Graduation Exercises at Community Auditorium
The June 2 1939 graduation program at the Community Auditorium features a high school orchestra, a one act comedy, a program of songs and readings, honors from the American Legion, diplomas presented by Mount Dora Post No 35, and a reception afterward hosted by the sophomore class. Graduates listed include Shirley Joy Coen Zera Inez Dean Elouise Jeanette Glass William Roberts McCown Stuart Tees Sadler LaVerne Townsend Eveline Von Herbulis Mildred Bartlett Lillie Beasley Julian Drawdy Helen Driver Evelyn Futral Thomas McCabe II Clifford McCaughey Eleanor Minkley Esther Stevens Donald Thompson Thomas Townsend Martha Treadwell Robert Wells.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saint Bride
Susanna Essyesnees
Mrs. van Hayden
Coca
Esther Stevens
Eleanore
Prudence van Hayden
Mildred Bartlett
Richard Townsend
Robert Trowbridge
Cceeenene
Thomas McCabe Nettie
Lucy
Eleanore Minkley Milord Devereaux
Julian Drawdy
Eveline von Herbulis
Song of the Night Watch
Grieg
Gilbert
Pitcher
Lacome-Adams
Shirley Joy Coen
Zera Inez Dean
Elouise Jeanette Glass
William Roberts McCown
Stuart Tees Sadler
LaVerne Townsend
Eveline Amelia von Herbulis
Mildred Agnes Bartlett
Lillie Mae Beasley
Julian Elbert Drawdy
Helen Grace Driver
Evelyn Gwendolyn Futral
Thomas Hurlburt
Howard Blair Kramer
Harold Lane
Thomas Francis McCabe II
Clifford Mildred Mc.Caughey
Eleanore Aline Minkley
Esther Carolyn Stevens
Donald Ollen Thompson
Thomas Ralph Townsend
Martha Elizabeth Treadwell
Robert Gurden Wells
Mount Dora Lions Plan Active Summer Program
The Mount Dora Lions held a lively meeting last Monday with strong calls to action. Members discussed fundraising for needy locals, planned July ladies night with Eustis, and chose Parker and Kitrell as delegates to the state convention in St Petersburg.
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Lion F. M. Whaley
Mount Dora
Lion
Parker
Whaley
Lion Paul Brown
Eustis
Petersbur
Paul Brown
Lion Cole
Stetson Grants Diplomas to Two Mount Dora Students
Stetson University will award diplomas to 112 graduates in the June 5 exercises. Among them are Vivian Thompson Jones for Bachelor of Arts and Jane Claire McCarty for Bachelor of Music. Mount Dora team plays Winter Park at Heim Field today at 3 30 p.m. Come out and see a good game.
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Mount Dora
Stetson University
Vivian Thompson Jones
Jane Claire McCarty
Winter Park
Heim Field
Mount Dora Ball Team Ready for Season Support
Mount Dora Baseball Club thanks local merchants and citizens for cooperation. New uniforms have been ordered and will arrive shortly, ensuring a first class team on the field this year.
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Mount Dora Baseball Club
Mount Dora Hardware Co
Simpson Fruit Co
Jack Simpson
Lloyd Atkins
Tiny Smith
Turner Body Shop
Eckholdt’s Welding Works
Dr. Reitz
W. E. Lackey
Grand Leader Department Store
First National Bank
Chamber of Commerce
Mount Dora Theatre
Bankers Award Scholarship to UF for 4-H Club Outstanding Boy
Six Lake County banks award a $100 scholarship to the University of Florida for the county’s outstanding 4-H boy. The presentation was made at the Lake Joanna 4-H Club Rally by George J. White of Mount Dora, a Federal Reserve Board member. The winner is Claxon Parker of Altoona, a member of the Umatilla 4-H boys club, recognized for notable 4-H work.
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Lake County
University of Florida
Lake Joanna
Bankers
George J. White
Mount Dora
Federal Reserve Board
Florida
Claxon Parker
Altoona
Umatilla
Memorial Day Observance details in Mount Dora 1939
Memorial Day on May 30 1939 honors fallen soldiers and the spirit of faith valor and sacrifice. Mount Dora Post No 35 plans a 3 pm parade from City Hall with marching bands firing squad and speakers Past Commander W T Comer and Auxiliary President Mrs Gillian McClure. The mayor proclaims a halfholiday with business closures at 1 pm.
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America
Mount Dora
American Legion
Thomas H.ley
Eustis High School
American Legion Auxiliary
Sons of American Legion
Baker
Donnelly
W. T. Comer
Auxiliary
Gillian. McClure
Mount Dora Declares Memorial Day Half Holiday
Mount Dora mayor M V Simpson designates Memorial Day afternoon as a half holiday urging citizens to honor war dead with the American Legion service. May 24, 1939 Mount Dora Florida.
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Mount Dora
American Legion
M. V. Simpson
Fla
Dorans Triumph Over Eustis In Tight 6-5 Ball Game
Dorans edge Eustis 6 to 5 as Wiley drives in Manager Simpson in the seventh. Adkins pitched well, Stephens went 3-for-3, Durden added a double and a single, Green contributed a double. Carl Graves stirred the crowd with a column reading.
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Carl Graves
Dorans
Eustis
Carl
Wiley
Simpson
Adkins
Ivory
Stephens
Durden
Green
Diamond Ball Postponed Leesburg Mount Dora Game Tonight
The Leesburg versus Mount Dora game at Heim Field, set for tonight, will be played Friday night at 8 p m here. The delay allows fans and players to attend Leesburg Watermelon Festival tonight. Check bulletin boards for further announcements.
