Mount Dora Relief Effort Backed by City Panel
City Finance Committee, Park Board, and Citizens Employment Commission met to discuss ongoing aid to the unemployed. They noted weekly new applicants, limited work capacity, and success of park cleanup programs. A resolution praised H W Harlow and urged continued funding to prevent hunger as citrus season nears. Up to yesterday 3,397 hours of work valued at $509.57 had been provided in grocer-paid relief.
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Park Board
Citizens’ Employment Commission
Harlow
Mount Dora
Red Cross
Relief Activites
Church
White
Town Council
Citizens Employment Commission
H. W. Harlow
Mountra
A. J. Waltz
Compliments to Mount Dora in Topic notes renewal
Mrs. Clyde Crandall writing from Dewittville New York renews her Topic subscription and praises the paper for advertising Mount Dora and its fine school. She says copies were passed to friends who would benefit the town and calls the paper a big help to Mount Dora.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clyde Crandall
Dewittville
N. Y
Mount Dora
Sic
Mount Dora Loses Playoff Baseball At Umatilla
Mount Dora visiting Umatilla fell 6 to 2 in a playoff game after last Thursday’s rainout ended 5 5 at halftime. Michael and Holton homered for Umatilla, while Mount Dora failed to spark offense with bases loaded three times. umpire controversy led to Ero being removed. Lasater took over and drew mixed reactions.
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Umatilla
Mount Dora
Michael
Ero
Lasater
Holton
Central Florida Chamber Secretaries Meet in Sanford
Miss Louise Lane of the local Chamber of Commerce attended the Central Florida Council Chamber of Commerce Secretaries and Presidents breakfast at the Celery Cafe in Sanford. The discussion focused on Florida inland waterways and the St Johns river system and noted the heavy activity of St Johns river boats. The report says greater use of current facilities could cut transport costs and open more waterways. September meeting to be in Kissimmee and October in Mount Dora.
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Louise Lane
Chamber of Commerce
Central Florida Council Chamber of Commerce
Sanford
Florida
St. Johns River
Kissimmee
Mount Dora
Home Demonstration Club to Review Farmers Week Program
The Home Demonstration club meets Wednesday August 24 to hear a full report from members who attended Farmers Week detailing the complete week’s program and activities.
Chamber Commerce Plans Big Publicity Campaign
Mount Dora Chamber of Commerce directors aim to boost the town’s profile with a four week publicity drive via the Mount Dora Topic. They will mail booklets and letters to 3000 4000 northern contacts and promote travel through the area.
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Chamber Commerce
Chamber of Commerce
Alfred Rehbaum
Mount Dora
Florida
Kiwanis Programs Highlight Public Safety and Youth Work
Kiwanis meeting features T L Dumas of the A C L Railroad speaking on Public Safety. Harold Hippler praises Mount Dora Kiwanis for rising membership and urges continued effort. Club supports underprivileged children, aided a Lake County boy with a hand deformity, and backs Boy Scouts and 4 H activities.
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Kiwanis
T. L. Dumas
A. C. L. Railroad
Lake County
Tree Conscious in Mount Dora as City Cleans Shade Trees
The Citizens' Employment Commission cleans Spanish moss and trims shade trees in Mount Dora. They remove mistletoe threatening tree life near Rehbaum's hardware store and Coffin's trees at Fourth and Alexander, leaving some trees stripped to skeletons as owners hope for survival.
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Citizens’ Employment Commission
Mount Dora
Mr. Rehbaum
Mr. Coffin
Lake County B and L Meeting Held in Mount Dora
The Lake County Building and Loan Association held its regular meeting last Tuesday evening at J. J. West Realty in Mount Dora. Directors meet biweekly alternately in Mount Dora and Tavares. Vice President A. J. Waltz presided due to the president Frederick L. Pierce's illness.
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Lake County Building and Loan Association
J. J. West Realty Company
Mount Dora
Tavares
A. J. Waltz
Ladies Aid Society solicits Topic subscriptions with commissions
The Methodist Ladies Aid Society urges non subscribers to take the Topic, offering a generous commission for each new subscription.
