Flag Day Observed In Solemn Services
A Flag Day program featured a meeting in the auditorium with May or Lackey chairing and C T Purdy presiding. Patrons enjoyed patriotic songs, readings, and a Star Spangled Banner finale with Rev Bouterse delivering the benediction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lackey
C. T. Purdy
W. E. Ferris
Elder
Shirley Schoenberger
Columbia
Margaret Lane
Jeanette Pike
Paul Johnson
Dr. Spencer
Catharine Williamson
Bouterse
LeFevre suffers painful hip injury at Lakeside cottage
Cleveland resident H LeFevre, a Mt Dora winter visitor, fell at his Jasmine Avenue Lakeside cottage Addanett and injured his hip. He was X-rayed at Marblehead hospital and moved to Premont hospital by ambulance. He recently stayed with his grandson in Oak Harbor after his wife’s Florida death. Recovery may take months due to slow healing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hugh LeFevre
Cleveland
Mount Dora
Addanett
Jasmine Avenue
Lakeside
Ohio
Marblehead Hospital
Premont Hospital
LeFevre
Florida
Ferris Earns D O K K Rank At Ocala Pythian Event
W J Ferris received the D O K K rank at Ocala on a Tuesday ceremony attended by a strong Mount Dora Pythias delegation. Apmat and Moharem Temples staged the work with Pythian Sisters viewing the EIGHT ORDER team for the first time. Mount Dora participants included O M Simpson W P Wingler H T Fenn Ernest and Andy Mosteller Fray W F Williamson and Ault.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ocala
Knights of Pythias
Mount Dora Lodge
W. J. Ferris
Mount Dora
Apmat
Moharem
Mr. Ferris
O. M. Simpson
W. P. Wingler
H. T. Fenn
Ernest
Andy Mosteller
Fray W. F. Williamson
Ault
Desert
Fruit Fly Inspection Resumed in Mediterranean Campaign
Secretary Hyde announces resumed field inspection in Florida for the Mediterranean fruit fly. Funds allow spray and cleanup only where infestations exist. growers must remove hosts and apply bait spray with department aid in information. Inspector O’Kane notes renewed effort to remove dangerous hosts and allow movement of Florida citrus to northeast and midwest without sterilization after no infestations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. Hyde
United Department of Agriculture
Cehais
Midwest
Hyde
Washington
Florida
State Plant Board
Middle West
W. C. O’kane
Federal Fruit Fly Board
Federal Board
Middle Western
Bartow Purpura Packing Company Secures North Broadway Site
Bartow Purpura Packing Company has secured a location at North Broadway and plans to erect a packing house there. The move signals expansion and new facilities for the firm in the local area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bartow Purpura Packing Company
North Broadway
Palmetto Penninsula Canning In Whittle Building Now
Palmetto Peninsular Canning Company operates in the Whittle building and is processing tomatoes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Palmetto—Peninsular Canning Company
Whittle
Mount Dora Tax Dollar 1929 Diagram Explains Allocation
The 1929 Mount Dora tax dollar breakdown shows roads receiving 40.2c, with bond district shares totaling 33.9c under a Tallahassee board, schools at 33.9c split between county and Mount Dora funds, state taxes 15.1c to Tallahassee, and county operations 10.8c covering agriculture publicity health courts pauper funds and general expenses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tallahassee
General County School Fund
Lake County Board of Education
Mount Dora
County School Board
Tal
Lahassee
Lake County
Lake County Board of Commissioners
Lake County Chamber of Commerce
Early Grapes From Montverde Move in Car Lots
About 15 to 20 carloads of Beacon and Carmen grapes depart from Montverde and nearby areas marking Florida’s first sizable commercial grape movement. Florida Grape Corp directs packing and shipping in four basket crates weighing 21 pounds, with returns projected above 200 dollars per ton. Casaba grapes ripen earliest in the U S around Montverde though not yet on a commercial basis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montverde
Florida
Beacon
Carmen
Florida Grape Corporation
United States
Bridge nearing completion over Alafia River at Riverview
Construction progresses at Bay Harbor site with rapid work at Southern Kraft Corporation plant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Riverview
Alafia River
Bay Harbor
Southern Kraft Corporation
Mount Dora Opens Series With Win Over Eustis
Mount Dora beat Eustis 6 to 3 in the first of a five game set played in Eustis. A spectacular running catch by Angus Stevenson in right field saved extra bases with a man on third. Next game set for Helmfield Thursday with Mor ris and Dooley on Mount Dora and Igon Eckholdt and Newman for Eustis. Umpire E G Youngblood. Time 1 45.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eustis
Mount Dora
Angus Stevenson
Angus
Helmfield
Morris
Dooley
Igon
Eckholdt
Newman
Ray
Pennington
E. G.’ Youngblood
Pensacola-Escambia plan bridge to span Perdido River
Pensacola area officials announce plans to construct a bridge over the Perdido River to connect Florida and Alabama. Local Elks lodge in Cocoa improved the lot around its new clubhouse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pensacola—Escambia County
Perdido
Florida
Alabama
Cocoa
Elks
Charles Thompson Drowned In Lake Franklin
