Lions Club activities highlight cooperation and events
In a summer meeting Lions members Parker Turren tine and McMurray discussed Lion ism and cooperation across clubs and branches. District Governor Jim Burgess spoke on paper and national defense. A Kildare Comes Home screening benefits a Girl Scout troop. plans for a December Lions Amateur Show are under consideration.
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Parker, Turrentine, and McMurray
Tion Wee
Nce
Loom
Mount Dora
Jim Burgess
Pappera
Our National Defense Steel
Dr. Kildare
Lake County Home Guard Challenged for First Complete Battalion
Lake County's claim of having the first fully organized home defense battalion is challenged by the Lake County Guard based in Leesburg. Lt. Col. Thomas H. Cooley cites a July 1 1940 formation with six hundred men and a full staff under National Guard regulations, noting San Antonio's prior claims and preparing for a November 11 Armistice Day parade in Leesburg.
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Lake County
San Antonio
Texas
Robert G. Teese
Leesburg
Life Magazine
Life
Edward K. Thompson
Ory
Thomas H. Cooley
Mount Dora
Lake County Guard
Home Guard
United States
National Guard
War Commissioners
Army
Free eight lectures on Salesmanship in Eustis
A course of eight free lectures on Salesmanship will be held in the basement of the Public Library in Eustis on Tuesday nights at 8:00 starting October 29. The lectures will be given by H C Lee Masters of Ocala district coordinator of District Distribution Education Department of Florida. Local youths interested in improving as salespeople are urged to attend with no charge.
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Eustis
H.C. Leemasters
Ocala
Department of Florida
Curious flower from Aristolochiacae at Colonel Sanborn’s home
A vine on Eleventh avenue near Col. W. J. Sanborn yields a curious bloom from the Aristolochiacae order, likely Aristolochia. The flower features a long narrow lip about six inches, an inflated tube, and a sail-like lip that splits to reveal a rounded mouth, drawing comparisons to a parrot when viewed upside down.
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W. J. Sanborn
Eleventh Avenue
Jacaranda plants sold to aid King’s Daughters workers
Mrs George L Zell offers Jacaranda plants at ten cents each with all proceeds donated to the King’s Daughters for their charitable work.
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Geo. L. Zell
Sea Island Cotton Referendum Headed for November Vote
Voters in Lake County will decide on November 3 whether long staple Sea Island cotton may be grown, prohibiting other cotton types. The measure aims to protect Sea Island seed purity and benefit growers and landowners with a profitable crop.
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Sea Island
Lake County
New Library Additions Across Fiction Nonfiction
The latest arrivals include Zane Grey’s 30000 on the Hoof and Mazo De La Roche’s A Western Whiteoak Heritage. Nonfiction offers The Ghosts of London and Rivers of America volumes, with How to Keep Mentally Fit by Lowell Thomas. Mount Dora Library Committee.
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Zane Grey
Mazo de la Roche
Jalna
Letty and
Me Law
Faith Bald
Eve Eaton
Canada
Port Royal
Nina Fedora
China
Francis Brett Young
London
The
Delaware
Harry Emerson Wildes
Arkansas
Clyde Brian Davis
Europe
Claire Boothe
Lowell Thomas
Mount Dora
Freak Persimmon From H S Masten's Japanese Trees
Mrs. H S Masten brought persimmons from High over on Country Club road. The fruit weighs about a pound with one freak double fruit. Mr. Masten owns over a hundred Japanese persimmon trees and grafted many onto wild stock. He lost three of 57 seeds but the rest thrive. One grafted in February last year bore a small amount this year.
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H. S. Masten
Country Club Road
Masten
Gift and Antique Shop Reopens on Highland Avenue
The Gift and Antique Shop on Highland avenue at Second will reopen November 1 with proprietors Mrs. Richard Koebke and Mrs. Frank Hadlock. The shop offers antiques especially glassware and novelties, yarns with knitting lessons, and an agency for musical instruments.
