Lake County to Launch 1928 29 Advertising Campaign
Lake County plans an early launch for a 1928 29 advertising drive focusing on agricultural opportunities and recreational advantages. Harry E Burns & Co of Jacksonville won the contract to direct artwork and placements with magazine publishers. The county chamber backs a conference of officials and business leaders to discuss wider development. A committee meeting is set for October 29 in Tavares to organize displays for Jacksonville Tampa and Orlando fairs.
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Lake County
County
Chamber of Commerce
Umatilla
Harry E. Burns & Co
Jacksonville
H. C. Brown
R. P. Burton
W. B. Gibson
B. F. Hargis
R. J. Trimble
Jefferson Thomas
Tavares
Hiatt
Tampa
Orlando
Fred Lagerquist
Sports and Recreation Committee
Eustis
Mount Dora
Lagerquist
Committee of Fifty
Winter Haven
Citrus Growers’ Clearing House Association
Trip
Nashville
Tenn
Lake and Orange Masons To Meet
The Masons of Orange and Lake counties will hold a district meeting at the Masonic Temple in Orlando on Friday, November 2, beginning at 2 o clock in the afternoon. Grand Master Leroy Bandon and several Grand Lodge officers will attend along with Past Grand Masters and the Deputy of the Supreme Council. The Masonic Home Orchestra will provide music and Orlando Chapters of Eastern Star will preside over the reunions.
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Masons
Orange and
Lake Counties
Masonic Temple
Orlando
Leroy Bandon
Supreme Council
Scottish Rite
Masonic Home
Eastern ‘Star
Progress in Renovation of Mt. Dora Yacht Club
Extensive remodeling is underway at the Mt. Dora Yacht Club building. The ball room will gain a stippled plaster ceiling and a new red brick fireplace after old fire bricks proved thin and cracked. Walls and wood trim will be redecorated, and the roof repaired to ensure waterproofing. Social activities are paused during the several weeks of work.
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Mt. Dora Yacht Club
Leesburg Leader Speaks on Highway Delay at Kiwanis Meet
W H Richey Leesburg chairman of the Lake county board of commissioners told Mount Dora Kiwanis that politics delays the federal highway from Tavares to Mount Dora He said right of way from Tavares to Sylvan Shores is clear and hopes the rest to Fifth Avenue will be cleared soon to award the contract The talk also touched on education budgets and standards with concerns about the Southern Teachers association and core skills in reading writing and arithmetic.
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Tavares
Mount Dora
Richey
Sylvan Shores
Atlantic Coast Line
Fifth Avenue
Southern Teachers ‘Association
Sanford Motorcade Visits Mount Dora
The Sanford Chamber of Commerce goodwill motorcade arrived in Mount Dora on Thursday and was welcomed by local officials and citizens at the Chamber quarters. Visitors spent thirty minutes touring the town, distributed free Milano theater tickets in Sanford, and inquired about Donnelly Park stadium and Mount Dora’s recreational areas.
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Sanford Chamber of Commerce
Mount Dora
Chamber of Commerce
Milano Theater
Sanford
Donnelly Park
Strong City Cage Team Plans Shaped For December
Mount Dora Vikings schedule set to clash with Central Florida rivals in December. Playing Manager Charley Stapleton reports a deep lineup with John Parks at center, backed by guards Stapleton Turner Johnson and Keaton. Officials plan seat fees to cover high guarantees for visiting teams.
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Mount Dora
Hale
Ray
Campbell
Tavares
Stapleton
Turner
Johnson
Keaton
Gordon Institute
Barnesville
Heath
Dent
Umatilla
Parks
Miami Engineer To Locate In Mt Dora
Ray Edmunds a Miami marine engineer with 20 years motor experience and three years as chief engineer for Commodore H Paul Prigg plans to locate in Mount Dora this winter. He designed a racing bottom for outboard motors lauded for speed and Wise Boat Works expects to build several boats with the design this season.
