County Chamber Announces Essay Prize Contest for High Schools
Lake County chamber of commerce directors in Tavares authorize a three prize essay contest on Lake County for county high school students with February 1, 1930 due date. Winners to be announced at June commencement. Otto Cisky welcomed as new Leesburg director and speaks on the 1930 national bass tournament and county fishing promotion. Discussions include a county fish hatchery and a Lake County tournament dates January 10 to March 10, 1930.
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Lake County
Otto Cisky
Leesburg
Cisky
I. N. Kennedy
Brown
Vera Carr
Lakeshania
Directors of Chamber Are Named
At a Mount Dora Chamber of Commerce board meeting George White executive vice president of First National Bank and Fred MacMahon realtor were elected to fill vacancies. The board now includes Charles Edgerton Alfred Rehbaum T H Cooley George White Fred MacMahon J G Ray C C Dooley Cc J Helms and Frank H Heath.
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Mount Dora
Speedboys win wheel barrow race at Mount Dora event
A crowd-filled Mount Dora program featured wheel barrow and kiddie bar races on Donnelly avenue. Carl Graves and Paul Turrentine led the speedboys to victory earning a receiving set, while Alfred Carter won the kiddie bar race with support from local youth. The evening also included an orchestra in the park and a treasure chest drawing drawing over three hundred attendees.
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Carl Graves
Paul Turrentine
Donnelly Avenue
Perkins and Rice
Alfred Carter
Fat Boy
Rice
Carter
Bowie
Mount Dora
George Dahlin
Stokes Leads Stokesmen To Close Volley Ball Win
Eddie Stokes guided the Stokesmen to a tight victory in the Business Men's Volley Ball league. The team trailed early as Dudley Adkins scored, but Stokes trimmed Adkins and the Stokesmen pulled ahead. Final score 15 to 8 in a hotly contested match.
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Eddie
Stokes
Dudley Adkins
Stokesmen
Adkins
Sorrento Shiek
Georgia
Frothingham Dies of Heart Attack in Mount Dora
Arthur Frothingham, esteemed engineer and financier connected with Tarrytown New York and Mount Dora, died at his home early Tuesday from a severe heart attack. The 78 year old owner of a landmark Mount Dora residence was in the area for years and his funeral plans remained unsettled as his wife and a Boston arrived son survive him.
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Arthur Frothingham
Tarrytown
New York
Mount Dora
Frothingham
Florida Public Service cuts Mount Dora ice price
The Florida Public Service Company announces a price reduction for ice in Mount Dora from 70 to 60 cents per hundred pounds. The saving comes from replacing an oil burning engine with electric power at the local plant, eliminating noise and fumes that troubled nearby residents.
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Florida Public Service Company
Mount Dora
Cleanup statistics on Florida fruit fly campaign
The summary shows the scope of the Florida fruit fly fight through early month. It lists 25 611 citrus producing properties cleaned or recleaned and 43 417 cultivated non citrus properties handled. Wild host plants were destroyed on 744 952 acres with total cleanup across 1 429 576 acres. Ball spraying extended to roadside foliage with many citrus properties receiving eighteenth consecutive bait spray by late September.
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Florida
Mount Dora merchants urge end to Halloween window vandalism
Local business leaders ask boys to refrain from defacing store windows with wax and soap during Hallowe'en. To enforce the request, extra police will be deployed to ensure the practice is stopped and owners are spared needless cleaning.
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Mount Dora
Hallowe'en
Police
Fox Hunters Hold Annual Exhibition in Florida
Lake County hosted a fox hunters event at Keystone Heights with Frank Drake of Leesburg and J W Letton of Leesburg winning multiple prizes. Barney Bridges owned by J R Letton led in bench shows as a Florida champion, with titles awarded to various dogs across best hounds best female dogs best pairs and packs in field trials.
