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Newspaper
Mount Dora Topic
Location
Mount Dora, Florida, United States of America
Date
Jan 03, 1946
Page
4
Mount Dora Topic header announces publication in Mount Dora Florida with Edith Edeburn Keller as editor and George C Keller as associate editor and business manager. The paper notes subscription and display rates, classifies ads, and records archival entry date April 7 1910 with a pledge to the flag.
The text states belief in a government of the people by the people for the people with powers from the governed, describing the United States as a democracy within a republic and a union of states. It affirms duty to love country obey laws respect the flag and defend it from enemies.
H R Northrup of the National Retail Lumber Dealers Association says lack of materials and manpower hinder building. He urges Congress to halt lumber exports during the construction emergency to ensure domestic supply for housing, noting 750 million board feet were exported in 1945. Also, Mount Dora hosts Ocoee at 7 30 tonight and Eust on Tuesday.
George Gibson is minister at First Methodist Church. The church at 440 E Sixth Ave lists church school at 9 45 A M with dep artmentalized classes for all ages and a 11 00 A M sermon by the pastor. Evening worship at 6 00 P M and midweek service Wednesday at 7 30 P M.
Readable church notices show First Baptist Church at Sixth and Tremain listing services led by James H. Sulley with Bible School at 9:45 and worship at 11:00, evening services at 7:30, and midweek choir and prayer meetings. Community Church at Donnelly Avenue lists Pastor James Austin Richards and organist Mrs. R. N. White with Bible History Class at 10:00 and worship at 11:00 on Sunday January 6 1946 and choir practice on Saturday at 7:00.
The First Church of Christ Scientist in Eustis holds Sunday School at 9 30 A M and Sunday Service at 11 00 A M with the Bible as core. Wednesday evening meeting at 8 00 P M includes testimonies and remarks. A free reading room at 115 North Eustis Street in Fountain Inn building is open daily 3 6 P M except Sundays and holidays.
The noted schedule lists Bible study at 10:00 a.m. and preaching with communion at 11:00 a.m. every Sunday led by A. L. Butter. An evening service is held in the afternoon, with a Thursday prayer meeting at 8:15 p.m.
A church and community notices page lists services at the Church of God in Liberty Street with morning and evening worships, St. Thomas Episcopal on Lemon and Mary Streets with Holy Communion, Zion Lutheran Groveland services, and Golden Triangle Lodge 4874 Moose hosting meetings at the K of P Hall in Eustis on first and third Mondays.
William Tennant Smith aged 86 died December 26 at Waterman Memorial Hospital Eustis after a lingering illness. Born in Glasgow he moved to Paterson New Jersey as a boy before settling in Florida thirty five years ago and Mount Dora. Survived by widow Ruth Camp Smith daughter Agnes J. Smith son Clifford B. Smith and five grandchildren. Funeral services held at Rehbaum and Company Mount Dora with burial in Paterson New Jersey.
Biographical sketch of William Allen White, Kansas editor and liberal leader. Traces his childhood in Kansas, university years, and early journalism shaping his views including influence from Roosevelt and the famous What’s the Matter With Kansas editorial.
Farm needs irrigation gear and landscape plants for sale in Florida. Includes wild plum, grape vine, and related items. pricing and condition vary. Potential buyers contact seller in Leesburg.
Mount Dora hosts Ocoee at home and travels to Eustis Tuesday night in a pair of likely competitive basketball matchups. The Mount Dora lodge meets on the first and third Thursdays at 8. Visiting Masons are invited to the Masonic Hall at 527 Donnelly Street.
The 1945 Florida state census shows a population of 2,249,649, up from 1,887,414 in 1940. City comparisons list Jacksonville, Miami, Tampa, St. Petersburg, Orlando, Pensacola, West Palm Beach, Tallahassee, Fort Myers, Clearwater, Gainesville, Sanford, St. Augustine, Bradenton, and Ocala with large growth since 1900. New 1945 figures also cite Miami Beach, Fort Lauderdale, Panama City, Sarasota, and Lake Worth as over 10,000 residents where 1940 had no data.
We express gratitude to friends for thoughtful sympathy after the death of our husband and father. Thank you for the comforting messages and the beautiful flowers from Mrs. W. T. Smith Agnes J. Smith Clifford B. Smith.
Citrus trees in lowland areas suffer shot-hole borers and termites. Entomologist W. L. Thompson recommends spraying trunks with 2 ounces of 50 percent DDT in 1 gallon water every month or two if sawdust appears, using a small knapsack sprayer. This remedy is untested but believed effective. Young trees on land with decaying wood are especially prone to infestation.
Beginning of each year people resolve to change. Resolve this year to start a saving account through life insurance that serves as a personal fund if you live and offers protection for loved ones while you live. The costs are small compared with the combined benefit of savings and protection.
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