Trial by Jury Charms Lake County Audiences
Packed houses welcomed the light opera Trial by Jury at Eustis and Clermont and Mount Dora’s Prio cess Theatre is expected to sell out. The Parent- Teachers Association sponsors the Mount Dora staging with Mme Hodges directing and Prof Davis at the piano. Fifty performers plus a twelve piece orchestra deliver the charming home talent production.
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Eustis
Clermont
Priocess Theatre
Mount Dora
Lake County
Parent- Teachers Association
Dickson
Princess Theatre
Mme. Hodges
Prof. Dav
Trial by Jury play linked to Mount Dora business block
A new two store front brick tile stucco block is under construction at Sixth Avenue and Donnelly Street Mount Dora. A. P Sidel will occupy one unit with a meat market and the second unit is leased to an unannounced firm. Ground breaking was completed and the building is to be ready by year end.
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A. P. Sidel
Donnelly
Mount Dora
A. P. Bridel
Sidel
L. J. Pierce
Montay
Ladies Aid Bazaar Planned by Methodist Church Group
The Ladies Aid Society of the Methodist Church will stage its annual bazaar Friday afternoon November 19. Donations of fancy work aprons candy and cooked foods are requested and may be left with the president Mrs. Waltz or any member.
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Ladies Aid Society of the Methodist Church
Waltz
Meeting Art League Postponed To Next Tuesday
The Mount Dora Art League meeting scheduled for Thursday night is postponed until next Tuesday at 7 30 p m at the Congregational church parlors. Interested persons in art or artwork are welcomed at this meeting.
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Mount Dora
Missionary Meeting Set at Congregational Church
A foreign missionary meeting will be held Thursday afternoon November 11 at 3 o clock in the Congregational church. Mrs Grant Cowles will lead and the new book Moslem Women will be used. A social hour with light refreshments follows the program.
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Congregational Church
Grant Cowles
Hastings-Hastings to Erect New Power Plant
Hastings-Hastings Power & Ice Company plans a new power plant at a cost of $50,000 to supply local electricity. Construction aims to boost capacity and reliability for the town in the coming months.
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Hastings
Hastings Power & Ice.Company
Zephyrhills Work Starts on Wesley Chapel Road
Construction begins laying rock base along Zephyrhills Wesley Chapel Road with crews mobilizing to prepare the roadway project. Local officials expect improved traffic flow once the base is complete.
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Zephyrhills
Wesley Chapel Road
Lake County Chamber of Commerce Officers Elect Anti High Rent Plan
The Lake County Chamber of Commerce annual meeting November 1 at the Courthouse in Tavares drew attendees from across the county. Leesburg Eustis Mount Dora and Umatilla failed to nominate reps. their offices will be held until a later election. Discussions urged Realtors and chambers to stop listing properties at excessive rents and supported an appraisal board in each locality to review listings. State Road No. 2 from Leesburg to Tavares and Eustis faced sharp criticism for high-pricing pressures on housing.
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Tavares
Leesburg
Eustis
Mount Dora
Umatilla
Lake County Chamber of Commerce
Chambers of Commerce
Baptists Plan Mount Dora Tabernacle To House Forum Activities
Mount Dora Baptists announce a five year lease on a 140 by 140 foot corner site at Baker street and Tenth avenue to build a 60 by 80 foot tabernacle. The $4000 structure will seat about 1000 and serve as the Forum Folk venue while the group awaits a permanent home. Rev. G. T. Hinton appointed full time pastor. services to begin in December at the Princess Theatre.
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Mount Dora
J. P. Donnelly
Baptists of
Baker Street
Tenth Avenue
Forum Folk
Baptist Tabernacle
Tabernacle
G. T. Hinton
Kentucky
Princess Theatre
Fine Meeting of P. T. A. Is Held Tuesday
A large auditorium gathering of the P T A Tuesday evening emphasized enrolling all city parents and securing regular attendance. Mrs J G Ray reported on a six county meeting in Orlando and local delegates were noted. The program featured songs from first grade boys and the Girls Glee Club, a fourth grade playlet about coffee avoidance, followed by refreshments and social time.
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Parent-Teachers Association
J. G. Ray
Orlando
Mount Dora
Ray
David Simpson
Trigg ‘Ruttle
R. W. Dickson
Ways and
Assembly of Woman’s Clubs
Tavares
W. C. T. U. Program Postponed to November 9
The Woman's Christian Temperance Union event at the Congregational church was postponed from Tuesday evening to Tuesday, November 9. Promised are good speakers and entertainments, inviting the public to attend and enjoy the program.
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Congregational Church
Woman’s Christian Temperance Union
Engineer at Work on Lake Area Map for Navigation District
Charles Schrantz of Hills Engineering Company arrived in Lake County to compile data on costs and possibilities for improving waterways in the Upper Ocklawaha Navigation District. He will prepare a land water map and related data, after surveying Lake Apopka, Apopka canal, Lake Beauclair, Lake Carlton, Lake Dora, Lake Eustis, Lake Harris, Haines Creek and Lake Griffin. A bond issue may be proposed to fund drainage and navigation improvements benefiting the district and surrounding territory.
