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Newspaper
Mount Dora Topic
Location
Mount Dora, Florida, United States of America
Date
Aug 16, 1934
Page
8
The article explains a 7 cent Florida gasoline tax and its effect on real estate. It argues fuel costs remain near 21 cents per gallon after the tax and claims the levy shifts the burden from real estate, reducing state and county costs for homeowners and investors.
Mount Dora officials tout a strong financial condition, noting no bond defaults and a favorable standing among similarly sized cities. The appeal pitches Mount Dora as a homeseekers paradise with orange groves as a key draw.
Mount Dora offers wonderful lakes and a regular boat schedule on Lake Dora and nearby lakes throughout the winter season. A visit to Florida this winter promises a logical choice for a pleasurable vacation in Mount Dora.
Kiwanis notes fifteen beds now operating at twenty three capacity soon to rise. County doctors cure diseases in children with much free care, including a worm infection case now recovering. Call for county nurse to reach smaller families and prevent illness. Dr Oetjen invites all to visit the hospital.
Visitors included E H Wilkerson and Charles Yancey from Umatilla. Harold Coleman donated the attendance prize, a Kiwanis cake iced with a white K and Kiwanis International in blue. Alfred Rehbaum won and proudly displayed it as others sought to take it.
J Dixon, 25, formerly of Mount Dora and recently of Peach Hotel Fort Valley, was killed at 12:45 a m Monday in front of the Winona Hotel. Dewey L. Varnette, 40, of the peach disease laboratory at Ft Valley, is jailed on murder charges after witnesses describe a confrontation and Dixon’s fatal shot to the left eye. The coroner’s jury bound Varnette without bond for the fall session. Dixon’s burial was Tuesday at 3 p m. he is survived by his father W D Dixon and four brothers and three sisters in Georgia.
The Mount Dora Hardware Company refreshed its slogan to In Mount Dora 19 Years Growing All The Time. For nineteen years the Mount Dora Topic has featured its advertisement, supporting steady growth through good and bad times. Congratulations to Mr. Rehbaum and Mount Dora on this business milestone.
A. J. Waltz of Builders' Supply Company and Mrs. Waltz in Chicago laud the Florida Exhibit as the best investment Florida has ever made. They say the show is too large to fully take in and praise the crowd, energy, and live attendants drawing attention.
Charles H Towson 83, Lancaster Ohio native and longtime business leader, died August 2 in Mount Dora after a week at home from uremic poisoning following summer flu. He built 61 years in insurance and engaged in real estate development, chaired the Chamber of Commerce, and served in the Methodist church and Knights of Pythias. Survived by daughters Helen Towson and Marie Marshall, and three Towson grandchildren. A step-saving kitchen advertisement is included in the text.
Council referred the school flood light funding to the Light Committee as they review costs and debt incurred for installation. Mayor Simpson reports ditching near East Town to drain flats and Mosquito control to be followed by oiling a remaining pool after summer rains. Harold Wilson to oversee fire equipment. Dr. J M Scott advises on a milk ordinance with Grade A versus B definitions and inspections. Assessor reports total valuation of 3 649 284 and a 50 000 budget with 13 75 mills tax levy. 55 percent of 1933 taxes collected. delinquent taxes referred to Cooley for collection with foreclosure potential if unpaid.
Master Grady Henderson son of Mr and Mrs G R Henderson Sunset Court suffered the first accident on the new overpass last Friday while riding with Alice McLane on a slippery bridge after rain. His leg was broken between knee and thigh, he was taken to Lake County Hospital for setting and X ray. The girl was uninjured. the bridge was not yet open to traffic and no fault was found.
Dr Gerald A Richardson of Mount Dora Hospital returns from a four week northern trip. He attended the American Osteopathic Association convention in Wichita and clinics in Bayonne New Jersey and Safell due old aic. He will hold a clinic at Mount Dora Hospital on the 17th and 18th for the poor to receive tonsil and adenoid removal using Electro Coagulation without anesthesia and minimal recovery time.
Cattlemen of Florida are invited to attend the annual Florida Angus round table. The morning program covers cattle problems and the afternoon features a tour of top Angus herds in the state.
Classified note seeks owner for a heavy gray tweed coat blown from a car in the Mount Dora area. Contact Charles Lanne of Tavares for return and a reward is offered. Also for sale two parcels near Lake Dora with citrus trees and other fruit and used barbed wire available from Topic office.
The letter invites readers to plan a trip to Florida and mentions Mount Dora real estate firms including David S. Simpson Jr J J West Realty A C Quixley Realty L A Tremain and Lakes and Hills Realty Co promising eager service for prospective buyers and visitors.
In the Lake County Florida County Judge's Court the estate of Ida Agnes La Force deceased will present final accounts and vouchers for approval and discharge. John M. McCown serves as executor and will appear September 3, 1934 at the Court House in Tavares Florida for discharge.
Miss Shirley Shonenberger secretary of the Mount Dora Chamber of Commerce is on a two week vacation in Chicago. She traveled with Miss Dorothy Whitie and Mrs Hoke Wood after being driven to Jacksonville and Flagler Beach by auto then by bus to Cincinnati. Mrs Claude Carter will take her Chamber duties during absence.
S. O. Shinholser holds Tax Certificate No. dated August 1 1932 and applies for tax deed on land described as southwest quarter of southwest quarter section 31 township 18 range 25 in Lake County Florida. If not redeemed by law a tax deed will issue on September 11 1934. Official seal GEO J DYKES Clerk.
T O Duval holder of Tax Certificates 2578 2598 2612 2617 and part 2599 filed for tax deeds. Properties in Silver Lake Estates Benj B Park Wm H Gardner C E Guyton and Silver Lake Estates. Deeds will be issued September 11 1934 if not redeemed. Dated August 6 1934. Government purchased nearly two million head of cattle in the growth area by August 1 at about 13 dollars per head.
The American Legion posts of Florida schedule a Midsummer Conference in Orlando on August 18 and 19 with headquarters at the Angebilt Hotel. Plans for the National Convention in Miami will be announced. Mount Dora Post will be represented and a Saturday night rooftop dance is promised.
Under decree of the court the sale of Lake County Florida real estate is set for the highest bidder for cash at the courthouse door in Tavares. Lots 40 41 and 42 in Block 20 Sylvan Shores will be offered to satisfy the complainant’s amount due under the final decree. Dated August 8 1934 by Special Master in Chancery A C E Duncan. Kennedy W M Solicitor for Complainant Tavares Florida.
A reader notes a sapodilla fruit mistaken for a green tangerine in a window displays a freak feature a handle near the stem end. The sapodilla is tropic, rarer in central Florida, with several trees present in Orlando areas.
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