Norris Crowned Mount Dora Tennis Champion in Dramatic Comeback
Charles Norris defeated Tremain 0-6 8-10 6-2 9-7 6-3 in a rain delayed Mount Dora tournament final to claim the men singles title and engraving rights on the trophy. Norris, with support from Mount Dora Chamber of Commerce officials, rose from a two-set deficit to win in five sets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charlie Norris
Mountendeer Commerce
Droppy
Tremain
Norris
George J. White
Mount Dora
al Ramsdell
Ramsdell
Cecil Parker
Claton Tremain
Babe Scott
Clayton Tremain
Cornerstone Laid For New Mount Dora Gymnasium
The Mount Dora High School gymnasium project began with Miss Margaret Takach of Leesburg laying the first cement block at eight o'clock Monday. The cornerstone ceremony marked the start of wall work on the new building, with the foundation already in place and visible progress underway.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Dora High School
Mount Dora
Margaret Takach
Leesburg
WPA
Bundys Set to Mark 65th Wedding Anniversary in Cincinnati
Mount Dora residents know "Uncle George" Bundy and "Aunt Mary" as winter visitors. They will celebrate their 65th anniversary in Cincinnati on the 25th. George also has his 90th birthday on September 12. News comes via postcard from W S Cadman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount. Dora
George
Mary” Bundy
Cincinnati
W. S. Cadman
Census Counts 24 569 Twin Births in United States 1936
The U S Bureau of Census reported that 24 569 sets of twins were born in the United States during 1936. This figure highlights the annual birth statistics and reflects twin birth rates during the period.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
U.S
Bureau of Census
U.S. Census Bureau
U. S
U. S. Census Bureau
Baseball News from Gene Downs Box Score Summary
Baseball score details note errors by Britt Simpson Hale Durden Adkins and Dean. Salisbury W Damastus Simpson Connell lead with runs batted in while W Damastus Simpson collect two base hits and Britt two three base hits. Damastus Haskins Adkins Haskins pitcher stats and umpires Britt and Martin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pouib
Britt
Simpson
Hale
Durden
Adkins
Dean
Salisbury
W. Damastus
Connell
Lane
Haskins
Damastus
Winter Garden
Mount Dora
Akdins
E. Haskins
Crawdy
H. Simpson
Wiley
Apopka
O Stevens
Cf Hale
Ab E. Pounds
Abeeensenianseeeser
Thomas
Seraeee Britt
Wright
Ab Stephens
McNeal
Damasius
Pounds
Drawdy
Rev Wells and family escape injury in Southern wreck
The Rev G Leon Wells his wife Mrs Wells and their daughter Miss Mabel escaped injury after a two car collision between Society Hill and Hartsville South Carolina on Thursday August 4 The Wells car had right of way when a car coming from a dirt side road without stopping struck it Mrs Wells suffered severe bruises The other driver said he forgot to stop at the highway cross The Wells were returning home to St Cloud after a month long vacation in the North
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. Leon Wells
Mabel
First Methodist Church
Society Hill
Hartsville
S. C
Wells
Highway Cross
St. Cloud
North
Heat Causes 4678 U S Deaths In 1936
A government tally shows 4 678 Americans died from excessive heat in 1936. The figure highlights heat as a deadly public health issue and notes regional spikes and conditions contributing to the fatalities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Harry P Fish Dies in Mt Kisco Heart Trouble
The Mount Dora winter resident Harry P Fish died suddenly last Wednesday in Mt Kisco New York from heart trouble. A former mortician and funeral parlor owner, he donated Florida wildlife to Mt Kisco High School and was working on a public library collection. He died at sixty nine, funeral held in Mt Kisco with Mount Dora connections noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry P. Fish
Mount Dora
Mr. Fish
Mt. Kisco
N. Y
Florida
Fish
Helen Street
Bess Coffin
Robert W. Dickson
Fletcher Crane
Large Enrollment For Water Course
The local Red Cross sponsors a two week water safety course at Lakeside Inn Pool starting August 22. Twenty enroll in swimming, twelve in life saving, with sessions from 9 to 11 a.m. and 3 to 5 p.m. Local instructors Mary Elizabeth Simpson Bob Quixley and C. C. Dooley Jr supervise. exams by an out of town expert.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red Cross
Apie
Lakeside Inn
Mary Elizabeth Simpson
Bob Quixley
