First National Bank of Mount Dora Celebrates Milestone
The article reviews the bank's 16 year history since opening in 1925 and its rise to a National Banking Association in 1927. It notes milestones including building upgrades in 1926 27 leadership by George J White and a strong record of meeting withdrawals through economic crises. The town extends birthday wishes to the bank.
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Mount Dora
Washington
Mount Dora Bank and Trust Company
First National Bank of
George J. White
Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta
Jacksonville
Mr. White
James Simpson
First National Bank
Bank of Today
Florida
United States
Roosevelt
L. R. Heim
Alfred Rehbaum
J. M. McCown
Harriet Banks
William J. Johnson
J. J. West
A. J. Waltz
Robert W. Dickson
J. E. Fortner
Carl Graves
Miller
Orees Chapman
Dooley
Simpson
Shipes
Odom
McCown
Overstreet
Webb
Ed Grant
Hale
Eustis
Webb Day
F S C For Women Opens Sept 11th
Florida nigra College for Women unveils four new buildings costing nearly a million dollars as enrollment is expected to rise to about 1875 for opening week. Cary D Landis dormitory will house about 375, boosting campus capacity to roughly 1500 with other housing off campus. Freshman Week runs Sept 11 16 with 100 upperclassmen assisting. Classes begin Sept 18.
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Florida Nigra College For Women
S. R. Doyle
Cary D. Landis
PWA
Hobdy Family Welcomes Son Roland
Mr and Mrs Jessie R Hobdy announce the birth of a son born Monday morning September 4 The newborn has been named Roland both mother and baby are doing well.
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Jessie R. Hobdy
Roland
Mount Dora Schools Honored Staff for Bright Teaching Year
Mount Dora Schools open with an experienced lineup led by Suzanne Sawyer librarian and English teacher with degrees from Stetson and other universities. Teachers across grades include West, McCown, Camp, Bardeen, Turner, Craig and others, all holding BAs or BScs from Florida and regional colleges.
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Ows
Mount Dora
University of Georgia
Suzanne Sawyer
Stetson
Aoa
Peabody Flee
Vincent
Clermont
Groveland
Toledo
Ohio
Platteville Normal College
Wisconsin
Robert M. Hall
Florida
Clemson
Charles W. Ezzard
University of Florida
Elizabeth T. West
Minneapolis Normal School
Jane McCown
Winter Garden
Florida State College
Doris Camp
Virginia Bardeen
New York State
Geneva College
Elsie A. Turner
North
Leesburg
Uacereney
Wii Craig
Florida State College For Women
Florida Friends Visit Hortons in Union Springs
Mr and Mrs Fred W Mayer and their son F Kenneth Mayer of Wakefield Massachusetts searched for Mrs Florence G Hanscom of Mount Dora Florida who is touring New England. They found her at the Horton home after asking at the post office. Hanscom left Mount Dora July 17 and will visit her sister in Dansville New York. Her husband Rev George L Hanscom died in 1933 and was former pastor of the South Congregational Church in Rochester.
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Union Springs
N.Y
Advertiser
Fred W. Mayer
F. Kenneth Mayer
Wakefield
Mass
Florence G. Hanscom
Mount Dora
Fla
Hanscom
G. I. Horton
Mayer
Florida
Cincinnati
Ohio
Kenneth
Cambridge
New England
Dansville
N. Y
George L. Hanscom
South Congregational Church
Rochester
Lake County on Air in Hendersonville Quiz Show Battle
Lake County received wide publicity when Asheville station staged a Professor Quizz style program pitting Henderson County against Lake County. Emmett Peters Jr of Leesburg organized the event which drew attention and value. Lake County residents returning from vacations near Hendersonville include Paul F Colbert and family B A Williams and family W M Kennedy and family. others from Clermont Groveland and Eustis spent time in the area this summer.
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Lake County
Asheville
N. C
Henderson County
Fla
Emmett Peters, Jr
Leesburg
Hendersonville
Paul F. Colbert
B. A. Williams
Tavares
W. M. Kennedy
Mount Dora
Clermont
Groveland
Eustis
Section
Citrus drive poster contest offers 25 dollar prize
Arthur Kudner Inc. drafted rules for a poster design contest to promote the Florida citrus drive. Non commercial artists may compete for a 25 dollar prize with Florida Citrus Commission and Kudner as judges. Entries close September 30 and should be sent to Merrill Barber in Vero Beach or Jack Gurmet in Winter Haven.
