Mount Dora's Seasonal Business Firms Listed
The article catalogues firms and services in Mount Dora including citrus canneries and packing plants, Floriorange canneries, Wise Boat Works, department stores, garages, a jewelry shop, bakeries, theaters, hotels, auto services, radio agencies, packing plants, ice and dry cleaning facilities, real estate, banks, doctors, lawyers, contractors, an undertaking establishment, photographers, and more. Continues on page 10.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ianbankd
Runae Ee Ene Ee
Norwids Ieee
Cooperative Citrus Culture Association
Floriorange Canneries, Incorporated
Florida Finest
Floriorange
Wise Boat Works
Lake Dora
H. J. Wise
Mount Dora
Florida
Pete
Theice
Equable Climate Endears Mount Dora to Visitors
Mount Dora offers a mild year round climate on Lake Dora with frequent breezes and pure water. The town highlights healthy living from Jersey cows and tuberculin-tested milk, attracting three to five thousand winter visitors each season. Nights are cool, summers temperate, and no heat prostration is reported, making Mount Dora a restful homey retreat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Dora
Lake Dora
Jersey
Thomas
Public Health Service
Florida
Dixie
County Tentative Budget Calls for 3 Mill Increase
Lake County Commissioners adopt a tentative budget for the year ending September 30 1936 based on a 17 percent general revenue mill levy from a $7 2 million valuation. The plan includes 3 percent indebtedness millage on $9 075 318 and a total 102 mills for road and district bonds with expected tax collections at 95 percent.
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Lake County Commissioners
Health & Home
Court House
Astor Br
Super-Fuel Co. to Close Station but Maintain Service
The Super-Fuel Company will close its local station in a few weeks yet service to consumers remains uninterrupted. George Groome and D O Carlton will visit regularly. Carlton plans several days monthly and Groome frequent trips from Tampa headquarters with expanded territory. The Groomes will relocate to Tampa soon and the Carltons will follow later.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Super-Fuel CO
George Groome
D. O. Carlton
Mr. Carlton
Mr. Groome
Waterways Meet Here To Discuss Canal Project
A Chamber of Commerce meeting last night in Mount Dora examined creating a barge canal from Lake Apopka through the Apopka Canal Lakes Dora and Eustis to join the Gulf Atlantic system. W L Story of Winter Garden and Dewey Hooten led organizers and invited regional reps. no report was issued as the topic was printed beforehand.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamber of Commerce
Lake Apopka
Apopka Canal
Dora
Eustis
Ocklawaha
Gulf-Atlantic Canal
Messrs. W. L
Story of
Winter Garden
Dewey Hooten
Mount Dora
H. W. Goddard Takes Over Dublin Georgia Hotel
Mr H W Goddard writes from Dublin Georgia that he is now manager of a new sixty room brick hotel in the heart of the farming district. Dublin is a city of eight thousand. Mrs Goddard and the family joined him there and he asks to be remembered to friends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. W. Goddard
Dublin
Georgia
Lehmann Resigns Seminole County post for Lake County Chamber
Karl Lehmann, longtime secretary of the Seminole County Chamber of Commerce, resigns to become secretary of the Lake County Chamber of Commerce around December 1. He has served Florida and Southern Secretaries associations and aided a Florida exhibit in Rockefelle r Center. Lehmann, honorary member of Sanford Rotary and Lions, plans to move his base to Montverde.
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Karl Lehmann
Seminole Chamber of Commerce
Seminole County
Lake County
Chamber of Commerce
Lehmann
Florida
Montverde
Seminole County C
Florida National Exhibits, Inc
Vich Group
Rockefeller Center
New York
Lehmann Wo
Southern Commercial Secretaries Associations
National Association
Sanford Rotary
Kiwar's
Lions Clubs
P T A Plans Statewide Membership Drive
The Parent Teacher Association of Florida launches a statewide membership drive from October 4 to 20. The Mount Dora unit starts with a meeting at Mrs Lee French’s home on Monday October 14 at 3 o clock led by chairwoman Mrs French with grade mothers forming the committee to call on homes during the week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Florida
Lee French
Mount Dora
French
Joint Installation of Legion Officers in Leesburg
On Monday October 14 the newly elected officers of the Lake County American Legion post and Legion Auxiliary will be installed in Leesburg at 8 pm in the Legion Hall opposite the Palace Theatre. Arthur Boring will install Legion officers, Auxiliary officers to be installed by Auxiliary department, followed by a dance and refreshments. A Mount Dora delegation is expected with transport arranged from City Hall at 7 and 7 15 pm.
