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Newspaper
Mount Dora Topic
Location
Mount Dora, Florida, United States of America
Date
Aug 30, 1934
Page
7
Mount Dora boasts an equable climate with cool summers and mild winters aided by Lake Dora breezes. The town emphasizes pure water, healthy cattle, and vigorous tourism, noting thousands of yearly winter visitors and pleasant summers as proof of its healthful living conditions.
A Florida committee reports a robust transportation network with 19 railroads, 8 200 miles of track, 10 bus lines spanning 3 183 miles of highways, 10 006 miles of roads of which 6 550 are paved, 10 navigable rivers, four canals, 30 990 lakes, six ports and 16 harbors, 49 steamship lines, two main airways linking to 31 foreign nations and all major cities, 143 airports and 33 emergency landing fields.
During a severe winter, many one legged gulls are found near Provincetown Massachusetts as ice entrapment and harrowing amputations are observed. A Woods Hole Coast Guard lookout reports a gull reportedly sawed off its leg with its beak leaving the limb frozen in the ice.
Mr and Mrs Grant Sipp from Paterson New Jersey visit Mount Dora yearly and will find a striking two story stucco home on Sylvan Shores Drive facing Lake Gertrude The property includes 175 feet of frontage two adjoining lots a hillside setting and a landscaped grounds with concrete retaining wall terrace lawn centipede grass palms citrus trees and a greenhouse area A sprinkler system and a front terrace addition are underway with concrete work by L C Jerne The Sipp Eastwood Corporation textile machinery makers of Pa is led by Mr Sipp
The Hotel Mount Dora has been renovated from the first to the third floors and now features a new metal fire-proof roof. It offers a sprinkler fire-proof water system, in-room telephone service, hot and cold water, modern baths, and spacious rooms with fine furnishings. The Grill opens September 1 with redecorated interior and new lamps. Managed by H W Goddard and son Jim, the hotel operates year round as a comfortable home for travelers in Mount Dora near Lake Dora.
The piece from Cherryvale Republican humorously blesses merchants, reporters, women writers, and early submitters for aiding a thriving local paper. It ends with a child’s quip that a Bible text card is “an advertisement about heaven.”
A five foot pine boat prow carved with an eagle is exhibited in Bartow by D. W. Summerlin. Discovered during Lake Okeechobee drainage work near Fort Center, the sunken vessel yielded about 150 skeletal remains. Local speculation links ancient seafaring tribes or Norse visitors, but no conclusive answers exist.
John Jacob Astor III gave Ellen Turk French gifts totaling over 1 million dollars for their wedding last Saturday. Highlights include a 75000 dollar diamond engagement ring a 50000 dollar bracelet of 60 carat diamonds and rubies a 15000 dollar sed an 250000 dollar mansion Chetwood a diamond ring an Astor family heirloom valued at 200000 dollars and an unnamed cash gift.
Florida’s summer climate is increasingly understood as milder than in other regions. While the North and West endured 100 degree heat, Florida remained in the 80s. Press comparisons have challenged prior erroneous views and drawn attention to the state’s comfort during hot months.
A newly opened concrete bridge along a state highway replaces an old wooden crossing over A. C. L. tracks. The former structure drew ridicule and caused multiple near misses. the new bridge features long, safe approaches and a proper surface, ending safety concerns and improving town image.
A Florida exhibit receives glowing endorsements from figures including Fred V. Willis of St. Augustine H G Anthony of Miami Mrs Ben Roosevelt and Edith Lamoreaux of Tampa and J E Cochran of Pahokee They call it finest in the exposition comprehensive and a vivid picture of the real thing seen by Floridians and visitors alike.
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