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The
Methodist Ladies Aid Society
Large Lake county group attends Florida Farmers' Week
One of the largest delegations from Lake County, including citrus growers, truck farmers, poultrymen, and Home Demonstration club women, attended University of Florida Farmers' Week in Gainesville. Lake tied with Duval for third in attendance. featured speakers included Governor Doyle Carlton and Commissioner Nathan Mayo.
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Lake County
University of Florida
Gainesville
Lake
Duval County
Doyle E. Carlton
Nathan Mayo
W. H. Black, Sr
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Mount Dora
S. S. Sadler
S. S. (Buck) Jr
T. A
E. H. Townsend
O. M. Simpson
Grant Cowles
Carrie Kimball
Frank Finzel
Alice Ten- Broeck
H. S. Masten
Messrs. Sadler
Townsend
Simpson
Sadler
Lake Ola
Masten
Mary. S.allen
Tavares
Peacock to Speak at Methodist Service This Sunday
Attorney S C Peacock will deliver the sermon at the Sunday morning Methodist service while the pastor is on a month’s vacation. The topic is Cooperation or Chaos or Where do we go from here. The service begins at the usual 11 o’clock hour.
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Methodist’ Church
S. C. Peacock
Advertisements and Social News from Local Stores
Brief notices compile shop ads and social items from the era. Includes storefront promotions, upcoming sales, and community notices stylized like a social column.
Saturday Night Gatherings Grow Bigger In Mount Dora
W B Roberts moved his drug store to Fifth avenue west beside the theatre and renamed it Roberts Sundry Shop. An opening Saturday 4 to 6 pm offers free ice cream and cigars. A redecored store features a new fountain and open front. Crowds attend the band concerts and grocery basket drawings sponsored by the Chamber of Commerce. Winners include Richard C. Jones and others. registration is at the stand near the bandstand.
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W. B. Roberts
Fifth and
Donnelly Avenue
Fifth Avenue
Lake View
Roberts Sundry Shop
Frank Griffiths
Turner Brock
Mount Dora
Chamber of Commerce
Richard C. Jones
Ed Moorhead
J. A. White
Winter Park
Florida
Lake County
Major Tom Cooley Leads ROTC In Seven Training Branches
Major Thomas H. Cooley, battalion commander of the 32nd Infantry Reserve, spends two weeks at Fort Screven, Ga, serving as instructor in seven branches. Regular 8th Infantry officers assist as assistants in all subjects.
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Tom Cooley
Thomas H. Cooley
1St
Batallion
32Nd Infantry Reserve
Fort Screven
Georgia
Cooley
8Th Infantry
Doctor Richardson Takes Month Long Vacation
Dr. Richard on vacation with wife and two children for four weeks visiting Jersey City New York Vermont Massachusetts Maine Niagara Falls Montreal and Ottawa calling on winter patients. Miss Gertrude Thorne will supervise Mount Dora hospital during his absence until about September 11.
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Gerald A. Richardson
Geraldine
Calvin
Jersey City
N. J
New York
Vermont
Massachusetts
Maine
Niagara Falls
Montreal
Ottawa
Canada
Mount Dora
Mount Dora Hospital
Gertrude Thorne
R. N
Richardson
Topic Readers to Include Florida Magazine Farm and Live Stock Record
Topic Readers will deliver each week a Florida magazine titled Farm and Live Stock Record with the regular subscription. The addition will come at no extra cost and is expected to begin with the September issue pending final arrangements.
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Florida
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City Finance Committee
Peeterrorirgy
Pike
Mount Dora Theatre
A. C. Quixley
M. W. Simpson
Miss Lane
Chamber
Lane
Laura Neville
Neville
University of Washington
Girl Scouts
Epworth League
Kiwanis News
Lake County B & L
MR. Peacock
Merchants Business
Lake View Pharmacy
Senate
DR. Richardson
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