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Newspaper
Mount Dora Topic
Location
Mount Dora, Florida, United States of America
Date
Apr 11, 1930
Page
2
A text heavy with fragments notes Woman’s Club activities and W C T U events. Meetings at community church and on porches feature hostesses, reports on state convention, and social refreshment. A separate item mentions a memorial traffic death affecting a family.
The King's Daughters and 27 friends enjoyed a social evening hosted by Mrs. Josephine Simpson and Mrs. Gertrude Tuttle at the Simpson home on Lake Ola. Reports were heard, two new members joined, and a food sale was planned for April 12 at the Bank of Mount Dora starting 10 a.m. Mrs. Slough headed the soliciting committee and the gathering featured music, dancing, and a dainty collation. The next meeting is set for April 16 at Miss Rachel Nutt's home on Third Avenue and Clayton.
Mrs. J. G. Ray and Mrs. E. G. Hardy hosted six bridge tables Friday night at Mrs. Ray’s Sylvan Shores home. The event doubled as a miscellaneous shower for their niece, Mrs. Atherton O. Marvel, a recent bride. Guests played, read rhymes revealing gift locations, and discovered prizes for high scores and guest gifts, including a search for hidden presents.
The April 4 recital featured pupils Lucy Locket J M Williams Fay Rhodes Cherry Blossoms J M Williams Martha Lois Williamson Lazy Mary J M Williams Loreen Cronwall Little Sunbeam Geo Spaulding Lillian Louise Houser The Ghost Louise Wright Cecelia Palmer Yellow Butterflies T C MacLachlan Mary Elizabeth Simpson Little Rogue J Hofman Cecelia Palmer Melody of Love H Engelmann Florence Hibbard Serenade Schubert Alice Franklin Moon Dawn R Friml Frances Siegal and a trio Golden Wedding by Gabriel Marie played by Frances Siegal Alice Franklin and Mrs Ault Saxophone solo The Secret by J Gautier by J D Mosteller added variety The Ghost costume among Cecelia Palmers numbers drew special notice The program reflected credit on pupils and instructor and included a costume touch for The Ghost
Local residents head to winter retreats and summer homes from Mount Dora to New York as many couples depart for warmer climates. Social events include bridge evenings, luncheons, and final gatherings of Old Timers at Villa Dora, with Miss Anna Gallimore and Mrs Parker among hosts.
Mr. D. F. Gorham marked his eighty ninth birthday with two events. Mrs. Harry V. Fish hosted a family dinner at her new home on Tenth Avenue and Helen Street for twelve relatives. The next day he hosted forty five guests at a Mount Dora Theatre party to see Gold Diggers of Broadway.
First Grade names Mary Hartnett Joann French Betty Blanchard Janet Anderson DeVault Roseborough. Second Grade includes Almeda Dooley Marian Edwards Viola Perry Fay Rhodes Billy Lawrence. Third Grade records Othel Grantham Bobby Wells. Fourth Grade lists Hazel Edwards Lois Jerue Ina Norton Sara Margaret Pooser Dorothy White Curtis Minkley Oscar Stephens Jr. William Turrentine. Fifth Grade features Emily Battle Dorothy Loveless Willie Kate Grantham Nina McCurley Woodrow Wingler. Sixth Grade notes Mary Agnes Harding Mary Elizabeth Simpson Cecelia Palmer Byron Pierce Flora Morley Mortimer McCown Roy Cookingham Phyllis Blanchard Lurline Green.
A Mayfield Messenger item explains kilowatts by asking Fred Shelton of Woolen Mills. It notes one kilowatt equals one horse power and a typical family uses about twenty kilowatts monthly. If power came from horses, twenty full grown horses would be needed each month to run ironing, radio, lighting, washing, and other conveniences.
Rev Dr Robert B H Bell, a missionary, claims the Lord s Prayer has been misinterpreted for 2000 years due to an improper Greek to English translation. He says the line Lead us not into temptation does not exist in the original and the Greek means Do not let us enter into worldliness.
The article notes high praise for a new community building, calling it among the finest in the state. It compares favorably with similar structures in Mount Dora and other cities in its class, highlighting the price as unusually economical. Architect H. M. Griffin of Daytona Beach and Keeney Bros. of Orlando led the project. The 100 by 200 foot lot features landscape work by Mrs. Zell, Park Commission, with shrubbery thriving on Baker Street and ongoing planting this week.
Reading describes sidewalk improvements along two streets that leave the handsome oaks unharmed, noting their contribution to the area's beauty and setting during the project.
The council continued discussion on occupational licenses and tax assessments to avoid millage hikes. It plans block numbering for older territory, uses a valuable but incompletely marked city map as wall reference, and considers a new official map. It orders permanent markets in Section 31 and bond redemptions for Electric Light and Mount Dora Water bonds totaling 5 000 dollars at par and accrued interest.
Camp Wewa north of Apopka hosts a four week program with daily Field and Track meets swimming diving and baseball. Scouts earn Merit Badges advance in rank and prepare for two Courts of Honor while Executive Wakelin and Deputy Commissioners visit to discuss the activities. The camp capacity is 100 plus and fees are 1.00 per day with flexible registration.
Notice to creditors legatees distributees and all claimants against the estate of Jane P Hoxie deceased. Claims must be presented within twelve months to County Judge E M Tally in Tavares Florida or his successor. All claims sworn as required by law. Dated February 14 1980 James H Richardson executor West Warwick Rhode Island J W Hunter attorney Tavares Florida.
Mount Dora Topic reports merchants offer original sales books with carbon back. Fifty sets available at fifty cents per dozen, pricing noted for bulk buyers.
In the Sixteenth Judicial Circuit Lake County Florida a complaint seeks to quiet title for land described as part of the Victoria Settlement and parcels in Section 13 Township 20 South Range 26 East. The order directs constructive service on several unknown defendants and heirs in New York and Florida locations. The May 5 1930 deadline is set for appearance before the Lake County Circuit Court in Chancery.
The document records Judge A J C B Koonce presiding as judge of the 16th Judicial Circuit in Lake County Florida at Tavares with the court seal affixed. Solicitors for the complainant Cooley and Wi are listed. The date appears as April day in the court document.
Winter Park Florida headline notes 100000 die annually from cancer and skin diseases in the United States. Advocate urges early treatment to save many lives in this public health advisory.
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