Ad C. C. Dooley, Jr
American Red Cross
Barbara Hoffman
Chamber of Commerce
Tennis Team Delights With Eustis Match Here
Local tennis players from the Chamber of Commerce meet Eustis this afternoon on the Lake side and Donnelly Park courts with top matches slated for tonight. Notable entrants include Arlene Cruze former state women's champion. Highlights feature Rice, C Norris, Me Farland Koontz Ramsdell Simpson Prioleau Tremain and the Cruze sisters alongside a Bay men’s doubles pairing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamber of Commerce
Eustis
Lakeside
Donnelly Park
Arlene Cruze
Rice
C. Norris
C. Me. Farland
G. Koontz
Ray
Ramsdell
Elizabeth Simpson
C. Prioleau
S. Shonenberger
C.tremain
Simpson
Shonenberger
D. Cruze
Prioleau
A. Cruze
Koontz
Bay
Chief Story Takes Two Weeks Vacation
Police Chief Story began a two week vacation this Monday. Night duty will be filled by Richard Shipes with Haskins serving as night officer in his absence. Mr and Mrs Story plan rest stays and brief trips in Florida only.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Story
Richard Shipes
Herschel Haskins
Mrs. Story
Florida
Deadline for PWA Applications September 30
Congressman Joe Hendricks instructs that the law provides September 30 as the filing deadline for PWA project applications. He urges that the public be notified of this provision via telegram to the Topic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe Hendricks
P.W.A
Kiwanis Meeting Highlights and Judge Koonce Talk
Kiwanis club heard Circuit Judge J C B Koonce praise by Thomas H Cooley. Judge Koonce shared highlights of a California trip and offered witty remarks. Boy Scout Public Affairs and Program committees reported. Attendance prize went to C C Moorhead. Next week's speaker not named.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. C. B. Koonce
Thomas H. Cooley
Malone Realty Co Sponsors Local Diamondball Team
Malone Realty Co backs the Independent Boys now rebranded as Malone Realty Co Greenbacks. The players, among the town's best, train with all star teams and plan a schedule against Eustis, Tavares, Umatilla, Apopka, Leesburg, Groveland, and more as Mount Dora begins sponsored athletics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Malone Realty Co
Greenbacks
Eustis
Tavares
Umatilla
Apopka
Leesburg
Groveland
Mount Dora
Diamond Ball Doubleheader at Heim Field Tonight
Tonight at 8 Edwards Ice Men face a Sorrento team in a home diamond event at Heim Field while the local girls meet Sorrento girls. Malone Realty and Green backs join the local girls for a Monday game with Tavares, then Eustis visits Friday. A U.S. Census report notes one in three farmers derives income from non farm sources and farm purchases via cooperatives rise since 1930 per the 1938 Bureau survey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Heim Field
Edwards
Sorrento
Sorrento Girls
Malone: Realty Co
Greenbacks
Tavares
Eustis
U.S
New Air Chief Edwards J Noble Leads Civil Aeronautics
Edward J Noble serves as chairman of a five member Civil Aeronautics Authority to take charge Monday August 22 of all American civil aviation under the McCarran Leaf bill. The commission merges the Bureau of Air Commerce and ends rate and standard control by five other agencies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward J. Noble
Civil Aeronautics Authority
Bureau of Air Commerce
Mount Dora Bank Praised by National Banking Journal
The First National Bank of Mount Dora Florida earned praise from American Banker for a local advertising campaign in the Mount Dora Topic. Reports note a 37 percent loan increase for the year ending July 18 1938 and ads explaining loan processes credit department and bank services to aid recovery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George J. White
First National Bank
New York
American Banker
Ee Y Banking
First National Bank of
Mount Dora
Fla
First National
The
Jesse Jones
RFC
Florida
Lehmann promotes Lake County Florida pictures in Berkshire
Lake County Chamber of Commerce secretary Karl Lehmann showed colored Florida and Lake County motion pictures to six groups in five days at Berkshire hotels. He presented in hotel parlors and to Rotary and Kiwanis clubs in Keene and Pittsfield with nearly 200 business leaders in attendance. Additional showings were arranged for Franconia New Hampshire Dixville Sugar Hill and Poland Springs Maine amid warm, mosquito plagued nights.
