Mount Dora Offers Attractions for Winter Visitors
Mount Dora promotes winter tourism with a city recreation center in Donnelly Park offering tennis, volleyball, shuffleboard and cards. The six best lawn bowling courts host a Lawn Bowling Club with a clubhouse and seasonal entertainments. Lions Club miniature golf at Fourth and Donnelly funds civic activities. Two athletic fields host baseball football and other meets with grandstands and modern facilities.
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Mount Dora
Donnelly Park
America
Lions Club
Fourth and Donnelly
Lions News Highlights Civic Unity and Social Events
The Lions report two meetings in a short span with Dr. W F Thirkeldson of Miami as guest speaker on Florida’s potential. A later Monday session featured eleven lady guests and a mixed miniature golf tournament won by Lion Ezzard and Miss Betty Ogle. Tickets go on sale for a Kiwanis Lions football game at the High School Athletic Field on November 29.
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Lake County
W. F Thirkeldson
Miami
Florida
Dr. Thirkeldson
Miami Herald
Kingdom of the Sun
Thirkeldson
Lion
Lion Ezzard
Betty Ogle
Kiwanis-Lions
Fifty Christmas Cards and Envelopes at One Dollar
Fifty Christmas cards and envelopes with name imprinted for one dollar. See samples at Topic office. Join the Red Cross.
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Topic Office
Homes in Mount Dora Echo a Real Homeland
The Mount Dora real estate landscape features homes amid stately trees and sub tropical flora. Many properties overlook lakes or sit among groves while others are hillside retreats landscaped to the shore, ranging from simple bungalows to imposing structures.
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Mount Dora
Mount Dora Promotes Chamber of Commerce Appeal
The Mount Dora Chamber of Commerce invites tourist friends and homeseekers to consider Mount Dora as the premier central Florida resort. The promotion highlights the city’s conveniences and beauty in the Lakes and Hills region and offers an illustrated booklet upon request.
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Mount Dora
Florida
Visit Mount Dora This Winter From City Mayor
Mayor M. V. Simpson invites readers to visit Mount Dora during the coming winter season. The note highlights the city as a welcoming, progressive place with friendly residents and hospitable citizenship.
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Mount Dora
Tourist Club Elects Officers for Coming Season
Mount Dora Tourist Club held a called meeting at the Community Building to elect officers and set plans. Frank C. Irvine becomes president as dues drop to one dollar for the season. the club expects a lively year with several entertainments and a first regular meeting on December 12.
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Mount Dora
Jessie Gould
C. T. Purdy
Nancy Stuart
A. C. Quixley
Irvine
School millage vote corrected after tally error
In reposing the result of the school election last week the district corrects a miscount on millage. Twenty votes supported 10 mills for school purposes while 1 voter backed 6 mills and 1 backed 8 mills.
All Church Night at Methodist Church Friday
All Church Night will be observed in the Methodist church tomorrow. A basket supper will be served at 6 30. Important church business will be discussed. Also a call to join the Red Cross.
Mount Dora Organizes Cooley Campaign Club
A large Mount Dora gathering formed the Cooley for State Senator Club to support Thomas H. Cooley in the Democratic primary. O. M. Simpson elected permanent chair. executive members include George J. White and G. B. Hurlburt. Over 200 pledge cards signed as plans for a county-wide effort unfold.
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Thomas H. Cooley
Lake County
Cooley
George J. White
Townsend Club Meeting in Mount Dora Monday
The Mount Dora Townsend Club will meet on Monday November 20 at 7 30 p m in the Community Building.
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Mount Dora Townsend Club
Armistice Day Park Dedication Celebrated by Town
Armistice Day was marked by the dedication of Gilbert Park with a noon dinner for about four hundred. Local civic leaders and club representatives spoke on peace and national duty, urging commitment to Washington and Jefferson’s ideals as Rev. Kenneth G. Rogers led prayers.
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Gilbert Park
Woman’s Club
Amerca
Kenneth G. Rogers
George J. White
Mount Dora
Lions Club
Madeleine Milner
Woman's Club
G. B. Hurlburt
Agni Bhearn
Thos. H. Cooley
Washington
Jefferson
Rogers
Dr Reed to Preach in Congregational Church
Rev Harry Westbrook Reed of Watertown New York will preach the next two Sundays at Mount Dora Community Church at the invitation of the Lookout Committee. Dr Reed and his wife arrived Tuesday and occupy the manse during their stay. Reed led All Souls Universalist Church in Watertown for 28 years and knew Dr A M Brodie, whose resignation due to illness was accepted with regret.
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Harry Westbrook Reed
Watertown
N. Y
Lookout Committee
Reed
Mount Dora
All Souls
Universalist
A. M. Brodie
First Presbyterian Church
Yacht Club Plans Season Activities and Officers
An important Yacht Club meeting with strong turnout discussed re organizing the club's activities for the coming season. A special committee led by Jos. Swift reported recommendations to be implemented soon, signaling an active season. New house committee chair Alfred Rehbaum succeeds Dr. Richardson.