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Jaycees
Arthur Kudner, Inc
Florida Citrus Commission
Merrill P. Barber
State Citrus Committee
Florida Junior Chamber of Commerce
Vero Beach
Jack Gurmet
Winter Ven
Lake Orange Triumph Nets 8 5 Victory Over Mount Dora
In the baseball continuation, Mount Dora defeats 8-5 with Bob Ivey as the standout. Joe Tinker reminiscences about the old game while Ivey’s hitting in the round seems to spark Mount Dora’s win.
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Joe Tinker
Tinker
Evers
Lake Orange
Ivey Day
Mount Dora
Bob Ivey
Bob
Publicity Drive Highlights Lake County Fishing Stories
Radio publicity at Spartanburg promoted Lake County fishing by airing stories of large bass found in local lakes. The effort stemmed from Western B.A Williams, the County Tax Collector, whose work in North Carolina helped secure the coverage.
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Spartanburg
Lake County
Ing
A Williams
North Carolina
What A Health Unit Should Do For A County
A detailed outline for county health programs covers sanitary investigations, milk and water sanitation, factory inspections, school medical exams, dental programs, nutrition education, infant and maternal clinics, venereal disease and immunization clinics, tuberculosis follow up, home health nursing, prenatal care, blood tests for syphilis, and public health education. It urges free state supplies, rabies treatment for the indigent, and inclusion of child guidance clinics, with hope for meningitis programs in Florida.
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Oes
Florida Health
Cataniies
State Board of Health
Lake County Literature and Market Developments Highlighted
Lake County literature is being sent to the C and E I L and N C and St L railroads for Dixie Route offices in the north and Midwest. A new state Farmers Market project for Pahokee undergoes funding, with WPA and State Agricultural Marketing Board allocations totaling 112,366 dollars. Florida State College for Women names eleven new faculty members to fill vacancies and resignations under President Edward Con.
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Lake County
Dixie Route Thruout
North
Middle West
Pahokee
WPA
State Agricultural Marketing Board
Florida State College
Edward Con
Lake County Fair Directors Meet September 8 in Tavares
The Lake County Fair and Poultry Show directors hold a meeting at 8:00 p.m. Friday September 8 in the Court House at Tavares. New directors elected include Karl Lehmann D R Igon Max Wettstein A S Clark Robt H Brown C D Miller J H Osborne and T Stin Haselton. Holdovers listed.
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Lake County
Tavares
Hethcox
F. E. Owens
Board of County Commissioners
Lake County Fair
Karl Lehmann
Montverde
D. R. Igon
Eustis
Max E. Wettstein
Leesburg
A. S. Clark
Robi
H. Brown
Umatilla
C. D. Miller
J. H. Osborne
T. Stin Haselton
A. A. Kurfiss
Groveland
W. R. McQuaig
GW. Tiga
Citrus Commission Faces Busy Summer Workload
The Citrus Commission has spent the busiest summer in its history studying and digesting new laws and drafting regulations. The agency has worked late nights to analyze and prepare necessary rules.
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Citrus Commission
First Annual Florida Hand Craft Exhibit Planned in Daytona Beach
William L. Wilson announces tentative plans for a statewide hand craft exhibit to be held in Daytona Beach next January. Sea Island cotton has expanded into south Florida, with prospects for a profitable new enterprise in the region.
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Florida
Daytona Beach
William L. Wilson
State Markets
Jacksonville
Sea Island Cotton
South Florida
Editor Larkin Cleveland sells Defuniak paper to rival editor
Larkin Cleveland longtime Florida editor who built the DeFuniak Springs Herald sold the paper last week to H. C. Storrs, a veteran editor of the DeFuniak Springs Breeze.
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Larkin Cleveland
Florida
DeFuniak Springs Herald
H. C. Storrs
DeFuniak Springs Breeze
University of Florida graduation honors 169 graduates
Frank S Wright urged that education should end only at the grave as Dr Townes R Leigh conferred degrees and diplomas on 169 graduates at the end of the second summer semester in Gainesville.
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Frank S. Wright
Alumni Association of
The
University of Florida
Gainesville
Townes R Leigh
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