Local men buy business properties amid upgrades
Mr. Larsen, operator of the Texaco station at Fifth and Alexander, plans to move his bus station to renovated, waterproofed buildings in December. Caudel and family members join in the purchase as renovations proceed. Additional sales include the Page home in Sylvan Shores to Lewis I. Klatt and two Dora Manor lots for a new residence. Other transfers include the Vinton house on Donnelly to W. C. Hough and two Sanford Road lots sold to Weldon N. Weidner for immediate building.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Larsen
Texaco
Fifth and Alexander
Messrs. Caudel
Ess
Mr. LaDue
Harry W. Page
Sylvan Shores
Lewis I. Klatte
Dora Manor
Mr. Tiller
Donnelly Avenue
Vinton
Donnelly
W. C. Hough
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Hunting Party from Manchester Tenn in Mount Dora
A party of businessmen from Manchester Tennessee stay weeks at Hotel Mount Dora for hunting. They include J H Jernigan G M Morton D Baker E E Henly E Crosslin and J C Jackson with guns dogs and snake bite medicine. Morton allegedly boasted of many quail caught while in the Big Scrub Ocala preserve.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manchester
Tenn
Mount Dora
Messrs
J. H. Jernigan
G. M. Morton
D. Baker
E. E. Henly
E. Crosslin
J. C. Jackson
Big Scrub
Ocala
Morton
Charlie Brown
Mr.Morton
Lone Day
Christmas Wreath Sale By Girl Scouts Planned
The Girl Scouts schedule a Christmas wreath and greens sale for Monday December 24. They aim to fulfill orders promptly and will prepare wreaths, wreaths and boutonnieres for delivery on the 24th. Orders may be left with Fletcher Crane or via leaders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mons
Fletcher Crane
Fant
Christ of Eternity Sermon Series Announced at Baptist Church
The Baptist Church Bible School gathers Wednesday at 6 30 p m for Bible study and Sunday morning Pastor Sutler preaches The Christ of Eternity as the first sermon in a series The Evening service covers On Lonely Mountains with the Living God The Mount Dora Kiwanis Club attended last Sunday and the church hosts a monthly Special Musical Service with the next event on Sunday evening December 23rd.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bible School
Sutler
Christ
Mount Dora Kiwanis Club
Lions Club Meeting Recap and Anecdotes at Mount Dora
A Lions Club gathering in Mount Dora featured speaker Mr. W M Taylor, a former speed skating coach, who shared coaching aches and stories while praising Mount Dora as the state's best town. The group sought a song leader for Ladies Night and noted Lion Conner’s ankle sprain relief after a humorous floor moment. Regular meetings start at 7 30 with Ladies Night at 8 on the last Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Dora
al Rehbaum
Lion
Parker
Lion Conner
O. K
Community Church List of Services and Plans
The Community Church held a Sunday morning Service of Worship with the choir performing God is a Spirit by W. S. Bennett. Members are urged to save December 12 for a church supper and social evening. The Bible Class will discuss Palestine and Zionism on December 2 at ten o'clock. Judges 2 10 will be studied. Dr. Richards will preach Saving Faith at 11 o'clock. The Church Council proposes a major year end project to raise a substantial War Victims relief fund beyond the budget with voluntary gifts accepted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. S. Bennett
Palestine
Jehovah
Israel
Richards
Church Council
First Methodist Church Morning Worship and Evening Program
The First Methodist Church holds morning worship at 11 with Darrell Pendleton leading and Rev. George Gibson preaching on First Aid to God. Evening service at 7:30 features Chapel Choir, soloists Miss Jackie Ober and Mrs. E. H. Van Voorhis, and Gibson continuing Old Testament prophets studies. Sunday School 9:45, Youth Fellowship 6:30 led by Pendleton, midweek prayer Wednesday 7:45.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Methodist
Darrell Pendleton
George Gibson
E. H. van Voorhis
C. M. Brown
Wesley
Attwood
Sibelius
Jackie Ober
Gounod
Gibson
Mrs Melvin White Hurt In Auto Accident
Mrs. Melvin White is hospitalized in Orlando with a badly strained back after a Thanksgiving Day crash. The Mount Dora car carrying Mr A P Bigelow Mr and Mrs Harry Dederer Mrs A P Briggs and Mrs White was struck by a fast moving truck on a side road. No bones were broken and the party was shaken but recovering after returning from the beach.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Melvin. White
Osteopathic Hospital
Orlando
Mount Dora
A. P. Bigelow
Harry Dederer
A. P. Briggs
White
Mount Dora Youth Center Honors Football Team at Pot Luck
Last Friday at 6 30 p m the Mount Dora Youth Center girls hosted a pot luck supper at the Hurricane Hut to honor the football team. Girls brought many dishes as boys enjoyed them and the evening included dancing and games after the meal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Dora
Record Bass Hit on Lake Dora Weighs Large Catch
