Mount Dora Baseball Team Seeks Local Support
Mount Dora residents are urged to attend an open meeting next Thursday at 8 PM in the Community building to reorganize the Mount Dora Baseball Association. Manager Tom Cooley says the club needs moral and financial backing, better ballfield facilities, transport for players, and improved attendance to stay active. He notes the team has won 83 to 0 over Winter Garden last Sunday and will face Tavares at home Wednesday and Umatilla on Sunday.
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Mount Dora
Mount Dora Baseball Association
Tom Cooley
Cooley
Lake Orange
Dora
Winter Garden
Tavares
Lake County PTA Council Meeting Adopts Delinquency Study Plan
Lake County Council of PTA met at Groveland High School cafeteria with 60 attendees. Mrs. J E Guy presided and outlined state nominations, urged sending teacher aid kits overseas, and discussed a two day Easter holiday. A Tallahassee summer institute outline was given and a juvenile delinquency study was presented. A resolution proposed allocating half the race track tax to the county school board for legislators.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Groveland High School
Lake County Council of
P.T.A
J. E. Guy
Guy
Lake County
Walter Patton
Thomas
Eustis Zone Meeting Set for Montverde May 13
An all day W S C S Eustis zone meeting will be held at the Montverde Methodist church on Tuesday May 13. A covered dish lunch will follow at noon and members are urged to attend for conference reports and valuable information.
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Eustis
Montverde
Methodist Church
Lake County Car Tags Promote County Attractions
Lake County Florida car tags advertised by the Lake County Chamber of Commerce offer three types for publicizing the county. The front tag in license tag style costs 25 cents, a reflector tag in green blue and amber costs 25 cents, and initials reflector tags priced at 30 to 35 cents. Tags are sold at cost through the Chamber of Commerce office in the courthouse at Tavares.
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Lake County
Florida
Richard Edgerton Elected New Florida State Hotel Director
Richard Edgerton the Lakeside Inn Mount Dora was elected director of the Florida State Hotel Association at its Orlando convention last week. He also operates a Crawford Notch hotel in the White Mountains of New Hampshire in summer and runs Lakeside Inn in winter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard Edgerton
Mount Dora
Florida State Hotel Association
Orlando
Crawford Notch
White Mountains
New Hampshire
Lakeside Inn
Waterway Congress Thanks Mount Dora for Hospitality
Walter F. Coachman Jr chairman gratefully acknowledges Mount Dora and the Lake County Chamber of Commerce for hospitality shown to the Florida Waterway Congress over 11 years. He notes liberal press praise and predicts future benefits to Mount Dora and Lake County from the Central Florida Waterway project. The letter cites favorable remarks from visitors and war department officers. A nearby listing notes 9 holes for $1 and all day $1.50.
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Florida Waterway Congress
Walter F. Coachman, Jr
Mount Dora
Chamber of Commerce
George J. White
Coachman
Lake County
Central Florida Waterway
War Department
Mount Dora Yacht Club elects officers for coming year
At a Mount Dora Yacht club meeting, Edward Nimnicht was named Commodore with Vernon Connor as vice commodore and Alfred Rehbaum Jr. as rear commodore. Directors include Carl S. Graves and Dr. Robin Williams, with Ex Commodore Walker Kennedy and Alfred Rehbaum Sr. installed by Kennedy. Private parties and weekly bridge gatherings continue, with Steward Turner’s dinners praised and social events hosted by Mrs. Beryl Claflin and others.
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Mount Dora Yacht Club
Edward Nimnicht
Vernon Connor
Alfred Rehbaum
Carl S. Graves
Robin Williams
Eustis
Glenn Brown
Tavares
Walker Kennedy
Commodore Kennedy
Steward Turner
Beryl Claflin
Huffstetter
Irwin Kyle
Jimmie
Maplewood
N. J
James Glanton
Alberry
Col
Mrs. Willis
Miami
Alpheus Collins
Sermon Series on the Holy Spirit at Baptist Church
Morning worship at 11 will feature Pastor Sutley continuing his Holy Spirit series with Evidences of the Indwelling of the Holy Spirit in the Believer. Evening service offers A Reasonable Religion as the sermon topic. Special music will be provided by the chorus choir directed by Mrs Florence Gilbert Hanscom. Cordial invitation extended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Training Union
Sutley
Florence Gilbert Hanscom
Proper owners meet at Mount Dora lake front discuss
Lake front property owners of Mount Dora met Wednesday evening at the Yacht club to discuss means of improving the lake front. Carl S. Graves, chairman of the Chamber of Commerce beautification Committee, called the meeting.
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Lake Front
Mount Dora
Yacht Club
Carl S. Graves
Chamber of Commerce Beautification Committee
Musical Trainman Compliment From Local Chamber Secretaries
A Mount Dora Chamber of Commerce file letter from ten years ago recalls a railway crewman on an Atlantic Coast Line evening freight who wowed locals with tune on the locomotive whistle. The writer asks for the engineer or fireman’s name to reward him with study at a New York music conservatory and notes the whistle antics continued to amuse residents.
