Mount Dora Growers Back Citrus Mutual Support
Mount Dora area growers led by Sadie Conner Trimble sign contracts to give growers a controlling voice in Florida Citrus Mutual. By Tuesday about 84 of 118 southeast Lake County growers had signed, with calls for a uniform selling method and warnings of potential industry bankruptcy without reform. A full list of signers will be published next Thursday.
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Mount Dora
Florida Citrus Mutual
Lake County
Sadie Conner Trimble
Ocklawaha Nurseries
George White
Mutual
G. B. Hurlburt
Hurlburt
Citrus Belt
Orange County
Sam Coen
Orange State Groves
W. L'E Barnett
Owen W+.Gonner
Vernon Conner
R. W. Dickson
Sam Brown
Don Conkling
R. R.eddy
Bertha Eddy
C. H. Estey
I. J. E. Fortner
C. R. Javens
Cc. B. Nolte
Lake County League Inspires Districtwide Municipal Ties
Fifth District counties eye Lake County's method of organizing for municipal benefit. At Fruitland Park a fish fry spurred plans for a district league with a December meeting in Daytona Beach. Orlando Mayor William Beardall, former Florida League president, warned cities face legislative risk, including potential removal of couriers. The Lake league schedules a August meeting in Eustis.
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Lake County
Fruitland Park
Tom Cooley
Lake League
Daytona Beach
William Beardall
Orlando
Florida League of Municipalities
Orange County League
Lake Group
Beardall
Florida
Lake
Eustis
Mount Dora resident decries illegal dumping
Henry Stein of the New Sylvan Shores Realty Co. warns residents against dumping garbage on local properties. He notes people refuse to pay 75 cents for city haul and urges others to place themselves in a prospective buyer’s shoes when showing lots.
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Sylvan Shores
Henry Stein
New Sylvan Shores
Bond Sale Opens With $2200 Already Sold
Memorial bonds for the Veterans Memorial home on Highland avenue began sale with Mount Dora residents already purchasing $2200 of the $5000 issue. The bonds pay five percent interest before 1960 and support completion of the building for use by fall.
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Veterans Memorial
Highland Av
Mount Dora
American Legion
Atty
Tom Cooley
Memorial Association
George White
Cooley
Roy Christopher
The
Mount Dora Prepares For Double Holiday Observance
Mount Dora looks to a double holiday starting Sunday July Fourth and ending with the official holiday Monday. Businesses close for the observance while families plan picnics at beaches lakes and streams or stay home to avoid highway traffic.
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Mount Dora
Forgetful Fishermen Must Show 1948 49 Licenses
New fishing licenses are required starting now. Fishermen who plan a Fourth of July trip must carry the 1948 49 license and show it if asked. The old licenses expired Wednesday and may not be valid after that date.
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George LaDue
Lake County's Rod 'n' Reel Hosts New Florida Vacation Dream
Lake Harris on the northwest shore gains the Rod n Reel cottage resort offering modern comforts for vacationers. J F Sparks, former showman, built the dream on land once refused by elderly owners after six years of effort. Mary Elizabeth Sparks, once a airline stewardess, is connected to cottages and a music room in the property’s lavish layout.
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Lake County
Great Lake Harris
J. F. Sparks
Lake Harris
Rod ’N’ Reel
Florida
Central Florida
Pines
Dead River
Lake Eustis
Haynes Creek
Ocklawaha
Northwest Shore
Sparks
Carnival
Mary Elizabeth
The Guilty Party Mended His Ways-So There Was Rain
Mount Dora enjoyed a rare rain event as a drought break. Citizens including George LaDue and Mrs Ray Eck held smiles as the storm moved through, while a local columnist quipped about an investigation into rain avoidance. The piece notes the rain spared Mount Dora while nearby areas remained dry and concludes that the guilty party mended his ways, bringing the wet weather.