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Leesburg
Mount Dora
Heim Field
Masonic Lodge Buys Old Donnelly Home
The Mount Dora Masonic Lodge purchased the 1893 Donnelly home on Donnelly Avenue, planning to remodel the second floor as a Lodge Hall and the first floor as a banquet and social center. The sale, signed March 31 and finalized May 18, includes the corner lot, with Eastern Stars assisting to create a community hub. The house will be preserved and maintained as a social and lodge facility.
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Mount. Dora
Donnelly
Gorham
Mount Kisco
N. Y
Order
Will Inoculate Dogs at Home Saturday
Frank Drake will inoculate dogs and cats at his home on Seventh avenue and Alexander street this Saturday from 9 a m to 5 p m. He has fresh serum for all pets brought that day. The fee is 1 00 and a certificate with tag is issued, with no municipal dog license required.
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Frank Drake
Seventh Avenue
Alexander Street
Miss Delphia Norman Installed as Mount Dora Club Leader
The Orlando Sentinel ran a photo with a cut line misidentifying Delphia Norman of Leesburg as president of Mount Dora Junior Woman's Club. Norman was installed as Mount Dora club president at the recent in town banquet, while a Volusia County road project on State Road 21 between DeLand and Daytona Beach requires detours.
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Orlando
Sentinel Monday
Delphia Norman
Leesburg
Junior Woman's Club
DeLand
Daytona Beach
Volusia County
Beautification Essay Contest Prize Winners Named
The Woman's Club and Kiwanis Club announced prize winners for the How to Make Mount Dora More Beautiful essay contest. Prizes were $2.00, $1.00 and $1.00 per group, with winners listed by grades and honorable mentions including David Edgerton Charles Wilkinson John Coffin Jane Edgerton Mabel Claire Wyatt Bobbie Von Herbulis Edward Davenport Jeannette Adair Norman Tuckett Joyce Thompson Ida Hiley Doris Cowart Maurice Glass Charles Boxell Donald Thompson.
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Woman's Club
Kiwanis Club
Mount Dora
David Edgerton
Charles Wilkinson
John Coffin
Jane Edgerton
Mabel Claire Wyatt
Bobbie von Herbulis
Edward Davenport
Jeannette Adair
Norman Tuckett
Joyce Thompson
Ida Hiley
Doris Cowart
Maurice Glass
Charles Boxell
Donald Thompson
Church of Christ Sunday services with dinner on grounds
The Church of Christ invites all to attend preaching at 11:00 a.m. Sunday and a second service at 3:30 p.m. led by Brother Shiver from Orlando. Dinner on the grounds follows the morning service.
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Bro
Shiver
Orlando
Epworth League Ice Cream Social Promotes Daytona Institute Trip
Epworth League hosts an ice cream social on Saturday May 27 at 7 30 PM on Donnelly Avenue. Proceeds fund sending members to Institute in Daytona June 19 25. Donations from members friends and sponsors supply ice cream and cake as music by the Sylvan Shores Silver Serenaders adds to the event's festive appeal.
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Epworth League
Donnelly Avenue
Daytona
Sylvan Shores Silver Serenaders
Lake County Literature Heads to New York World Exhibit
The Lake County Chamber of Commerce has sent county literature to the Florida National Exhibit at the New York World's Fair. The pamphlets present Lake County resources attractions and diversified agriculture. Lake County grapes will be prominently displayed in the Florida Exhibit throughout the season.
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Lake County
State Road 22 Open Between Clermont and Groveland
Lake County reports State Road No. 22 is now open to traffic between Clermont and Groveland after repairs. Motorists may travel the route as normal with no closures planned at this time.
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Clermont
Groveland
Lake County
Memorial Day program highlighted by Legion district commander
Kiwanis hear Giles F. Lewis district commander of the American Legion Florida as speaker with Geo. J. White in charge. Dr. R. D. Thompson outlined tuberculosis sanatorium operations near Orlando noting 318 beds with 25 to 35 waiting applicants and plans to add 82 beds for 400 capacity. The article also reports 1939 first four months building activity in Lake County including 63 new residences and 11 public projects with details by Leesburg Mount Dora Eustis Clermont and Umatilla.
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Kiwanis
Geo. J. White
Giles F. Lewis
American Legion
Department of Florida
A. C. Quixley
R. D. Thompson
Orange County
Orlando
Florida
Heex
Lake County
Leesburg First
Leesburg
K. W. Loucks
Roperties
Florida Telephone Corporation
Mount Dora
T. M. Kramer
Clermont
H. C. Brown
W. L. Ashton
Lake County communities explored by Wentworth series
Pensacola historian T. T. Wentworth Jr. writes a series on the history of Lake County communities. The Lake County Chamber of Commerce provided data and support for the articles and his recently published book.
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Lake County
T. T. Wentworth, Jr
Pensacola Historical Society
American Legion Civics Contest Opens in Mount Dora
Mount Dora Post No. 35 sponsors a civics contest for students to promote national government understanding. The 100 question exam covers U S Constitution history and impact, totaling 250 points. judging on May 23 with prizes of 3.00 and 2.00 for top papers and 1.00 for the next three. Awards announced at Commencement, following a Georgia education committee.
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Mount Dora Post No. 35
American Legion
the United States
Brittain
Georgia School of Technology
Sutton
Atlanta
Georgia
Library circulation gains at High School over last year
The High School library reports a rise in circulation with 427 books in constant use this year versus 363 last year. Total annual circulation reached 8 529 compared with 6 434, aided by 213 new titles added last year and 237 this year and a 93 percent voluntary attendance rate.
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Vivia Craig
Kenneth Maglathlin
Harriet Hale
Thomas Cooley
A. R. Key
W. LE. Barnett
P. Laughlin
Mount Dora
Alberta von Herfelis
Mount Topic
J. G. Ray
Mies Et Hale
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