Mary L Graham Loved Librarian Dies In Auto Accident
Mary L Graham longtime Mount Dora librarian dies from injuries after being struck by a car on Fifth Avenue. The 76 or 77 year old woman, born in Ohio, died at Lake County hospital after the Friday afternoon crash. A coroner’s jury ruled the accident unavoidable. She leaves four nephews and four nieces among other relatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary L. Graham
Mount Dora
Graham
Mount Dora Public Library
G. J. Strozier
Orlando
Lake County Hospital
Eustis
Miss Graham
Fifth Avenue
Grandview Street
Stow Corners
Ohio
Cuyahoga Falls
John Graham
Gorham Street
Forest Cemetery
A. M. Brodie
Loretta Graham
Chicago
Mount Dora Eastern Star Chapter Schedules Meetings
The Mount Dora Chapter No. 103 Order of the Eastern Star changes meeting dates to the second and fourth Thursdays at 8 p m starting May 11. Mae Fenton serves as secretary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Dora
Order of the Eastern Star
Mae Fenton
4 H Club Girls Achievement Day in Lake County
Lake County 4H club girls celebrate the 25th anniversary of the Smith Lever Act with an Achievement Day in Tavares on May 6 at 2 PM. The program includes Welcome by Karl Lehmann, club reports, guests, 25th anniversary remarks, history of home demonstration work, county agents’ role, dress revue, scholarships, folk dances, and a social hour.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lake County
Tavares
Karl Lehmann
Elsie Mae Day
Ee Club
Lucie K. Miller
Smith-Lever Act
Lucy Belle Settle
Cora Hammond
R. E. Norris
Ablyn Fiizell
County Council
Frank Owens
Board of County Commissioners
Groveland
Taken to Hospital After Hit and Run Injury
Mr. John Cartridge was struck by a hit and run driver last Sunday week while returning from church on Fifth avenue near Grandview in Lake County. He sustained a severe leg laceration and other injuries and was taken to Lake County Medical Center in Eustis for observation and treatment. The driver did not stop. Cartridge had wintered with Elias Seccombe and, during Seccombe's absence, with Mr. and Mrs. I. F. Sarver.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Cartridge
Lake County Medical Center
Eustis
Cartridge
Fifth Avenue
Grandview
Elias Seccombe
Seccombe
Items Delayed by Editor Absence Published This Week
The editor was absent last week and failed to pass notes to her assistant causing several news and social items to be delayed. The items appear this week despite the one week lag.
Lake County Opens 1939 Softball Season Tonight
Lake County Softball Association reveals six opening games at 8:00 p.m. and a schedule of 14 contests over three months. Mount Dora’s Malone Realty Co. All Stars aim for district AAU and state tournaments with new pitcher Walter Hancock joining the lineup.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lake County Softball Association
Mount Dora
Malone Realty Co
All Stars
Walter Hancock
Ace Twirler
Eustis
Orlando
Sanford
Ocala
Winter Park
Lake County
Groveland
Umatilla
Leesburg
Tavares
Cornerstone Laying Attended for First Baptist Church Blountstown
The cornerstone service for the new First Baptist Church at Sixth and Tremain streets drew over 300 attendees. Speakers included Dr. Allen S. Cutts and Rev. R. W. Acree with pastors A M Brodie, Kenneth Rogers, and A A Stanley taking part. The laying raised more than $500.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New First Baptist Church
Sixth and
Tremain Streets
Florida Bap
Lake County Bar Association
American Legion
Mount Dora
C. C. Moorhead
F. W. Overhiser
Allen S. Cutts
Florida Baptist Convention
First Baptist Church of
Pensacola
A. M. Brodie
Community Church
Kenneth G. Rogers
Methodist Church
A. A. Stanley
The
Baptist Church
C. M. Hall
R. W. Acree
Legion and Auxiliary Hold Joint Installation in Eustis
Joint installation of officers for six American Legion posts and six Legion Auxiliaries in Lake County took place at 8 p.m. at the band shell in Ferran Park Eustis. Giles Lewis served as installing officer for the Legion, and Miss Vivia Craig for the Auxiliary. Mount Dora Post officers include Commander Dave Wiley and Vice Commander Thomas F. McCabe, with Ward Estey as Adjutant and Thomas J. Cooley as Service Officer. Auxiliary officers include President Mrs Robert Saatnan and Vice Presidents Mrs J Tucker and Mrs Kathleen Stewart.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Legion
