Ten Nights in a Bar Room slated for crowded Lake County
The temperance play Ten Nights in a Bar Room draws praise from critics and community leaders as a record run in Jacksonville continues. Florida Federal Theatre WPA brings a 25 member cast to Lake County with reserved seating by writing Je E Strickland care Bank of Tavares for tickets at Tavares High School.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jacksonville
American Legion
Lus
Popular
W. H. Richey
Leesburg
Lake County
Karl Lehmann
County Chamber of Commerce
Florida Federal Theatre
WPA
Tavares
Lake City
Je. E. Strickland
Care Bank of
Sarasota farmer nets 5400 from Red Bliss potato crop
Farmer Tom Bell of Sarasota harvested 4051 bushels from 13 1/2 acres of Red Bliss potatoes with total sales of 5896.50. No.1 3511, No.2 360, No.3 180. Prices to Boston and New York were 150, 1.25, and 1 dollars respectively. Net returns about 5400 with production cost under 50 per acre.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tom Bell
Sarasota
E. Evans
Boston
New York
Roosevelt Rally to Feature Peter Tomassello Jr.
The Roosevelt rally in Tavares will host as speaker the Hon. Peter Tomassello Jr. The Lake County Roosevelt Party plans a Democratic gathering at the Court House with radio reception for Franklin D. Roosevelt’s renomination acceptance at Franklin Field Philadelphia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tavares
Peter Tomassello
Lake County
Roosevelt
Court House
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Franklin Field
Philadelphia
Tomassello
Soil Conservation Meetings Roll On In Lake County
Lake County hosts a series of soil conservation meetings in Tavares Groveland and Montverde with County Agent Clifford Hiatt and H C Brown outlining program details for citrus groves and truck farms. Additional sessions in Leesburg Mount Dora Umatilla are planned as officials appoint more committee members and farmers submit work sheets.
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Lake County
Tavares
Court House
Groveland
Montverde
Clifford R. Hiatt
H. C. Brown
Clermont
Arters
Old Bank
David Seymour
W. R. McQuaig
Montverde-Ferndale
Mount Dora
R. W. Dickson
Citrus Cooperative Culture Association
Leesburg
Umatilla
Mount Dora Boys Camp Near Silver Springs on Weeklong Trip
A group of Mount Dora youths are camping at Silver Springs for a week after leaving Monday by boat. Carl Martensen joined the trip, traveling from Mount Dora to the Springs in nine and a half hours. They used Leon Martensen's motor boat and Dr. Wells' outboard, plus a towed row boat. The group includes Leon Mortensen, Donald Slack, Bobby Wells, Billy McCown, and Tommy Shipes, and they expect to return home Saturday.
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Mount Dora
Silver Springs
Carl Martensen
Leon Martensen
Dr. Wells
Leon Mortensen
Donald Slack
Bobby Wells
Billy McCown
Tommy Shipes
Manatee County Mato Crop Brings In About 2.2 Million
The recent Manatee county Mato crop yielded roughly 2.2 million dollars for local growers in the region. Officials note strong demand and favorable weather boosted output and prices. Growers' association estimates widespread benefit across farming communities.
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Manatee County
Baseball News From Gene Downs Mount Dora
Baseball notes report a schedule with Mount Dora hosting Kissimmee at 3 30 pm and a doubleheader at Winter Garden rained out to be played tomorrow. Eustis to appear Sunday while Leesburg’s director forgets watermelons for practice.
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Mount Dora
Kissimmee
Winter Garden
Eustis
Harris
Leesburg
Toney
Standard
Old Ju Pluvius
Bob Edwards
Kissimmee Bageees
Eegeneetemewee
Aapenee Apopka Eustis
Gtevehoeyvens
Umatilla
Clermont Oo
First Grapes Shipped From Lake County
The first commercial grapes of the year moved from Lake county were shipped from Montverde on Monday, June 15, by Dr. R. W. Dickson. The white Waupanuka grape, highly regarded for flavor, marks the season with about 60 tons of Waupanuka and Beacon grapes expected, Beacon not until about July 1, with initial offerings in Eustis Mount Dora and nearby markets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lake County
Montverde
R. W. Dickson
Florida
Mount Dora
Stockholders to Receive Dividends from Eustis Savings
Stockholders of the First Federal Savings and Loan Association of Eustis will receive dividends on July 1 at 4 percent per year. The six months ending June 30 show strong growth and strong loan activity aiding home buying and remodeling. Investments are insured by the Federal Savings Insurance Corporation up to 5,000 dollars.
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First Federal Savings & Loan Association of
Eustis
G. A. Pierce
C A. Childs
Ed R. Carter
Ant Control Caution With Hazardous Solvent
To rid premises of carpenter ants, pour carbon bisulphide down their holes. Exercise care, as this material is explosive. keep all fire, pipes, and cigarettes away while any odor remains.