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Mount Dora
T. L. Dumas
Atlantic Coast Line
Sanford
Fila
Dumas
Aim
Conservatory of Music
New York
Mount Dora Girl Elected Kappa Pi Officer at FSC
LAKELAND Florida South ern college announces Robert Durden of Nichols Florida as president of Kappa Pi national honorary art fraternity Additional officers include Anita Springer Lakeland vice president Jeanne Hatfield Wooster Ohio social chairman Lois Meinke Mount Dora secretary Charles Burleson Odessa treasurer Robert Maitland Maywood New Jersey publicity chairman Fred Bertram Maywood New Jersey historian Harvey N Petty New York City social chairman and Roger Ridgefield New Jersey sketchbook editor
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Lakeland
Robert Durden
Nichols
Fla
Kappa Pi
Florida Southern College
Anita Springer
Jeanne Hatfield
Wooster
Ohio
Lois Meinke
Mount Dora
Charles Burleson
Odessa
Robert Maitland
Maywood
N. J
Fred Bertram
Harvey N. Petty
New York City
Roger Ridgefield
Mount Dora Junior-Senior High Honor Roll Fifth Period 1946-47
The Mount Dora Junior-Senior High announces honor roll for the fifth period of 1946-1947. Grades list students by class: Grade 7 includes Reims Bulske Dean and others. Grade 8 features Denmark Norton Ray Schaff Whitehead. Grade 9 lists Barker Gawthrop Harding Ledford Minkley Pope Simpson Sims Trenham Wages. Grade 10 includes Bradford Claflin Moorhead Norton Poulton Reece Shipes Smith Strite. Grade 11 names Burr Dutton Gargano Keller Swort VanDeroef White. Grade 12 shows Hadlock Harding Eckholdt Hawkins Hayes Minkley Rhodes Roseborough Wilson.
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Mount Dora
Memo Ig
William Reims
Max Bulske
Patsy Dean
Wanda
Martha Simpson
Lonnie Tolrt
Patricia Denmark
Barry Norton
Bettye Ann Ray
Darlene Schaff
Helen Whitehead
Raoul Barker
Harriett Gawthrop
Edward Harding
Thomas Ledford
Evelyn Minkley
Mildred Pope
Martha
Glider Regiment Activated Here in Mount Dora Florida
Glider Regiment Harl Hurlburt leads Company H of the 485th Glider Infantry Regiment Activated in Mount Dora Florida under the Organized Reserve Corps. Col. Hiram Tarkington announces training plans with Army Ground Forces support to organize and train ORC units across the state. All members are former military personnel.
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Organized Reserve Corps
Regular Church of Christ Services on Fifth Avenue
The Fifth Avenue Church of Christ holds Bible study at 10 00 a m and preaching with communion at 11 00 a m on Sundays. Evening service is at 7 00 p m and Tuesday men s Bible study at 1 20 p m. Thursday midweek study at 7 30 p m. visitors welcome.
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Church of Christ
Fifth Avenue
Monday Social Club Bridge and 500 Session Report
The Monday Social Club held a regular session with five to five in bridge and four of 500. High bridge scorer was Helen Drake while Mrs. Waite won in 500. Next week’s bridge hostess is Mrs. Henry Fenske and 500 hostesses include Mrs. Rose Searing. Luncheon at 1 pm will be hosted by Dodd, Mrs. Silas, Mrs. Mills, Mee Conrad and Mrs. Swort.
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Helen Drake
Waite
Henry Fenske
Rose Searing
Tuncheon
Dodd
Silas
Mills
Mee Conrad
Swort
Phi Mu District Meet Set for May in Ponte Vedra Beach
Invitations have been issued to more than 1500 Phi Mu members in Florida Georgia and South Carolina for the biennial District I convention to be held at The Inn Ponte Vedra Beach May 9 through 11 Collegiate members from active chapters will meet with alumnae in attendance Phi Mu delegates from this area include Mrs Cecil Parker Mrs F W Sleight Miss Estelle Neel Miss Donna Kimball Mrs W G Wells Mrs K B Spears Miss Maxine Wells Miss Norma Jean Frary and Mrs James McLachlan
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Phi Mu Fraternity
Florida
Georgia
South Carolina
the Inn
Ponte Vedra Beach
Fla
Phi Mus
Cecil Parker
F. W. Sleight
Mount Dora
Estelle Neel
Leesburg
Mercer
Donna Kimball
Umatilla
W. G. Wells
K. B. Spears
Maxine Wells
Brenau
Tavares
Norma Jean Frary
James McLachlan
Eustis
Methodist W S C S Delegates Hear Florida Conference Report
Mrs. O H Conway reports the seventh annual Florida W S C S conference at Daytona Beach draws over 1000 delegates with Miss Lorena Kelly from Minga Station Congo attending as guest. Plan for $5000 hospital support and a Bishop Moore address open a busy church week including services, youth programs, and organ installation news in Mount Dora.
