Across the Pacific Coast from San Francisco to Palm Springs
A travel diary recounts a coast to coast journey by The Foursome from the Ambassador in San Francisco to Pasadena and Palm Springs. The author describes sights, mountain roads, and changing scenes including Mt Wilson, Riverside, and the Huntington Library gardens, with reflections on Palm Springs as a modern resort.
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Ambassador Hotel
San Francisco
San Diego
Passadena
Pacific Coast
la Jolla
Mt. Wilson
Passanena
Desert
Los Angeles
Palm Springs
Pines
Palms Trail
Hemet
San Jacinto
Palm Canyon
Marsh Field
Taquity Canyon
Riverside
Sister
Huntington Library
Home and Garden
Pasadena
Duke Windsor and Mayor Alsop Dominate Florida Commentaries
The column muses on the Duke of Windsor’s delayed appearance and the end of Mayor Alsop of Jacksonville’s 14 year run, notes the upcoming Kentucky Derby on May 8, and jests about science claims on women plus a night of social misadventure as the writer contemplates returning to work.
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Duke OF Windsor
Monts France
Lafayette
Star
Florida
Alsop
Jax
Jacksonville
America
Evers
Bishop Wing to Visit St. Thomas Church Sunday
Right Rev. John D. Wing Bishop of South Florida will make his annual visitation at St. Thomas Church Eustis next Sunday morning at 11 o clock. The bishop will preach the sermon and administer the rite of Confirmation to a class presented by Rev. D T Johnson. Wing is known as a strong preacher and capable church executive guiding a growing diocese.
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John D. Wing
South Florida
St. Thomas Church
Eustis
D. T. Johnson
Wing
Episcopal Church
America
United
Diamond Ball Opener Sparks Local Diamond Fever
Tomorrow night at 7 30 the 3% season opens at Heim Field with teams captained by Grady Simpson and Jack Edwards. The Frigidaires and Ice Boxes clash as the league plans summer games across Mount Dora and neighboring communities including Orlando Winter Park Leesburg Eustis Tavares Sorrento and more.
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Grady Simpson
Jack Edwards
Orlando
Winter Park
Leesburg
Eustis
Tavares
Sorrento
Mount Dora
Heim Field
Honor Roll By Grade Names List
First grade honors go to Kenneth Conrad George Dowelly Joanne Heptinstall Howard Nutter Bobby Spearman George Treadwell Jimmie Vincent Buddy White. Second grade honors include Lois Goddard Maryann Hadlock Doris Harding Lucille Minkley Jo Anne Underwood. Third grade honorees are Virginia Hollon Dwight Mosteller Geraldine Retan Ruth Shipes Roxie Lee Sills Wilma Thompson Mabel Claire Wyatt. Fourth grade top students are Harold Baker John Coffin Betty Jean Fleming Donald French Royce Glass Joan Goddard Lucile Harding Vernell Shipley Marylin Smith Martha Thomas Trudie Williams. Fifth grade honor roll includes Gladys Irene Crane Dorothy Geiger Marilyn Johnson Grace Lee Allene Moon Glen Rhodes. Sixth grade recipients are Dorothy Adams Alma Cooper Mildred Edwards David French Lena Harding Lloyd Morris Paul Mosteller Sara Roseborough Norman Tuckett Bobby Vincent Gloria Watts.
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Kenneth Conrad
George Dowelly
Joanne Heptinstall
Howard Nutter
Bobby Spearman
George Treadwell
Jimmie Vincent
Buddy White
Lois Goddard
Maryann Hadlock
Doris Harding
Lucille Minkley
Joanne Underwood
Virginia Hollon
Dwight Mosteller
Geraldine Retan
Ruth Shipes
Roxie Lee Sills
Wilma Thompson
Mabel Claire Wyatt
Lloyd Morris
Paul Mosteller
Sara Roseborough
Norman Tuckett
Bobby Vincent
Gloria Watts
Enrollment percentages by grade for 1936 37 at Jr Sr High School
For 2nd period second semester 1936 37 the Seventh grade shows 26 percent of the class with Betty La Battle Maxine Clery Alma Boyd Florence Lee and others. Eighth grade 13 percent includes Joann French Maurece Glass Winifred Harding Iris Moon. Ninth grade 17 percent lists Frances Davis Pomona Davidson Adelaide Key Bob Burkart De Vaul Roseborough Marion Edwards. Tenth grade 15 percent names Ann Mathews Elouise Glass Eveline Von Herbulis Thomas McCabe. Eleventh grade 17 percent lists Hazel Edwards Pearl Gilmore Lois Jerne Natalie Spilky. Twelfth grade 31 percent includes Emily Battle Dorothy Loveless Ellen Schrup Lee French Tracy Kramer.
