Going for the mail at the Mount Dora post office 1905
A group photo at the Mount Dora post office circa 1905 shows Mrs Watt driving the mail cart with many locals including J. P. Donnelly and George C. Thompson. The scene recalls the Bruce House guests and nearby Fourth Avenue businesses as area memories are identified by Mrs Watt and Miss True.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Watt
J. P. Donnelly
William Att
L. M. Thomas
Stewart
Thomas
Crooks
Mrs. Uffert
George Backus
Mr. Dewhurst
Mrs. Huston
Gillespie
Will Gardner
Bruce House
Grand View Hotel
Coffee Club Sees Alarm at Rationing Move
At the Mount Dora Coffee Club annual meeting in Palm Garden J MacLeod Smith is named Grand Percolator to replace Armer Johnson. Manuel Sedano becomes Brewmaster and Groundskeeper Chief Story. The group, nine years old, meets twice daily at the Mount Dora Coffee Shop and has consumed 1875 cups since November as rationing news looms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coffee Club
Palm Garden
J. MacLeod Smith
Armer Johnson
Manuel Sedano
Story
Dora
Sedano
Carl Broom
Armeree
Dora Canal
Mount Dora
Harry Mathews
Mount Kisco
N. Y
Augie Engelhard
Conn
Engelhard
Dec Beansias
Wil. C. Thomas
Lou Denbroeder
Red Cross Help for War Prisoner Contacts
Relatives of Americans held in foreign war prisons should register at the Red Cross Defense Center on Fifth Avenue or contact Miss Margaret Lewis, Mount Dora Red Cross secretary. Blank forms are available and the Red Cross will arrange messaging between home and prisoners of war.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red Cross Defense Center
Fifth Avenue
Margaret Lewis
Mount Dora
Red Cross
Registrants Warned Not To Be In Haste In Giving Up Jobs
Brig Gen Vivian Collins state director of Selective Service warns registrants to wait for actual induction before changing finances or personal affairs. Local board physicians only do preliminary examinations. final Army acceptance follows a reception center exam. Inducted registrants will receive time to adjust at home, with a liberal furlough policy announced by the War Department.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vivian Collins
Selective Service
Army
Collins
War Department
Liberty Book Drive Seeks More Books for Service Men
The Liberty Book Drive urges further book donations as Florida meets its quota while national needs lag. Books usable for young servicemen are requested, with fiction or non fiction preferred. Bring acceptable books to Miss Nancy Stuart at the J J West Realty Company. magazines are not accepted.
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Florida
Nancy Stuart
J. J. West: Realty Company
Villa Dora Hotel closes after successful season
The Villa Dora Hotel closed Tuesday night after a successful season and will reopen November first. Carl Graves proprietor will leave June first for Maplewood New Hampshire where he will spend the summer as beer it manager of Maplewood.
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Villa Dora
Carl Graves
Maplewood
N. H
Beir
Sugar Registration Rules Announced
Public notice requires every person including infants to register for sugar and obtain a Rationing Book. One person may register a whole family at designated schools in Mount Dora and Sorrento during May 4 to 7, with later dates for those who miss the initial window.
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Mount Dora
Honor Roll by Grade Seven Through Twelve
Honor roll lists include Grade 7 Sue Bond Maryann Hadlock Doris Harding Lucille Minkley Martha Alice Morton Lila Rhodes and Frank Teague. Grade 8 includes Bobby Allen Joyce Durgan Bement Retan Lois Rhodes Billy Schwind Ruth Shipes. Grade 9 lists John Coffin Johnnie Mae DeLoach Lucille Harding Lois Holloway Trudie Williams. Grade 10 features Gladys Irene Crane Dorothy Geiger Marilyn Johnson Grace Lee Allene Moon Myrtle Schallenberg. Grade 11 includes Dorothy Adams Jimmy Allen Mildred Edwards Mary Estey David French Lena Harding Edward Klatte Paul Mosteller Sara Roseborough Norman Tuckett Bobby Vincent Gloria Watts. Grade 12 lists Anna Boyd Maxine Clery Wilma DeLoach Anna Laura Futral Florence Lee Ernest Minkley Calvin Richardson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sue Bond
Maryann Hadlock
Doris Harding
Lucille Minkley
Martha Alice Morton
Lila Rhodes
Frank Teague
Bobby Allen
Joyce Durgan
Bement Retan
Lois Rhodes
Billy Schwind
Ruth Shipes
John Coffin
Johnnie Mae DeLoach
Lucille Harding
Lois Holloway
Trudie Williams
Gladys Irene Crane
Dorothy Geiger
Marilyn Johnson
Grace Lee
Allene Moon
Myrtle Schallenberg
Dorothy Adams
Jimmy
Poppies Flourish In Florida From Mrs Mortensen Garden
