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Newspaper
Mount Dora Topic
Location
Mount Dora, Florida, United States of America
Date
Jan 31, 1935
Page
1
Church canvass announced last Sunday at the Baptist church has been postponed and will take place February 10 in cooperation with other organizations in the area.
The Junior Play Digging Up the It and the final comedy Miss Blue Bon are presented by the King's Daugh tm with performances last week. The notes praise the cast and overall quality of the entertainments while highlighting coming events.
The Don Galle and Yourth location operates a new canning plant mainly for orange juice with a sample order of 50 barrels. About 600 boxes of oranges sourced from nearby groves are processed daily by 18 workers, using stainless steel and sanitary practices to reach a capacity of 400 to 450 boxes daily once fully finished.
Dr. Benson Baker, a returned missionary from India and friend of E. Stanley Jones, will speak at the Mount Dora Methodist Church on Sunday evening about The New India. He has lived twenty years in the mission field and worked with Gandhi. The service will feature his address and is expected to attract public interest.
Two Sylvan Shores residences changed hands last week, both to families planning year round occupancy. George F. Carey of Portland Missouri bought the John Whitney house and will move north furniture south next fall. J M Smith, owner of City Service Station, purchased the Trace house on Sheridan road and moved in immediately. Sales through J J West Realty Company.
The Aver directory lists 14 091 newspapers in the United States and Canada with 2 197 dailies and 11 856 weeklies semi weekly and two weeklies, plus a category of miscellaneous publications.
A Mount Dora pageant on Friday showcases Pioneer leaders, with Clio and numbers of local residents in scenes of Indian interludes, a camp meeting, and a chautauqua. Cast includes Mrs. David Simpson Horatio Gates George Malone Cora Gates and Ruth Bradner. The Wise Orchestra and Dixie quartet perform between acts.
Don David Milne, noted radio and concert harpist, will perform Friday evening at 8 o clock in the Congregational church. Sponsored by the Ladies Aid Society, tickets are priced for broad accessibility. Milne is acclaimed for radio programs and sustained musical appeal.
Dora Hi-Y Club in Bishop held a meeting on January 21 with ex postmaster and naval engineer sharing experiences from the English Channel to Yokohama. The group discussed new projects, club room, banquet plans, and pins for members. A Father and Son banquet date was not set, likely in late February.
Readable text indicates Florida Experiment Station researchers are developing new field coin varieties that show substantial merit. details on the types and potential agricultural benefits are limited in the fragment.
Mount Dora Kiwanis Club announces entry into the Kiwanis International Achievement Contest for 1935. The meeting featured remarks by Beacham of Orlando on Kiwanis Aims and Objectives, a special anniversary message from Dr. William J. Carrington, and a call for February milk fund donations.
Rollins College began a semi centennial observance with a ceremony in Orange City and a later winter park site decision. Speakers included Dr Edward M Noyes and Dr J Stocking, with Dr William S Beard presenting a tablet detailing the college’s founding. A motorcade, parade, and open air services accompanied a reception and tea at the church library.
Mount Dora hosted Orlando in a January 28 tournament that ended 69 to 69 after 18 ends. Skip Thomas led his team 24 to 12 in the high-scoring segment while Powell fell 14 to 17 and Sprague tied 17 to 17. Dean’s side lost 14 to 23. DeLand visits Mount Dora on Thursday with four teams for the next league match. Play starts at 1 30 p.m.
The Ingathering Needlework Guild will meet Wednesday, November 6, in the Simpson store building at the corner of Donnelly and Fifth. Members should bring or have ready their articles for the Secree or the ig Mg Pace MacDonel.
Mount Dora story notes Ed Crump avoided arrest after dragging a 25 pound sack of dog feed two blocks to his basement home. The sack, belonging to a local dog lover from Battle Creek, Michigan, was spotted by Agent Turrentine who followed the clue. A reprimand and warning ended the incident, with a plan to photograph the dog for advertising.
The Yacht Club featured a play reading on January 16 with readers including Mrs. Graves and Miss Simpson, followed by an annual meeting January 17 electing Commodore T. M. Kramer and others. A January 23 banquet drew 150 attendees, January 25 saw a dance with Mero Syncopaters, and a February 1 lecture by Dr. Evelyn Newman on New York Drama is planned, free to members and 50 cents for guests.
A Col lier's January double page spread features eleven portraits of medical pioneers. Dr William Welch, Johns Hopkins founder and cousin to Mrs. Mac C Sears of Mount Dora, is listed among the celebrated researchers. The caption credits Welch with advancing systematic scientific medicine in America.
The Dora Chamber of Commerce reports a vigorous membership push for 1935. By noon Wednesday more than 110 members joined, with two teams Reds and Blues competing to enroll up to 250. Names listed include Mrs. Wm Ferris Mrs. O J Bushnell D M Kert Mrs D M Gilbert William W Armstrong Miss Cora Armstrong and Mr J C Urquhart corrected from last week. Membership is $10 and funds support Mount Dora visibility.
The record shows per cent of class distribution by grades for Jr Sr High School 1934-35. Grade 7 lists 27 percent including Bob Burkart Doris Chamberlain Frances Davis Adelaide Key Marion Edwards Almeda Dooley Frankie Lou Morris Marjorie Niles Frances Faye Thompson DeVault Roseborough. Grade 8 with 18 percent names Zera Dean Billy McCown Viola Perry Eloise Glass Martha Treadwell. Grade 9 11 percent includes Hazel Edwards Lois Jerue Natalie Spilky. Grade 10 14 percent lists Emily Battle Dorothy Loveless Eudora White. Grade 11 11 percent lists Flora Morley Katherine Killian Don Kimball. Grade 12 21 percent lists Ruth Harvey Ethel Lent Frank Pooser. Postgraduate Marjorie Loveless.
Mount Dora Theatre presents a week of hits with Joan Crawford and Clark Gable in Chained on Sunday and Monday. Irene Dunne stars in Sweet Line Thursday, Janet Gaynor and Lew Ayres in Servants Entrance Wednesday, Berkley Square with Leslie Howard Thursday and Friday, Lost in the Stratosphere Saturday starring William Cagney, plus next week Music in the Air.
The Mount Dora Tourist Club has reached 600 members. Tuesday evening’s program by the Musical Merry Makers included Pierre Mordelin Flora Mordelin and Blanche Goldthwaite with piano accordion music songs stunts and instrumental numbers.
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