Mount Dora Ends Season With Best Record
Mount Dora finished the Lake Orange baseball league season with a 21 win, 7 loss record after 28 games. Stapleton returned to boost a ten game winning streak, earning Carl Averitt a $10 MVP prize for a .421 batting average and 935 fielding.
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MT. Dora
Mount Dora
Lake Orange
Stapleton
Sanford
Mt. Dora Baseball Club
Carl Averitt
Averitt
Brock
Charles Stapleton
Lindman Hardware Company
Mt. Dora Hardware Company
Odell Brock
Mount Dora Pharmacy
Florida Legion to Broadcast Radio Program in Jacksonville
The Florida Department of the American Legion will air a one hour radio program on Friday night September 7 over Station WJAX from 9 to 10. Adjutant C How ard Rowton organized the event to promote the upcoming national convention in San Antonio Texas October 8 to 12. The broadcast features a five minute sketch Florida Legionnaires and Auxiliary members en route on a train with the Orange Band of Florida performing. Philip B Stapp San Antonio convention chief praised Florida Legion support ahead of the Paris departure anniversary.
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Jacksonville
Fla
Florida Department of the American Legion
San Antonio
Texas
C. Howard Rowton
WJAX
Florida
Paris
Rowton
Florida Legion
San Anto
Miami
Fire destroys Douglas Inn in Maine with no deaths
The Douglas Inn at Douglas Hill Maine owned by Archie E. Hurlburt was burned to the ground early Thursday. Guests escaped safely with no loss of life though many suffered narrow chances of evacuation. Cottages nine in number were saved and some guests are being cared for there.
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Douglas Inn
Douglas Hill
Maine
Archie E. Hurlburt
Lakeside Inn
Mr. Hurlburt
Mount Dora
Chamber Probes Report of Low Mount Dora School Rating
The Chamber of Commerce begins a full investigation into rumors that Mount Dora High School graduates are denied admission to state universities without examination. The chamber confirms accreditation by the Association of Southern Colleges and Secondary Schools and explains the 15 unit entrance requirement. A secretary promises results soon.
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Chamber of Commerce
Mount Dora High School
Association of Southern Colleges and Secondary Schools
Heath
S A L Plans Late Florida Excursion
Sea board Air Line announces the Back Home Excursion a Florida trip starting before October 6 with tickets from Washington D C and Richmond Petersburg and Suffolk Virginia to Florida points valid until October 24. Round trip Washington Jacksonville fares listed at 29 dollars with one way 28 41.
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Florida
S. G. Linderbeck
Seaboard Air Line Railway
Washington
Jacksonville
California Adopts Rollins Study Plan
University of California faculty members including Dr. W P Duruz intend to incorporate many of President Holt's ideas from Rollins College into instruction. The article notes Florida’s educational achievements under Holt drawing national and international attention to the state.
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Hamilton Holt
Rollins College
University of California
W. P. Duruz
Holt
Florida
Wells Wins One-Club Golf Tournament At Mt Plymouth
Dr. Miller Wells captured the one club event at Mount Plymouth with a net 388 to edge out George Malone by a single point. Malone took second with a 44 gross, Harold Coleman placed third, and Carl Graves fourth. A large field played despite heavy rain and A Lee French won the flag tournament with a 15 score.
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Miller Wells
Mount Plymouth
George Malone
Malone
Harold Coleman
Carl Graves
Wells
Mt. Plymouth
A. Lee French
French
Frank Heath
Dr Straton to Speak in Orlando at Municipal Auditorium
Plans completed for Dr John Roach Straton to speak at Orlando Municipal Auditorium at 8 pm Friday. A reception committee of prominent Central Floridians will welcome Straton whose national profile stems from his attacks on Al Smith. A special musical program will precede his address.
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John Roach Straton
Municipal Auditorium
Orlando
Staton
al Smith
Stra
City Council Hears Protests On Building Ordinance
The Tuesday council session featured protests from Rev. D. B. Spencer against the proposed building ordinance and from Red Cedar Shingle Co of Chicago against the ban on wooden shingles for roofing. Proposals to donate park land were rejected. The water well drilling nears completion and tests are underway. Negotiations with Florida Public Service for contract extension or new limited-term agreement continue. The final reading of building and plumbing ordinances was postponed. The trees removal ordinance moved to third reading.
