Merchants hail two day Mount Dora buyers spree success
Mrs. Leslie Hines of Tavares led a Mount Dora merchants party at Donnelly Park where shoppers spent nearly 23000 over two days. A crowd of about 2000 gathered despite a power outage, with prizes awarded for advertising card finds and plans to make the event regular.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leslie Hines
Tavares
Golden Triangle
Mount Dora
Fletcher Crane
Merchants Division
Lake County
J. S. Banks
Hannum’s Drug
J. E. Watson
Richard Shipes
Donnelly Park
Doran
Crane
Caterpillar Tractor Sought To Fight Hyacinths At Lake Dora
Mount Dora leaders race to eradicate hyacinths using a caterpillar tractor for Gilbert park shores where soft sand traps farm equipment. The lake recently cleared a spot near Wise Boat Works for an all day Orlando Outboard tour. Capt Ha Wise tests methods as they pursue a workable rake solution if a caterpillar tractor cannot be secured.
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Mount Dora
Lake Dora
Gilbert Park
Wise Boat
Orlando Outboard Association
Dora
Inland Waterways
Ha Wise
Pep
License Sale May Be Delayed In Mount Dora
Storm damage could postpone the license sale in Mount Dora Thursday. County attaches will issue driving permits at the Chamber of Commerce office on Tuesday. Judge A S Herlong Jr presides. If held Tuesday the sale starts 9 am and ends 5 pm with driving tests in the afternoon conducted by a state highway patrolman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Dora
Ber of Commerce
Bas Pasy
A. S. Herlong
Herlong
Ocklawaha Nurseries Mark 50 Years Of Citrus Growth
The Ocklawaha Nurseries, Inc. celebrates its 50th year supplying citrus with Conner family leadership. Owen W. Conner II guides tours of the Lake Jem road operation near Mount Dora, highlighting Duality Pedigreed Citrus Trees and careful bud selection for high quality bearing stock. The article notes expansion into groves and a modern packing house shipping Conner Seedless oranges, reflecting a long history of citrus development in Lakes and Hills region.
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Ocklawaha Nurseries, Inc
Lake Jem
Clayton St
Mount Dora
Owen W. Conner I
Florida
Owen Coniner
Ocklawaha
Conner
Owen W. Conner II
Ockalawaha
China
Mediterranean
Hemisphere
Trimble Point
Owen Conner II
Brenwood Studio
Casters Club Grows as Young Anglers Sign Up
The Casters club draws 20 boys and 1 girl for fishing lessons with plans to join. Martha Leslie Sanders, 9, is the lone girl member. New Mount Dora residents from Cincinnati sign up, with neighbors offering funds, rods, reels, and dummy plugs for practice.
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Margo
Martha Leslie Sanders
Edward J. Sanders
Mount Dora
Cincinnati
Nurseries Send Florida Message During Golden Jubilee
Nearly 1 000 extra copies of the Florida message are mailed north this week to expand coverage. Ocklawaha Nurseries gifts include three editions sent in red and green two color envelopes. Lake County Chamber of Commerce adds 150 copies to residents requesting local placements.
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Ocklawaha Nurseries
Florida
Lake County Chamber of Commerce
Wason Couple Announce Birth of Son Robert Fenwick Jr
Dr. and Mrs. Robert F. Wason of Zellwood announce the birth of a son named Robert Fenwick Jr. He was born in Tallahassee on August 30.
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Robert. F. Wason
Zellwood
Robert Fenwick, Jr
Tallahassee
Mount Dora Prepares as Central Florida Braces for Gale
Mount Dora residents stay calm and prepare for powerful winds forecast for late today. Disaster headquarters set in the high school gym under Dr. R W Dickson and Red Cross Director William Jay Barker with Legionnaires aiding relief.
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Mount Dora
Central Florida
Lake County
Mount Dora School
R. W. Dickson
Red Cross
William Jay Barker
East Town
Dr. Dickson
Dora Legionnaires
Dora Post
Tom Cooley
Harry Hopcraft
Ernie Mosteller
Richard Shipes
Legionnaires
New Secretary Begins Duties
Robert Hess arrives in Mount Dora as the new secretary of the Chamber of Commerce bringing publicity experience from Cocoa and extensive work in theater and aviation. He is 44, a Maryland born widower, and aims to promote Mount Dora as the most beautiful town in Florida while replacing Harold Goforth who moved to St Johns County and St Augustine.
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Mount Dora
Chamber of Commerce
Florida
Robert Hess
Greater
Cocoa Chamber of Commerce
University of Gan
Hess
Paramount Publix
Alliance Aircraft Corp
Ohio
Army Air Force
Jackson Army Air Base
Jackson
Miss
Department of Construction
St. Johns River Shipbuilding Company
Jacksonville
Department of Welfare and Recreation
Cocoa Chamber
Canaveral Harbor
Chamber
Southeastern Institute
Chapel Hill
Maryland
Harold Goforth
Dora
St. Johns County
St. Augustine
Personalities Around Mount Dora in Early 1900s Romance
Adrienne Graham of Pittsburgh and New York accepts Orin Sadler Jr s invitation for a 1908 locomotive ride from Mount Dora to Apopka that glazes into a Mount Dora romance culminating in marriage. Adrienne nd Orin deepen ties as she becomes a prominent community figure, mother, and organizer in Mount Dora society and PTA.
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Adrienne Graham
Pittsburgh
New York
Orin Sadler, Jr
Mount Dora
Apopka
Adrienne
Orin
Society
S. Minstrel
Lakesi Inn
Glendy Graham
Fannie Guerra
Ward Oxnard
Ethelbert Nevin
Samuel Langley
Oxnard
Sadler, Jr
Congress of Parents and
North
Gould Weld
Mechanical
Massachusetts
United States
Pittsburgh Steel Corp
Florida
Sadler Groves
Orange County Road Ment
Storm Preparedness Guide Highlights Home Safety
Advice urges closing all windows except one on the lee side of the house. Prepare auxiliary lighting. stock drinking water for three to four days. Keep tinned food ready. Do not touch wires if a telephone line crosses a power line.
Winds Sweep Mount Dora Grove With Unprecedented Gusts
Old timers in the Lakes and Hills area say the strong wind today posed little risk to homes. Louis Tremain, 77, recalls Mount Dora’s history, noting there has never been a real hurricane here and only minimal damage from past storms.
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Grove
Louis Tremain
Mount Dora
Quiet Night Resident’s Own Car Hunted by Thieves
Mrs Mae Buckman hotel manager complained about late night noise at the Grand View. She learned the prowlers had taken her own convertible and later found her car license number on a merchant's window tag during a license hunt promotion.
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Mae Buckman
Mrs. Buckman
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Casters Club
Nurseries
Bobby
Legionnaire
Grand View
Palm Beach
Belle Glade
Coral Gables
Tampa
Owen W. Conner
The
BY Mabel Norris, Reese
Orin W. Sadler, Jr
Adrienne Sadler
Parent- Teacher Association
Trigg Tuttle
D. D. Roseborough
Sadler
Woman’s Club
Donnelly
Sadler Sons
Robert
Glendy
Sam Gould
Edward
Mrs. Orin Sadler
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