Mount Dora Chamber Dinner Showcases County Progress
Mount Dora Chamber of Commerce hosts a dinner and social at the Community Building with Lake County leaders and citizens. James C. Morton will speak on citrus industry development. proceeds from supper aid local projects. Council actions note traffic safety work and budget for mosquito control. showers funded for Donnelly Park. ordinances on handbills and animals.
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Mount Dora
Florida Citrus Growers Clearing House Association
Lake County
Morton
Elizabeth Evans
George J. White
Chamber of Commerce
Old Mount Dora Residence Demolished for Improvements
The old Else home at Donnelly and Sixth avenues is torn down to tidy Donnelly Street while owner H. E. Backus does not plan immediate new construction. Local residents recall the house and its hospitality with regret.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Dora
Donnelly and
Sixth Avenues
H. E. Backus
Girls Volleyball Signups For Donnelly Park Courts
All girls who want to play volleyball are asked to turn their names in to Dean Pinkston at the Chamber of Commerce office. Plans are being made for games and the first match is hoped for next Tuesday night at Donnelly Park courts. Wear tennis shoes.
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Dean Pinkston
Chamber of Commerce
Donnelly Park Courts
Change of address for Topic to Spring Glen Hamden Conn
Mr Sherman B Law writes to change the Topic to their new Spring Glen address in Hamden Conn and signs cordial greetings hoping for Topic’s success. The Mount Dora Telephone Exchange moves into the Woodbridge building over the former City Market.
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Sherman B. Law
Spring Glen
Hamden
Conn
Mount Dora
Woodbridge Building
City Market
Baptist Church Senior B Y Aids Radio Broadcast
The Senior B Y of the Baptist Church assisted Rev and Mrs Bouterse in their radio broadcast last Sunday morning over W D B Orlando.
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B. Y
P. A
the Baptist Church
Umatilla to Play Mount Dora Here At 4 PM
Umatilla will meet Mount Dora today at 4:00 PM for a first plate game. The location is marked for today’s matchup with both teams aiming for an early lead.
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Umatilla
Mount Dora
Florida Farmer and Fruit Grower ad promotion change
The Florida Publishing Company promotes its monthly Farm and Live Stock Record now titled Florida Farmer and Fruit Grower formerly Farm and Live Stock Record. Publishers note headline similarity with Florida Farmer and Florida Grower causes branding confusion.
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Farm and Live Stock Record
Florida Publishing Company
Times-Union
Jacksonville
Florida, Farmer and Fruit Grower
Ewstte
Florida Farmer
The
Florida Grower
Umatilla Loses To Dorans In Opener
Mount Dora and Apopka tie for first in the first half, with the series deciding game set for Apopka next Tuesday at 4 PM. Umatilla led in patches but Mount Dora won 11 to 8 in the first half opener at Umatilla, with notable fielding and a rare home steal.
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Umatilla
Dorans
Mount Dora
Apopka
St Johns River Assn to Meet at Titusville July 22
The St Johns River Association will hold a noon meeting at the Dixie Hotel Titusville on Friday July 22. Speakers George W Gibbs of Jacksonville and Harry K Jackson of St Augustine will discuss the proposed canal between the St Johns and Indian Rivers and the gasoline tax allocation for waterway improvements. Officers meet at 11 prior to luncheon. John C Lochner from Lake County serves as director. All counties served by the St Johns are represented. open invitation to interested parties.
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St. Johns River Association
Titusville
Dixie Hotel
George W. Gibbs
Jacksonville
Harry K. Jackson
St. Augustine
St. Johns
Indian Rivers
Central
North Florida
State Road Department
Jackson
John C. Lochner
Lake County
Local Swimmers Invited to St. Cloud Water Carnival
Central Florida swimmers are urged to enter a water carnival at St. Cloud on July 21 at East Lake Tohopekaliga. Nineteen events run 11 a.m. to 7 45 p.m. Prizes attract. Boy and Girl Scouts, Chamber of Commerce and Red Cross back event with boat races, beach races, beauty contest, and an evening script dance for crippled children in Osceola county. Enrollment via Arrangement Committee, Show Boat House, St. Cloud.
Delinquent Tax List Published in Groveland Graphic
Lake County delinquent tax list is printed in the Groveland Graphic this year. The Topic offers copies for sale at ten cents each for readers who prefer to buy locally.
