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Newspaper
Mount Dora Topic
Location
Mount Dora, Florida, United States of America
Date
Jan 02, 1930
Page
6
Tavares residents and friends visited Leesburg DeLand Jacksonville St. Petersburg and St. Petersburg area for holidays. Families included the Spiveys Tillys Lowells Shellys Harbers and Duncans with extended visits among Rees Garnto and Duncan households. Indigenous travelers Austin and Pratt siblings were also noted.
Winifred Mosley drove to Wildwood Wednesday night to meet John Tally of North Carolina. He visits during the holidays with Emmett Tally. Miss Marion Alice Rogers hosted friends at her home Thursday night with cards and games followed by fruit punch and cake. Guests included Carolyn Kennedy Virginia Duncan Mary Helen Sims Josephine Hamlin Carolyn Barker Lois Skelly Winifield Mosley Emmett Tally Cottrell Sidney Tally Fred Lagerquist Jr. of Atlanta and Billy Lynn Duncan.
Christmas night program at St M Baptist Church East Town distributed many presents to Sunday School children and adults. The colored community thanks white friends for generous remembrance of their boys and girls and wishes every happiness in the New Year. M L Gilbert Superintendent
A speech extols insurance as vital to modern life. It protects against accident fire and loss, enabling risk taking in building, labor, and industry. By providing safeguards, insurance allows individuals to pursue vast projects without fear of ruin from uncontrollable events.
Mr and Mrs Rollin Javens visited the Children's Home in Jacksonville before Christmas and brought back a fine two year old boy they will adopt. The boy is named Charles.
Baby Golf Links proves popular daily since opening. Mount Dora and other parties form schedules for play. First week prizes awarded New Years Eve with a turkey to Mr. Cronwalt and a ladies prize to Mrs. Helms. A second weekly tournament runs to January 9 with a leather bill fold and manicure set as top prizes.
The annual meeting of the stockholders of the First National Bank of Mount Dora Florida will be held at the bank office on Tuesday January 14 at 3 30 P M for electing officers and directors and transacting other business. James Simpson President.
Final notice announces the executor W J Perris will present his return account and vouchers for the estate of George W Jennings to the Lake County Florida County Judge for final settlement on February 26, 1930. The probate action is in the matter of the estate of George W Jennings deceased.
N R Mehrhof of the Florida Agricultural Extension Division reports 107 flocks recording 34 960 birds in the Home Egg Laying Contest with 268 904 eggs laid in the first month averaging 7 68 eggs per bird. Backyard flocks average 30 birds farm flocks 134 and economical flocks 603. National Egg Laying Contest at Chipley also outperformed prior contests.
Advertisement from Knight Builders Service offering asbestos shingles roofing lumber and millwork at low cash prices. Mentions delivery by truck and sales contact at 227 W Forsyth Street Jacksonville Florida.
Northern client seeks 5 to 15 acre orange groves at low cash price. J J West Realty Co Box 128 Mt Dora invites offers. Also for rent a cottage with light and water at 725 Baker St W Morrell. Lost or stolen Saturday large St Bernard. reward offered return to Mrs S F Hayward Mt Dora.
Montverde Florida reports record grape growth and rising investment in 1929 with strong shipments before the July 1 fly limit. The sector recovered from Mediterranean fruit fly scares, backed by capital, and proved a quick liquid asset after a stock crash. The piece urges optimism for 1930 and cites investor confidence in Montverde vineyards.
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