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Newspaper
Mount Dora Topic
Location
Mount Dora, Florida, United States of America
Date
Aug 22, 1935
Page
4
A garbled collage quotes P T Barnum aphorisms and opinions on medicine, economics, driving, and journalism. It notes misquoted lines, praises tobacco sales in Georgia and Florida, and muses on language, age, and media vanity with scattered observations.
The 1805 text notes a modern young lady following an old custom of painting nails blue on the main part and red on the fingertips. It records that Athens women adopted this practice, with the description focusing on nail ornamentation.
Extensive preparations for a large winter visitor influx as July permits total 729,499 for new construction renovations and repairs. Five new Miami Beach hotels rise while statewide hotel restaurant and apartment projects proceed briskly.
Local residents enjoy summer leisure with visits from Kenneth Maglathlin and relatives from Orlando and Clinton South Carolina. Families travel to Coronado Beach and Daytona Beach while the P T A sustains social afternoons ahead of the September 3 school meeting.
Frank Estey a longtime West Branch merchant and civic helper dies at about seventy. Born in Wicklow Canada he moved to Michigan at 24 and built a mercantile firm with years in Deadwood and Kansas City. He served as West Branch Chamber of Commerce secretary and was active in Trinity Episcopal Church and Masonic orders. He is survived by wife Alice Goodfellow and relatives in Florida New Brunswick New Hampshire and British Columbia.
The annual farewell dance for local girls marks a popular summer gala at Lake County Country Club on Wednesday night August 28. Organizers consider several orchestras and promise a memorable event for attendees and returning guests.
The Mount Dora Theatre reopens in late September on a full weekly schedule with enhanced cooling, sound, decor, and a blue color scheme. Fall attractions include Under the Pampas Moon with Warner Baxter, The Raven with Karloff, Harmony Lane, Escape with Luise Ranier, Spring Tonic with Zasu Pitts, Jalna, Storm Over the Andes, Curly Top with Shirley Temple, I Live My Life with Joan Crawford, Diamond Jim, and more.
Classified rental briefs list a lakefront furnished four room cottage near Lake Beauclaire with garage and appliances, a store job for a young man in Mount Dora, and a modern eight room furnished home near schools with gas and paved streets.
Taxes for 1934 are now delinquent and the tax collector is preparing a list of these delinquents to be presented to the Council at its next meeting for its action thereon.
The Rev. Perry B. James will deliver Sunday morning remarks on the Ideal Person. The church choir will perform under the direction of Miss Jeannette Pike, coordinating the summer air music program.
Florence Hanscom leads organist and choir director duties as the Congregational church lists 10 a m Bible School with classes for all and 6 30 p m Christian Endeavor inviting all young people to participate.
The text lists multiple services led by Reverend A A including morning worship at 11:00 a m and evening worship at 8:00 p m with a mid week service on Wednesday at 8:00 p m. It extends a cordial invitation to join any or all of these church activities and notes a Baptist Young People's Union event.
St Thomas Episcopal Eustis offers 11 A M Morning Prayer and Sermon. Holy Communion first Sunday of each month. A cordial welcome to all. D T Johnson Rector.
The St Mary’s of the Lakes Catholic Church in Eustis Florida lists services with Rev Patrick Doyle pastor. Mass is 8:00 a m at Eustis 10:00 a m at Clermont and First Friday Mass at 7:30 a m.
The Church of Christ holds services at the home of Mrs. Zelma D. Sills near the Crate Mill every Lord's Day at 10:30 a.m. An invitation is extended to all to attend.
In Florida the county agent's office reports fifty reservations for a four day Growers Institute at Astor Park. With two weeks left, sleeping facilities are expected to fill as arrangements are completed. Growers should apply to the county agent in Tavares for a complete program. Pinellas citrus growers with emergency loans prune fertilize dust groves as strawberry growers prepare land for fall planting.
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