Mount Dora Civic and Social Groups Highlight City Life
A Mount Dora survey lists clubs and fraternal groups active in the city. The Mount Dora Yacht Club operates a lakeside clubhouse on Lake Dora with tourist memberships and winter events. Major Chas. L. Marsh serves as commodore as Masons Knights of Pythias Eastern Star and Pythian Sisters maintain lodges. The American Legion post and its Woman’s Auxiliary meet at City Hall. The Art League King’s Daughters and Parent Teachers Association run year round activities. Girl Scouts numbering 45 and Boy Scouts with 40 members, sponsored by Kiwanis and local clubs, are active. The D A R, Home Demonstration Club, and Needlework Guild contribute to civic life. A skull discovery near Marine Studios near St Augustine draws scientific interest from archeologists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gerald Hurlburt
Mount Dora
Chas. L. Marsh
Commodore
Mount Iora
Masons
Knights of Pythos
Eastern Star
Pythian Sisers
American Legion
Woman's Auxiliary
The
Ronald Christie
David S. Simpson
Ruth Butts
Nan J. Stuart
George Coffin
Vivia Craig
Virginia Bardeen
Eleanore Minkley
T. M. Kramer
Highway Notes and Detours Across Florida Roadways
State Road No. 6 under construction in Port St. Joe with local street detours. No. 4 paved in new location Korona to Ormond with no detour. No. 7 detoured through Pensacola route via Cervantes St and Palafox St to Farmers Market Rd, then east to No. 7. alternative via No. 1 and No. 1 A. No. 48 bridge out between Green Cove Springs and St Augustine, detour via Palatka or Jacksonville. No. 25 closed between Belle Glade and West Palm Beach Canal with detour via Pahokee Canal Point then east on No. 194 to No. 25 at Twenty Mile Bend. No. 63 closed between Griffin’s Corner Hardee County, detour via No. 2 to Wauchula then No. 32 east. Southwest detour reversed. Wekiva River bridge work forces detour via DeLand Crow’s Bluff on No. 21 or via Apopka Altamonte on No. 2 and 288.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Port St. Joe
Gulf Eee
Korona
Flagler County
Ormond
Volusia County
Pensacola
Palafox St
Cervantes Street
St. Johns River
Green Cove Springs
St. Augustine
Palatka
Jacksonville
Belle Glade
West Palm Beach Canal
Pahokee
Canal Point
Twenty Mile Bend
Griffin’s Corner
Hardee County
Wauchula
Wekiva River
Lake
Seminole Counties
DeLand
Crow’s Bluff
Apopka
Altamonte
Mrs Velma Dodd Nice 37 Dies After Lingering Illness
Mrs Velma Dodd Nice, 37, died Saturday at her father’s home after a long illness. A noted boating and fishing enthusiast with Wise Boat Works, she delighted many with music on piano accordion and whistling. Born as Velma Dodd in Mount Dora, she lived in Ohio after marriage to Arthur Nice. he died years ago. She returned seven years ago to Mount Dora to reside. Survived by her father Fred C. Dodd and sister Flossie Vance of Steubenville. Funeral Tuesday at Community Congregational Church with Rev. D B Spencer. Miss Maxine Saltsman sang. burial Forest Cemetery. pallbearers Curtis Wise, Robert Wise, D Fletcher Crane, William Prinz, Clifford L. Deming, Woodrow Wingler.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Velma Dodd Nice
Mount
Wise Boat Works
Arthur Nice
Mount Dora
Fred C. Dodd
Mr. Nice
Ohio
Captain Wise
Flossie Vance
Steubenville
D. B Spencer
Maxine Saltsman
City Four Square
Florence G. Hanscom
Forest Cemetery
Messrs. Curtis
Robert Wise
D. Fletcher Crane
William Prinz
Clifford L. Deming
Woodrow Wingler
Baumgardner Rites Held For Callahan Man
Funeral services for Oliver C. Baumgardner of Callahan were conducted at Seminole Springs Cemetery after his death November 20 at St. Vincent's Hospital in Jacksonville. Rev. R. W. Acree led with assistance from nearby church pastors. he is survived by a widow, mother, two sisters, and five brothers in Florida and North Carolina. Rehbaum & Zeller had arrangements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oliver C. Baumgardner