Legion
Lake County
Shell
Ferran Park
Eustis
Eustis High School
Giles Lewis
Vivia Craig
The
Legion Auxiliary
Mount Dora
Wm. Williamson Chaplin
Sol Historian
Harold Overhiser
Florida Bird Life Counts Residents and Variants
A Florida survey identifies 435 bird kinds in the state with 174 classified as permanent residents. The figures distinguish resident species from migratory visitors, illustrating avian diversity in Florida habitats.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Florida
Kiwanis Meeting Talks On Water Plans And Birds
Kiwanis members in Orlando and Mount Dora plan a large attendance with Kissimmee delegation. Dr. R W Dickson proposed a five foot dam at Starke’s Ferry to expand Lake County water area and raise winter temperatures, while Florida Audubon Society president C R Mason warned of bird declines and habitat loss across the region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orlando
Dickson
Starke’s Ferry
Ocklawaha
Griffin
Eustis
Dora
Beauclaire
Lake County
C R. Mason
Sanford
Florida Audubon Society
W. L.E. Barnett
Committee On Agriculture and Conservation
Graves
Mason
Florida
Salinias
Yellowstone Park
U. S
Canada
Florida Keys
Keys
South Florida
St. Augustine
Mount Dora Debaters Reach Semi Finals In State Contest
Mount Dora High School debaters advanced to the state semi finals in Gainesville during the District VI competition. The team tied for first in Round Robin A with Robert E. Lee High School of Jacksonville and lost in the semi final to Jacksonville’s affirmative team.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Dora
Gainesville
Mount Dora High School
Robert E. Lee High School
Jacksonville
Robert E. Lee
Mount Dora Alive
LaVerne Townsend
Stuart Sadler
DeLand
Seabreeze
Daytona Beach
Florida High
Tallahassee
Eveline von Herbulis
Billy McCown
Lakeland High School
Miami Beach
Honor Roll Names By Grade For Second Period
Honor roll lists by grade show 4th grade at 25 percent with Billy Birt, Helen Davenport, Dorothy Eckholdt, Maryann Hadlock, Doris Harding, Jean Hiley, Lucille Mink ey. 5th grade 28 percent includes C. D. Drawdy, Jane Edgerton, Ann Groover, Geraldine Retan, Lois Rhodes, Wilma Thompson, Charles Wilkinson, Mabel Claire Wyatt. 6th grade 29 percent includes Jimmy Birt, J Coffin, Lucille Harding, Jane Hoisington, Lois Holloway, Vernell Shipley, Nina Thorn spipeora Whitten, Trudie Will-.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Billy Birt
Helen Davenport
Dorothy Eckholdt
Maryann Hadlock
Doris Harding
Jean Hiley
Lucille Minkey
C. D. Drawdy
Jane Edgerton
Ann Groover
Geraldine Retan
Lois Rhodes
Wilma Thompson
Charles Wilkinson
Mabel Claire Wyatt
Jimmy Birt
J Coffin
Lucille Harding
Jane Hoisington
Lois Holloway
Vernell Shipley
Nina Thornspipeora Whitten
Trudie Will
Grade distribution by class in local school roster
A list shows students by grade level with percentages of each class. Names include Alma Boyd James Christie Maxine Clery Jeffie Cobb Florence Lee Dan Nettles Calvin Richardson Martha Williamson Rita Daniels Joanne French Spike Glass Winifred Harding Sheila Porth Bob Burkart Pomona Davidson Adelaide Key Mary Lewis DeVault Roseborough Rowena White Evelyn Von Herbulis Stuart Sadler.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Beardsley
Gladys Irene Crafe
Dorothy Geiger
Marilyn Johnson
Florence Lee
Glen Rhodesler
Sara Roseborough
Norman Tuckett
Bobby Vincent
Gloria Watts
Alma Boyd
James Christie
Maxine Clery
Jeffie Cobb
Dan Nettles
Calvin Richardson
Martha Williamson
Rita Daniels
Joanne French
May
Spike Glass
Winifred Harding
Sheila Porth
Bob Burkart
Pomona Davidson
Adelaide Key
Mary Lewis
DeVault Roseborough
Rowena White
Evelyn von Herbulis
Stuart Sadler
Mount Dora Boosters See Visitor From Boston
Mrs Belle B Sanborn leaves Mount Dora after six winters to head north to Boston then Swanton Vermont. Miss Elizabeth Morrison of Boston visits and notes Floridas charm and Mount Dora as a potential new site for the Society for the Preservation of New England Antiquities office relocation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Belle B. Sanborn
Mount Dora
Boston
Swanton
Vermont
Lake County
Lake Region
Elizabeth Morrison
Wentworth
Florida
Miss Morrison
Society For the Preservation of
New England
Society
Harvard University
Birth of Millard Charles Jr. to Reid family at Lake County Medical Center
