Tax Exemption Debate Prompts Broadened Home Relief
Tax collectors push to widen homestead exemption to include non head of family owners and those buying homes on contract. Comptroller and legislators acknowledge gaps and plan amendments to correct unintended exclusions. Lake County Tax Collector Boyce A Williams named association president.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Centianel
Lee
Lake County
Boyce A. Williams
Williams
I Soe
Palm Beachey
John D. Jinkins
Seminole County
Be On The Watch As Burglaries Continue
A series of burglaries occurred over the past weeks with homes entered in owners' absence or at night. Most thefts involved cash with valuables left behind. Authorities urge all residents to stay vigilant and report any suspicious activity to local police to uncover the culprit.
Music for Sunday at Congregational church features solo and choir
Sunday morning includes Miss Maxine Saltsman soloing One Sweetly Solemn Thought and an anthem Lovely Appears from Gounod. The program continues with Ambrose and from The Redemption. Evening service at 7:30 offers a special musical program and a short address by Dr. Brodie on The Power of Music.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maxine Saltsman
Ambrose
Brodie
Birthday Honors For Former Congregation Members
Flowers laid in the Congregational church last Sunday memory two former members Dr. D. C. Milner and Capt. N. W. Torrey. They would have been 94 on March tenth. Coincidentally they and Chief Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes share a birthday and all were veterans of the Civil War.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congregational Church
D. C. Milner
N. W. Torrey
Oliver Wendell Holmes
Ladies Aid to Serve Supper at Methodist Church
The Ladies Aid Society of the Methodist church will hold a supper in the community room on Tuesday evening March 19. Opening at 5 30 p m. Proceeds support church activities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ladies Aid Society of the Methodist Church
Mount Dora Tourist Club hosts varied program with notable guests
Despite wind and rain a good audience attended the Mount Dora Tourist Club meeting. Mrs Mary Hallock Greenewalt, renowned musician and lecturer, was introduced by Mr Pea. The program featured Stetson University glee clubs, a male quartet, soloists, and directing by Professor Thomas Remington. Upcoming events include a Tourist Dance and a March 19 Aeolian Trio recital with Robert Currie soloist.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Dora
Pea
Mary Hallock Greenewalt
Stetson University
Thomas Remington
Stetson
Aeolian
Robert Currie
Winter Park
Bergonzi
Rollins College
Miss Knapp
Marguerite Pierce
Currie
Rollins Glee Club
Woman’s Club
Seniors To Stage The Charm School Tomorrow Night
Mount Cee High School senior class presents The Charm School a comedy by Alice Duer Miller and Robert Milton tomorrow night at eight in the Co Building. Proceeds aid commencement expenses and any surplus funds the class leaves for a school project.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Cee High School
Charm School
Alice Duer Miller
Robert Milton
Knights of Pythias Joint Lodge Event in Eustis
The Eustis and Leesburg lodges join in Eustis on Thursday evening March 19 to honor Mount Dora lodge for attendance and membership gains. The notice urges over twenty present and asks members to do their duty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eustis
Leesburg
Mount Dora
Visitor from Traverse Michigan Enchants Mount Dora Stop
C OFC visitor H A Jobbett of Traverse Michigan toured Mount Dora Monday on a return from St Petersburg. He stopped after hearing about the town through a complimentary Topic subscription from the Chamber of Commerce. He praised Mount Dora as more attractive than many larger resorts and left several friend names with the secretary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. A. Jobbett
Traverse Michigan
Chamnt of Commerce
Mount Dora
St. Petersburg
Chamber of Commerce
Dr Ephram Derbyshire Dies at 89 in Kissimmee
Dr Ephram Derbyshire, 89, died at his Kissimmee home on Tuesday March 12. He practiced medicine in Mount Dora for years before moving to Kissimmee twenty years ago and left many friends among local seniors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ephram Derbyshire
Kissimmee
Derbyshire
Mount Dora
Second Installment City Taxes Due With March Discount
The City Tax Collector notes the second installment of city taxes is now due. A 3 percent discount applies if paid in March, 2 percent in April, and 1 percent in May.
