City's Business Institutions Welcome Winter Residents
Mount Dora hosts a diversified commercial scene with firms like Florida Crate Company Palac Company Cooperative Citrus Culture Association and Wise Boat Works employing dozens of workers. The Florida Crate plant runs at capacity while producing citrus crates for contracts and the Palac firm ships paints varnishes and related painters supplies nationwide. The cooperative association makes fertilizers sprays for citrus groves and Wise Boat Works on Lake Dora builds pleasure boats with skilled craftspeople contributing to the town’s renowned marine sector.
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Florida Crate Company
Palac Company
Cooperative Citrus Culture Association
Wise Boat Works
Lake Dora
Woman's Club Announces Season of Meetings and Plans
The Woman's Club resumes activities after summer with an opening meeting on Tuesday afternoon October 11. President Mrs. Tracy M Kramer leads an executive committee planning two regular meetings monthly on the second and fourth Tuesdays. The literature and drama department chaired by Mrs. Orin Sadler will hold special meetings on the third Tuesday starting in December. All sessions meet at 3 o'clock in the Community Building social rooms.
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Woman’s Club
Tracy M .Kramer
Department of Literature and Drama
Orin Sadler
Tracy Kramer
W. A. Sheldon
J. J. al
Citrus Industry Centered In Mount Dora Florida
Mount Dora sits at the heart of Florida’s citrus industry where groves of orange, tangerine and grapefruit fill the landscape. The state’s citrus sector, a major economic force with over 500 million dollars invested, employs about 60,000 in winter and 20,000 in summer, with hundreds of packing houses and nurseries supporting production of tens of millions of boxes annually.
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Mount Dora
Florida
Mount Dora Native Joins MIT Class of 1933
Joseph Mason Blanchard from Mount Dora enters MIT as a third year student in the class of 1933. He trained at Dorchester High School for Boys and ranks among the third rank men based on the term ending last June.
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Joseph Mason Blancherd
Mount Dora
Dorchester
Mass
Hig School
Howey Club Seeks Support With Orlando Speaker
The Howey-for-Governor club meets Friday at 8 p m in the Community Building Social Rooms with Ferman Wilson from Howey headquarters in Orlando slated to speak. Howey will deliver his only scheduled speech in his home town.
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Howey-for-Governor Club
Ferman Wilson
Howey
Orlando
Aew
Seme
Karl Lehmann Reelected Secretary of Seminole Co Chamber
Karl Lehmann has been unanimously reelected secretary of the Seminole County Chamber of Commerce for the new year starting October 1. He moved to Sanford last October after nine years as secretary of the Orange County Chamber and has led Florida secretaries groups Founded with a strong financial position as the year ends with 1264 paid memberships, the second largest in the state.
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Karl Lehmann
Seminole County
Chambers of Commerce
Florida
South
Board of County Commissioners
City Commissioners
Sanford
Seminole County Chamber of Commerce
Changes of Address Prompt to Notify Office
Subscribers urged to notify the office immediately of any address change under new postal laws newspapers must pay postage due for notices of change of address. Delays in delivery or failure to receive notices occur, so sending changes in advance is advised.
Kiwanis Meeting Hosts Mount Dora Leaders Today
Kiwanis club hosts principal and teachers of Mount Dora Public School at 12 45 p m in the Community Building. Last week speaker W R Lambert of Haines City argued business is stewardship with public and divine partners. Officers for next year to be nominated. delegates named for Florida District Convention in Bradenton October 23 26.
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Kiwanis Club
Mount Dora
W. R. Lambert
D. D
Haines City
Vic. Bowman
Winter Park
G. B. Hurlburt
Orlando Kiwanis
George J. White
Gerald Richardson
Florida
Bradenton
Alfred Rehbaum
Wm. J. Johnson
Merchants’ Parties Grow With Added Gifts at Saturday Event
The Merchants Division of the Chamber of Commerce added thirteen more lucky recipients at the eighth weekly merchants party. New gifts included six quart bottles of Grade A milk from Sunset Valley Dairy donated by Charles E. Parker and two free piano tunings by J F Ross of Eustis, supporting the popular event with the Mount Dora Bend’s musical involvement.
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Merchants Division
Chamber of Commerce
Sunset Valley
Charles E. Parker
Sunset Valley Dairy and Farm
J. F. Ross
Eustis
Ross
Mount Dora Bend
Local Man Burned To Death In Mount Dora Fire
William A. Harbison perished in a Sunday morning blaze at his Liberty Street home near the ball park. Fire crews fought a fierce fire that left the one story frame dwelling a total loss with Harbison found dead beside his bed. A coroner’s inquest was planned as investigators probe possible foul play. Harbison, once chief of police, was about 60. Local hotel feature notes follows with descriptions of Lakeside Inn Villa Dora and Grand View Hotel.
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William A. Harbison
Liberty Street
Ball Park
Mr. Harbison
Billy
Harbison
New Jersey
Liberty _ street
Mount Dora
Florida
Lakeside Inn
Grandview
Villa Dora
Mount Dora Hotel
Lake Dora
Grand View
Legion Auxiliary Meeting Notice At City Hall
The American Legion Auxiliary will hold its regular meeting on Monday October 3 at 2 30 p m in the City Hall building All members are urged to attend.
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American Legion Auxiliary
City Hall
Dr. Lambert to Preach in Mount Dora Revival Weekend
Dr. W. R. Lambert of Haines City returns to Mount Dora for weekend revival services at the Baptist church. He leads morning and evening sermons with Sunday afternoon baptism for fourteen candidates to receive the ordinance.
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W. R. Lambert
Haines City
Baptist Church
Mount Dora
Mount Dora Public Schools Closed All Day Friday
The Mount Dora Public schools will be closed all day Friday so teachers may attend the Institute at Tavares. The program is listed elsewhere in the paper and promises to be instructive. Others interested may attend.
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Mount Dora
Tavares
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Kiwanis News
Mount Dora’s
W. A. Harbison
Legion Auxiliary
DR. Lambert
Lakeside. Inn
Grand View Hotel
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