My 5 by My 5 by Baseball News
Gene Downs reports errors by Clark Hale and J Dooley. Two base hits by Clark White and a double by Clark to Cornell to Pounds. Winter Garden 9 Mount Dora 7. bases on balls 2 off Demastus and 1 off Dooley. Damastus struck out 7 times, Dooley 3. Thomas hit by Dooley. Damascus threw a wild pitch. Umpire Morris.
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Clark
Hale
J. Dooley
White
Cornell
Pounds
Winter Garden
Mount Dora
Demastus
Dooley
Damastus
Thomas
Damascus
Morris
J. G. Kirby
Dora
Connell
Wiley
Sadler
County Diamondball League forms four-team county circuit
A county diamondball league with four teams from Leesburg Pine Ridge Tavares and Mount Dora is organized under Clayton Perreault. Games start Thursday evenings at 8 pm with opening matches in Leesburg and Tavares. A postseason series will crown county champions. Transportation arranged from Piggly Wiggly for players.
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Eassbare
Mount Dora
Tavares
Clayton Perreault
Leesburg
Lions
Pineridge
Pieridge
New Home Underway in Sylvan Shores for A C Johnson
A new residence is under construction in Sylvan Shores for A C Johnson on Heim Road adjoining the Dooley property. Designed by J Gamble Rogers II, Winter Park, with A J Waltz supervising, the two story Monterey style coat will be cement and stucco on a wood frame. Expected completion in early fall with a cost around 9000 dollars.
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Sylvan Shores
A. C. Johnson
Heim Road
C. C. Dooley
J. Gamble Rogers II
Winter Park
A. J. Waltz
West End of the Panama Canal Located East of Miami
The article states the west end of the Panama Canal is miles east of Miami Florida.
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Miami
Florida
Old Age Assistance Payments Continued
Commissioner C sees tee nounced before leaving Monday for 4 . The new welfare act lowers the eligibility age from 70 to 65 and expands applications daily. The twelve district boards must be organized in Washington before approval of the plan. The board will handle over 5,000 new applications and will distribute 7.4 million dollars for aged, blind and dependent children.
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C.see
Social Secerity Board
Washington
Codrington
Cone
Large attendance at P. T. A. short course
A four day Camp Roosevelt short course on Parent-Teacher leadership drew 225 registrations from Pensacola to the Keys. Notable speakers included Dr. G Elmore Reaman from Toronto and Florida educators James S Richards and J Colin English. The event, part of the School of Adult Education, received praise from state president Mrs C F Parvin for its wide appeal to Florida parents and teachers.
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Camp
Roosevelt
School of
University of Flor
Silver Springs
Thomas H. Cooley
J. M. McCown
W. L. Wood
Linnie Conboy
R. N
Mount Dora
Florida Congress of Parents and Teachers
C. F. Parvin
Manatee
Florida
G. Elmore Reaman
Toronto
Canada
James S. Richards
Florida Education Association
J. Colin English
Pensacola
Florida Keys
District Legion Meets Form New Florida District
The 7th Florida District of the American Legion and Auxiliary held organization meetings in Leesburg. A district including Wildwood Sanford Clermont Eustis Leesburg Mount Dora Tavares Umatilla Apopka Winter Garden Winter Park Kissimmee St. Cloud Cocoa Eau Gallie Melbourne Titusville and Orlando was formed at the State Convention. Faney Steed of Orlando presided for the Legion meeting and Mrs Betty McClure of Apopka conducted the Auxiliary meeting.
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Florida
The
American Legion and Auxiliary
Leesburn
Wildwood
Sanford
Clermont
Eustis
Leesburg
Mount Dora
Tavares
Umatilla
Apopka
Winter Garden
Winter Park
Kissimmee
St. Cloud
Cocoa
Eau Gallie
Melbourne
Titusville
Orlando
Faney Steed
Betty McClure
Diatomite Deposits Investigated in Lake County
Engineers from major mineral firms inspected Lake County diatomite deposits in several communities. Clermont leads current mining by the American Diatomite Company, with many articles produced from the mineral including explosives tires paste and face powder.
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Lake County
Clermont
American Diatomite Company
Chicago Man Investigates County for Home and Business
Bryan Hoskins of Chicago visited Lake County with Chamber of Commerce officials to scout a permanent home and business opportunities. He later claimed the trip impressed him and pledged another visit to make definite plans.
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Lake County
Byran Hoskins
Chicago
Mount Dora Leads In County Chamber
Mount Dora tops Lake County Chamber notices this year as Col C E Lester lauds local directors party leaders and community groups. Mount Dora’s quota is 120 members with five point credits for five dollar memberships and twelve percent credits for twelve fifty memberships. current total is 198.50 toward the goal. Members listed include First National Bank Lakeside Inn Mount Dora Chamber of Commerce Mount Dora Hardware Mount Dora Publishing Villa Dora Hotel and many individuals such as Gerald Richardson Helen Lemert George White Burgess Thayer and others.
