Mount Dora Chamber Drives To Recruit 200 Members
The Mount Dora Chamber of Commerce reports progress on its member drive, aiming for 200 enrollments at a $10 fee. Reds and Blues teams, led by captains Alfred Rehbaum and A C Quigley, have enlisted many supporters and will continue soliciting through the coming week.
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Mount Dora
Reds
Alfred Rehbaum
J. J. West
D. D. Roseborough
Oo. M. Simpson
Daniel H. Bishop
Geo. C. Keller
H. L. Drugg
Geo. J. White
Blues
A. C. Quixley
A. J. Wells
Carl S. Graves
T. M. Kramer
R. C. Thomas
George Lamore
President's Birthday Ball to be Held at Lake County Club
Mount Dora joins the Golden Triangle for a President's Birthday Ball at the Lake County Country Club. Festivities start at 8 p.m. with two hours of bridge and dancing at 10 p.m. Tickets 1 dollar per couple with a portion of the funds benefiting Crippled Children Home at Umatilla and Warm Springs Foundation.
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Mount Dora
Golden Triangle
Lake County Country Club
Umatilla
Warm Springs Founda
Crippled Children’s Home
Lake County
Kingsland Marionettes at Tourist Club in Florida engagements
The Kingsland Marionettes, based in New York City, tour Florida at leading Tourist Clubs. Produced by Mr. and Mrs. Cedric Head, the company claims over seven years on stage with a 300-strong troupe.
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Pregg
Kingsland
New York City
Florida
Cedric Head
Greece
Rome
Germany
France
Italy
Head
Home Exemption Re Application Forms Provided
Lake County residents who held the Homestead Exemption last year will receive re application forms by mail, per Tax Assessor J Philip Doss. Forms accompany usual tax returns, and prompt signing and return is urged to ensure continued exemption under state law requiring action by April first.
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Lake County
J. Philip Doss
Lake Co Tax Assessor
Tax Assessor
Doss
Mount Dora Beats DeLand 70 to 45 In Bowling Opener
Mount Dora opened the season with a 70 to 45 win over DeLand at the home club. A large gallery enjoyed a perfect day as Mount Dora players Skip Thomas, Sprague, Parker and Eckis led the scores, with detailed results 19 to 7 17 to 15 16 to 10 and 18 to 13. An afternoon match at New Smyrna was planned for 1 30 PM.
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Mount Dora
DeLand
New Smyrna
Skip Thomas
Dexter
Cary
Gould
Skip Sprague
Urquhart
Agate
Converse
Skip Parker
Bradner
Dickson
Wilmot
Skip Eckis
Mission Service at First Baptist Church Thursday Evening
A missionary service is planned at the First Baptist Church on Thursday evening January 28 at 7 30 p m Representatives of the European Christian Mission and the European Jewish Mission will present stereopticon pictures of their work All friends of mission enterprises are invited to attend
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First Baptist Church
European Christian Mission
European Jewish Mission
Worthy Christian Mission Enterprises
Needlework Guild Ingathering Set for February Display
The Mount Dora unit of the Needlework Guild of America will hold its annual ingathering on Wednesday morning February 3. Garments will be displayed at the Chamber of Commerce for the event.
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Mount Dora
Needlework Guild of America
Chamber of ‘Commerce
Generous Flood Relief Logged By Mount Dora Tourist Club
The Mount Dora Tourist Club held its seventh popular program despite heavy rain. Dr. Brodie appealed for Red Cross flood relief, and cash and pledges totaling 298.50 were turned over to the Red Cross. The entertainer was Charles Ross Taggart The Man from Vermont, described as a musical humorist with a versatile act including a fiddling routine and several voice impressions.
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Mount Dora
Vermont
Ross
Rome and Its Art Lecture by Mount Dora Art League
The Mount Dora Art League will present Rome and Its Art at its February meeting on Thursday evening at the Lakeside Inn. Mrs. Bernice West Gratz will give the lantern slide lecture, with musical additions by Mrs. Garvin and Mrs. Dorothy Rice of Eustis. Mr. Harry Day of Eustis will perform Italian piano numbers. The program begins with a business meeting at 7 and the lecture at 8, with a public invitation extended.