Mr and Mrs Millard C Reid announce the birth of a son at 10 30 a m April 28 at Lake County Medical Center Eustis. The newborn weighs seven and a half pounds and is named Millard Charles Jr Both mother and baby are doing nicely.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Millard C. Reid
Lake County Medical Center
Eustis
Millard Charles Jr
Lions Charter Adopted and Delegation Plans
The Lions Club completed the charter adoption at the last meeting. Monday night is designated as ladies night. A delegation will be sent to DeLand Club Charter Night next Tuesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lions
DeLand
Dr. Fenn Takes Over Amoco Station in Mount Dora
Dr H T Fenn assumes ownership of the Amoco Service Station at Fifth Avenue and Alex Street with Bill Stevens as assistant. The renovated facility offers repair and servicing for automobiles and positions the station as Mount Dora HQ for Florida Motor Lines and the local Postal Telegraph Office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. T. Fenn
Amoco
Fifth Avenue
Alex Station
Bill Stevens
Comte
Mount Dora
Florida Motor Lines
Postal Telegramr
Fenn
Two Monterey Style Homes Planned for Mount Dora
The town will gain two Monterey type residences this summer. Paul W. Turrentine builds a Pine Crest home with living room dining room three bedrooms and a tile terrace costing about 6500. George M. Cornelius of Indianapolis funds a single story concrete brick Monterey home costing about 10000 with three bedrooms two baths and large living rooms ready by early fall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Dora
Paul W. Turrentine
Pine Crest
Orlando
Mount Dora Epworth League Attends District Rally
The Mount Dora Epworth League joined the Daytona Beach district rally on Friday afternoon and evening. Attendees included Marion Van Voorhis Pomona Davidson Iris Moon Martha Williamson Alene Moon Grace Lee Dorothy Geiger Marilyn Johnson Jeannette Adair Elizabeth Drawdy Helen Wells Richard Van Voorhis Pete Burkart Bob Goodman Bob Finney Bob Pohlman Edward Davenport Rev and Mrs Kenneth G Rogers and Edith Fairfax Davenport.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Dora Epworth League
Epworth League
Daytona Beach
Marion van Voorhis
Pomona Davidson
Iris Moon
Martha ‘Williamson
Alene Moon
Grace Lee
Dorothy Geiger
Marilyn Johnson
Jeannette Adair
Elizabeth Drawdy
Helen Wells
Richard van Voorhis
Pete Burkart
Bob Goodman
Bob Finney
Bob Pohlman
Edward Davenport
Kenneth G. Rogers
Edith Fairfax Davenport
Lake County Temperature Range This Week
The week saw a low of 62 at 6 AM Saturday April 22 and a high of 90 at 8 AM Friday April 28. Readings were taken by a weather recorder at the Court House under County Agricultural Agent R E Norris and the Lake County Chamber.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lake County
Court House
R. E. Norris
Lake County Sand Into Fine China By Thompson Pottery
Lake County sand is used by Thompson Pottery Company of East Liverpool Ohio to make a new high grade china. George C Thompson marks his fiftieth Mount Dora winter as the plant hires 200 more workers to reach 750 and gears to sale for about 65 dollars a set in the fall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Okahumpka
Lake County
Thompson Pottery Company
East Liverpool
Ohio
Haviland
France
Minton
England
Mount Dora
George C. Thompson
America
John Bahl
Minton China
Staffordshire
Oranges From Palestine Draw Window Interest
For several days the Topic window displayed an orange and a grape fruit grown in Palestine. Mr. Win C. Sleight brought them in, sent by a Maine friend who had received them from Palestine. The packing wraps accompanied the fruit, attracting much interest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Palestine
Win C. Sleight
Maine
Girl Scouts Meeting Led by Miss Schonenberger
Miss Craig could not attend the May 1 meeting in Nes Stead led by Miss Shirley Schonenberger. Thirty three girls attended the session focused on marching and study for the approaching Court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Craig
Shirley Schonenberger
Nes Stead
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Stetson
Jane McCarty
Stetson University
Jane
Malone Realty Co. “All Stars
Grovel
Cornerstone
Legion and Auxiliary
Kiwanis News
Boosters
North
Lions News
Dr. Fenn
China
Girl Scout
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