Mount Dora Businesses Welcome Winter Residents
Mount Dora boasts a diversified economy with citrus canneries and packing plants, boat works, and numerous shops. The community lists 250 workers at one plant, multiple grocery and department stores, offices, and services, highlighting its active winter season commerce.
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Mount Dora
Cooperative Citrus Culture Association
Floriorange Canneries, Incorporated
United States
Florida
Wise Boat Works
Lake Dora
H. J. Wise
Mount Dora High to Light Night Football Field
Civic effort by Kiwanis Club Cham and Town Council enables lighting for Mount Dora High School football field. Supervision and installation arrangements cleared by the Town Council. a first large night game opportunity awaits as teams seek stronger play before bigger crowds.
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Kiwanis Club
Cham
Mount Dorao School
Mount Dora
Delux Bakery Meat Contract Awarded to Shipleys Market
Wesley Harlow manager of the DeLuxe Bakery and Delicatessen announced Monday that the meat contract for the new luncheon and delicatessen would go to Shipleys Market a local concern. He researched Shipleys thoroughly and found their stock and equipment up to qualifications.
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Wesley Harlow
Shipleys Market
Harlow
Shipleys
Miami Visitors Favor Mount Dora as Summer Home
Mr and Mrs Oscar Hocutt of Miami spent two weeks at the Grandview Hotel and praised Mount Dora as a pleasant Florida summer haven. They said they plan to return each year, noting they previously vacationed in the North and were surprised by Mount Dora.
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Oscar Hocutt
Miami
Grandview Hotel
Mount Dora
Mrs. Hocutt
Florida
Correction: Miss Slack to Teach in Holly Hill School
A correction notes Miss Marie Slack will teach English at Holly Hill school this year, not at Palatka as previously stated last week.
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Marie Slack
Palatka
Miss Slack
Holley Hill School
Solvicks Open Dry Goods Store in Mount Dora
Mr and Mrs M L Solvick open a new dry goods store beside Mount Dora Pharmacy on Donnelly Avenue. Stock is incomplete as opening is not yet formal. The formal opening is planned for about October first.
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M. L. Solvick
Mount Dora Pharmacy
Donnelly Avenue
Mount Dora Atop Apopka In Season Finale Doubleheader
Baseball notes preview a doubleheader between Mount Dora and Apopka with game one at 2 30. Mount Dora seeks a win against Apopka after edging Eustis and Clermont in recent outings as fans are urged to attend the season closes.
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Apopka
Mount Dora
Lake Orange
Winter Garden
Community Church to Resume Services October 4
Dr A M Brodie announces the Community Church will reopen for Sunday services on October 4 with sermon topic to be announced. He and Mrs Brodie are touring through Watertown North Carolina Toronto Washington and Raleigh before returning to Mount Dora.
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A. M. Brodie
Brodie
Watertown
N. C
Toronto
Canada
Washington, D. C
Raleigh
N.C
Mount Dora
Town Council Advances School Lights and Zoning Move
The Town Council met Tuesday to approve installing lights at the high school athletic field and to zone Fifth Avenue from Baker to Tremain, with a petition needed before action. Routine bills were approved and another meeting set for Monday to discuss the budget.
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Athletice
Fifth Avenue
Baker
Tremain Streets
Fifth Congressional Democrats Meeting Postponed
A telegram reports the Orlando meeting of the Fifth Congressional Democrats scheduled for September 11 has been postponed to September 18 at 2 p m in the City Auditorium. Democratic nominees Pepper Andrews Hendricks Cone and others will attend and a rally is anticipated.
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Congressional Democrats
Orlando
Pepper
Andrews
Hendricks
Cone
Equable Climate Draws Visitors to Mount Dora
Mount Dora touts its lake breezes and equable climate as ideal for health and longevity. The town claims warm winters cool summers, a tuberculin-tested Jersey herd, pure lake water, and plenty of winter tourists from three to five thousand yearly.
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Mount Dora
Lake Dora
Mount. Dora
Thomas
Federal
Public Health Service
Florida
Dixie
Mount Dora Clerk-Treasurer Returns From Vacation
Wm. J. Johnson city clerk treasurer and tax collector and Mrs. Johnson returned last Saturday from a pleasant vacation spent touring the eastern United States with them.
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Wm. J. Johnson
Mount Dora
Frost Named Sales Manager for Apples
Mount Dora friends confirm A. W. Frost has been appointed sales manager for apples with the American Fruit Growers Association. He is now located in Hagerstown Maryland.
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Mount Dora
A. W. Frost
American Fruit Growers Association
Hagerstown
Parker Installs New Refrigerator at Meat Market
Reggie Parker has installed a new refrigerator to better serve the winter trade. The unit measures nine feet wide seven feet high and seven feet deep.
