Mount Dora’s thriving winter business institutions listed
Mount Dora showcases a robust commercial life with Citrus crates by Florida Crate Co employing 250, Perkins Paint Co supplies paints and finishes, Cooperative Citrus Culture Association makes fertilizers, Wise Boat Works builds luxury craft on Lake Dora. The town also features stores, services, hotels, garages, banks, real estate offices, doctors, lawyers, and a weekly newspaper.
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Mount Dora O
Capic
Florida Crate Company
Thiss
Perkins Paint Co
Cooperative Citrus Culture Association
Wise Boat Works
Lake Dora
H. J. Wise
Mount Dora
Florida
Central Florida
Phil
White Honored By Central Florida Kiwanis
George J. White, former Mount Dora Kiwanis president and current program chairman, was elected lieutenant governor of the central division at the State Kiwanis convention in Tampa. He is executive vice president of First National Bank Mount Dora and president of the local Chamber of Commerce. Edward C. Rice was elected Florida district governor. other lieutenant governors named include Horace Smith Ocala J W Knapp Tallahassee Robert C. Hatton Bartow J Kenneth Williamson West Palm Beach and William F. Davenport St Petersburg.
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George J. White
Mount Dora Kiwanis
Tampa
White
First National Bank
Mount Dora
Chamber of Commerce
Edward C. Rice
Bradenton
Florida
Horace Smith
Ocala
J. W Knapp
Tallahassee
Western
Robert C. Hatton
Bartow
Southern
J. Kenneth Williamson
West Palm Beach
Southeastern
William F. Davenport
St. Petersburg
Southwestern
Mount Dora School Adds Two New Units Near Completion
Mount Dora public schools resume work on two new units Nos. 6 and 7 on Clayton street with connecting galleries after a delay due to discontinued PWA funds. Project supervision by L J Crawdy with local labor. costs around 215 and 3000 dollars for completed and pending sections. enrollment now 360. heating, equipment additions and local financing highlighted. Citrus growers plan early fall fertilizing due to heavy rains per County Agent Clifford Hiatt.
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PWA
Mount Dora
Clayton Street
Seventh Avenue
L. J. Crawdy
Floyd Scott
Paul Johnson
C. M. Gudgeon
Wm,. Swartz
C. Minkley
L. J. Murphy
Gas
Avallenic Ee Poltectae
Lake County
Clifford Hiatt
Citrus Industry Is Backbone Of State
Mount Dora sits at the heart of Florida's citrus sector with groves of orange, tangerine, and grapefruit. The industry totals over $500 million in capital, supports about 60 000 winter workers and 20 000 in summer, and includes 300 packing houses and several canning and nursery facilities.
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Mount Dora
Florida
Millage Increases Across Lake County Tax Areas
Lake County Tax Assessor M. E. Pace lists total millages certified by tax bodies, comparing 1934 with 1933. Mount Dora rises from 63 to 66.78 mills, while Altoona and Okahumpka reach 80.38 mills each as one of the highest. Among 29 communities only five cut millage and six rise above Mount Dora Altouna Cassia Groveland Mascotte Okahumpka and Tavares. The three lowest are Higley Lisbon and Emeralda with 3.23 8 3 and 3. etc.
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Lake County
M. E. Pace
Mount Dora
Mr. Pace
Altouna
Cassia
Groveland
Mascotte
Okahumpka
Tavares
Higley
Lisbon
Emeralda
Altoona
Mount Dora Scout Ken Mayer Sends Postcard Link
Col. W J Sanborn received a postcard from Mount Dora New Mexico from former Boy Scout Ken Mayer. He was bound for Denver to join the Colorado State Parks program. Mayer joked about connecting two Mount Doras in the United States with his card.
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W. J. Sanborn
Mount Dora
Ken Mayer
New Mexico
Denver
Colorado State Parks
Mount Doras
United States
Ken
Kiwanis and University of Florida Week Luncheon
An interclub meeting brought Eustis and Tavares Kiwanis clubs and Eustis Rotary together with Mount Dora Kiwanis to observe University of Florida week. A three course luncheon was served by community ladies. Dean B A Tolbert spoke on higher education and the founding of the University and College for Women, noting Florida’s integration challenges and the University as a unifying force with 3000 students.
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Eustis
Tavares Kiwanis
Eustis Rotary
Mount Dora Kiwanis
University of Florida
Quixley
Kiwanis
M. E. Pace
Tavares
Waltz
C. J. Brown
Builders Supply Company
B. A. Tolbert
North Carolina
Georgia
Oklahoma
Florida
Rally Day Week Program At Methodist Church
Full rally week begins Sunday October 21 and runs through October 28 with planned events for all ages. Activities include child parties, a tea for ladies, a Friday community banquet with talks by local pastors teachers and officials, and musical selections by Esther Wyatt Katherine Killian Jeannette Pike and others.
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Methodist Church
A. J. Waltz
C. C. Dooley
James Simpson
Garcia
Burkart
J. B. White
Robert McMurray
Rollin Javens
Carrie True
Gould. Garcia
A.J. Waltz
Perry
B. James
S. C. Peacock
George White
Friendly Bible
Perry B. James
Garfield Evans
Methodist Churchh of
Tavares
Esther Wyatt
Katherine Killian
Jeannette Pike
Fessor Roseborough
Mount Dora High School
Mount Dora Hotels Offer Visitors Home-like Comforts
Mount Dora showcases four primary hotels the Lakeside Inn Grandview Villa Dora and Hotel Mount Dora offering lake views private parks and modern conveniences. Each property operates on the American plan with amenities like restaurants and fireproof buildings. Other first class options include Kill-Kare Lodge Sunny Corner Mount Dora Tourist Home Harrold House and Burton's Blue Bird Restaurant and Hotel Palm Dining Room. Information on rates available from hotel managers or the Mount Dora Chamber of Commerce.
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Mount Dora
Florida
Lakeside Inn
Grandview
Villa Dora
Lake Dora
Kill-Kare Lodge
Sunny Corner
Harrold House
Burton’s
Blue Bird
Palm
Mexican themed Mount Dora Chamber get-together Tuesday
The Mount Dora Chamber of Commerce will host a Mexican style dinner and program on Tuesday at 6 30 in the Community Building social rooms. Russell Kay of Tampa will speak, with musical entertainment and a collection for building improvements. Tickets from the chamber office or George J. White at the First National Bank.
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Mount Dora
Russell Kay
Tampa
Florida
Kay
Fox Hunters Meet Drives Florida Trials in Quincy
Messrs Frank Drake of Mount Dora and E H Wilkerson of Eustis attend the eighth annual field trials of the Florida Fox Hunters Association in Quincy. Drake serves as association president.
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Frank Drake
Mount Dora
Eustis
Quincy
Florida Fox Hunters Association
Mr. Drake
Mount Dora Host Clermont in Second Home Game at Heim Field
Mount Dora hosts Clermont at Heim Field for the season's second home game with fans urged to attend and support. Local teams compete as residents rally behind the event.
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Mount. Dora
Clermont
Heim Field
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HOTEL
Weather Report
Kiwanis News
Mount Dora’s
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FOX Hunters
Grand View Hotel
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