Mount Dora Water Declared Very Good by State Board
Mount Dora’s deep well supply, treated with minimal chlorine, was praised by the State Board of Health for excellent bacterial and sanitary quality in samples dated September 1938. The report cited bacterial counts near zero and strong handling of the source, with only slight water hardness. Also notes Mount Dora High’s game against St. Cloud Friday at 8:00 p.m.
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Mount Dora’s
State Board of Health
Mount’ Dora
Fred A. Safay
Board of Sanitation
Mount. Dora
High Golden Hurricanes
St. Cloud
Mount Dora High Golden Hurricanes
First Aid Class To Be Held Here
Mr. Claude Barrett will teach a Red Cross Standard First Aid course starting October 24 at 7 30 pm in the Chamber of Commerce office. Registration closes October 19, textbooks cost sixty cents, and twenty hours of work are required for a certificate. The six week course ends around Thanksgiving with instruction on respiration bleeding splints snake bite and emergencies. Barrett is a certified Red Cross instructor and plans to teach in Mount Dora Lake County.
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Claude Barrett
Chamber of Commerce
Barrett
Tampa
American Red Cross
Lake County
Eustis
Mount Dora
Hallowe en Carnival Queen To Be Elected
The Mount Dora High Golden Hurri reports senior Stuart Sadler named Carnival King. Five candidates Zera Dean Mildred Bartlett Shirley Coen Eleanore Minkley La Verne Townsend vie for Queen with votes by coin in box at theatre Mount Dora Pharmacy First National Bank and high school. Votes unlimited and result will be published in Mount Dora Topic. A marionette show by Miss Bryant adds to the carnival attracting tourists.
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Stuart Sadler
Zera Dean
Mildred Bartlett
Shirley Coen
Eleanore Minkley
la Verne Townsend
Mount Dora
Kiwanis Club Hosts Mount Dora Telephone System Launch
Mount Dora Kiwanis luncheon celebrated the town’s new telephone system with officials from Florida Telephone Corporation and Southern Bell as guests. Attendees included E H Wilkerson G F Wooten of Eustis Karl Lehmann J M Lowry of Tavares Ormund Powers of Leesburg and Edith Keller of Mount Dora. Roland J Morse won the attendance prize. Red Kennedy returned after illness. A death notice for Mrs H G Hatfield was read. The program will feature an industrial film on glass gypsum and related products via United States Gypsum Company, lasting about thirty to forty minutes.
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Mount Dora
Kiwanis
Florida Telephone Corporation
Southern Bell Telephone Company
E. H. Wilkerson
G. F. Wooten
Eustis
Karl Lehmann
J. M. Lowry
Tavares
Ormund Powers
Leesburg
Edith Keller
Roland J. Morse
Frank Burkart
Red” Kennedy
H. G.hatfield
Oklahoma City
Kiwanis International
United States
Gypsum Company
Kiwanis Club
Charlie Brown
Crip Hurlburt
Mount Dora Edged by Lyman 12 to 6 in Hard Fought Game
Lyman defeated Mount Dora 12 to 6 as Entzminger scored both Lyman touchdowns in the first half. Lane sparked Mount Dora with a fourth quarter run and pass, but a late fumble prevented a comeback. Mount Dora injuries include Kimball, Kramer, Burkart, and Crawdy.
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Mount Dora
Lyman
Lyons
Lane
Eustis
Crawdy
B. Kramer
New Resident Hans Abrahamson Opens Home at 1251 Eighth Avenue
Mr Hans Abrahamson has purchased the A J Waltz cottage at 1251 Eighth Avenue and, with Mrs Abrahamson, has arrived from New Jersey to establish residence in the city.
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Hans Abrahamson
A. J. Waltz
Eighth Avenue
Mrs. Abrahamson
New Jersey
Malone Greenbacks to Practice at Heim Field Monday Night
The Malone Greenbacks, among the strongest diamondball teams in the area, will hold a practice session Monday night at Heim Field.
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Malone Greenbacks
Heim Field
Mount Dora Debuts Fine New Dial Telephone System
Mount Dora celebrates new dial telephone service with a Kiwanis luncheon, city and Florida Telephone Corp officials present, and a ceremonial last call over the old magneto system. Lodge visits and real estate moves round out the week in Mount Dora activities.
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Mount Dora
Mount Dora Civic and Fraternal Groups Develop Town
Overhauls at E L Riley’s auto court near Mount Dora ready for use. Two new cottages with fireproof construction, bath, kitchen, electricity and gas. trailer camp expands with 20 by 40 foot trailer spaces and shared laundry and baths. Shuffleboard and horseshoe courts exist. Riley builds new homes. Mount Dora’s Chamber of Commerce, led by Geo J White and 200 members, drives local growth with a busy downtown office and active business directors including A C Quixley and M W Simpson.
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E. L. Riley
Mount Dora
Riley
Mrs. Riley
Onsted
Michigan
Chamber of Commerce
Florida
Geo. J. White
Alfred Ener
M. Kramer
A. C. Quixley
H. L. Drugg
T. M. Kramer
Carl S. Graves
Alfred Rehbaum
M. W. Simpson
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Lake Shore
Mount Dora Homes
Mount Dora City Hall
Mount.Dora City Hall
Donnelly Park
The
American Legion
Hallowe’en Carnival
Kiwanis News
Pas
Knights of Pythias
Welcome Lodge
Orlando
Pythian Sisters of
Leesburg Lodge
J. C. Urquhart
Chicago
Highland Court
W. M. Bryant
New Haven
Conn
North Highland Avenue
L. R. Tremain
Riley’s Auto Court
City of
Mount Doia
Mr. Simpson
G. B. Hurlburt
George’ J. White
Mount
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