yellow along the routes linking Dora Eustis and Tavares. Homeowners are urged to plant low growing blooms such as begonias flame vine yellow elder and California poppy. Extensive blueprints and plant lists have been prepared. Karl Lehmann cites support from PTA groups garden clubs and service clubs.
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Dora
Eustis
Tavares
Ee Lake Comas
Ber
Leesburg
Chamber
Triangle
Lee Nursery Company
Karl Lehmann
Vikings To Take On Center Hill In Thursday Showdown
The Mount Dora Vikings host Center Hill Plowboys Thursday at 8 PM in Central Florida. Mount Dora aims to avenge a hard fought tourney loss in Ocala as fans expect a tense basketball clash.
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Vikings
Center Hill
Mount Dora
Lakeside Inn adds new guests and hosts busy week
Lakeside Inn announces arrivals including Augusta Clock Tem perance Gray Harriet Gray of Brooklyn and others from Oil City Trenton Jenkintown Boston Denver and more. A weekly bridge party drew eight tables with high scores by Mrs Patterson and John Dexter as heart games winners. The first buffet supper Sunday drew over 25 Mount Dora residents amid strong reservations for next Sunday with a concert program forthcoming.
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Augusta Clock
Temperance Gray
Harriet Gray
Brooklyn
N. Y
William H. Kahn
Oil City
H. Hahn
Bes Nathan R. Ivins
Trenton
J. D. Landis
M i
R. L. Walton
Jenkintown
Edgar G. Steinmetz
Wyncote
John W. Haines, Jr
Boston
Mass
F. C. Wickersham
Katherine Wickersham
Denver
Colorado
Lakeside
Wm. T. Patterson
John Dexter
James L. Hamer
G. V. Clarke
Hearts
Mount Dora
Dr. Brodie
Colonel de Brouch
Nelson
Etchells
Whitney
Zellwood P T A hears ORC PTA leader outline gains
Mrs Walter Akerman of Orlando, president of the Orange County Council of Parents and Teachers, spoke to Zellwood PTA members Tuesday night outlining four years of joint gains by Orange County PTAs. A musical program closed the meeting and refreshments were served.
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Walter Akerman
Orlando
Orange County
Prize Winners At Lake County Fair
Lake County Fair awards highlight poultry with Walter Hand of Lake Mary winning the sweepstakes for the beet hen and multiple winners in bantams including W W Yongue of Ocklawaha and Carl Alexander of Charlotte NC. Judges were J A Blistine and M H Mehroff. Livestock, cats, and other show entries feature Eustis Mount Dora and Tavares winners with Jersey Guernsey and Duroc breeds noted.
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Clermont
Walter Hand
Lake
Rhode
W. W. Yongue
Ocklawaha
Eee Island
Mr. Brown
Rhode Island
Mr. Yousuf
Poultry Show
Carl L. Alexander
Charlotte
N. C
H. R. P. Miller
Eustis
Miller
Alexander
R. E. Norris
Lake County
R. P. Miller
Carl Alexander
J. A. Blistine
DeLand
M. H. Mehroff
Gainesville
Extension Poultryman
Saeries
F. F. Finzel
Mount Dora
Wayne H. Matthews
Lake Mary
Thomas E. Thompson
J. W. Bousfield
Ralph Simon
T. C. Craven
C. R. Waterman
Marcus Williams
Charles Nearpass
A. L. Brown
J. A. Watts
Umatilla
R. M. Byrne
Grand Island
H. R. Reiss
Sarasota
Hearts Club
Henry Swanson
Helen McQuaig
Montverde
Lee French
William Kennedy
Milton Mingonet
Frank Drake
Lake View
Guernsey
James Hayes
P. H. Hethcox
H. H. Hethcox
Morris Pattrick
Paisley
Carolyn McMurray
Albert Hall
Apopka
Frank Leach
Lockhart
D .A. Baya
McMurray
Shirley
Kiwanis Meeting Speaker Clayton Per Public Recreation
Kiwanis members will hear Clayton Per, coal director of Public Recreation for Lake County, speak at 3 p.m. in the Community Building about county recreation needs and current public recreation efforts. The program is chaired by Ley A. E. Newens of the club’s program committee. The weekly luncheon was skipped last week with the Kiwanis meeting held alongside the Chamber of Commerce supper.