Mount Dora Dog Rabies Inoculation Law Enforced
The town ordinance requires rabies inoculation for all dogs by July 1. Unvaccinated dogs at large will be seized. Frank Drake is appointed to inoculate at his home Seventh Avenue and Alexander Street on Saturday June 27 from 9 am to 5 pm, charging $1 per animal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Drake
Mount Dora
Drake
Cooper-Wadsworth Model Orange Grove Near Lake Eustis
The hundred acre Cooper-Wadsworth grove, developed under J. C. Cooper at Mount Dora, lies in Mt. Homer in the Golden Triangle between Tavares and Eustis. It features orange plantings, 800 lime trees, a central tower, 1700 feet of cast iron pipe, and a power plant with water pumped by a motor to fill a tank in thirteen minutes. Mr and Mrs John T Graves Jr reside on site with Graves as superintendent.
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Cooper-Wadsworth
Lake County
J. C. Cooper
Mount Dora
Mt. Homer
Golden Triangle
Tavares
Eustis
Lake Juanita
Lake Eustis
Cooper
John T. Graves, Jr
Graves
Golden Triangle to Have Complete Recreation Center
Lake county will host a new recreation center near Eustis Mount Dora and Tavares with a 120 by 160 foot central building, maple skating floor, dining for sixty, and capacity for 300 on the dance floor. A bath house, white sand beach, dock and spring boards will be built on Lake Woodward. Admission is free. Construction begins June 13 with a $60,000 investment and a prize for naming the center.
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Lake County
Florida
I T
Lake Woodward
State Board of Health
Eustis
Mount Dora
Tavares
C. H. Roumillat
J. C. Fretwell
Air conditioned bed aims to cool sleep rooms
The Cotton Textiles Institute reports a bed with a built in refrigerating unit and cotton curtain to reduce the sleeping area temperature to about 65 degrees while the surrounding bedroom could be as hot as 100 degrees. The curtain can hang on bars at the head and foot of the bed to enclose the sleeper.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Cotton-Textile Institute
Kiwanis All-Kiwanis Night Brings Four Town Unity
Kiwanis clubs of Eustis Mount Dora Tavares and Umatilla met in Mount Dora Community Building for a program of songs piano solos and greetings from delegates at the International Convention. About sixty six Kiwanians attended with readings a radio greeting cut short by static and a brief rededication ceremony.
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Eustis
Mount Dora
Tavares
Umatilla
Jack Simpson
Harold Hippler
Bill Seacole
Charles Osborne
A. M. Brodie
A. L. Ashton
W. A. Skinnner
Russell Peeples
Blondie Bunnell
Sam Peacock
Willie Ruth Crutchfield
Harry-Anna
Maxine Saltsman
A. C. Quixley
America
Wiley Gillespie
Tavares Club
Dr. Weems
Triangle
E. H. Wilkinson
W. E. Rice, Jr
Frank Isted
E. A. Skiff
E. Barton Mumaw
M. F. Bunnell
John S. Wean
Julius Harrison
L. F. Goette
Henry C. Henricksen
Frank E. Owens
Ed C. Carter
C. S. Bull
J. L. Lantz
Wylie W. Gillespie
Frank Sumner
Karl Lehmann
E. M. Tally
Walton Hunter
J. B. Prevatt
Chas. Bassett
C. H. Roumelatt
Jeff Chaffin
R. C Peeples
D. H. Moore
Geo. J. Dykes
Larry Lynch
Willie Ruth
Crutchfield
Kiwanians
J.C. Mainwood
J. G. Parks
Henry Sell
J. H. Dutill
J. Alex Morrell
J. M. Wolfe
Caryl B. Hopson
Vaughn Driggers
F. E. Arnold
J. Philip Doss
H. H. Hethcox
Roy Young
Eddie Stevenson
Orlando
Mr. Young
Mr. Stevenson
A. J Waltz
Sigma Chi
St. Louis
Sweet Sue
Hurlburt
C. L. Quixley
C. J. Brown
Frank Burkart
H. W. Harlow
Wm. J. Johnson
Geo. C. Keller
Chas. Osborne
Rob’t Preston
G. A. Richardson
O. M. Simpson
L. C. Smith
W. L. Story
A. J. Waltz
J. J. West
Geo. J
Mount Dora High and Elementary Schools Accredited
Professor D. D. Roseborough announces that Mount Dora high and elementary schools have been accredited by the Florida State Board of Education for the 1935 36 school year following official notification from State Superintendent W. S. Cawthon.
