Mount Dora Lions Hear Rev. Clarence Post on Blindness
The Mount Dora Lions Club hosted Rev. Clarence B. Post, a 40 year blind speaker, who spoke on the psychology of blindness and that seeing with the mind is key. The club discussed convention plans, meal payments, rebates for absences, and charity efforts including tickets for Girl Scout Troop 100.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tom Davis
Riverside Club
D. Fish
Woodstock
Clarence Post
Utica
New York
Ted Tom Davis
Sarasota
Mount Dora
Lion Swiger
Lions Club
Lion
Clarence B. Post
Rev. Post
Post
California
Hawaii
England
Lion Rev. Post
Hes § Farms
Lions Clubs
Florida
Lions
Youth Center Follies
Lion Gene Downs
Villa Dora Hotel Hosts Spring guests and music evenings
The Villa Dora Hotel sends pleasant journeys to departing friends and greets new arrivals including Ralph McClintock and Herbert Suhr. Recent social events featured Don Bryant’s piano and vocal program hosted by H. H. Mallory with a memorable evening for guests and friends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ralph McClintock
Nutley N. J
Herbert Suhr
New York City
Mollie Murray
Bridgport
Conn
Margaret Finck
Edgar Thorne
Montreal
Canada
J Tenray
H. H. Mallory
Don Bryant
Bryant
Florida’s Most Beautiful Fair Highlights County Cooperation
Gainesville hosted the Florida’s Most Beautiful Fair with an elaborate exhibit of ducks swans pheasants and fowl in the arcade and vivid school bands enhancing the event. President L L Polk and Exposition leaders are praised for beauty and success while Lake County officials police and city staff are commended for support and equipment loans.
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Gainesville
United Service
H. Frank Isted
Eustis State Bank
Lake County
Marionette Show by Mount Dora Students
The Woman's Club invites the community to a Marionette Show on Wednesday April 2 at 3 o clock. Mount Dora school students directed by Miss Edith Fairfax Davenport present puppets brought to life with music directed by Mr. Hawkins. Do come and enjoy this performance.
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Mount Dora
Edith Fairfax Davenport
Hawkins
Grand View Hotel Hosts Parama Guests and Wildlife Films
Former Parma mayor Mr. Frank D. Johnson and Mrs. Johnson, with Cleveland ties, visited the Grand View Hotel in Lawrence Slatmyer’s hospitality. They presented wildlife films from seven trips to the Okeefenokee Swamp, drawing praise for Johnson’s birding and swamp expertise. A March 22 evening banquet awarded prizes for animal portraits and a turtle scene, plus a musical contest. The Johnsons plan another visit to see friends.
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Frank D. Johnson
Parma
Ohio
Cleveland
Lawrence Slatmyer
Grand View
Johnson
Okeefenokee
Georgia
A. Sayre
Chas. Brock
Lake County League of Municipalities Meets at Grand View Hotel
The Lake County League of Municipalities will convene at Grand View Hotel on May 7 at 7:00 p.m. before the Legislature opens. Mayor I. E. Burleigh of Tavares, league president, will preside. Mayor Louis C. Vogt of Eustis will welcome officials from every Lake County municipality. A full, representative attendance is anticipated.
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Lake County League of Municipalities
Grand View Hotel
Gage
Sylvan Shores Realty Offidy New Delaphons
Readable item notes a property matter at Sylvan Shores involving Realty Offidy and a sequence number 4512. Details are sparse in readable text but suggest a real estate or title record with a parcel reference. Further specifics are not present in the fragment.