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Highland Avenue
Second
Richard Koebke
Frank Hadlock
Murphy Act Lands To Be Advertised In Topic
Georg Dykes Lake County Clerk announces Murphy Act lands will be offered for sale Monday November 25. The Topic will publish the advertisement in its October 31 issue. Parcels can be added until 4 p m on Wednesday October 30 for inclusion in the sale.
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Georg Dykes
Lake County
Spirit of the Lake County Home Guard Solders
The piece urges Lake County Florida men and women to join and support Home Guard companies to defend liberty. It argues training deters invasion, strengthens community peace, and fosters self government, urging enlistment and regular drills across the county.
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Lake County
Florida
Unc
Mount Dora
Free
Lake County Home Guard
Jore
Harold Overhiser’s twenty years shaping Mount Dora’s water and lights
Harold Overhiser completed his 20th year as superintendent of the Mount Dora Light and Water Department. He helped build the town’s water system and distribution lines, expanded street lighting, and oversaw growth from a small town to a thriving community with a new city hall, library, gymnasium, and parks.
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Harold Overhiser
Mount Dora
Light and Water Department
Eustis Light and Power Company
C. M. Gudgeon
Overhiser
Florida Public Service Co
Sylvan Shores
Donnelly
Fifth Avenues
Fifth Avenue
Donnelly Avenue
Topic
L. Clayton Tremain
Carswell Thompson
Halloween Carnival Plans Move Forward In City
The Hallowe en Carnival committee led by Mrs. W A Vincent outlines booth chairs for Amateur Show Suzanne Sawyer Bingo Mrs Frank Burkart Lunch Mrs J D Pease Baseball Robert McMurray Cake Walk W M Kennedy Fortune Telling Mrs Mitchell Dart Game Mrs R G Shipes Penny Pitch W G Shipley Country Store Millard Ried Candy Jean Shipes Advertising Woodfin Ezzard Parade chair Mrs J M Turner Parade at 7 pm on the football field Prizes for best costume Donors welcome at Mrs Burkart or Mrs Vincent Community event with a festive night planned for all to attend.
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W. A. Vincent
Vincent
C W. Ezzard
Booth
Suzanne Sawyer
Frank Burkart
J.D. Pease
Robert McMurray
W. M. Kennedy
Mitchell
R. G. Shipes
W. G. Shipley
Millard Ried
Jean. Shipes
Woodfin Ezzard
J. M. Turner
Sam Coen
Turner
Winter visitors urged to register at Chamber of Commerce
Town notice requests winter visitors and newcomers register with the Chamber of Commerce. Personal names are not shared with solicitors but may be used to deliver special messages or place telephone calls. No charge is involved.
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Chamber of Commerce
Health Association Meets in Mount Dora November 1
The Lake County Tuberculosis and Health Association will hold its annual meeting in Mount Dora on November 1 with Dr. R D Thompson as guest speaker. A luncheon opens the event at the Community Building followed by a report on Christmas Seal funded TB work in the county and a showing of a new sanatorium picture.
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R. D. Thompson
Florida
Wesley Foundation News Publishes Fresh University Year Issue
The Wesley Foundation News marks its first appearance of the new university year at the University of Florida. Editor Maurice C. Williams of Miami leads staff with associates Lloyd Flood of Frostproof Ernest Webb of Jacksonville Lee French of Mount Dora and Holmes Alexander of Tampa.
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Wesley Foundation News
University of Florida
Maurice C. Williams
Miami
Lloyd Flood
Frostproof
Ernest Webb
Jacksonville
Lee French
Mount Dora
Holmes Alexander
Tampa
Mount Dora Receives 34th Christmas Seal Campaign Materials
Mount Dora has received its allotment for the 34th annual Christmas seal campaign to prevent and control tuberculosis. Local chairman Mrs. J. D. Pease and committee members donate their time as seals are described as bright and festive for Christmas mail. The campaign opens November 25 and runs through Christmas.
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Mount Dora
J. D. Pease
Florida Real Estate Board leader predicts bright future
President S H Bowman of the Florida Association of Real Estate Boards cites rapid population growth and defense-related migration as evidence Florida will see further gains. He urges a stronger modern real estate commission and new product by products to sustain growth. The Silver Anniversary meeting at Ponte Vedra is hailed as highly successful.
