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Newspaper
Mount Dora Topic
Location
Mount Dora, Florida, United States of America
Date
Apr 08, 1954
Page
7
Tropical Topics recounts Bill Curtis a Pittsburgh Gazette printer’s assistant in the 1880s who fled a hot July night after a misstep on stairs caused a crash of type while rushing a Garfield shooting alert. His brief career ends as he leaves with his hat and a heavy memory.
Luther Green, custodian of the Community building, notified the council by letter Tuesday night that his bee business requires more time than his city post. A council member quipped that there is more money in bees than sweeping floors. The city will search for a replacement.
The board reveals a plan to relocate the county Chamber of Commerce from its first floor to the county owned AA building across the street. Commissioner Harry Stokes says the move has long been planned but no board meeting discussed a final solution amid friction over office space and judges' needs.
Miss Marian Rood, 77, longtime Lakeside Inn hostess, died last Thursday after 12 years at the inn. A native of New York, she was famed worldwide for hospitality and had served as hostess at the Carolina Hotel Pinehurst North Carolina Maplewood Club New Hampshire and Sunset Hill House New Hampshire. Services were held in Augusta Georgia, her home.
The council voted to reimburse $130 in taxes on a $400 lot bought from Maude Gaumier while avoiding commitment to a specific use. Mayor Heaton denied plans for a Youth Center or pool site, though Councilman Wayne noted an earlier lease implied youth use and a Planning Commission discussion linked the property to a Youth Center and swimming pool ideas.
Mount Dora Post No 35 American Legion holds its annual officer election at the regular meeting tonight. Richard Eddy chairs the nominating committee which will present the slate. Current officers include Commander Kenneth Jorgensen, First Vice Kendall Jones, Second Vice Nick Danesky, Finance Officer Oscar Stephens Jr., Chaplain L C Reichert, and Adjutant Henry Link, with new officers to be installed in May or June.
In a dialogue between an elderly lady and a friend, a debate centers on whether water washes away sins. The discussion highlights baptism as obedience to a divine command and references I Pet. 3:21 and the Great Commission. Read Acts to see how the apostles carried it out. Church of Christ.
Editor notes Delores Billette's Mount Dora high school oratorical contest win with a speech praising the American Constitution. The piece cites the American's Creed of 1918 and urges continued defense of constitutional rights and national leadership. The address ends with a pledge to love support obey and defend the Constitution.
Mount Dora man S J Staples dies after moving to Riverdale Maryland. He left here March 1 and leaves a son S J Staples Jr of Riverdale. He attended the Methodist church here and was a former Lawn Bowling Club member. Funeral services were held in Riverdale Wednesday.
Mount Dora's Becky Bardwell led the Junior Dixie Tennis field on Davis Island last weekend and logged four and a half hours across three matches. She won a first round 6-2 6-1 before losing to Sandy Warshaw, the state No. 1 junior, in the next round. Other juniors included Danny Dake C M Jones Butch Alexander Clarence Sims Cathie Land Norma Jean Wise and Gary Potter. Tennis pro Pat Hover was on the trip.
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