Lawn Bowling Club Holds Annual Meeting and Slate
The club met March 6 at the Club House with 48 members present. Edwin Wallace elected president. Dr. John James vice president. J G Tradinger secretary. W E Breckenridge treasurer. a 3-member board includes William S. Jones, Ed B. Blackburne and James A. Nelson. Dues set to seven dollars men, five dollars women, three dollars associates. associate members gain clubhouse use but no rink access. honorary members may be named without voting rights. A memorial list honored deceased members. Bridgman praised for service. Taylor plaque to be placed under Mr. Taylor’s picture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bridgy
al Maben
Arthur Pratt
Taylor
Mr. Taylor
Parapragh
Board of Governors
Merchants League Faces Tight Standings And Mixed Doubles
The Merchants League reports four leaders locked in close pursuit as top teams exchange positions. Absent players reduced matches to 12, affecting totals. Umatilla wins the Gould Trophy Mixed Doubles with Mount Dora and others placing. Red and Black crowd enjoys prizes for winning sides. Condolences extended to Fish and Peplow families. farewells to Potts departing for Armstrong Mills.
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Merchants League
Jones Gold
Spang
Red Ravens
Sally
Jones
Rehbaum
Theorthern
Astron
Umatilla
Mount Dora
C. B. Peterman
Fred Ace
Floyd Miller
Ward
Chas. Doust
Henry Hart
Caroline Towers
Winter Park
Doc Lee
Rexall
Lester Fish
Woodstock
Ill
Morris Peplow
Detroit
Fondau Revoirs
Tom Potts
Armstrong Mills
Ohio
Tom
Hotel Bell
Merchants’ League
Lake County Tops January Sales Tax at $25,950
Florida county sales tax for January 1950 shows $25,950 collected from a gross business of about $837,950. The state's January gross receipts total reached $375,974,703 with $114,047,095 taxable and $3,525,440 in tax collections. About 90,000 Florida businesses are registered under the tax law.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. Gay
Lake County
Florida
Haynes edges Melling to win Mount Dora Lions Trophy
In a tight Mount Dora Club Championship final Haynes and Melling battled to a 1 up finish after 36 holes with Melling taking a late lead and Haynes rallying. Melling claimed the Lions Trophy while both players earned trophies for the title bout and runner up. Webb Ley led weekly play with a 73.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brn
Haynes
Herman Melling
Jackson
Mich
Eustis
Melling
Lake County to Accept Sealed Bids for Jail Equipment
Lake County Florida Board of County Commissioners will receive sealed bids on Monday April 3 1950 at 10 am for furnishing and installing jail equipment including three water closets one shower and three 18 by 20 flat rimmed sinks. The board reserves the right to reject any or all bids. Signed by GEO J Dykes county clerk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kensey
Board of County Commissioners
Lake County
Florida
Progressive Business Firms Editorial Reviews
W. E. Sloan reviews Lake County business firms in an editorial column highlighting local commerce, leadership, and economic outlook. The piece emphasizes firm performance, community impact, and prospects for growth amid regional trends.
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Lake County
Perry C Brown & Son Real Estate and Insurance
Perry C Brown & Son of Leesburg Florida offers homes groves farms and locations with dependable insurance service to Lake County. The firm stresses a square deal policy and progressive growth through straightforward public dealings and local community involvement.
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Lake County
Bourlay's Flowers in Leesburg Florist of Choice and Care
Bourlay's Flowers at 1213 West Main Street Leesburg Florida markets itself as the town's top florist offering fresh high quality varieties and custom floral designs. The firm emphasizes attentive service advising on home wedding and funeral decor and aims to enhance community space with expert decoration.
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West Main Street
Leesburg
Florida
Telephone
Collier Motors Repair Shop in Leesburg Florida
Collier Motors at Fourteenth and Magnolia in Leesburg offers complete auto service. The up to date shop prides itself on reliable workmanship and vast facilities to rebuild or replace any automobile problem with a workmanlike approach.
