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Newspaper
Mount Dora Topic
Location
Mount Dora, Florida, United States of America
Date
Feb 21, 1930
Page
3
Local residents and visitors appear in Tavares during a busy weekend. G B Hannah and Mrs Hannah hosted friends, Carolyn Kennedy and Mary Helen Sime spent time with locals, and many others from nearby towns visited family. The article notes trips to Tallahassee Jacksonville and West Palm Beach with extended stays at local spots.
Montverde hosts a 175 acre watermelon project by Florida Grape Growers Inc on hillside holdings near Lake Florence. Visitors include C M Griffin of Daytona Beach and fishing parties from Mount Dora and New York City. Numerous residents and travelers—Stephen Huntley at Fort Benning, Ed Schoenenberger and others from Maryland—pass through, with local horticulturists and families visiting Montverde during the winter season.
Tangerine residents and visitors including Mr and Mrs Frank Brown Mrs Walter Griffin and Miss Myrtle Gordon Jepson are noted in social items. Several guests arrive from Somerville and Brigh ton while others spend time in Mount Dora Bradenton and Miami. Edith Burnside resumes post office duties after illness a well attended social features dancing and light refreshments with proceeds supporting kitchen utensils.
Pupils at the school presented an enjoyable entertainment last Friday afternoon in the school house. A valentine playset was performed creditably, followed by the post man who opened the mailbox and distributed valentines.
Fifteen Brown family members from Michigan and Vermont gathered for a basket picnic at Trimble Park on February 14 to celebrate Mr. A M Brown's birthday. Attendees included Mr. and Mrs. A M Brown and daughter Pamelia, Miss Ella Thomas, Mr. Malcolm Thomas, and others from Schoolcraft Cassopolis Ludlow Orlando Tyson and nearby towns. Mr. Brown, formerly connected with the College at East Lansing, Michigan.
Frank Drake receives praise for dogs that won top prizes at Volusia County Fair including best pioneer dog and best female in the show. His hounds claimed multiple firsts with best male hound, best female, and best pair, plus a second for deer hound. Other Mount Dora winners at DeLand include C. C. Dooley and Mrs. S. F. Hayward.
The Florida Clipping Service edits the State Press Scrap Book a tribute to Florida journalism. WFLA Clearwater airs at 7:45 P M and WDBO Orlando follows at 8:45 P M with a special program for the Editors Meeting and Press Breakfast in Orlando.
The Mount Dora Art League opens its annual exhibition Saturday at the Blue Bird Tea Room next to the Western Union office. The show runs several days next week and features works by Emma Sears Marsh Houghton Haneman Davidson and others with oil silhouettes watercolors and Florida landscapes on display. The exhibit is open 10 to 12 mornings and 2 to 6 afternoons and welcomes all art lovers.
A Villa Dora concert Thursday featured Gretchen Cox violin Helen Moore piano and Rudolph Fischer cello. The trio presented classical and semi classical pieces to an appreciative audience in the hotel’s large social room with praised piano and violin performances and a charming cello display.
The piece notes a shift from centralized corner locations to dispersed Shine parlors. It highlights the move as a repositioning of beauty services across the area, suggesting growth or restructuring of shops formerly clustered on main corners.
The Bok Tower schedule lists regular carillon recitals at 3 p.m. on Sunday Tuesday Thursday and Saturday by Anton Brees. Washington's Birthday noon performances and special family birthday recitals are noted. Local social items include visits and events in Montverde and surrounding communities.
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