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Newspaper
Mount Dora Topic
Location
Mount Dora, Florida, United States of America
Date
Feb 29, 1940
Page
4
A letter from Aruba dated January 6 1940 thanks Mrs. Keller and the Kiwanis Club for the Mount Dora Topic. It notes U S Navy visits including cruiser Vincennes and destroyers King Sands Lawrence and Humphreys with plans for more arrivals on the 15th. The writer describes depth bombs or ash cans and predicts return home in about 13 months.
Mount Dora resident Mrs. C. C. Moorhead praises the electric range in a Best Letter Contest entry from the Electric Cooking School. She notes economical operation cleanliness and reliable oven performance with thermostat control and fewer cooking troubles since switching from wood fuel.
A local note urges buying tickets from Kiwanians for The Great Victor Herbert show before Saturday noon. The piece then muses on summer heat, regional cold snaps, government spending, barber-shop time waste, and the universal appetite for what we want, ending with a reflection on Pet Peeves from Orlando.
A Pensacola tour by a governor’s party observer highlights rapid local growth and a volatile 1940s Florida political scene. He cites new buildings and naval air station changes, notes wide candidate interest, and details state-wide polls and early standings in governor and senate contests among West Coast and Tallahassee factions.
Annie writes warmly about enjoying a well and long slow cooking while praising an electric range for healthful meals and ease. She notes winter in Florida, hopes for spring, and asks about a new home. She mentions economy of operation and Charlie’s taste for fricasseed chicken.
Classified blurbs include sale of a 3 hp motor at Highland Ave by Gudgeon Electric Co and a 1/2 hp motor, duplex for sale at $1200 with two rented units, and a five room cottage for rent with two baths and garage by A C Quixley Realty Co plus a window light fixtures sale at 50c each. Also a lost platinum watch note and another house rental at 319 Ninth Avenue by D H Utter.
A commentator describes gathering county reports from publishers to form a state view. He notes local data shift as he collects and discounts most unofficial chatter, aiming to assemble a usable statewide outlook while warning of changing conditions.
The Orlando Morning Sentinel reports anglers claim Lake ka produced a 16 pound bass caught by Mrs. Fred Davis of Toledo. The piece notes bass temperamental nature and hints at previous fruitless trips, suggesting larger bass may exist and drawing many to test the waters.
State Superintendent Colin English will attend a district school administrators conference in Bushnell on March 7 from 9 30 a m to 4 p m. The Florida program for school improvement will guide discussions on future plans and summer 1940 workshops and planning groups at the University of Florida Florida State College for Women and Day tona Beach.
Procedures for accreditation of Florida schools will be explained and revised standards completed by next summer at the University of Florida. Topics include teacher continuity of service pupil transportation school plant operation and maintenance training and selection of teachers use of instructional materials planning for 1940-41 recruiting from high schools and updating teachers on current program developments.
West Palm Beach political candidate B F Paty planned to address Mount Dora voters Friday at 2 o clock. He tours Florida promoting tax reform subsistence homesteads and curbing kinfolk appointments while calling for reduced freight rates and pensions for the elderly.
Dr W F West of Roxboro North Carolina owns a citrus grove in Lake County and visited with Mrs West last week. He reported fruit brought home February 5 shows about ten percent oranges dried but not spoiled while grapefruit remained unfrozen. He noted market fruit here is inferior to what they brought back.
The guide suggests making character studies by photographing people with expressive faces and settings. It recommends using elderly subjects or children, using props like a sewing basket or chair, and varying backgrounds. Indoor lighting or costumes can create thematic characters and expand photographic skills.
The Church of the First Methodist Episcopal lists Rev. Kenneth G. Rogers as minister and Mrs. C. M. Brown as choir director. Sunday includes 10:00 Church School and 11:00 sermon on The Christian Commission with Thank Offering Sunday. Evening program shows Puerto Pearl of the Antilles. Wednesday features Noah Beilharz impersonator at 8:00 p.m. after 7:15 prayer service.
The entry lists a morning worship at 11:00 a m and evening activities at 6:30 p m for B T U led by Margaret Bruner and a 7:30 p m evening worship service. It records a church event schedule with multiple congregational gatherings.
The Community Church holds an 11:00 a m worship with Pastor Harry Westbrook Reed delivering the sermon on Living Courageously. Florence Gilbert Hanscom serves as organist and choir director, inviting all not attending elsewhere to join.
St Thomas Episcopal in Eustis announces services next Sunday at 11 a m with Holy Communion on the first Sunday and prayer and sermon on other Sundays. Rector D T Johnson invites a cordial welcome to all.
The notice lists weekly services at Church of Christ Lake Franklin Park with Bible Study at 9 45 a m Preaching and Communion at 11 00 a m Evening Services at 7 30 p m and Prayer Meeting at mie p m. You are invited to attend each service.
Reverend Patrick Doyle pastor of St. Marys of the Lakes in Eustis Florida announces Sunday Mass at 9 00 AM First Friday Mass at 730 AM Parish activities and service times listed for the congregation
The fragment lists church activities for three congregations. The Church of God in likely Groveland with Rev J C Thompson holds services Sunday at 11am and 7pm, Sunday School at 10am, and a Thursday prayer meeting at 7 30pm. Zion Lutheran Groveland under Rev O E Liden schedules 11am and 7 30pm services and Union Congregational in Tavares, with acting minister Francis Alden Poole, offers 10am school, 11am worship, and a Wednesday 7 30pm youth meeting.
First Church of Christ Scientist announces Sunday School at 9 45 a m and Sunday service at 11 a m with the subject Christ Jesus. Wednesday 8 p m testimonies and remarks on Christian Science. Free reading room in Fountain Inn Building 117 Eustis Street open daily 2 5 p m except Sundays and holidays for reading borrowing or purchase of Bible and Christian Science literature. Public welcome.
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