George White C of C President For Twelfth Consecutive Year
George White C of C is appointed to a twelfth consecutive presidency. The annual meeting elected George White along with Carl S. Graves and others to officer roles. Directors for two years include M V Simpson and Geo J White. Membership drive for 1941 to begin after a Lakeside Inn breakfast. Eighty to hundred attended a Community Building supper as part of the chambers events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
White
Rehbaum
Carl S. Graves
Eleanore Ey
J. M. Smith
D. Fletcher Crane
Ee Sa
G. B. Hurlburt
J. J. West
Chamber
M. V. Simpson
Alfred Rehbaum
Geo. J. White
Geo. C. Keller
Richard Edgerton
Tracy M. Kramer
Carl Graves
A. C. Quixley
Ernest Mosteller
Lakeside Inn
Lillian Banks
George White
Kiwanis and
Lions Clubs
Chamber of Commerce
Kiwanis
Leon Cheek
Lions Club
Hurlburt
Mr. Cheek
Tourist Club Names Listed for Members
Additional names of Tourist Club members are published including Mrs. Geo Bidwell, Mr. and Mrs J W Blaisdell, Mr and Mrs C W Brock, and Miss Edna. Readers are asked to report any omissions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Geo. Bidwell
J. W. Blaisdell
C. W. Brock
Edna
Winter visitors to register at the Chamber of Commerce
The notice requests winter visitors and newcomers to register at the Chamber of Commerce. It states your name is not given to solicitors but used to locate information for specific requests. The text appears incomplete with garbled phrases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamber of Commerce
Eee
Mount Dora Lawn Bowling Club Holds Annual Meeting
The Mount Dora Lawn Bowling Club held its annual meeting at the Yacht Club on January 15 with 91 in attendance. Officers were reelected and plans for next summer’s outing to Saco and Portland were set, along with adopted revised by laws and projects to improve the eastern land near the courts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Dora Lawn Bow Club
Yacht Club
Mount Dora Harmony
David McDuffie
Joe Hudson
Robert C. Thomas
Harry Westbrook Reed
Mount Dora
Rehbaum
Chevaber of of Commerce
Elmer Eckis
Bridgman
Willard M. Bryant
Elmer R. Eckis
Robert T. Gould
Alfred Maben
Paul C. Milner
Saco
Portland
Maine
M. L. Denbroeder
Eckis
Major Marsh
Mount Dora Tourist Club Hosts Late Act and President’s Night
Leroy and Hayden arrived around 9 45 for the club engagement but the program ran late. Mrs. Florence Hanscom led a piano sing along to entertain the audience. Next Tuesday January 28 is President’s Night with a local pianist and Mr Cross giving a lecture on a major American event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leroy
Hayden
Mount Dora
Florence Hanscom
Cross
Kiwanis Anniversary Week Highlights Maine Mount Dora Meeting
Kiwanis Anniversary Week observed by the Mount Dora club with a program featuring the immediate Past Governor of Florida District J. Edwin Baker. Full attendance urged to greet him and hear his address. Last Thursday the club met with the Chamber of Commerce at its annual gathering and heard Dean Raymond's talk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kiwanis
Mount Dora Club
Florida
J. Edwin Baker
Chamber of Commerce
Dean Raymond
Yacht Club Sets Tonight Meeting and Weekend Events
The Yacht Club will hold its regular business meeting tonight after the buffet, with committee appointments for the year to follow. Notices announce changes to regular club entertainment dates and a two day activity focusThursday evening dinners and Saturday bridge and tea. A club dance with Eddie King is set Saturday from 10 p m to 1 a m with no guest fees beyond the standard one dollar cover for dance and extra entertainment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ous
Eddie King
Atkins Cleaning Plant Moves to New Quarters
Lloyd Atkins now operates his laundry and dry cleaning plant under one roof at Baker Street and Fourth Avenue in Mount Dora after purchasing the building from the Donnelly Estate. The equipment was consolidated last week to minimize disruption, with visitors welcome.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lloyd Atkins
Baker Street
Fourth Avenue
Donnelly
Mount Dora
Fifth Avenue
Mount Dora Eustis Art League Meeting Feb. 7
The Mount Dora Eustis Art League will hold its annual meeting Friday evening February 7 at 7 30 p m at the Lakeside Inn. Guest speaker will be W Newmann a nationally known painter and director of the Newman School of Art in Orlando. Public invited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Dora-Eustis
Red Cross Sewing Plans in Mount Dora Community Church
