Kiwanis Celebrate Boys Week With Events in Mount Dora
Mount Dora Kiwanis Club observed Boys Week May 1 to 8 with activities for local boys from grades eight to seven. Boys joined Kiwanis meetings, attended luncheons with Mayor Hanscom and George J. White, and heard a talk by Dean Johnson of the Central Florida Scout Council. A field day at Helm Park featured running, jumping, and obstacle events with top finishers named in each event.
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International
Mount Dora
Central Florida Scout Council
Helm Park
Kirby
Orin Sadler
Sam Simpson
Pythian Sisters Benefit Bridge Next Thursday
The Pythian Sisters host a card party at the Community building on Thursday May 19 at 8 PM to raise funds for the Lodge. Auction bridge and five hundred feature high and low prizes with light refreshments. Admission is 25 cents and tables may be reserved through committee members Ada Colson Eleanor Jackson or Mary E Lea. McKee Jungle Gardens near Vero Beach showcases outdoor tropical water plants year round.
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Pythian Sisters
Grand Temple
Ada Colson
Eleanor Jackson
Mary E. Lea
District Meet B P W Held Over Weekend in Florida
The District Meet of the Central Florida Club Congress was held at Howey in the Hills with Mary S. Allen presiding. Five clubs participated and planned to attend the State Convention in Jacksonville May 19 to 21. Opie Reid shared entertaining stories. Mount Dora participants included Louise Lane Mary Dyson Annah Blake and Dean Pipkston.
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Club
Central Florida
Howey in-the-Hills
Mary S. Allen
Floridian Hotel
Jacksonville
Opie Reid
Howey
Mount Dora
Louise Lane
Mary Dyson
Annah Blake
Dean Pipkston
Baptist Church To Lose Rev M J Bouterse
Rev M J Bouterse, pastor of the Mount Dora Baptist church, has resigned to take effect in a few weeks. He will leave around June first and will continue radio work from Orlando on WDBO. The church and town recognize his leadership and contributions to the community.
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Orlando
M. J. Bouterse
Bouterse
WDBO
Mount Dora
Dr. Bouterse
State Road Work Advances Toward Mount Dora and Tavares
The State Road Department reports rapid progress on the new highway. Curbing from Y to Eustis is finished and lime rock is hauled for the road foundation. Curbing toward Mount Dora continues, with foundation work to start soon and the road opened briefly before surfacing. The Y to Tavares branch and Mount Dora end are also being pushed.
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State Road Department
Eustis
Mount Dora
Tavares
Sylvan
Mount Dora Wins Opener Over Umatilla 3-1 in Lake Orange League
Mount Dora defeats Umatilla 3-1 in the league opener as Stevenson records a near-complete shutout until a seventh inning miscue allows one run. Browning of Umatilla makes a sensational one-handed catch, while Brantley drives a two-bagger and Hale, S Simpson contribute early.
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Mount Dora
Lake Orange
Stevenson
Umatilla
Browning
C. Brantley
Turner
McTurous
S. Simpson
Brown
Holton
Hale
Pennington
Julich
Epps
Straker
Powers
Eckholdt
Harrow
Michael
Mosteller
Kenney
Julieh
Simpson
Mountra
Theneel
Lofroos
Odom
Penn
Stanley
G. Simpson
Kiwanis Club Hosts Scouts and Names Leaders
The Dora Kiwanis Club honored Scout Troop and 4 H Club members with year charter presentations by Scout Executive G. M. Wakelin. J. C. Spooner became Scout Master with David Simpson as Assistant. Dr. Melville Johnson addressed the gathering praising business support for Scouts and uniforms. Delegates to the International Scout Convention in Detroit were elected, with two alternates. New members Will L Wood and Rev G Leon Wells were welcomed to the club.
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Dora Kiwanis Club
Kiwanis Club
G. M. Wakelin
Central Florida
J. C. Spooner
David Simpson
James Simpson
George White
Thomas H. Cooley
Daniel H. Bishop
Alfred Rehbaum
James Spooner
R. W. Dickson
Spooner
Wewa
Melville Johnson
Orlando
Cathedral School
Central Florida Boy Scout Council
Dr. Johnson
Paul R. Mahony
Detroit
W. L.E. Barnett
J. C. Urquhart
Will L. Wood
G. Leon Wells
Dr Wood Moves to New Quarters in Mount Dora
Dr Will L Wood relocates from the Donnelly Office Building downstairs to the second floor, occupying four rooms including a waiting area, office, treatment room, and laboratory. He plans electrical upgrades by fall as space expands. The previous first floor room is rented to State Highway Department manager D C Sherman.
