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Newspaper
Mount Dora Topic
Location
Mount Dora, Florida, United States of America
Date
Apr 24, 1947
Page
4
Mabel Norris Reese and Eugene L. Downs listed in Mount Dora Florida classified advertising. Subscription prices in advance with a minimum of 25. Plant Superintendent Veemer linked to a matter set for April 7 1916 at the Mount Dora Post Office under the Act of March 3 1879.
The Titusville Star-Advocate notes misspellings in naval releases for Florida towns Altha Hialeah and Bostwick due to poor handwriting. Editors thank patrons for understanding during illness of the superintendent and endorse spelling contests while urging better penmanship among students.
The Mount Dora Library announces new acquisitions across fiction non fiction and juvenile shelves led by Edna Ferber Conrad and Steinbeck and including Chaucer Shute and Kennedy titles. A note states the library hours from May 1 will be Mondays Wednesdays and Saturdays 3 to 6 pm. The Mount Dora Library Committee adds a quirky fact about the royal antelope the smallest cud chewing animal on the west coast of Africa.
The Akron Beacon Journal salutes Paul H. Reese newly purchasing Mount Dora Florida weekly Topic. His wife Mabel Norris will join as associate editor. Reese brings 25 years as a Beacon Journal printer and is expected to raise the Topic to one of Florida's best weeklies.
Paul Reese of Akron Ohio has purchased the Mount Dora Topic and publishes his first issue this week. He worked 27 years in the Akron Beacon Journal mechanics and his wife served in the editorial department.
Ferndale is the first Lake County town to reach and pass its quota in the annual Cancer campaign surpassing 300 percent of its goal. Lake County and local chairmen including Mrs. Carl Henderson and Mrs. Lucile Tally organize the drive with quotas for education service and research as part of a statewide effort.
University of Florida announces that all qualified women may enroll in all colleges and courses during co educational summer sessions this year. Last year’s restriction is revoked and both sessions will admit women and men with June 12 registration for a six week first term starting June 16.
Mount Dora high school salutes Stefanie Bagliasea known as Stef a five foot five blonde with blue eyes and a steady 100 pounds. Stef played on the local basketball team number ten and portrays Suzie in the senior play A Date With Judy. Her travels and interest in Civics and Jane Austen shape her as a notable senior, with Liberty’s dawn memory as a lasting highlight. Best of luck to Stef in her future plans.
A Mount Dora girl Helen Lucille Minkley born May 28 1929 is described as growing to 5 6 1/2 with brown hair and eyes and a lively school life. A December 3 1928 note profiles Willie Ray Shivers of Opp Alabama a M D H S junior with blue eyes weighing 150 pounds and 5 10 tall who enjoys civics class and movies and hopes to decide on a vocation after graduation.
The fragment frames a spring mood where leafy days blur the line between the cadence of teachers and a persistent drone. It hints at seasonal renewal and a quiet, sensed tension between routine instruction and ambient noise.
Mount Dora was unanimously chosen again as the meeting place for the Florida Waterway Congress in April 1948. Perry and Tay Mee Coy Walter F. Coachman Jr. of Jacksonville was reelected, with H. C. Brown, W. P. Franklin Myers as vice chairmen, Karl Lestmann as secretary treasurer. The four served as initial officers in 1935 and have repeatedly retained posts. Also attending were Gen Charles P. Summerall and other senior officials, plus six retired district engineers from the Jacksonville district now living in Florida.
Bakersfield California farmer advisor writes to Lake County assistant agent seeking guidance on placing a 4H Club at a Children’s Home for Crippled in California. The inquiry references articles and pictures about the club from Umatilla and recent national publications.
The piece urges students to resist loafing during the final six weeks and to carry books home for cramming. It warns that idle time could hurt grades and graduation chances, and suggests practical tips like using durable clothes and avoiding repetitive room scenery next year.
Mrs Aura B Masters, 76, died after a lengthy illness. The funeral will be held this morning with Rev Gibson officiating. The body will be sent to Ravenna Ohio for interment.
Was a valued member of the Fitchburg fire department and the Odd Fellows Fitchburg lodge. Survived by widow Mrs. Rose W. Marston, sister and niece Mrs. John Harrer and Miss Ethel Harrer of Fitchburg, daughter Mrs. L. C. Jerue, two grandchildren Lois and George Jerue of Mount Dora. Funeral Tuesday April 15 at 3 30 from his home Rev George Gibson officiating. Burial Forest Cemetery Mount Dora pallbearers named.
A dated, terse clipping thanks neighbors for support during illness and death of J. Fred Kurras. A family note also thanks expresses sympathy and flowers. The text includes unrelated ad snippets for a finances and a loan firm in Lake County and a Rose W. Marston listing.
Drugstore ad touts TEOL fungicide with 90 percent alcohol for fast penetration killing athletes foot germs. Promotes guaranteed satisfaction with a 35 cent back offer at Mount Dora Pharmacy.
The American Legion Auxiliary announces the election of officers led by president Flavilla Blanchard and first vice president Elizabeth Guy. Also elected are Liane Lillie Mae Barks as designee, Margaret Stewart as corresponding secretary, Jean Jones as sergeant at arms, Lola Tucker, and Kathryn Lobeck as chaplain.
Notice announces registration of the fictitious business name Mt Ora Ward Company by Alfred Rehbaum Sr. in Mount Dora Lake County Florida under the 1941 act. It states the business address 220 East Third Avenue Mount Dora and lists Alfred Rehbaum Sr as the party interested, dated April 17 1947.
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