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Kiwanis
Clayton Percoal
Lake County
E Clu Ees Xley
Chamber of Commerce
Yacht Club Ball Date Corrected for Mount Dora Event
The Mount Dora Yacht Club ball, a premier social event, was mistakenly dated Feb 22 instead of Jan 22. Hiffine's Orchestra from Orlando will play, with the grand march led by Commodore and Mrs. Kramer and Rear Commodore and Mrs. Lashar. Committee chair Richard Edgerton and members including H H Mallory, R W Dickson, Dr. Richardson, G E Ganin, Alfred Rehbaum, R C Thomas, and Carl S Graves assist the officers. Club members enter free. non members pay.
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Mount Dora
Hiffine
Orlando
T. M. Kramer
T. Holmes Lashar
Richard Edgerton
H. H. Mallory
R. W. Dickson
Dr. Richardson
G. E. Ganin
Alfred Rehbaum
R. C. Thomas
Carl S. Graves
Impersonator to Entertain Tourist Club Next Tuesday
The Mount Dora Tourist Club hosts Charles Ross Taggart known as the Man from Vermont as the seventh winter series entertainer. Taggart is an impersonator storyteller violinist fiddler and ventriloquist providing droll reminiscences classic stories and rhymes with characters drawn from life. President Ernest Hopkins of Dartmouth College lauds Taggart for his unique monologues and entertainment value.
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Mount Dora
Charles Ross Taggart
Vermont
Mr. Taggart
Pineville
Debating Society
Victor
Columbia
Edison
Ernest Hopkins
Darmouth College
Florida Children’s Home Society 1937 Annual Meeting
The 35th annual meeting of the Children’s Home Society of Florida invites all interested in homeless and needy children to attend at the George Washington Hotel in Jacksonville on January 28 1937. Governor Fred Cone will speak. the society, founded 1902 by Reverend D W Comstock, has aided over thirty five thousand children.
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Florida
Children’s Home Society of Florida
George Washington Hotel
Ville
Fred Cone
D. W. Comstock
V. Comstock
Jacksonville
Hom Society
Friends of the Home Society
Sowvill
Tana
Jack
Flowers Recovered Requested From Methodist Church Borrowers
Members of the Methodist church request the return of borrowed artificial flowers. The ladies appreciate timely return after lending them for occasions and kindly ask borrowers to return them promptly.
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Methodist Church
McMurray Play Draws Large Audience In Greenen Ty
The junior play The McMurray Chin presented by Miss Evelyn Cassady and her company drew a large audience. The comedy featured many amateur actors who gave fine performances under the direction of Miss Cassady. The show benefited from efficient committees and notable music by the High School Orchestra directed by Frances Pemberton.
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Tnt
McMurray Chin
Ty — Strachan
Ma & Company
Evansa
Evelyn Cassady
Dorothy White Libby
Natalie Spilky
Nettie Quick
Ian Norton
Doctor Scott
Bevan Lee French
Topping-Sill
William Turrentine
Abbie Green
Nona Mortensen
Bob Scott
Ellen’s
Folens
Ccce
Bayard Roberts
Beatrice
Bee
Ellen
Virginia Chapman
Dedrick Green
Stewart Pike
Mary Louise Rehbaum
Miss Pemberton
Four Benefit Parties In County Will Honor President's Birthday
Four benefit parties in Lake County will honor Franklin D Roosevelt's birthday as part of a nationwide drive to raise funds for crippled and afflicted children. Events include bridge and a dance at Lake County Country Club on January 30 with a committee led by Mrs. Willie Gamble of Eustis.
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Franklin D. Roosevelt
United States
Lake County
Lake County Country Club
Willie Gamble
Eustis
R. W. Dickson
Mount Dora
von Driggers
Umatilla
W. J. Rogers
Tavares
M. D. Reybold
Warren B. Lum
Thomas H. Cooley
Gilbert St. John
Charles Osborne
C. M. Pinto Howey
Cottrell Tally
Silver Lake Country Club
Gg Scamen
Tey
Ceca
H. Keene
Mount Dora Chamber Launches 1937 Membership Drive
The Mount Dora Chamber of Commerce begins its 1937 membership campaign with two teams led by A. C. Quixley and Alfred. Members Reds and Blues list captains and volunteers as they plan a full city canvass from Villa Dora Hotel. Membership costs ten dollars annually with no limit on memberships. citizens urged to join to boost Mount Dora as a premier Florida tourist city.
