Mount Dora Civic Life Active in Clubs and Fraternal Groups
Mount Dora’s civic scene features Kiwanis with officers C J Brown and M Wells. board members including Alfred Rehbaum and Geo J White. Woman’s and Junior Woman’s clubs sponsor library projects and Lake County Medical Center programs. Yacht Club commodore Richard Edgerton. Little Theatre prepares three to four plays. Fraternal groups such as Masons, Knights of Pythias, Eastern Star, and Pythian Sisters are active. American Legion post and auxiliary meet at City Hall. Mount Dora Art League, King’s Daughters aid the needy. Parent Teachers Association runs term activities and summer board meetings.
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Pesge
George C. Son
Ict
Geo. W. Coffin
J. J. West
H.W. Harlow
G.B. Hurlburt
D. Edgerton
Shirley Schonenberger
Mount Dora
C. J. Brown
Dr. M. Wells
W. L. Story
Alfred Rehbaum
G. B. Hurlburt
Geo. J. White
A. C. Quixley
T. M. Kramer
W. M. Kennedy
Wm. J. Johnson
D. Fletcher Crane
Woman's Club of
Charles Marsh
Lake County Medical Center
Henry W. Land
Gerald Hurlburt
Masons
Knights of Pythias
Eastern Star
Pythian Sisters
American Legion
Women's
Emma J. Tallant
Nan J. Stuart
Parent Teachers. Association
Free Florida sugar contest for junior high students
The United States Sugar Corporation of Clewiston offers 1000 in prizes for the best essay What Sugar Production Means to Florida open to all Florida junior high students. Contest runs November 15 to December 1, 1938. Free booklet Florida's Sugar Bowl in the Everglades available from local grocers.
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Florida
United States Sugar Corporation of Clewiston
Everglades
Dixie Crystals Sugar
Active Scout and civic groups in Mount Dora area
The Girl Scouts maintain a troop of 45 with Miss Vivia Cruis as captain and lieutenants Helen Meadows, Suzanne Sawyer, Coralie Agner, and Evaleen Hurlburt. Mrs. T. M. Kramer chairs the troop committee. Mount Dora sponsors a 40-member Boy Scout troop through the Kiwanis Club and supports Cub Scouts. The D A R engages in patriotic and civic work, while the Home Demonstration Club led by Mrs. F. F. Finzel and the Needlework Guild under Mrs. Mary McDonald operate year round with a yearly ingathering.
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Home Demonstration Club
F. F. Finzel
Needlework Guild
Mary McDonald
All Day Fishing Cruises Begin on City of Dora
The first weekly all day fishing cruise to Lake Apopka aboard the City of Dora was held last Thursday with Captain Harry Wise as pilot and Mrs. Velma Nice as hostess. Lunch and fish dinner were served as music by the captain and hostess enhanced the voyage. Participants included Mr. and Mrs. A. M. Stowe and others. future trips will move to Fridays as part of the winter entertainment program.
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Lake Apopka
Dora
Harry Wise
Velma Nice
Capt. Wise
Mrs. Nice
A. M. Stowe
R. J. Morris
A. A. Tanner
Mesdames Sawyer
Doris H. Holmes
A. M. Kenney
Messrs
Pitt Whitten
Frank Burkart
C. E. Abbott
J. M. Short
Captain Wise
14th District Masonic Association Meeting Set
Mount Dora Lodge No. 238 hosts the Fourteenth District Masonic Association meeting on December 8. Lodges from Leesburg Umatilla Eustis Wildwood Groveland Clermont Tavares and Mount Dora participate. Grand Lodge officers expected. visiting Masons invited. The meeting opens at the Masonic Lodge Hall then moves to the Community Building for a social gathering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Dora
Masonic Association
Leesburg
Umatilla
Eustis
Wildwood
Groveland
Clermont
Tavares
Grand Lodge of
Arts and Crafts Guild Begins Year’s Work
The Lake County Arts and Crafts Guild held its first meeting of the season at Miss Elizabeth Burleigh’s home in Tavares. After a covered dish supper, plans for weaving were set, including buying a small loom and intensive study under Miss Vera Carr. New members Mrs. Lucie K. Miller of Leesburg and Mrs. Ralph Arey of Astatula joined.
