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Newspaper
Mount Dora Topic
Location
Mount Dora, Florida, United States of America
Date
Aug 07, 1947
Page
4
Classified line notes pay rates for publisher editor and plant superintendent at two dollars per line or two cents per word. No further details or names provided.
A retrospective column recalls J P Donnelly and his 1886 Mount Dora Vision of a thriving town. It notes his optimism amid slows like a railroad gap, ongoing growth after 24 years as mayor, and the 1895 freeze that tested the community. Donnelly died in 1930, leaving a lasting hopeful legacy.
The Mount Dora Voice notes a link with a prior article about the future. A tiny eight page issue carried two full pages of ads for local merchants aiming to draw 250 customers each. Real estate and Eustis sellers pursued wider audiences and reported strong returns. They plan more ads, and the piece urges keeping dollars in Mount Dora to support local businesses and counter Eustis competition.
A new book Tomorrow's Food by James Rorty and Dr N Philip Norman exposes that the Enriched bread program restores only a fraction of lost nutrients from milled wheat. Authorities warn removal of any essential factor disrupts the interlocking nutritional mechanism.
Karl Lehmann secretary of the Lake County Chamber of Commerce praises the editor for agitation against water hyacinth. He notes the pest can be controlled and Florida lakes need effective methods. He applauds Mount Dora’s potential work on the project and offers best wishes.
The article notes that one million automobiles were built in the first 16 weeks of 1947. About 85 percent sold for cash, with the remainder on installment plans. It advises buyers using installments to borrow from their bank and purchase insurance through their own agent for better service and lower costs.
A bid to remove Lake countys health director Dr R J Dalton drew a regional delegation from Eustis Leesburg Groveland and other areas before the Board of County Commissioners on Monday asking that he be kept on. Supporters praised Daltons work especially his role with a nutrition survey in Lake County. The commission postponed any action until the next meeting.
Lions hosts two 1964 Mount Dora leaders George White Jr and Frank Keller as guests at Friday night meeting. Delegates sponsored to Boys State at Florida State University, Tallahassee, June 9 to 14. Dedication plans noted for Little House work and Girl Scout house debt free transfer to Mrs. D Fletcher Crane.
The report states that in saw-timber alone, excluding cordwood, America holds over one and a half trillion board feet of wood. This showcases a vast lumber stockpile and reflects the scale of domestic timber use.
The fragment presents a note titled In Valhalla Dear John by J. P. Donnelly. It features a dialogue line with a character named LADY DORA wishing for a long conversation. The readable text is sparse and lacks full context or plot details.
Nearly 100 Dorans travelled to Leesburg to watch Mayor J E Fortner throw the first ball at a Mount Dora night event. The Leesburg Pirates beat Daytona 2 1 in a lively game, a lucky pitch and a shared good neighbor visit.
Mount Dora faces no local agency for used paper collection after the war. Harold Goforth of the Chamber of Commerce notes there is no central buyer. during the war Boy Scouts collected and sold paper in salvage campaigns, but now there’s little profit for collectors.
Dora Scout troop recognizes members for four advancements and 33 merit badges won by seniors and patrol leaders. Barry Norton, Herbert Benham, Donald Ford, W. Daniel Patton, John E. Johnson, David Blanchard, Harry Wise, Billy Carroll and others receive ranks and badges in life, second and first class, plus athletics, pioneering, home repair, swimming and life saving. Attendance banner goes to the Dora troop for strong turnout and parent support.
Mrs. Henry Land and her son David depart Wednesday for Waynesville North Carolina with Mr. W C Braggs Kennedy. They will join Mrs. Land’s mother Mrs. David S Simpson and Mrs Kennedy at Mrs Simpson’s camp. Mr Land is in New York on business and will meet them on return.
Staff Sergeant Samuel W. Lee of the U S Marine Corps and his wife the former Helen Merck of Mount Dora have been assigned to duty at the district headquarters recruiting station in Atlanta from St Louis, friends here learned.
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