City Council Plans Tax On Utilities To Meet Deficit
City council adopts 1938 39 budget at 14 mills unchanged from last year to cover expenses. resignation of L Grady Simpson accepted with regrets. traffic light at Fifth and Banner discussed. Porter subdivision replat deferred for study. fire alarm plan discussed inviting on duty fireman or custodian and telephone protocol. bids authorized for six more shuffleboard courts in Donnelly Park.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sstown Counel
Co Ae
S. L. Grady Simpson
Simpson
Donnelly Park
Lake County Voiture to be Organized by Forty and Eight
Lake County prepares to organize a new Forty and Eight Voiture, led by Major C. B. Riddle and Capt. Dave Wiley. The meeting will occur Monday night at the city hall in Orangetiding with election of officers and charter roll signing. Active Orlando No. 202 members may join, and former members are courted for reinstatement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Honor Society of the American Legion
Dave Wiley
Mount Dora
C. B. Riddle
Lake County
Orlando
Mount Dora H S Opens With Plans for Promising Year
Mount Dora schools opened for the 1938 39 year with an assembly and registration day. About 350 360 pupils were registered, slightly up from last year with higher gains in the high school. Speakers urged self discipline and duty while previewing the new gymnasium and honoring scholarships.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Dora
D. D. Roseborough
Kenneth G. Rogers
Methodist Church
R. W. Acree
Baptist Church
J. M. Smith
Board of Trustees
Asium Noving
Bill Stewart Begins Year as Group Leader at UF
William C. Stewart, UF sophomore, is among fifty eight freshmen named by J Ed Price as group leaders for the official freshman week program opening the 1938 39 regular session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William C. Stewart
University of Florida
J. Ed. Price
Butts Early September Oranges Get Noted
The Topic highlights Butts Early September oranges brought by W. C. Butts. The fruit is medium to small with thick rough skin, juicy and ripe. Butts has nurtured the variety for over twenty years, after selecting a tree in autumn and testing grafts on lemon and sour orange stocks. This season he has about 200 boxes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Butts
W. C. Butts
Florida teachers awarded certificates to Mount Dora sisters
Colin English state superintendent issued four year college training certificates to Doris Agatha Camp and Twila Aletha Camp of Mount Dora. The action confirms their qualifications for teaching roles in Florida education.
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Florida
Colin English
State Superintendent of Public Instruction
Doris Agatha
Twila Aletha
Mount Dora
Plans for Citrus Experiment Station field trip announced
County Agent R. E. Norris reveals final plans for a growers tour to the Citrus Experiment Station at Lake Alfred led by Dr. A. F. Camp. The group will depart from Tavares Courthouse at 8 00 a m and Cler mont City Hall at 8 45 a m next Thursday September 22 with on site demonstrations, noon dinner, and a concluding lecture. Growers are urged to indicate participation by September 20 to arrange meals and transportation.
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Lake Alfred
R. E. Norris
Tavares
Clermont
Citrus Experiment Station
A. F. Camp
Camp
Kiwanis Club Shifts Meetings To Thursdays
The Kiwanis Club votes to move future meetings from Fridays to Thursdays. This week’s gathering aligns with the First National Bank celebration with O M Simpson speaking and Harry Gaylord delivering the Constitution Week address. Last week Oscar Dardin and Robert Scoggins performed hillbilly music and entertainment. President Brown notes a cordial invitation from the Ocala Club to join at the Highlands Hotel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kiwanis Club
First National Bank
O. M. Simpson
Harry Gaylord
Eustis
Oscar Dardin
Robert Scoggins
Brown
Ocala Club
Highlands Hotel
Location Set for Six New Shuffleboard Courts
Mount Dora town council will start six shuffleboard courts in Donnelly Park after bidding and contractor selection next month. Courts will run north south beside the existing seven, occupying the horseshoe grounds. The shuffleboard club, led by President Eugene Allen and officers F N Abbott and D B Spencer, grew to 180 members last winter as winter visitors boosted demand.
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Donnelly Park
Park Board
Mount Dora
Shuffleboard Club
Residence Real Estate Interest in Mount Dora Surges
Real estate activity centers on residence properties as buyers plan winter homes in Mount Dora. Albert H. Brown of Cincinnati buys the former Thyng home on Grandview Street, planning to settle here seasonally. He praises the area after visiting Harlow family. Dr. John W. Dixon of Edgewood Pennsylvania purchased the J D Secor home at McDonald and Eleventh, remodeling and landscaping while his sister Miss Ida Dixon joins him. The Dixons will winter in Florida and bring northern furniture. Grady Rinson has sold his garage.
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Mount Dora
Albert H. Brown
Cincinnati
Ohio
Thyng
Grandview Street
Brown
H. W. Harlow
Harlow
Florida
Appalachian Coals, Inc
J. G. LaDue
John W. Dixon
Edgewood
Pittsburgh
J. D. Secor
McDonald and
Eleventh
J. J. West Realty Company
Ida Dixon
Milner
Ninth Avenue
Dixon
No School Friday Signals County Meeting in Tavares
Teachers will not hold classes Friday as faculty attend a county wide meeting in Tavares where Colin English, State Superintendent of Education, will speak.
