County Seeks Lake County History Facts for Book
From Jesse W. Hunter of Tavares to Groveland’s L. Day Edge and residents, a statewide appeal calls for old documents newspapers photographs and other materials to help form a new Lake County history. The effort follows a 1939 pioneer portraits ceremony and a 1953 act enabling county historical societies and storage rooms for records.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jesse W. Hunter
Tavares
Lake County
L. Day Edge
Groveland
Hunter
Edge
Joe Detten Taken in Mount Dora Community Loss
Joseph Martin Detten age 55 died Nov 18 in Waterman Memorial hospital after a swift illness. A Mount Dora builder contractor and mover for 33 years, he helped build new city sidewalks as an emergency measure for school children. He leaves siblings and a parish connection to St Mary of the Lakes. Rosary was held and funeral Mass followed at St. Mary of the Lakes with interment in Pine Forest cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Dora
Joseph Martin Detten
Waterman Memorial Hospital
Breighton, Ill
Detten
Seventh Av
Clayton St
Ancilla
Star of the Sea Convent
City Island
New York
George Wickenhauser
Alton
Ill
George
Ray
Bernard J. Detten
St. Mary of the Lakes
Eustis
Rehbaum
Pine Forest Cemetery
Swift Named Secretary of American Power Boat Assn
Joe Swift of Swift Woodcraft Tangerine was elected secretary at the APBA convention in New Orleans. He now builds two world record holding speeds boats.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Swift
Joe Swift
Swift Woodcraft
Tangerine
American Power Boat Association
New Orleans
New Mount Dora Choirmaster H Lincoln Williamson Named Soloist
H Lincoln Williamson named soloist and director of music at the Community church in Mount Dora where he plans to make the town his permanent home. A trained tenor and vocal teacher, he is accredited by the National Music Teachers Association and a member of the American Guild of Organists. Williamson brings Navy base chapel directing experience from Charleston and has led music studios in multiple cities. He is a licensed Methodist preacher and has preached in various churches, led radio services, and worked with evangelists Gypsy Smith and E Stanley Jones.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. Lincoln Williamson
Williamson
Mount Dora
National Music Teachers Association
American Guild of Organists
U.S. Navy
Naval Base Chapel
Charleston
S. C
Los Angeles
New York
Philadelphia
Greensboro
N. C
Jacksonville
New York City
Franz Hoffman
Clement B. Shaw
Marshall Pierson
Jacksonville College of Music
Methodist Church
Naval Service
Gypsy Smith
E. Stanley Jones
Murray Hill Methodist Church
Lions Club
The
Kiwanis Turkey Banquet Hosts Mount Dora Football Team
The Kiwanis club hosts a turkey banquet in Mount Dora to mark the season’s end with the Mount Dora high football team attending. Lt. Gov. Elect Howard Miller will visit Sunday as a meeting of all new Kiwanis officers and directors is scheduled at the Community building at 2 p.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kiwanis Club
Mount Dora High
Kiwanis
Howard Miller
Mount Dora
Fathers Honored In Hurricanes Closing Game
Mount Dora Hurricanes beat Lyman 19 to 14 to finish with four wins three losses and one tie in conference play. At halftime fathers of the players wore numbers matching their sons. George Wilson Sr and Gordon Dake stood out, with Dake gaining 248 yards and scoring all four touchdowns. The rain soaked field led to fumbles as Duke scored early and Lyman answered, then Dake’s 22 yard run made it 19-13 in the third quarter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Dora
Se Hurricanes
Lyman
George Wilson
John
George
Robert
Dorans
Duke
Fred Roseborough
Spear
Walter Miller
Varsity
Dake
Davis
Hopkins
Young People Stage Holiday Hay Ride
The Young People's Service League of St. Thomas Episcopal Eustis led by Bess Davidson of Mount Dora plans a Thanksgiving hay ride. climax is a camp fire supper at Mr. and Mrs. Richard G. Shipes Jr. Lake Joanna. December meetings move to Mount Dora following a vote to accept Dr. Robert R. Reed's invitation to use the Community church parlor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Young People’s Service League
St. Thomas Episcopal
Eustis
Bess Davidson
Mount Dora
Richard G. Shipes
Lake Joanna
Robert R. Reed
Community Church
Senior football ends with near misses at goal line
The season closed as Dorans drove to inches from the goal line and Lyman received a touchback on the 20 yard line. Seniors John Keller Grady Sills Fred Roseborough Billy Harding John Wilson Kenneth Dawson Sidney Davis and Dan Schneider are named as players.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lyman
Dorans
John Keller
Grady Sills
Fred Roseborough
Billy Harding
John Wilson
Kenneth Dawson
Sidney Davis
Dan Schneider
Lake County Ladies Chorus Rehearsal Moved Up
The Lake County Ladies Chorus moved this week’s rehearsal from Thursday to today in the Eustis grade school basement at 3 p.m. The group prepares for its appearance before the American Legion post in Eustis next Tuesday at 7 30 p.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lake County Ladies Chorus
Eustis
American Legion
Citrus price outlook topic at Clermont Citrus School
Clyde Murphree of the Florida Agricultural Extension Service will discuss the price outlook for citrus for the current season. The Clermont Citrus School meets at Clermont High School library at 7 30 p.m. All interested growers are invited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clyde Murphree
Florida Agricultural Extension Service
Clermont Citrus School
Clermont High School
Also Mentioned on This Page
Gabardine
Cortland’s
Joe’ Detten
XMAS
Orlando
Ae & FE
Danny Asbury
Aristocrat
Lanny Oakley
Margie Baker
Jessie Barber
MSG Ee
New Community Church
Green’s Fuel Gas Service
6Th and Donnelly Sts
Lake County Fuel Company
P.S
Hurricanes
Nha
Aga
John Alden Murray
the Travelers
Hartford
Citrus School
Douglas
H. J. Baldonnelly Street
ES & Son
Brown’s Hardware
Eustis, Fla
Make Brown
Watch Repair Department
L. W. Horsley
Muu Miia
Mark Peters
Osite
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!