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Sylvan Shores
Realty Offidy
New Delaphons
Yacht Club Notes Highlight Social Nonsense and Local Gatherings
The Yacht Club notes describe numerous social events and gatherings at local clubs and homes. Highlights include bridge parties with hostesses, luncheon and dinner events with regional friends, New England fish chowder by Margo Horsford, and visits by guests from Hartford and Ohio. Debates cited involve a Commodore and a Republican-leaning attorney.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. C. Thomas
Mount Dora
Ivor Thomas
Allingsley
William Louthan
Larry Smith
Steward
Merril Turner
R. H. Williams
Eustis
Missouri
Illinois
Bernard
Schrader
Manne
Berty
Marshall Collins
A. C. Bowdish
Grandview
Margo Horsford
Massachusetts
Margo
Carl
Helene Graves
Hal
Mitchell
George Dudley Church
Hartford
Walker Kennedy
Commodore
Red
Barrister Mitchell
Republican Committee of
Conn
Kiwanis Meeting Reviews Famous Case and Supreme Court Path
Kiwanis members heard a guest discuss a famous legal controversy from the CIO pottery dispute through U S Supreme Court proceedings. The speaker, Mr Nunnelly, offered a precise, analytical account praised for its clarity and impact on understanding the case and its economic implications.
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Ton
Kiwanis
CIO
Pottery Co
Nunnery
U. S. Supreme Court
Ip Oa Uenral
Nunnelly
R—Le
Mount Dora Shuffleboard Team Shines in Eustis
Shuffleboard Club of Mount Dora represented well at Eustis over Friday and Saturday with Mrs. Leslie Purdy winning first prize and Mrs. Floyd Miller taking third in the Ladies Singles Tournament. Mrs. Quayle of Eustis earned second prize. Next week will report on Umatilla results from March 26.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Dora
Eustis
Leslie Purdy
Floyd Miller
Quayle
Fandioen
Umatilla
Musical Program for Mount Dora P T A Meet
A musical program will be presented for the Mount Dora P T A meet next Tuesday April 1 at 8 p.m. in the Community Building featuring the school Glee Club and Manuel J Sedano Memorial Band under John Hawkins. All are invited to attend.
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Parent-Teacher Association of the
Mount Dora
Manuel J. Sedano
John Hawkins
New Residents for Mount Dora Welcome Newcomers to Town
Mount Dora gains new residents including Mr. and Mrs. A. E. Overden from Atlanta who bought Lake Dora property and plan building their permanent home. Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Howell from Boston purchased a lot at Grandview and Woodland and will start building a home as permanent renters. Sales were handled by LaDue-Lashar Realty Company.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Dora
A. E. Overden
Atlanta
Lake Dora
Alfred Rehbaum
Eugene Howell
Boston
Mass
Burgess Thayer
Grandview
Woodland
Third) Avenue
Wee
LaDue—Lashar Realty Company
Explanation of Paper Deficiencies by Topic Readers
The note from E. L. Downs the superintendent explains weekly deficiencies in the paper. It describes the linotype operator shortage and the difficulty of producing editions until Downs returns.
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E. L. Downs
Downs
Hines Homes to Hold Open House in Tavars
An open house showcasing a prefabricated Hines Home is planned for Saturday and Sunday March 29 and 30 in Tavars. The display will be in the fourth block north of Highway 441 on Fourth Avenue or St. Clair Abrams Avenue with details from Ske Company of Tavants.
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Tavares
Highway 441
Fourth Avenue
St. Clair Abrams Avenue
Ske
Company of
Tavants
Duyckincks Leave Lakeside Inn After Winters
Mr and Mrs H M Duyckinck of Rising Sun Maryland depart today for home following an extended stay at Lakeside Inn. They have spent winters there for several years entertaining Inn guests Kiwanis club and others with his colored motion.
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H. M. Duyckinck
Rising Sun
Lakeside Inn
Kiwanis Club
League of Women Voters to Organize Branch Here
Mount Dora women plan to organize a local branch of the League of Women Voters meeting Thursday at 2 p.m. at Miss Milner’s residence corner of Baker Street and Ninth Avenue with a state organizer in attendance to guide the group.
