Final Merchants Party Will Be Held Here Saturday Night
A Merchants and Professional men of Commerce meeting is set for tomorrow at 8 o clock to decide on continuing the Saturday night programs. The event featured extra gifts and a large crowd. The Chamber of Commerce distributed twelve gifts including groceries paint and sacks of potatoes to named attendees, with a packed venue and full audience for the band concert.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamber of Commerce
Buildersupply Company
J. T. Adams
W. L. Russ
Lake Jem
J. R. Patrick
L. W. Steenstrom
Bill Lee
J. L. McCullough
Earl W. Gilbert
Ronsheim
Edna Cowles
August S. Stevenson
J. E. Jones
Carrie Jones
Epworth Leagues Convene At Mount Dora District Meeting
Epworth Leagues from Orange City New Smyrna Daytona Beach DeLand Eustis and nearby towns gather in Mount Dora for a district meeting. Dinner at 6 30 in the Community Building features Mrs Miller Wells leading the Ladies Aid program. The evening includes songs, a devotionals service, a Perkins twins mouth organ duet, an Epworth League quartet, and a comedy skit before a business session and banner award.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Epworth
Orange City
New Smyrna
Daytona Beach
DeLand
Eustis
Mount Dora
Miller Wells
Ladies Aid
Perkins “Twins
Epworth League
Lem.Downs
Robert
Conklin Family Returns From Albany Trip
Dr. and Mrs. R. C. Conklin returned from Albany New York. They were joined by their daughter Mrs. Alice Retan and granddaughter Geraldine on the trip south.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. C. Conklin
Albany
New York
Alice Retan
Geraldine
Churches Of Mount Dora Welcome You
Mount Dora hosts four active churches with Rev. W. R. Lambert leading the Baptist church in a large tabernacle and active services. Rev. D. B. Spencer guides the Community Congregational church, seasonally active for tourists, with a pipe organ and year round programs. The Methodist Episcopal church led by Rev. G. Leon Wells supports a large Epworth League and extensive Sunday school. Christian Science services occur in the Library east room with Mrs. Bartlett and Mrs. Wolfert as readers. Winter visitors are welcomed to all four congregations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Dora
W. R. Lambert
Community Congregational Church Organization
D. B. Spencer
C. E. Society
Methodist Episcopal Church
G. Leon Wells
Epworth
Florida
Wm. Bartlett
Jane Wolfert
B. Y. P. U. Local and County Meetings
The Baptist Young People's Union held a monthly business and social meeting at the Baptist church Monday evening. An old fashioned singing followed the business discussion and refreshments were served. The Lake County Federation B Y P U will meet Friday evening at the First Baptist church in Leesburg and many unions hope for a large attendance. Adults urged to join and to meet at the church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baptist Young People’s Unions
Baptist Church
Lake County Federation
First Baptist Church
Leesburg
Changes of Address Notice for Subscriptions
Under new laws, newspapers must pay postage due for notices of address changes. Readers should promptly notify the office of any change to avoid delivery delays or missed papers. Sending changes in advance is the best plan.
Tennis Team Plans Matches At Eustis Saturday
The Mount Dora team led by Rod Tremain and Charles Norris travels to Eustis on Saturday to face the Eustis Tennis club in a series of matches. Raymond Perkins serves as alternate. An Indian River return is planned here next Saturday October 15 with yet to be chosen Mount Dora players.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Dora
Clayton
Ross Tremain
Charles Norris
J. G. Ray, Jr
Raymond Perkins
Eustis
Eustis Tennis Club
Donnelly Court
Indian River Tennis Club
Sanford Tennis Club
Winter Residents Stream Into Town Daily
Daily influx of winter residents increases as seasonal visitors arrive in steady numbers. Local businesses anticipate warmer economic activity with the growing, regular presence of winter guests.
