Mount Dora and Winter Park battle as Dorans slip in 7 runs
Baseball notes from Apopka indicate Mount Dora shut out once this season as Chubb held them to two hits through nine. Gramp Eckholdt has three atbats with a .1000 average, while Clermont routed the Dorans 20 to 9 with 17 hits off Shewey. Webb and Hale boost Mount Dora offense with singles and late coming comes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gramp Eckholdt
Winter Park
Chubb
Heavies
McCown
The
Dorans
Adkins
Parkers
Mount Dora
Miller
Hale
Webb
Brown
Walton
Toads Oo Kcreene
Dooley
Wiley
Shipes
Overstreet
Harper
Wellman
Saulding
Caldwell
Stephens
Morris
Walker
Clermont
Odom
Shewey
Webbie
Q. Moore
Egaceevacces
J. Morrison
Sessocee Johnson
Pierson
Starr
F McCain
Ef. Shewey
Hardin
Rf L. Moore
Eordersees
Stmereweentaseeren
Ec Chapman
Green
Dom
McCain
Iyer
Winni
Sorrento youths shot accidentally on July Fourth
Luther Boyd and Haskell Ferris, both of Sorrento, were slightly wounded in the back by bird shot Tuesday in what appeared to be Lake County's only July 4th accident. They were treated and released at Lake County Medical Center after saying they were sitting by W. F. Green's house when they were shot and believed the incident was accidental.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Luther Boyd
Haskell Ferris
Sorrento
Bird
Lake County
W. F. Green
Recreation Program Week of July 10
Week of July 10 recreation schedule lists activities for boys and girls at Donnelly Park and Community Building. Includes diamondball, tennis, swimming, life saving, baseball, dancing, sewing, and a Friday dance with Braggs Kennedy's Sylvan Shores Serenaders. Admission 10 cents for dancers and spectators.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Diamondball
Donnelly Park
Braggs Kennedy
Sylvan Shores Serenaders
W. A. Vincent
Bernard McCabe
C. C. Dooley
Eleanore Minkley
Carolyn Kennedy
Have You Read America in Midpassage
A Mount Dora library committee note praises Charles A. and Mary R. Beard's book as a widely discussed record of the United States in the last decade. It highlights two main sections, political economic and social cultural, and says the work helps Americans grasp the times.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
Charles A
Mary R. Beard
United States
Mount Dora
New Library Books Arrive at Local Shelf Stack
A list of new library acquisitions includes Jamaica Inn by Daphne du Maurier and The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck. Also added are Three Sisters by Cornelia Spencer and A Son of the Sea by Sara Ware Bassett, plus works by Ben Lucien Burman and Maurice Hindus.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fanny Heaslip
Jamaica Inn
Daphne du Maurier
Cornelia Spencer
Sara Ware Bassett
Ben Lucien Burman
John Stein- Ho
Patrick Carle
Bells
Eliz
Loudge
America
Charles A
Mary R. Beard
Adolph Hitler
Maurice Hindus
Hendrik van Loon
Reading List of Noted Works by Various Authors
A catalog of titles including The Spirit of India by W. J. Grant Reaching for the Stars by Nora Waln Call to Reason by Axel Wenner Gren Lake of Royal Crocodiles by Eileen Bigland showcases diverse subjects and literary voices reflecting travel science and social commentary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
India
W. J. Grant
Nora Waln
Axel Wenner- Gren
Eileen Bigland
Visiting Ancestral Plantation At Pine Barren Edisto Island
Mr and Mrs F Marion Whaley and Mr and Mrs Albert Ramsdell left Sunday for a two week visit to Pine Barren Plantation Edisto Island South Carolina. The old Southern grant from the King is owned by the Whaley family through seven generations with Mrs F M Whaley Sr as present owner. The party plans to fish swim and hunt turtle eggs while observing the Gullah community on the barrier island.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. Marion Whaley
Albert Ramsdell
Pine Barren Plantation
Edisto Island
S. C
Whaley
Lake County approves bus route cuts to save funds
Lake County Board of Public Instruction adopts a student transportation plan to save about 2700 dollars yearly by removing three buses the Oka humpka Smiths Mill and Paisley routes and rerouting remaining buses. Superintendent D H Moore said the changes reduce transportation costs for the county.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lake County Board of Public Instruction
Okahumpka-Smith’s Mill
Cassin
Coun
Lake County Property Valuation to Remain Largely Steady
Lake County property tax values for 1939 will be nearly the same as 1938 with a total assessed value around 9,940,000 dollars. Homestead valuations are projected at 2,565,000 dollars, about 47,130 more than last year, while non exempt valuations total 7,375,000 dollars, up 49,727. Tax Assessor J Philip Doss presented these figures to County Commissioners for the budget.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lake County
J. Philip Doss
Doss
Quiet Fourth at Mount Dora Sees Safe Beach Holiday
Mount Dora residents largely avoided crowds on the Fourth of July with many at Daytona Beach or home. The Topic staff took a rare vacation. no accidents were reported among locals and the day was described as safe and sane.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Dora
Daytona Beach
Martha Fenn
Betty Ogle
Cecil Parker
Leon Cheek
William Stewart
Wiley Hartley
Robert McMurray
Ellen Schrup
Charles Norris
Lake County Flying School Opens At Minneola
