Mount Dora Citrus Tops Florida Auction Averages
Mount Dora Citrus Growers Association reports leading Florida Citrus Exchange and Lake County Sub Exchange averages with high returns on oranges and tangerines. The group touts lower packing costs, strong cold storage capacity, and aggressive expansion plans for the coming season including boosting capacity to twenty four cars per week. They claim high sales at the New York Auction and record fruit quality.
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Mount Dora
Indian River
Manatee
Owanita
Florida Citrus Exchange
Lake County
New York
Two Vacant Houses Destroyed by Friday Fires
Two fires Friday destroyed vacant frame houses in East town and on the Eustis road. The first blaze near East town was halted by firefighters before it could spread to nearby properties. The second fire at the Donnelly property on the Eustis road was also kept under control about a quarter mile away.
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East Town
Donnelly
Eustis Road
A Corner on Ads
An essay arguing that generic newspaper advertising harms both the paper and the advertiser. It stresses that effective sales come from a town with many merchants competing, warning that without strong local merchants the town and newspaper fall behind in modern competition.
First Annual Meet of Lake County Poultry Association
The Lake County Poultry Association held its first annual outing at the Handy farm in Grand Island, with entertainment, a picnic dinner, speeches by Dr. Gilles C D Case and C R Ryan, and numerous poultrymen. Prizes in games were awarded, ribbons displayed, and members urged dues of one dollar.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lake County Poultry Association
E. T. Handy
Grand Island
D. C. Gilles
Poultry Service
Florida
C. D. Case
DeLand
Paul T. Harber
County Chamber of Commerce
Dr. Gilles
C. R. Ryan
Central Florida Egg Marketing Association
E.L. Kellogg
Handy
State Department of Agriculture
Agricultural College At
Gainesville
Association
Baptist Church Notes Sunday School Progress
The Sunday school shows fine progress across the entire association based on reports received.
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Baptist Church
Street Dance Saturday Featuring Carolina Aces in Mount Dora
Mount Dora hosts a Saturday night street dance with the Carolina Aces orchestra. The event, chaired by A C Quixley C R Javens and Thomas Cooley, offers prizes including 5 dollars for the best dancing couple and other awards. weather contingency indoors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carolina Aces
Mount Dora
A. C. Quixley
C. R. Javens
Thomas Cooley
Central Florida
Leesburg Kiwanis to Hear Reverend Blackford Today
Reverend R F Blackford of Leesburg will address the Kiwanis on Social Problems of the Small Community as the guest of honor. The talk follows Dr E C Stoy’s health address last week highlighting federal health work and funding efforts in Florida.
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E. C. Stoy
Florida
R. F. Blackford
Leesburg
American Legion
Kiwanis
Blackford
Episcopal Church
United States Public Health Service
Panama
Panama Canal
Stoy
Rockefeller Institute
Florda
Mount Dora Students Leave For Colleges
Mount Dora and vicinity will be represented at colleges in Florida and out of state. Returning UF students include Glenn Brown Wesley Bradner J G Ray Glendy Sadler Max Moorhead Raymond Perkins and Paul Conrad. First year UF students are Charles Barnett and William Victor.
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Mount Dora
University of Florida
Glenn Brown
Wesley Bradner
J. G. Ray
Glendy Sadler
Max Moorhead
Raymond Perkins
Paul Conrad
Charles Barnett
William Victor
Robert Dickson
Riverside Academy
Gainesville
Georgia
Donald Loveless
University of Cincinnati
Carl Nimnicht
Haines City
Bennett Harvey
Antioch College
Ohio
William K. Stokley
Young Harris College
Young Harris
Francis Bloodgood
Rollins
State College
Alexander Birkbeck
Rollins College
Baseball Today At Heim Field
The Umatilla team visits Heim Field for a noon matchup against Mount Dora seeking revenge after last Thursday’s shutout. Homer pitched well allowing two questionable hits as Brantley scored on a two bagger and a squeeze play helped Mount Dora extend in the eighth inning.
