Mount Dora Kiwanis Returns to Grandview for Doyle Carlton Day
Mount Dora Kiwanis held a Doyle Carlton day program at the Grandview hotel as Frank Weidman begins a promising term. Secretary Heath arranged fan seating boosting vocalizing and attendance neared 90 percent. A planned interclub at Eustis on February 20 and talks on a $15,000 Tavares road district loan to fund highway land purchase were announced, with a February 7 Inland and Coastal Waterways directors meeting urged for attendance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Dora Kiwanis
Grandview Hotel
Doyle Carlton
Frank Weidman
Heath
Eustis Kiwanis Club
Queen City Boys
Mount Dora Club
Weidman
Tavares
Kiwanian
al Rehbaum
Tavares Road
Mount Dora
Sylvan Shores
Fifth Avenue
Tavares District
Florida Inland and Coastal Waterways Association
Kiwanis
First National Essay Contest To Close Soon
Mount Dora pupils have seven days left to submit essays on The Spirit of America for prizes from the First National Bank. No extension will be granted, and all essays must be in judges’ hands by February 1. Judges named include D. D. Roseborough and Rev. J. H. Elder.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Dora
First National Bank of
First National Bank
D. D. Roseborough
Prinal of
J. H. Elder
Methodist Church
Auto Show Postponed To Align With Regatta In Mount Dora
The Mount Dora auto show scheduled for February 5 is postponed and moved to the latter part of the month to run with the yacht club regatta. Dealers urged delay until a full car lineup could be offered, and the Chamber of Commerce arranged the change.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Dora
Chamber of Commerce
Mount Dora High to Debate in Florida Contest
Mount Dora high school will join 51 schools in the state championship of the Florida High School Debating league. The event runs February 8 to March 7 under UF General Extension Division oversight. Mount Dora will field affirmative and negative teams on the topic that Muscle Shoals should be owned and operated by the U S government.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Dora High School
General Extension Division
University of Florida
Mount Dora
Gainesville
Eustis
Orlando Senior High School
Eustis High School
Umatilla
Leesburg High School
Umatilla High School
Leesburg
Daytona
H. S
Seabreeze High
Daytona Beach
Daytona High School
Seabreeze
Central High School
Barberville
Seabreeze High School
Orlando
Lakeview
Winter Garden
Plan Program At Tangerine Community Hall Benefit
An entertainment tonight in Tangerine’s community hall supports the Improvement Society. Featured artists include Miss Marguerite Atterbury of Altamonte Springs in a Chinese sketch, J. Eagan of Orlando readings, and Miss Marjorie Colson, Mt. Dora soprano, with the Mt. Dora Orchestra. The evening ends with dancing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Improvement Society
Marguerite
Atterbury
Altamonte Springs
J. Eagan
Orlando
Marjorie Colson
Mt. Dora
Ohio political writer honored by state press group
John T. Burke of the Cleveland News, veteran Ohio political writer, was elected president emeritus for life of the Ohio Legislative Correspondents Association. The Columbus meeting made the appointment, and Burke’s health and Florida residence were noted as factors in his nonattendance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John T. Burke
Cleveland News
Ohio
Mount Dora
Ohio Legislative Correspondents Association For Life
Columbus
Burke
Herbert Mengert
The
Cincinnati Inquirer
North Donnelly Street
Florida
Lake Country Club Holds Annual Meeting and Tournament
The Lake Country Club held its annual meeting on Friday January 18 with 243 memberships represented. Officers elected were C A Childs president W M Igou vice president H C Hannah secretary Charles Isted treasurer and directors including Charles Edgerton H C Duncan Dolph Keene and E J Burrell. Reports show club property valued about 78000 and strong finances. A link improvement fund now stands near 5000 with plans to raise to 5000. Earlier a gang golf tournament featured about sixty players. Childs and Igou captained teams and Childs won the matching event and spectators enjoyed a free dinner.
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Lake County Country Club
C. A. Childs
W. M. Igon
H. C. Hannah
Charles Isted
Charles Edgerton
H. C. Duncan
Dolph Keene
E. J. Burrell
Childs
Mr. Igou
Star Hike Sponsored by Tourist Club Officials
The Nature committee of the Tourist club will sponsor another star hike next Wednesday evening just after 7 30 o clock on the yacht club pier. All interested in star study are invited to attend.
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Tourist Club
Yacht Club
Lake County C of C Directors Hold January Meeting
Lake county chamber of commerce directors met in Tavares for the January session to review plans for exhibits at the South Florida fair in Tampa starting January 29. The program includes dairy products and ornamentals exhibits, free booth space, and a publicity push with printed county pamphlets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tavares
Lake County
Jacksonville
Demko
Agricultural Committee
Greater Income
Brown
Pittsburgh
Sports and Recreation Committee
Fred W. Lagerquist
Eustis Gun Club
Albert Childs Dies in Geneva at 76
Albert S. Childs of Geneva New York died last Wednesday afternoon after a brief pneumonia illness at his home. He was 76 and had wintered in Dora for years. He leaves a widow, a son Carl P. Childs, a daughter Harriet S. Childs, two nephews Home A. Childs and Lee S. Childs. Funeral at his family residence Saturday at 2 30 pm. Burial Whitney Cemetery Seneca Castle.
