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Newspaper
Mount Dora Topic
Location
Mount Dora, Florida, United States of America
Date
Jan 17, 1929
Page
2
A. M. A. Mr. J Leyden White of St. Louis editor of the American Paint and Oil Dealer promotes Mount Dora in the January issue. The magazine shows Lake Dora with a poem titled Rendezvous by White’s son, inviting readers to a dream of summer in a land of blue skies.
In a humorous letter to Mayor Sherman, Col. W. J. Sanborn imagines a yard council of plants debating watering and tax rates. The Flame Vine narrates water woes, urges lower excess rates, and praises a new well, hoping Mount Dora maintains green yards to attract visitors and bolster town pride.
A memorial note from local friends details Floyd Morse leaving Mount Dora with Roy Baumgardner for Texas or California. Morse ran a nine year plumbing business, aided many neighbors, supported a semi invalid mother, and was famed for loyalty and generosity. The piece also surveys Florida bank liquidity and tax receipts through 1928 and praises the state's growth and prospects.
The account notes Mrs. Ja Mae Miller, a mother of ten, convicted under Michigan prohibition laws and sentenced to life imprisonment under a new code. It discusses jurors, harsh penalties, and calls for strict enforcement, contrasting leniency with a rugged justice stance. It also references Boy Scout programs as constructive community work.
The Boy Scouts of America mark their teenth birthday on February 8 and announce Anniversary Week February 8 to 14. The event symbolizes the movement’s coming of age internationally with 21 years of global leadership by Sir Robert Powell. The article notes over 1.8 million Scouts in the US and millions benefited by Scouting shaping boys into better men physically mentally and morally through a city suburban and rural program.
Holland's Magazine February editorial uses Hebrews to frame Florida progress as driven by enduring faith and concrete efforts. It argues storms are not Florida's main trials and cites leaders who fuse belief with tangible deeds to strengthen cities and state alike.
In Mount Dora the East Town community aims to raise 100 dollars to cover a fourth month of schooling for the colored students. The school with three teachers costs 175 dollars monthly, already 75 dollars raised. two church and school entertainments are planned to fill the gap, with white residents urged to attend as good citizenship.
Requests to State Motor Vehicle Commissioner Allen sought an extension of time for purchasing automobile tags. The initial deadline of January first was extended to the fifteenth and now to February first, after which delinquents face arrest.
Commenting on the editorial page photo Mr. White calls the winter view across Lake Dora Florida striking with no real winter climatically. Mount Dora rises on the hills overlooking the lake and the town lies in Florida's famed Golden Triangle orange country.
The piece credits Miss Louise Newhall with naming a local flower now known as Dombeya or Assonia punctata. It jokes about others recognizing it and notes a mock award of thanks to Messrs. White. A poem titled Venom is printed, ending with a threat of obituary mention.
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