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Newspaper
Mount Dora Topic
Location
Mount Dora, Florida, United States of America
Date
Aug 09, 1928
Page
7
Evelyn Walker and Tommy Baldwin drift through a decayed city night as she pleads to run away together. He reveals a plan to marry someone else, prompting her despair and a vow to seek the river as a final escape amid the storm.
The piece argues cities with ports can draw large regattas and festivals by arranging prizes and influential committees. It advocates water carnivals for swimmers and canoeists, state festival floats, and regional fruit or flower shows to attract tourists, noting rising tin can tourist numbers.
Sorrento Mrs Earl Martin, Miss Mary Battle and Miss Dean are listed in social notes. Pinkerton left Sunday for a week's vacation at Daytona Beach. Mr and Mrs P E Register have returned to their home in Jacksonville. Mrs Lola Kennedy and Miss ...
Lilah Kennedy left Wednesday for Jacksonville to enter a nine month business college program. Nora Green spent last week in Sanford as a guest of friends.
F. Dean and his granddaughter Beda Carver traveled to Alma Georgia to spend time with relatives during a family visit.
Rev. G. T. Hinton of Mt. Dora led a successful revival service Saturday night. The church received eight new members into its fellowship.
The Home Demonstration Club will meet Tuesday afternoon at the school house. Miss Christine McFerran will be in charge and requests all members to be present.
Mrs W C Stephens and Miss Amanda Patterson visited relatives in Minneola on Sunday.
Mrs J M Adams and her son Lincoln will depart Thursday for an extended vacation, leaving home in care of friends while they travel.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Brando and Miss Winters return from a motor trip to the west coast visiting Tampa Bradenton and Dade City. Miss Rae Brown of Ludow Vermont attended Gainesville summer school then stayed in town and will visit Daytona Beach next week. Several residents travel for business or study including L W Barker Gainesville trip Jacksonville and Mrs Lilla Lightfoot with children Billy and Margaret.
A historic ordinance outlines plumbing definitions permits inspections and sanitary standards. It governs connections to sewers drainage testing venting traps and lead work with specifics on tar coated pipes and prohibited fittings and outlines septic tank permits under town authority.
The ordinance declares certain plants or systems a nuisance after a mayoral hearing. If found nuisance, judgment requires compliance within up to thirty days. Failure allows the town marshal to fix it at the owner's expense, creating a prior lien. Violators face up to 200 in fines or 20 days' imprisonment. Readings scheduled for 1928 with objections to be heard.
In Lake County Florida a chancery order requires Annie M Terry and all heirs and claimants to appear September 3 1928 before the Sixteenth Judicial Circuit to answer a bill to set a title to lands described in the complaint. The Mount Dora Topic is designated to publish this order weekly for four weeks prior to Sept 3 1928.
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