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American Legion
The
Legion Auxiliary
Leesburg
Lake County
Legion Hall
Palace Theatre
Legion
Arthur Boring
Florida Department of the American Legion
Department
Mount Dora Legion
Sam Peacock
Rollin Javens
Burgess Thayer
Robert Goodman
Harold Overhiser
At Arms
L. C. Lusson
Thomas H. Cooley
W. L. Wood
Bill Williamson
Auxiliary
J. M
B. D. Tend
B. J. Wilkinson
George Dahlin
Sol Spilky
Frank Griffiths
Sgt. At Arms
Ed Nutter
Jestessen
C. R. Javensoing
Mount Dora
Sele
Dr Spencer Speaks To Townsend Club
Dr. D. B. Spencer gave a clear address to the Townsend Club discussing Industrial Opportunity Industrial Insurance and Enforced Spending before a crowd of over 150 with strong applause. Musical numbers by Mrs Nice and Mr Wise drew praise and upcoming events included the Chicago National Townsend Convention October 24 27 and a Townsend rally in Mount Dora October 27 expecting at least a thousand members from across the county.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spencer
Townsend Club
Mrs. Nice
Mr. Wise
Chicago
Mount Dora
Frock & Frill to Open November
Mr and Mrs Etchells and children arrive from Kennebunkport Maine to open the Frock and Frill Shop on November 1. Mrs Emma L Taft will run the shop during November while Etchells takes a vacation.
Citrus Grown on Norfolk Soils Dominates Rida Output
More than half of Rida's citrus harvest is cultivated on Norfolk soils, highlighting soil type's key role in fruit production and regional agricultural strategy.
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Rida
Norfolk
Mount Dora Hotels Parade Homey Comforts for Tourists
Mount Dora showcases four principal hotels The Lakeside Inn The Grandview The Villa Dora and the Hotel Mount Dora highlighting lake views private parks and subtropical surroundings. Each offers modern conveniences American plan service and winter hospitality with ample porches sun parlors and a private pool at Lakeside Inn. The piece notes Kiwanis welcomes new members and lists officers with plans for January first and a regional tourism push.
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Mount Dora
Florida
Lakeside Inn
Grandview
Villa Dora
Lake Dora
Grandview Hotel
Genter
Demonstrations Draw Throngs To Electric Appliance Show
Demonstrations of electrical appliances at the Mount Dora Community Building attract large audiences this week. A model kitchen displays an electric range refrigerator dishwasher mixer and smaller devices. Oven and surface cooking show fuel and electricity savings with rate comparisons. About one hundred women attended Tuesday afternoon with more expected, new faces among regulars.
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Light Department
Mount Dora
Sadler and Simpson Expand Insurance Business
S. S. Sadler & Co. have added to their insurance business by purchasing the insurance business of David S. Simpson Jr. Messrs S. S. Sadler and O. M. Simpson form the firm, with an advertisement on another page detailing the change. The Topic wishes them success.
PAPPY HAYWARD BEDRIDDEN AT 89 IN EAST ORANGE
Mrs Sterling F Hayward of East Orange New Jersey reports to Mount Dora friends on September 16 his 89th birthday. He received seventy five cards and was grateful though bedridden for five weeks and very weak. Friends regret his feeble condition and fear he may not return to Mount Dora.
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HOTEL
Mount Dora Yacht Club
Dublin, Georgia
Lake Co. C
P.T.A
Joint Installation Legion Auxiliary
Dr. Spencer
Frock & Frill
Mount Dora’s
Kiwanis News
Kiwanis
Frank Burkart
Eustis Kiwanis
Chas. Osborne
O. M. Simpson
D. F. Crane
W. L. Story
Alfred Rehbaum
G. B. Hurlburt
George J. White
A. J. Waltz
C. J. Brown
Harry A. Clark
J. E. Fortner
S. S. Sadler & CO
Pappy
Hayward
Lakeside I.in
Grand View Hotel
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