Kiwanis Meeting Highlights Central Florida Speaker
W R O Neal president of the First National Bank of Orlando will speak at the Kiwanis meeting today at 12 45 p m in the Community Building social rooms. The club hosted Mount Dora Public School officials last Thursday and welcomed new members H W Harloe and E M Wentworth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. R. O’neal
First National Bank of Orlando
O’neal
Central Florida
Kiwanis Club
Mount Dora
H. W. Harlowe
E. M. Wentworth
Geo. J. White
Remodeling Boom On Fifth Avenue At Mount Dora
Several workmen cars line Fifth Avenue as Plum ber electrician and carpenters remodel the Waltz home to add an bathroom and split the second story into two apartments. Miss True adds rear concrete block extension to her Gift Shop with a moved partition enlarging display space. The project features new large window light ventilation storage and waterproof roof. An unemployment relief honor roll of forty five volunteers aided Mount Dora’s Employment Commission in a parkway clean up on September 30. The Commission closes three months of service with depleted funds while Donnelly Avenue parkways receive fertilizer and centipede grass planting for Donnelly Park and residence property.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fifth Avenue
Waltz
Miss True
Mount Dora
Employment Commission
Citizens Employment Commission
Donnelly Avenue
Fifth and Sixth
Donnelly Park
Donnelly
Mount Dora Hosts Central Florida Chamber Breakfast
The Mount Dora Chamber of Commerce will host the Central Florida Council of Chamber of Commerce Presidents and Secretaries at the Community Building Tuesday morning, October 11 at eight o'clock. W. C. McCormick of Jacksonville, secretary of the Florida Forestry Association, will speak on Forest Fire Prevention and Reforestation. A novel souvenir will be presented by the Mount Dora Chamber. The November meeting will be in Orlando with a national affairs breakfast program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Dora
Orlando
Yancey Cottage Damaged by Fire Early Tuesday
A fire damaged a furnished frame cottage at 732 Ninth Avenue east of Clayton Street owned by Tom Yancey. Night officer R G Shipes detected the smoke around 5 30 AM during a final round and alerted authorities before extensive damage occurred.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ninth Avenue
Clayton Street
Tom Yancey
Gainesville
R. G. Shipes
Mount Dora Civic Groups Drive Community Growth
Mount Dora's Chamber of Commerce with about two hundred members spearheads downtown promotion under Geo J White as president and Laura Neville as secretary. The Kiwanis Club, led by White and James Simpson, pursues civic improvement with a diverse board. New Business and Professional Women and the Woman's Club back library work while the Garden Club promotes beautification with annual flower shows and prizes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Dora
Chamber of Commerce
Central Florida
Geo. J. White
Alfred Rehbaum
Carl S. Graves
A. J. Waltz
Chas. Edgerton
Geo. C. Keller
M. V. Simpson
James Simpson
Laura Neville
Kiwanis Club
Wm. J. Johnson
A. C. Quixley
E. E. Truskett
R. W. Dickson
W. L.E. Barnett
D. Fletcher Crane
James Spooner
Dean Pinkston
Alna Blake
Harriet Banks
Woman’s Club of
Mount Dora B P W Club Plans Fall Events
The Mount Dora Business and Professional Women's Club held a monthly meeting in the Simpson Building club room after a room repaint. They planned a bridge event for October 17 at the Grandview Hotel and voted to join district clubs for making the Howey camp an annual affair with Miss Mary Lasleye as guest speaker and Kissimmee visitors contributing ideas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Dora
Grandview Hotel
Howey-in-the-Hills
Mary Lasleye
Theta Fay
Kissimmee
Lottie Lawler
Knights of Pythias District Meet in Mount Dora
A Knights of Pythias district meeting will be held in the Community Building Mount Dora on Tuesday October 11th. Grand Chancellor Pettaway of Tampa will be the main speaker and about 150 delegates are expected. Chicken pilau will be served at 7 o'clock sharp.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Knights of Pythias
Mount Dora
Judge Pettaway
Tampa
Also Mentioned on This Page
DR. Conklin
Churches of
Foundation of
B. Y. P. U. Local and County Meetings
Kiwanis News
Roseborough
Kiwanis
Ferson
Vincent
Winter Park
Civic Employment Commission
C. Council
Weather Report
Yancey Cottage
K. P
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!