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Newspaper
Mount Dora Topic
Location
Mount Dora, Florida, United States of America
Date
Jun 12, 1947
Page
7
A proposal for a two day motor boat run from Mount Dora to Silver Springs with an overnight stop and prize awards, drawing drivers from across the country. Local chambers of commerce and state boating groups voiced strong support, pending Silver Springs cooperation.
A Sylvan Shores business formerly the Moorhead grocery announced a change of management this week. It is now operated by R. M. Goodman and his son William E. Goodman offers meats vegetables staples and gasoline and oil and plans to add accessories later.
A curio filled paragraph recalls a May 22 letter from federation secretary to Peter Schall of Silver Springs. It mentions visitors, a Stupid oversight, a Mount Dora resident Christy Brown owning a Martin 60 outboard and an aluminum boat. It notes Sail boats on Lake Dora and Wise Boat Works building a 35 foot cruiser for a Winter Park client and a newly launched yacht cruising north with Roland Morse as skipper.
About 100 Mount Dora children and teachers at the First Baptist church enjoy a watermelon recess on the new playground during a two week Bible school event shared by the Methodist and Baptist churches. Several departments and workers are listed with Rev. Carlos Purgailis as music teacher and Eudell Sutley as storyteller.
L. W. Horsely and W. O. Wilder, longtime Mount Dora residents and school graduates, opened a watch repair business on May 17. They trained under RK. W. Horsely and work from an office near the post office with secretary Mrs. John Dillard. Wilder served in the Air Force. Horsely in the Navy in the Pacific.
Dr Leonard Barker advertises 2 percent per cent dividends on savings or investments insured up to 5000 by a U S government instrumentality. One dollar starts a savings plan. Offers loans to repair refinance purchase or build home or business property at low rates. First Federal Savings and Loan Association of Lake County Leesburg Florida.
Mount Dora youth groups may still buy memberships for the July outing at half price for the balance of the year. Mrs. William Vincent announced the offer at the center. The center hosted colored movies of the senior class picnic at Anna Maria Beach and the Daytona Beach outing last week. O. W. Conner arranged the showings, which ran three times before packing away the films.
The family thanks friends the doctor Rev George Gibson and Mr Al Rehbaum for kindnesses during their bereavement. A stray note references sausage in Homer's Odyssey per the Britannica.
Notice recalls a June 3 1947 Mount Dora Town Council session proposing an ordinance to regulate plumbing and drainage registration. The meeting to consider passage is set for July 1 1947 at City Hall with the Town Clerk’s office holding the file for public inspection. The notice also covers the 1947 assessment roll open for inspection through June 25 1947 and a Board of Equalization session June 26 1947 to hear complaints.
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