4 H Club Camp Near Astor Park Undergoes Modernization
The 4 H Club Camp near Astor Park is modernizing facilities with FERA support for cottages, a new auditorium, improved sewerage, docks, and a diving tower. Local clubs, Rotary, lumber firms, and CCC crews contribute funds and materials as plans target completion by mid June. A light plant and extra labor are also being funded by the Lake County Horticultural Association.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
FERA
R. W. Blacklock
State Club
Rotary Club of
Ocala
Portland Cement Ere
Tam Sige
CCC
Lake County Horticultural Association
Frank Laird
Groveland
Lorin Stover
Fruitland Park
A. J. Tanel
Lady Lake
W. L. Barnett
Mount Dora
C. R. Hiatt
Tavares
Hartley Hethcox
Umatilla
Farm and Grove Notes and Screw Worm Advisory
County Agent Hiatt reports a state loan program to help growers recover from the freeze with up to 50 dollars per acre or 2000 dollars per grower based on loss percentage, with applications due June 26 in Memphis. Also notes rapid screw worm spread in Lake County affecting cattle pigs dogs and cats and prescribes Benzol and pine tar treatment. limited Benzol and pine tar available at the county agent's office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hiatt
Orlando
Meyers
Farm Credit Administration of
Washington
Memphis
Tavares
Groveland
Lake County
State safety director appeals to children to urge parental caution
The State Safety Director of Florida asks children to plead with their parents to be more careful to avoid automobile accidents. The appeal suggests that nothing else tried so far has been effective.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Macon
State Safety Director
Florida
State sanatoria urged to combat tuberculosis across Florida
Legislators urged establishing tuberculosis sanatoria in Florida to treat patients and teach life skills. Advocates argue modern sanatoria offer comprehensive care, reduce fears, and protect families, noting Florida loses over a thousand residents annually to TB and many communities feel the need.
DeLand C of C Council discusses Stetson plan and meetings
The Central Florida Chamber of Commerce Council met in DeLand for breakfast with Dr. W S Allen president of Stetson University outlining The New Deal for Stetson. Plans include stronger scholarship, expanded programs, library and science labs, 12 new faculty, and vocational emphasis. The group voted to shift to Thursday supper meetings for a year and noted upcoming state association events. Officers were named for the next four months and attendees included Miss Shirley Shonenberger and Lieut William Pearce.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Central Florida Chamber of Commerce Council
Chamber of Commerce
DeLand
W. S. Allen
Stetson University
Stetson
National Association
State Commercial Secretaries’ Association
Sanford
Secretaries’ Association
H. F. Haines
Altamonte Springs
Seminole County C. of C
Ben Carpenter
Orlando
Russell Diamond
Daytona Beach
Hammer
Buck” Sawyer
Cocoa
Mount Dora
Shirley Shonenberger
chamber of _ commerce
George Keller
William Pearce
Mount Dora Flame Viners Open Season In Lake Orange League
Baseball notes by Gene Downs cover Mount Dora Flame Viners early in the Lake Orange League season. The team, led by Oscar Cashwell as manager, has four local rookies and James Cooper behind the plate. Four games are summarized with results from Umatilla 3 1 to 1, Eustis 24 4, Apopka rainout, and Clermont 6 5 in nine innings, with highlights from Brantley Simpson Hale Dooley Adkins Ray and Cooper.
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Lake Orange
Oscar Cashwell
Flame Viners
Mount Dora
James Cooper
Umatilla
Oisidkins
Cooper
Dud
Jeff Brantley
Howard Simpson
Roy Christopher
Tremain
Eustis
Kissimmee
Calhoun Michael
David S. Simpson, Jr
Sam
Hale
Dooley
Apopka
Jeff
Jupiter Plavius
Adkins
Ray
Waterloo
Clermont
Vitti
Michael
Green
Sam Simpson
Tourist Visit Estimate for Winter 1984-85 In State
Approximately 1,750,000 tourists visited during the winter of 1984-85, spending about $625 million in the state according to estimates.