Kerlin of Minneola operates a Friday and Saturday flying school at his private Minneola field. He is an authorized instructor inviting Lake County residents to learn flying as recreation or avocation. The field recently saved two Tampa youths during a forced landing after losing direction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eliot. Kerlin
Minneola
Lake County
Kerlin
Tampa
Small Packing House Burned on Lake Jem Road
A privately owned packing house on the Lake Jem road owned by W. M. Cook of Mount Dora was completely destroyed by fire Friday night. Part of the building housed Tom Johnson an employee, while the rest served as storage and packing space. The cause of the fire is unknown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lake Jem Road
W. M. Cook
Mount Dora
Tom Johnson
Mr. Cook
Unlucky Day Arrests for Minnies in Raid
Sheriff B A Cassady led a raid charging non taxed liquor possession. Those arrested were Minnie Johnson Minnie Permenter and Minnie Mae Jones, all identified as black women.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minerva
B. A. Cassady
Minnie Johnson
Minnie Permenter
Minnie Mae Jones
Ashersonia fungus offers whitefly control for groves
The State Plant Board in Gainesville sells $1.00 cultures of Red Ashersonia to combat whiteflies, best applied in June and July. Instructions accompany each culture. Lake County tobacco and Sea Island cotton crops face boll weevil pressures. ROSES IN FLORIDA extension bulletin released. Soil Conservation payments exceed $75,000 to Lake County farmers for 1938 practices with 2,573 checks issued and 8 remaining.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Plant Board
Gainesville
Florida
State Agricultural Experiment Station
Tavares
Lake County
Agricultural Adjustment Administration
Col. C. E. Lester
Prize Essays Published On Mount Dora Beautification
The Topic publishes the winning essays from the Woman's Club prize contest on beautification of Mount Dora. The essays were selected as part of the club's civic committee beautification campaign feature.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woman’s Club
Mount Dora
Hotel leader Carl Graves pursues Cornell summer course
Carl Graves, owner and manager of the Villa Dora Hotel, attends a hotel course at Cornell University this month. He is praised as an outstanding hotel man who believes in continuing learning to improve his leadership in the industry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carl Graves
Cornell University
Mr. Graves
Villa Dora
Pioneer Resident Arthur Orton Dies After Long Illness
Arthur Orton 75 longtime Mount Dora resident died Sunday night July 2 at his East Ninth Avenue home after years of illness He was born January 14 1864 in Essex county Ontario Canada came to Mount Dora in 1885 and married Selma Swanson in 1892 He was a contractor and builder and a former Mount Dora town council member Survived by daughter Mrs Robert Fenton and four sisters Funeral services were held Wednesday at his home with Rev Ralph Acree and burial in Forest Cemetery
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur Orton
Mount Dora
East Ninth Avenue
Donnelly Avenue
Mr. Orton
Essex County
Ontario
Canada
Selma Swanson
Raymond Almasm
Camp Wheeler
Robert Fenton
Orton
Marie Baumgartner
Mary Schneider
Binghampton
N. Y
Hattie’ Wynne
Miami
Florida
Eliza Orton
Ralph. Acree
Forest Cemetery
Messrs
Ray Eckholdt
Thos. Cooley
Otis’Hale
Lester -Verigan
Homer, Morris
Dudley Adkins
Montverde Mayor-Elect Promotes Lake County Attractions
Dr N T Richardson mayor-elect of Montverde travels to western North Carolina this summer carrying Lake County Chamber of Commerce literature on fishing and recreation. The brochure aims to inform interested residents about Lake County attractions and activities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
N.'T. Richardson
Montverde
North Carolina
Lake County
Umatilla Girl Wins F.S.C.W. Scholarship
Betty Jane Post of Umatilla receives the Lake County Civic Club Scholarship to Florida State College for Women at a June 27 meeting of the scholarship committee held in Leesburg at the Magnolia Hotel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Florida State College For Women
Magnolia Hotel
Leesburg
Lake County Civic Club
Betty Jane Post
Umatilla
Ice Cream Sale by Methodist Youth in Donnelly Park
The Methodist church youth group will sell ice cream and cake Friday at 8 p.m. in Donnelly Park. Proceeds fund expenses for Intermediate Leaguers attending Camp at Deer Lake next week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Methodist Church
Donnelly Park
Intermastiate
Deer Lake
New Variety Store Opens in Eustis by Local Owner
A new variety store opens in Eustis owned and operated by local resident Kenneth Maves. The store hires area residents as staff and emphasizes community service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eustis
Kenneth Maves
Masons Clean Up Grounds For Mount Dora Lodge Hall
Mount Dora Masons and a few helpers tidied the former J P Donnelly residence into improved grounds and a social center. They cleared jungle, hedged weeds, trimmed palms, carted trash, and planned remodeling of the second floor for a lodge hall with lower floors for social rooms. A picnic supper followed as members toured the house and agreed the property suits their civic plans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Dora