Callahan
Florida
St. Vincent’s Hospital
Jacksonville
Seminole Springs
R. W. Acree
Mount Dora Baptist Church
Callahan and
Cassia
Daisy Baumgardner
S. T. Baumgardner
Ritta Ross
North Carolina
T. Ainsworth
M. D
Palatka
R. U
Crystal River
T. D
O Lulu
Reuben L
J. Willard
Lakeland
Rehbaum & Zeller
Flora Jarvis Dies in Fort Myers After Mount Dora Ties
Mrs Flora Jarvis mother of Mrs C J Helms formerly of Mount Dora died November 7 at Mrs Helms home in Fort Myers. Known here as Granny Jarvis friends express condolences to Mrs Helms in her bereavement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Flora Jarvis
C. J. Helms
Mount Dora
Sorrento Winter Visitors and Local Arrivals
SORRENTO residents and guests report winter shifts with Roy Truman moving to Orlando and Mollie Bartholomew visiting from Ohio. Ohio and Florida friends, including Mrs. Nickerson and Mrs. Ford, plan Florida stays while last year’s Pacific Coast trip is recalled. Royals, Weinmanns, and others visit or relocate between Sorrento, Zephyrhills, Mount Dora, Zellwood, and Mount Plymouth as winter hosts and guests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roy Truman
Sorrento
Orlando
Mollie Bartholomew
Cleveland
Ohio
Ormond Beach
Florida
Nickerson
Hickerton
Ford
Miss Ford
Pacific Coast
Ralph. W. Sheldon
Wolcott
New York
Cowart
Miss Allen
Zephyrhills
Truman Royal
North Carolina
J.L. High
Evelyn Futral
Sanford
Miss Robinson
St. Louis
M. Futral
Allen
Cowarth
Ladies Church Aid Society
Kenneth Rogers
Methodist Church
Mount Dora
Rogers
Brown
Richard Weinmann
Patterson
N. J
Frueh
Botanga
Driver
Mount Plymout
Zellwood
Stewart Edwards
Miss. Adams
Mrs. Main
Grand View Hotel
Silhouette Photography Tips for Portraits and Interiors
The article explains silhouette photography techniques for indoors and outdoors. It covers best lighting times, subject positioning, and exposure guidance for box and fast lens cameras. It also suggests indoor silhouettes through windows and night setups with bedsheets and floodlights, plus notes for printing silhouette results.
Riding Club Delivers Big Turnout Ride Into Ocala Forest
Nineteen horses and riders, the Lake County Riding Club's largest gathering, rode into the Ocala National Forest led by instructor Jess Allen with Ed Smith guiding through deer trails. The group returned via Scrub Lake, where ponies clambered into an old alligator cave causing splashing but no injuries. Contact Mr. Allen in Altoona to join future rides.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lake County
St Leo College to mark Golden Jubilee with Benedictine pageant
St Leo College in San Antonio plans a Golden Jubilee celebration early next year featuring a historical pageant on the Record of the Benedictine in Florida. A S Epple is appointed director of events and publicity for the affair.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Leo College
San Antonio
Benedictine
Florida
A.S. Epple
Customs gains continue in Florida for October figures
Collector of Customs Allie J. Angle reports October collections totaling $279,772, rising from $0 in the same period last year. The gains reflect stronger import activity across Florida ports and build year over year momentum for the department.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Florida
Allie J. Angle
Duck hunting, dances, and town tales in Lake County
Column recounts a week of local happenings from Lake County. Notes a duck hunt mishap delaying a meet, snow bird visitors, a Tavares Mount Dora game, a wedding prospects party, a dining gathering, a bet on a football score, and social chatter about marriages, parking spaces, and a crutch bound blonde.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dent
