Telephone Officials Report On Status Of Expansion Program
Mount Dora progress update outlines expansion over the past year. The Telephone story highlights include nearly 700000 dollars spent, construction of over 1000 miles of long distance circuits, and 225000 feet of additional underground lines as the city anticipates future growth. The report notes discouraging factors but asserts significant accomplishments in the twelve month period.
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Dora
Mount Dora
Red Cross Branch Holds Annual Meet
Mount Dora Red Cross branch held its annual meeting on January 9 with small attendance. Highlights included 1946 Home Service Corps work with 88 visits totaling 452 hours and $186.88 in Home Service loans with only $5 unpaid. Dr. R W Dickson received an honorary life membership on the chapter board. Dickson was re-elected chairman. Lobeck named vice chair, Zollinger secretary, Keller treasurer.
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Mount Dora
American Red Cross
Home Service Corps
Lillian Zollinger
Home Service
Wm. J. Barker
Lake County
Frank Stebbins
Dickson
Kathryn Lobeck
George Keller
Grand View Hotel Winter Visitors Arrive for Long Stay
The Grand View reports winter guests arriving for several weeks. Among them are Mr and Mrs C T Brock Ham Booth from Kew Gardens New York and guests from Oak Park Illinois Camden Maine Lee Ohio Chicago Atlanta and several other U.S. locations. Names include W J Scott S Randolph R T Scantleburg F Robbins M A Pollock TR Ballantyne Robinson Thwaite and John E Smartt Jr.
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Oe Grand View
C. T. Brock
Ham- A. Booth
Kew Gardens
N. Y
W.J. Scott
Oak Park
Ill
S. Randolph
Kelley
Camden
Maine
R. T. Scantleburg
Lee
Ohio
F. Robbins
Chicago
M. A. Pollock
Villa Dora Hotel Guests Enjoy Florida Winter Season
Florida visitors in the central region indulge in bowling, shuffleboard, golf at Mount Dora, visits to Bok Tower and Cypress Gardens, and trips to Silver Springs. A Saturday card party featured prize winners including Mrs. J Weston Allen and others.
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Florida
Mount Dora Golf Club
Bok Tower
Cypress Gardens
Salling
Silver Springs
J. Weston Allen
Grace Bradley
Joseph Hoge
J. C. Sanderson
Jos Hoge
Fletcher Hall
Noted Soprano To Give Concert Here
Beulah Hollingsworth Chiapasso, guest artist from Rollins College faculty, will perform at 8 p m in Mount Dora Community Building sponsored by the Mount Dora Woman's Club. The program features German lieder, French songs, operatic arias and English songs. tickets 50 cents at local outlets.
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Mount Dora
Tallahassee
Chicago Opera
Susanna
Midwest
Canada
Woman's Club
Hotel Mount Dora
Lake County Fuel Lempeng
Oor
Deputy Grand Master Visits Mount Dota Lodge
The regular meeting of Mount Dota Lodge No. 238 F and A M on January 16 welcomed Rt Wor C L Bassett Deputy District Grand Master as a surprise guest. One candidate was initiated and upcoming degree work will keep meetings busy. visiting brethren are urged to attend the first and third Thursdays. A joint Eastern Star Masonic dinner is set for February 11 at the Community Building.
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Mount Dota
Rt. Wor
Income Tax Help at Mount Dora Chamber of Commerce
Harry C. Hannah Deputy Collector of Internal Revenue will visit Mount Dora on February 10 to assist taxpayers with income tax reports. He will be at the Chamber of Commerce office from 9 a.m. to 4 30 p.m.
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Harry C. Hannah
Internal Revenue
Mount Dora
Chamber of Commerce
C. of C
Mount Dora Chamber of Commerce Seeks New Members Today
The Mount Dora Chamber of Commerce invites individuals and local businesses to join today. Membership offers networking events, business advocacy, and community promotion opportunities through cultural gatherings and support services.
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Mount Dora
Lions Club and Kiwanis Plan Dinner Meeting
The Lions Club will meet Kiwanis at 6:30 PM in the Community Building social rooms for the annual Chamber of Commerce dinner. The change from 7:00 to 6:30 is noted to allow attendance at the high school basketball game.
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Lions Club
Ber of Commerce
Lions
Lawn Bowling Comes Close As Mount Dora Edges New Smyrna
The New Smyrna bowlers visits Mount Dora on January 14 and nearly upset the locals. Mount Dora won 66 to 76 in a single game and 40 ends to 32 with one game tied. Breckenridge’s team rallied from 2 to 14 to tie at 15 and won 20 to 17 against 87 year old skip Moore.