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Lake County
Florida
Miami
Palm Beach
St. Petersburg
Rotary Club
Keene
N. H
Kiwanis
Pittsfield
Massachusetts
Lehmann
Franconia
Forrest Hills
Peckett’s
Sugar Hill
Dixville
Poland Springs
Maine
Great Barrington
New England
Mount Dora Temple hosts grand visit and new entrants
Grand Chief Etta Bailey of Jacksonville visits Mount Dora Temple and Apopka Temple as 3 new candidates are initiated. The campaign to recruit entrants for the Topic's College touts pay of $62.50 weekly and urges youths to join while noting past initiations and staff honors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Dora
Pythian
Etta Bailey
Jacksonville
Story
Apopka
Reggie Parker
Ray Eckholdt
Ernest Green
Florence Ault
Mae Fenton
Ada Colson
Mount Dora Temple
Cora Richards
Orlando
Ruth Hall
P. C
Sophia Story
Ablyn Finzel
E. S
Ruth Williamson
E. J
Ruth Chamberlain
Mgr
Ruby Chapman
M. Rlc
Mary McCarty
M. F
Ada Silver
Ada Moon
Adah Williamson
Poultry Institute Set To Open In Lake County Aug 22
The first annual Florida Poultry Institute will open Monday August 22 at Camp McQuarrie Lake County and run through August 26. The program features four days of lectures on Florida poultry industry topics led by Extension Service officials and state experts with entertainment and games in the evenings. Poultrymen may attend the full camp for 4 dollars, with the event aiming to educate for profit and enjoyment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Florida ‘Poultry Institute
Camp McQuarrie
Lake County
Florida
Florida Agricultural Extension Service
Florida Poultry Producers
State Department of Agriculture
Wilmon Newell
Florida Experiment Station
Nathan Mayo
Earl W. Brown
Story Tellers Club
The
Bars Club
Poultry Institute
W.T. Nettles
Agricultural ‘Extension Service
Wilmer Bassett
Lake Gaeny
Bill Sprague Reaches Lawn Bowling Semi Finals in Boston
Mount Dora Lawn Bowling Club ace Bill Sprague advanced to the semi finals at the National Lawn Bowling meet in Boston after defeating a field of over 70 players. He was edged by Howell of Detroit by a 2 to 1 score, ending his run. Sprague praised the tough competition and Mount Dora expressed pride in his performance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Mount Dora
Bill Sprague
Howell
Detroit
Counry
Bill
Coincidental Meeting Of Keller And Crane Travelers
A note from George C. Keller and wife describes a rare coincidence in North Carolina. While on vacation at Banners Elk they encountered Fletcher Crane and companions unexpectedly as they drove past, a brief pleasant surprise during travels to Blowing Rock from Johnson City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George C. Keller
Banners Elk
N. C
Johnson City
Fletcher Crane
Blowing Rock
Mount Dora
Gladys
Mary
Topi College Campaign Rally Aims for Youth Support
A campus campaign event gathers students and local residents to back the Topi College slate. Organizers promote student engagement, volunteer signups, and community outreach as the drive advances toward election day.
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Charles Norris
New Mount Dora
Hutchinson
Bundys
Baseball News
Clermont
Harry Fish
Northern
PWA
Kiwanis News
Bankers’ Paper
Karl Lehmann
Berkshire
Ginther
Ossie Ginther
Katherine Kill
Ian
William Stewart
Thomas McCabe
James
Kellers
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