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Newspaper
Mount Dora Topic
Location
Mount Dora, Florida, United States of America
Date
Jun 23, 1949
Page
4
A clipped line from a 19th century issue shows a price tag of 2.50 with odd extra figures like 1.50 and 05. The fragment suggests a catalog or publication cost. The readable text hints at a Mount reference and a publisher's note. No clear event or person names are present.
The Mount Dora city council faces pressure to approve a dock north of Gilbert park to serve as a civic gathering place and fishing spot despite State Board of Health warnings about open water safety. A letter-writer urged council members to swim the lake themselves before approval, while supporters say the dock is needed regardless, to revitalize the park and provide a safe supervised swimming area.
The weekend’s notes review Paul Robeson’s remarks and his son’s marriage to a white girl. Marcus Frank criticizes Gov Warren and praises state economy and trimming deadwood. Ford company unions get a nod to gravity’s pull. A woman rescues her son on Father’s Day and teens urge sex education in schools.
Mount Dora Legion baseball team lost to Leesburg 12 to 3 in five innings due to storm threats. Clark of Leesburg pitched a no hit game while Dora’s McHaffie, now on the mound, allowed six hits with several key players absent for summer plans. Dora previously beat Clermont 9 to 0. Hall pitched and Williams stood behind the plate as Dora collected 11 hits.
Five Mount Dora Girl Scouts Patty Johnson Linda Raulerson Barbara Moore June Bowie and Helen Davidson start a two week stay at Deer Lake camp marking the opening of the camping season.
A Florida traveler records nightly skies and inland storms across Lake county through a week. Descriptions cover cool nights after brief showers, a dramatic Lake Dora storm with lightning, and evolving skies along Coral Gables West Palm Beach Kissimmee and Lake Okeechobee. The narrative notes storm passages over Dora and the Everglades and ends with a late-evening rain after work.
Fruitland Park welcomed the Lake County Firemen’s Association last week with guests Captain Charles Lee of Daytona Beach, president of the state association, and Chief Tom Sexton of Ocala. President H A Mathews appointed an investigating committee on supply purchases. Members include Chief R L Stevens Leesburg, B K Whitney Fruitland Park, and A H Benzee Howey.
City backs softball at high school field this week as only one game from the summer schedule has been played. Rehbaum team topped Bojano nine with 104 runs. Games will be held Monday Wednesday and Friday if weather permits.
County Agent R. E. Norris urged horse and mule owners to vaccinate against sleeping sickness. He advised contacting a veterinarian promptly to protect livestock health.
The by lined Father’s Day essay contest names Arthur K. Dufour as first prize winner followed by Carolyn Keller in second and Dorothy Ann Kurras in third. Winners celebrate fathers as guides who solve problems from school to women and life, with Dufour praised as best.
Dorothy Ann Kurtis, eleven, writes how her father cared for her after a 1944 polio illness. He visited Sundays during hospitalization, baked holiday cakes for other children, and surprised her with a piano after discharge. The family moved to Mount Dora for recovery and her brothers played in the local school band.
A letter to the editor urges residents and taxpayers to back a proposed swimming pool or bathing beach north of Gilbert Park. The authors say a dedicated water area would benefit youths and adults seeking healthy recreation in good water. Signatories include T. L. Edwards Sadie Edwards Nellie Foster Edith Myers C. G. Loveless Mrs. C. G. Loveless Nellie Fuller Harry E. Fuller Robert M. Blackburn Mary Jeanne Blackburn.
A reader urges the City Council to prove Lake Dora is safe for children by daily swims for a week before dock work begins. The writer questions funding a pool and suggests council members personally swim in the lake to demonstrate safety. The call stresses proving public use.
An observer states that a child must prove water safety before permission is granted for swimming, indicating cautious steps toward allowing the son to swim at the location. The speaker emphasizes gradual trust and safety as a prerequisite.
Dorothy Kurras thanks Mount Dora merchants for selecting her essay Why My Dad is Tops as third prize winner in a local contest.
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