J. P. Donnelly
Donnelly Avenue
Donnelly Park
County Citrus Schools Set July 11 and 12 Meetings
The Lake County Horticultural Association and County Agent R E Norris sponsor citrus grower sessions on July 11 and 12. Topics include fundamentals of grove fertilization. Attendance welcomes members and nonmembers across Groveland Clermont Umatilla Fruitland Park and Tavares venues with scheduled times each day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lake County Horticultural Association
R. E. Norris
Groveland
City Hall
Clermont
Umatilla
Fruitland Park
Tavares
Court House
Fishing laws tighten bass bag limits for Lake County
Fishermen are reminded of new Lake County rules from the last legislature. The daily bass limit is six and possession cannot exceed six bass. Other counties keep a twelve fish daily limit and twenty four in possession. Violations incur at least the legal minimum fine of ten dollars plus prosecution costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lake County
Herlong
Mount Dora Lodge to Present Master Mason Degree
At the Stated Communication of Mount Dora Lodge No. 238 F A M on Thursday July 6 at 8 p m there will be work in the Master Mason Degree Sojourning Masons are invited Light refreshments will be served.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Dora Lodge No
Homes Planned and Upgrades Reported in Astatula
O W Smith Lake County Chamber VP reports two new homes will be built at Astatula while two others receive extensive improvements in the progressive Lake County community. District 3 commissioner district details noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Astatula
Lake County
O. W. Smith
Forests Shape Society and Economy, Florida Survey Finds
A Florida State Planning Board survey by the parks and recreation division shows forests influence social and economic life across land, with conservative use rewarded. The study emphasizes historical evidence that respectful stewardship benefits communities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Florida State Planning Board
Kiwanis Meeting Highlights and Health Certificate Petition
William T. Comer of Orlando spoke at the Kiwanis meeting with Tom Cooley in charge. C. Harold Hippler referenced the Boston International convention and urged club influence through a waterways project resolution. A petition urged by Tom Cooley required health certificates for servants, while George Keller urged cleaning water hyacinths from streams. Attendance records for six months were noted for several members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kiwanis
William T. Comer
Orlando
Enees
Tom Cooley
Harold Hippler
International
Boston
Dickson
George Keller
Minute Man
D. F. Crane
A. Lee French
Wm. J. Johnson
Geo. C. Keller
Alfred Rehbaum
Gerald Richardson
J. W. Seckinger
L. C. Smith
J.J. West
Geo. J. White
Lions News Meeting Sets Summer Program as Members Approved
Absent F M Whaley left meeting quiet with no new money plans discussed. The group reviewed summer plans and approved several prospective members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. M
Whaley
Treasury
Coastal Sardonic Notices Sailors and Seekers
A jumble of playful urban vignettes mentions a doomed boat trip turning over a comic scene with a Chamber of Commerce figure, a Sunday school picnic, and requests for a housekeeper. The text references Daytona Beach, Texaco twins, Joe Louis, a Fifth Avenue landlord, and a gag about a Gulf gas giver seeking an ice cream freezer, all in a breezy, nameless column voice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamber of Commerce
Eighth
Helen
Daytona Beach
Texaco Twins
Joe Louis
Groat
Fifth Avenue
Henry Mansion
Happy Landings
Buster
Beulah
Aline
Gulf Gas
Knights of Pythias Install Officers
At last evenings Knights of Pythias meeting officers were installed by Lodge Deputy W. P. Wingler Curtis ise Chancellor Commander Vice Chancellor C O Wilder Prelate W J Wingler Master of Work David Harvey Master of Arms Glenn C Chapman Inner Guard Ray Eckholdt Outer Guard H A Scott
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Knights of Pythias
Lodge
W. P. Wingler
Curtis Ise
C. O. Wilder
W. J. Wingler
David Harvey
Glenn C. Chapman
Ray Eckholdt
H. A. Scott
Birthday notice for Charles H. Emery of Howey
Charles H. Emery of Howey was born July 8 1862 in Portland Maine. He studied at the little red school house of New England and earned his first dollar at nine riding a horse to fetch hay. He is in the grove business in Howey and came to Lake County Florida in August 1924. His recreation is baseball, his favorite flower is the rose, his favorite food is anything edible, and his hobby is time with his family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles H. Emery
Mount Dora Faces Apopka At Heim Field Today
Mount Dora hosts Apopka at Heim Field with a 3 30 p m kickoff time. Officials expect a brisk crowd as the teams clash in a local matchup.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Apopka
Heim
Mount Dora
Eustis
Heim Field
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Rainbow Avenue
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Lake County Flying School
Minnies
Guinty
Lake
Sea Island
F.S.C.W
Masonic
County Citrus
Astatula Homes
Kiwanis News
Ly F. M
Knights
Pythias
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