New Grandson for Mr and Mrs Mallory
Mr and Mrs Harold Mallory of Cincinnati Ohio welcome a new grandson born March 12 to their son and daughter in law. The message to the grandparents did not include the baby’s name.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Mallory
Harold Mallory
Cincinnati
Ohio
Scholarship To Be Special Memorial To Dr. C. M. Clapp
March 17 marks Dr. C M Clapp birthday and a community breakfast for the Cornelia Clapp Scholarship Fund at the Woman's College in Constantinople. The fund started by Mrs. Field now sits with the college treasurer and gains from breakfasts plus interest to support female students of many nationalities. Gifts in memory may be left with Miss Milner or at the Topic office to reach this year’s memorial goal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Clapp
Cornelia Clapp
Woman’s College of Constantinople
Field
Milner
Pupils Show Talent In Story Writing at Mount Dora
Mrs. J. L. Moody offered a winter prize for best story written by fourth to sixth graders in Mount Dora schools. Betty Blanchard won for "Little Billie" with fine illustrations. Lena Harding Maurice Glass Iris Moon and Tommy Shipes followed, with others also shown. The prize story appears this week. more will be published later.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. L. Moody
Mount Dora
Louise Lust
Tangerine
Betty Blanchard
Billie
Lena Harding
Maurice Glass
Iris’ Moon
Tommy Shipes
Winifred Harding
Joan French
Anna Margaret White
Joyce Monroe
Jean Frost
Ann Ingram
David French
First Calla Lilies Appear Amid Spring Flowers
Winter frost damaged many blooms yet spring shows color with early calla lilies and blue iris. Mrs J A Lindman sent prize worthy lilies from Hudson Hill bay head and Shady Retreat near Lake Ola hosts iris from Mrs Josephine Simpson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. A. Lindman
Bay Head
Hudson Hill
Miller calendars feature Miller brothers and dogs quail hunting
A. D. C. Miller Inc of Eustis presents calendars showing a large color photograph of Messrs Miller with their dogs quail hunting in the woods near Eustis. The image captures the dogs pointing a covey of birds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. D. & C. D. Miller, Inc
Eustis
Messrs. Miller
County Red Cross Meeting Called in Leesburg
A Lake County Charter Red Cross meeting is set for City Hall Leesburg Monday at 3 p m. Members from the Mount Dora Branch are urged to attend.
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Lake County
Red Cross
Leesburg
Mount Dora
Lake County Chanter
Fera Rs
Kiwanis Club hears Florida education talk
Geo F Westbrook will speak on Problems of the 1935 Legislature at Kiwanis lunch. The Tavares club will join the local club today, with Mount Dora visiting Orlando next week for an inter club meeting. Alfred program chair Tom Futch spoke on Florida State College for Women and its growth from 1905 to a campus of 80 acres and 2000 students.
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Geo. F. Westbrook
Lake County
Florida
Kiwanis
Tavares Club
A. J. Waltz
Mount Dora
Orlando
Harry Clark
Oscar Cashwell
T. G. Futch
Ee Y Alfred
Futch
Florida State College For Women
University of Florida
Normal School
DeFuniak Springs
West Florida Seminary
Tallahassee
Agricultural College
Lake City
East Florida
Gainesville
Agricultural Institute
Osceola
St. Petersburg
Eens
University At
College For Women At
Florida Agricultural and Mechanical College
State Board of Control
College For Women
Three Day Conference On The Churches And World Peace
President Hamilton Holt announces a three day Institute on The Church and World Peace at Rollins College from March 20 to 22. Dr. Henry A Atkinson Dr. Henry J Kilbourne and others lead discussions on disarmament international control and the Geneva Conference. A closing address by Dr. Harry N Holmes and a Rollins Conservatory musical program conclude the event with a $1 registration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hamilton Holt
Rollins College
Henry A. Atkinson
Henry J. Kilbourne
World Peace Alliance
Lake Virginia
Shailer Mathews
University of Chicago
Mathews
Harry N. Holmes
Roger Shaw
John Martin
Evelyn Newman
Clark Eichelberger
Mount Dora
Tourist Club Plans Daytona Beach Auto Trip Picnic
The Daytona Beach Tourist Club picnic committee proposes an auto trip to Daytona Beach on Friday March 22. Attendees would bring a lunch and coffee would be provided in the First M. E. church vestry. A Bethune-Cook colored singers concert may feature the gathering with time for beach visits and local sights. Full details to be announced at the next club meeting.
