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Newspaper
Mount Dora Topic
Location
Mount Dora, Florida, United States of America
Date
Jul 24, 1941
Page
1
A memorial profile celebrates Colonel Sanborn and his years of service in Mount Dora. It recounts his Civil War era friendships, community aid, and quiet generosity. The Mount Dora Chamber of Commerce describes its 1941 officers and a busy year of tourism signage, school and sports support, and local civic work.
Tribute notes colonel Sanborn, longtime Mount Dora resident, noted for his dedication to Florida's welfare and the South's future. The obituary mentions his 18 years in the town and his active voice on public matters, with life extending toward a three score and ten.
Beginning Monday April 7 1941 the new mail schedule outlines incoming mail due times and outgoing postal runs. Star Route air mail arrives 8 45 A M on weekdays while 9 45 A M handles regular and air mail. outgoing times include 9 15 3 30 and 5 30 with Sunday star route only 9 15 and 4 30 respectively. Postmaster C C Dooley signs the notice.
Mount Dora residents are urged to donate aluminum to a bin at Fourth Avenue and Donnelly Street placed by the Lions Club and Girl Scouts. The evening featured Lions Dillard and Jones of the Eustis Club discussing neighbors and civic unity, with reports on health, welfare, and a proposed Girl Scout camp.
Rev Kenneth G Rogers will take a one month vacation with his wife and mother from Indianapolis. The church will have guest ministers to supply the pulpit on July 27 L M Broyles Orlando retired minister. August 3 G H Guy Tavares. August 10 J E Wean Eustis. August 17 L M Broyles. August 24 J E Bartlett Fifth Methodist assistant minister. Rogers returns for the last Sunday in August.
Ocala Kiwanis Club sponsors the seventh Florida District Inter-Club meeting to be held July 31 at Silver Springs. Dr. John J. Tigert of the University of Florida will speak. Afternoon games start 3:30 PM, dinner follows at 7 PM in Ocala’s municipal auditorium with District Governor Frank Wright and Gainesville officials attending.
Venetian Field night games are at 8 00 P M this week with Sundays and holidays at 8 00 P M. July 26 St Augustine July 27 DeLand July 30 Ocala July 31 Orlando.
Sanford Kiwanis Club members visit Mount Dora for an inter-club program. A statewide Kiwanis inter-club meeting is set for Silver Springs next Thursday July 31. Captain C R Javens of Florida Defense Force explains Lake County unit setup and recruitment. The Defense Force replaces the National Guard during active service and operates under government regulations with armory at Tavares Court House. George White promotes Defense Bonds and Stamps while attendance prize is won by George White.
Mount Dora has seen weeks of steady rain causing lake levels to rise, with last Friday's storm dumping over five inches of rain in two hours. Thunder and lightning persisted for more than an hour, but no damage was reported.
The Chamber of Commerce hosted the largest attendance to discuss a permanent plan to boost local business. Wm. P. Wingler led the key committee to interview merchants and report next Monday night, August 4, with Florida Theatres to adjust movie showings at the Princess to improve local patronage.
The Aluminum pen sits at Donnelly and Fue in Mount Dora. Sponsored by the Girl Scouts and the Lions Club, the drive began last Saturday at the Princess Theatre with sixty or more children paying admission by delivering aluminum articles. Call Miss Minkley at the Chamber of Commerce to arrange pickup.
Charles E. Abbott, winter resident of Mount Dora, spends summers on the Atlantic snapper banks off the lighthouse. He and friends fished about an hour and caught 54 red snapper up to 35 pounds, eight mango snapper, 80 amberjack up to 40 pounds, two barracuda, seven dolphin, seven bonito and 10 albacore. One snapper weighed 34 1 4 pounds, a summer record, prompting a full boat before docking.
Governor Spessard Holland refuses Florida adoption of daylight saving time as a national defense move. He notes Florida power plants run under capacity with no power shortage and warns it would cause losses to utilities and transportation without demonstrated need.
A meeting of the Community Church congregation will be held Sunday afternoon July 27 at 3 oclock in the chapel to discuss calling a minister.
A brief remark notes a Scotchman who kept all his toys, awaiting a second childhood, hinting at nostalgia and whimsy in a lighthearted line.
Rev Dr Harry Westbrook Reed longtime Mount Dora pastor died Friday at 2 15 am in House of the Good Samaritan Watertown after a coronary thrombosis following a short illness. He was 28 years in Watertown and Mount Dora civic leader and Kiwanis member. Funeral at All Souls Watertown with burial in Palmyr N Y. Survived by wife Marjorie daughter Mrs James E Wilson and sister Miss Genevieve Reed.
You can cash your Bond at any time after 60 days for the full amount paid plus interest. Many owners invest spare money to arm Americans, sometimes via payroll deductions through employers. Purchase is available at post offices or banks or by writing the Treasurer of the United States, Washington, D C.
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