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Reggie Parker
Register Please All Tourists and Winter Residents
All tourists and winter residents are asked to register at the Chamber of Commerce office regardless of prior residence. The notice urges timely registration to ensure local services and records are up to date.
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Chamber of Commerce
Kiwanis Talk Highlights Growth of Commercial Aviation
Joseph B. Swift, Mt Dora High School graduate now with Eastern Air Lines in Atlanta, spoke at a Kiwanis luncheon on Commercial Aviation. He outlined three phases stressing aviation’s world impact, growth, and future prospects noting ten years to regular U.S. passenger service and air mail contracts early in 1926 as a revenue driver.
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Joseph B. Swift
Mount Dora High School
Eastern Air Lines
Atlanta
Kiwanis
United States
Air Lines
A J Waltz Hurt As Scaffold Falls
Councilman A J Waltz sustained painful injuries when a scaffold collapsed while he tested its strength in Winter Park. He fractured a pelvic bone and tore rib muscles, was taken to Florida Sanitarium, and is expected to stay two to three weeks. He is a local contractor and former owner of The Builders Supply Company.
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A. J. Waltz
Winter Park
Mr. Waltz
Florida Sanitarium
Orlando
Waltz
Sermon Cancelled as New Methodist Pastor Delayed
Dr Heber D Ketcham new pastor of the Methodist church is detained at Parkersburg West Virginia and cannot preach his opening sermon on Sunday morning September 20. Directors cannot secure another minister so the Sunday morning sermon period is not held this week. He is expected in Mount Dora next week to deliver his opening act on Sunday morning September.
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Heber D. Ketcham
Methodist Church
Parkersburg
W. Va
Ketchim
Mount Dora
Baptist Church Announces Sunday Services
J S Wilson pastor will preach Sunday morning on Heaven. Evening service emphasizes youth. All are cordially invited to attend.
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J. S. Wilson
The
Baptist Church
Atlantic Coast Line Depots Repainted for Season
The Atlantic Coast Line is repainting the depot and section houses to keep the town attractive for the coming season. Regular upkeep aims to improve appearance and traveler welcome.
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The
Atlantic Coast Line
Peabody Correctly Referred as Tourist Club Chairman
The article last week misidentified George H. Peabody as secretary of the Tourist Club. Dr. Randall is the club secretary and Peabody serves as chairman of the entertainment committee.
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George H. Peabody
Dr. Randall
Mr. Peabody
Mount Dora Hotels Offer Homes For Visitors
Mount Dora presents four leading hotels Lakeside Grandview Villa Dora and Mount Dora Hotel offering lake views private parks and winter guest comfort. American plan meals and modern conveniences with fire safety upgrades and contemporary supervision. Chamber of Commerce contact provides rate information for prospective visitors.
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Mount Dora
Ida
Grandview
Villa Dora
Lakeside Inn
Lake Dora
All E Enien
Commerei
Kellers Return From Mountains Vacation Tales
Mr. and Mrs. George C. Keller editors and business manager of the Topic returned Tuesday from a four week vacation through the Carolinas Kentucky and Banner Elk North Carolina They tell of being lost in the mountains and friendly mountaineers Next week the Topic will again be edited by Mrs. Keller.
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George C. Keller
Carolinas
Kentucky
Kellers
Banner Elk
N. C
Keller
Man Kills 5 Foot 9 Inch Rattler Near Umatilla
James Cooper killed a large female rattlesnake Sunday night in the Big Scrub north of Umatilla while returning from Silver Glen Springs. The snake measured 5 feet 9 inches and had 12 rattles. He stopped after hearing a rattle at about 40 miles per hour and killed the snake with a stick.
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James Cooper
Umatilla
Silver Glen Springs
Cooper
Miss Drugg Returns From Lake County Medical Center
Miss Shirley Drugg returns Sunday from Lake County Medical Center in Umatilla where she had been confined for four weeks recovering from injuries from an automobile accident. She is on the way to recovery.
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Shirley Drugg
Lake County Medical Center
Umatilla
Drugg
Town Sends Thanks After Successful Goiter Operation
A local man received a goiter operation funded by town residents. Three weeks later the patient returned to Mount Sinai on Sunday September 13 and is doing well. The patient expresses gratitude to all who contributed.
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Mount Doi
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Ss Oneee Walker
Chrose
Community Church
Council Proceedings
Frost
Parker
Kiwanis News
A. J. Waltz Hurt
Mount Dora’s
Seber
America
M. V. Simpson
Thomas H. Cooley
O. M. Simpson
Ferson
Roseborough
Frances Pemberton
Glee Club
Miss. Drugg Returns
Grand View Hotel
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