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Mount Dora
Lake County
Col
C. E. Lester
Grand Island
Gerald A. Richardson
Corn Osteopathic Association
Albyn Fizell
Harold Overhiser
American Legion Auxiliary
Burgess Thayer
American Legion
County Chamber of Commerce
First National Bank
Lakeside Inn
Mount Dora Chamber of Commerce
Mount Dora Hardware Company
Mount Dora Publishing Company
New Sylvan Shores, Inc
Gerald Richardson
Villa Dora
Geo. W. Coffin
Cooperative Citrus Culture Ass’n, Inc
George Keller
Mount Dora Growers
Cooley & Osborne
Angeline A. Cooper
Elizabeth Evans
H. T. Fenn
G. B. Hurlburt
L. C. Jerne
J. G. Kirby
H. J. Kennel
T. M. Kramer
W. E. Lackey
R. E. Lee
Helen O. Lemner
P. W. Turrentine
J. C. Urquhart
J. J. West
Fred White
Dr Will L. Wood
Lake County Kiwanis Delegates at International Convention
Lake County which has more Kiwanis Clubs per population than any U S county sent sixteen delegates to the International Convention in Indianapolis last week. All six local clubs Leesburg Umatilla Eustis Mount Dora Clermont and Tavares were represented. C Harold Hippler of Eustis is elected vice president of Kiwanis International, and Florida Senator Claude Pepper spoke at All Kiwanis Night receiving strong ovation.
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Lake County
United States
Indianapolis
Leesburg
Umatilla
Eustis
Mount Dora
Clermont
Tavares
C. Harold Hippler
Kiwanis International
Florida
Claude Pepper
O Leno Forestry Camp Reports Record Attendance
Assistant State Forester notes 144 campers at the O Leno Forestry Camp near High Springs the largest since its start four years ago. The session runs from June 18 to July 2 with cabins full and the dining hall at capacity. The attendees are boys from Forestry Scout Troops and Vocational Agricultural Schools statewide for special training.
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Florida Forest ‘Service
High Springs
Jacobs
Forestry Scout
Tarpon Leaps Into Boat Injures Fisherman
Capt Bert Singleton tells of a tarpon leaping into his boat while he baited a hook and knocking him unconscious. A companion killed the fish and helped revive Singleton who reports a fractured rib. Critics call it another fishy yarn despite the bruised side evidence.
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Bert Singleton
Singleton
Tax List Delayed With Sale Planned for September
Lake County will not publish the delinquent tax list in July. The list will appear in the Topic through August. The tax sale is set for the first Monday of September.
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Lake County
Mount Dora Stores to Close for Fourth of July Holiday
Independence Day falls on Sunday, July 4. To observe the holiday, Mount Dora business houses will close all day Monday, July 5, and residents are urged to shop Saturday for the long weekend.
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Mount Dora
Florida Finest Orange Juice Approved by AMA
Frank Burhart, proprietor of Florio Canneries, announces AMA approval for Florida Finest Orange Juice canned at his plant. Fifteen cans were tested by fifteen AMA analysts nationwide, and the product’s label will be slightly updated. This recognition marks a strong endorsement for the Mount Dora juice.
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Frank Burhart
Florio
American Medical Association
Florida
U. S
Mount Dora
Burkart
Varied Program For The Frolics In Daytona Beach
The fourteenth annual Daytona Beach Summer Frolics will run Sunday and Monday July 4 and 5 with events on the beach Board Walk and the new bandshell. The lineup includes daylight salute motorcycle races baseball games juvenile float parade interdenominational services concerts vaudeville fireworks dancing amateur boxing and more at venues from the bandshell to Chateau Lido Seabreeze and Ocean Pier Casino.
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Daytona Beach
Board Walk
St. Augustine
Beach Street
Chateau Sasunday
Palatka
Chateau Lido
Seabreeze Swim Club
Ocean Pier Casino
National Forest SOS Call System Set Up
National forests in Florida and nationwide are now using a distress SOS system. The three repeated signals trigger outside help, with two signals by the same method answering a distress call. Visual cues include smoke, waved objects, mirror flashes, or three fires, aimed at preventing forest tragedies.
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Florida
U. S. Forest Service
The
National Forest
Helfenstein Named Publicity Chairman for Florida State C of C
Charles P. Helfenstein publisher of the Suwannee County Democrat in Live Oak has been named chairman of the publicity and advertising committee of the Florida State Chamber of Commerce Harold Colee reports that Helfenstein replaces Hunter Lynds who resigned for personal business reasons Robert F Sikes Crestview publisher of the Okaloosa News Journal was added to the committee Helfenstein presented a board with a recommendation for a statewide advertising fund
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Charles P. Helfenstein
Suwannee
Colee
Helfenstein
Bradenton
Grape Growers Assn To Meet Next Week
The Grape Growers Association plans a two day meeting at Montverde School with speakers including C R Stearns and J O Church. The Florida Grape Show opens July 7 in the Dining Hall and continues through the day with demonstrations, recreation, and a luncheon.
