Mount Dora Aids In Storm Relief Bond Drive for Waterway Upgrade
Golden Triangle Boosters meet in Tavares with County Commissioners and Navigation District to push a $2,000,000 bond issue. They seek temporary debris removal and a deep canal to relieve high lake waters, reduce flood risk, and cut freight costs for the district's ports and roads.
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Tavares
Golden Triangle Boosters Club
County Commissioners
Navigation District Board
Eustis Park
Lake Harris
Navigation District
Pnr
Golden Triangle Boosters
Laver
C. O. Hamilton
Messrs. Simpson
Richie
Treadway
Mickle
Preswallon
Okeep
Local forces mobilize by motor to aid hurricane victims
Mount Dora dispatches relief expedition with medical supplies and Red Cross help to South Florida's storm areas. The group led by Dr. R W Dickson includes doctors Callahan Ritchie Dall Patterson and aides, aided by a Sylvan Shores bus and $250 from L R Heim. A later Miami typhoid vaccine shipment was sent by air mail service from Jacksonville.
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Mount Dora
South Florida
American Red Cross
Chamber of Commerce
W. S. Cadman
Gordon
Moore Haven
Clewiston
Miami
Red Cross
Heim
Fur Trappers Move to Motorized Trapping Routes
Washington Sept. 22 reports a new phase in fur trapping as Indian trappers in the inroad valleys of British Columbia and Alaska abandon canoes and the shoeless tail, adopting automobiles to open roadways for caching supplies and scattering traps.
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Seattlra
British Columbia
Alaska
Mount Dora Schools Open After Readjustment Period
Mount Dora public schools completed a post vacation readjustment and now operate smoothly. Many new names were added to class rolls, boosting enrollment beyond the first week of any prior year. Grounds are being beautified and buildings maintained to historic standards.
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Mount Dora
Bunce Aids Relatives in Miami Flood District
Bunce travels from Mount Dora to flood zones near Miami with passes signed by Mayor Waltz, Cadman of the Red Cross, and Gordon of the Chamber of Commerce. He is joined by Hayward Mason to search for relatives, while a wire reports his 12 year old daughter is unharmed but no word on others.
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Waltz
Cadman
The
Red Cross
Gordon Te
Building Continues As New Homes Go Up in Mount Dora
Mount Dora presses ahead with home construction in the eastern and western sections. A. J. Miles begins a bungalow on Eighth Avenue near Lake Franklin Park. Frank Weidman builds a stucco residence on Rhodes Avenue by the park as the town maintains growth.
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Mount Dora
A. J. Miles
Eighth Avenue
Frank Weidman
Rhodes Avenue
Lake Franklin Park
Moore Haven Flood Evacuations By State Troopers
Reports from Moore Haven describe extensive flood damage after Lake Okeechobee overflow. Hundreds of bodies are said to lie in the inundated lands and survivors are being moved to higher ground as sanitary systems were wiped out and disease fears rise. State militia oversee evacuations to safer areas.
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Moore Haven
Lake Okeechobee
Fight Returns Tonight at Mount Dora Topic Office
The heavyweight title fight will be reported tonight from the Mount Dora Topic office with blow by blow detail. International News Service will provide updates by radio as soon as blows occur. Preliminaries start at seven with the title bout at Charlotte Harbor and city paving plans noted.
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Mount Dora
Mount Dora Holds Mass Meeting for South Florida Relief
Citizens gathered at the Congregational church under Mayor A J Waltz to discuss relief funding for storm ravaged South Florida. The Red Cross committee and Chamber of Commerce oversee collections at banks, the chamber offices, and committee members.
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Mount Dora
Congregational Church
South Florida
A. J. Waltz
W. S. Cadman
American Red Cross
John Gordon
Chamber of Commerce
Red Cross Committee
Physician’s Ethical Dilemma Over Prescribing Whiskey
A physician refuses to prescribe whiskey without clear symptoms from the patient. The patient asks what symptoms to report, prompting a concise exchange on medical judgment and appropriate treatment.
Winter Park Awards Contract for New High School
The city of Winter Park has awarded a construction contract on Hyington Avenue for a new high school project valued at 126,800 dollars. Details note the award and project location.
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Winter Park
Hyington Avenue
Dead List Recounts Multiple Victims Across Florida Towns
A long list of victims appears, naming adults and children in Hollywood Dania Miami Miami Beach Hialeah and other locales. Some entries include ages and partial identifiers while others remain unidentified. The scattered roster reflects a fatal incident with numerous deceased and several unnamed deceased.
