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Newspaper
Mount Dora Topic
Location
Mount Dora, Florida, United States of America
Date
Aug 22, 1940
Page
7
The Lamert Circle of the First Baptist Church held its regular monthly meeting at Mrs. Joe Price's home on Tuesday afternoon. After business and the program, a short social hour followed. Next month’s meeting location will be announced later.
The August porch gathering at Mrs Mabel Cleary's home included 10 o'clock start, bazaar preparation, and a buffet luncheon hosted with help from Mrs J B Griswold. Attendees listed include Mrs Lillian Banks, Mrs N W Morley, Mrs Grant Cowles, Mrs Frank Nettleton, Mrs J B Griswose, Conrad, Miss Helen Lemnert, Miss Charlotte, Miss Dora Crowell, and others.
Personal Newcomb Fuller enjoys a two week vacation in the north. Mrs. Betty Goethe hosts Mrs. E. B. Rivers from Miami Beach. Mrs. Sam Coen and daughter visit Daytona Beach. J. M. McCown of the First National Bank is on his annual vacation. Mr Joseph Swift returns from a business trip in New York City.
A long column lists numerous social visits and travels from readers across Florida and nearby states. Mrs. Wiley returns from Atlanta while families visit Orlando, Jacksonville, Mount Dora, Indian Springs, Dewg rose, Lynchburg, Oak Park, Anna Maria Beach, Fort Pierce, Miami, and New York for funerals and relatives.
Mr Frank Burkart of the Flori dange Canneries Inc and his sons Robert and John have been vacationing on the Florida West Coast including Tampa. Mr and Mrs F Marion Whaley left Monday for Savannah Georgia to pursue repairs related to damage from the Southeastern hurricane.
Mr and Mrs J W Fisher of Orlando were weekend guests in Mount Dora at the home of their daughter Mrs Kenneth Rogers and Mrs Rogers, staying at the Methodist parsonage.
Mrs. Lewis Carroll son Billy and Mrs. R R Mimms of Ft return from Atlanta visits. Mr and Mrs W F Williamson and daughter Martha with Williamson's mother return from Michigan and Jacksonville. Owen Connor family back from Anna Maria Beach and staying with Mrs Futh in Lake Jem. Anticipate school opening September 16 with Calvin Richardson to Je City for grandmother visit.
Mr H A Moorhead and Miss Mary Frances Moorhead return to Fitzgerald Georgia after attending the funeral of C C Moorhead. Also noted is Capt A H Brinkman's visit with his daughter Mrs S S Holmes from New Jersey and her winter rental at Sunny Corner. Davis T Moorhead, youngest son, came home with his uncle after a seven week stay in Fitzgerald. In South Georgia Miss Mary Elizabeth Simpson returns from Deer Lake camp in the Ocala National Forest where she taught water activities with ten Lake County youths.
The Moorhead Family expresses gratitude for sympathy, cards, flowers, and kindness shown during the illness and death of their husband, father and grandfather.
Mrs. Lucie K. Miller Lake County home demonstration agent and Mrs. Nellie Winfree Leesburg traveled to New York for the World’s Fair. They will be away ten days and return for the Growers Institute at Camp McQuarrie August 25 to 30 in the Ocala National Forest.
The Mount Dora Lodge 238 F and A M notes the passing of charter member Charles Clifton Moorhead. The resolution praises his quiet greetings generous acts and neighborly nature and calls for a copy to be sent to his family and published in the Mount Dora Topic.
Mr and Mrs J M Smith announce the birth of a son born Sunday August 18 at Lake County Medical Center. The baby is named Lawrence Calvin and weighs 9 pounds 4 ounces. Mother and baby are doing fine.
Mrs Elizabeth Hathaway returns from Nova Ohio after learning of the death of Dr Charles Marquette a longtime physician there for over forty years He suffered a brief stroke last winter while visiting here and never recovered He also served as surgeon for the B and O railroad and sat on the Ashland County Board of Health
Florida students in the hot school lunch program will receive ample evaporated milk this term. The Surplus Commodity Division has 50 carloads allocated, totaling 2,400,000 cans for nine months, at 3 cans per month for 100,000 children. Early shipments have arrived and demand is expected to rise from last year.
The Department of Public Safety reports 112 licenses revoked and 39 suspended in July. Total since last October reaches 1,012. Polk County led in revocations with 14, Pinellas 12, and Duval tied for fourth with 9. Drunken driving caused 105 July revocations, about 90 percent of the yearly total. Director Reid notes mandatory revocations with no reinstatement provision despite pleas from officials.
The court ruled that government ventures must pay ad valorem taxes unless they prove a charity-based exemption. The Jacksonville Housing Authority case clarifies exemptions depend on charitable purpose, with the assessor required to tax non qualifying projects.
Senator Claude Pepper urges the nation to elect Stephen Foster to the Hall of Fame. He praises Foster’s songs as heart touching and notes Southern pride in his legacy. Southerners are asked to write to the Foster Hall Collection at the University of Pittsburgh for electors’ names and to express reasons for Foster’s inclusion.
A 23-building National Youth Administration camp to train youths in defense crafts will be established in Tampa. The project, the first of its kind in the nation, is announced this week with a total cost of 500000 dollars.
Florida Southern's Community College will begin its autumn term September 20 with weekend classes for public school teachers and adults. Registration is September 13-14. classes start the following weekend with Friday sessions at 5:30 and 8 p m and Saturday sessions at 8 9 and 11 30 a m. The program supports in service training and degree progress for teachers and satisfies district requirements.
Asher Frank director of the Florida Safety Council urged ongoing cooperation among the press enforcement officers the Governor and civic clubs after July’s strong results. He questioned why this level of teamwork cannot be sustained at all times.
Construction of airports and related facilities under WPA participation in national defense totals 8,304,513 in active projects sponsored by the War and Navy Departments U S Coast Guard and Florida municipalities. An aggregate 712,534 in authorized airport work not yet in operation is reported by State Administrator Roy Schroder.
Emergency crop and feed loans for 1940 are now available to Lake County farmers. Applications are taken at the County Agent's office in the courthouse by H. Deal, field supervisor of the Farm Credit Administration. Loans target small cash needs and require no other source of credit. security is a first lien on financed crops or livestock for feed loans.
Lakeland city commissioners allocated 60 000 dollars last week to accelerate work linked to the new Army Cadet Flying School at the municipal airport. Training is set to begin on September 15.
Silver Springs reports its busiest summer season on record with several thousand visitors daily. To handle crowds, boat trips start as early as 6 a m, according to Shorty Davidson.
In addition to 8,310,684 dollars in national defense work by WPA with the War and Navy Departments Coast Guard and Florida state and municipal agencies 871,872 dollars are being spent on armories and armory facilities according to State Administrator Roy Schroder.
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