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Betty la Battle
Maxine Clery
Alma Boyd
Florence Lee
Bess Davis
John Burkart
Calvin Richardson
Jamie Christie
Bernard McCabe
Joann French
Maurece — Glass
Winifred Harding
Iris Moon
Frances Davis
Pomona Davidson
Adelaide Key
Bob Burkart
de Vaul
Elouise Glass
Eveline von Herbulis
Thomas McCabe
Hazel
Edwards
Pearl
Gilmore
Lois Jerne
Natalie Spilky
Emily Battle
Dorothy Loveless
Ellen Schrup
Lee French
Tracy Kramer
Mother-Daughter Week Proclaimed By City Officials
May 9 to May 16 marked as Mother and Daughter Week with Girl Scouts urging Mayor Simpson to issue the proclamation. Activities include coordinating household management by qualified Girl Scout housekeepers, small mother events, a Mother-Daughter picnic or luncheon to close the week.
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Girl Scouts
Simpson
Double Calla Lily at Topic Office Wins Admiration
A large double calla lily from Mr Lindman of Hudson Hill delighted Topic readers last week. The flower showed two spathes opposite the stock with a four and a half inch spadix and measured nine inches tip to tip. The bouquet reflected Mr Lindman’s ideal garden for calla lilies.
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Mr. Lindman
Hudson Hill
Peggy Champ Leads Stetson Sorority Pledge List
Theta Alpha Phi announces pledges for initiation May 16 including Edna Alderman Lakeland Bessie Faye Mires De Land Peggy Champ Mount Dora Harold Milne Griffin DeLand Mary Ellen Lord Orlando James Willfill Greensburg Ind Miss Champ was among five Stetson students recently initiated into Torch and Scroll and honored guests at a university banquet.
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Theta Alpha Phi
National Dramatic Fraternity
Stetson University
Edna Alderman
Lakeland
Bessie Faye Mires
DeLand
Peggy Champ
Mount Dora
Harold Milne Griffin
Mary Ellen Lord
Orlando
James Woodfill
Greensburg
Ind
Miss Champ
Stetson
Walter Hackett Celebrates First Anniversary Column
Friends of Walter Hackett mark his first anniversary as columnist in the State Journal Lansing Michigan. His daily feature Looking Over Lansing by Walt has become a popular popular feature appearing daily except Sundays in the newspaper.
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Walter Hackett
State Journal
Lansing
Michigan
Walt
Accidents Outpace Fires By Wide Margin
A report notes accidents occur 113 times as often as fires, highlighting a sharp disparity in incident frequencies and signaling where safety efforts may focus.
Kiwanis News Highlights Crime Bureau Talk
In observance with Music Week a program featured Misses Mary Louise Rehbaum and Betty with guests S. H. Bowman and Garland P. Norris. T. M. Kramer led attendance prizes won by W. L. Barnett while several members earned perfect April attendance.
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Mary Louise Rehbaum
Betty
Clermont
Milwaukee
Wisconsin State Bankers Association
Chamber of Commerce
Department of Justice Crime Bureau
Washington, D. C
S. A
S. H. Bowman
Garland P. Norris
Raleigh
N. C
T. M. Kramer
W. L.E. Barnett
D. F. Crane
L. C. Smith
J. J. West
Miller Wells
G.A. Richardson
Chas. Osborne
A. C. Quixley
C. L. Quixley
Geo. C. Keller
D. S. Simpson, Jr
Carl Graves
Geo. W. Coffin
C. C. Moorhead
Geo. J. White
W. L. Story
J. C. Urquhart
W. M. Kennedy
Edgerton Takes Over Management of Grand View Hotel
D R Edgerton, son of the late Charles Edgerton, assumes management of Mount Dora’s Grand View Hotel. The dining room has reopened after a brief closure, with Miss Maryetta Dyson in charge of rooms. The Grand View, a year round hotel, has seen strong summer patronage and is expected to grow further under owner management.
