Mount Dora vs Umatilla Ends With Mount Dora Win
Mount Dora defeats Umatilla 8 to 7 at Helm Field after a 2 hour 15 minute game. Key players include Arnold with a home run and J Morrison driving in runs. Fisher and Morrison combined for 19 strikeouts.
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Mount Dora Umatilla
Helm Field
Winter Garden
Tae
J. Morrison
Kindred
Green
Stephens
Wiley
Crawdy
Hale
Adkins
Arnold
Black
L. Moore
Fisher
Mathis
M. Morrison
Starr
Clermont
Mount Dora
Morrison
Morris
H. Starr
Local Hen Show Reveals Eustis Hens as Mild Pikers
The Lake Region reports a Mount Dora claim of a double egg with no yolk from a Grantham hen, while Eustis birds produce a longer three inch egg with two yolks in opposite ends, highlighting comic county poultry rivalry.
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Eustis
Mount Dora
Eustis Lake
D. E. Lawrence
M. Grantham
Grantham
Mr. Grantham
Drawdy Named Delegate for Local Baptist Assembly
Gerald Drawdy has been named the delegate of the local First Baptist Church for the Baptist Assembly to be held in DeLand. The annual two week event covers all church activities and services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Drawdy
First Baptist Church
Gerald Drawdy
Baptist Assembly
DeLand
Cruise To Havana Program Outlined By G H Peabody
G H Peabody announces a winter Cruise To Havana aboard the P and O Cuba with two hour Key West stopovers, a six hour Gulf of Mexico crossing, four days in Havana, city and country tours, visits to Morro Castle Cabana Fortress and Prado familiar sights. Special guides and deluxe accommodations promise a memorable trip. first cruise possible late November or early December.
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Havana
Cuba
Key West
Gulf Stream
Gulf of Mexico
Havana Harbor
Prado
Malecon Drive
Miramar Boulevard
Capital
Morro Castle
Cabana Fortress
Peabody
Doctor Quixley Plans Move from Mount Dora to Ocala
Dr. C L Quixley declared he will move his medical practice to Ocala around August first. Mrs Quixley and son Alan will travel to Bradley Beach for the summer before joining him in Ocala. He will close his Mount Dora office Saturday and begin moving equipment. The family has been active in the local community, and he hopes to return for limited periods this winter to serve former patients here.
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C. L. Quixley
Ocala
Leesburg
Gainesville
Qinxley
Mount Dora
Hancock Located In La Hospital After Disappearance
Walter Hancock of Eustis was found in Mercy Hospital New Orleans in a dazed state three days after his disappearance. He regained memory by mid afternoon and identified himself, with doctors reporting his condition not serious.
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Walter Hancock, Sr
Eustis
Hancock
Jesse Brooks Lands Huge Catfish With Cane Pole
Jesse Brooks, colored, yesterday morning hooked a 38 inch catfish weighing 20% pounds with a live minnow on a cane pole off Breeze Point. The catch is described as one of the biggest in these waters for some time.
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Jesse Brooks
Jesse
Breeze Point
Ladies Day in Police Court at West Palm Beach
Judge Ed Lake arrests schedule announced for Tuesday mornings at 11. The Scan of all cases targets white women arrested for traffic violations.
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West Palmer City Hall
Ed Lake T
Beauty Shop Moves to Former Solvick Site
Mrs. Carolyn McMurray will relocate her beauty shop from across the Post Office on Alexander Street to the former Solvick's store beside Mount Dora Pharmacy. Workmen have remodeled the space and plan full installation by the first of August with further notice for the formal opening.
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Alexander Street
Carolyn McMurray
Local Girl Chosen to Represent Florida in Chickamauga Celebration
Miss Jeanne Colley of Sylvan Shores is appointed by Governor Cone as an attendant to Miss Charlene Crawford, Florida’s official representative, at the National Chickamauga Celebration in Chattanooga September 16 to 25. Florida’s Governor’s Day on September 19 will feature the state’s participation with several named young ladies assisting Miss Crawford.
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Jeanne Colley
Sylvan Shores
Sanford C. Colley
Cone
Chickamauga
Chattanooga
Jeanne
Charlene Crawford
Florida
Soga
Missionary Ridge
Lookout Mountain
Crawford
Mount Dora
Fairfax Bates
Lake City
Annette Cone
Catherine Saunders
White Springs
Olive Dell
Gainesville
Martha Hudson van Brunt
Miami
Lake County
Miss Colley
Georgia
Rockies
Pacific Coast
Thattanooga
Floridians Form State Club at Duke Summer School
The 782 Floridians at Duke summer school organized the Florida club to sponsor social and athletic events. Activities include a Chesterfield plant tour, an informal party, a picnic, a watermelon cutting, and a state dance. Members include Miss Vi via Craig, Miss Jane McCown of Mount Dora, and Miss Jeanne Choate of Eustis.