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Skip Moore
New Smyrna
Breck
Taylor
Parker
Swift
Marsh
Mielke
Wilmot
Blackburne
Hichborn
Ferguson
Schultz
Community Club Opens 1947 Season In Mount Dora
The Community Club held its first 1947 meeting in the Community Auditorium, sponsored by the Mount Dora Chamber of Commerce. Members discussed plans for winter entertainment, club finances, and officer nominations, with Walter Patton named president and Fred Cross as vice president.
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Commuity Club
Mount Dora
Cotterill Sisters
Lakeside
Carl Graves
John Swartz
McDermott
Coleman
Pres. Swartz
Fred Cross
Fred Booth
Sheldon
Duyckinck
Hodges
Harold Goforth
Chamber of Commerce
Chamber
Walter D. Patton
Bakey
Eugene Simpson
A. A. Stanley
D. D. Roseborough
Carl. S. Graves
Missionary Ethel Bell to Speak in Eustis
Mrs. Ethel M. Bell, a missionary to Africa, will speak Saturday night in the Library auditorium, Eustis. She recounts harrowing experiences including 20 days adrift with two children and twelve others in shark infested waters aboard an 8 by 10 foot life raft, followed by a dramatic sea rescue. She travels the United States for missions and will address a missionary convention in Orlando next week.
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Ethel M. Bell
Africa
Eustis
Bell
Orlando
Honorabe David L Wiley speaks on veterans rights and VA issues
The mid month meeting of the Post featured Flor ida State Service Officer David L Wiley formerly of Post No. 35. He critiqued the Veterans Administration and outlined rights and claims processes for service connected disabilities and insurance. He urged prompt VA filing and described on the job training wage limits and upcoming legislation. A brief business session noted a $900 profit from a refrigerator sale and announced a Mount Dora carnival and the Veterans Memorial Association meeting.
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David L. Wiley
Florida
Post No. 35
Dave
Veterans ‘Administration
Florida State Veterans Commission
Dade
Veterans Administration
Congress of the United States
Congress
Veteran’s Administration
Washington
Bradley
Wiley
Hopcraft
Mount Dora
Veteran’s Memorial Association
Veterans of Foreign Wars Meeting Notice
The next VFW meeting will be in City Hall second floor meeting room on Tuesday January 28 at 8 p m. Members are urged to attend and participate in the 1947 objectives discussion.
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Veterans of Foreign Wars
Town Council Names Committees for 1947 Organization
A January 14 1947 special meeting organized the year and selected leaders. Roland J Morse elected president with Alfred Rehbaum Jr as vice president. Morse appointed chairmen for Fire J M Turner Light and Water RR Eddy Public Buildings Mrs Lillian Christie Streets Garbage and Cemetery C R Javens Finance Alfred Rehbaum Jr and continued committee assignments.
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Roland J. Morse
Alfred Rehbaum, Jr
Morse
J. M. Turner
R. R. Eddy
Lillian Christie
C. R. Javens
Kiwanis Observes National Anniversary Day with Address
Kiwanis International marks two years of service across 2500 clubs. Mount Dora club meets with the Chamber of Commerce on Friday January 24 to celebrate early. Guest speaker Past Lt. Gov. Harold Hippler has 27 years of continuous Kiwanis attendance and shared a motivational talk on service and club goals.
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Kiwanis
Kiwanis International
Mount Dora
Chamber of Commerce
Harold Hippler
Hippler
International
Mount Dora Golf Course Draws Players With Better Greens
Mount Dora's new course gains players as greens and fairways improve and the layout fits older golfers by reducing hole counts. Directors urge continued greens fee support for 1947 with annual 60 dollars, season 50 dollars, month 25, two weeks 15, week 1.50, and 9 holes or less at 1.50.
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Mount Dora
Forum Speaker Dr Phelps to Discuss Japan Tomorrow
Dr G Sidney Phelps, longtime observer of Japan, will speak on Japan Tomorrow at the Forum season opener hosted by the Methodist and Community churches. The 8 p m talk at Community Church will cover wartime and postwar conditions, with a question period to follow.
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Dr. Phelps
Japan
Methodist and Community Churches
G. Sidney Phelps
Siberia
YMCA
International Committee
Pheps
Bureau of University Travel
University of Chicago
Orient
Pacific
Col Bethel Buys Lakefront Property
Col John M Bethel retired U S Army and Mrs Bethel purchased lots 7 and 8 in Chautauqua Park on Lake Dora from Frank D Clement. They plan to build as soon as permits are granted and make the site their permanent home. Sale handled by A C Quixley Realty Co.