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Ray Edmunds
Miami
Mount Dora
Wise Boat Works
Edmunds
Commodore H. Paul Prigg
Ebsen Classes Begin in Tangerine Community Hall
Professor C L Ebsen of Orlando opens dancing lessons in Tangerine Community Hall with a beginners class at 3 and an advanced group at 4. The hall is donated by the Improvement Society and assistants include Miss Wilma Ebsen and Rudolph Ebsen. Pupils from Eustis Tavares and Mt Dora have enrolled, with others welcome at opening.
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C. L. Ebsen
Orlando
Tangerine
Improvement Society
Ebsen
Wilma Ebsen
Rudolph Ebsen
Eustis
Tavares
Mt. Dora
Poultrymen of Lake County Hold Tavares Meeting
About fifty poultry raisers attended at the Lake County Poultry association meeting in the Tavares courthouse. L. M. Rhodes and Prof. N. R. Mehrhoff spoke on world marketing and flock economics, while Ben F. Hargis and County Agent Hiatt urged better records and egg production. Lake County will award $10 and $5 prizes to top farm and commercial flocks, with plans for a December show in Eustis.
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L. M. Rhodes
Jacksonville
N. R. Mehrhoff
Gainesville
Extension Poultryman
Florida
Lake County Poultry Association
Tavares
Rhodes
Mehrhoff
Ben F. Hargis
Clifford R. Hiatt
Hiatt
Lake County
Eustis
Law on Hotel License Fee Explainer Clears Ruling
The Florida Hotel Commission explains a longstanding law states any building with five or more rooms for transient or permanent guests falls under its license and that the commission has no authority to decide who pays. An exception applies only to single family dwellings. If a multi family house rents five or more rooms a license is required from the tenant.
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Florida Hotel Commission
Chamber of Commerce
Hotel Commission
Commission
Mrs. Atterbury Claimed By Death In Mount Dora
Mrs. Sarah Ella Atterbury aged 80, longtime Mount Dora resident, died last Saturday at her daughter Mrs. E. F. Brown's home in Jacksonville after a long illness. She came from Godfrey Illinois and lived in Mount Dora over forty years. Survived by daughter and grandson Harry Brown of Jacksonville. Body brought to Mount Dora for services conducted by Rev. D. Spencer. Interment in Mount Dora.
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Sarah
Ella. Atterbury
Mount Dora
E. F. Brown
Jacksonville
Atterbury
Godfrey
Ill
Parents Protest Concrete Surfacing in Donnelly Park
A Mount Dora PTA petition objects to proposed concrete surfacing of the Donnelly Park playing court, calling it unsafe due to permanent injuries claimed from similar surfaces. The letter urges the Park Commission chair Daniel Bishop to reconsider the majority vote.
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Parent-Teacher Association
Mt. Dora Park
Park Commission
Adrienne G. Sadler
Trigg Tuttle
Nana Taylor
W. R. Battle
Vivia Craig
D. D. Roseborough
Madge Tees Sadler
A. W. Hubbell
Josephine Simpson
Robi
W. Dickson
Bob Dickson
Johnnie Fountain
Glendy Sadler
Wesley Porter
Carl Nimnicht
George Bontempt
Clovis Brantley
Gould Sadler
Glenn Chapman
Dean Pinkston
Frances Sadler
Mary Joyce Moorhead
Estelle Porter
Marjorie Crow
Mary Battle
Agnes Silcox
Abby Simpson
Helen Lynch
Virginia Williams
Martha Wells
Rhoda Simpson
Violet Shaw
Katherine Williamson
Frances Harvey
Eleanor Wells
Elizabeth Fenn
Myrtle Jepson
Mildred Neil
Jessie Cooper
Margaret Ray
Ruth Loveless
Shirley Schoenenberger
Mildred Snell
Mount Dora
C. J. Stapleton
O. L. Hale
John Parks
W. B. Roberts
Grady Simpson
J. G. Ray
Claude Carter
Homer Morris
C.J. Stapleton
Dudley Adkins
P. H. Foland
J. M. Turner
M. Wells
Vada Ham
Harriet L. Banks
Thelma Rice
J. Loveless
G. R. Galloway
C. C. Moorhead
M. D. B. T. Michael
Ollie Williams
R. Champ
L. R. Tremain
W. R. J. Battle
F. H. Heath
A. Lee French
David Simpson
M. B. Swift
Carolyn McMurray
Mrs. Norris
Billie Cooley
Andrew J. Mosteller
A. B. Altizer
Curtis Wise
D. Fletcher Crane
Abbott Dies in Boston Hospital
News arrives of Herbert W. Abbott of Newtonville Massachusetts who died after a long illness at Peter Bent Brigham Hospital Boston on Thursday October 11. His mother Mrs Frances Abbott and sister Miss Maude Abbott are well known here and have wintered at Lakeside Inn Mount Dora, leaving many friends grieved by the loss.
