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Newspaper
Mount Dora Topic
Location
Mount Dora, Florida, United States of America
Date
Feb 11, 1954
Page
4
Mount Dora Topic published weekly in Mount Dora Florida by the Mount Dora Publishing Company Well HL Reese Annie Mabel Norris Reese. Second class matter entered April 7 191 at Mount Dora Post Office under act of March 3 1879 February 1954 edition date shown.
In a near 100 turnout meeting, Sylvan Shores declined Mount Dora’s proposal to annex the community. Proponents argued annexation would bring police and fire protection, street repairs, trash pickup, and shared recreation access, while opponents noted tax burdens and debt obligations.
Large crowds attended St Marys M B church Sunday with 9:45 a.m. opening asst supt. Prof J C Russell delivered a brief review. Rev Henry of Orlando preached on The Care of a Mother. BTU led by Mrs Darell Terrell. Local sick listed include Alma Jorden, Minnie Lee White, Sedalia Jackson, Ozell Doby. Reporter T M Thomas.
A driver education course for truck public and bus drivers opens in Mount Dora on Tuesday February 23 at 8 am in the Baptist church Sunday school room. Sponsored by the General Extension division of the University of Florida the class runs through November 27. Interested parties may take part and contact P Wingler for information.
A Mount Dora chapter of the Order of Eastern Star plans a benefit card party at the Faunity Building on Wednesday the 24th at 8 p.m. Tickets are available from the Rest-A-While gift shop and the Frock and Shop.
The daylily adapts to Florida climate providing hardy growth and a month or more of blooms. Bloom season runs from March to June with early varieties Ajax and Semperflorens offering evergreen traits. Grouping by color and planting in drifts enhances the garden backdrop and reduces maintenance after establishment.
Mr and Mrs Harlan E Kezer and Mr and Mrs Kenneth B Coombs arrive to occupy the Eaton place on Lake Ola West side Kezer is Sun Insurance special agent and Coombs heads North Vamouth Academy in Yarmouth Both families will return next season Lt Col John P Davis and his crew visit Tangierine area with relatives and other officers The Ocklawaha Chapter D A R met in Eustis hosted by Mrs C H Estey with guests from Tangerine and Cincinnati Ohio
Acting Gov Charley Johns will preside at the official opening of the Lake County Fair and Florida Sportsmen s Exposition at the fair grounds in Eustis on Monday March 15. The Lake County Chamber of Commerce reports the central Florida attraction has most space filled with exhibits and concessions, said L L Polk fair president.
The event will feature W. G. Wade shows from Detroit, Ken Beagle the rifle expert, and Shuck Shilling with Hank Bruns for daily exhibitions. A prominent flower show by Lake County Garden clubs tops the lineup as a leading attraction.
The Lake County library receives memorial book gifts from patrons in nearby cities. Among the donations are Churchill's Triumph and Tragedy and Vermont Tradition by Dorothy Canfield Fisher. The library also honors J J Lee with The Complete Plays and Poems by T S Eliot and two juvenile titles in memory of Miss Gertrude Thorne.
Lucile Tally of Tavares announces candidacy for reelection to the State Democratic Executive committee. A longtime Florida party leader and the first woman to serve on the committee, she vows to use influence to unite the party and strengthen Democratic ideals.
The IceHouse Players drew strong support for their The Circle production starring Ted Shawn and Marguerite Miller. Audiences funded the theater building by contributing over 600 dollars across two extra nights, after six total shows that drew more than 1,400 people in the abandoned IceHouse.
Lake County Chamber of Commerce reached a record high of more than 2700 members last week. Membership chairman C Harold Hippler announced the milestone as the organization continued rapid expansion in 1954.
A digest of worship times and leaders for churches on Sixth Tremain Seventh Avenue Donnelly Street Fifth Avenue Lemon Grove and nearby locations. Includes Rev. Coffield Reed Felton Burgess Wise Pope Schlessmann and Graham Johnston with service hours from 8 a.m. to 11 a.m. plus midweek gatherings and choir rehearsals.
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