Mount Dora Beats Zellwood in Homerfest Slugfest
In a Wednesday baseball game Mount Dora defeated Zellwood 4 home runs lashing the park. McCleod exited in the third after the barrage, Ricks allowed the tie in the eighth, and in the ninth Zellwood exploded with four runs without a hit. Cookie endured a rough night with four strikeouts and a pivotal baserunning miscue.
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Zellwood— Ab
Morton P
Thompson
Starbird
Seeeepenes Smith
River
Astler
Hale
Ondich
Harvey
Mount Dora
Hunziker Ss
Christopher Cf
Chapman
Saceeees Oeese
Il Cooley
J Teasley
Andrews
Waste fats being collected again in central Florida
Urgent appeals to ease soap shortages prompt fat salvage efforts in Lake County. The program, coordinated by the Production and Marketing Administration with county agents and local merchants, will pay four cents a pound for waste fat, tallow, bones, and scraps via weekly store collections in Leesburg Eustis Umatilla Mount Dora and Tavares. Households urged to save and deliver fats in leakproof containers.
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Leesburg
Eustis
Umatilla
Mount Dora
Tavares
Announ County
R. E. Norris
Lake County
Production and Marketing Administration
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Ocala
Mount Dora Lawn Bowling Notes From Al Maben
Weather in Mount Dora has allowed strong play and skillful bowling on the rinks. Bowlers returning from St Petersburg impressed with polished bowls and surprising results while local figures like Big Ralph Edwards and new entrant Harry Allen featured in colorful scenes. The piece also mentions fans, local families, and chilly temperatures as the season closes.
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al Maben
Mount Dora
St. Petersburg
Ralph Edwards
Big Ralph
Chisholms
Edwards
Pooles
Pratts
DuFours
George Meinecke
Wm. MacLachlan
Frank Taylor
Eva MacDermott
Henry Crapo
Peabodys
Arthur Labisky
Wisconsin
Arthur
Papa DuFour
Papa
Harry Allen
Papa Arthur
Bennettsville
S. C
Home Demonstration Club Hosts Lake County Officials
Lake County Commissioners and other officials were hosted by County Home Demonstration Agent Mrs. Lucie K. Miller and club women at a luncheon on the court house grounds in Tavares. Guests included J. W Hunter States Attorney George Dykes County Clerk Zera Giles County Attorney Frank Banning Supt. of Schools R. E Norris Agricultural Agent and Karl Lehmann Secretary of the Lake County Chamber of Commerce. Frank E. Owens chaired and praised the club for preparing a meal of Lake County products. The event featured decorative palmetto themed place markers and dishes like tomato juice and chicken pie.
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Lake County
Lucie K. Miller
Home Demonstration Club
Court House
Tavares
J. W Hunter
George Dykes
Zera Giles
Frank Banning
R. E. Norris
Karl Lehmann
A. J. Waltz
Mount Dora
Lackey
Leesburg
Chamber of Commerce Board to Meet in Tavares
The Lake County Chamber of Commerce board will meet at the Home Demonstration Building in Tavares at 2 30 p m on Thursday May 16. President George White urges full attendance of all officers and directors.
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Lake County
Cub Mothers Meeting Called for Friday
Mothers of Cub Pack 19 are asked to meet with Mr. Merker the Cubmaster at the parish house of the Methodist Church this Friday.
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Mr. Merker
Parsihe House
The
Methodist Church
Lions Hear Patrolman Lane On Safe Driving At Meeting
Lions heard Patrolman W J Lane discuss traffic safety with a film at the Friday gathering. The event featured remarks on exams and safe driving, with a humorous test question about avoiding accidents. Guests included Oscar E Schubert Frederick Sleight and Fred W Sage of Mount Dora.
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W. J. Lane
Lions
The
International Association of Police Chiefs
United States
Canada
Lions Magazine
Lion Lane
Ancver
Georgia
Alabama
Flor- Lion Downs
Sanford Road
County Line
Grand View Hotel
Parker
Paul W. Turrentine
Austin Simpson
al Rehbaum, Jr
Cecil Bowie
Geo. W. Futch
Fifth Avenue
Lake Franklin
Lion Ray
Lion Chef
Swiger
Betty Ann Ray
Darleen Schaff
Helen Whitehead
Oscar E. Schubert
Frederick Sleight
Fred W. Sage
Mount Dora
Kiwanis Picnic Planned by Central Division Clubs
The ten Kiwanis Clubs of the Central Division plan a May 29 picnic at Clermont with outdoor stunts games watermelon cutting a brief program and a 75 cent plate barbecue. Sam Peacock of Clermont leads host club. Senator N Ray Carroll presides for the division. Participants include clubs from Lake Osceola Orange and Seminole counties. crowd expected.