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Ward
Herbert W. Abbott
Newtonville
Mass
Frances Abbott
Maude Abbott
Abbott
Peter Bent Brigham Hospital
Boston
Miss Maude
Mount Dora
Lakeside Inn
Mount Dora Golf Ringer Event Ends Next Thursday
The Mount Dora Golfers Association will close the ringer tournament on Thursday November 1 after a summer of scoring. George Malone led with net 65 in 18 holes, followed by Frank Heath 66 and J G Ray 68, with several others within reach of prizes offered by local merchants.
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Mount Dora
Frank Heath
J. G. Ray
Heath
A. Lee French
Fred MacDowell
Carl Graves
Hazel Heath
C C. Dooley
Ben Heath
E. E. Truskett
E. E. Stokes
Harold Overhiser
Wilbur West
H. C. Merriam
Courtney Helms
James Stout
Volley Ball Season Opens with Junior League Tonight
Tonight the junior league will start as Alfred Carter J G Ray Jr Clovis Brantley and Wilmus Stokely lead teams the Baby Ruths Coffee Grinders Soda Jerkers and Lumberjacks compete. Brantley Stokely and Carter Ray face off in the opener at 7 45 with Carter and Ray in the other match.
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Alfred Carter
J. G. Ray, Jr
Clovis Brantley
Wilmus Stokely
Hugh Merry
Howard Rice
Ross Tremaine
Carter
C. Tremaine
Julian Merry
Glenn Chapman
Dave Simpson
Brantley
A. Stephens
Bob MacMurray
Dudley Adkins
Max Moorhead
Ray
J. B. Swift
Perkins
A. Atkinson
Jesse Dooley
Stokely
Brantley's
Stokely’s
Senator Fletcher to Speak at Leesburg and Eustis
Florida’s senior U.S. representative Senator Duncan A. Fletcher will address crowds at City Hall Leesburg at 2 30 p m Friday October 26 and again at Eustis City Hall at 8 p m the same evening urging attendees to hear a forceful campaign address on Democratic issues.
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Fletcher
Florida
Leesburg
Eustis
Taxpayers to Convene Harmony Meeting in Mount Dora
Mount Dora taxpayers gather at the high school auditorium Friday at 8 for a mass meeting led by J. G. Ray of the Chamber of Commerce. The aim is to discuss a harmony slate for the December municipal election and to unite the community, putting politics aside and backing businessmen for city office.
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Mount Dora
J. G. Ray
Chamber of Commerce
Harmony
Ray
Se Dora
Baptist Young People's Union Program At Tabernacle
Mrs. C M Brown president announces a special B Y P U program at 6 30 Sunday evening at the Tabernacle. The church membership and public are invited to attend.
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C M Brown
Baptist Young People’s Union
Tabernacle
Donnelly Park Stadium to Close Sundays for Games
Mount Doral Park commission directs that the recreational stadium in Donnelly Park will not be open for any games on Sundays, affecting regular scheduling and weekend activities.
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Mount Doral Park
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Fenn
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Frank H. Heath
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