The Red Cross sew day will be held Tuesday at 9 a m in the parlors of the Community Church. Mrs. George Church leads the event. Miss Margaret Lewis reports yarn arriving for sock knitting and will distribute it from 728 McDonald Street. sweaters and scarves yarn pending.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red Cross
Community Church
Needlework Guild Directors Call Meeting in January
A meeting of the Needlework Guild directors is called for Wednesday January 29 at 10 a m. at Mrs Thomas Lashars home 936 N Alexander street to determine the date of the Annual Gathering tentatively set for mid February.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Needlework Guild
Thomas Lashar
N. Alexander Street
New Homes Under Construction in Town NW District
Construction begins on Millard C. Reid’s home at Eleventh avenue and Alexander street. Mary B. Hoffman’s residence at Coe street and Seventh avenue progresses. James Chiles’s house at Donnelly and Eleventh avenues also advances as part of three new homes in the northwest section.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Millard C. Reid
Eleventh Avenue
Alexander Street
Mary B. Hoffman
Coe Street
Seventh Avenue
James Chiles
Donnelly and
Eleventh Avenues
Boy Scouts Plan Annual Roll Call Night
Mr. Lee French Mr. Carl Graves and Mr. Robert McMurray attended the weekly Boy Scouts meeting on January 15. Plans were made to entertain the parents of the boys on Wednesday January 22 which will be annual roll call night and all Scouts and their parents are expected to attend the meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lee French
Carl Graves
Robert McMurray
Boy Scouts
Wednassey
Saturday Night Dance At Community Building Promises Fun
The Saturday night Tourist Dance starts at 8 15 p m at the Community Building with square and round dances and a mix of old time and modern music. Admission is 25 cents. It is announced that the annual masquerade ball will be on February 15.
Lecture On India by Rev Robert W Fairbank
Rev Robert W Fairbank of Vadala will speak on rural reconstruction and abundant living for Indian farmers Friday January 31 at 3 pm in the Community Church chapel. He promotes seeds soybeans cowpeas and improved poultry and goats through a demonstration farm and cooperative marketing efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
India
Mr. Fairbark
Amherst College
Hartford Seminary
Rutgers
Fairbank
American Board of Foreign Missions
Edward Fairbank
Robert
Northfield
Massachusetts
Imperial Council of Agricultural Research
Kiwanis Frolic Brings Philadelphia Story To Princess Theatre
The Kiwanis Club stages its annual Frolic featuring Philadelphia Story with Katherine Hepburn at the Princess Theatre on February 11 and 12. Three shows daily begin at 3 p m with Hepburn headlining after renewed stage success and recorded box office demand in New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kiwanis Club
Princess Theatre
Philadelphia Story
Katherine Hepburn
Miss Hepburn
Philip Barry
Katie
Philadelphia
Main Line
Hollywood
Lions Club Meetings Highlight Civic Work and Guest Presence
The Lions Club held a joint meeting with the Chamber of Commerce and the Kiwanis, then a regular session. Dean Raymond of Stetson Law College spoke at the joint event, and Jimmy Dick of Mount Dora Pharmacy attended the Monday night meeting. A program was postponed due to bad weather and will be presented next week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamber of Commerce
Kiwanians
Lions Clu
Kiwanis Club
Dean Raymond
Stetson Law College
Jimmy Dick
Mount Dora Pharmacy
A. A. Stanley
March of Dimes Drive In Mount Dora
Mount Dora residents and visitors urged to donate coins in local boxes to support infantile paralysis research and prevention. Funds from President's Birthday Balls and the March of Dimes aid the fight, with a foundation formed seven years ago. One coin box is in the Topic office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Dora
Mount Dora Hosts De Land Bowling Visit in Local Split
De Land four teams visited Mount Dora last Tuesday and won three of four matches totaling 78 to 63. Morse and Morse led 17 to 13 against Messer Wilcox Brumstead Kelly. Wilmot Denbroeder Urquhart Bryan fell 10 to 23 to Harris Carmick Lockwood Perry. Bradley Nelson Dexter and Thomas lost 15 to 18 to Loubridge Hollister Dettloff Edwards. Mollineaux Dixon Bradner Parker lost 20 to 24 to Harvey Shepard Degmore Baldwin. Eight Mount Dora teams scheduled to play on Orlando courts this afternoon as social visitations continue.