Mutual Investment Urges Patronage To Grow Town
Local merchants urge residents to keep money in town to secure mutual growth. They emphasize that investment value depends on the volume of business and customer patronage, promising merchants will uphold their commitment if customers participate. The appeal centers on keeping spending local to guarantee a share of town prosperity.
New Train Schedule Through Mount Dora Effective May Nineteen
Daily service changes affect Mount Dora with No 422 departing at 10 45 a m to Sanford 12 20 p m connecting to No 80 for Jacksonville 1 55 p m arriving 5 55 p m and No 92 Tampa Special to northern points departing Sanford 4 10 p m arriving Jacksonville 7 00 p m Train 421 will link at Sanford with north south lines and leave Mount Dora 4 13 p m
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Mount Dora
Sanford
Jacksonville
Tampa
Mount Dora Defeats Municipal Lighting Plan in Vote
Mount Dora residents voted 261 to 180 on May 14 against installing a municipal lighting plant. The Florida Public Service Company offered a price reduction, influencing the council to seek a generating plant survey by Fairbanks, Morse & Co. The new rate cut, about .009 per KWH, could save the town over five thousand dollars annually, with council plans to act on FPSC’s contract offer soon.
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Mount Dora
Florida Public Service Company
Drugg Purchases Vicks Store In Mount Dora
Mr H L Drugg buys the Ten Cent Gear store and plans to run it with son P L Drugg. The shop closed for inventory and will expand stock beyond five and ten cents to higher prices. The Drugg family, from Proctorsville Vermont, now resides in Mount Dora with homes on Eleventh avenue and Alexander street.
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H. L. Drugg
P. Drugg
Messrs. Drugg
Mount Dora
Vermont
Umlauf
Eleventh Avenue
Alexander Street
P. L. Drugg
Wm. Carpenter
Proctorsville
Mail Schedule For Leesburg and Sanford Areas
The notice shows mail pickups and deliveries starting May 19 at 12 01 a m. Outgoing mail from Leesburg closes at 10 15 a m with incoming Leesburg mail due 10 45 a m. Outgoing mail from Sanford closes 3 45 p m with incoming Sanford mail due 4 13 p m. No mail on Sunday.
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Leesburg
Sanford
Poppy Day Declared In Mount Dora By Mayor Simpson
A proclamation proclaims Saturday May 25 as Poppy Day in Mount Dora to honor fallen service members and raise funds for veterans. Mayor M V Simpson signs the notice urging local support.
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Mount Dora
M. V. Simpson
Kiwanis Talk Credits Spiritual Focus Over World Communism
Dr. Howard A. Kelly addressed Kiwanis Junidicees last Thursday, contrasting Kiwanis International with materialist Third International Russia Communism. He urged a return to moral values, spiritual duties, and service, urging Kiwanis members to lead by example and keep faith with the Good Book.
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Howard A. Kelly
Kiwanis Junidicaees
Kiwanis
Kiwanis. International
Kiwanis International
Johnson
Pappy” Hayward
Mark. Kinser
B. F. Bunnell
Frank Isted
Eustis
Earl. H
Tavares
Kiwanis Ladies
Lake County Country Club
Mount
Soloists Engaged For Church Choir
At a brief meeting of the Congregational church choir Miss Maxine Saltsman and Miss Alice Davis were engaged as soloists for next winter. They will also be part of a mixed quartet with a supplemental choir of up to eight. After the meeting the group attended a recital at the Baptist tabernacle by Mrs. C. M. Brown's piano pupils.
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Congregational Church
Maxine Saltsman
Alice Davis
The
Baptist Tabernacle
C. M. Brown
Brodie
Tuberculosis Fight Gains Ground In National Effort
The Lake County Tuberculosis and Health Association notes broad research effort to cure tuberculosis. Twenty five laboratories under the National Tuberculosis Association work on bacterium sugar acids and proteins. Institutions include Rockefeller Institute and Saranac Laboratory with support from drug companies totaling over $50,000.
