Armistice Day Observed In Leesburg With Parade And Events
Leesburg marks Armistice Day with a 10 AM parade including the Leesburg High School Band and units from the Lake County Guard. A memorial program at 11 AM awards battalion colors, then at 1:30 PM a bicentennial battalion parade to Venetian Gardens features guest speaker Joseph E. Hendricks and other participants. An afternoon football game and community luncheon close the day.
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Lake County
Leesburg
Lake County Guard
Leesburg City Hall
Venetian Gardens
Yerne Theburg
Eustis High Ool
Enetian Gardens
Ocala
George Miller
Der
Fonia Pennington
Er College
Urg
Bers of Commerce
Tuberculosis Fight Aims at Early Diagnosis in County
The 1939-40 Christmas Seals sale by the County Tuberculosis Association netted 2279 dollars, the highest county total to date. The sale funds X rays, relief, education, and early diagnosis efforts across Leesburg, Clermont, Groveland, Mascotte, Eustis, Fruitland, Mount Dora, and surrounding areas. Speakers including Dr. Thompson outlined sanatorium work at Woodmere, beds available for patients, and the need for patient cooperation in treatment and prevention to curb transmission.
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Red Cross
Roll &. D. Thompson
Woodsmere
Lions Plan Sadie Hawkins Dance to Aid Underprivileged Children
The club outlines its first big event of the season Sadie Hawkins Day set for the 15th with tickets on sale soon. Proceeds benefit underprivileged children and guest speakers include Doc Devorsak Bus Whaley and a talk on Selective Service.
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Lions
Sadie Hawkins
The
Doc Devorsak
Bus Whaley
Methodist Adult Choir Presents Winter Programs
The Methodist Adult Choir under Mrs Gudgeon will perform Christmas music on December 22 followed by a one act play The Old Candlem an St John directed by Mrs Rogers. After holidays three musical programs are planned including Richard Maxwell cheer and comfort in January and an all request program in February. Easter Sunday music on April 13 concludes the schedule.
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Methodist
Gudgeon
Danley
Lunch program aids hundreds of Mount Dora children
PTA board praises lunch room progress run with WPA help under Mrs. Ronald Christie feeding 175 to 190 children daily. Sparks Theatre returns ticket proceeds. Mr Pickens Tally honored for a free movie. Proposal for a Mount Dora school band encouraged with Stetson senior McEmber teaching two days weekly. contact Prof. Roseborough.
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Ronald Christie
Mount Dora
McEmber
Stetson University
Tavares
Prof. Roseborough
Chamber seeks rooming accommodations for winter tour
Secretary Eleanore Minkley of the Chamber of Commerce urges Mount Dorans to register all available rooms and boarding houses at the earliest opportunity so the chamber can complete its list for winter tour convenience.
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Eleanore Minkley
Chamber of Commerce
Mount Dorans
Chamber
Hallowe'en Carnival Best Ever Held Here
The Adrian area school gym hosted a grand Hallowe en carnival last Thursday with a packed crowd, bright booths, and festive decorations. Prizes included groceries and ducks, with volunteers praised for their hard work and community support. organizers invite participation for next year.
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Hallowe’en Carnival
Adrian
Patsy Conner
Hallowe’en
H. H. Chamberlain
Coen
R. W. Dickson
Hallowe'en
Tom Hurlburt
Citrus Exchange
Harold Overhiser
Clayton Tremain
Homecoming Pep Meeting at Princess Theatre
Mount Dora high school hosts a Homecoming pep event at Princess Theatre at 3:30 PM featuring Wayne Morris in The Quarterback. Tonight’s homecoming football game vs Tavares kicks off after dusk on the lit high school field. tickets are 10 cents for all.
