Mount Dora A Winter Playground Of Games And Clubs
Mount Dora showcases recreation facilities for winter visitors including a Donnelly Park center with tennis, shuffleboard, and benches under oaks. It features six top lawn bowling courts, a Lions Club miniature golf course, two athletic fields with floodlights, a Lake Dora yacht club, two 18 hole golf courses, and a 1929 community building, all supporting a busy season of events and activities.
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Mount Dora
Donnelly Park
America
Lions Club
Fourth and
Donnelly
Ona
Lake Dora
Yacht Club
Lake County
Dooley Jr. Mourned in Mount Dora Community
Clifford Cleveland Dooley Jr. died October 12 after appendicitis surgery led to pneumonia and heart failure. Born May 25 1917 in Milledgeville Georgia he moved to Mount Dora with his family in 1920 and was educated in local schools.
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C. C. Dooley, Jr
Grn
Mount Dora
Lake County Medical Center
Clifford Cleveland Dooley, Jr
C. C. Dooley
Milledgeville
C. C
Homes Amid Trees In Verdant Groves Near Lakes
Homes surrounded by stately trees and sub tropic plants sit among orange and grapefruit groves. Some overlook lakes and others rest on hillside landscapes by the shore, ranging from neat bungalows to imposing structures.
Mount Dora Chamber Promotes Central Florida Resort City
The Mount Dora Chamber of Commerce invites tourists and homeseekers to explore Mount Dora as the outstanding resort city in Central Florida. It promises an illustrated booklet on request and highlights comfortable amenities for visitors and residents.
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Mount Dora
Midstee
Florida
Mount Dora Invites Visitors For Winter Season
From the mayor M. V. Simpson extends Mount Dora hospitality to visitors and friends for the coming winter season. The message highlights a friendly, progressive city known for homes and welcoming citizens.
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Mount Dora
Football Tonight Delayed To Tonight At 8 P.M.
Friday night football schedule changed to tonight the 19th. Game starts at 8 p m at the high school athletic field with the usual kickoff time.
New K O P Lodge to be instituted at Clermont
The Knights of Pythias plan a new lodge for Monday October 23 at Clermont Yacht Club at 6 30 p m Mount Dora Lodge to conduct First Rank and District 3 Lodges to present Second Rank with Orlando Lodge in Third Rank Everyone is invited to attend this ceremony
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Knights of Pythias
Clermont
Clermont Yacht Club
Mount Dora Lodge
District 3
Orlando Lodge
Tremain Receives Silver Certificate from Aetna
L R Tremain is presented with a framed silver certificate from Aetna Insurance Company in recognition of a 25 year association. He also receives a personal letter from the company president praising his work and wishing him well for the future.
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L. R. Tremain
Aetna Insurance Company
Dr Poole To Preach At Community Church Service
Dr Francis A Poole of Sylvan Shores will preach Sunday morning at the Community Church. His sermon titled The Way to Live a Human Life will be the focus of the service and an invitation to join is extended to all residents.
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Francis A. Poole
Sylvan ‘Shores
Grove Sold at Lake Jem to Howey firm
The 12 acre grove at Lake Jem owned by Miss E G Shaw was reported sold by J J West Realty Co to Noling and Church Inc of Howey in the Hills.
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Lake Jem
E. G. Shaw
J. J. West Realty Co
Noling and Church, Inc
Howey-in-the-Hills
Norris Tennis Champion Repeats Title At Chamber Meet
Norris wins the men’s singles for the second year in a row defeating Clayton Tremain. Mary E Simpson and Howard Simpson dominate mixed doubles over Jean Shipes and Tremain. Norris and Tremain also win in the men’s doubles, while a can of tennis balls is awarded to runners-up. President George J White presides at the closing ceremony.
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Chamber of Commerce
George J. White
Charlie Norris
Clayton Tremain
Mary E. Simpson
Howard Simpson
Jean Shipes
Bobby Widmer
Calvin Richardson
Kiwanis Luncheon Highlights Democracy Crusade
Mrs Edna G Fuller of Orlando describes a National Council of Women program on Democracy and Service. She argues democracy is rooted in God and the Ten Commandments and urges study, love over hatred, and united service to keep democracy alive amid ongoing global conflict comparing U S freedoms with Soviet portrayal at a World’s Fair exhibit.
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Kiwanis
Edna G. Fuller
Orlando
Committee On Human Relations
National Council of Women
United States
Scout Camp and Hike at Rock Springs
A group of Boy Scouts and Scoutmaster C. E. Carpenter camped at Rock Springs on Friday night to study woodcraft and outdoor life. They traveled by car and walked back to complete the fourteen mile hike test with Patrol Leader Robert Goodman and other scouts including Robert Finney Odell Redd Jack Dillard Donald French Russel Williams and Robert Hecker.
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C. E. Carpenter
Rock Springs
Robert Goodman
Robert Finney
Odell Redd
Jack Dillard
Donald French
Russel Williams
Robert Hecker
PTA Regional Convention Held Here Now
The Regional PTA Conference representing fifteen counties will hold its convention at Mount Dora on Monday November 6. An announcement was made promising a fine attendance and an excellent program.
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PTA
Mount Dora
Catering Service Offered by Local Hostess Miss Hueschen
Miss Margaret Hueschen of 1355 North Donnelly Avenue announces a catering service to provide prepared foods delivered to hosts for entertaining. The service targets hostesses with limited kitchen facilities or those hosting large parties who wish to lessen meal preparation burdens.
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Margaret Hueschen
Donnelly Avenue
Miss Hueschen
Free Picture Show At Scouting Event
The Boy Scouts announce an all talking picture Young Eagles to be shown for Scouts parents and friends at the eyeing School Auditorium on Thursday October 19 free of charge. admission open to all in attendance.
Mount Dora Boating Offers Grand Water Routes and Plans
Carl Broom of Lakeshore Drive envisions using land water and air access from Mount Dora to explore beyond local waters. He notes the Ocklawaha River links to Lake Dora and St. Johns waters, highlights a Silver Springs to Silver River to Ocklawaha loop about 150 miles, and recalls waterways once main transport before rail and auto reduced water commerce.
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Lake Dora
Carl Broom
Lakeshore Drive
Mr. Broom
Mount Dora
Central
Florida
Ocklawaha
St. Johns
Ocklawa
Lake
Apopka
Eight Mile
Apopka Canal
Lake Beauclaire
Dora
Lake Eustis
Haines
Lake Griffin
Welaka
Silver Springs
Silver River
Paradise in Mount Dora Attracts Homeseekers
Mount Dora promotes itself as a homeseekers paradise with citrus-rich homes and citrus groves. The town plans improvements at a hotel including a new dining room and game area as it prepares for a busy winter season. The area offers lakes, canals, and boating plus early 20th century citrus industry charm.
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Mount Dora
Carl Broom
Growing All the Time In Mount Dora 24 Years
Mr Alfred Rehbaum changes the Mount Dora Hardware Company slogan to In Mount Dora 24 Years Grow ing All the Time. The proprietor credits steady growth to progressiveness courtesy honesty and consistent advertising over 24 years in Mount Dora.
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Alfred Rehbaum
Mount Dora
Rehbaum
Winter visitors urged to register at Chamber of Commerce
Winter guests are asked to register at the Chamber of Commerce, 117 East Fifth avenue. The filing of names and addresses helps locate guests for calls or deliveries and serves the visitors by providing a helpful record for emergencies and inquiries.
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Chamber of Commerce
East Fifth Avenue
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DR. Poole
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