Five year old Charles Dorsey Thompson drowned Monday afternoon while playing with siblings near Lake Franklin. He fell from a dock and was found in the water about ninety minutes later. Parents Mr. and Mrs. James M. Thompson mourn his loss. interment followed in MacClenny, with Rehbaum and Co. handling arrangements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lake Franklin Park
Mount Dora
Charles Dorsey Thompson
Lake Franklin
James M. Thompson
MacClenny
Florida
Rehbaum and Co
Palm Beach Legal Action Opens for North Palm Beach Ave ROW
Legal action begun to acquire right of way to widen North Palm Beach Avenue from Wells Road to Country Club. Authorities outline eminent domain steps and timelines as the signaled project progresses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Palm Beach
Palm Beach Avenue
Wells Road
Country Club
Grape Growers To Hold Convention In Orlando
The Florida Grape Growers Association plans its annual convention July 1 and 2 at the San Juan hotel in Orlando with 250 members. A grape show will accompany the meeting featuring Fruitland Park Montverde Mount Dora exhibits and aims to boost the local grape industry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Florida Grape Growers Association
Orlando
San Juan
Clifford Hiatt
Lake County
Fruitland Park
Montverde
Mount Dora
Florida
Lake
Watermelon Festival plans momentum in Leesburg event
Miss Florida Margaret Eckdahl of Tampa will judge the beauty contest at Leesburgs First Annual Watermelon Festival on June 26. She previously placed third in the National Beauty Pageant and may hold the title after disqualifications of the top two. The event also features 4-H Girls Pageant led by Mary S. Allen and Florence Smock as a central figure. Miss Smock is the National 4-H Girl Champion. Eckdahl will arrive at Leesburg landing field at 10:00 A.M. with manager Jerome Waterman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Florida
Margaret Eckdahl
Tampa
Leesburg
Miss Eckdahl
Miami
Leesburg Landing Field
Jerome Waterman
Mary S. Allen
Lake Gounty
Florence Smock
Eustis
Donation to Community Rooms Brightens Mount Dora Center
Mrs. H. H. Mallory of Mallory Farm Comet Toe Pa sent a dozen cushions for the Community Building social rooms. They have arrived and will be used as suitable furniture is acquired. The committee thanks her and notes the growing sense the building belongs to Mount Dora residents as it develops into a true social center.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. H. Mallory
Mallory Farm
Comet Toe Pa
Mount Dora
Unusual Vacation For Farmers Week At Florida College
Farmers and farm women are invited to the Fruit Grower's Week at the University of Florida College of Agriculture August 11 to 15. Plans by the College Extension Service Experiment Station and State Plant Board promise education and recreation across citrus crops small fruits pecans truck crops ornamentals and livestock. Dairy Day August 14 and other state meetings will be held. University facilities will be available at reasonable rates for a week of play and study.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
College of Agriculture
University of Florida
College
Agricultural Extension Service
Experiment Station
State Plant Board
Florida State Dairymen’s Association
Mount Dora Population Hits 122.2 Percent Gain
Preliminary 1930 census figures for Mount Dora in Lake County show a population of 1612 as of April 1, up from 725 in 1920, a 122.2 percent rise. The notice urges residents counted or uncounted to contact enumerator H. W. Andrews within five days and notes 47 farms enumerated in the area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Dora
Lake County
Carolina
H. W. Andrews
Beautification Program Proposed for City Parkways
The Knights of Pythias Committee with the Park Commission proposes planting grass along Highland Ave to Fifth Ave and to the Lake, plus Donnelly Street to Butts Corner, to create a uniform town. An alternate plan favors planting Mixed Vincas Perrywinkle for easy care and continuous blooming. Prizes for the plan will be announced soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Knights of Pythias Lodge
Park Commission
Highland Ave
Fifth Ave
Lake
Donnelly Street
R. R
Butts Corner
W. P. Wingler
Kiwanis Luncheon Features Judge Koonce Speech
The Kiwanis club luncheon at Villa Dora drew members with a short attendance and ample food while Judge Koonce delivered a patriotic and inspiring talk praised as the best of the year. Next Thursday’s luncheon moves to Lakeview Hotel Leesburg at 12:30 pm with Lake County Kiwanis clubs and two Rotary clubs preparing for the Watermelon Festival.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kiwanis
Koonce
Lakeview Hotel
Leesburg
Lake County
Rotary
Dade City to Build Six Car Capacity Packing Plant
A six car capacity packing house will be constructed along the Seaboard line west of Seaboard Station in Dade City. The project aims to expand storage and processing facilities for local agriculture and improve regional commerce with access to rail service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dade City
Seaboard
Seaboard Station
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H. Lefevre
O’kane
Mount Dora County
M. E. Pace
O. W. Sadler & Son
Speciac
Bay
Charles Thompson
Judge Koonce
Weather Report
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