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Newspaper
Mount Dora Topic
Location
Mount Dora, Florida, United States of America
Date
Jul 23, 1936
Page
1
Mount Dora hosts Eustis in a 2:30 p.m. doubleheader at Eustis with Clermont visiting Sunday at 3:30 p.m. A Kiwanis benefit game against Apopka is scheduled for next Thursday here to raise funds for the Underpin Child Fund.
Harold Colee president of the Florida State Chamber of Commerce says agricultural and horticultural producers should ship their best Florida fruits and truck farm products to domestic markets and especially to winter visitors. The chamber survey emphasizes using select Florida produce to satisfy tourists and support the state's livestock and farm sectors.
Lake in focus for fifth consecutive week on WRUF Gainesville news feature. Howey Company’s England farmer visitors and Lake county semi centennial plans highlighted. Jefferson Thomas notes Howey’s Florida impact and future inspection trip. Rodeheaver's Easter chautauqua with Umatilla also promised for next year.
Lake county home demonstration agent Lucie K Miller will air a radio presentation from WBDO Orlando at 12 15 pm Monday July 20. Her 15 minute talk will precede a Lake County amateur broadcast from 12 45 to 1 30 pm under the Lake County Chamber of Commerce. The airing follows her remarks to the Florida Grape Growers Convention in Orlando and is arranged at the invitation of A E Pickard of Orlando, a prominent local grape grower.
Tan gerine resident Willard H Sythe purchased the ten acre Malone grove near Lake County Country Club. Sale was conducted by S S Sadler of Lakes and Hills Realty Company. Florida orange juice touted as top by a Californian, amid Great Lakes Exposition chatter and Townsend reception.
Florida citrus interests defend the color added method for coloring mature oranges. Walker and Francis Whitehair discuss with federal officials in Washington. They cite state standards and market benefits while criticizing a forthcoming suit and federal rulings.
Four tons of grapes moved by truck Thursday from Walton Weeks and Hickman vineyards at Montverde. This is the second shipment of four tons that week from Montverde with the Davidson vineyards shipping the first load to Washington DC and the second distributed to grocers in the Carolinas. Grapes this season are of high quality and bringing satisfactory prices.
Mount Dora Temple of the Pythian Sisters will suspend all meetings for August. Members are urged to attend a strong opening meeting on the first Monday in September.
The Associated Press distributed two strong Lake County stories last week, providing wide coverage to newspapers across Florida and the southeastern states.
The State Agricultural Extension Service says ballots for the citrus marketing agreement amendment are not arriving quickly enough and urges residents to vote promptly.
Kiwanis members plan to meet Bernard C. Hagedorn, new Central Florida Council Boy Scouts director of activities, as guest speaker at Mount Dora meeting. Dean Melville E. Johnson will introduce him, while outstanding Mount Dora Scouts directed by Preston will be present. Attorney J. W. Hunter discussed Lake County bond refunding with Board of County Commissioners and School Board, noting over $7,000,000 bonds refunded and $1,200,000 to be refunded. a resolution praising the boards was adopted. Crip Hurlburt won the attendance prize.
Mount Dora Kiwanis Club will sponsor a Lake Orange League baseball game at Heim Field on Thursday July 30. Mount Dora faces Apopka with part of gate receipts and ticket sales aiding the Kiwanis Underprivileged Child Committee. Tickets 25 cents. advance sales at Chamber of Commerce and Mount Dora Topic office.
The Board of County Commissioners of Lake County Florida will sit as an Equalization Board in the Commissioners Room at Tavares on Wednesday August 5 1936 to hear complaints and receive testimony on property values fixed by the County Tax Assessor. By Geo J Dykes Clerk.
Petitions asking Lake County Commissioners to place the slot machine referendum on the November ballot were signed by 42 percent of Lake County’s qualified registered voters. A total of 3,122 of 7,405 eligible voters signed, circulated by the Lake County Ministerial Association and the Parent Teachers Association.
Walter H. Drake of Hudson Ohio informally announces winter construction of several homes in Mount Dora's Sylvan Shores. Drake says salesmen are selling lots to Ohio buyers in the large subdivision as plans proceed for the project.
Construction starts this week on a nine thousand day building by Dr. Will S Wood at the southeast corner of Donnelly and Fourth avenues. The 70 by 125 foot single story structure features a stucco color crete finish and will include a full service station, an Auto Inn Company showroom for Packard and Plymouth cars, a machine shop by Eckholdt Brothers, Turner's Paint Shop in the rear, and an office suite on the Donnelly front. Leases begin November first with completion promised. Architect is Arthur Williams of Tavares. Local labor will perform the construction with Wm Swartz handling concrete work and L J Drawdy carpentry.
Florida’s Great Lakes Exposition display in Cleveland attracts thousands with citrus dioramas and Lake Wales Singing Tower. Visitors ask about soils crops and land prices while chambers of commerce distribute literature. The exhibit, open since June 27, boosts Florida as a winter draw for small farms groves and homes.
The Lake County recreation survey by J Lee Harne Jr Orlando is finished and ready for the special committee. The 46 page report, first of its kind in the South, was prepared at the invitation of the Lake County Chamber of Commerce and analyzed county leisure factors as a model for other southern counties.
George J. Dykes clerk of the circuit court, his son Malcolm, Ed Gardner and Reuben Hatcher of Tavares returned from a one day Gulf of Mexico fishing trip with more than 700 pounds of fish. Friends praise the quartet and hint that they too enjoy fishing.
The Florida Grape Growers Association chooses Montverde for its first post Orlando convention in eight years. A one day Grape Festival will feature vineyard tours, demonstrations, and a women and girls session alongside scientific talks for growers. Lake and Osceola counties lead committees with Mrs. Lucie Miller as chair.
State safety director Asher Frank calls for a weekend without deaths on Florida roads. He cites fatalities from Sunday drives and urges motorist caution. Emphasizes proper vehicle condition, traffic law adherence, and courtesy to reduce injuries and deaths.
Members of the Lake County Press room and Orlando papers attended a banquet at the Golden Triangle recreation center chaired by Carl H. Roumillat and J. C. Fretwell. The event showcased planned banquets and a four course dinner as the facility prepares for its official opening on Thursday with Russell Shell's Radio Orchestra providing music.
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