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Newspaper
Mount Dora Topic
Location
Mount Dora, Florida, United States of America
Date
Jan 16, 1941
Page
4
A Tampa Morning Tribune editorial commends Lake County for a strong 1940 with nearly 12 million dollars in new development. It highlights diversified crops including citrus, truck vegetables, Sea Island cotton, poultry, eggs, cattle, hogs, grapes, flowers, and nursery products, plus low taxes and capable county officials.
Communications laments town indifference to the senior basketball quintet praised for speed, skill, and calm under coach Vincent. Fans meet at the new $40,000 athletic gym where Prof. Roseborough assists with seating as Dizzy Dean leads McCabe Vincent Beasley Minkley and Richardson on the court. Girls also play but are described as less polished on the floor. overall call for better team coordination.
The piece notes Fort Benning experiments with a new parachute battalion of 412 volunteers as a key defense measure. It highlights the plan to form more battalions next year and contrasts modern tactics with German parachute practices.
A fragmented column rails at missing street signs and unclear directions while musing on local life in Florida. It notes an embalmer named Balmer living on East Fifth Avenue, references Ripley’s cartoon coincidence, and digresses through local politics, theater, and state affairs with a folksy, stream-of-consciousness tone.
The note greets arriving guests and lists new residents and visitors from multiple states and cities including Mrs. F. T. Blodgett Leominster Mass and Mr. John Stoner New York City. It mentions growing use of the recreational facilities with daily shuffleboard and croquet play and a lively social scene.
Rumford Baking Powder advertises a free booklet with many bright baking ideas. The offer invites readers to write to Rumford Baking Powder Box K Rumford for the pamphlet. The copy claims no clumps and a pleasant taste from the product.
The Revere Award offers 10000 in prizes to metal workers submitting ideas to speed industrial defense efforts. A diverse jury from the armed forces, science, labor and industry will judge ten top suggestions. Dallas notes the award taps workers inventive skill to aid national defense.
M D H S basketball schedule lists home and away games for boys and girls across multiple towns. Entries include dates from January 24 to February 24 with venues at Ocoee Weirsdale Winter Garden Eustis Apopka Tavares and Community Auditorium. Admission 25 cents for adults 15 cents for high school students 10 cents for grades 4-6.
Lake County Guard Band members and supporters seek donated or lent instruments to equip a 40 member unit. Officials list needed items including alto horns bass horns clarinets and drums and invite cash contributions to fund remaining purchases. Music Director Graham Selick notes donors should contact Lt. Col. Thomas H. Cooley at Mount Dora.
The Church of Christ at Lake Franklin Park Rossiter St Sanford Rd hosts Bible Study at 10:00 am and preaching at 11:00 am with visiting speakers including Bro. Grady Fulmer from Winter Garden on the third Sunday and L. B. Chastain on the fourth and fifth Sundays. Evening service at 7:30 pm and prayer. You are invited to attend each service.
Catholic Church at Cor Grove St and Badger Ave Eustis lists rectory at 234 Badger Ave phone 222 Pastor Rev William O Farrell. Mass times First Sunday 8 am other Sundays 10 30 am Weekday 7 30 am Confessions Saturdays Eve Holy Days and First Fridays 7 30 pm Midweek Services Wednesday 7 30 Baptisms Sundays 3 pm.
The notice for First Presbyterian Church in Eustis Florida lists Paul Floyd Jones as pastor with H Moore D D as pastor emeritus. It outlines Sunday activities including 9 45 Sunday School 11 00 Morning Worship 6 30 Junior High Senior High and Young People's meetings 7 30 Evening Worship and a Wednesday 7 30 Prayer Meeting. Woman's Auxiliary circles meet the second Tuesday at three and program meets the fourth Tuesday at three.
The Church of God on Liberty Street invites worship with Sunday school at 10:00 a.m. and preaching at 11:00 a.m. A prayer meeting is held Tuesday at 7:45 p.m. Youth program Y P E meets Friday at 7:45 p.m. Pastor is Rev. L. A. Ford.
Zion Lutheran Church Groveland Florida announces morning worship at 11:00 a.m. and evening service at 7:30 p.m. Rev. O. E. Liden is pastor of the Augustana Synod congregation.
Corner of Grove Street and Lemon Avenue hosts Sunday School at 9:30 a.m. and Sunday service at 11 a.m. Wednesday 8 p.m. meeting with testimonies. Free reading room in Fountain Inn building at 117 Eustis Street open daily 2 to 5 p.m. reading material available. public invited.
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