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Albert S. Childs
Geneva, N. Y
North Presbyterian Church
Harriet S. Childs
Geneva
Home A. Childs
Minneapolis
Minn
Lee S. Childs
Rockford
Whitney Cemetery
Seneca Castle
Dr. E. B. Allen to Speak at Forum on Whither Goes the Church
Dr. Ernest Bourner Allen, a prominent United States minister, will lecture here next Monday night on Whither Goes the Church. He has led multiple metropolitan pastorates, traveled widely, served on national commissions, and spoken at many colleges. His talk aims to examine broad religious influence beyond sectarian lines.
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Ernest Bourner Allen
Forum
United States
Lansing
Michigan
Toledo
Ohio
Oak Park
Illinois
Chicago
Holy Land
Mediterranean
Ad Training Schoools
Allen
Central
Southland
Citrus Shipments Reach State Totals on Fruit Exports
By January 1 the state had shipped 18 600 cars of fruit amounting to about 6 500 000 boxes. This represented roughly one third of the state's estimated production. About 14 200 000 boxes remained on trees awaiting harvest.
Junior Play To Be Given Again At Tangerine Hall
The Mount Dora High School junior class, invited by the Improvement Society of Tangerine, repeats the play Take My Advice first staged December 11, 1928, at the school auditorium. The 8 o’clock performance on January 31 will be followed by a free dance hosted by the society.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Dora High School
Improvement Society of
Tangerine
Tangerine Hall
Improvement Society
Mount Dora High School Presents Tourist Club Program
Mount Dora High School pupils led a Tourist club evening featuring the one act tragedy Flivver Family by the Junior class with Evelyn Ray, David Simpson Jr., Dean Pinkston and Jessie Cooper. The Sophomores staged Not Quite Such a Goose with Marguerite Sidel and others. The Kitchen Orchestra led by Donald Cartledge and various solos and ensembles enhanced the program, praised as one of the club’s best events.
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Mount Dora ‘High School
Flivver
Evelyn Ray
David Simpson Jr
Dean Pinkston
Jessie Cooper
Donald Cartledge
Guy Merry
Old Town Hall
Raymond Perkins
Glenn Brown
William Victor
Jeannette Pike
C. M
Marguerite Sidel
Marie Slack
Jesse Dooley
Marjorie Colson
Robert Thomas
Minstrel Show to Come Here at Mount Dora Theater
The Hank Omalis All White Minstrels will perform at Mount Dora theatre on Tuesday January 29. The touring Florida act features twenty performers with scenery and lighting, including Slim Carney and Roy Young, plus eight radio artists. It marks the first non film attraction at the new theatre, with reserved seats on sale beginning Saturday.
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Hank Omalis
Mount Dora
Florida
Slim Carney
Roy Young
WDBO
Orlando
New ‘Theatre
Sataniny
Ui Oe
Mount Yacht Club elects new officers for year
The Mount Yacht Club held its annual meeting Friday evening electing Frank Fowler commodore Edgar Stokes vice commodore James Laughlin III rear commodore and Frank H Heath secretary and treasurer Fowler will start his term in April Also elected to committees and a director and R W Dickson named to represent the club at the Florida Inland and Coastal Waterways association Elmer Johnson spoke on motor boat racing with Sparrow as the featured craft and plans for the season discussed
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Yacht Club
Frank Fowler
Edgar Stokes
James Laughlin III
Frank H. Heath
S. S. Sadler
Fowler
J. J. Alvord
H. H. Mallory
Thomas Wardell
Frederick Thompson
Thomas Potter
F. B. Smith
George LaDue
Alfred Rehbaum
Comtee
Ji Laughlin III
G.W. Malone
Roy Trimb
Jack Simpson
Alfredbaum
R. W. Dickson
William Bryant
H. W. Willett
Alan Abele
J. P. Donnelly
Commodore Sadler
Florida Inland and Coastal Waterways Association
Elmer Johnson
Bennington
Vimont
Spaworld
Hydro
Johnson
Mount Dora
Sparrow
San Diego
California
Plans for Stop Sign at Bad Corner Discussed
At a Chamber of Commerce meeting the Fifth avenue and Donnelly street corner stop signal was debated with emphasis on preventing accidents. The board referred the issue to the city police to curb reckless driving near the curve.
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Chamber
Commerce
Fifth Avenue
Donnelly Street
Orlando
Coonmesen i
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Stetson Symphony Orchestra
Stetson University
Nseland
Baptist
Lake Country Club
County C. OF C
South Florida
J. C. Merrill
Citrus Sub-Exchange
Citrus Growers’ Association
Winter Haven
H. G. Gardner
Montverde
Albert Childs
E. B. Allen
Commodore
Sadler
Bad Corner
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