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Newspaper
Mount Dora Topic
Location
Mount Dora, Florida, United States of America
Date
Dec 21, 1939
Page
8
Mr E D Parker recalls the weather on the day before Christmas in 1922 describing a festive, mild period and a season of hopeful mood. The reminiscence highlights a warm Christmas memory from the era.
Fragmentary notes describe a Christmas dinner outdoors and a diary entry by Mr. Parker. Names and details are garbled, leaving unclear events, locations, or dates to anchor a fuller report.
Two colored boys from East Town and students at Florida A M Tallahassee J C Russell and George Dawson are home for the break J C is a senior and they both carry themselves as first class students and a credit to the school
Fire hazards from Christmas trees are discussed with methods to fireproof. Ammonium sulfate or calcium chloride solutions are applied to the cut end of the tree to improve fire resistance, with steps for proper soaking, temperature, and drying. Lucie K. Miller, Home Demonstration Agent, provides safety guidance.
The Sanford Or Kennel Club near Longwood will launch a 90 day dog racing season starting December 28. Manager Walter Connolly says track conditions are excellent and upgrades include glass enclosures to cut chill by mutuel windows. About 400 greyhounds in 25 kennels are in training as California dogs join the field following Bayshore and Bacon closures. Schooling races held nightly invite public attendance.
County election of committeemen announced by Col C E Lester outlines Districts 1 2 3 and 4 with chairs and alternates for the 1940 Soil Conservation program. County committee supervision to guide 1940 activities. farmers to receive about 85000 in 1939 for approved soil building practices with checks to begin late January.
The Packer Poster Company of Orlando led by Central Florida manager George Barker donates twelve poster boards to the Lake County Chamber of Commerce for its annual membership campaign. Boards will be placed in Leesburg Eustis Tavares Clermont Fruitland Park Lady Lake Umatilla and Mount Dora to boost public awareness of the organization. President Frank W. Stebbins says the cooperation is greatly appreciated. A related note mentions Christmas Seals aiding tuberculosis awareness and fundraising.
Lake County plans a prominent exhibit at the Florida Orange Festival in Winter Haven the week of January 22 to 27. A committee led by Joseph Eichelberger W W Loy and Fred Herlong will handle arrangements. Lake County growers have contracted for 600 square feet of space, aiming for a larger and more representative display than last year to showcase Lake County as a Citrus Empire.
Notice of foreclosure sale by Lake County Circuit Court to satisfy taxes and special assessments on multiple parcels in Mount Dora. Describes parcels, block and lot designations, tax totals from 1926 to 1938, and total amounts due including special assessments.
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