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Lake County Tuberculosis and Health Association
National Tuberculosis Association
White
Washington, D
Hre
Life
Rockefeller Institute
New York City
Henry Phipps Institute
Philadelphia
Saranac Laboratory
Saranac Lake
N. Y
Bureau of Animal Industry
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Washington, D. C
Yale
Cornell
California
Chicago
Vanderbilt
Sharpe and Dohme and Parks, Davis, and Company
Count of Monte Cristo At Mount Dora Theatre Opens Week
The Mount Dora Theatre launches the week with The Count of Monte Cristo starring Robert Donat and Elissa Landi in a highly praised production. Matinees on Sunday and Monday include a discounted 25 cent rate for high school students.
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Mount Dora
Alexandre Dumas
Count of Monte Cristo
Robert Donat
Elissa Landi
Dashiell
Hammett
Mr. Dynamite
Edmundo Lowe
Esther Ralston
Victor Varconi
Robert Taylor
Gable
Virginia Bruce
Shirley Temple
Arline
Judge
Ray Walker
Princess O’hara
Busy Days in Camp at Fort Benning Maneuvers
Dr. W. L. Wood, a U S reserves colonel, oversees the annual Fourth Corps area maneuvers at Fort Benning Georgia. About five thousand officers and men participate over a two week period with full war time equipment and high ranking officers in attendance. The first week emphasizes combat firing and regimental training while the second week centers on brigade maneuvers designed to showcase action across service branches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. L. Wood
U. S
Fort Benning
World’s largest man made river nears completion
The world’s largest man made river almost completes a 1500 mile inland waterway linking New York to Florida’s tip. The project gains emphasis as a yacht from Duluth Minnesota arrives in Miami after only two minor sea openers, underscoring the waterway’s progress.
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New York
Florida
Miami
Duluth
Minn
Mount Dora Citrus Growers Hold Annual Meeting
Members of the Mount Dora Citrus Growers Association met on Wednesday the 8th for the annual gathering the largest turnout in years. Output for the season is seen rising about twenty percent despite losses from the December frost. Florida Citrus Exchange official C C Commander spoke optimistic on producing quality fruit and cost packing through grower owned and controlled groups. G B Hurlburt reported progress and cost savings while officers were reelected led by W F Bloodgood as president and C H Estey as vice president.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Dora
Commander
Florida Citrus Exchange
G.B. Hurlburt
Mount Dora Association
Association
W. F Bloodgood
C. H. Estey
G. B. Hurlburt
J. C. Cooper
J. W. Jepson
C. C. Moorhead
S. S. Sader
Willard Wadsworth
B Williamson
S. S. Sadler
Lake County Sub Exchange
Orphans Seek Summer Homes Through Florida Society
The Children's Home Society of Florida asks families to open homes for homeless boys and girls aged six to sixteen for the summer. State superintendent "Daddy" Fagg urges caring families in Jacksonville Miami Lakeland and Pensacola to offer a safe country summer home with love and small chores. Inquiries should be sent to 428 St James Building, Jacksonville Florida.
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Children’s Home Society of Florida
Jacksonville
Miami
Lakeland
Pensacola
Marcus C
Daddy Fary
The
Home Society
St. James
Florida
Fagg
Epworth League District Meeting in DeLand
The DeLand District Epworth League met Tuesday night with good attendance. Mount Dora sent twenty four representatives for a supper and program presided over by Howard Simpson. Raymond Perkins led song and cheer. The district includes Methodist Episcopal leagues from Daytona Beach through Central Florida counties.
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DeLand
Epworth League
Mount Dora
Howard Simpson
Raymond Perkins
Methodist Episcopal
Daytona’ Beach
Florida
Landowners Eye Timber Crops for Florida Profit
Many landowners are awakening to the commercial possibilities of timber crops that will become marketable under Florida climate in a few years. Thousands of idle acres can be turned to profitable account as wise owners realize this opportunity.
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Florida
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C. of C. Council
Gene Downs
Will
Kiwanis News
Tuberculosis
Assa
Better Business Reported
Local Citrus Association
Epworth League District Meeting
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