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Mount Dora High School
Tavares
Princess Theatre
Wayne Morris
Pickens Talley
Mount Dora
Sadie Hawkins Day Celebrated At Mount Dora High
Mount Dora High students marked Sadie Hawkins Day with a six o'clock gym race between Dog Patch and Skunk Hollow girls and boys. Girls provided a box supper. prizes went to Jean Shipes and Tommy Shipes. Jitterbug winners were Bobby Vincent and Jeanpes. Seniors sponsor the event and plan Friday football game, candy sale, and Gow.
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Mount Dora High School
Dog Patch
Skunk Hollow
Jean Shipes
Tommy Shipes
Evenall
Bobby Vincent
Jean Pes
Michigan family leases home in Mount Dora
Mrs. O F Sihler and her three children from Irish Hills Detroit lease the Pease house on Florance road near Sylvan Shores Hotel marking their first Mount Dora visit. Captain Sihler is stationed in Anchorage Alaska with the army. They learned of Mount Dora from Mrs Grady Simpson. Mr and Mrs I L Johnson of Marshall Michigan are the Sihler’s relatives visiting the town.
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O. F. Sihler
Irish Hills
Detroit
Michigan
Florance Road
Sylvan Shores
Mount Dora
Sihler
Anchorage
Alaska
Riley’s Park
Grady Simpson
I. L. Johnson
Marshall, Mich
Frank Haas Wins Gold Medal at Florida Exhibit
Frank Haas of Sorrento and Bay Ridge earned a gold medal at the New York World's Fair Florida Exhibit for his citrus display. His lemon tree received a blue ribbon and gold medal, highlighting garden achievements.
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Frank Haas
Sorrento
Bay Ridge
Florida
Novelty Program At Amateur Show In Mount Dora
About four hundred attended the fifth annual Amateur Show at the P. T. A. Hallowe'en Carnival in Mount Dora high school auditorium. Master of ceremonies Carl Graves introduced models and acts while Maxine Saltsman and Harry Barbour gave hillbilly novelty numbers. The Mount Dora String Band performed as a Tennessee hillbilly ensemble and the senior class staged The Fatal Quest.
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Carl Graves
Mountro
Red Kennedy
Emory Spier
Russell Clark
Donald Thompson
Lloyd Atkins
Cecil Bowie
C. W. Ezzard
Maxine Saltsman
Harry Barbour
Cal Jones
Martha Fenn
Curtains
Winifred
Harding
Rita Daniels
King
Joanne French
Queen
Peggy Barker
Princess
Jean Shipes
Duke
Betty Blanchard
High School Glee Club
Marilyn MacLelland
Sara Roseborough
Dorothy Adams
Gloria Watts
Floy Townsend
Mildred Edwards
Mary Estey
Lena Harding
R. E. Lee
Mail Schedule Delivers Daily Except Sunday
Daily mail routes outline departures from Leesburg and Orlando with star routes to several Florida towns including Eustis Tavares Tangering Zellwood Plymouth Lockart and Apopka. Incoming mail times from Orlando Leesburg and local star routes are listed with Regular and Air Mail services and Sunday arrivals and departures set for 9 A M and 5 P M respectively.
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Leesburg
Eustis
Tavares
Fla
Orlando
Tangerine
Zellwood
Plymouth
Lockart
Apopka
Air Mail
Red Cross Roll Call Opens November 11 Mount Dora
The Mount Dora Red Cross Roll Call runs November 11 through 28 with three membership levels: Annual 1.00, contributing 5.00, and sustaining 10.00. Fifty cents of each annual and the full balance of others stay local for Mount Dora and Lake County relief work while the rest goes to Washington. Miss Margaret Lewis chairs the drive. contact Mrs. Keller or Miss Lewis to enroll.