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D. B. Spencer
Red Cedar Shingle Company of
Chicago
Henry Bishop
Eustis
Sanford Road
Fairbanks-Morse Company
Florida Public Service Company
Illinois Doctor to Establish Practice in Mount Dora
Dr. M. L. Puffer a graduate physician and surgeon from the University of Illinois will open an eye ear nose and throat practice in Mount Dora within a short time. He served in the US Army medical department during World War I and studied clinics in Vienna Austria. After traveling through several states he chose Florida for its opportunities and will set up in the post office block.
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M. L. Puffer
Medical School
University of Illinois
Downs Grove
Ill
Mount Dora
Puffer
Vienna
Austria
United States Army
Florida
Georgia
Alabama
Mississippi
Lousiana
Texas
New Mexico
Arizona
Gas Price Rises to 26 Cents a Gallon in Mount Dora
Gasoline prices in Mount Dora climbed to 26 cents per gallon at all stations this morning, with Gulf at 24 cents. Texas company stations moved to 26 cents yesterday and other stations announced the same overnight. Drivers described the 26 cent level as the highest in nearly two years as prices rose from 25 to 26 cents.
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Mount Dora
Texas Company
Mount Dora and Winter Garden Battle to Draw
In the first game of the Little World Series at Helmfield, Mount Dora led 2 1 when heavy rain halted play. Winter Garden scored in the first, Stapleton hit a three bagger for Mount Dora, and the crowd reached about 1800 to 2000 before the field became a lake and the game was postponed to Tuesday.
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Mount Dora
Winter Garden
Mountaineers
Helmfield
Jupiter Pluvius
Heimpark
Stapleton
Cunningham
Adkins
Sadler
T. Black
Moore
Thomas
Battle
Black
Chubb
Morris
Georgia
Vines
Garden
Pike
Averitt
Poultry Association Plans September Meeting in Tavares
The Lake County Poultry Association holds its regular monthly meeting at the courthouse in Tavares on Thursday evening September 13 at 8 o clock. A general poultry discussion runs to 8 30 followed by the three act comedy A Bad Egg. All poultry enthusiasts are invited.
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Lake County Poultry Association
Tavares
Recreation Meet Held In Tavares
C. C. Dooley and Frank H. Heath attended a Lake County Chamber of Commerce recreational committee meeting in Tavares Tuesday evening. Heath outlined plans for the upcoming season and Mount Dora Park Commission programs. Communities expressed enthusiasm and intent to pattern after Mount Dora's plans. Heath offered assistance to any community undertaking recreational work.
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C. C. Dooley
Mt. Dora
Mount Dora
Mr. Dora
Heath
Mountaineers Run Roughshod Over Eustis 13 to 5
Mountaineers overwhelmed Eustis 13 to 5 at Helmfield in a game that mixed hitting and errors. Homer Morris led the attack with nine innings of varied pitches despite nine hits allowed including a homer. Tummus Newnham bore the brunt of Eustis’s bats but held firm as Mount Dora scored several runs in the later innings to pull away.
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Homer Morris
Debonaire
Methuselah
Mountaineers
Helmfield
Lake County
Eustis
Tavares
Umatilla
Leesburg
Stapleton
Verigan
Malone
Homer
Tummus Newnham
Heaver
Perry
Lake Erie
Tummus
Amos Storey
Mount Dora
Darkness Ends Title Contest In Last Inning
Mount Dora and Winter Garden battled through a three day tie that ended in a 5 5 draw after nine innings as rain interruptions and clutch pitching stretched the game into record length. Stapleton pitched for Mount Dora with Harden Fort invaders' Harden fort. Adkins relieved and steadied the Mountaineers defense keeping the Gardeners at bay after the fifth inning. Cunningham produced a late single and steal for the visitors, while Mount Dora scored in the first and held the line to force a dramatic stalemate.
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Mount Dora
Winter Gar
Helmfield
Helm Park
Dora
Stan
Mountaineers
Harden Fort Invaders
Stapleton
Vitors
Fir Stapleton
Invaders
Staple
Sadler
Averitt
Black
Adkins
Keystone
Thomas
Cunningham
Mt. Dora
Republicans Urged To Register In Mount Dora
A Mount Dora Republican Committee appeal urges eligible voters to register and pay poll tax. Ed Jaques chairs the committee. The registration book is open at Lakes and Hills Realty office. The notice targets Republicans but welcomes all eligible voters to check their status promptly.
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Mount Dora
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California
Lee French
Dr. Straton
Illinois
Labor Day
Newnham
Ocklawaha Nursery
Garden City
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