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Newspaper
Mount Dora Topic
Location
Mount Dora, Florida, United States of America
Date
Apr 20, 1950
Page
8
The Dorans host Eustis tonight at Helmfield in the Lake Orange series opener with a chance to regain the lead. Next week they play Umatilla at home and last Monday fell to Tavares after Broadway hit a 12th inning homer for three runs in an 18 to 13 loss.
In a tension-filled ninth inning the game remained tied at 13-13, setting a 1950 record for excitement as the box score details the dramatic final.
The oak tree known as the King of Trees provides acorns that served as food before Europe learned about corn grain.
Mrs Ruth Gudgeon returns as bookkeeper for the Brantly Gudgeon Electric Co after Clarence M Gudgeon dies and E T Brantly’s Clermont business is kept. Brantly had followed hard work and long trips between Mount Dora and Clermont leading to a heart attack and orders to slow down.
H G Finlayson Dry Goods opens beside First National Bank on Donnelly Street. Mr and Mrs H G Finlayson say the store offers quality household supplies for new homes. The couple, winter visitors to Mount Dora, remodeled the store with a blue and gray color scheme under Mrs Finlayson's design.
The article notes a leadership shift with Joseph Bon Jorn of Clermont appointed manager for Mount Dora and the return of Mrs. Gudgeon to the enterprise. It highlights ongoing business activities and governance changes.
A doctor compares a Republican heart to a murmur while rumors swirl about Lake Shore Drive paving. The dispute centers on authorization from Commissioner Harry Stokes beyond Breezy Point and the next year's agenda. Casey Jones campaigns for the county school board amid school consolidation debates, facing wary voters unsure of the senatorial outcome.
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