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Duke University
Florida Club
Chesterfield Plant
Vivia Craig
Jane McCown
Mount Burn
Jeanne Choate
Eustis
Twenty Eight Snakes Killed With One Shot
Major Charles L. Marsh reports an immense water moccasin near his Lake Beauclaire estate. He shot it at his boat house and killed twenty eight snakes in one blast. The serpent yielded twenty seven eggs and a large perch when opened.
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Charles L. Marsh
Lake Beauclaire
Old Time Song Service at Methodist Church July 31
The Epworth League directed by Mrs Gudgeon will lead an evening of congregational singing solos duets and choir numbers at the Methodist Church last Sunday in July. Readings by Mrs Kenneth Rogers accompany the program and the offering funds hymnals for the church.
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Methodist
Epworth League
Gudgeon
Kenneth Rogers
Whaleys Buy Voekel Home on Eustis Mount Dora Road
Mr and Mrs F Marion Whaley purchased the A L Voekel property on the Eustis Mount Dora Road. They have resided in Mount Dora prior to the purchase. The deal was handled by A C Quixley Realty Co.
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A. L. Voekel
Eustis
Mount Dora
F. Marion Whaley
Summer school commencement address named for Florida State College
Summer session ceremony at the Florida State College for Women will feature a commencement address Friday August 5 by Colin English Superintendent of Public Instruction.
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Florida Sate College For Women
Colin English
Kiwanis Meeting Highlights From Eustis Leader Visit
Harold of Eustis, Kiwanis International vice president, to speak on the recent California convention. Frederick Sleight of the University of Arizona lectured on Archeology and Anthropology with notes on the West. Guests included B. C. Jones Clermont Win C. Sleight and Ossie Ginther. Attendance prize went to J C Fortner and cigars were distributed by President Brown.
See'y Lehmann Promotes Lake County in New England Tour
Karl Lehmann of the Lake County Chamber of Commerce heads a five week campaign in New England to screen colored Lake County and Florida motion pictures. The program highlights orange groves, waterways, crops, boating and local landmarks from Pensacola to St. Augustine. Screenings include Kiwanis clubs, PTA events, rotary luncheons and resort hotels with orchestral interludes.
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Karl Lehmann
Lake County Chamber of Commerce
Tavares
Florida
Lake County
Pensacola
Wakulla Springs
Sarasota
Lake Wales
Bok Tower
Orlando
Winter Park
Silver Springs
University of Florida
Azalea Ravine Gardens
Apopka
Sanford
Daytona Beach
McKee Jungle Gardens
Vero Beach
Jacksonville
Rabault Monument
St. Augustine
New Marine Studios
Kiwanis
PTA
Connecticut
Bristol
Stamford
Rotary
Kiwanis and
Lions
Bridgeport
Berkshires
Massachusetts
Lester Roberts
Fountain Inn
Eustis
Curtis
Lennox
Mass
Berkshire Inn
Heaton Hall
Red Lion Inn
Stockbridge
Vermont
Randolph
Tourist Group Announces Winter Program and New Attractions
Chairman Peabody of the Dora Tourist Club Program Committee says the winter season engagements are booked and many new attractions will appear. A full announcement will come in early fall and the group hopes to reach a new high in membership.
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Peabody
Op Dora
First Nat Bank Shows Favorable Increase In Loans
First National Bank of Mount Dora reports a 37 percent rise in loans over the past year from 152 615.41 to 209 585.30, with sixty day figures highlighting growth in agricultural credit for citrus and watermelon growers and local business concerns.
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First National Bank of
Mount Dora
United Press
Jesse Jones
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
George J. White
Inc
Cecereneny
M. V. Simpson Named On Lake County Bus Committee
Col C E Lester, president, appointed a special Lake County highway and bus committee with Charles J Anderson of Groveland as chair. Other members include Frank W Stebbins Eus tis S C Peacock H C Brown C F Evans John L Fahs O W Smith and M V Simpson. The panel will meet to map lake county highway and bus facility plans.
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Col. C. E. Lester
Lake County
M. E. Church Holds Successful First Open House
Last Wednesday in the church parlors a sizeable group attended the Methodist Church open house series. The program ran from eight to ten with informal activities, games and singing, hosted by Rev. and Mrs. Rogers.
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Methodist Church
Rogers
James C Hunter Receives Phi Alpha Delta Honor
James C. Hunter of Tavares son of States Attorney J W Hunter earned a certificate of distinction from Phi Alpha Delta Fraternity as the highest ranking senior at the University of Florida Law School for 1938. The card cites the Duncan U Fletcher Chapter in Florida and lists Dwight H Green Frank M Ludwick. After graduation in June he joined his father in the law firm Hunter Hunter and Hunter in Tavares with J W Hunter.