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Lake County
Groveland
Live Stock Field Day in Irvine Florida
County Agent Hiatt reports a Live Stock Field Day in Irvine Florida on July 20 at the L. K. Edwards Aberdeen Angus farm in Central Florida. The program includes a farm tour talks by specialists and dinner. For more information contact the County Agent in Tavares.
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Hiatt
W. J. Sheeley
Irvine
Florida
L. K. Edwards
Lake County
Tavares
Farmers Week in Gainesville Sets August 8 to 12
The College of Agriculture at the University of Florida in Gainesville plans a strong Farmers Week program. Officials promise notable speakers and demonstrations to enhance farming practices during the August event.
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Gainesville
College of Agriculture
University of Florida
Kiwanis Luncheon Speakers Preview Alaska Talk
Last week Reverend Floyd Davis of Eustis gave an inspiring address filled with droll stories on living and leadership. This week Robert Joseph Biven D D will speak on Alaska covering its economy and resort potential based on his years of experience there.
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Floyd Davis
Eustis
Trainees Earn Top Honors at Citizens Military Training Camp
Mount Dora youths at Fort Screven Ga. closed camp with awards including Robert W Dickson receiving the three highest Blue army awards and a Corps Area Civilian Leadership Medal from Lieut Col George C Marshall Jr. Dickson led as Student Battalion Commander of 352 trainees while Harry J Hopcraft was among seventeen students recommended for Second Lieutenant in the Organized Reserve Corps pending medical clearance. Robert Perkins and Oscar Bontemp also stood out in camp activities.
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Citizens Military Training Camp
Fort Screven
Mount Dora
Robert W. Dickson
Corps Area
George C. Marshall
Dickson
Harry J. Hopcraft
Cam
Organized Reserve Corps
Post Hospital
Harry
War Department
Robert Perkins
Oscar Bontempt
Central Florida Farmers Inter County Picnic Held At Lakeside Park
The first annual Inter County Farmers Picnic will be held at Lakeside Park near Orlando on Friday July 22 at 10 30 A M. Sponsored by the Central Florida Vegetable Growers Association the event aims to become a yearly summer gathering for Lake Osceola Seminole Brevard and Orange counties with free admission and ample parking. Local speakers from each county will address the crowd along with water stunts by Pine Castle Boat Company and various games races and demonstrations for all ages. Farmers are urged to bring lunch and invite neighbors to attend this outstanding regional event.
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Lakeside Park
Orlando
Florida
Pine Castle Boat Company
Lakeside Ae
Fishing Party Triumph on West Coast Ride to Venice
A Mount Doran fishing group enjoyed a splendid day on the west coast last week. Participants included Bob Burchett Cliff White Amos Adams and Glenn Chapman who traveled to Venice south of Sarasota for the outing. The Reading Circle won the event on Monday trains line.
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Mount Dorans
Bob Burchett
Cliff White
Amos Adams
Glenn Chapman
Venice
Sarasota
Leesburg boxing shows match Mount Dora rivals in main bout
In Leesburg on Thursday night Kid Miller of Mount Dora meets Ned Stokes of Orlando in the main bout of the American Legion boxing show. Miller seeks revenge after a previous knockout and aims to preserve his four month undefeated streak.
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Kid Miller
Mount Dora
Ned Stokes
Orlando
American Legion
Leesburg
Stokes
Miller
Charlie Battle
Jacksonville
Dr. Huntley
al G. Fields’ Minstrels
Card Party Aids Unemployed Raises Funds At Grand View
Last Friday afternoon at Mrs. George L Zell's home four bridge tables netted 6.00 for the unemployment fund. Prize winners included Mrs. Ernest Martin and Mrs. Hoskins, with other prizes donated by local residents. Next event set for Friday July 22 at 2 30 pm at the Grand View Hotel.
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George L. Zell
Ernest Martin
Betty West
Paul Mahony
J. R. Edwards
Fred G. MacMahon
Grand View Hotel
Relief Committee
Employment Commission
Grand View
Zell
Inoculation Clinic For Dogs And Cats Set For Friday
Chief Drake reports 31 animals inoculated last Friday and plans another vaccination day this Friday July 15 from 9 a m to 5 p m at 214 W Seventh Ave corner Alexander St. The fee is 1.00 for each inoculation.
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Drake
Seventh Avenue
Alexander Street
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State Road No. 2
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J. Brantley
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Holton
Straker
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St. Johns River Assa
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