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Clermont
Sam Peacock
N. Ray Carroll
Kissimmee
St. Gov
Lake
Osceola
Orange
Seminole
Mount Dora Scouts Excel at Central Florida Camporees
Three Troop 19 patrols from Mount Dora attended the district camporee at Mount Dora and the council camporee at Camp Howard near Sanford. Owl Patrol led by Christ Jacobsen Jr and Eagle Patrol led by Herbert Trenham each earned five of five district camporee awards, while council camporee results show high marks for multiple patrols.
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Central
Johnny Gargano
Herbert
Council Campo Wolf Patrol
Ers Patrol
Bill Jr
Raoul Barker
Owl Patrol
Chris Jacobsen, Jr
P. L
Robert Hall
Pinkey Turner
Carl Huff
Alan Claflin
Hollis Townsend
Paul Hopkins
Eagle Patrol
Herbert Trenham
Barry Norton
James Sills
Allen Keller
Billy Bland
Wolf Patrol
Billy LaFroos
P. L.,w. L. Harriet
Morris Pollard
Billy Carroll
Perley Sanford
Bill Barker
Mount Dora
Jack Groves
Don Conklin
Bobby Turner
L. G. Simpson
Clyde Mosteller
Roy Key
LeFroos
Bland
Jacobsen
Gibson
Adventure at Princess promises top cast and glamour
Gable returns to the screen in a star packed program at the Princess with Garson Blondell and Mitchell among the leads. Garson earned Top Ten poll honors for the third year and Joan Blondell supplies strong support as the film, titled Adventure, aims to be a major weekly feature.
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Gable
Garson
Wifc
Billings
Gale
Joan Blondell
William Mitchell
W. D. Patton
Delinquent Tax List for Lake County Properties
The delinquent tax list of Lake County properties to be sold for delinquent taxes on June 3 at the courthouse in Tavares is published in the Tavares Citizen. Copies are available at the Topic office for those unable to reach Tavares to obtain new lists.
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Lake County
Court House
Tavares
Kiwanis Honor Mothers and Veterans at Mount Dora Meeting
Kiwanis members honored three mothers Mrs M B Swift Mrs George B Evans and Mrs Lily P Dyson with corsages. Guests included Brugs Kennedy and two inductees Dr Andrew L Laurie former Army Major and John L Shutt Navy. Speaker Rev George Gibson urged home unity and family value. District official Sen N Ray Carroll to visit and supervise program. Members warned to bring own sugar as club supply is exhausted.
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Kiwanis
M. B. Swift
Joe Swift
George B. Evans
Miller Wells
Lily P. Dyson
Don Conkling
Conkling
G. B. Hurlburt
Andrew L. Laurie
John L. Shutt
Laurie
Army Medical Corps
Mount Dora
Shutt
Navy
Central Florida
Boy Scouts of America
George Gibson
Kiwanis Club
N. Ray Carroll
Kissimmee
Lake County Tag Sales Soar Past Last Year
Nearly a thousand more car tags have been sold in Lake County to date than in 1945 and the cash paid for licenses is 19949210. Mrs. Pearl Cullen, tax collector, announced this week. Through four months of 1946 9888 tags were sold, indicating total 1946 purchases will exceed 10000 with receipts well over $200000.
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Lake County
Pearl Cullen
Lake Count
Lake County Receives Quail and Deer Restocking
The Florida Game and Fresh Water Fish Commission released 500 special quail in Lake County this year, the largest count in any county. Additionally 25 deer were released in the Ocala Forest spanning Lake, Marion and Putnam counties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lake County
Florida Game and Fresh Water Fish Commission
I. N. Kennedy
Ocala Forest
Lake, Marion
Putnam
Vaccination Proves Best Protection Against Hog Cholera
Veterinarians report that despite trials with drugs and treatments including penicillin, vaccination remains the only effective method to protect hogs from hog cholera.
