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Newspaper
Mount Dora Topic
Location
Mount Dora, Florida, United States of America
Date
Apr 28, 1949
Page
1
Governor Fuller Warren appeals to Florida readers through weekly newspapers to back his tax bills. He accuses power companies of overcharging customers and questions hotel taxes while urging residents to contact their senators and representatives to resist lobbyist pressure and support his plans.
Mount Dora hosted Winter Garden Sun in the season opener. Winter Garden jumped to a 7 0 lead and rolled to a 16 to 3 win as Mount Dora faltered with walks and misplays. Cecil Barks struggled on the mound while Chisholm was out sick and Driver collided at the plate. The Winter Garden pitching by Davis shut the door for eight innings.
Retired as president of Fellows Gear Shaper Co. in Springfield Vermont he served fifty years in the firm. Joel Fullam 78 died at his home in Mount Dora. Survived by widow Eva May Bryant Fullam a niece and three nephews. Rehbaum Co. handling local arrangements. Funeral and burial in Springfield.
George J. White, a staunch champion of Florida Citrus Mutual, was named a member of the Citrus committee of the Florida Bankers Association for the 1949 50 year.
Mount Dora's Glee club led by Adrianne Norton and Maxine Evans joins county schools in Leesburg for the annual festival on Friday May 6 at Leesburg High School. Eight hundred fifty one students sing under various directors starting 8 p.m. Dora's soloists perform Heavenly Light Carmen Carmela and are the program's sole featured soloists.
Adrianne Norton captured first division honors at the state music festival in Tampa this week, rising from second division last year. The Mount Dora soprano, a leading singer at First Methodist Church, earned top praise while Maxine Evans won second division in the soprano category. the pair were Lake County’s two soloists, having qualified from the Deland district event last month.
A sub district meeting for Methodist Women officers will be held next Tuesday at Mount Dora Methodist Church Parish House. Hostess is Mount Dora's Women Society of Christian Service. Principal speaker will be Mrs F B Godfrey of Orlando and Mrs C H Conway of Mount Dora will lead music. Members should bring sandwiches and coffee for luncheon. The event runs 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Mount Dora exceeded its fundraising quota for the American Cancer Society by 204.67 dollars, delivering 424.67 against a 220 target. The campaign, led by Mrs. Eugene Simpson, honored volunteers including the Business and Professional Women's club and bank workers who donated significant amounts.
Mount Dora service station operator Chester Strause was jailed in Lake County under a $1000 bond on a charge of contributing to the delinquency of a minor. Authorities say he engaged in improper conduct with a 7-year-old girl at his Fifth and Baker station last Sunday. He is married and separated from his wife and has a 10-year-old son.
The IceHouse stage presents The Imaginary Invalid with Mi Carver as the lively maid and Mickey Carver as the Invalid. Walter J. Patton delivers a strong comic performance while Don Bales and Fred Bradford contribute notable supporting turns. Director William Jay Barker guides a talented cast through Molière influenced humor in Lake County.
L. G. Simpson and Verdual Hamlin star as father and son in Old Doc at the Community building. The presentation Friday at 8 p.m. promises a heart rending drama with touches of comedy and a vivid portrayal of family ties.
Scout Executive Tom Burgess Senior Scout Master William Jay Barker and Robert Goodman attended a regional Boy Scouts meeting in Jacksonville last week where a House resolution praised Scout leaders. The measure thanked Cub Masters Scout Masters and senior leaders for their unselfish sacrificial and beneficial services.
Charles R. Tucker at 80 reflects on a life split between teaching and farming. He now pursues color photography of Americana and children, sharing 3,000 slides from Maine to Key West with audiences, while pursuing genealogy research and city- or region-wide photo shows in Mount Dora and beyond.
Charles R Tucker grew up in Wisconsin and Massachusetts then attended Tufts College graduating in 1891. He pursued a master’s year, taught in a one room school, led an academy in Utah, taught high school in New York City for pay, farmed briefly, and finally retired. He remained deeply fond of Vermont and its studies in his later years.
Lake County schools including Mount Dora high school will stay as permanent centers and remain eligible for capital outlay funds. City Attorney Tom Cooley announced after his Tallahassee trip that state officials and the county school board will maintain centers in seven districts and fund building on a long range plan. The consolidation threat faded as the board supported equitable, permanent centers, with Kiwanis backing and continued advocacy to secure legislative action.
Mount Dora school hosts a May celebration next Tuesday after the PTA meeting. A May-pole dance for over 325 children will occur at 2 30 in the gym with English country dances by grade students. Lois Driver will reign as queen with Mary Foucart as maid of honor and a court including Frances Wages Dolly Adare oef Martha Simpson Rosemary Huff Margie Kenyon Patsy Conrad Blanche Hardin Anita Strendowski Joy Moon Patsy Wells Ann Edwards Mary Lou Davidson Alice Faye Johnson Carol Simpson Patricia Grantham Barbara Cox Patsy Spear.
Seven young Kiwanians of Mount Dora's Key Club, all Class of '49, presented talks on the town's school and future. They praised the Kiwanis effort to keep the school united, described its past growth since 1923, current enrollment of 542, and the 12‑teacher faculty, and cited notable graduates in various fields.
Anie Maid of the Mist, champion cat of Miss Maude Lantry, died last Thursday a week after turning 17. Her illness canceled this year’s Tremain Street party once famous for inviting local youths and honoring the famed pet.
Mount Dora merchants assemble Monday at 7 p.m. in the Chamber of Commerce office to discuss several important subjects. Betty Siess serves as secretary and announces the meeting details.
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