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Florida
S. H. Bowman
Florida Association of Real Estate Boards
Bowman
Ponte Vedra
Cow Registers 1400 Vehicles by Chewing Recorder
The State Road Department records a cow chewing a portable traffic recorder on State Road No. 41 in Okaloosa County. The cow chewed the tubing, registering 1,400 car passages while the device was in use. Parker, head of the Division of Research and Records, seeks recruits for the effort despite the bovine interruption.
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Jaycees
W. M. Parker
Division of Research and Records
State Road Department
Parker
Okaloosa County
Siedien
Mount Dora Ad Trucks Set to Roll North
Four Lewis Carroll trucks will head to northern states next week carrying Mount Dora advertisements. The silver and black panel ad features Florida map central to Mount Dora with images of oranges, orange blossoms, and vegetables. Backed by Merry Brothers and local merchants, the campaign touts Mount Dora as center of Florida and a hub for bass fishing, boating, golf, and hotels.
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Mount Dora
Lewis Carroll
Florida
St. Augustine
Marine Gardens
Silver Springs
Bok Tower
Cypress Gardens
St. Petersburg
Miami
Daytona Beach
Merry Brothers
Eustis
Florida Gardens
Why We Have Conscription
A Milwaukee Journal editorial is reprinted here to illustrate Hitler’s repeated false promises and territorial aggression. It catalogs statements and actions from 1935 to 1940, including Austria, Czechoslovakia, Poland, Denmark, Norway, Belgium, Luxembourg, and Holland, highlighting the contradictions between Hitler’s words and deeds and asserting a warning to the American public.
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Hitler
Milwaukee Journal
Germany
Austria
Reichtag
Sudetenland
Europe
Chamberlain
Berlin
Denmark
Reich
Kingdom of
Norway
Belgium
Holland
Mount Dora Home Buy by Deansboro Couple
Mr and Mrs W J Gridley of Deansboro New York have purchased the Washburn cottage on Ninth avenue Mount Dora from J J West Realty Company. They plan to make it their permanent home following winters in the area.
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W. J. Gridley
Deansboro
N. Y
Mount Dora
Washburn Cottage
Ninth Avenue
J. J. West Realty Company
Kiwanis Discusses Four Constitutional Amendments
Kiwanis luncheon speaker J. W. Hunter outlines four amendments for voter consideration in November. He argues against increasing Supreme Court judges, supports equal division of pari-mutuel taxes, a four year term for county commissioners, and elimination of the state ad valorem tax to reduce inequities and collection costs.
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J. W. Hunter
Tavares
Supreme Court
Tallahassee
L. C. Smith
St. Petersburg
Wm. J. Barker
Fletcher Crane
George White
G. A. Nash
Clermont Kiwanis Club
Mount Dora
Carl Graves
E. M. Engelhard
New England
Mr. Graves
F. C. Grable
Clermont
Jack Simpson
J.E. Fortner
Julius Dingfelder
Sanford
Hairdressing and styling students near completion
Drs Marsh and Devorsak state they are nearly finished with a special course in hair dressing and styling including a moulded cut by Robert France. They also studied chiropody and with leading hairdressers during the summer and expect to arrive in Mount Dora very soon.
258 Registered Here For Selective Draft
One hundred seventy eight white men and 80 negroes registered in Mount Dora last Wednesday in the selective draft, a total of 258. In Lake County 3,447 men were registered with serial numbers assigned to those eligible for military training. the list is posted in the Court House at Tavares.
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Mount Dora
Lake County
Tavares
Triangle Gas Company Opens New Office Location
Triangle Gas Company moved its local office to the Hotel Mount Dora Building with L. R. Tremain in charge. The firm displays gas appliances and announces a special heating rate effective October 25. Information is available at the office.
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The
Triangle Gas Company
L. R. Tremain
Hotel Mount Dora
P T A Hallows Carnival Parade Set for October 31
The P T A hosts a Halloween carnival at the schools on October 31 with a parade beginning at 7 on the football field and activities throughout the day.
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P. T. A. Hallows
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