The Topic office displays bright poppies from Mrs. Carl Mortensen of Ninth Avenue proving Florida soils can nurture Shirley poppies with proper fertilizer mulching and regular watering. Carnations fancy raillardins and statice from Mr Dean of Gilbert Park brighten the editor’s desk and decorate Kiwanis and Community Building events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carl Mortensen
Shirley
Florida
Ninth Avenue
Mr. Dean
Gilbert Park
Dean
Kiwanis
New Train Schedule Through Mount Dora Takes Effect
A revised timetable begins Monday May 4 with daily service through Mount Dora except Sunday. No 434 from Leesburg departs Mount Dora 9 45 am arrives Sanford 11 20 am. No 433 reaches Sanford 4 00 pm. No 80 departs Sanford 1 38 pm arrives Jacksonville 5 25 pm. Streamliner Tamiami Champion No 92 leaves Sanford 3 50 pm arrives Jacksonville 6 25 pm. No 91 arrives Sanford 10 25 pm. No 89 arrives Sanford 12 20 pm. Local service indicated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Dora
Leesburg
Sanford
Jacksonville
Tamiami- Champion
Washington
New York
Streamliner
Lochner Takes Over Lake County Citizen Newspaper
John C. Lochner, former Clermont Press owner and editor, has leased and taken management of the Lake County Citizen in Tavares. He assumed duties Monday April 27 succeeding Joe Sapp, who will become Arcadia city editor for The Arcadian owned by Nate Reece Sr.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John C. Lochner
Clermont Press
Clermont
Florida
Lake County
Tavares
Mr. Lochner
Joe Sapp
Sapp
Arcadia
The
Arcadian
Nate Reece
No Parents Day Observed This Year at Florida State College for Women
Florida State College for Women will not hold a Parents Days observance this year. President Doak S Campbell cited travel difficulties and wartime conditions, noting that parents are welcome anytime but no special event is planned. Last year Parents Days occurred on the May 1 weekend and at Thanksgiving in other years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Florida State College For Women
Doak S. Campbell
The
State College
Public Library Adopts Summer Weekend Afternoon Hours
Public Library announces new summer hours with open afternoons Monday Wednesday and Saturday from 3 to 6. The facility will be closed Fridays during the summer season.
Lions District Governor Addresses Mount Dora Lions Club
District Governor D R Billy Matthews of Gainesville urged Lions to educate on political and economic issues and to safeguard elections. He cited vigilance against graft, recalling a Gainesville case where a fundraiser misdirected funds for the Florida Council for the Blind.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. R
Billy) Matthews
Gainesville
Mount Dora
America
Florida
Florida Council For the Blind
Spence
Lawn Bowling Club Grapples With Rules and Departures
The club reviews Rule VI on mat contact and Rule VIII on re-playing the head amid debates on timing. Departing members include Alexander Kerr of Malden and several couples from Hutchinson Sewickley Wollaston Friendship Bernardsville Cliff Island Cape George Bridgeport. Remaining members urged to use courts. a humorous misplay illustrates the game’s unpredictable spirit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alexander Kerr
Malden
Mass
George Co. Hutchinson
Sewickley
Penn
Lake Placid
N. Y
Frank Bridgman
Wollaston
Clark Dillenbeck
Chestnut Hill
Philadelphia
Arthur Peabody Pratt
Friendship
Maine
Henry Edson Jones
Bernardsville
New Jersey
Francis A. Poole
Cliff Island
William A. Chisholm
Cape George
Nova Scotia
August M. Engelhard
Bridgeport
Socosely
Knights of Pythias Pay Tribute to E F Harding
Mount Dora Knights of Pythias honored charter member E F Harding at a lodge meeting. Chancellor Commander R G Cassady presented a 25 years Veteran Emblem for his 25 years of faithful service. F J Ledger lauded his loyalty and leadership in maintaining lodge principles.
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Mount Dora
E. F. Harding
Knights of Pythias Lodge
R. G. Cassady
Harding
F. J. Ledger
Every American Canvass Report in Mount Dora
Chairman Hurlburt reports 257 pledged totaling 27391.15 annually for War Bonds and ramps. Canvass advances via organizations and volunteers at banks, chambers, and offices. Some expect contact to sign up. some Negroes in East Town canvass progress lacks figures due to misunderstandings.
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Hurlburt
Mount Dora
Bank
Chamber of Commerce
Topic
East Town
New Mail Schedule for Leesburg and Surrounding Routes
Regular and Air Mail inbound and outbound letters listed with times for Leesburg Sanford Orlando Eustis Ta varaes and north and south points. Postmaster DOOLEY notes schedules include Sunday star routes with 8:30 A M inbound and 4:30 P M depending on route.
