Census Returns Show Mount Dora Still Growing
February census results indicate Mount Dora’s population rising with an estimated gain of three to four hundred in town proper. The census counted 1414 White residents, 217 Negro residents, and a total population of 500 781, though some areas outside city limits were included. The effort was conducted by the Tourist Club, three churches, and with Chamber of Commerce cooperation. census cards were held at the Chamber.
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Mount Dora Wintet
Mount Dora
Wise Orchestra
Wise
Ruth Bradner
Mrs. Ault
Messrs
W. J. Ferris
A. P. Sidel
W. C. Butts
H. R. Bradner
Simpson
Waltz
Chas. Edgerton
J. P. Donnelly
D. D. Roseborough
Madeline Milner
Woman’s Club
George J. White
Chamber of Commerce
Robert N. White
Wm. J. Johnson
Kiwanis
White
Johnson
A. A. Stanley
Baptist Church
Perry B. James
Methodist Church
Mount’ Dora
Hazelwood
Lackey
Hanscom
Jessamine
Girl Scout Month to be Observed in Mount Dora
In April Mount Dora marks Girl Scout Month with training sessions for Orange Lake troop leaders at Grand View Hotel and the Little House in Eustis. Miss Katherine Parks from Atlanta led sessions for council members, captains trained Saturday, tag day set for April 13 to fund camp trips and troop needs.
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Mount Dora
Orange Lake
Grand View Hotel
Katherine Parks
Atlanta
Chanoniake Council
Little House
Eustis
Parks Lake
Lashar Passes Dance Master Exam At Tampa Convention
T. Holmes Lashar attended the American Dancing Masters convention in Tampa where teachers from across the state took oral and demonstration exams for certificates. The largest organization of professional dancing teachers issues the certificate after thorough testing, and Lashar earned his upon completion.
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T. Holmes.Lashar
Tampa
Lashar
Special Services At Baptist Church Prompt Summer Schedule
The Baptist church will discuss Life As We Find It Sunday evening with the pastor and several young men and women. Beginning Sunday the summer service hours start with all B Y P U gatherings at 7 and preaching at 8.0 o'clock.
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Baptist Church
The
Kines Daughters Plan Food Sale for April 6
The Kines Daughters are planning a food sale to be held Saturday, April 6, likely in the Simpson Building at Donnelly and Fifth. Further notice will be given next week.
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Kines
Simpson
Donnelly
Fifth
Touring Florida Party Sponsored by Brinkman’s Grandson
Captain A H Brinkman’s grandson Chandler C Holmes of Maplewood New Jersey sponsors a car trip to south and western Florida with stops to visit Capt Brinkman. The party includes John D Cooley Longmeadow RI Louis B Sumner Swampscott MA Robert Reardon Holyoke MA Fred W Beavar Jr Bristol Har Capron Jr and others.
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A. H. Brinkman
Chandler C. Holmes
Maplewood
New Jersey
Florida
Capt. Brinkman
John .D. Cooley
Longmeadow
R. I. Louis
Sumner
Swampscott
Mass
Robert .Reardon
Holyoke
Fred W. Beavar, Jr
Bristol
Har” Capron, Jr
Dean Enyart To Speak At Methodist Church Service
Dean Enyart of Rollins College Winter Park will address the Methodist Church on Sunday evening. A graduate of Ohio Wesleyan University and former professor at Boston University, he is known as an educator, author, and lecturer. His talk will cover social economic and religious life trends and he is a World War II veteran with honors.
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Dean Enyart
Rollins C S
Winter Park
Methodist Church
Ohio Wesleyan University
Boston University
Dean Buel
Mount Dora
Enyart
Ohio Wesleyan
Rollins College
Baroness Kabelac To Give Concert In Town Friday
Baroness von Kabelac of Vienna and Mount Dora will perform at the Building on Friday March 29 at 8 o clock. The former Countess Eugenie de Zichy studied in Vienna Berlin Paris and Europe and sang with the Chicago Grand Company. The program includes classics and grand opera numbers and the concert is hosted by the Methodist church with 35 cent admission.
