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Newspaper
Mount Dora Topic
Location
Mount Dora, Florida, United States of America
Date
Feb 14, 1935
Page
1
The Tourist Club led a 2:30 meeting on districting town into 40 areas for census work. Volunteer workers will fill cards, with results to aid churches and the Chamber of Commerce. Public access to original cards will be available at the Chamber office. A Friday February 15 supper for all committee members and workers is planned.
J. J. West Realty reports two new sales to be permanent or winter residences. Mary Oaks Adams of Nova Scotia buys Mrs. Lillie E. Cross’s Tremain Street home for her future winter stay, remaining here until spring. Winfield S. Randall of Brunswick, Maine buys a corner Alexander Street and Eleventh Avenue home to spend winters there and later become a year round resident.
Due to cold damage and poor growing weather the Exposition will credit county exhibits for each vegetable variety at half the standard commercial container and community exhibits at one quarter. Vegetables may be shown in commercial containers with false bottoms to meet the display rule.
D Snider opens a small photographic studio in the Simpson Building at Fifth and Donnelly avenues offering 4 portraits for ten cents. He aims to capture souvenirs for visitors and plans to stay only a few days.
At the Harrold House for an extended stay are Mr. Charles L Bentley of Flint Michigan Mr L D Hills also of Flint Mrs George Dudley Miss Morgan and a person from Leeson all of New Brunswick Remember the Chamber of Commerce supper next Tuesday night.
The Lake County Federation of Women's Clubs plans its February meeting February 20 at the Mount Dora Community Building. Program begins promptly at 10 with music by state chairwoman Mrs. M Philips and Mrs. C M Brown, greetings from Mrs. Ralph Smith, announcements from Mrs. John Leonards, memorial service, reading of minutes, luncheon, and a patriotic program by Mount Dora Woman's Club. Luncheon to be served in the social room.
On February 5 a match for new members vs DeLand drew many fans as four teams competed with established locals. Miss Virginia Wey observed the action. DeLand won a tight game. February 7 Daytona Beach league saw Mount Dora fall 62 80 with tight scores from Sprague Skip Thomas and Powell. Four teams head to Orlando February 14 for a tournament at 1 30. A scramble for all members is set February 16 at 2 00 with equal prize chances.
Census workers strive to complete all territory this week but may miss some families or people unfamiliar with the town. If an adult has not been enumerated by workers, report at the Chamber of Commerce in person or by phone by next Wednesday to prevent omission.
Mr and Mrs H L St George hosted a small group for a cruise on the 30 foot cabin cruiser Chinook with Mount Dora Yacht Club and Royal Yacht Club Montreal burgees. River navigation faced extreme low water below Moss Bluff dam but no difficulties occurred. The trip traversed the Ocklawaha river through semi tropical swamps with cypress and wildlife noted.
Dr Kellogg presents ten reasons why living in Florida aids longevity. He argues sunshine and outdoor life combat arterial disease and tuberculosis, lowers metabolism, promotes hydration, citrus nutrition, and better air flow, reducing pneumonia risk and overall stress while offering affordable living.
The Tourist Club in Rochester N Y hosts the final program of a four part series by Collins Management Services with a professional four member cast in Rooms for Tourists directed by Fern L Casford The mystery play features a wealthy lady a kidnapper and a Federal agent.
Kiwanis club notes strong attendance and welcomes two new members George Malone and Sam Peacock. W. W. Adair of New York spoke on friendly enemies and character building, using a fog as a parable and urging work to develop youth and integrity.
The Mount Dora Theatre screens Columbia Pictures' The Captain Hates the Sea with John Gilbert Alison Skipworth Walter Connolly Tara Birell Victor McLaglen Helen Vinson and others. Also scheduled are Young and Beautiful with Haines Allan Fio-Rito and Edin Drood with Claude Rains. The week ends with The State vs Elinor Norton featuring Trevor Williams Roland and Sullivan and closes next week with Good Fairy.
Mice are an annoying pest in watermelon fields in Florida. Complete directions for their control are contained in Press Bulletin 470 of the Florida Experiment Station Gainesville.
Mount Dora Chamber of Commerce holds its regular monthly meeting next Tuesday at the Community Building. The Tourist Club will begin at 8 o'clock with entertainment at 8 10, following the chambers dinner adjournment.
Dr. A. M. Brodie, pastor of the Community Church, will present a travel lecture titled Paradise of the Pacific in the Community Building on Friday March 1 to benefit the Congregational Church choir fund. The show uses slides and a lantern, with ten cent admission for schoolchildren.
Mr and Mrs Joseph T Wadsworth have purchased a lakefront tract on Lake Carlton. They plan to build a winter home with landscaping and irrigation, after crediting Lakes and Hills Realty Company for the sale. They have long winters at Lake Beauclaire and now intend to construct on the east side of Lake Carlton.
A Florida freshman, twenty, from the Garmisch Partenkirchen Club lineage, won three of four events at Dartmouth College winter carnival. He claimed the 15 kilometer cross country, the one mile downhill, and the ski jump, finished third in slalom, narrowly losing the win due to a missed flag.
Mount Dora Chamber of Commerce invites members and citizens to a February Get-together on Tuesday at 6 30 P M in the Community Building. Morris Ackerman Outdoor Editor of Scripps Howard Newspapers will speak about hunting and fishing with a broad national scope. Dinner for 50 cents proceeds fund Community Building improvements and tickets are at the Chamber office or George J White at First National Bank.
Mount Dora plans a revived town band led by B Jackson from Leesburg who will conduct and form a beginners group. All interested players and newcomers are invited to meet next Tuesday at 7 30 p m at the Public Library for practice and joining.
Lake County announces its annual flower show will be held Friday and Saturday April 12 and 13 in the Ta vares courthouse. Officials expect a bigger event and unveil a poster contest for county high school pupils with three cash prizes. Poster entries due by March 30 and judged locally, with Mount Dora entrants submitting posters to Mrs. Frank Finzel next door to the bank.
The National Needlework Guild marks its fiftieth anniversary with a Florida state conference in Orlando on February 28 and March 1. The Mount Dora branch gathered Wednesday morning last week, presenting a fine surplus of garments clothing and linens for hospitals and welfare groups, to be distributed by the King's Daughters.
The 48th annual Florida State Horticultural Society meeting runs April 9 to 11 in Vero Beach with local arrangements chair Waldo E. Sexton. The Florida Rose Society marks its 10th and the Krome Memorial Institute its 3rd annual gatherings in the same period, including tours of McKee Jungle Gardens and an entertainment program between sessions.
The Methodist Church announces Sunday evening talks on Religion and Life in the Modern World with free discussions afterward. The first speaker is Dr Sherman Soule of Hartford on Redeeming Our Heritage, with choir music by Mrs Esther Wyatt. Upcoming speakers include Dr L C Clark and Dr Eavart, with more to be announced.
Charles Edgerton recalls arriving forty one years ago this month as a pioneer resident. J P Donnelly had just had his house reroofed and the same roof remains today. The major freeze a year later devastated the citrus area, causing many settlers to leave. Edgerton notes a lake grove that survived and the owner selling fruit at high prices.
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