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Yacht Club
Jos. Swift
O.M. Simpson
Newcom Fuller
Geo. J. White
Food Sale Saturday To Benefit School Lunches
The Home Demonstration Club holds a food sale on Saturday November 18 at 10:00 a m Proceeds fund school lunches for a needy child This ongoing effort invites contributions from nonmembers and offers items for ordy or Sunday dinners to aid the cause
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Home Demonstration Club
Ypmen
Paradise in Mount Dora Opened to Homeseekers
A Mount Dora feature extols orange groves in the town nicknamed paradise for homeseekers. The piece highlights citrus-rich homes, Dora Canal tours, Lake Dora’s lakeside access, and Mount Dora’s central place in Lake County’s orange belt. It notes club gathering in Eustis and future program plans at Lake County Country Club.
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Mount Dora
Lakes and
Hills
Central Florida
Lake Dora
Seven Lakes
Ocklawaha
Jacksonville
Atlantic Ocean
Dora Canal
Orange Belt
Lake County
Hard-Sur
Mount Dora Bowls Edge Orlando Team In Tight Match
A Mount Dora team led by Dr Bradley faced Orlando players Rhodes Smedley Strodes and Horton. After trailing by eleven, Mount Dora rallied to win 15 to 14 as Ship Denbhorder delivered the winning last ball in a tense 17th end amid a race to the lunch break.
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Messrs
Rhodes
Smedley
Strodes
Horton
Orlando
Mount Dora
Dr. Bradley
Denbroder
Morse
Dexter
Mount Dorans
Orlandans
Ship Denbhorder
Page couple from Shanghai visit Mount Dora
Mr and Mrs H E Page of Shanghai China stay indefinitely in Mount Dora at the Grand View. They heard of Mount Dora in Shanghai from two people including Torrey, then learned on reaching Sanford that locals did not know Mount Dora, leaving them perplexed about the location.
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H.E. Page
Shanghai
China
Mount Dora
Grand View
Baptist Church Dedicates New Auditorium in Homecoming Service
The First Baptist Church auditorium was dedicated Sunday to a full congregation. Dr. W. G. Wheeler from Ocala delivered an address noted for its clear acoustics. A homecoming service occurred at 11:00 a m, with a basket lunch in the basement and an evening sermon by Dr. E. D. Solomon.
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First Baptist Church
W. G. Wheeler
Ocala
E. D. Solomon
Mrs Kennedy Breaks Arm in Sylvan Shores Incident
Mrs. W. M. Kennedy fractured both bones in her right arm above the wrist after a fall at her Sylvan Shores home last Saturday while playing with her English bull dog. The injury was painful but she is now less troubled.
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W. M. Kennedy
Sylvan Shores
English Bull
Horticultural Board to Meet at Court House in Tavares
The Lake County Horticultural Association Board of Directors reminds members of the regular monthly meeting at the Court House in Tavares next Monday evening November 20. Directors are asked to be present so the session can begin promptly at 8 00 p m.
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Lake County Horticultural Association Board of Directors
Court House
Tavares
Red Cross Urges U S to Join War Time Enrollment
Norman H. Davis urges nationwide Red Cross membership as war comes, stressing a need for an immense volunteer army. He notes plans to enroll a million members for 1940 were set, and calls all Americans to participate fully to sustain relief at home and abroad.
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United States
Red Cross
Norman H. Davis
The
Florida Press Association Meeting in St Augustine
Mr and Mrs George Keller editors of the Topic attended the fall meeting of the Florida State Press Association in St Augustine. Sessions at the Monson Hotel Civic Center featured talks by Nina Hawkins J M Lee J B Lee W F Thirkeldson H H Clegg and Henry Hudson among others.
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George Keller
St. Augustine
Florida’ State Press Association
Monson
Civic Center
Carl Hanton
Fort Myers
al Burgert
Florida
Life
Time
C. W. Cleary
Dunedin Times
E. E. Garrison
Peninsular Advertising Agency
Bill . Placie
Tampa
Nina Hawkins
Florida Times-Union
W. F. Thirkeldson
Miami Herald
Marineae
H. H. Clegg
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Washington, D. C
Henry Hudson
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Lake County Country Club
Mount Plymouth Country Club
Lake Shore
Mount Dora Homes
M. V. Simpson
DR. Reed
Congregational Church
Eustis
W. E. Thirkeldson
al Florida
California
Karl Lehmann
Kiwanis
Julius Dingfelder
Sanford
Harry Gaylord
Mount Dora Kiwanis
Ralph Acree
W. S. Allen
Stetson University
Wm. J. Johnson
Kiwanis News
Baptist Church
Horticultural Board
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