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Oo Rhoda Louise Priess
Hollywood
Lorena Halen Priess
Leon Priess
Vick Druier
L. P. Pood
Annie Carley
Darfia
Yeager Hollywood
R. W. Moore
Dania
Moore
Andrew Havelock
Cody
Pete McAllister
Nettie Kickman
J. H. Craft
Jenny Ferrar
Peter Vigers
Gordon Brown
Ojus
J. J. Egan
Miami
J. T. Phillips
Hialeah
Homestead
Miami Beach
Walford ‘Hotel
H. T. Kimball
Baby and Ale
Irs
Sarah Head
Holly A. Dell
Electrician
Bros Abore
Mount Dora Officials Announce Hurricane Safety for Tourists
Secretary John Gordon of the Mount Dora Chamber of Commerce informs northern readers that Mount Dora Florida escaped hurricane damage from the Sept 18 19 storm. The message notes Mount Dora’s elevation and lack of floods and says assistance was sent to Miami area while communication was limited.
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Mount Dora
John Gordon
Chamber of Commerce
Florida
Miami
Friends North
Local Hotels Called For Relief of Homeless Refugees
South Florida relief plans shift to full use of Mount Dora resources to shelter refugees from devastated areas. Hotels in the region are crowded and damaged, so temporary shelter is needed for the injured and displaced. The local Chamber of Commerce secretary wired Florida East Coast Railway’s Jerry Owens offering use of local facilities for refugees. Many arrive with little clothing after the flood and winds, prompting a timely humane response.
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Joh Gordon
Chamber Commerce
Jerry Owens
Florida FE Coast Railway
St. Augustii
Boy Falls Twenty Five Feet Fractures Leg in Zellwood
Early Wednesday a 12 year old boy, son of Sam Carver in Zellwood, fell about twenty five feet from a tree. He suffered a severe fracture of his right leg but was treated by Dr. Fenn in Mount Dora and returned home that morning.
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Sam Carver
Zellwood
Fenn
Mount Dora
Postal Receipts For Year Show Increase In Mount Dora
Postmaster D. B. Simpson reports Mount Dora postal receipts rise each fiscal quarter over last year. The increased business keeps clerks busy while staff maintain smooth operation and strive to provide perfect service to patrons.
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Mount Dora
Simpson
Gulf County to Build New Court House for 92157
Pensacola contract awarded to grade and surface principal streets of Floridale townsite. The project totals 92157 dollars and sets the town on a path toward improved public works and infrastructure.
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Wowahitechka
Gulf County
Pensacola
Floridale
Builders Supply warehouse under construction in Lake City
County Agent Jenkins reports Lake County crops safe after thorough survey following last weekend storm. Citrus damage on East and West Coasts noted, central state's fruit largely uninjured with strong tree fruit drop and expectations of a successful shipping season beginning in November.
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Jenkins
Lake County
Local women deliver carload of clothing to Fort Lauderdale
Mrs G R LaBreck and Mrs Theodore Wallacher left Mount Dora for Fort Lauderdale carrying a carload of good clothing for refugees. The trip supported by the local Red Cross in response to Gov. Martins appeal for clothing. Mrs M B Little donated twenty pairs of new shoes to augment the load.
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G.R. LaBreck
Theodore .Wallacher
Mount Dora
Fort Lauderdale
Red Cross
LaBreck
Gov. Martin
Fort. Lauderdale
Meg
Mrs. Or
Boy Scouts Hold Interesting Meeting
The Boy Scouts held their regular meeting last Friday night with about twenty five scouts in the scout room. Dr Williams gave a first aid talk and supervised bandaging practice. He then announced ice cream and cake for a treat. Next week Captain Cooley will speak and the winter program will be posted.
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Dr. Williams
Cooley Wil
Spooner
Packing House To Open For Business In Season
S L Mitchell and Compas announce a packing house will operate in the Kimi Building during the season. Fruit packing and washing will occur at the site with existing washing at the company location. Indications point to a citrus crop and ash damage is reported in parts. Arrangements aim to handle a large tonnage as shipping season opens in November, with the packing house ready to receive all fruit.
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Compas
Ac Packing House
Kimi
Coa
Fonce Plans to Rebuild Plane Amid S-35 Fallout
Westbury officials report Igor Sikorsky intends to rebuild after the ill fated S-35 crash during a Paris flight attempt. Captain Rene Fone and two others died in the takeoff mishap as Sikorsky hints at a trans Atlantic mission attempt with a new plane and a technical crew.
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Westbury
Igor Sikorsky
Rene Fone
Paris
Sikorsky
Destructive South American hurricane leaves hundreds homeless
A severe hurricane swept through South America on Monday night causing extensive damage. Early official estimates count around 200 dead with some sources raising the figure into the thousands as the storm damage spread across cities. Rescue teams say thousands affected with homes destroyed and property losses potentially reaching into the millions.
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Messaga
Nagion
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Golden Triangle
Park Board
James Simpson
David Simpson
Alfred, Rehbaum
J. J. West
Daniel H. Bishop
Chas. Edgerton
Donnelly Park
Washington
Air Mail Service
Jacksonville
Bunce
Topic Office
Charlotte Harbor
City
Austis
Mt. Dora C. of C
Chamber
Call OF Red Cross For
Mount Dorai
Lake CO
Builders Supply Company
BOY Scouts
Fonce
South America
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