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Magnolia Street
Leesburg
Florida
Telephone 131
Collier Motors
Oasis Night Club Review Escapes Traffic Clutter
The Oasis Night Club on Ocala Highway Leesburg Florida earns high marks for its beauty, comfort, top quality music and first class bar service. Managers are community minded professionals delivering rapid yet unhurried service and refined entertainment as the reviewer commends the establishment.
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Ocala Highway
Leesburg
Florida
Oasis
Lake County
Peters Complete Land Surveys for Lake County
H O Peters offers complete land surveys and civil engineering services in Leesburg Florida located in the Crager Building. He markets subdivision developments streets sewers water works farm drainage and reports with modern equipment and ready assistants and highlights his work on city projects and municipal planning in the state.
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H. O. Peters
Lake County
Crager Building
Leesburg
Florida
America
New York
Mr. Peters
Peters
Orr Furniture Exchange Opens At Leesburg FL
Orr Furniture Exchange at 605 East Main Street Leesburg Florida promotes itself as serving the area with quality merchandise at reasonable prices The store emphasizes best in each department and cites numerous satisfied customers as proof.
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NEW and
East Main Street
Leesburg
Florida
Our Furniture Exchange earns praise in Leesburg review
The firm offers a complete stock of furniture and home furnishings at low prices. Salespeople are courteous and helpful, and the management is competent and public spirited. The review notes the store as a reliable local shopping center in Leesburg Florida.
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Leesburg
Florida
Forem Crate House
East End Package Store Ad in Lee Florida
A local advert describes East End Package Store at 808 East Main Street Lee Florida offering wines and liquors from California Kentucky and Europe. It touts a large stock and reputations for fair honest service with high standards and broad patronage.
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East Main Street
Lee Florida
California
Kentucky
Europe
Rexall Drug Store in Leesburg Opens Friendly Local Hub
The Rexall Store at 401 West Main Street Leesburg Florida offers prescription filling by registered pharmacists with a wide stock of drugs sundries cosmetics and toiletries. It promotes fair trade prices and savings on purchases while highlighting nationally known candies and cigars as a social center for the surrounding area.
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West Main Street
Leesburg
Florida
Rexall
Cauthen Grove Service and Farm Supplies Advert
Cauthen Grove Service and Farm Supplies on Dixie Avenue Leesburg Florida promotes itself as a well known, trusted firm aiding local progress. The article cites wide experience, comprehensive trade knowledge, growing patronage, and public spirited leadership contributing to community development and price reductions for residents.
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Dixie Avenue
Leesburg
Florida
Leonard's Typewriter Service in Leesburg Florida
Leesburg's Leonard's Typewriter Service at 434 North Third Street thrives on quality and service. The shop emphasizes cooperation with customers and modern facilities to support commercial progress in the community and surrounding territory.
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North Third Street
Leesburg
Florida
Leonard's Typewriter Service
Florida Nursery and Landscape Company Advertising Copy
Leesburg Florida advertises a complete nursery and landscape service under experienced growers and designers. It promises guaranteed true to name plants, diverse varieties including palms shrubs and trees, ready for city forestry and home landscaping projects.
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Florida Nursery & Landscape CO
Ocala Highway
Leesburg
Florida
Florida Nursery and Landscape Company
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Bridgman
Tennyson
Wm. McLachlan
Joseph Tracy
Eben J. Fullam
Harry F. Hichborn
Albertus J. Morse
Everett J. Best
Frank Taylor
Herbert A. Sillence
Mary E. Parker
Wm. E. Oliver
Geo. A. Meinecke
Wm. A. Chisholm
Edwin Wallace New
Whatley
Ocala
Fla
Charles Parker
Donnelly
BOARD OF COUNTY _COMMISSIONERS
Flor
Geo. J. Dykes
W. E. Sloan
Perry C. Brown & Son
Bourlay
A. H
Buddy) Bourlay
H. J. Nichols
DODGE
Plymouth
Collier
Hudson Motor
H. T. Nichols
State Loan Company
Magnolia
Fourth Street
ORR Furniture Exchange
TRULY
East End
Leonard
Mer Ts
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