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James C. Hunter
Tavares
J. W. Hunter
Phi Alpha Delta Fraternity
University of Florida Law School
Phi.Alpha Delta Law
Supreme Executive Board
Duncan, U. Fletcher
Dwight H. Green
Frank M. Ludwick
Hunter
Hunter, Hunter
Hunter, Hunter & Hunter, Consisting of Hon. J. W. Hunter
W. B. and
James C
Tampa workers urged to pledge yearlong gambling ban
About eight to ten thousand Tampa employees were asked to sign pledge cards agreeing to abstain from gambling for one year as part of a local campaign by men determined to wipe out the gambling racket in the city.
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Tampa
Oval Isiness
Word received of accidental death of Harry Mallory
George J White reports the accidental gunshot death of Harry Mallory in Conn eact Ohio. Mallory was a longtime Mount Dora community figure, director of the First National Bank and active in the Chamber of Commerce Yacht Club Lake County Country Club and other groups. He owned a dairy farm in West Springfield Pennsylvania and a summer camp at Topinabee Michigan. He was about 64.
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Mallory
Mount Dora
Chicago
Lakeside
Villa Dora
McDonald Street
Seventh Avenue
First National Bank
Chamber of Commerce
Yacht Club
Lake County Country Club
West Springfield
Topinabee
Mich
Cooley To Lead At Church Forum
T H Cooley will lead a forum at First Methodist Church Sunday night on Christianity and the Legal Profession. The discussion will be followed by audience questions as Rev Rogers plans July Sunday forums to maintain summer interest.
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T. H. Cooley
First Methodist
Cooley
Rogers
Florida youths eye Orange Box regattas at Mount Dora
Walter F. Coachman Jr of the Florida Waterways Congress says inquiries come from across the state about Orange Box regattas. Plans and blueprints for official sailboats are available with materials costing under 27 dollars. Service clubs sponsor contestants, aiding youths who cannot finance boats, with plans and suppliers listed by Franklin M. Sawyer, Cocoa, Florida. Boats built this summer may be sailed as pleasure craft and entered in fall regattas.
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Walter F. Coachman, Jr
Florida Waterways Congress
Mount Dora
Congress
Coachman
Franklin M. Sawyer
Florida Waterways Congress Recreation Committee
Cocoa
Florida
Lake County Gains National Publicity Via 28 Cent Campaign
The Lake County Chamber of Commerce arranged nationwide publicity through a Chicago syndicate, featuring 4-H Club boys at Camp McQuarrie with their farm products. The campaign covered 800 newspapers in 35 states at a total cost of 28 cents per picture and letter.
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Lake County
Camp McQuarrie
United States
Florida Exhibit at World Fair Poised to Steal Show
Those who have seen the model of Florida's magnificent exhibit proposed for the New York World's Fair all concur the state will maintain its reputation for stealing the show despite stiff competition.
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Florida
Pepper carries democracy banner in nation wide speeches
Senator Claude Pepper continues to carry democracy’s banner in speeches across the nation highlighting civil rights and public service.
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Claude Pepper
Democracy
Tennis Tournament Starts This Week
Mount Dora hosts a crowded summer tennis event at Lakeside Park with 50 players, 13 men's singles teams, 12 doubles teams, and 12 mixed doubles. The Chamber of Commerce trophies include a 23 inch column trophy for the winner. Seeded players include Clayton Amain, Charlie Norris, Ross Tremain, J G Ray, Al Ramsdall, and Katherine Hutchinson. Matches begin yesterday with rounds through the week and daily play afternoon and night.
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Segien
Doubes
Chamber of Commerce
Mount Dora
Chamber
Clayton
Charlie Norris
Ross Tremain
al Ramsdall
Babe Scott
H. Simpson
Dickie Widmer
al Ramsdali
J. G. Ray
Ross Bremain
Dickie
Bobby Widmer
Cecil Parker
Bill Stewart
Katherine Hutchinson
Mrs Jas Simpson Improves After Appendicitis Operation
Mrs James A Simpson, visiting her aunt in Tiffin Ohio, was treated for appendicitis last week. An operation was performed last Saturday and a telegram reports she has passed the crisis and is doing nicely. Mr Simpson left for Ohio Saturday to be with his wife.
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James A. Simpson
Tiffin
Ohio
Howard Simpson
Broom Family Sets Boat Trip to Daytona Beach
Mr and Mrs Carl Broom their son and Mrs Brooms sister Miss Yvonne Vey depart today for an inland waterway voyage from here up the Ocklawaha and St Johns rivers to Jacksonville then along the coast to Daytona Beach for fishing before returning.
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Carl Broom
Broom
Yvonne Vey
Ocklawaha
St. Johns
Jacksonville
Daytona Beach
First outdoor TV debut linked to Florida pageant float
Florida contributed to early television history with a float from the Miss Florida Orange Festival. The event featured Miss Nellie Barrett of Frostproof riding a float in New York for the 9 20 mile event, marking a notable origin moment.
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Florida
New York
Nellie Barrett
Frostproof
Roy F Simyes Elected President of Florida Celery Growers
Roy F Symes of Sanford was elected president of the Florida State Celery Growers Association at the annual convention last week.
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Roy F.symes
Sanford
Florida, State Célery Growers Association
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