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Mount Dora
Grand View Hotel
D. R. Edgerton
Charles Edgerton
Richard Edgerton
Lakeside
Mount Dora Boy Headliner in The Washington Post
The Washington Post Parade of Youth features Frederick Sleight from Mount Dora in a front page profile. He describes seeking Florida archeological specimens and is pictured excavating a Timucuan burial site. The note highlights an 18-year-old high school student braving Florida’s heat and mosquitoes in pursuit of artifacts.
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Washington Post
Frederick Sleight
Mount Dora
Florida
Central
Mount Dora Proclaims Mother's Day and Eeene Week
Mayor M V Simpson of Mount Dora Florida proclaims Sunday May 9 as Mother's Day and the week of May 9 as eeene Week.
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M. V. Simpson
Mount Dora
Florida
One death every 11 results from an accident
The report notes a grim statistic that a fatality occurs for every eleven accidents in the dataset. It highlights the pattern of increasing risk as incident counts rise and calls for enhanced safety measures and preventive actions.
Lake Orange Baseball League Opens With Early Games
The Lake Orange Baseball League starts today with Mounting at Umatilla and Eustis visiting Winter Garden at Clermont. The season will include a limited number of games with no Sunday play. The schedule could not be printed today due to delays.
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Lake Orange
Umatilla
Eustis
Winter Garden
Clermont
Night bowling under floodlights features Florida film reels
Park board members watched six teams play then moved to the club house where Earl Brown presented moving pictures of Florida scenes. Local bowling views gave way to tropical canal scenery and a color tour of Silver Springs including an Indian village and fish. The tarpon fishing sequence captured a 175 pound catch on the line.
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Park Board
Earl Brown
Florida
Silver Springs
Mr. Brown
Poppy Day Urges Veterans to Honor War Dead
L F Jackson commander Mount Dora Post of the American Legion calls on Legionnaires and all veterans to observe Poppy Day on May 29th by wearing memorial poppies. Poppies are distributed by the Legion Auxiliary to honor the war dead and aid disabled veterans and orphans.
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L. F. Jackson
Mount Dora
American Legion
Jackson
Legion
American Legion Auxiliary
Legion and Auxiliary
Local Hi Y Delegates Return From State Congress
Five boys from the local Hi-Y attended the Thirteenth Annual State Hi-Y Congress at the University of Florida along with sponsor Mr. George Peabody and Mrs. Peabody. More than 1600 youths participated, tackling topics from occupations to education and home life while hearing lectures by noted educators and leaders. The local group included Bayard Roberts Lee French Jr Frederick Sleight Will.
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University of Florida
George Peabody
Bi Eutsler
Arnold Eugene Jenny
Y. M. C. A. Globe Trotter
J. E. Johnson
University of Florida Y. M. C. A
Joe Mitchell Chapple
Dean Ray V. Sowers
Southern College
Bayard Roberts
Lee French, Jr
Frederick Sleight
Will
House Votes 84 to Outlaw Slot Machines
The House voted 84 to 7 to repeal the current slot machine law and 75 to 13 for a bill outlawing slots, making possession or operation a felony with penalties up to five years or a fine up to five thousand dollars. property where slots are found may be seized.
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House
Sorrento School Destroyed By Fire Saturday Morning
Sorrento schoolhouse burned early Saturday destroying a new structure completed months ago. Loss estimated at 26000, insured. Firefighters arrived 7 20 am but could not save the building. Northeast wind aided saving the adjacent Matlack home. Cause suspected from old auditorium wiring. School board plans rebuilding for September term. classes to continue in the community building.
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Wae
Mount Dora
Matlack House
WPA
Lake County School Board
Sorrento
Lake County Chamber to Host Get-Together Supper
The Lake County Chamber of Commerce will host a 6 30 p m Friday gathering at the Floridian Hotel Hon ey in the Hills. Local chambers will join officers to welcome a Tampa delegation with entertainment from each Lake County town and a committee led by Col C E Lester. Tickets are 60 cents and advance reservations are encouraged.