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League OF Women Voters
Mount Dora
Community Club Concludes Season With Entertaining Night
The season finale featured Mr Newell hosting with Mal O Mal Ogden as MC. Ogden, a New Newark resident, is active in the American Theatre Wing and the American Assn of Concert Artists. Florida Poster Girl was spotlighted after traveling to New York to model. Webb City sponsors backed the event. Adagio Dancers Twinkle and Taylor from Texas closed a long Chicago engagement with lively routines. Accompanist Russell W Bailey enhanced the performances and audience enjoyment.
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Mr. Newell
Mal O Mal Ogden
M. C
Ogden
New Newark City
American Theatre Wing
American Assn
Florida
New York
Webb City
Twinkle and
Taylor
Texas
Chicago
Russell W. Bailey
Youth Center thanks Woman's Club for donated piano
Members express gratitude for a piano gifted by the Woman's Club now at the Youth Center. It aids rehearsals for the March 28 show at the Community Building. Mrs. Frank Dutton often visits to play during sings. Visitors from other schools joined during the state basketball tournament, and the piano is the Youth Center's main attraction. Buy tickets for the Youth Center Follies and attend the show.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Dutton
Youth Center
Mount Dora Linked With Florida Glider Infantry Units
Florida State Senior actor H. W. Tarkington announces Mount Dora as a tentative support site for a company of the 485th Glider Infantry. Lt. Col. Clyde Travelstead of Orlando commands the battalion. Capt. Tom Hurlburt of Mount Dora leads the Heavy Weapons Company. The Organized Reserve aims to train units for rapid mobilization and expansion, with volunteers from wartime veterans and new officers joining the effort. Additional officers from LANs and Eustis are assigned as the unit grows toward full strength.
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Florida State
H. W. Tarkington
Mount Dora Fla
Clyde Travelstead
Orlando
Tom Hurlburt
Mount Dora
Hurlburt
War Department
Regular Army
National Guard
Army of the United States
Jim Herlong
Lans
Paul V. Hudson
Eustis
Heber Lenees
P. Box
Orlando Army Air Base
Evetle
Mosteller Serves Aboard Vogelgesang On maneuvers
Dwight V Mosteller a seaman second class son of Mr and Mrs A J Mosteller serves aboard the destroyer USS Vogelgesang during battle maneuvers with the Atlantic Second Task Fleet in the Central Atlantic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dwight
V. Mosteller
A. J. Mosteller
Atlantic
Follies of 47 at March City Building
A brief note records the Follies of 47 event staged in March at the City Building. The item highlights a local entertainment showcase with community performers and a lighthearted program.
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March City Building
Marsh Wins Open Singles in Lawn Bowling Tournament
James Lowell of Jenkin town Pa, a second year bowler, reached the finals with a strong showing. Marsh defeated Hallowell 19 to 14 in the final after tight rounds, with earlier rounds featuring Taylor, Wilmot, and Breckenridge among others. The International Fox Trophy event in Orlando on March 18 drew six British teams competing against Floridian clubs.
