Mount Dora Yacht Club Tea Hosts March 16
Miss Mildred Marsh will host a tea at the Mount Dora Yacht Club on Tuesday afternoon March 16 from 3 30 to 5. Nearly 200 invitations have been issued. Mount Dora speedboats showed strong at the Tampa regatta with records falling as the local boats led the pack among the fastest in the United States. Attending spectators included Commodore and Mrs. Alvord Mrs H W Wilt and many other local residents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mildred Marsh
Mount Dora Yacht Club
Mount Dora
Tampa
United States
Mount Dorans
Commodore
Alvord
H. W. Wilt
Ralph Baker
George Malone
Owen Connor
Walter Fowler
Frank Fowler
Margaret Fowler
Harry Backus
R. J. Trimble
L. H. Fitzsimmons
Archie Hurlburt
Jennings
Mount Dora Grange push aims for Florida first in state
March 5 1936 note on forming a Grange in Mount Dora with National Master to visit later. Dwelley seeks local men and women to join and establish the group before the delegation arrives. Also ads for heavy weight goods closeout at Drugg's Variety Store with deep discounts on jackets sweaters dresses and overalls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Dwelley
Mount Dora
Florida
Speaking of Birds in Syreat WIEN by Margo Hosford
A birdwatching tribute notes a chorus of cardinal titmouse and jay fright, then hawks drive birds from feeders. The author lists many species seen nearby, from woodpeckers to purple martins, and confirms purple martins eat mosquitoes and other flying insects.
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Chuck Will
Catbird
Verce
Storeowners Reply on Art Festival Location and Parking
Clara Wiley and Robert Heist of Mount Dora defend keeping their doors open during the art festival while arguing for a change of site to Gilbert Park. They describe road closures and parking lot blockage hurting business and note a few exhibitors kept merchandise safe overnight. They acknowledge goodwill but urge balance between festival benefits and local access.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Compton
Gilbert Park
City Council reviews personnel pay plans and cemetery cleanup
City officials discuss the Temporary Committee on Personnel and Wages forming to review job descriptions and proposed pay schedules for most city employees. A new citywide insurance program bids are to be prepared, with a meeting of the insurance committee set. Cleanup of an old Negro cemetery north of Pine Forest Cemetery proceeds toward parity with the main cemetery, dating back over a century.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ray
G.R.M
Bob) Pearson
Champion
Jack Morgan
Pine Forest
Morgan
Mount Dora Spirit Versus Midtown Mall Plans Prompts Debate
The columnist laments gaps in discussion about the second Art Festival and a proposed Midtown Mall at the former Princess Theatre. He warns traffic, parking, and storefront dominance could erode downtown charm and urges support for local merchants, library plans, and a community trust fund to fund cultural and recreational projects.
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Mount Dora
Princess Theatre
Fifth Avenue
Fifth and
McDonald Street
Donnelly Street
New City Council
White House
Carter Campaign Stop Planned at Lake Sumter College
Jimmy Carter former Georgia governor and Democratic presidential hopeful visits the Lake Sumter Community College Leesburg campus on Thursday March 4 at 11 pm to speak to students faculty staff and others on the Campus Union patio. Langford campaign field coordinator for five states addressed Dr. Edward Jackson's government class on campus about organization and finance.
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Jimmy Carter
Georgia
Lake Sumter Community College
Leesburg
Carter
New Hampshire
College Union
Jim Langford
Edward Jackson
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R. R. Eddy
A. J. Waltz
C. R. Javens
Mount Bora
A.M. Liveright
Vol
West Fifth Avenue
P.O. Box
Syreat Wien
Margo Hosford
Clara Wiley
Robert Heist
Lott
Jameison
Crone
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