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Baroness von. Kabelac
Vienna
Austria
Mount Dora
Florida
Eugenie de Zichy
Count Francis de Zichy
United States
Washington
Kabelac
Berlin
Paris
Eudpe
The
United A
Golf tourney at DUBSDREAD yields modest scores and jokes
In Orlando at the DUBSDREAD COUNTRY CLUB nine hole play featured Henry Wood Low Gross Lynn Mass High Gross Jacob Tyson Jenkintown Pa Low Net Albert Doard Lincoln Nh Putts F B Smith Mount Dora. Archie Hurlburt jokes about divot digging as a dejected man chats with City Clerk Johnson about George White's hopes.
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George
Dubsdread Country Club
Orlando
Low Gross
Henry Wood
Lynn Mass High Gross
Jacob Tyson
Jenkintown
Low
Albert Doard
Lincoln
N. H
F. B. Smith
Mount Dora
Coleman
Archie Hurlburt
Johnson
Bill
George Whites
Enwright
Archie
Mount Dora Picnic Visitors Take First Airplane Ride
Mr and Mrs James E Beach and Mrs Blood enjoyed a Daytona Beach picnic last Friday. Percy Davis served as chauffeur. The Beach party tried their first airplane trip at the beach and found it immensely enjoyable.
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James E. Beach
Patronize the Merchants of Our Community
Does your money come back to you when spent out of town or with mail order houses. Money spent away never returns to improve your home town while money spent here circulates and benefits you. Keep spending locally where profits stay in our community.
Mount Dora Tourist Club elects officers for next term
At the Mount Dora Tourist Club meeting Tuesday the officers Bradner as Treasurer Drugg as Secretary and Randall as President were announced for the next term. The Lake County Little Theatre presented The Road to Rome directed by Miss Bleeker Bailes. The Tourist Dance is set for Saturday from 8 30 to 11 30 with 25 cent admission. The final meeting of the season will feature the Thursday Morning Musical Club of Uplands.
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Aegp
Mount Dora
Musical Club of
Uplands
Children visit Sanborn collection for edu cation and admiration
Miss Cadman leading forty students from public schools toured the Sanborn home to study the collection. Boys eyed guns and swords while girls explored bedsteads and dresses, with orderly behavior and thoughtful questions reflecting credit on the children.
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Sanborn
Miss Cadman
Kiwanis Meeting Draws Large Turnout in Mount Dora
Kiwanis members gathered in Orlando last Friday with thirty six attendees including several ladies. Rev W S Randall of Mount Dora spoke on The Measure of the Real Man praising civic clubs as church auxiliaries and urging brotherhood and self mastery. Today Dean Melville Johnson of St Luke’s Cathedral Orlando will discuss the Boy Scouts.
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Orlando
Mount Dora
Lake County
George White
W. S. Randall
A. M. Brodie
G. C. Keller
H. W. Harlow
A. E. Hurlburt
E. M. Wentworth
J. E. Fortner
C. C. Moorhead
A. J. Waltz
W. W. Radcliffe
Harry Clark
J. C. Urquhart
Perry B. James
Sam Simpson
D. H. Bishop
C. J. Brown
W. L. Storr
D. F. Crane
O. M. Simpson
G. A. Richardson
A. C. Quixley
R. T. Gould
G. W. Malone
G. B. Hurlburt
S. S. Sadler
W. J. Johnson
Geo. J. White
Alfred Rehbaum
S.C. Peacock
Rev. Randall
Brodie
Elizabeth Evans
Lillian Banks
Shirley Schonenberger
Dean Melville Johnson
St. Luke’s Cathedral
Boy Scouts
Mr and Mrs Mahony Return From World Trip
Mr Paul R Mahony and Mrs Mahony came back Friday after a nine months voyage around the world. A Chicago firm sent him to study trade conditions to promote foreign trade but he was directed around the world instead. He has long represented major U S business interests as a foreign trade expert and reports business on the upgrade.
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Paul R. Mahony
Mahony
Chicago
Europe
United States
Mount Dora and Orlando win in North Central Florida Lawn Bowling
The North Central Florida Lawn Bowling League semi finals in Orlando saw Mount Dora defeat DeLand 100 to 41 to claim third place while Orlando won the final 88 to 52 over Daytona. A large crowd enjoyed a cafeteria poem and strong sportsmanship prevailed all day.