A large bass weighing 11 percent pounds was caught Sunday in Lake Dora. The report notes the catch as one of the season’s biggest, attributed to Eugene Ricks and better known as Cookie Ricks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lake Dora
Eugene Ricks
Cookie Ricks
Mount Dora Woman's Club Holds November Meeting
The Mount Dora Woman's Club met on November 21 with president Mrs. A. P. Pratt presiding. Prizes for veterans and children were requested, twenty new members were named, and bridge tea tickets for December 19 were announced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reguaar
Mount Dora
County Federation
Eustis
W. A. Sheldon
Time Magazine
Trenham
Chisholm
Frank Bridgman
Pratt
Dresser Music School Opens for Pupils
Mr and Mrs Cliff Dresser move into a new home at 1005 North Grandview though unfinished the Dresser Music School is ready to enroll pupils in accordion piano violin and wood instruments
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cliff Dresser
North Grandview
Dresser Music School
Tenth Avenue Cottage Damaged by Fire
A cottage on East Tenth Avenue owned by Harold Overhiser was badly damaged by fire Saturday night. Mrs. J A Sere occupied the house but was away. Neighbors saw the front of the house burning as a brisk wind blew. Firemen saved the rear and nearby homes. Fire blamed on a defective flue. Loss partly covered by insurance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
East Tenth Avenue
Harold Overhiser
J. A. Sere
Ou County Commissioners Meet December Third
The County Commissioners will hold their regular December meeting at the Court House in Tavares on Monday December 3 at 10 00.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tavares
Hese Monney
ServiceMembers Homecomings Tributes From the Front
Lt Commander William B Lawrence returns home after naval electronics duty in Alaska and the Aleutians. Mrs Marie Thompson reports two letters from her son Carswell about fatigue while waiting to return. Lt Col Robert W Dickson Jr arrives on terminal leave with wife and child from Kansas City. Lt Earl Stanley visits home en route to Daytona Beach convalescent hospital after knee surgery from a jeep attack in Rome. He remains hopeful for full recovery within six months.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marie Thompson
Carswell
Robert W. Dickson, Jr
Earl Stanley
Beatty General Hospital
Rome
Welch Convalescent Hospital
Daytona Beach
Area Price Control Board Organized for North Florida
Lake and Sumter counties form the Leesburg group to establish an area price control board effective December 15. The board will consolidate Eustis Mount Dora Groveland Tavares Umatilla Clermont Wildwood Bushnell and Leesburg with monthly surveys of retailers by paid staff while local board members stay on the area board. Colonel H W Hardman lauds local wartime service and urges public cooperation to curb inflation. tires remain under separate rationing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lake and
Sumter Counties
Leesburg
Area Price Control Board
J. Harris
Jacksonville
Eustis
Mount Dora
Groveland
Tavares
Umatilla
Clermont
Wildwood
Bushnell
Florida
Area Board
Tocn
Harris
H. W. Hardman
Price Control Board
Lake
Sumter
R. J
The
T. J. Storer Dies Suddenly at Home in Clayton North
Word reached of the unexpected death of Thomas J. Storer at his residence 331 Clayton Avenue north. He passed away early Wednesday after November 28.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas J. Storer
Clayton Ae
Kiwanis Honor Group Returns From Prison Camps
Kiwanis members Charles Norris Ed Sadler and Roy Coe returned home after 40 months in Japanese prison camps. Dr Lind say McNair of Orlando spoke as Thanksgiving speaker for the Kiwanis for the tenth year. President Pop Brown welcomed guests. Bill Barnett introduced the speaker. Kiwanians George Gibson and James Sutley gave the invocation and benediction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
le Gee
Kiwanis
Charles Norris
Ed Sadler
Roy Coe
Lindsay McNair
Orlando
Pop Brown
Bill Barnett
George Gibson
James Sutley
Florida Telephone Plans Expansion After War
Florida Telephone Corporation outlines postwar growth for its 27 exchanges. Executive vice president Max E. Wettstein says surveys and long range plans will add outside distribution, extend automatic switching in Mount Dora, add trunks to Tavares, and relieve local and long distance congestion as funds and time permit. The company aims to install equipment for waiting lists and continue rapid expansion after five years of wartime limits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Florida Telephone Corporation
Max E. Wettstein
Mount Dora
Tavares
Eops
Hotel Mount Dora Attendee of the Week List
A long roster of guests and couples visiting Hotel Mount Dora is printed, with names and home cities including New York City Tampa Inverness Orlando South Heights Buffalo Red Bank Miami Atlanta Newark Pittsburgh and more. The list features many Mrs and Mr pairs plus single guests such as Buddy Weiller and Hiram Guilford.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atte
Neat Beest
T. A. Er
New York City
J. P. Underwood
Tampa
