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Mount Dora Topic

Location

Mount Dora, Florida, United States of America

Date

Jul 09, 1936

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Mount Dora, Umatilla clash opener in tight first-half race

Mount Dora hosts Umatilla at 3 30 for the closing game of the first half with Garden pressing for a half title as Apopka and Winter Garden chase. Apopka beat Umatilla 5 1 while Eustis lost to Garden. Dorans beat Clermont in a walk over with Adkins winning.

Mount Dora Umatilla Garden Ahan Neisket Apopka Eee Eustis Winter Garden Dorans Clermont Adkins Christopher Ab R Hale T. Dooley Wenene R C. Dooley P Seaesesese Adkins Ascene “Stevenson

Mount Dora Drops Doubleheader to Apopka

Mount Dora lost 75 to Apopka and 83 to Apopka in a Sunday doubleheader at Apopka. The setbacks leave Mount Dora seeking improvement ahead of upcoming games.

Mount Dora Apopka

Apopka Baseball Triumph Hooks Win Over Opponent

Apopka offense features Anderson and Sheppard with multiple. Mahaffey and Stevenson split pitching duties with 6 and 2 strikeouts respectively. Dooley allows several hits as Mahaffey earns the win with ten hits allowed and three walks. Umpire Goalsby officiates.

Apopka Anderson L. Sheppard C. Sheppard H. McCormack Mahat Ay Hale Stevenson T. Cooley Christopher Mahaffey Stevenson Ce Dooley Stevenson Dooley

Pepper Begins State Tour Amid Senate Vacancy Talk

Claude Pepper launches a three week goodwill tour across Florida to campaign for the unexpired U S Senate seat left by the late Duncan A. Fletcher. He is joined by other potential candidates who say they will not run for the term. Pepper plans stops in St. Augustine Palatka Daytona Beach DeLand West Palm Beach Miami and Tampa with dates to follow through the lower coast.

Duncan A. Fletcher Claude Pepper Tallahassee United States Senate Shultz Martin Jacksonville Wilcox West Palm Beach Butler Frank Wideman United States Scott Loftin W On St. Augustine Palatka Daytona Beach DeLand Delray Hollywood Ft. Lauderdale Miami Pepper Columbus

Orlando Judge C. O. Andrews Enters U S Senate Race

Judge C. O. Andrews of Orlando announces candidacy for U S Senate to succeed the late Park Trammell. He cites extensive service in state government including Secretary in the State Legislative Department, Assistant Attorney General, Criminal Court Judge in Walton County, and Florida Supreme Court Commissioner. He also notes citrus grove farming in West Florida and a lead arsenic incident in 1922. The Joyce Kilmer Memorial National Forest has been established in southwestern North Carolina within the Nantahala National Forest.

C. O. Andrews Orlando Orange County U. S. Senate Park Trammell Judge Andrews State Legislative Department Trammell T. F. West Stae Supreme Court Judicial Department Walton County Seventeenth Judicial Circuit Florida Supreme Court Florida Real Estate Commission West Florida Cdonity Joyce Kilmer

Lake County Sets Tentative Plans for 50th Anniversary

Lake County will turn 50 in 1937 and the Chamber of Commerce outlines tentative celebrations across the county. Events include a January Cucumber Tomat o Festival in Groveland, February regatta in Mount Dora, and multiple fairs, carnivals, and a Chautauqua during Easter at Umatilla, with further details to come.

Lake County Groveland Mount Dora Washington Eustis Honey-in the-Hills Assembly Umatilla Leesburg Montverde

Mount Dora City Council Debates Road Improvements and Subdivision

Town council met July 6 with full board. Miss Gertrude Thorne seeks lake shore road surfacing. referred to street committee. J J West proposes Grand View Heights subdivision be added to official map. Highland avenue extension to Eighth discussed. deed to owner for signature. Drainage pipe under railroad clogged. street committee to clear. Plan to retire ten M in bonds Oct 1 to save $600 yearly interest. Bills approved.

Evans James A. J. Waltz George Kelieve H.W. Harlow Grady Simpson Johnson Simpson Andrneyne S . Read Gertrude Thorne Lake Shore J.J. West Grand View Heights Grandview and Tremain Streets Seventh

Dr Dickson Shippers Beacon Grapes to Atlanta

Dr R W Dickson of Mount Dora and Montverde sent 250 crates of Beacon grapes to Atlanta by truck. It marks the first large shipment to that market this season. Dickson says the fruit is of fine quality and has brought favorable prices. The Lake County Chamber of Commerce urges Floridians to ask for Lake county grapes in stores to favor local produce.

R. W. Dickson Mount Dora Montverde Beacon Atlanta

Referendum Petitions Handed To County Officials

Petitions signed by Lake County voters calling for a referendum on the slot machine issue in November were presented to County Commissioners by Reverend S J Johnston of Leesburg, president of the County Ministerial Association. Commissioner then gave petitions to Mrs M E Miller for checking.

Lake County S.J. Johnston Leesburg County Ministerial Association M. E. Miller

Lake County publicity sent to Exposition

Six thousand attractive three color Lake County folders were shipped Monday to the Florida exhibit at the Great Lakes Exposition in Cleveland Ohio where they will be distributed.

Lake County Florida Cleveland Ohio

Reception Honors Miss Emma Likowski At Sunday School Event

A reception at the W. D. Bishop home honors Miss Emma Likowski for over 21 years of Sunday school attendance and service. About 75 guests attended as she shared memories and a gift was presented. The program featured a prayer, songs, and remarks by D. H. Bishop, with committee acknowledgments and refreshments closing the evening.