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De-Land
Kelly
Wilmot
Denbroeder
Urquhart
Bryan
Harris
Carmick
Lockwood
Perry
Bradley
Nelson
Dexter
Thomas
Lougbridge
Hollister
Dettloff
Edwards
Mollineaux
Dickson
Bradner
Parker
Harvey
Shepard
Degmore
Baldwin
Mount Dora
Orlando
Wayne Moon Named Manager of New Sunoco Station
The new Sunoco Service Station at Fifth Avenue and Baker Street began serving the public last week under Wayne Moon, a Mount Dora native and former J. M. Smith assistant. Moon oversees tires batteries and all standard servicing including greasing washing and repair.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sunoco
Fifth Avenue
Baker Street
Wayne Moon
Moon
J. M. Smith
Mount Dora
Mr. Smith
Art League notes and poster contest plans in Mount Dora
Mrs Wilson G Smith hosted the Mount Dora Eustis Art League meeting last Friday. Final arrangements were made for Lake County poster contest sponsorship. A flower study by Mrs Mary Oaks Adams followed the business session. Ms Adams invited the league to her Tremaine Court home next Friday January 24.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilson G. Smith
Mount Dora-Eustis
Art League
Lake County
Mary Oaks Adams
Tremain Court
Mount Dora
Bible Conference In Central Florida At Winter Garden
An eight day Bible conference runs January 19 to 26 at First Baptist Church Winter Garden. Evening services start 7 45 and Sundays 11 am and 7 30 pm. Sponsored by Moody Bible Institute Chicago. A Sunday radio program 5 30 to 6 00 pm on WLOF 1200 KC will feature the institute president. Institute speakers lead list.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Central Florida
First
Winter Garden
Moody Bible Institute of Chicago
WLOF
The
Institute
Mount Dora Chamber Opens 1941 Membership Drive
Mount Dora Chamber of Commerce launches its 1941 drive with two teams canvassing to reach at least 200 memberships. Teams led by Richard Edgerton and Alfred Rehbaum plan a full-city canvass, urging local business and residents to join at $10 yearly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Dora
Florida
Chamber of Commerce
Fifth Avenue
Lake County poster contest open for Mount Dora Eustis students
Mount Dora Eustis Art League announces a poster contest for all Lake County students. Posters themed Lake County's Part in Defense must be 18 by 15 inches and created in various media. Entries due February 28 with awards totaling cash prizes and ribbons at the Lake County Fair exhibit March 10 to 15 in Eustis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Dora-Eustis
Lake County Fair Association
Mount Dora
Charles Shaw
Lake County Schools
Almost Eighteen dress rehearsal tonight at seven
The dress rehearsal for Almost Eighteen is set for tonight at 7:00 p.m. The Friday performance at 8:00 p.m. features Florence Lee as Eddie's love and John Burkart as Eddie Barry with a 12 member cast.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Community Auditorium
Florence Lee
Eddie
John Burkart
Eddie Barry
Bing Crosby
James Thompson
Uncle George
Helen Wells
Joyce Thompson
Cess
Wilma
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George White C
Lawn Bowling Club
Atkins Cleaning Plant
BOY Scout
Robert W. Fairbank
Vadala
Lions News
March of Dimes
NEW Sunoco
Bible Conference
Lake County Federal Savings & Loan Ass’n
Savings and Loan Associations
Savings and Loan
Tavares
Eustis
Umatilla
Lake Co
Bok Tower
Wales
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