W. T. Thomas
Inverness
Engelwood
N. J
J.A. Willy
Atlanta
West Palm Beach
A. F. Shea
Miami
Hiram T. Guilford
Dothen
Ala
R. C. Hardman
R. B. Hardman
Ben Davis
Pensacola
W. W. Acheson
F. W. Acheson
Jacksonville
A. H. Harlee
Newark
Dale E. Bartlett
Pittsburgh
Collins
Orlando
Gilbert Clark
Middletown
Conn
E. T. Greener
Greenland
Colo
Simpson Hotel Guests From Various States and New York
The roster lists guests staying at the Simpson Hotel for the winter season. Names include John Rushford of Northampton Massachusetts George C Shepard of Kenosha Wisconsin Frederic J Porter of Freeport New York Evelyn Slack of Boylston Massachusetts Dorothy Leinback of Old Orchard Connecticut Inez Ames of Antioch Illinois Kenneth McCondack of Old Orchard Connecticut C H Storr of Frederick Maryland G L Hinds of Madison New Jersey Iva Buck of Ravenna Ohio Bertha Bradshaw of Rootstown Ohio Lyle Hecker recently discharged from the Army Eddie Stich of Queen’s Village New York Roy Deegn of West Orange New Jersey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Simpson Hotel
John Rushford
Northampton
Mass
George C. Shepard
Kenosha
Wis
Frederic J. Porter
Freeport
N. Y
Evelyn Slack
Boylston
Dorothy Leinback
Old Orchard
Conn
Inez Ames
Antioch
Ill
Kenneth McCondack
C. H. Storr
Frederick
Madison
N. J
Iva Buck
Ravenna
Ohio
Bertha Bradshaw
Rootstown
Lyle Hecker
Eddie Stich
Queen’s Village
Roy Deegrn
West Orange
Cub Scouts Pack Attends Large November Meeting
The Cub Scouts held a large meeting at the Pari House of the Methodist Church on November 26 with strong parent turnout. Four new Cubs John Marsell Peter Trenham William Harding and Gordon Fraleigh were admitted. Alan Claflin becomes a Boy Scout after turning 12. The troop discussed the Scout Friendship Fund to aid interrupted international Scout programs and asked members to donate time December 15 to 22.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pari House
John Marsell
Peter Trenham
William Harding
Gordon Fraleigh
Alan Claflin
Den 3
Merker
Scout Friendship Fund
David Blanchard
New Mexico
Mount Dora
Methodist Church
Monthly Band Concerts to Start December 9 1945
Arrangements set for second Sunday concerts each month through winter. Shows to be held outdoors at Shuffleboard Courts in good weather and in the Community Auditorium when cold or rainy. Directed by H Cliff Dresser with several numbers prepared. First concert December 9 1945 in cooperation with Mount Dora American Legion Post. Full details to appear next week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H Cliff Dresser
American Legion
Mount Dora
Coast Guard Auxiliary Plans Friday Yacht Club Meeting
A Coast Guard Auxiliary meeting is set for Friday night November 30 at 9 00 at the Yacht Club for reorganization and officers election.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coast Guard Auxiliary
Yacht Club
Banquet Honors Mount Dora Prisoners Returned From Japan
Close to 200 attendees at a Mount Dora banquet saluted three local men recently released after more than three years as Japanese prisoners. Local leaders from Legion Kiwanis Lions and Chamber of Commerce presented gold wrist watches and war bonds. Dr. Lindsay McNair delivered the Thanksgiving address and urged international goodwill over atomic force.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Legion
Kies
Mount Dora
Immedirs
Ed Sedlen
Ute
Charles Norris
Roy Cookinham
M. W. Simpson
Comander D. D. Roseborough
The
C. M. Brown
Kiwanis
R. W. Parker
Lions
George J. White
Chamber of Commerce
Gibson
James Sutley
Lindsay McNair
First Presbyterian Church
Orlando
McNair
Kiwanis Club
Japan
Dr. McNair
Kiwanis Program
W. L.ernett
Lillian Banks
Shuffleboard Club Holds First Winter Pot Luck Night
The Shuffleboard Club opened its winter season with a pot luck supper last Saturday November 24 drawing strong attendance. A bingo game is planned for next Saturday December 1 and these gatherings will alternate weekly through winter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shuffleboard Club
Woodworking Hobbyists Display Ash Trays and Lamps
Mr Irving Short showcased ash trays he crafted at his home workshop using ash walnut and gum wood. Mr C G Wile of Tangerine is noted for decorative lamps inlaid with native woods, though he now works with a bandaged hand after a wood cutting accident.
Dr Mildred Marsh Headed to Florida Cosmetology Convention
Dr Mildred Marsh travels Sunday to Miami as a delegate to the Florida Hairdressers and Cosmeticians Association four day state convention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mildred Marsh
Miami
Florida Hairdressers and Cosmeticians Association
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Tennessee
Lions News
Melvin White
Woman’s Club
Tenth Avenue
Lloyd Amm 2
Homer Morris
Navy
Central Pacific
William B. Lawrence
Electronics Oficer
Frigid
North
Alaska
Aleutians
Area Price Control Board Organized
T. J. Storer
Kiwanis News
Hotel
CUB Scout News
Manuel J. Sedano
Mount Dora High School
Eam
Lyman Eenpens
Veses Acheni
St. James Eapenes Acegasevensessese
Clermont Aden
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