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Newspaper
Mount Dora Topic
Location
Mount Dora, Florida, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1942
Page
1
Town of Mount Dora Section XXV Traffic Ordinance prohibits riding without a bell or light, bans riding on sidewalks, and requires lights after dark. Riders must follow traffic rules, ride on the right, signal turns, and observe penalties for violations.
Lake County Red Cross reports knitting drive results from March 21 to June 1 with totals of 20 bagy socks 30 Army socks 24 Navy sleeveless sweaters and 32 Army sleeveless sweaters knitted by volunteers. The piece outlines disaster preparedness roles and lists county committee chairmen and duties under the Red Cross program.
The Victory Book drive no longer needs books and donors are asked to stop delivering. Topic issues a public notification confirming an end to book collection and urging donors to halt further contributions.
The St Johns Presbyterian Senior Conference, led by Floyd Eaddy and Dr George E White, overflows Lakeside Inn and Grand View with thirty and fourteen girls respectively after moving beds from Hotel Mount Dora. Delegates from central Florida attend from Leesburg to Daytona Beach, with sessions through June 24 followed by a junior high event June 24 to July 1.
Two week program starts Monday June 22 at 9 oclock with sessions 9 to 1130 each morning. Open free to boys and girls aged 5 to 17. Church invites all to attend and register Saturday at 4. Band members and Sunday school workers will tour town to advertise. Ladies will serve drinks afterward.
Col C E Lester of Eustis, commander of the Citizens Defense Corps, is Lake County Registration Director for the new gasoline rationing program. Registration will begin in July and last six days. George J Dykes will custody supplies. local councils appoint chairs and deputies. Only two books, A for autos and D for motorcycles, will be issued. other books require forms mailed to local ration offices. Car owners may need Federal automobile use stamps to obtain gasoline books.
The Red Cross Nurses' Aid Class will begin June 29 at Lake County Medical Center in Eustis. Applications must be in to the Lake County Red Cross Chapter office in Leesburg by June 22, with further notice to follow.
Mount Dora and Eustis Lions clubs held a joint installation at the Eustis Gun Club with about sixty guests. District Governor D R Matthews installed the new officers and urged Lions to fully support wartime duties as 4200 International clubs strive to aid the United Nations. Speakers praised Lions and Lionesses including a humorous performance by Mount Dora pianist Lioness Rehbaum and a lively reading by Mrs. Travis Slayden.
Service station operators statewide mobilize in a rubber salvage campaign from June 15 to June 30 under President Roosevelt. Mount Dora stations solicit scrap rubber from tires, soles, belts, gloves, caps, and more, with oil companies funding collection and the Rubber Reserve Company purchasing at $25 per ton. Proceeds go to USO, Army Relief, Navy Relief, and Red Cross. citizens may arrange pickup through Mrs. R W Dickson or city hall.
Toby Green reports from Australia that the country resembles Florida in heat and color with parrots and kangaroos observed. He is in a hospital with a special diet but feels well and expects release soon. The facility uses an old race track as hospital space with former stables and tents. Nurses are kind and the men get along, though they joke about hot tea. Toby is now a corporal with 2nd Class Air Mechanic rating.
Two Mount Dora men Roy Christopher and William Badger Lawrence Jr. have enrolled as aviation cadets in the Army Air Force Pre Flight School for Pilots at Maxwell Field Alabama. They will receive military physical and academic training to prepare them to fly fighter planes. Christopher attended the University of Florida earning AA BSBA and LLB degrees and was a Sigma Chi member active in college baseball.
The Kiwanis meeting at Hotel Mount Dora features Rev. George E. White of St. Johns Presbyterian Bradenton speaking while the group notes All-Kiwanis Week and Kiwanis International convention in Cleveland. Members discuss defense stamps sales and wartime civic duties, including air raid wardens and first aid.
Mr and Mrs William B Louthan of East Liverpool Ohio and Mount Dora have purchased the late George Thompsons winter home at Fifth avenue and McDonald Street. They plan renovations and landscaping and will occupy the Mt Dora residence as their winter retreat after a trip on the Silver Meteor. They were in a train wreck near Kittrell North Carolina but unharmed. The Louthans frequently visit Mount Dora and will move in after fall renovations.
The Rev. Floyd Cooper transfers from Hollywood Florida to the First Methodist Church in Mount Dora and will begin ministry there this Sunday. Others shifting in Lake County include F. S. Shipley to Eustis from Grace Church, St Petersburg. L. F. Vanderwater from Eustis to Melbourne. Roy L. Page to Tavares from Auburndale. J. T. Shepherd to Groveland from Tavares. C. L. Spettswood from Monverde New Mexico. Perry James, former minister here, to Tamiami Temple Miami from Virginia.
Seventy Lake County men were inducted at the Lake County Court House before departing for Camp Blanding. George J White Mount Dora speaker praised duty and citizenship, noting Lake County stands behind the inductees. Local officials and Kiwanis and Lions clubs attended the send off with gift kits and band performances.
Heber D. Ketcham urges readers to verify prophecy claims carefully. Seek guidance from a pastor who studies religious questions and respects confidences. Hastily embracing fantastic interpretations can wreck faith in religion’s practical, sensible role.
Under director Manuel Sedano the band will rehearse Wednesday evenings at 7 p m instead of Tuesday mornings. The first summer concert is scheduled for Saturday June 27 at 7 30 p m.
Young men aged 18 to 21 are urged to consider induction into the Armed Forces and are invited to join the Florida Defense Force, Co. B 4th Battalion, for a limited number of spots in a regular training course. The program covers basic military regulations, guard duty, handling and firing small arms, infantry drill regulations, order execution, and unit command experience, aiming at early promotion prospects. For details contact Rollin Javens, Commanding Officer, or leave name and address at the Topic office. Buy War Savings Bonds and Stamps.
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