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Rome
Mount Dora
Eustis
Tansig
Scarlattis’ Pastorello
Harry Day
Homeowners urged to reapply for homestead exemption
Mount Dora home owners previously claiming exemption must submit re application blanks by April first to Tax Assessor L. R. Tremain. New applicants must appear in person before April 11 to obtain and complete the assessor’s blank. Tremain’s office is at 419 Donnelly Avenue daily except Sunday. city hall hours vary Thursdays 2 to 4 pm. County taxes go to the county tax assessor at Tavares.
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Mount Dora
L. R. Tremain
Tremain
Donnelly Avenue
Tavares
Local Presidents Ball Raises Funds for Crippled Children Home
Seventy percent of proceeds from a local Presidents Ball benefit the Crippled Children’s Home in Umatilla. The event highlights community support for the charity and its regional care program.
Adam Hazelwood 96, Mount Dora’s Oldest Resident, Dies
Adam Hazelwood age 96, Mount Dora and Lake County’s oldest resident, died early Monday January 25 at Lake County Medical Center after a long life. Born August 26 1840 in Beighton England he moved to Wisconsin at seven. He served three years in the Union Army and fought at Vicksburg before discharge in 1865. He remarried Augusta Isabella Gray in 1914 and lived in Chicago with his wife until his death. his first wife Sarah James died in 1905. He left five children John Robert Alice Ella James, two surviving.
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Cal Center
Hazelwood
Beighton
Derbyshire
England
United States
Wisconsin
20Th
Wisconsin Infantry
Galveston
Texas
Vicksburg
Grant
Oconomowac
Sarah James
John
Robert
Alice
Ella
James
Augusta Isabella Gray
Chicago
Editor apologizes for flood relief news delays
The editor and treasurer of Lake County Chapter and Mount Dora Red Cross says flood relief funds have kept her busy since Saturday causing some items to be curtailed or held for next edition.
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Lake County
Mount Dora
American Red Cross
Kennedy Opens Law Offices in Mount Dora
W M Kennedy, a longtime Lake County attorney, moves his practice from Tavares to Mount Dora. He occupies the Donnelly Office Building suite previously used by Dr Will Wood. The Kennedy family has lived in Mount Dora ten years at Sylvan Shores. his son attends Mount Dora High School and plays in the orchestra.
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W. M. Kennedy
Lake County
Tavares
Mount Dora
Donnelly
Will Wood
Kennedy
Sylvan Shores
Mount Dora High School
Mount Dora Overruns Red Cross Flood Relief Quota
Mount Dora leads a generous flood relief drive for the Red Cross as church appeals and theatre collections push contributions past six hundred dollars. Dr Brodie and local groups add cash and pledges while county quotas rise. shipping details await guidance but funding already shows subscrption far exceeding initial targets.
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Mount Dora
Red Cross
Doctor Brodie
Princess Theatre
Sparks
Brodie
King’s Daughters
Lake County
AMT Cin Sans Cca
Cecal
Bustis
Clermont, Minneola
Howey
Groveland
Frank H Heath Named Secretary Of Camden Chamber
From Camden South Carolina comes news that Frank H Heath of Milwaukee Wisconsin has been elected executive secretary of the Camden and Kershaw County Chamber of Commerce with offices in Camden. Heath a long time chamber worker has held roles in Florida Michigan and Wisconsin. He and his wife will arrive February 1 and reside with Dean Maurice Clarke at Grace Episcopal rectory until their home is ready. Heath formerly served as secretary manager of the Mount Dora Chamber of Commerce for four years and is soon to be in the South.
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Camden
S. C
Frank H. Heath
Milwaukee
Wis
Kershaw County
S.C
Chamber of Commerce
Heath
Wisconsin
Florida
Marquette
Michigan
Chamber
Dean Maurice Clarke
Grace Episcopal Church
Mount Dora
Bolles 38 Piece Cadet Band Performs in Mount Dora
The Bolles Cadet Band, 38 players from across the country, will give a concert Sunday January 31 at 3 p m in Donnelly Park Mount Dora. Major J B ONeal directs with Cadet Lieut Donnivan Moore and Cadet J H Handley as featured soloists. Regular noting and parade trip to Gasparilla in Tampa follows under Col. Roger M Painter and Major ONeal.