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Orlando
Mount Dora
DeLand
Skip Sprague
Eckis
Converse
Swaffield
Baker
Vanchie
Detloff
Race
Skip Thomas
Nevins
Heim
Ganin
Mount
Daytona
Flowers and More Flowers at Community Reception
The Topic editor notes a birthday excuse for lavish floral decorations at a Monday night community reception. Mount Dora florist Mrs Ruth C Smith supplied giant snapdragons and sweet peas while Mrs F M Williamson contributed calla lilies. Local gardeners Mrs Geo W Raymond and Mrs Lindman provided amaryllis and more callas. Fragrant lilacs from D S Simpson arrived, premier blooms since moving to Florida twenty five years ago.
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Mount Dora
Ruth C. Smith
Smith
F. M. Williamson
Bay
Donnelly Avenue
Geo. W. Raymond
Husband
D. S. Simpson
Florida
Florida Conservator Highlights Bird Shooting Toll
R. J. Longstreet, chairman of the Conservation Committee, writes in Florida Conservator about the high annual toll on native birds due to widespread shooting. He warns of ecological impact and urges protective measures from state authorities.
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Florida
bird _ friends
R. J. Longstreet
Fiori State Chamber of Commerce
Florida Conservator
Florida Forest Service publishes Third Biennial Report
State Forester Harry Lee Baker announces the Third Biennial Report detailing the Florida Forest Service accomplishments and activities for July 1, 1932 to June 30, 1934. The report is available free upon request from district offices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Lee Baker
Florida Forest
Forest Service
Community leaders attend FHA housing conference in Orlando
Local Better Housing committee members H W Harlow E J Wentworth A J Waltz C J Brown and G C Keller drove to Orlando Tuesday night for a conference sponsored by the Federal Housing Administration. They aimed to learn how FHA financing for home improvements may assist property owners. Fons Hathaway administered the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Messrs
H. W. Harlow
E. J. Wentworth
C.J. Brown
G. C. Keller
Better Housing Committee
Orlando
Federal Housing Administration
Fons Hathaway
Mount Dora Celebrates Twenty Fifth Anniversary
Lake County readies its 11th Annual Flower Show in Tavares courthouse lobby on April 15 with exhibits from individuals communities and businesses. Prizes range up to 5 dollars for best cuts and largest arrangements as townspeople join a community reception marking the town’s quarter century milestone.
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Lake Co
Tavares
Court House
Stream Line Zephyr Trains On Florida Tour
One of two new Streamline Zephyr stainless trains owned by the Chicago Burlington and Quincy Railroad was operated south along the Seaboard Air Line route from Jacksonville to Miami on March 26. It stopped for public inspection at Ocala Wildwood Winter Haven Sebring West Palm Beach and Miami.
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Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad
Seaboard Air Line Railway
Jacksonville
Miami
Ocala
Wildwood
Winter Haven
Sebring
West Palm Beach
South
Jack Ford
Denver
Chicago
Minneapolis
St. Paul
Burlington Railroad
Lincoln
Neb
Kansas City
Omaha
Electro- Motive Corporation
Edward. G. Budd Manufacturing Company
Tourist Motor Trip to Daytona Beach a Success
Fifty five people joined a day trip to Daytona Beach last Friday. The group enjoyed a picnic lunch at the Community M. E. church vestry with Rev. and Mrs. W. W. Meredith hosting. Guests toured the beach, some swam, and the pastor spoke on Kansas, praising its greatness. The organizers hope for similar trips next year.
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Daytona Beach
M. E. Church
W. W. Meredith
Meredith
State of
Kansas
Mount Dora student among ten honor criminals law students
William Victor of Western Reserve University Cleveland Ohio led a list of ten honor students named by a law school professor for outstanding work in criminal law This honor highlights talent from Mount Dora and Western Reserve University in Ohio.
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Mount Dora
William Victor
Western Reserve University
Cleveland
Ohio
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Dean Enyard
Baroness Kabelac
Villa Dora
Milner-Rosenwald Academy
East Town
Col
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Kiwanis News
MR. and
Mrs. Mahony
South Georgia
Azalea Ravine Gardens
Palatka
Morocco Temple
Bowling News
Better Housing Meeting
Stream Line
Seaboard Air Line
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