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Charles Schrantz
George Hills, Engineering Company
Jacksonville
Lake County
Ocklawaha
The
Hills Engineering Company
Schrantz
Lake Apopka
Apopka Canal
Lake Beauclaire
Lake Carlton
Lake Dora
Lake Eustis
Lake Harris
Haines Creek
Lake Griffin
Republicans Win Mount Dora Precincts In Lake County Returns
G O P candidates carried Mount Dora precincts while Democrats won key county contests. statewide results show Democratic victories in major races and tabulations for Eustis Tavares and other cities.
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Mount Dora
Lake County
Golden Triangle
Eustis
Tavares
Mount Dora mayoral tilt renews fifth term bid
A Mount Dora business and citizen committee reports Mayor A J Waltz has agreed to run again, seeking a fifth term. Fellow incumbents W E Lackey and J H Crane seek re election as councilman and city clerk while F Weidman and T Cooley join the slate for council.
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Lackey
Crane
Simpson
Dooley
Frank E. Weidman
Thomas H. Cooley
Arthur G. Ivey
Mount Dora
A. J. Waltz
Waltz
W. E. Lackey
J. H. Crane
O. M. Simpson
C. C. Dooley
Citizens Committee
Messrs
Grane
Death of Mrs Banks at Home in New York
Friends in Mount Dora were advised of the death of Mrs B F Banks on Oct 19 in Mount Kisco New York. An article in the Mount Kisco Recorder dated Oct 22 follows on page eight.
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Banks
New York
Mount Dora
B. F. Banks
Mount’ Kisco
N. Y
Recorder
City
Opie Read to Speak at Legion Banquet Now
Chairman of Red Cross to meet Friday in Tavares for final instructions and plans for the annual membership roll call campaign. Dr. R W Dickson, county chairman, says lake county federation of women's clubs will hold an all day meeting in Tavares, adjourn at 4 pm to join the Red Cross session. Roll call to occur between Armistice Day and Thanksgiving Day with communities choosing local days within limits.
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Red Cross
Lake County
Tavares
R. W. Dickson
County Federation of Women’s Clubs
Woman's Club Meeting Tuesday Afternoon In Mount Dora
The Mount Dora Woman's Club will meet Tuesday at 3 in the Congregational church parlors. Mrs. R. M. Sheavery will speak, with other speakers likely from out of town. Musical numbers by a Danish trio and reports from the Lake County Federation are planned. Hostesses include Mesdames Truskett White Fenn and Jameson. All interested women invited.
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R. M. Sheavery
Florida Federation of Women’s Clubs
Lake County Federation
Tavares
County Federation
Mesdames Truskett
White, Fenn
Jameson
Congregational Church
Humorist Opie Read to headline Armistice Day banquet
Opie Read the renowned humorist will be the principal speaker at the American Legion Armistice Day celebration in Tavares. The event opens at the Biltavern Hotel with a 11 o'clock program featuring Tavares post, a salute with captured German cannon, and a welcome by Major J. W. Hun. The program includes patriotic addresses and a Cross of Service presentation to World War veterans who are descendants of Confederate veterans.
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Opie Read
Howey
Ame Legion
Tavares
Biltavern
Legion
Read
J. Howey
Tavarés
Jim O’neal
Eustis
J. W. Hun
Summerall
B. D. Harris
U. D
Leesburg
Program at Congregational church Tuesday night
A Tuesday night program at the Congregational church begins at 7 30 with addresses and musical recitations under the local W C T U auspices. Speakers include Mayor A J Waltz T H M V Simpson and Mayor F Autrey of Orlando. The public is urged to attend for an unusually interesting evening.
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Congregational Church
W. Christian Temperance U
A. J. Waltz
T. H
M. V. Simpson
F. Autrey
Orlando
Fort Myers firm spends $1000 on city adds and improvements
Florida Power Light Company expands a $1000 expenditure across several cities during September for additions and betterments.
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Fort Myers
Florida Power Light Company
Florida
Sylvan Shores One of Florida's Most Active Developments
Real estate circles hail Sylvan Shores in Mount Dora as a leading residential project. Visitors from across the state, including Orlando, praise rapid progress and expanding sidewalks as homes rise and sales surge. The ongoing development attracts northern arrivals and winter residents, signaling strong momentum for Dora’s flagship enterprise.
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Sylvan Shores
Florida
Orlando
Mount Dora
Dora
Ayivan Shores
Sylven Shores
Ft Sylvan Shores
Amon
Shores
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County Chamber Commerce
CTS
MT. Dora
Baptists
FORUM
Plan Tabernacle
Woman’s Club
Mount’ Dora
Bilts
American Legion
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