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O. H. Conway
Woman’s Society of Christian Service
Methodist Church
Daytona Beach
Florida
Lorena Kelly
Minga Station
Belgian Congo
Miss Kelly
Hughitt
Ede
Robert Turner
John D. Rockefeller
M.Y.F
M.ilf
Board of Christian Education
Reba Gibson
T. J. Storer
Clayton St
A. M. Cannarsa
Cannarsa Organ Co
Orlando Site For New Division Office
The Children's Home Society of Florida plans a new division office in Orlando to better serve homeless and needy children in surrounding counties. Mrs. Willard Jones will be the division superintendent, succeeding Garrett, a notable former Alabama child welfare worker.
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The
Children’s Home Society of Florida
Florida
Orlando
Willard Jones
Garrett
Alabama
Gees
Friday Night at Sylvan Shores Hotel Cocktail Lounge
A brief nightlife item notes a Friday night event held at Sylvan Shores Hotel Cocktail Lounge. The snippet places the venue and time but provides no further details on activities or participants.
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Sylvan Shores
Kiwanis Meeting Highlights Recreation Theme
Kiwanis April meeting centered on recreation for all ages with films $1000 for Recreation and Playtown USA shown by Bob Bardwell Lions Club president and Mount Dora Chamber recreation chairman. The program urged community wide participation and inter club cooperation. A state highway patrol powers bill was presented for discussion with officials noting improved enforcement and county funding impact.
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Kiwanis
Bob” Bardwell
The
Lions Club
Mount Dora Chamber of Commerce Committee On Recreation
Bob
Bob Bardwell
Sanford Kiwanis Club
Harold Overhiser
George White
Harold Pace
Orlando
Country Gorman
Mount Dora
Jack Groves
Jack
Tom Cooley
Tom
Highway Patrol
Sureaung
Pee Patro
Bill Norris
Arthur Graham
Mount Dora Names Richard G. Shipes Police Chief
Mayor J. E. Fortner announces the appointment of Richard G. Shipes as Mount Dora police chief effective today. Shipes has served 14 years on night duty and has lived in Mount Dora since 1916 with his wife and children. He is a Georgia native and a former Eustis and Jacksonville resident, a pilot who spent 12 months in the South Pacific. Lieutenant Shipes will lead the force with Patrolman James Orr remaining, and a third officer to be appointed later.
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J. E. Fortner
Richard G. Shipes
Mount Dora
Certonen
Shipes
Georgia
Eustis
Jacksonville
Eighth St
Richard, Jr
Ruth Lenore
Faye Louise
Barbara Ann
William Thomas
Banana River
Cocoa
Georgia Jean Riech
Savannah
South Pacific
Chief Shipes
James Orr
Fortner
Stetson Honor Students Include Sutley and Lee
Stetson University announces 22 students earned straight A grades for the winter quarter. Eudell Sutley, son of Rev. and Mrs J H Sutley of Mount Dora, is a junior in liberal arts. Grace Marie Lee of Mount Dora made the honors dean's list as a business major junior.
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Eudell Sutley
J. H. Sutley
Tremain
Mount Dora
Stetson University
Grace Marie Lee
R. E. Lee
Grandview
Lumbermen Meet At Villa Dora In Central Florida
The Central Florida district of the Florida Lumber and Millwork association held a Tuesday evening meeting at Villa Dora hotel. Tom Brotherson of Brown Builders Supply Co. chaired arrangements and hosted a cocktail party and dinner. Francis Igon, Orlando, is vice president and Mrs. Marie Bennett, Orlando, is secretary. Brotherson serves as district director. Delegates attended from Orlando Winter Park Clermont Sanford Deland and Mount Dora.
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Central Florida
Florida Lumber and Millwork Association
Villa Dora Hotel
Tom Brotherson
Brown Builders Supply Co
Francis Igon
Orlando
Marie Bennett
Winter Park
Clermont
Sanford
DeLand
Mount Dora
Sermon on Imitation of God at Community Church
The Community Church will host Rev. Mr. Richards for a Sunday sermon on Imitation of God. The Women’s Association holds a meeting Friday May 2 at 3 pm in the church parlor and chapel with Mrs. Taylor reading. Holy Communion is Sunday morning. new members may join by confession, letter, or affiliation.
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Richards
Women’s Association of Community Church
Women’s Club Sells 100 Tickets At Legion Drive
The Woman's club sold over 100 tickets during the American Legion fund drive. The ticket committee included Mrs. William Prinz, Mrs. Melissa Cornish, Mrs. Frank Sarver, Mrs. William LoFoos, Mrs. C. H. McDermott, Mrs. Wilson Smith, Mrs. Ray Blanchard, and Mrs. Flint.
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American Legion
Woman’s Club
William Prinz
Melissa Cornish
Frank Sarver
William LoFoos
C. H. McDermott
Wilson Smith
Ray Blanchard
Flint
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Community Bldg
Lake County Council
Groveland
Yacht Club Notes
Frank Heath
Chamber
Chamber OF Code
Frank H. Heath
Kiwanis News
Villa Dora
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