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Tavares
Colin English
Fourteenth District Masonic Rally in Tavares
Dr. R. A. Williams of Miami will speak at the 14th District Masonic Rally in Tavares on Wednesday evening September 21. Williams, a 33rd Degree Mason, is a renowned national speaker. District Deputy Grand Master Henry Self will preside. lodges in Umatilla Eustis Mount Dora Tavares Leesburg Wildwood Clermont and Groveland are represented. refreshments will be served by Tavares Lodge after the program.
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R. A. Williams
Miami
Masonic Grand Lodge of
Florida
Tavares
Dr. Williams
United States
14Th District
Henry Self
Umatilla
Eustis
Mount Dora
Leesburg
Wildwood
Clermont
Groveland
C. R
Hiatt
Tavares Lodge
Cheek Wins Lake County Handicap Golf Title
Leon Cheek of Mount Dora defeated Jack Pinkerton of Howey in the final to win the Lake County Handicap Golf Tournament sponsored by the Lake County Golf and Country Club. Cheek earned one dozen golf balls. Pinkerton received six balls as runner up.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grady Simpson
Leon Cheek
Mount Dora
Jack Pinkerton
Howey
Lake County
Pinkerton
Cheek
Citrus Culture Corp Gets Fertilizer Contract
The Citrus Culture Corporation of this city has been awarded the contract to supply fertilizer and fertilizer materials to the Lake County Horticultural Association for this year. The award was made on a competitive basis and is being handled through A. S. Clark of Eustis, chairman of the purchasing committee.
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The
Citrus Culture Corporation
Lake County Horticultural Association
A. S. Clark
Eustis
Mount Dora Tennis Club to Sponsor Cup Tourney
The Mount Dora Tennis and Badminton Club sponsors a three class tournament with three silver loving cups for winners. Classes include girls singles junior boys singles and men's class B singles. Finals expected next week if weather permits.
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Mount Dora
Mary Elizabeth Simpson
Katherine Hutchinson
Shirley Schonenberger
Jean Shipes
Calvin Richardson
Dickie Widmer
Bobby Vincent
Bobby Goodman
C. C. Dooley
Oscar Stephens, Jr
W. A. Vincent
LaMar Silver
Reid and Green's Service Station Renovation
This week Reid and Green's Service Station at Fifth and Alexander is undergoing a full interior renovation. Standard Oil workers handle the repairs and enlargement, plastering by J. M. Thompson. Exterior repainting and a larger modern office will bring total costs to about four hundred dollars.
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Reid and Green
Fifth and Alexander
Standard Oil
J. M. Thompson
Townsend Club Meeting On September 19 In Community Building
Public notice announces a Townsend Club gathering at 8 p m in the Community Building with Mr J Sparling of Orlando as speaker. The open forum will discuss the General Welfare Act 4199 of 1937 known as the Townsend Plan.
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Orlando
Sparling
First National Bank Plans Thirteen Year Gala
Mount Dora marks thirteen years of operation with a 12 30 luncheon in the bank lobby hosted by President George J White. Guests include Mount Dora Kiwanis Club American Legion bank stockholders and town business leaders. Speakers include Mayor V Simps Lake County Chamber Karl Lehmann Mount Dora Chamber Alfred Rehbaum Kiwanis O M Simpson American Legion Dave L Wiley Mrs Josephine Simpson and Harry Gaylord of Eustis observing Constitution Week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First National Bank
George J. White
Mount Dora Kiwanis Club
American Legion
V. Simps
Mount Dora
Karl Lehmann
Lake County
Mount Dora Plans New Church and Football Schedule
Methodist church trustees vote to build a new church replacing the aging 1884 structure as Mount Dora High opens 1938 football season against Eustis. Coach Robert Hall leads a lineup built around nine veterans amid a tough Central Florida schedule and strong town support.
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Mount Dora High School
Golden Hurricanes
Eustis
Central Florida
Robert Hall
Hall
Blair Kramer
Tom McCabe
R. Lane
Calvin’ Richardson
Bob Vincent
D. .D. Roseborough, Jr
Ralph Townsend
Tom Hurlburt
Bob Burkart
Gordon McDonald
Thomas Shipes
Robert Wells
Ernest Minkley
James Drawdy
Carey Colley
Chester
Martensén
Bill McCown
Bruggs Kennedy
Wilton Adams
Bernard McCabe
Dan Nettles
Cecil Stevenson
David French
David Durden
Protracted Meeting Opens at Mount Dora Church
Beginning Monday night September 19, Bro. J. C. Hollis of St. Petersburg will lead a ten day meeting at the Church of Christ in Mount Dora. Everyone is invited to attend.
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Bro
J. C. Hollis
St. Petersburg
Church of Christ
Mount Dora
Marshall Apartments Rented for Season
The J. J. West Realty Company reports the M Building Tremain Street apartments are rented for the season and could have been rented many times over. It notes Mount Dora lacks high class apartment buildings and a strong demand exists for such units.
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J. J. West Realty Company
Tremain Street
Mount Dora
Religious Census Scheduled in Mount Dora Area
The Methodist and Baptist churches join to survey Mount Dora Sorrento Tangerine and nearby territory from September 18 to 25 seeking only family member counts and church affiliation to map local congregations.
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Mount Dora
Sorrento
Tangerine
Wood
Setember
Lovely dahlia from Hathaway blooms at Parker street
Mr. A F Hathaway displayed a handsome dahlia grown at his 129 East Fifth Avenue Parker home. The rose and yellow blossom impressed judges with distinctive traits noted by onlookers.
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A. F. Hathaway
East
Fifth Avenue
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