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Will L. Wood
Donnelly
Mount Dora
D.C. Sherman
State Highway Department
Peaches Brought to Mount Dora Hardware Rear
A handful of peaches were brought into the Topic office last Friday, taken from a tree in the rear of Mount Dora Hardware Company. They were not left long enough to report on flavor, suggesting a brief, informal note in local coverage.
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Mount Dora
Community Rooms Receive Major Equipment Upgrades
The Mount Dora Chamber of Commerce and Florida Gas Company helped install a $250 gas range in the social rooms plus numerous kitchen and dining items. The Equipment Committee, Kiwanis lunches, and Chamber dinners funded and supported new seating, tables, mats, a heat-train, mirrors, and other comforts for residents and tourists, with the dancing club contributing chairs and a mirror for the lavatories.
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Chamber of Commerce
Florida Gas Company
Dancing Club
Mount Dora
Monday Summer Card Parties Invite All for Social Afternoons
Monday afternoon card parties run weekly in the Community social rooms through the summer. Ladies hostesses invite all, with options to play any game or sew or simply socialize. Refreshments served. first hosts were Mrs Blanchar d and Mrs Fielding.
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Blanchard
Fielding
Annual Meeting of Woman s Club Sees New Members and Library Growth
The final season meeting of the Woman s Club was held Tuesday afternoon in club rooms. Committee reports were read and proved interesting. Twenty four new members joined this year, and the club added 191 books to the library, 144 of them gifts. Active club work to resume at the October meeting.
Eighth Wonder of the World nickname for Florida East Coast Railway
The Over Sea Extension linking the Florida mainland to Key West has long been called the Eighth Wonder of the World. This nickname highlights the project’s perceived engineering marvel and its historic significance in Florida transportation.
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Florida East Coast Railway
Florida
Key West
Stunt Night Promoted By B P W At Community Building
The Business and Professional Women's Club hosts a Stunt Night tomorrow at 8 pm in the Community Auditorium with Kiwanis Garden Club Home Demonstration Club the High School Sophomore class and Girl Scouts presenting acts. Prizes of 10 and 5 dollars awarded for best and second best stunts. Admission 35 cents adults 15 cents children. Proceeds go to fund club room furnishings in Mount Dora.
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Kiwanis
Girl Scouts
Orlando
Winter Park
Mount Dora
First National Bank
Mount Dora Golfers Compete In County Tournament
Thirty nine players entered the Mount Dora Chamber of Commerce golf event at Lake County Country Club. After qualifying, matches moved toward finals by May 15 with semi finals set across five flights and two final matches possible by Saturday.
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Mount Dora
O. K
Eustis
David Lane
Leesburg
C. Milliken
J. A. F. Simpson
W. R. Quayle
Harold Coleman
Gene Burrell
Toots Hannah
O. K. Cole
Webb Ley
Wilber West
Ben Cisky
H. H. Mallory
Allan McDonough
J. R. Ashmore
G. Walters
Harry Hannah
Charles Jamieson
al Rehbaum
H. D. Overhiser
M. F. Bunnell
Carl S. Graves
Frank Owens
Dr. Miller Wells
Charles Horner
F. B. Smith
A. F. ] Simpson
Tom Beard
Bill Quayle, Jr
James Baldwin
F. B. .Smith
Milliken
Rare Amaryllis Bloom At Mrs Zell Garden
Mrs Zell displays a pure white, unusually large hybrid amaryllis in bloom for the first time. She grew it from a pedigreed bulb offshoot and invites visitors to view the striking plant. The Queen's Wreath is also in full bloom in her garden and draws interest.
Epworth League Novelty Food Sale Aids Florida Institute Delegates
Epworth League stages a May 14 sale next to the theatre in Mount Dora offering cocoanut lemon cherry chocolate mince and butterscotch pies cakes salads and confections plus eggs beans ham and more. Orders can be phoned to 43 red with home delivery by a chime car and committee members will assist. Proceeds fund delegates to the Hollywood Florida Institute June 13 to 19.
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Mount Dora Epworth League
Simpson
Martha Wells
J.B. White
Roy Collins
Miss Neville
Hollywood
Florida
Florida Hosts Over Thirty Thousand Fresh Water Lakes
A state overview notes Florida contains more than 30,000 fresh water lakes distributed across its counties. The figure underscores Florida’s vast inland water resources and ecological diversity.
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State of
Florida
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