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Eh Seeeee
Wilmot
Stank
Perguson
Stubbs
Ed Jones
Wolff
Fleming Meinecke
Rau
Taylor
Tyler
Marsh Bridgman
Breckenridge
Trager
Booth
Smith
Blackburne
Grant
Meinecke
Marsh
Boyle
Hallowell
Smith Grant
James F.lowell
Jenkintown
Ferguson
Parker
Bridgman
Jack
Orlando
St. Petersburg
Clearwater
Daytona Beach
DeLand
Mount Dora
T. C. Reed
Munson
Daytona
St. Pete
Hollister
Tracy
McLachlan
Kirkbis
Stewart Brown
Morant
Keech
Bert Keech
Bert
Bridge
Stewart
Dr. Dickson
Park Board
Commodore Kennedy
Yacht Club
Chamber of Commerce
Wayside Packing House
Mount Dora Hardware Company
Kirby
Iver Thomas
Mac
England
Baird
Wishaw
Lantastina
Seatland
Tommy Turnbull
Isher Moffat
Richards party motor trip to Key West
Dr and Mrs James A Richards Mrs Harold V Morse of Oberlin and Mr and Mrs Benjamin Forbes of Cleveland Ohio spent four days last week on a motor trip to Key West taking the east coast route south and returning over the inland route.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James A. Richards
Harold V. Morse
Oberlin
Benjamin Forbes
Cleveland
Ohio
Key West
Legion Post Sponsors Mount Dora Youth Center Offer
The Post gratefully accepts to sponsor Mount Dora Youth Center and attends a March 28, 1947 entertainment at the Community Building. Pete Allen notes that foundation work begins soon for the Veterans Memorial Home with site elevation study underway. Tickets for the Sylvan Shores building lot sale are held by local veterans as the sale proceeds favorably. Delegates for the State Convention in Miami include Thomas H. Cooley and others, chosen to represent the local Post at the April 15 meeting.
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Mount Dora
Miami
Thomas H. Cooley
HJ. Hopcraft
A. C. Bowdish
Fred W. Sage
Robert Morton
Chester L. Conelly
Golf Club Notes at Mount Dora Reach Record High
Mount Dora Golf Course saw a record week with strong greens and improving weather coverage. Stanley Kuznik leaves for a summer pro post in Ohio, Arnold Haynes assumes pro duties, a blind bogey tourney draws many entrants, and several players share top putting and score highlights including W A Vincent and C L Stockwell. Ernie Moore and Jorm Tavares visit with Bill Vincent seen as potential competition.
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Mount Dora
Stanley Kuznik
Aurora Country Club
Ohio
Stanley
Morris
Arnold Haynes
Clayton, Tremain
Frank
C. L. Stockwell
Jordan Maynard
S. D. Strong
Frank Isted
Tom Kelly
W. A. Vincent
R. D. Beaner
J. L. Cameron
Ernie Moore
Jorm Tavares
Bill Vincent
Ernie
Lake-Orange League names Cooley president for coming year
Major Thomas H. Cooley of Mount Dora was elected president of the amateur Lake-Orange Baseball League at a recent Apopka meeting. G. N. De By resigns as former president. J. B. Haynes and Karl Hunziger are re elected. The league plans a 28 game schedule starting April 27 and welcomes Umatilla to replace Tavares. Other members include Mount Dora Eustis Clermont Winter Garden Winter Park Apopka Zellwood.
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Lake-Orange
Thomas H. Cooley
Mount Dora
Apopka
Cooley
G. N. de By
Winter Park
J. B. Haynes
Zellwood
Karl Hunziger
Montverde
Umatilla
Tavares
Eustis
Clermont
Winter Garden
Masonry News: Four New Masters Raised at Lodge Meeting
At last Thursday night’s meeting four new Master Masons were raised in a simple ceremony. Refreshments followed for many members and visitors. The Lodge reports progress in activity and membership growth with ongoing improvements and new regalia on order. Plans are being made for a Past Masters Night soon. Regular meetings are held on the first and third Thursdays.
Kasson Couple Spends Weeks Away From Home
Mr and Mrs Frank Houston of Kasson Minnesota have been spending several weeks here with Major and Mrs L C Downs and others. The note names Mr and Mrs Downs along with Michael and John as accompanying or referenced figures in the visit. The passage appears to be a fragment describing a social visit and family connections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Houston
Kasson, Minn
L. C. Downs
Michael
John
Orntian von Tet
Adi
Erie
Golwitzers Return Home After Dora Visit
Mr and Mrs Golwitzer return to their home in Ohio after spending several weeks at the Dora.
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Mrs. Golwitzer
Tee Ohio
The
Dora
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Florida’s Most Beautiful
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Kiwanis . News
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Ctry
Mosteller
Lawn Bowling News
Legion News
Tom Cooly
Lake-Orange League
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