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Umatilla
Heim Field
Mount Dora
Laney
Jesse Dooley
Morris
Joe Eckholdt
Eustis
Homer
Freddie Skelton
Brantley
Battle
Angus Stevenson
Angus
Free Movies Draw a Packed House in Rainy Mount Dora
Heavy rain failed to dampen spirits as free movies at the Princess Theatre drew full crowds in Mount Dora. Prizes went to Mrs. Douglas Hall and Mrs. Bessie Pooser, with W. F. Williamson winning trade at Loveless' Cash Grocery and a ham from Swift's Premium donated by Mount Dora Market. The downpour shortened street greetings as patrons hurried to cars and homes after the first showing of Beau Bandit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Dora
Douglas Hall
Hale and White’s
Bessie Pooser
Swift
W. F. Williamson
Loveless’ Cash
Princess Theatre
Auto Accident At Traffic Light Involving Fire Truck
Andrew Mosteller driving the fire truck and Dr. C. J. Helms collided at a caution light on the Tavares road while both hurried to a fire. Both cars were damaged but no injuries occurred. Citizens are warned against racing to fires before the department arrives.
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Andrew Mosteller
C. J. Helms
Tavares Road
Bound Over to Grand Jury in Murder Case
The preliminary hearing before Justice of the Peace O. M. Simpson bound Jonah Robinson to the grand jury on a murder charge in the death of Joe Jones. The coroner's jury ruled that Jones died from gunshots fired by Robinson on Sunday night September 7. W. T. Hall represented the defense. Thomas Cooley named by the prosecuting attorney for the state.
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Justice of the Peace
O. M. Simpson
Jonah Robinson
Joe Jones
Robinson
W. T. Hall
Leesburg
Thomas Cooley
States Attorney
Adourned Mount Dora Council Solves City Issues
The Mount Dora Town Council in adjourned session addressed a fired whistle placement dispute, approved 5000 booklets delivery to the town clerk, and noted 10000 copies delivered to the Chamber of Commerce. They set late payment penalties, funded 50 to the Chamber for mailing, debated Saturday entertainments, ordered weed clearance, and authorized bond and tax actions with 76 percent delinquent taxes noted.
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Mount Doramet
French
Spencer
Drake
Hackworth
Morley
Ferris
Lackey
Cooley
Johnson
Young
Mount Dora Publishing Company
Chamber of Commerce
Mount Dora
Florida Citrus Exchange’s Role in Eustis Plant
The Florida Citrus Exchange helped Lake County groups secure a packing plant in Eustis. The Lake County Citrus Sub-Exchange organized the deal and arranged for off grade fruit to go to the canner, boosting prices for this fruit class. Members voted at a mass meeting in Tavares to supply canning stock to the new Eustis cannery.
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Florida Citrus Exchange
Lake County
Graepfruit
Eustis
Tavares
Legion and Auxiliary Eustis Guests Today Picnic Dance
Members of Mount Dora Post American Legion and Auxiliary Unit with families invited to picnic supper at Lake Johanna Beach, Eustis, at 4 pm. They will move to Grand View hotel for a dance, then a coast-to-coast NBC RCA Victor broadcast from 10 to 11:30 for Lakeview attendees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Dora
American Legion Convention Corporation
National Broadcasting Company
Lakeview
Notice to Property Owners on Buried Fruit Disposal
Street committee of the town council asks property owners to pick up dropped fruit and bury it on their premises to a depth of three feet to meet federal disposal regulations. Buried fruit doubles as fertilizer and helps the city remove trash faster while benefiting property values.
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N. Y
Meet Poultry Association
Kellogg
Donnelly Street
Alexander Street
Fifth Avenue
Whitman’s
Lake View Pharmacy
Coleman’s Bakery
Kiwanis Today
Citrus Exchange
Legion and Auxiliary Eustis
Weather Report
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