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Leesburg
Sanford
Orlando
Eustis
Tavares
Co. C. Dooley
Mount Dora to Celebrate Music Week
Pupils of Mrs C M Brown and the High School Glee Club directed by Mrs Alice Strite will present a musical at the Community Building at 8:00 p m Friday May 8. The School Band will perform before and after. An effort to secure a pianist as guest soloist is noted. No admission charged. Let us observe Music Week and support musical education.
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C. M. Brown
Alice Strite
Hotel Mount Dora Opens Throughout Summer
Year round residents welcome news that Hotel Mount Dora will stay open through the season. Mr and Mrs Sedano will occupy rooms and operate the coffee shop for public convenience. The hotel offers large comfortable rooms and meals in the coffee shop during the hot months.
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Mount Dora
Sedano
Governor Holland to Broadcast Tomorrow on War Bond Pledges
Governor Spessard L. Holland will speak Friday evening May 1 over Florida radio stations to commend war bond and stamp purchases and the state's May through July quota He will urge all employed persons to raise participation to at least 10 percent of wages via payroll allotment or regular savings He cites Treasury plan to boost war savings and Florida's leadership in the effort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spessard L. Holland
Florida
Holland
Secretary of the Treasury
United States
Mount Dora School Band Boat Ride and Picnic
The Mount Dora School Band will ride on a boat trip hosted by Captain Harry Wise this Saturday afternoon starting at 4 o'clock. They will depart from the Yacht Club dock, cruise Lake Dora shore, play a few numbers, then head to Trimble Park for a picnic supper with parents.
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Mount Dora
Harry Wise
Yacht Club
Lake Dora
Trimble Park
Yacht Club Plans 1942 43 Season Activities
Mount Dora Yacht Club installs new officers led by Commodore George Church and Vice Commodore W M Kennedy for the 1942 43 season. The group extends supper and dance plans, renews Steward and Mrs Collins service, discusses clubhouse repairs and USO dance use, and notes private club access for members.
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Mount Dora
Steward
House Committee
USO
Yacht Club
A. C. Johnson
A. E. Bell
Richard Edgerton
Commodore George Church
Commodore
John Murray
Alfred Rehbaum, Sr
Louis Klatte
Dr Ketcham to Preach Sunday Morning
Dr Heber D Ketcham will preach next Sunday morning in the Methodist pulpit at Mount Dora on Methodism's Mission to Our Day. The piece notes his sixty year circuit start in June on the Seven Mile Circuit north of Hamilton within the Cincinnati Conference.
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Heber D. Kettham
Mount Dora
Kenneth G. Rogers
Indianapolis
Ind
Ketcham
Seven Mile
Hamilton
Cincinnati
Cotton Run
Auburn Chapel
Simonson Chapel
Notes About Our Men In Service
Local column lists service members and their assignments. M J Bouterse Jr signed his first quarters report showing Pacific Sea Duty after a brief visit to Cleveland Tennessee with wife Virginia and son Curtis Carlisle. Cadet Billy McCown returned home for weekend leave before advanced training in Douglas Georgia. Ralph Townsend on furlough awaiting flying school placement. Col Will L Wood added to Honor Roll now in active service. Alton L White Inducted at Camp Blanding sent to Fort Belvoir Virginia. William H Victor of Akron now at Camp Claiborne Louisiana. Requests readers send photos and news items about servicemen. pictures will be returned after processing.
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M. J. Bouterse, Jr
U. S. Navy
Pacific
Cleveland
Tenn
Virginia
Curtis Carlisle
308 Men Registered Monday In Mount Dora
According to the registration Monday Mount Dora has 224 white men and 84 negroes a total of 308 from 45 to 64 years of age. These men are not liable for military service under the Selective Training and Service Act of 1940 as amended. Later they will be required to fill out an occupational questionnaire detailing their civilian qualifications and skills for information purposes only.
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Mount Dora
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W. C. Butts
Ris
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A. P. Lewis Drug Store
Miss True
Lackey
R. H. True
Carrie
Mary True
Lewis
Fourth Avenue
Fourth and
Alexander
J. G. LaDue
Clarence R. Williams
Hunting Hill
Mount Dora Congregational Church
Liberty Book Drive
Lake Jem
Sorrento
John Lochner
Lions News
Lawn Bowling Club
Knights of Pythias
HOTEL
Democratic Party
Congress
State of Florida
Barney J. Cohenne Raymond
J. Davis
Ima Lan
DR. Ketcham
Billy McCown
Douglas
Ralph Townsend
Will L. Wood
Alton L. White
Camp Blanding
Fort Belvoir
William H. Victor
Akron, O
Mount Dora High School
Camp Claiborne, la
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