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Lake County
Frank Drake
J. W. Letton
Leesburg
Keystone Heights
Mr. Drake
Barney Bridges
Letton
Florida
J. R. Letton
Mayor
D. H. McMillan
Alachua
Joe
J. W. Wells
Gainesville
Rex
J. S. Pinkerston
Betty
R. J. Wells
Barbara Burton
Dora
Tudy
A. L. Jackson
Lazarus
M.H. Baxley
Minnie Lee
R. “J. Wells
Lady
Polly
H. J. Clause
Sanford
Helen Drake
M.H. Bailey
Wells Leads Contests at Mt Plymouth
Dr. Miller Wells shot a 69 to lead the 18 hole ringer tournament at Mount Plymouth on Saturday. Carl Graves trails with 70 and hopes to gain on several holes. The Mount Plymouth company says special rates will be offered to Mount Dora visitors and winter guests. A new top southern pro from the Biltmore club at Asheville will head the golfing features this season.
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Mount Plymouth
Miller Wells
Carl Graves
Chamber of Commerce
Mount Dora
Biltmore
Asheville
Bob Dickson Honored On Riverside Academy Honor Roll
Riverside Military Academy informs Dr. R W Dickson in Mt. Dora Florida that his son Robert has earned the Honor Roll for the week with a general average of five percent above the top forty six cadets. The academy will award the gold R after chapel and seeks local newspaper coverage.
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R. W. Dickson
Mt. Dora
Florida
Dr. Dickson
Robert
Academy
Sanford Night Football to Showcase Florida First
Sanford prepares for the first night football game in Florida on November 5 at the municipal field between the Seminoles High eleven and Rollins College freshman. Powerful floodlights will light the arena as Central Florida crowds are urged to attend. The opening tie followed by a Rollins 6 to 0 victory in 1928 frames the event. the 1929 clash features a hard fought contest in a region seeking strong support for the experimental format.
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Florida
Sanford
Seminoles High Eleven
Rollins College
Central
Rollins
Legion Auxiliary Seeks Gifts for World War Veterans
American Legion Auxiliary has placed a donation box in Mount Dora Pharmacy for World War veterans in Lake City hospital. The aim is to fill the box by Armistice Day and everyone is urged to aid this worthy effort.
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American Legion Auxiliary
Mount Dora
Lake City
Believers in Mount Dora plan Saturday night pavement dance
Believers in Mount Dora will stage a Saturday night street dance on Donnelly Street between Fourth and Fifth Avenues with the Red Hot Papas providing music. The roped off pavement will host old fashioned square and round dances plus jazz stepping, with gifts for the best dancer and other prizes. The event aims to draw crowds and spark similar plans in nearby communities.
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Mount Dora
Donnelly Street
Fourth
Fifth Avenues
Fourth Avenue
Mount” Dora
Florida
Mecca
Rehbaum
Believers in Mount Dora Trim Windows of Empty Stores
Merchants and Jo J West of West Realty cooperate to dress vacant shopfronts in Mount Dora with merchandise. Quixley and James Simpson permit use of store buildings for several weeks. Community praise flows as passersby compliment the idea.
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Mount Dora
Jo J. West
West Realty Company
Quixley
James Simpson
Mount Dora Plans Highlight Local Growth and Civic Programs
Frank H Heath, secretary of the Chamber of Commerce, praises Mount Dora for a booming building program, civic cleanup and floral beautification, a booster drive, and a new ornamental lighting system. He notes a thriving retail effort, weekend entertainment, and street improvements that attract tourists and benefit merchants, urging Orlando to adopt Mount Dora’s methods.
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Sentinel
Heath
Mount Dora
Hammer
Orlando
Florida
Donnelly Park
Mar¢h Vis
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Dahlin
ICE Company
D. C. Sherman
FOX Hunters
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Barney Burton
Red
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Buster
R. W.drake
Hendersonville
N. C
Driver
Mack
Frank
Tommy
Judy
M. H. Baxley
Dallas
Lowner
Jip
Dolly
Gumdrop
R. W. Drake
Flossy
Scout
Buck
R. J.wells
J.S. Pinkston
N.C
Hendersotypes
Nexy
W. Wells
Fla
Light Foot
H." J. Clause
Stripe
J . S. ‘Pinkston
Foot
Wells
Graham
MT. Plymouth
Bob Dickson
Riverside Military Academy
Robert Dickson
Legion
Idea
United States
Frank H. Heath
Orlando Morning Sentinel
North
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