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Daytona Beach
M. E. Church of
Bethune-Cook Colored Singers
Daytona
Local Girl to Assist in Junior Minstrel at FSCW
Miss Lois Hazel of Tangerine will assist in the Junior Minstrel at Florida State College for Women in Tallahassee on April 27. She will portray Abbey Hebb in the musical comedy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lois Hazel
Tangerine
Florida State College For Women
Tallahassee
Miss Hazel
Abbey Hebb
Petunia Plants Well Started in Donnelly Park
Mrs. Zell begins annual winter planting along Donnelly Park walks but cold delayed growth. Now the petunia beds are progressing well and will soon enhance the park’s beauty as a popular attraction.
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Zell
Donnelly Park
Mount Dora Promotes Trade at Home Campaign
Mount Dora business leaders with the Chamber of Commerce launch a Trade at Home campaign to boost spending with local merchants. A 12 poster series will appear in shop windows over 12 weeks, with editorials in The Topic supporting readers to buy locally for town prosperity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Dora
Chamber of Commerce
Interesting Talk By Mrs Greenewalt At Tourist Club
Mrs Mary Hallock Greenewalt of Philadelphia spoke at the Tourist Club on March 12 about light color play as a universal art form used in deluxe theatres. She described a future light play console with multiple lamp heads, a dedicated light artist, mirrored walls, and six color hues to create a unified color impression across a venue. She urged Mount Dora to pursue its own municipal power plant and noted her evening gown reflected the color play theme.
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Mary Hallock Greenewalt
Philadelphia
Penn
Louis Olly Lusson
Bertha Eddy
Tourist Club
Greenewalt
Music Hall
Radio City
Severance Hall
Cleveland
Ohio
Chicago Civic Opera
Mount Dora
Mrs Wilkinson's Brother Hurt in Florida Motorcycle Crash
Mrs Jack Wilkinson and Mrs Claude Carter of Mount Dora and Mrs Joe Hopson of Eustis spent four days in Homestead Florida with Fletcher Bryant brother of Mrs Wilkinson and Mrs Hopson. He was seriously injured while leading a fire company on a motorcycle when a woman drove into the street and threw him across the road. He is in a Homestead hospital recovering.
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Jack Wilkinson
Claude Carter
Mount Dora
Joe Hopson
Eustis
Homestead
Florida
Fletcher
Bryant
Wilkinson
Hopson
Carter
Benefit Picture for Woman's Club at Mount Dora Theatre
The Woman's Club stages a charity screening of We Live Again on Thursday March 21 at Mount Dora Theatre. Anna Sten and Frederic March star in the Tolstoy adaptation with proceeds from 25 cent tickets aiding the public library and local civic improvements. Tickets may be bought from club members or at the Topic office.
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Woman’s Club
Mount Dora Theatre
Anna Sten
Frederic March
Tolstoy
Woman's Club
Mrs Wyatt to Sing Friday on WDBO Orlando
Mrs Esther Wyatt director of music at the Methodist church will sing Friday morning at seven thirty over WDBO Orlando during morning devotionals. She formerly resided in Cleveland Ohio and studied with Elizabeth Wedman Kelley in Carnegie Hall and Marion Struthers Summers a student of Victor Mauref in New York. She holds a diploma for the Voco Study Plan for teachers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Esther
Sacred solo sung by Barroness Von Kabelac in Mount Dora
Barroness Von Kabelac of Vienna Austria made her home in Mount Dora and sang Ave Maria in the Methodist church last Sunday. The solo displayed her refined tone and brought a sense of soul to the hymn as a large congregation enjoyed the performance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barroness von Kabelac
Vienna
Austria
Mount Dora
Dr P R Spencer Dies In Florida Sanitarium
Dr Platt Rogers Spencer of Eustis died at the Florida Sanitarium Orlando on March 11. Funeral services will be at St Thomas Episcopal Church Eustis this Thursday afternoon at 3 o'clock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Platt Rogers Spencer
Eustis
Florida Sanitarium
Orlando
St. Thomas Episcopal Church
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