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John M. Bethel
U.S. Army
Outstanding Record Shown In Report Of First National Bank
The First National Bank of Mount Dora held its twenty second annual meeting last week. President George J White reported a very successful 1946 with growth in assets loans and capital funds. Directors elected include Alfred Rehbaum Sr J E Fortner Robert W Dickson and others. Oscar D Stephens Jr rejoined as assistant cashier after naval service.
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First National Bank of
Mount Dora
George J. White
Florida
Alfred Rehbaum, Sr
J. E. Fortner
Robert W. Dickson
A. J. Waltz
Richard Edgerton
Harold G. Morse
Carl S. Graves
J. M. McCown
Alfred Rehbaum
Mary M. True
Oscar D. Stephens
Mr. Stephens
O. D. Stephens
National Bank
Navy
Stephens
Col Robert L Scott To Address Annual Chamber Meeting
Colonel Robert L. Scott author of God Is My Co Pilot will address the annual Chamber of Commerce meeting tomorrow night at 6 30 in the Community Building. The program includes invocation greetings constitution and by laws, nominating committee report, election of the board, and the officers remarks. Kiwanis and Lions clubs will meet in conjunction with the gathering and tickets are sold to capacity with no door sales.
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Robert L. Scott
Chamber of Commerce
Col. Scott
Chamber
Military Academy
West Point
George Gibson
Lake County Chamber of Commerce
Kiwanis
Lions Clubs
Shuffleboard Club Competes In Eustis Interclub Meet
The Shuffleboard Club of Mount Dora traveled to Eustis for an interclub tournament last Friday. Eustis won 24 games to Mount Dora's 12 as the gallery cheered. the ladies doubles Purdy and Miller swept their three matches. An invitation to a return match on Mount Dora courts is set for January 23, with Clermont visiting January 29 and an intra club elimination starting January 25.
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Mount Dora
Eustis
Mount’ Dora
Mesdames Miller
Purdy
Judd
Fink
Sheppard
Dye
Seiger
Dodd
Bukey
Spencer
Pohlman
Smart
Gustafson
Daust
Tibball
Horning
Rogers
Miller
Houston
Buck
Towers
White
McClinch
Guy Receives Word of Mother's Sudden Death
Dr. J. E. Guy learned of his mother s sudden death in Mount Vernon New York by telegram on Tuesday. He left immediately for New York and will stay until after the funeral returning early next week.
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J. E. Guy
Mount Vernon
N. Y
New York
Trip to New Orleans for business and details
Mr Richard Shipes Jr leaves for a week to ten days trip to New Orleans accompanied by Mr George Keller of Mount Dora Publishing Co The trip aims to speed repair parts delivery for Topic linotype machine from Mergenthaler Lino type Co Keller long time Lino rep in the Southeast Shipes recently discharged from Algiers Navy base plans to retrieve belongings left behind during his discharge trip mixes business and pleasure
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Richard Shipes, Jr
New Orleans
George Keller
Mount Dora Publishing Co
Mergenthaler Linotype Company
Keller
Linotype Company
Shipes
Algiers Navy Base
Sutley on Honor Roll at Stetson University
Eudell Sutley earned honor roll status at Stetson University for fall quarter 1946 according to registrar data. A Mount Dora native, he is the son of Rev. and Mrs. J. H. Sutley and a sophomore in the liberal arts college.
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Eudell Sutley
Stetson University
J. H. Sutley
Mount Dora
March of Dimes Campaign Seeks Local Support
The March of Dimes drives aid for infantile paralysis victims and research. Local campaign started late due to date confusion, but organizers hope for a generous response. Boxes placed in many businesses. contributions welcomed.
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Florence Lee Melvin
J. E
State Board of Pharmacy
Gainesville
Red Cross Branch
Dr. Dickson
Grand View Hotel
Villa Dora
Beulah Hollingsworth
Masonic Lodge
Lions News
Lawn Bowling News
Legion News
Dave L. Wiley
V. Faw
Kiwanis News
Col. Bethel
First National Bank
Oscar D. Stephens, Jr
Col
Robert Scott
Shuffleboard Club
Guy
March OF Dimes
Eustis Oeeranaceseseaseenerteges
Winter Garden Aavenees
Sanford En Neanseresenectersnse
Tavares Iesease Weesee
Groveland Srenapecenens Nee
Winter Park
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Eustis Tees
Umatila Eateewessareraseeneues
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