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Red Cross
Margaret Lewis
Mount Dora
American Red Cross
National Red Cross
Washington
Lake County
Keller
Union Thanksgiving Service at Community Church
A Union Thanksgiving Service will be held on Wednesday evening November 27 at 7 30 in the Community Church. Rev Kenneth G Reis of the Methodist Church will preach the sermon Rev Stanley acting minister of the Baptist Church will give the giving of thanks prayer Dr Harry West brook Reed of the Community Church will conduct the service It is a public service and all are invited Special music will be provided by the Community Church choir
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Community Church
Kenneth G. Reis
Methodist Church
Stanley
The
Baptist Church
Harry. Westbrook Reed
Brantley Family Reunion Held At Old Alton Home
Mr and Mrs Leonard A Brantley and Mr Morgan Brantley attended a Brantley reunion at the old homestead near Al toona with about fifty attendees including children grandchildren and great grandchildren of the pioneer couple. Lula Wainwright sister to the Brantleys resides at the old home. A football game between Mount Dora and Tavares is scheduled for tomorrow night locally.
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Leonard A. Brantley
Morgan Brantley
Brantley
Altoona
Lula Wainwright
Kiwanis Meeting Highlights Interclub Invite
Kiwanis met at noon on Wednesday due to a Baptist meeting. Dr. Lindsay E. McNair of Orlando spoke on Organic Cooperation versus Selfish Individualism, with songs by Mr. and Mrs. Cannon and remarks by Warren Roberts. An inter-club meeting with Orlando Kiwanis is planned for November 29, and a Boy Scout committee meeting followed.
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Kiwanis
Henry L. Pringle
Leesburg
Orlando
Bob Overstreet
Warren Roberts
Don Evans
Harvey Freeman
A. M. Craig
Uniontown
Lindsay E. McNair
Joe Cannon
McNair
First Presbyterian Church
Mount Dora
Manuel Sedano
M. L. Denbroeder
Whitman, Mass
Kiwanis Club
Pickens Tally
Carl Graves
C. M. Brown
Herbert Harlow
Dr. Smith
Lake County Health
G.mor Richardson
L. Smith
J. C. Graham
Miller Wells
Geo. J. White
West
Aly
Winter Visitors Register at the Chamber of Commerce
A notice requests winter visitors and newcomers to register at the Chamber of Commerce. It states names are not given to solicitors but used to locate registrants for service. No further details or contacts are provided.
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Chamber of Commerce
Caerie Mere
Lake County Election Returns Incomplete Report
In Lake County incomplete returns show 8112 total votes with Roosevelt electors 4775 and Willki electors or R405 among 26 precincts reporting. Thomas H. Cooley leads State Senate with 2476 votes while Democrats won by a large majority in races with both parties. Mount Dora vote data not fully reported.
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Lake County
Roosevelt
Willki
Thos. H. Cooley
State Senate
Mount Dora
District Education Association Meets Today in Orlando
Nearly 1,000 teachers from Orange Lake Osceola and Seminole counties gather in Orlando for the Eastern Central Florida District Education Association meeting at Orlando High School. Dr Willis A Sutton outlines The World Revolution and Education while State Supt Colin English discusses State Department Handbooks.
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Orange
Lake
Osceola
Seminole
Orlando
Central Florida District Education Association
East Robinson Street
Willis A. Sutton
Atlanta
Sutton
Colin English
State Superintendent of Schools
State Department
W. T. Edwards
Paul Eddy
Marguerite Morse
Clearwater
Florida Educational Association
Stores to Close Monday for Armistice Day Celebration
All stores and business houses will be closed all day Monday November 11 for Armistice Day. Everyone able is urged to go to Leesburg for the Lake County Guard parade and drill celebration.
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Nyone
Leesburg
Lake County
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T.B.H. Assn
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P. T. A. Board
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William Thomas Kennedy
F. E. Compton
Kennedy
D. H. Moore
William Alexander MacKenzie
Board of Public Instruction
John Cicero Hethcox
H. H. Hethcox
Board of County Commissioners
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Kiwanis News
Roosevelt Peapnaass
Willkie
Ongressman Hendricks Stvensee Akerman
Griffith
Cooley
District Education Association
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