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Lake County
Commerce
Col. C. E. Lester
Grand Island
Chamber of Commerce
Phil C. Gorman
Leesburg
Herbert Wales
Eustis
George J. White
Mount Dora
Carl Roumillat
Tavares
S. C. Peacock
Umatilla
W. R. McQuaig
Montverde
O. W. Smith
Astatula
J. L. Westfall
Groveland
A. P. Bosanquet
Fruitland Park
R. W. Sims
Clermont
Lake County Chamber of Commerce
Court House
Floridian
Tampa
Franklin L. Wood Sings in Iolanthe Broadcast in Philadelphia
Franklin L. Wood, former Lake County Chamber of Commerce secretary, will portray Private Willis in Gilbert and Sullivan’s Iolanthe, staged by the Savoy Company at the Academy of Music in Philadelphia on May 14 and 15 for the Major Jed Reginald Allen Memorial Fund. The performance will be broadcast Saturday May 15 at 7:30 pm CST over KYW Philadelphia, 6:30 pm EST.
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Franklin L. Wood
Lake County
Kyw
Philadelphia
Florida
Improvements Underway at Hale's Grocery Store
Otis Hale begins summer improvements in his grocery by installing a McCrey electric cooler, 6 by 8 feet and 8 feet high, to expand meat refrigeration and offer a larger, better selection. A new ventilating fan enhances comfort, with more upgrades planned during the summer.
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Otis Hale
McCrey
Hale
Lake County Kiwanis to Hold Interclub Meet
Six Kiwanis clubs of Lake County will meet at Howey-in-the Hills with Interclub Relations Committee leadership. An afternoon golf gathering precedes a dinner and program on Thursday June 3 with fellowship and a social supper promised.
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Kiwanis
Lake County
Interclub Relations Committees
Howey-in the-Hills
Unit Bankers Of Central Florida Meet Here Today
The Unit Bankers of Central Florida convene at Mount Dora four o clock in the First National Bank banking rooms for a quarterly business meeting with a bankers dinner to follow at the bank. An executive committee of five will be elected to operate with current officers as representatives arrive from numerous Florida banks including Ocala Clermont DeLand Eustis Kissimmee Leesburg Mount Dora Orlando St Cloud Tavares Titusville Umatilla Winter Garden Winter Park and others.
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Bankers of
Central Florida
Mount Dora
First National Bank
Lake County Music Festival Delights County Glee Club
The Lake County Music Festival debuts in Tavares High School auditorium on Friday May 7 at 8 pm. County chorus drawn from select school glee clubs will perform with individual schools presenting vocal or instrumental numbers including Funiculi Funicula and Santa Lucia. The public is invited to support the county’s youth in this new musical showcase.
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Lake County
Tavares
Suwannee River
Pecia
Santa Lucia
Denza Assembly
Behold Thy Mother Mother's Day Pageant at Church
A Mother's Day pageant titled Behold Thy Mother will be presented at 5 p.m. at the Methodist church by the young people. The program depicts the Spirit of Mother's Day through seven traits and six messengers, with roles including Spirit of Mother's Day Johnnie Mae Stanley Nurse Winifred Harding Judge Bess Barney Davis Priestess Joan French and many child participants.
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Marjorie Loveless
Johnnie Mae Stanley
T. C. Jensen
Jean Shipes
Florence Lee
Betsy Kramer
Winifred Harding
Geraldine Richardson
Bess Barney Davis
Joan French
Grace Lee
Anna Margaret White
Betty Cooper
Betty la Battle
Sara Roseborough
Patty Stamm
Cfty
Hazel Boyd
Edith Merritt
Maxine Clery
Peggy Bryant
Florence Fenton
Lena Harding
David French
Bobby Vincent
C R Young Hurt In Fall Injures Back Ligaments
Mr. C Raymond Young suffered serious injuries from a Monday fall tearing ligaments in his back and is confined to bed at home.
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C. Raymond Young
Community Church to Close After Sunday Service
Dr. D B Spencer longtime pastor will preach at 11 o clock Sunday morning. This closing service marks the end of the season and the church will close until October first. Dr Brodier is improving and Spencer hopes to return to the pulpit in the fall.
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D. B. Spencer
Brodier
Fred
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