Lake County
Tavares
Stetson
Lake Beauclaire
Mount Dora Boys
Groveland Ee
Groveland Girls
Peidey
Pseegons
Pseegons St. P. S
P. S
Milner Rosenwald Academy Thanks Donors for Basketball Suits and Prizes
Milner Rosenwald Academy expresses gratitude to local businesses and individuals for contributions toward basketball uniforms and prizes. Florida issued 28,285 fishing licenses last year, collecting $67,517 in fees, with a noted rise from the prior year signaling growing interest in sport fishing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milner-Rosenwald Academy
Smith
Parker’s Grocery
Rexall
Brug
Drugg’s
Crane’s
Galloway’s
T. M. Thomas
Arthur Jones
Will Sharman
Anthony Douglas
David McDuffie
Emanuel Russell
Westly Reece
Dr. Colley
Quilly Jones
Beulah Banks
J. B
Hale’s Grocery
Florida
Names Stricken From Registration Roll in Mount Dora
A list of names removed from the Mount Dora registration roll by the Town Council on November 7, 1939 includes deceased and relocated residents such as J. D. Adkins, Raymond K. Boyd, Elbert Childers, and Marie W. Martin. Restoration possible by December 9, 1939 with evidence to the Registration Officer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. D. Adkins
Wm. H. Bradstock
J. A. Brown
Betty K. Bruner
Noel F. Bruner
Raymond K. Boyd
James Beaty
J. J. Chapman
Camp
D. B. Condit
H. B. Cheatham
Geo. W. Cooke
Ardelle BE. Cory
Walter M. Cory
Leona Cooke
W. R. Cooke
Orrie A. Cook
Jesse Carver
Elbert Childers
KH. Carpenter
Hortense Davis
Dan Dowd
Ella M. Dinsdale
James C. Dumas
J. K. Edwards
Ray Eekholdt
Mildred Kinsel
Ellen Ferson
W. J. Ferris
Prada Frickey
L. C. Frickey
J. Edward Fortner
J. H. Fortner
Mary L. Graham
Kate Henton
Heber D. Ketcham
E. M. Lamb
Marie W. Martin
H. S. Masten
Elisabeth Masten
Maude L. Morgan
Jim Martin
Roy H. Mann
Arthur Orton
B. R. Paschell
B. R. Pas
Geo. Scogin
Edgar BE. Strickland
M. L. Solvick
Evalyn Strickland
Eva D. Scott
O. D. Stephens
Alma Stevens
Emma L. Taft
Mount Dora
Pegessa
Johnson
Executors seek final discharge in Hayward will case
Notice is given that the executors May L. Hayward Thomas H. Cool ey and Dora Routzahn filed their final return and petition for final discharge as executors of the will and estate of Sterling I Hayward deceased and will apply to Judge A B Herlong Jr in Lake County Florida on December 14 1939 for approval and discharge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sterling I. Hayward
A. 8. Herlong, Jr
Lake County
Florida
Sterling F. Hayward
May L. Hayward
Thomas H. Cooley
Dora Routzahn
Ray M. Blanchard
Flavilla
S. B. Law
Tavares
Fla
N . Feneraioe
Mount Dora Florida General Town Election Set for December 12 1939
Notice announces Mount Dora Florida General Town Election to be held at City Hall on December 12 1939. Offices include Mayor Town Clerk Tax Collector Treasurer four councilmen two park commissioners two election board members and one clerk for board of petitions. Polls open 8 am to sunset and registration books open at Town Clerk’s office until noon preceding election day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Dora
Florida
PARK
Board OF Elections
Ewesty
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A. C. Quixley Realty Co. Realtor
Insurance — Real Estate
Marine Studios
W. J. Winter
Carnegie Institution
J. G. Ladue
Fifth Avenue
Chamber of Commerce
Crane Furniture Co
Jackson’s
Lakeside Ave
Umatilla
Arthur B. Hale
State Road Department
KS Sucuree
Suguroe
Mrs. Velma Nice
Mrs. Flora Jarvis
Mr. Allen
Altoona
Zadeh
Sylvan Shores Hotel
Burton’s
Singer Sewing Machine Co
Wendell Townsend
Eustis
J. J. West
J. J. West Realty CO
F. M
Buster
Whaley
T. S. Kennedy
Mount Dora, Fla
Wm. J. Johnson
Seneee Comte
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