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Lake County
Armistice Reflections From Mount Dora Legion Commander
Dave L. Wiley commander of Mount Dora Post No. 35 American Legion reflects on Armistice Day twenty years later. He urges universal service, adherence to the Monroe Doctrine, and a strong defense to keep Americas secure while pursuing honest peace. He recalls casualties, duty, and the need to preserve justice, freedom, and democracy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kaiser
Kenneth Rogers
American Legion
Legion
Americas
Dave L. Wiley
Mount Dora
New Bridge Planned Over Wekiwa River on Mount Dora Road
Plans approved to replace the dangerous Wekiwa river bridge on the Mount Dora to Sanford road with a steel and concrete structure. The 20 foot road dip will be filled and the grade leveled to provide a level approach. Construction to start as soon as possible.
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Wekiwa River
Mount Dora- Sanford
Movie Quiz Contest Ends Soon For 1938 Entries
Movie patrons must submit contest entries by December 31 1938 with a fifty word explanation of why their chosen picture is best. Five films carry a free-answer privilege The Texans Give Me a Sailor Gateway The Crowd Roars Girl on Probation.
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Ares
Togo
Gateway
Fers
Princess Theatre
Mount Dora
State Theatre
Eustis
Field Artillery Unit Organized in Florida with Orlando HQ
A free field artillery unit of the U S Reserve is established in Florida with headquarters at Orlando. The 94th Field Artillery includes 87 officers from reserve units statewide. Capt C D Vantura is instructor and Lieut Howard Rybolt is executive officer. Staff includes Lieuts W R Lord C Martin W C Reaves W T Akerman L K Stone Pearson R W Humphries D Y McKinnon. First battalion HQ Orlando second Ocala third on the east coast. Service battery Gainesville area led by Lieut W W Fly. regional HQ at Dunellon commanded by Lieut H A Mitchell.
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U. S Reserve
Florida
Orlando
94Th Field Artillery
C. D. Vantura
Regular Army
Howard Rybolt
W. R. Lord
C. Martin
Gainesville
W. W. Fly
Dunellon
H. A. Mitchell
Notice of filing final ac counts and petition for discharge
The administratrix of the estate of Lewis I. Cook, deceased, filed on November 2, 1938, a final report and petition for final discharge in the Court of the County Judge, Lake County Florida. Eva leen B. Hurlburt is named as administratrix.
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Lewis I. Cook
Lake County
Florida
Art League to Meet in Mount Dora
The Mount Dora Art League opens its 1938-39 season with a meeting this Thursday November 10 at 7 30 p m at Miss Easter Armstrongs home on McDonald Street.
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Mount Dora Art League
Stores to Close on Armistice Day Observance
All stores will close tomorrow Armistice Day. Citizens urged to honor the day with a moment of silence at 11 o'clock in the morning in reverence to those who sacrificed their lives for the nation.
Citizens to Meet Over Water Charge Protest at Community Building
An open public meeting is called for Thursday at 7 thirty p m in the Community Building to protest the water and light surcharge and to address any other business.
Notice of Tax Certificate Sale in Lake County Florida
Robt W Dickson files to offer for sale tax certificate 2407 of 1985 for unpaid state and county taxes 1982 through 1958 on Lot 20 Shore lots Lake Dora Mt. Dora. Sale at Court House door Tavares November 28 1948 at 11 A.M. Clerk GEO J Dykes.
Notice of Sale of Tax Certificate in Lake County
Belle F Morris seeks sale of Tax Certificate No 203 of 1929 for unpaid state and county taxes from 1928 to 1938 on a parcel in Lake Florida. The certificate will be sold to the highest bidder for cash at the courthouse door in Tavares on November 21 1938 at 11 o clock. Official seal of Clerk GHO J Dyke with A J Harnage deputy.
