Mary Ann's first plane ride and pay day in Lake County
Mary Ann, new office assistant at the Topic, enjoys a first seaplane flight in Lamar Silver's craft and pockets her first paycheck at First National Bank. Duck behavior on Lake Joanna spurs Enos Hawkins to joke about bass predation and a possible lure royalty.
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Mount Dora
Ann B
Bradford Mary
Mary Ann
Lamar Silver
Lake County
First National Bank
Enos Hawkins
Lake
Joanna
Hawkins
Fred Arbogast
Akron
Tropic Topics and a Law Student Summer
A humorous piece contrasts a Red Cross instructor and a child’s view on swimming with a dig at a burned boy’s fate. E. H. Wilkerson, now in Eustis, studies at the University of Florida Law School during the first term, focusing on Supreme Court Procedure and related subjects, with a second term on taxes and Equity Pleading.
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E. H. Wilkerson
Eustis
University of Florida Law School
Supreme Court
Mount Dora snippets mix humor and small town life
A collage of vignettes recounts local color from a church stop for fish bait to Legion social notes. It mentions names like Tom Cooley and Thomas Edward Black, plus scenes of crowds at the Masonic Temple, a dog and a blue jay tussle, and town gossip about Mount Dora.
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Andy Hudak
Akron
Florida
Andy
Mount Dora
Mary
Claude Fralick
Gordon Goodrich
Casey Jones
van “Don Foucart
Thomas Edward Black
Tom Cooley
Thomas Edward
Cooleys
Betty
Legion
Jim Braden
Dick Eddy
George White
Eddy
Donnelly
Masonic Temple
Donnelly St
Fat Slobs Reduced To Midgets With Football
An essay by Frank Keller mocks football training with a satirical, hyperbolic tone. It describes drastic physical and mental changes from playing football, ending with a grim, surreal refrain about battlefield injuries and a final note on the brutal sport.
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Keller
Hercules
Teol Fungus Killer Ad From Mount Dora Pharmacy
An old newspaper ad promotes Teol as a best selling antifungal product. It claims Teol’s 90 percent alcohol formula penetrates deeply to reach and kill germs quickly, noting a 35 cent money back offer and urging fast use to defeat athletes foot.
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Mount Dora
Dorans Suffer Another Defeat In Baseball Standings
The Dorans lost 11 to 7 to Winter Garden at Helmfield last Wednesday as 18 losses and 3 wins show their poor run. Hitting strength was noted with 13 hits for Dorans against 15 by Winter Garden, but few turned into runs. A return game is scheduled for Wednesday afternoon there.
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Dorans
Winter Garden
Helmfield
Weather and Telephony Oddities in Mount Dora
A quirky weather note from Mount Dora features Doc Lee of Mount Dora Pharmacy answering mornings with Is it raining? He reports no rain, while a caller in Lake Jem claims heavy showers. The piece closes with a Proverbs verse blessing.
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Ee Dora
R. E
Doc” Lee
Mount Dora
Doc
Lake Jem
Harry Hutchins
Dora
Mount Dora cited in national publicity drive
Mount Dora has attracted about 3500 inches of publicity in national state and local papers over six months, with Chamber Secretary Bill Wells estimating 1800 dollars of advertising value and potential growth if the Florida Press Association meeting is held here. The Topic Veterans Housing story republications boosted coverage, aided by the Casters club led by Margo Hosford. Loyal Frisbee plans a site visit to assess facilities ahead of a fall convention decision.
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Mount Dora
Chamber of Commerce
Bill Wells
Wells
Topiceterans
Casters Club
Margo Hosford
Florida Press Association
Initely
Loyal Frisbee
Russell Kay
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Ave
Sara
W. L. Story
Lake Gertrude
Red Cross
Story
Vicinity
P. O. Box
Wise Boat Works
Silver Springs
S. E. Wise
Pat
Angus McDonald
Angus
South Africa
A. E
Davis
Princess Theatre
Jack Carson
Wyoming
Charles Coburn
A. M. & S. Sales & Service
Y Frank Keller
Conde
Capetown
Caro
Reenaya
MT. Dora
Fla
B-Sharp Shop
Clayton St., Cor
Ray M. Blanchard
Ray Daniels
Liberty ST
Brown’s Hardware
Paul B. Brown
Eustis, Fla
Make Brown’s
Your Shopping Center
C. M. Gudgeon
Highland Ave
Citrus Culture Corporation
Mount Dora Growers Cooperative
Florida Citrus Mutual
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