More Cooperation Keynote At Get-Together Luncheon
Local officials, Bintes Wetbandon representatives, and citizens attend a luncheon highlighting Kiwanis and Chamber of Commerce cooperation. M J Bouterse and Mrs Brown entertain with songs. George White and Mr. Campbell discuss chamber growth, tourism, and civic impact in Mount Dora.
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Jeannette Pike
Smith
George White
Chamber of Commerce
White
Kiwanis
Chamber
Mount Dora
R. S .Cambell
Sanford
Atlantic Coast Line
Carter Bradford
Winter Park
Florida
Bradford
Ber
Thanksgiving Day Community Service in Mount Dora
Mount Dora prepares a morning Thanksgiving service at 10 o clock in Donnelly Park with the United Choirs and Mount Dora Orchestra. If weather fails, the service moves to the Methodist church with Rev Bouterse delivering the sermon and Ferris directing the music. An offering benefits Kings Daughters and the program includes hymn singing and an anthem.
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Mount Dora
Baptist Church Organization
Methodist Church
Ferris
Donnelly Park
Present Officials Seek Reelection in Local Race
Announcement lists W. E. Lackey for Mayor and council candidates O. M. Condit A. Lee Friech and N. W. Morley. They currently serve city terms expiring soon and run for another term, pledging a strong record and platform.
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W.E. Lackey
O. M. Condit
A. Lee Friech
N. W. Morley
Kiwanis to Hold Election Today at Luncheon
Kiwanis members gather for the yearly officer election during today’s luncheon. The program remains informal with newly elected officers asked to give impromptu talks, making the meeting of special interest to all members.
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Kiwanis
Octagon Soap Wrappers to Aid Benson Springs Orphanage
The Topic collects Octagon Soap wrappers to fund a much needed truck for the Methodist Orphanage at Benson Springs. Friends brought in a bundle, and several thousand more wrappers are needed. Send wrappers to the Topic office and they will be forwarded to the orphanage with existing ones for Christmas delivery.
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Benson Springs
Wedding at Billroy's Tent Show in Eustis Tomorrow
Miss Ruby Goodson of Eustis and Mr. Robert Perry of Mount Dora will wed on stage after the main show at Billroy's Comedians in Eustis. The ceremony precedes the concert of the comedy Apple Blossom Time and is billed as a premier local event in the big tent on North Bay Street.
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Eustis
Sabine ‘Billroy
Mount Dora
Ruby ‘ Goodson
E. G. Goodson
Robert Perry
L. L. Perry
Billroy
American Legion
North Bay Street
Town Officials Report At Public Meeting In Community Building
Town officials invite citizens to a Monday night public meeting to hear a year in review from the Town Government. Speakers promise courteous discussion and a spirit of good natured rivalry aimed at progress and public benefit for the town.
Grand View Hotel Hosts Season Reservations and Thanksgiving Dinner
Manager Cloyes reports several room reservations for the full season at the Grand View. Mrs. Akam of Mayville New York, longtime winter resident, arrives Monday and will be welcomed by Mount Dora friends. She hosts a gathering on Thanksgiving Day. About thirty reservations have been made for the Thanksgiving Day dinner served from 12 30 to 2 30, offering guests a simpler alternative to home preparation.
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Cloyes
Grand View
Akam
Mayville
N.Y
Mount Dora
Town Shows Strong Uptick In Post Office Receipts
Postmaster Bishop reports a notable gain over the same three months last year with October receipts higher in several departments by hundreds of dollars indicating the town is filling up.
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Bishop
Mount Dora Proclaims Thanksgiving Day 1930
Mayor W E Lackey and the town designate Thursday November 27 1930 as Thanksgiving Day. The observance will be at Donnelly Park at ten in the morning with citizens urged to join the national and community gratitude and prayers for blessing and protection. Local proclamation dated November 18 1930.
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W. E. Lackey
Mount Dora
United States
Donnelly Park
Mount Dorage County
Florida
A. D
Mount Dora Orchestra Plans Sunday Park Concert
The Mount Dora Municipal Orchestra opens its season with a Sunday afternoon concert at Donnelly Park. Led by W. J. Gorman, with L. W. Smith as president and R. C. Williamson as secretary, the group features soloist Miss Louise Lane and members including Harriet Banks and Ivan Parker. If rain, the performance moves to the Community Auditorium.
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Mount Dora
Donnelly Park
Lackey
Mount “Dore
C. R. Ray
W. J. Gorman
Julius Seredy
Demonstration Club Plans Meeting Next Week
The Home Demonstration club of Mount Dora will meet in the Community building Wednesday afternoon, November 26, instead of November 19. Mrs. Willen will demonstrate making fruit cake and remodeling old clothes with practical suggestions to follow.