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Grape Growers Assn
Lake County Florida publicity from Cleveland exhibit
Lake County Florida promotes its landscape and produce in a broadcast from the Great Lakes Exposition in Cleveland. Secretary Karl Lehmann extols Lake County’s hills 1400 lakes citrus crops and diverse agriculture including bass fishing and fruit crops alongside eager visitor tourism prospects.
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Karl Lehmann
Lake County
Florida
Mayake County
e _ Orange Quartet
Lehmann
Sea-going Rail Freight Cars Ferry Between Ports
Cargo cars aboard a ferry link ports from Port Everglades to Fort Lauderdale and Cuba in a sea borne rail service.
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Port Everglades
Ft. Lauderdale
Cuba
Florida Citrus Cooperative Seeks Proration Control
Florida citrus leaders outline an agreement approved by the Secretary of Agriculture covering oranges and grapefruit. It creates a Shippers' Marketing Committee and a Growers' Industrial Committee to determine prorate shares based on past performance and current control, with district representation and weighted votes by shipper volume.
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Lawrence Gentile
Tree Gold
Texas
Secretary of Agriculture
Florida
Duncan
Shippers’ Marketing Committee
Shippers
Growers’ Industrial
Shippers’ Committee
Growers’ Committee
Shippers’ “Committee
Old grapefruit crop details across Florida fields
Reports indicate the old grapefruit harvest is complete with scattered Valencias mostly soft and poor quality except in Pasco County where some are good. Blossoms from April onward continue dropping, notably in Hillsborough and Lake counties. Minor aphids and mealy bugs seen. scab and melanoes present. groves with scab show heavier young fruit drop.
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Pasco County
Hillsborough
Lake Counties
Lake County Chamber Board to Meet at Montverde
The Lake County Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors will hold a July meeting at Montverde on Wednesday July 7. The gathering follows the Grape Growers luncheon and occurs in the McKenzie Open Air Recitation Pavilion at Montverde School. Col C E Lester of Grand Island urges large attendance.
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W. Sonus ” Boone
C. R. Stearns
MD Park
J. O. Church
Christian Endeavor
Montverde School
Lucie K. Miller
Bedel
Grape Growers Association
Montverde Chamber of Commerce
Lake County Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors
Montverde
McKenzie
Col. C. E. Lester
Grand _Island
Orange Blossom Trail Promotes Year-Round Advertising Drive
The Orange Blossom Trail Association reports a 39 percent rise in Central Florida tourism since its founding four years ago. The annual meeting at Silver Springs launches a broader, year-round campaign. Mount Dora is highlighted on the growing trail, with members banqueted by Silver Springs management.
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Florida
Orange Blossom Trail Association
Silver Sp
Mount Dora
Silver Springs
Kiwanis Pro Committee Hosts Speaker On Independence Trend
Kiwanis announced current pro committee oversight and a talk by Representative Thos. H. Cooley. The address will address the legislative trend on American independence in a timely public session.
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Kiwanis
Pro
Thos. H. Cooley
211 In Bills Lost By Colored Woman
Lorena Stallings of Tangerine reports she lost 211 dollars in bills from a fruit payment. After cashing a June 18 check at First National Bank she stored the roll in a bag then left for groceries across the street, later misplacing it. Neighbors were informed but police and bank were not alerted promptly, and the loss causes hardship.
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Lorena Stallings
Lorena
First National Bank
Tangerine
G. B. Hurlburt
Denne gives Peterborough a pictorial history collection
T H G Denne presents Peterborough with a collection of old time pictures depicting the city’s development from its log cabin days. The gift includes enlargements of old prints colored by experts, displayed in two rooms of the public library and accepted by the city council in a June ceremony led by Ronald Denne.
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Peterborough
Canada
T. H. G. Denne
Denne
Mount Dora
England
Ronald Denne
Grand Leader to Move to 509 Donnelly Avenue
Sol Spilky, proprietor, announces the Grand Leader will relocate to 509 Donnelly Avenue in the Donnelly Office Building. The store is undergoing extensive alterations and aims to be complete by about July 31, next door to Piggly Wiggly.
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Sol Spilky
The
Grand Leader
Donnelly
Drugg’s
Mr. Spilky
Donnelly Avenue
the Piggly Wiggly
Western Union Cuts Havana Night Letter Rates
Western Union announces a reduction in the minimum cost of cable night letters between the United States and Havana Cuba effective August 1. Aimed at expanding telegraph use for more distant correspondence the change follows recent U S rate cuts. On July 5 the Western Union office opens 8 30 to 9 30 am and 4 30 to 6 30 pm.
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Western Union
United States
Havana
Cuba
Sylvan Shores Hotel Adds Banquet Room
The New Sylvan Shores Company expands by moving its business office to the highway front room and converting the former office into a banquet and club room. Mr and Mrs Stein return from Ohio noting Florida talk and likely stronger winter business.
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Sylvan Shores Company
Sylvan Shores
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