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Donnelly St
George LaDue
Mr. LaDue
Mount Dora
Ray Eckholdt
Fred Sage
Gaude Fralick
Mary Ann Bradford
Lewis Carroll
Eustis
East Cro Lake
Donnelly
Gertrude
East Crooked Rd
Crooked Rd
Angus McDonald
Angus
Mount Dora Runner Injured Chopping Wood at Camp
Glenn Ford of the Mount Dora Casters sustained a knee injury while chopping wood at the Doe Lake Boy Scout camp. He received treatment at Eustis Waterman Memorial Hospital last week.
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Glenn Ford
Mount Dora
Eustis Waterman Memorial Hospital
Doe Lake
Miss Hubbell of Mount Dora in a proposed tale of a still
Florida writer and former Mount Dora High School dean Miss Affa Wood Hubbell is portrayed in a photograph of moonshine activity. The piece recalls her teaching days at the Strawberry school in Myakka City and her pursuit of writing. It notes her publication Flying Chance for the Bride and a rejected manuscript, with locals backing her storytelling flair.
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Florida
Affa Wood Hubbell
Mount Dora
Flatwoods
Saturday Evening Post
Ladies Home Journal
O. Henry
Dora
Myakka City
Miss Hubbell
Hubbell
Hubbell’s Florida journey inspires literary reflection
Affa Wood Hubbell discusses how Miss Hubbell came to Florida after university life in Wisconsin and a move into local living with her sister Helen. The narrative recalls Palmetto, a rustic cabin, and immersion in Florida life shaping material for a future autobiography contrasting with My Sister Eileen.
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Collier’s Magazine
Miss. Hubbell
Florida
Eileen
New York
Miss Hubbell
University of Wiconsin
Helen
Palmetto
Hubbell
Mount Dora Building Boom and Postal Revenue Rise in 1948
Building activity in Mount Dora rose in the first six months of 1948 with $205,125 in permits inside the city. Postal receipts surged 16 percent to $14,901.06. money orders and postal savings also increased. Building Inspector A. J. Waltz noted higher quality homes and several commercial permits, including Green and Dean shop expansion and a new Bojano garage. Notable sales include the Heaton and Beresky transactions and plans for a tourist court on Lake Eustis. East Town accounts also show growth and a new church is planned.
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Mount Dora
Harry Hopcraft
Hopcraft
A. J. Waltz
J. G. Ray, Jr
Lake Dora
Orange Blossom Trail
Dora
Sylvana Shores
C. E. Burchett
George Stedrowsky
Jimmy Stout
Lake Shore
Waltz
Stedrowsky
Fourth
Baker St
Green and Dean
Highland Av
Donnelly
11Th Av
McAllister Auto Service
Citrus Culture Cooperation
Fifthay
Lou L. Heaton
Flushing
N. Y
J. H. McLachlan
Third St
Werry
Death claims Cliff Dresser of Mount Dora and Tampa
H. Cliff Dresser aged 63 died in Tampa shortly after being taken to hospital following a heart attack. He recently moved from Mount Dora to Tampa where he had finished a new home and said goodbye to friends. Funeral services were held in Tampa with burial planned there. Survived by widow Loretta, two sons Herbert W. and Gray, two daughters June and Jessilee, a brother Clarence, and sisters Mrs. Edward Cruise and Mrs. Frank Mail.
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H. Cliff Dresser
Mount Dora
Tampa
Mount. Dorn
South America
South Sea Islands
June
Jessilee
Clarence
Cuyahoga Falls
Ohio
Edward Cruise
Los Angeles
Frank Mail
Jackson
Mosquito Spraying to Continue in Mount Dora
The Mount Dora mosquito program will extend spraying to homes with screened porches or no screens, and to any missed houses or porches residents want protected. Residents should call City Clerk Bill Stewart to request service.
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County Health Department
Mount Dora
Bill Stewart
Water Bill Mystery In Mount Dora June Figures
The Mount Dora water works records show a June water use spike with total consumption around 12 million gallons from May 15 to June 15, far above last year’s 4.5 million monthly average. Additional reads from June 15 to 25 push June totals higher, while natural factors and population estimates complicate the bill.
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Mount Dora Water Works
Florida
Dorans
Nature
Dora
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Citrus Mutual
Eye Lake
Mabel Norris Reese
Affa Hubbell
Death
Cliff Dresser
Bill
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