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Mount Dora
Adday
Lieut
Donnivan Moore
J. H. Handley
Tampa
Gasparrilla
Roger M. Painter
Bolles School
J. B. O’neal
O'Neal
Jimmie
Eustis
Gene Isted
Standley Tyre
Orlando
Tom Hurlburt
Geo. B. Miller
Crescent City
Phil Igon
Kissimmee
Donnelly Park
Choir Plans Organ Fund Benefit Tonight
Elaborate preparations are under way for a concert and birthday party next Monday evening February 1 at eight o clock in the Community church under the auspices of the choir for the organ fund. Invitations have been issued. public admission is as many pieces of money as you are years old. The program features Miss Maxine Bolton, Mrs Esther M Wyatt, Miss Alice Davis, Mr Barton Mumaw, Mrs Hanscom and others with Miss Olive Florence Gilbert Hanscom as general chairman. Following the program, the church parlors host a six table twelve cake Birthday Party with monthly arrangements hosted by named officers and neighbors. The refreshment committee lists several ladies and girls assisting.
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Organ Fund
Cl . Xylophonist
Maxine Bolton
Esther M. Wyatt
Barton Mumaw
Alice Davis
Tos
Hanscom
Madeleine Milner
O. J. Bushnell
Carolyn Dahm
R. J. Brown
Wilson Smith
W. H. Sprague
Julia A. Olds
Gaillard B. Fuller
Charles L. Marsh
E. M. Wentworth
Raymond LaBreck
Nda Chase
Bernice West Gratz
H. A. Stein
Ruby Brannigan
Jessie Gould
Olive Florence Gilbert Hanscom
Gratz
Mesdames Evans
Keller
Center Hill Plows Past Mount Dora Vikings in Low-Scoring Duel
Center Hill farm boys upset Mount Dora Vikings 19 to 17 in a ragged contest. Perkins sparked the locals with Hale and new recruit Drawdy adding energy. Mount Dora hopes to regroup for a fast-paced rematch against Apopka tonight at Donnelly Court.
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Center Hill
Mount Dora
Vikings
Hill
Perkins
Hale
Drawdy
Apopka
Donnelly Court
Sylvan Shores Home Sold by J. J. West Realty
The Topic confirms a sale of a house at Sylvan Shores by the J. J. West Realty Company. The deal highlights activity in local real estate handled by a prominent agency.
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Sylvan Shores Home
J. J. West Realty Company
Sylvan Shores
Certainties of the Christian Religion Talk at AT Community Church
On Sunday January 31 by request Dr. Brodie will address the topic What are the CERTAINTIES of the Christian Religion. The speech aims to clarify core beliefs and provide guidance for parishioners.
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Brodie
Roosevelt Wings Shelters Amid Rainy Urgency
The Red Cross appeals for help as a cold, rain laden day dampens efforts. Curator H C Wood notes sheltering by Roosevelt’s wings despite two states Vermont and Maine.
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Roosevelt
Vermont
Maine
H. C. Wood
World Premier Delighted Shawn Dancers In Eustis
Lake County audiences greeted the Ted Shawn dancers world premiere at the Municipal Auditorium in Eustis on Monday night January 18. The show kicks off their fifth annual tour with profits supporting the Lake County Tuberculosis and Health Association.
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Lake County
Eustis
Ted Shawn
United States
England
Canada
Mexico
Cuba
Eget Tov
Neighboring City Extends Invitation to Chamber Meet
Six Central Florida counties are invited to the Greater Orlando Chamber of Commerce February general membership meeting next Tuesday at 12 15 pm. President H N Dickson issued the invitation and the Orlando Civic body designates the day Good Neighbor Day with members to open the spring season by wearing straw hats.
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Florida
Orlando
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Presidents
Crippled Childrens Home
Adam Hazelwood
Medi
Frank Heath
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Cadet
Rafferty
Mount Dora Hi School
Howard Chenery
The
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