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D. D. Roseborough
Mount Dora
W. S. Cawthon
Florida State Board of Education
Democratic Executive Committee Met 15th in Lake County
The Lake County Democratic Committee held its first meeting after the first primary on Monday June 15 at the courthouse in Tavares to organize for the year. H C Duncan was unanimously re elected chairman, four nominations for chairmanship with a ruling that a woman from each precinct would hold the post, Mrs papal Gamble of Eustis elected, S H Bowman re elected secretary. Tom Cooley Mount Dora spoke for the Roosevelt Demonstration to be held June 27, with committee women agreeing to promote the event county wide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lake County
Democratic Committee
Tavares
H. C. Duncan
Papal Gamble
Eustis
S. H. Bowman
Clermont
Salute to the Modern Newspaper broadcast announced
The Topic invites listeners to NBC Blue Network program Salute to the Modern Newspaper on June 29 at 7:30 Eastern. The event honors the fourth estate and the Linotype inventors fiftieth anniversary. Charles A. Wright, Temple University, Philadelphia, wins a $500 prize for best script.
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NBC Blue
National Broadcasting Company
Linotype Company
Charles A. Wright
Temple University
Philadelphia
Motoring to California for Nurses Convention
Miss Kempe and Miss Etta, nursing leaders from Lake County, undertake a grand cross country trip to California for a nurses convention. They travel via Dallas to the Pacific coast, visit Chicago friends, then tour Mexico, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Seattle and Vancouver, onward to Lake Louise and Banff, returning to Chicago in the fall. Miss Etta plans a Montana home visit. Miss Kempe will see her Wisconsin mother and Chicago friends.
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Miss Kempe
Mount Dora
Miss Etta
Lake County Medical Center
California
Chicago
Pacific Coast
Dallas
Texas
Mexico
U. S
Los Angeles
San Francsco
Seattle
Vancouver
Lake Louise
Banff
Etta
Montana
Kempe
Wisconsin
Professional Players Set To Appeal In Tavares Tonight
A 25 member company from the WPA Federal Theatre project will stage Ten Nights in a Barroom in Tavares Lake County Monday night June 29 under the American Legion. Proceeds go to the Legion Safety campaign with a moderate admission price.
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Tavares
Lake County
American Legion
Federal Theatre Project
WPA
Jacksonville
The
American Legion Post
Dodder Persists Until Handpicked Everywhere
Dodder, a parasitic plant, can be eradicated only by constant handpicking wherever it is found. Sprays effective against this pest would also harm desirable crops or other plants.
Cone Nominated For Governor In Second Primary
The state canvassing board will not announce official returns from the second primary until Monday. Unofficial returns show Fred Cone with the nomination for Governor, leading Raleigh Petteway. Colin English appears to have won State Superintendent of Public Instruction over incumbent W. S. Cawthon. In the Fifth Congressional District Joe Hendricks seems ahead of J. W. Steed, figures not learned. In Lake County A. S. Herlong Jr. won County Judge over Harry P. Johnson, and D. H. Moore over J. W. Mosley for County Superintendent. Frank E. Owens defeated M. W. Simpson in Fourth Commissioners District. County results: Cone 2551 to 120 for Petteway. Cawthon 1590 to 164 for English. Hendricks 2743 to 241 for Steed. Herlong 2870 to 1938 for Johnson. Moore 2672 to 227 for Mosley. Owens 2200 to 555 for Simpson.
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Fred Cone
Releigh Petteway
Colin English
W. S. Cawthon
Fifth Congressional District
Joe Hendricks
J. W. (Funie) Steed
Lake County
A. S. Herlong, Jr
Harry P. Johnson
D. H. Moore
J. W. Mosley
Frank E. Owens
M. W. Simpson
Mount Dora
Fred P. Cone
Raleigh Petteway
Congress
Hendricks
W. J. (Funie) Steed
He Moore
Owens
Watermelon Festival draws 7000 to Leesburg celebration
The 10th Annual Lake County Watermelon Festival drew about 7000 residents to Leesburg with a parade concerts by three bands and a coronation ball at Silver Lake Country Club. Candidates for governor and congress spoke from a joint platform amid county race discussions. Queen Elease Burton of Leesburg crowned at festival finale.
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Daddy Fagg
Children’s Home Society of Florida
Marcus C
Fagg
Marcus C. Fagg
Saint James Building
Sarasota Man
Putiam
Tomasello
Baseball News
Hale
Swscse
Ssenesepetees
T. Cooley
M. Cooley
J. Brantley
Christopher
Adkins
R Popes
Mosteller
C. Dooley
Brady
Svesedes
Cox
Chamberlain
Andrews
M. Dooley
Ner T. Dooley
Chames
Dooley
Fisher
Parrish
Gilroy
Morris
Dr. Dickson
Kiwanis News
Democratic Executive Committee
Cone
Herlong
Moore
Central Florida
Fred C. Cone
Raleigh W.petteway
DeLand
Funie
Steed
Tallahassee
Ocala
Elease, Burton
W. D. Okahumpka
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