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Belle” F. Morris
Lake
State of Florida
J. Dyke
Lake Y Combeslorida
A.J. Harnage
D.C
Notice of Tax Deed Application for Lake County Florida
Wim W Bolton holder of part Tax Certificate No 1890 issued August 5 1929 has filed for a tax deed. The property in Lake County Florida described as SEY of SE BW% Sec 12 pp 228 RB previously titled Thompson Jackson. If not redeemed as required the property will be sold to highest bidder at the court house door in Tavares Florida at 11 AM on the first Monday in December 1938 the 5th day of December 1938. Dated November 1 1938 Official Seal EO J Dykes Clerk of Circuit Court By A J Haroage Deputy
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George H. Hoyt
Court House
Tavares
Geo. J. Dykes
Circuit Court
Lake County
Florida
A.J. Harnage
D.C
Wim
W. Bolton
Lake
Witch of
Thompson & Jackson
Fla
EO. J. Dykes
A. J
Haroage, D. Cc
EB. J. Jenkins
Block 102
Mt. Plymouth
A. J.harnage
D. C
Names Stricken From Mount Dora Registration Roll
List of names stripped from the Mount Dora Registration Roll by order of the Town Council at the November 1 1938 meeting. Notices allow reentry by December 10 1938 with evidence of erroneous removal.
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Avmeteene
Nn A
Deeaea Pirki
Alexander
Bond
J. L
Crane
Julia E
Epee Eugenia
Clifford
P. ¢. Carter
Lenai
Dent
Henry
Fish
H. V
Gilbert
Kari
Glass
A. W
Hibbard
Effie L
Hoagland
Ora_A
Hayden
Dolly M
Hecker
Lyle A
James
John W
Likowski
Emilia
Marie J
Latham
James R
Mallory
H. H
Miller
Paris E
Pearce
E. G
Ramsdell
Otis W
Simpson
Edna G
L. Grady
Thelma B
Secombe
Elias
Spooner
Sarah C
Thomas
Joe
Opal B
Young
C. Raymond
Mount Dora
WM. J. Johnson
Mount Dora General Town Election Notice 1938
Notice that Mount Dora will hold the General Town Election at City Hall on December 13 1938. Offices include three two year council seats one one year council seat two park commissioner terms five and three years and one clerk on board of elections. Nominations require petitions from at least twenty five electors due twenty days before election. Polls open 8 am to sundown with the registration book open at the Town Clerk’s office until noon on the Saturday before election.
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Mount Dora
Cit Hall
Board of Elections
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J. J. West Realty CO
Telephone
Mount Dora's
Masonic Ass'n
Arts & Crafts Guild
Spector
Clarence M. Gudgeon
Geo. C. Keller
Tracy M. Kramer
Park Commission
Estella Clark
Daniel H. Bishop
Otis L. Hale
Inspector Board OF Elections
C. E. Brooks
Citizens Committee
Fini LA
Evaleen B. Hurlburt
ART League
Robt. W. Dickson
Lake Dora
Mt. Dora
Hi-Ste
A. H. Brinkman
Minnie
Ok Selepaed
Minnie Lee Sheppard
Herlong, Jr
A. D
George J. White
Thomas H. Cooley
Howand
W. Andrews
Howard W. Andrews
Tava Lake County
Bertha Bee
Andrews
Mount Dora City Hall
Mount Dorarae Hall
Wylie W. Gillespie
Harry H. Mallory
A.S. Herlong
Harriet. B. Mallory
Harry
H. Mallory
Duncan, Hamlin & Duncan, LP
Ewe Cas Ae
Eruueouly Attorneys
Executrix
Cox
T. S. Kennedy Realty Co
Tavares, Florida
General Real Estate
Gulf. Insurance
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