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Newspaper
Mount Dora Topic
Location
Mount Dora, Florida, United States of America
Date
Jul 28, 1938
Page
8
The article mourns the deaths of Fredde Mallory and Harry Mallory noting their loyalty, uprightness, and helpful service to the Mountara community. It recalls their friendship and the void left by their sudden passing.
A caretaker extends heartfelt condolences to the survivors and all friends for a loss that touched daily life. The message honors a long standing friendship, its comforting memory, and the enduring bond among those who knew them.
Russell Kay, secretary of the Florida Press Association and head of the Florida Clipping Service, delivers a satirical safety talk. He jokes about rubber poles, wooden headed drivers, calf on a curve, and highway beautification, praising Florida editors for their cooperation on safety coverage.
Washington allocates slum clearance funds totaling 770000 dollars to Florida. A 500000 dollar Daytona Beach project and a 270000 dollar Sarasota project are announced as part of the plan.
Lake County agriculture runs from tobacco demonstrations to the Citrus Growers Institute plans. The Soil Conservation Act limits tobacco acreage while Citrus Experiment Station trials tackle bronzing mineral deficiencies and insect issues. A Lake County motorcade to Lake Alfred is planned for September with Dr. Camp and staff ready to host.
Lake County Chamber of Commerce membership surpasses 1500 for first time, reaching 1512 with Mount Dora's Tracy Kramer and Budget Committee contributions. Eustis leads with 273 members, Leesburg 266, Mount Dora 202, Clermont 198, Tavares 172.
Fred J. Kreider of Clermont Chamber of Commerce was unanimously elected president of the Central Florida Council of Chambers of Commerce at a Daytona Beach breakfast last Tuesday. George Bartlett serves as secretary for the term. The council’s October meeting will be with the Lake County Chamber at Lakeside Park Clermont Minneola on October 13. September meeting is set for Winter Park and November at Sanford.
A brief item notes a local meeting of the Norwalk Rotary Club on Thursday noon July 28. It mentions a screening of colored pictures at the Junior High School under PTA auspices and references film projects in Lake County and Florida. The passage is fragmentary and contains garbled phrases about fares and complaints.
The town council of Mount Dora places a proposed ordinance taxing manufacture distribution and sale of beverages with more than one percent alcohol. The ordinance sets license fees per state laws with first reading July 5 1938 and final passage August 2 1988. public inspection available at Town Clerk’s office.
Nathan Mayo, Commissioner of Agriculture, cites 1937 U S death toll and Florida figures to press farm safety reforms. He notes 740 traffic, 429 home, 411 farm fatalities with 24 percent under 20 and argues farming remains the most hazardous occupation due to lack of safeguards.
By final decree dated July 6 1 the Fifth Judicial Circuit Florida Lake County will sell at public auction on August 1 1938 at the Tavares courthouse the real property in Mount Dora described as Sadler Subdivision blocks 6 11 14 excluding a defined lot to satisfy a $9271 25 decree plus costs. Special Master in Chancery W M Kennedy supervises.
Hortense L. Davis as guardian for Gerald Martin Davis Frances Helen Davis and Bess Barney Davis files a petition in Lake County Florida to sell the minors undivided three fourths interest in Lot 5 Wildwood subdivision Block 240 Town of Mount Dora Section 29 Township 19 South Range 27 East. The sale would require approval from County Judge A B Herlong Jr at the Lake County Courthouse in Tavares.
A. C. Quixley Realty Co. seeks sale of Tax Certificate No. 1392 from 1934 for unpaid 1933 1938 taxes on Lake County land. Property described as 50 ft of 142 ft of E side of Gertrude Court north of Eustis Mount Dora Road in Lake Gertrude Court. Sale to highest bidder for cash at Tavares courthouse door on August 8 1988 at 11 A.M. Official seal of Clerk George J. Dyke.
John Beal Wallace Beery Maureen O Sullivan star in Port of Seven Seas at the Princess Theatre next Friday and Saturday August 5 and 6. Beery plays Cesar alongside Frank Morgan Maureen O Sullivan John Beal and Jesse Ralph in the new motion picture from Bey waterfront Marseilles.
Notices announce adoption petition before Judge J C B Koonce in Tavares on August 29 1938 for Baby Dees with Parker Dutton Parker and Kennedy listed as petitioners and attorney for petitioners. Also final settlement notice for Sarah J Massey estate with executors Massey and Simpson seeks discharge in Lake County. Tax certificate sales listed for Paul Podolski and S L Lee with Court dates in 1938.
A selection of trees from Florida will be moved to the New York World's Fair. The set includes the zizyphus tree the lipstick tree the sausage tree the gooseberry tree and the trumpet tree, showcasing unusual horticultural exhibits.
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