04 Aug 1938
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Newspaper
Mount Dora Topic
Location
Mount Dora, Florida, United States of America
Date
Aug 04, 1938
Page
1
Baseball notes show Mount Dora hosting Eustis this afternoon at 3 30 with ace pitcher on the mound. Local teams jockey for position as fans await the game at Umatilla street venue.
Captain and Mrs. B. C. Jones inaugurate the Blue Heron delicatessen at 132 East Fifth Avenue in the Ingram Building. It will offer twenty five cent cold plates, homemade salads and pastries, Lake County ice cream, and serving hours daily with Sunday evenings.
Mount Dora summer clean up pushes repainting of shops. E. G. Hardy finishes interior painting at O. K. Barber Shop giving a cleaner, brighter look with a coat of white paint throughout.
The fish fry and picnic joint action by the Knights of Pythias and the Pythian Sisters was postponed to September. The event honors Mrs James A Simpson, a Bere worker in the Pythian Sisters.
Rain stopped play for a week delaying the Mount Dora tennis event. Most men’s singles reach quarter finals and doubles reach semi finals. Finalists may be decided next week if the weather clears and trophies, presented by the Chamber of Commerce, go to Christmas.
A strong program for the Annual Citrus Growers Institute is planned for September 5-9 at Camp McQuarrie in the Ocala Forest. The schedule includes registration opening and welcome, Production Day with experts from the Citrus Experiment Station, Florida Agricultural Extension Service, and Congressmen Hendricks.
School trustees will submit a plan for a $30,000 auditorium at the local high school to the WPA this week. The proposal requests a $13,500 grant and a $16,500 loan from the government. County Superintendent D. H. Moore confirms the step and Arthur Williams of Tavares, designer, will present to the WPA regional office in Atlanta. A $31,000 gymnasium is currently under construction by the WPA.
Mount Dora Topic launches a subscription drive from Friday August five to September sixteen aimed at placing the paper in every home. The campaign rewards top sellers with college scholarships of 250, 100 and 50 dollars, plus a ten percent share of nonwinning subscription money for all entrants. The effort emphasizes fairness, speed, and early entry with weekly honor points and a sealed final tally.
Miss Barbara Hoffman executive secretary of Lake County Chapter American Red Cross is in Mount Dora for a month or more assisting the chapter in peacetime activities. She has office space at the Chamber of Commerce and previously reorganized branches in Leesburg and Eustis. Captain B C Jones chairs the Lake County Chapter. Mrs George Keller is secretary treasurer. An annual project funds the county nurse salary. only until November 1 when the County Health Unit assumes duties.
Kiwanis members heard W. J. Johnson present a report on Mount Dora finances. Visitors M. F. Bunnell and G. M. Bronson of Eustis attended. Attendance prize went to J. J. West. July honor roll includes Keller Story Seckinger Smith Moorhead White Johnson Richardson Crane. This week features a sleight of hand and comedy act from an Orlando performer.
Plans swirl in Pensacola for a August 10 arrival of Franklin D. Roosevelt aboard the destroyer Houston. The president will tour the city for about an hour, with a parade through town and officials from across Florida to greet him after his south Pacific fishing trip.
A wary shopper warns that a $100 suit cannot realistically be bought for $20. The claim circulates online as a caution about bargain fashion or scams, prompting readers to consider price legitimacy before purchases.
Miss Ossie Ginther of Mount Dora won a $175 loan scholarship to the Florida State College for Women. The Lake County F L C W Alumnae Association and county civic groups funded the award based on high school records. Ginther, class of 1938, graduates high honors and will study library science at F S C W this fall.
Improvements in display windows and a general interior repainting over the past week brighten the Mount Dora Hardware. Two show windows flanking the entrance were shortened at the back for more light, the calling has been repainted bright white, and shelves will be repainted. The overall effect enhances the store’s attractiveness.
At Lakeside Park the Mount Dornworth League hosts a joint Epworth League rally of Northern and Southern Methodist churches with about 250 youths. After a basket supper the event moves to First Methodist Church for entertainment and business, signaling a move toward unified church branches and a planned united conference in May next year.
Governor Cone appoints Arthur B. Hale as state coordinator for Red Cross relief. Aimed at rapid mobilization of resources, the plan inventories Florida’s disaster assets to save lives and prevent duplication during emergencies. Local lines and state roads flagged for response coordination.
The Lake County Country Club hosts a handicap based match play starting today with qualifying rounds. Ernie Moore led qualifiers with 77 for 18 holes as Mount Dora entrants including Clayton Tremain Leon Cheek W A Vincent W J Johnson Burgess Thayer John Griswold and Ed Nutter compete. Results will be published as the event progresses.
A humorous Lake Region item recounts a wild poultry tale as a boss explains a scarily prolific triple egghen scenario. The piece notes a 4:30 Sunday morning visit to a poultry fancier, reveals 45 chicks from 15 eggs, then 135 chicks from reusing eggs, and warns of market collapse if kept. Mount Dora reportedly ended the threat by destroying the triple eggers, a secret kept for years.
Senator Claude Pepper tentatively accepts to address the Lake County Chamber of Commerce annual meeting at Lake Side Park Clermont Minneola on Thursday October 13. Harold Colee president of the Florida State Chamber of Commerce has accepted to speak. The program includes band concert amateur entertainers county chamber reports and a picnic. Public invited. lunches and drinks available at moderate prices.
The American Legion asks the person who took the flag from the pole in Donnelly Park to return it to Mr. Tucker at the Mount Dora Electric Shoe Shop before Sunday. The note adds that health is the essence of happiness.
A reflective remark questions the logic of remarriage shortly after a divorce, contrasting understanding of divorce motives with the impulse to wed anew the same day. The line hints at social norms and personal hesitation about commitment.
Mrs Edna G Simpson 42 died July 31 after an appendectomy at Tiffin Ohio hospital. Born June 23, 1896 in Whitehouse Ohio she lived much of her life in Florida. She married James Simpson Sept 24 1914 and was active in Methodist church Ladies Aid and Pythian Sisters. Survived by husband a son and daughter her father Frank Finzel and two sisters. Burial in Forest Cemetery Mount Dora with Pythian Sisters service.
Mrs. Carolyn McMurray opened her beauty shop in a renovated former home location at 434 Donnelly Ave beside Mount Dora Pharmacy. The informal reception drew friends and patrons. interiors feature ivory and maroon decor, four booths, a rear utility room, and a planned expansion. Two more operators to be added for the busy season.
The town council met Tuesday and passed a proposed ordinance levying a tax on sales of alcoholic beverages. No action was taken on adding shuffleboard courts for Donnelly Park. The contract with the engineer for the city war supply system extension was authorized.
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