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Newspaper
Mount Dora Topic
Location
Mount Dora, Florida, United States of America
Date
Nov 17, 1938
Page
10
The Mount Dora Hotel sits in the city center offering American plan service, modern conveniences, a grills facility, fire-proof renovations, and strong management. Sylvan Shores Hotel on U S Highway 441 in Sylvan Shores showcases updated streets and utilities with a coffee shop, opened in 1936.
The Sim Hotel sits on Fifth Avenue in a fire proof building and offers modern European plan service. It promises top food within the building, with many other first class accommodations in the area. Managers or the Mount Dora Chamber of Commerce provide rate information on request.
A list of various business categories and services appears, including hotels, barbecue shops, shoe repair, radio agencies, lumber and building supply, citrus packing, dry cleaning, filling stations, dairies, real estate offices, insurance agencies, furniture stores, doctors, a dentist, lawyers, building contractors, undertaking establishment, photographer, circulating library, laundry, and a cattery.
Frank Hadlock gears up for a busy season opening his packing house on U. S. Highway 441, combining fruit shipping since 1930 with the Hoodelmier citrus business. He markets Wakefield marmalades and Taylor Tropical Sweets, runs a mail order operation, and participates in local clubs and yacht tournaments.
A list of local merchants and professionals in Mount Dora including printers, newspapers, plumbing shops, fish market, cement plants, blacksmiths, doctors, chiropodists, electric shops, post offices, railway and telegraph services, sheet metal, gas appliances, florists, welding, locksmiths, hatchery, interior decorators, landscape artist, and other service providers. They announce readiness to offer up to date service, having invested here and helped develop the community, and they welcome residents and visitors.
Mr Parker Morton returns after a New England summer while Mr and Mrs Frank Howard of Woodstock Vermont arrived recently. New arrivals include Mr Wernex of Brooklyn and Dr Topcik of Clifton. Dr Lust leaves after weeks at the resort for New York and New Jersey. Michigan couple Ford occupy the Earle house with Thos Dike. December sale features aprons candy table and grab bag. Wickam family from Barnard Vermont winter at Pinecrest garage apartment.
Bridgeport Connecticut resident Mr John T Haviland aged 76 died Wednesday morning in a Bridgeport hospital after a brief illness. He worked 40 years with L H Mills and Co contract plumbers, retired six years ago, lived at Wildemere Beach Milford and spent winters in Florida. He was a charter Kiwanis member, former secretary, and longtime delegate.
The list includes council candidates Paul Ault F Finzel N Morley and E Strickland, park board nominee D B Spencer A J Camp, and clerk of elections Geo W Coulie as announced for upcoming city races.
Obituary notes a Bridgeport club member active in First Presbyterian Church Pequannock lodge Odd Fellows and Masonic orders with winter Kiwanis attendance in Mount Dora. Survived by widow Margaret Mills Haviland. Also included are notices of tax certificate sales for Mt. Dora and Lake County Florida detailing parcels, years 1933-1938 and 1982-1985 with sale dates in 1938 and 1988.
Belle F Morris filed to offer for sale Tax Certificate No 203 of 1929 for taxes 1928 to 1938 on property in Lake County Florida. The certificate covers the NW quarter of Section 27 Township 18 South Range which will be sold to the highest bidder for cash on November 21, 1938 at Tavares at 11 o'clock.
Wm W Bolton holder of part Tax Certificate No 1890 filed for tax deed. Certificate covers South East quarter of Section 12 Township 22 South Range 43 in Lake County. Property assessed in Thompsom Jackson name. If not redeemed, property sold to highest bidder December first Monday at 11 AM in Tavres Court Panel Florida.
A town notice lists residents removed from Mount Dora’s registration roll by the Town Council on November 1 1938. Names marked deceased moved away or out of town include many with errors or annotations, and a restoration deadline of December 10 1938 is set for those proving removal was erroneous. WM. J. Johnson is named Town Clerk.
Notices from Lake County Florida probate proceedings list creditors to file claims within eight months, naming Minnie Lee Sheppard and other estates including Lewis I. Cook Harry H Mallory Howard W Andrews and Bertha B Andrews. The notices urge final reports and discharge petitions and advertise a November tax sale in Mount Dora and a Mount Dora town election with council and park commissioner posts.
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