Food Drive For Starving Europeans Sponsored By Mount Dora Club
The Home Demonstration Club of Mount Dora asks shoppers to donate food for starving Europeans. Containers are placed in Story Bros A P Hale s and the Piggly Wiggly with donations sent to a canning kitchen in Tavares for conversion to tin sealed containers. Please give a can with each purchase and help ship relief.
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Mount Dora
Europe
Story Bros
A&p
Hale’s
Piggly-Wiggly
Club
Tavares
Baptist Church Bible School and Services Schedule
Morning Worship at 9 45 a m with sermon Radiant Realities. Evening Worship at 7 30 p m with Heavenly Visions. Training Union 6 45 p m. Mid week service Wednesday 7 30 p m. Choir rehearsal Friday 7 p m. Special music at both services. Invitation extended to all.
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Bible School
Training Union
Community Church Delays Summer Break After May Services
The Community Church will hold services through May then suspend for summer. Winter members mostly left, some stay through May as crowds remain strong. Dr. delivers sermon From Generation to Innocence, Mrs. White resigns as organist and choir director. Donations for feeding Europeans in famine reach 2045 dollars. Next Sunday at 11 o clock the minister will speak on Make Disciples.
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R. N. White
Methodist Church Emphasis Sunday at First Methodist
The First Methodist Worship will mark Emphasis Sunday with 11 o clock service led by Mr. Gibson on the Necessity of a Redemptive Society. The Chancel Choir will sing The Heavens Are Declaring with Ruth Woodman Stanley as soloist and C M Brown at the piano. A nursery is available during the church hour.
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Gibson
Ruth Woodman Stanley
C. M. Brown
Lake County's Commerce Chamber Hails Farm Trade
Jefferson Thomas of the University of Florida reports in a April 11 radio broadcast that Lake County farm activity totals near thirty eight and three quarter million dollars. Citrus fruits lead with twenty million, grove sales and new acreage add six and a half million, while winter vegetables watermelons poultry livestock ferns and other items add about four million more.
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Jefferson Thomas
University of Florida School of Agriculture
Gainesville
WRUF
Lake County
Commerce Chamber
Ee Ene
Les
Water Safety Demonstration Promoted by Mount Dora Groups
The American Legion Post of Mount Dora announces a water safety demonstration backed by Kiwanis Lions clubs school Chamber of Commerce Mount Dora Red Cross church groups and Lake County Red Cross. Red Cross instructors have offered a full summer program with free classes for children and adults at Lakeside pool on Tue Wed Thu afternoons with registration for Beginners Swimmer Advanced and Life Saving courses.
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American Legion Post
Mount Dora
The
Legion
Robert Quixley
Steve Harvey
Kiwanis
Lions Clubs
Chamber of Commerce
American Red Cross
Lake County
Red Cross
Lakeside Inn
Lakeside
Outboard Motorists Organize Florida Federation
The Florida Federation of Outboard Motor Clubs formed at Bartow meeting with Miami Tampa Polk County reps and associations. It plans sanctions with the American Power Boating Association, fields 300 drivers, and schedules races from Tampa on May 19 with a Winter Haven board meeting May 25. Officers include President Harry Santana and Executive Secretary Chet Collins. seven committees named.
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Florida Federation of Outboard Motor Clubs
Bartow
Chet Collins Surveyors Lake Lodge
Miami, Tampa
Polk County
South Florida Outboard Racing Association of
Miami
Florida Outboard Assn of
Orlando
Florida
American Power Boating Association
Winter Haven
Tampa
Silver Springs
Mount Dora
Harry Santana
Johnny Felita
Chet Collins
Billy Penny
Jack Stanford
Lake Alfred
Bill Penny
Miles Wilsey
Lew Hewes
Educational
J. C. Cox, Jr
Joe Swift
Merit Examinations Open to Local High School Students
Lake and Sumter high school students expecting to graduate this term may take state wide merit exams for positions such as clerk typist and stenographer. Obtain applications from the State Welfare Board offices or the U S Employment Service in Florida or from the Merit System Office Gainesville. May 18 is the final filing day.
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Florida Industrial Commission
Veterans of Foreign Wars invites meeting May 22
Attention veterans eligible for VFW membership are urged to attend a meeting in the Community Building at 8 00 p m on May 22. An authorized officer will conduct the session and assist in organization. Post cards and dues will be handled for those who intend to join.
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Veterans of Foreign Wars
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