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Newspaper
Mount Dora Topic
Location
Mount Dora, Florida, United States of America
Date
Aug 07, 1952
Page
2
The 1938 Florida Telephone Corporation advertisement marks Mount Dora’s switch from magneto to automatic service with 238 phones and a 400 line building. Today 1,155 phones are in service and a new building serves 3,000 lines.
The Mount Dora exchange grew from 35 telephones in 1917 to 1 155 by 1945 with expansions in 1938 and 1944. Florida Telephone Corporation assets and district managers tied to Leesburg and Eustis marked a regional rise, while capacity planned to 3 000 stations reflected postwar expansion amid material shortages.
Mount Dora debuted a new dial telephones system during a Ki club luncheon chaired by Crip Hurlburt. Otto Wettstein Jr. of Florida Telephone Corp announced recent call volumes, praised local cooperation, and projected continued growth as officials praised the upgrade from the old magneto crank system.
Mount Dora unveils dial telephone service at a Kiwanis luncheon on October 6 with a staged phone call to Mayor Simpson. Otto Wettstein Jr outlines costs and service, and officials from Florida Telephone Corp and Southern Bell attend. Local chambers praise the upgrade as a historic Lake County milestone.
The Florida Telephone Corporation thanks Mount Dora subscribers for their cooperation aiding the development and quality of telephone service and pledges best efforts to provide satisfactory future service to patrons.
Mount Dora Topic published in Mount Dora Florida on a Thursday schedule by the Mount Dora Publishing Company. The item notes a weekly editorial bulletin dated March 30 1944.
A Florida newspaper hails the Florida Telephone Corporation and its founder Otto Wettstein Jr as a humane, Florida-centered firm. It lauds employee loyalty, local ownership, and the company’s wartime service with 8,000 telephones across 30 exchanges in 15 counties.
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