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Home Demonstration Club
Mount Dora
Fair Response To Red Cross Appeal
Mount Dora's Red Cross drive enrolled 178 members at downtown stands last Saturday with additional small donations. The branch, moving away from house to house canvassing, aims to reach 200 members to fund relief efforts, with Miss Lewis and Mrs. Keller handling receipts and memberships. Stands were at the post office, two pharmacies, near First National Bank, and Sidel’s Market busy corner, staffed by a roster of local volunteers.
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Red Cross
Mount Dora
Miss Lewis
Keller
Alexander Street
First National Bank
Sidel’s
Rollins Trio to Entertain at Mount Dora Woman's Club
The Rollins College Trio cello violin and piano will perform at the Woman's club meeting next Tuesday at 3 in the Community Building. All women in and near Mount Dora are invited. The club's weekly sewings aid garments for the Jacksonville Children's Home, using sewing machines in the Community church parlors provided by the Aid Society.
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Rollins College
Mount Dora
Jacksonville
the Aid Society
Community Room Opens Fridays for Public Social Time
The Community Hall social rooms are open every Friday afternoon for townspeople and winter visitors. Card tables, piano, and victrola are available for use, inviting all to enjoy a pleasant social time.
First Thanksgiving Proclamation 1789 Found in Library of Congress
The 1789 resolution urged a national day of Thanksgiving and prayer to recognize God’s favors and the new Constitution. Objections by Burke and Tucker were overruled. the joint committee sought the President’s guidance and Washington complied. The document later surfaced after a long disappearance and is now a prized LOC artifact.
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Library of Congress
Elias Boudinot
House of Representatives
United States
Annals of Congress
Aedanus Burke
South Carolina
Europe
Thomas Tudor Tucker
Congress
Senate
Ralph Izard
William S. Johnson
Connecticut
New Jersey
Roger Sherman
Peter Sylvester
New York
House
Washington
Visitors Invited To Use C of C Rooms In Mount Dora
The Mount Dora Chamber of Commerce maintains a downtown office on Fifth avenue offering a writing room and other facilities to all winter visitors. Visitors are urged to call and register so friends can locate them during visits, with a hearty welcome extended at the chamber office.
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Mount Dora
Chamber
Chamber of Commerce
Monthly Card Party Enjoyed As Always
Mr or Mrs Philip Bachert hosted the sixth community card party in the Community Building social room last Friday. Fourteen tables played and prizes of decks of cards were awarded. Mrs Bachert donated a silver punch ladle for the room. Admission funds furnishings and equipment for the social rooms.
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Philip. Bachert
Bachert
Tallahassee Fruit Store Opens by C L Nimnicht
C L Nimnicht opens a fruit and produce store in Tallahassee to sell fruit from his Lake Jem groves. He will operate a retail business and haul produce to the store for customers.
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Tallahassee
Lake Jem
Sale and Supper by Methodist Ladies Aid
The Ladies Aid Society of the Methodist church holds a sale and cafeteria supper in the Community Hall social rooms on Friday December 5.
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Ladies Aid Society
The
Methodist Church
Florida to Appeal for Soldiers Home Hearing
Florida officials plan to petition the National Soldiers Home Board as a Jacksonville hearing approaches. Herman A. Dann says the State Chamber of Commerce will gather communities wishing to testify, but only one representative per community will be allowed to speak. He urges cooperative, orderly presentations to win support for a Florida facility.
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Florida
National Soldiers Home
National Soldiers Home Board
Jacksonville
Herman A. Dann
St. Petersburg
State Chamber of Commerce
Dann
4As
National Board
General Wood
General Ireland
State Committee
Help for Colored Orphans at Belleview Home
Mamie Lee Gilbert solicitor for Mount Dora and Rebecca Williams visited the Belleview Orphan's Home for colored children and delivered food and clothing donations. They reported forty children, only one sickness, and urged further contributions to support the home and its school.
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Belleview
Mamie Lee Gilbert
Mount Dora
Rebecca Williams
Delegates Named for F. E. A. Convention in Orlando
Professor D D Roseborough and Miss A W Hubbell are official delegates to the F E A Convention in Orlando November 27 29 with Miss Nana Taylor as alternate. Opening session Thanksgiving night at the Municipal Auditorium will feature Will Durant. Public session and local teachers attendance noted.
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D D. Roseborough
A.W. Hubbell
Nana Taylor
Orlando
Municipal Auditorium
Durant
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Grandview
Sulivan
Patience
Czibulka
Rudy Vallee
Hit—“Stein
Rollins
Woman’s Club
C. of C
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