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Newspaper
Mount Dora Topic
Location
Mount Dora, Florida, United States of America
Date
Jul 29, 1948
Page
1
Eustis CorC Calls Hearing on Telephone Service
Eustis CorC invites Mount Dora area support to seek better service in the Golden Triangle. A public hearing on complaints is set for Friday August 13 at 7 30 p m in Eustis city hall.Phil Goddard former Florida Telephone Corporation manager in Eustis chairs the effort. City Attorney Tom Cooley notes Mount Dora may respond as the rate hike remains contested.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Dora
Chamber of Commerce Corr
Eustis
Tom Cooley
Ocala
Mount Dora School Opens September
Mount Dora's school will open Sept. 1 with registration starting Aug. 31. Principal W. A. Vincent announced this week that classes start earlier than usual and labor Day on Sept. 6 will be a holiday. The school term lengthened last year, affecting Florida fees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Dora
W. A. Vincent
Florida
Vincent
Mount Dora Lions Parade Boosts Town Attracting New Visitors
Three thousand New Yorkers paused work to watch a Fifth Avenue parade featuring a Mount Dora sign inviting fishermen boaters and hunters. The sign promotes local citrus groves and a Lions Blood Bank plan as Dora delegates Al Rehbaum Jr and Bob Bardwell rode the Mount Dora car.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fifth Av
Mount Dora
Mount’ Dora
Lions Club Blood Bank
International Lions Club
Dora
al Rehbaum, Jr
Bob Bardwell
Exploring Unknown Tree Species Remain Largely Hidden
Fragments indicate worldwide uncertainty about total tree species with new varieties continually discovered in remote tropical regions. Estimates range around twenty thousand remaining undiscovered, underscoring vast biodiversity still undocumented.
Hyacinth War Waged By Apopka Group
Dorans and Orange county sportsmen plan an 8 p.m. meeting at the Winter Garden Community building to renew efforts against water hyacinths choking Lakes Apopka Beau Claire and seeping into Lake Dora. The Lake Apopka Sportsman's association, formed Jan 21, will discuss eradication and fish conservation after volunteers cleared the Apopka canal and a steel barge with weed killer spray tech was used to reach 50 feet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orange County
Winter Garden
Lake Apopka
Mount Dora 1895 Street Scene At Fourth And Donnelly
A found 1895 view shows Mount Dora downtown at Fourth and Donnelly. The General Mdse store is first owned by A. N. Stowe, later by R. H. True, father of Miss Mary True at the First National Bank. A nearby building once housed a drug store where Sage's Jewelry stands.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Topic
Mount Dora
A. N. Stowe
R. H. True
Mary True
First National Bank
Mr. True
Century-Old Shuffleboard Photo Captures Changing Fashion
Early shuffleboard image likely from the 1930s shows women in long skirts, not from 1948. The photo reflects a period before skirts were deemed a nuisance to American womanhood, highlighting evolving attire in social sports.
Remember This Mount Dora Miniature Golf Course
Mount Dora once boasted a popular nine hole miniature golf course at Fourth and McDonald. The local course drew crowds while miniature golf fads swept the nation. Now enthusiasts favor a newer nine hole layout on Highland Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Dora
Fourth and
McDonald St
Highland
It Smells in Citrus Business Says Mount Dora Grower
Gladys Malone, a Mount Dora citrus grower touring New England, writes from Sunderland Massachusetts complaining about low grower profits. She notes fruit prices in stores 60 to 65 cents a dozen for oranges and 5 to 10 cents per field box for grapefruit, with growers receiving little share of the profit and urges support for Florida Citrus Mutual.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gladys Malone
Mount Dora
New England
Florida Citrus Mutual
Mrs. Malone
Sunderland
Mass
Massachusetts
New York
Mutual
Conant Urges CofC to Appoint National Group
Paul Conant, chairman of the U S Chamber of Commerce National Affairs committee, urged the board to form a five man business leader group to study the national situation. He said small business must be more active in legislation. The Chamber will decide at a special directors meeting. Conant also spoke to the Lions Club.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Dora
Paul Conant
U. S. Chamber of Commerce
Board of Directors
Chamber
Mount Dora Hero Carries Shrapnel Memento in Heart
Harry J Hopcraft, longtime Mount Dora resident and acting postmaster candidate, survived World War II with a shrapnel fragment in his chest. He rose from second lieutenant to captain with the 30th Infantry, earning the Silver Star for gallantry at St Lo.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fifth
Donnelly
Harry Hopcraft
England
Harry
Infantry
United States
Normandy
St. Lo
Harry J. Hopcraft
Heroic rifle company commander braves fire in wartime push
Harry John Hopcraft led his rifle company toward the German front near Wurselen inside the Siegfried Line. After a severe shrapnel wound and brain concussion, he returned to duty, guiding a wayward platoon leader while under enemy fire, later receiving medical notes on a heart injury.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry
Germany
Wurselen
Seigfried
England
Dwight Harkin
Medical World’s Hall of Fame
Bankers attack citrus industry in support of Florida Mutual report
A Florida Bankers Association citrus committee report urged backing of Florida Citrus Mutual as the group aired industry woes after meetings with growers shippers and canners. The inquiry blamed interior Florida for market instability noting half of the U S citrus crop is there and lacks a unified movement to secure profitable prices. Attendees included W S McLarin Jr of the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta and Rufus R Clark of the Columbia Bank for Cooperatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Florida Citrus Mutual
Orlando
Florida
Citrus Committee
Florida Bankers Association
J. D. Camp
Executive Council
Industrywide distrust exposed in Florida citrus report
A Florida citrus inquiry depicts widespread suspicion among growers shippers canners and brokers. It cites 15 000 growers 400 shippers 60 canners and argues for market shipment control and tougher interior quality standards to stabilize prices and improve coordination. The panel plans to divide findings into impressions and recommendations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Florida
Coop Grower Shippers
Citrus Commission
Florida Citrus Mutual Sees Tough Market For 109 Million Box Crop
A study notes the 109 million box Florida citrus harvest risks low production costs if marketed under prior methods. It cites two successful models Indian River Citrus League and California Citrus Exchange, describes shifts in marketing structure, and outlines Mutuals aims to raise interior quality and ensure orderly shipments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Florida
Indian River Citrus League
California’ Citrus Exchange
Cooperative Marketing Association
Florida Citrus Mutual
Florida Citrus
Mutual
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Louis Tremain
Fourth and Alexander
Pony Express
Eustis Corc
Fellows
Hyacinth
Apopka Group
Rambler
Conant
Cofc
Mabel Norris Reese
Congress
C.C. Dooley
Walter Hopcraft
Gainesville
North Carolina
Michigan
New Hampshire
Mili
Harry John Hopcraft
Vero Beach
King Ranch
Texas
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