Emma Lik W. D.ishop Sunday School of the Methodist Church Likowski Bishop D. H. Bishop Perry James W. C. Butts A. P. Sidel J. E. Sapp F. W. Overhiser James Simpson Shirley Schonenberger J White W. D. Bishop W. W. Peck Carrie True James C. G. Loveless A. J. Waltz Vivia Craig Anna Slack Frank Burkart Robert Goodan T. J. Storer W. .W. Peck Emma Columbus Minnesota St. Paul Poland Josephine Edward Georgetown Dward Henry Edward Henry Edward Likowski Hell Bor John Shanestown Kansas City Kansas

Remarkable Mount Dora Offer From Editor

The Editor announces a weekly promotion following Lew Brown of the St. Petersburg Independent. Each week the sun does not shine in Mount Dora, a YEAR'S subscription to the Topic will be given away. The offer is presented in its current form as the Topic is a weekly publication.

Lew Brown St. Petersburg Mount Dora

Florida Telephone Co Opens Summer Drive In Lake County

Florida Telephone Co launches a summer drive July 10 to 25 across Eustis Mount Dora Tavares Umatilla Groveland and Clermont to add subscribers. Last November Mount Dora saw a 35 subscriber gain. The firm reports a 50 percent recovery since 1933 after a 1500 telephone loss across 27 exchanges and credits staff for improving service. Extensions install free for new and existing subscribers during the drive, with bonuses for top sellers and a company picnic at campaign end.

Mage Ian Ephone Cotton Sonore Lake County Eustis Mount Dora Tavares Umatilla Groveland Clermont Wettstein Florida

Roy Christopher Commended For Excellent Record

Roy Christopher received official notification from the University of Florida that he has been placed on the Dean's List for the 1935 36 year. The letter, signed by acting dean Walter J. Matherly, praises his scholastic achievement as roughly in the upper ten percent of the freshman class.

Roy Christopher University of Florida General College Walter J. Matherly Mount Dora

Fenns Planned Vacation Trip Through Georgia Alabama and North Carolina

Dr. and Mrs. H. T. Fenn will depart Sunday for a motor trip through Georgia, Alabama, and North Carolina, staying away for the rest of the month. From July 20 to 30 Dr. Fenn will attend a clinic at Saluda North Carolina.

H. T. Fenn Georgia Alabama North Carolina

Groveland Scouts to Receive Charter

The Groveland Boy Scout troop will receive its official charter tonight at the regular meeting of the local Masonic lodge sponsors. Ivan Beyers of Leesburg will present the charter.

Groveland Masonic Lodge Ivan Beyers Leesburg

Doyle E. Carlton Opens Campaign for Senate Vacancy

Doyle E. Carlton launched a statewide campaign to fill the U S Senate vacancy caused by Park Trammell's death. His state headquarters in Tampa opened on the ninth floor of the First National Bank Building as he plans to reach all regions before the August 11 special primary. Carlton reports broad support and an active volunteer organization forming across Florida.

Doyle E. Carlton United States Park Trammell First National Bank Tampa Carlton Jacksonville State Democratic Committee Florida Trammell

Doctor Richardsons Summer Trip For Professional Work

Dr. Richard son and family depart for a 10 day post graduate course at the University of Pennsylvania in gynecology and obstetrical surgery. They will attend national osteopathic conventions in New York and then tour New England ending at York Beach Maine. Several staff and guests will accompany them during the trip.

Gerald A. Richardson Geraldine Calvin North University of Pennsylvania New York City American Osteopathic ‘Association Florida Associated Hospitals of Osteopathy Waldorf-Astoria Hotel New England States York Beach Maine Mary McDonald Donnelly Avenue Scotch Plains N. J John

Dr Wood Returning Home From New York Visit

Dr and Mrs Will L Wood are due home Saturday after a few weeks in New York. They will travel by SS Cherokee to Jacksonville. The couple says New York was very quiet on the Fourth, a contrast to its normal activity. Dr Wood jokes he is too old for night life.

Will L. Wood New York Jacksonville Dr. Wood

Kiwanis Meeting Reports Convention and Independence Day

Charles Osborne reported Kiwanis International convention details from Washington DC with Mount Dora delegates Dr. Brodie and Osborne. The Kiwanis and American Legion events featured musical numbers by Wise and Nice, tributes to the flag, and a reading of the Declaration portion by Thos H Cooley. Attendance prize went to Wm J Johnson.

Kiwanis Charles Osborne Kiwanis International Washington D. C Dr. Brodie Mount Dora Club Thos. H. Cooley American Legion Ty Wise Velma Nice Legion Cooley Cornwallis Pethix George White The Wayne Richardson Wm. J. Johnson

Time Nearly Up For Paying Taxes in Lake County

Notice from tax collector B A Williams states state and county taxes for 1935 may be paid through Monday July 13 without extra costs. After July 13 advertising costs apply. Delinquent tax list will be published in the Eustis Lake Region and unpaid taxes may lead to property sale.

B. A. Williams Lake County Eustis Lake

Baptist S S Assn Set To Meet In Eustis

Lake County Baptist Sunday School Association will meet at the First Baptist Church of Eustis at 3:00 P M on Sunday July 12 1936. The first twenty minutes will feature conferences led by departmental superintendents. Assistant Secretary K Radford of the State Sunday School Board will speak on county wide study courses and related matters.

Lake County Baptist Sunday School Association First Baptist Church of Eustis K. Radford State Sunday School Board

Mrs Zell Wins Snapshot Prize in Amateurs Contest

Mrs. George L. Zell won one of eight prizes in the Tampa Morning Tribune Amateur Snapshot contest during the first week. More than 200 entrants competed. prizes of 2.00 each were awarded. Zell shared the win in Class C for a palm lined waves scene.

George L. Zell Tampa Morning Tribune

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