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Mount Dora
Chamber of Commerce
Fifth Avenue
Mount Dora Chamber Reelects Geo J White President
Board of Directors of the Mount Dora Chamber of Commerce held a meeting on Monday afternoon electing Geo J White as president for another term. H L Drugg was chosen first vice president Alfred Rehbaum second vice president and Miss Shirley Schonenberger re elected secretary. Advisory committee members elected include H W Harlow J J West and Geo W Coffin with ongoing list of directors: H L Drugg Carl Graves Geo C Keller Tracy M Kramer A C Quixley Alfred Rehbaum M V Simpson Geo J White.
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Mount Dora
Carl Graves
Geo. C. Keller
Tracy M. Kramer
A. C. Quixley
Alfred Rehbaum
M. V. Simpson
Geo. J. White
Mount Dora Tourist Club Reaches Membership Cap
The Mount Dora Tourist Club has stopped selling memberships after reaching nine hundred, the auditorium capacity limiting further enrollments. The Tuesday entertainment featured Rollins College A Capella Choir directed by Prof. Christopher O. Honass, with soloists Miss Lillias Parker and Miss Claudelle McCreary delivering notable piano and violin pieces.
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Mount Dora
Rollins College
Christopher O. Honass
Lillias Parker
Listz
Andalusia
de Falla
Claudelle McCreary
Air de Lensky
Tschaiskowsky-Auer
Frederick Sleight Unearths Ancient Indian Skeleton
Mount Dora student Frederick W. Sleight reports finding the skeleton of an Arcura Indian in a burial mound near town. He describes a bundle burial with scaffolded remains, cremation evidence, a stone battle axe from North Carolina, trade beads traceable to Venice, and other bones and ornaments from the dig.
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Frederick W. Sleight
Mount Dora High School
Florida
Young Sleight
North Carolina
Venice
Italy
Street Department Work Praised by Mount Dora Resident
A well travelled newcomer to Mount Dora commends the town's street department for clean streets and efficient garbage collection. Workers named are H. W. Blunt Carl Mortensen John Gray and M Grantham for their diligent service.
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Mount Dora
H. W. Blunt
Carl Mortensen
John Gray
M. Grantham
Mount Dora Teams Clash With Clermont On Friday
Mount Dora High School basketball squads host Clermont here Friday night. Next Tuesday the 26th they travel to Apopka for a return game.
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Mount Dora High School
Clermont
Apopka
Mail Order State a Happen in Mount Dora
A fragmented item mentions Mount Dora and a question about the capital of Alabama, Montgomery, with disjointed phrases about a little girl and mail order context. The readable text is fragmentary and lacks clear event details or dates.
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Mount Dora
Alabama
Montgomery
Mount Dora Gets Only The Best At Princess Theatre
Mount Dora proudly unveils the renovated Princess Theatre with enhanced acoustics and synchronized sound, new furnishings, and improved seating. The Sparks interests invest in a cinema experience rivaling larger cities, urging locals to support this upgraded venue with patronage.
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Mount Dora
Princess Theatre
Sparks
Manchester Editor Visits Mount Dora Grand View
Massachusetts editor Mr I M Marshall and his wife from Manchester spend their first winter in Mount Dora staying at the Grand View. He edits the Manchester Cricket and contributes much of the reporting for that weekly paper, upholding a high standard. He is a welcome visitor to the Topic office.
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I. M. Marshall
Manchester
Mass
Mount Dora
Grand View
Marshall
The
Mount Dora Art League to Host Rome and Its Art Lecture
The Mount Dora Art League presents a program titled Rome and Its Art by Art Lacan. The February meeting at Lakeside Inn features Mrs. Bernice West Gratz as lecturer with University of Florida slide illustrations. Music and Italian folk songs will accompany the talk. The public is invited.
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Rome
Lakeside Inn
Bernice West Gratz
University of Florida
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Zellwood
Kiwanis News
Correction Yacht Club
Children’s Home Society
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White
Frederick Sleight
Massachusetts
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