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Newspaper
Mount Dora Topic
Location
Mount Dora, Florida, United States of America
Date
Mar 14, 1940
Page
1
J M Lee today qualified in the Secretary of State's office to run in the Democratic primary for State Comptroller. He frames his bid on an official record of fair and impartial revenue collection and careful disbursement for necessary state needs.
The Mount Dora Tourist Club will host a program by the Junior Woman's Club on Tuesday March 19 at Community. The young women promise a musical fantasy with secrecy surrounding the act. The group has shown energy and public welfare interest all winter and aims for a high quality entertainment. Admission is 50 cents for adults and 25 cents for children.
A large landholding of 2469 acres adjoining Tavares in Lake County will go to public auction at the Bank Building in Tavares on Saturday March 23 at 11:00 a.m. The property, formerly held by an Illinois investment syndicate, passed to a bank, then foreclosed and to trustees. It will be offered in 40 acre blocks or as a whole, with some portions cultivated. Auctioneer Ray E will conduct the sale from Fort Lauderdale.
George B Backus of Mount Dora recently earned a top Culver Rifles award at Culver Military Academy. The CR honor recognizes excellence in infantry movements military courtesy rifle nomenclature and marksmanship plus a required auto safety test under the Chicago Motor Club as part of cadet qualification for corps membership.
J. G. LaDue reports three more lakeshore lots in Dora Manor sold. One lot goes to Ed Lofty of Duluth Minnesota and two to M. J. Esmay of York. The buyers plan to build, confirming two new homes.
Kiwanis guests include speaker on head hunting tribes of the South and a look at Mount Dora’s growth. Frank anker discussed Life on Tip-Toe and a cast of negro singers from Tus performed songs. Guests Fred W. Cross W M Bryant J F Posonski Norman Tuckett Geraldine Richardson and others attended.
George J. White president of First National Bank of Mount Dora told Lake County growers in Eustis that citrus farming is sound. He noted his bank has $1.5 million in citrus loans over 12 years with no foreclosures or court actions. The meeting urged grower organization, state laws, and stronger bonds for shippers while federal lenders outlined refinancing and credit options for citrus farmers. Charles R. Short opened the Lake County Horticultural Association gathering.
Mr and Mrs Hartley L White of Braintree Mass purchased acreage on the north shore of Lake Gertrude and will build a winter home upon their fall return They have wintered in Tangerine this season and shown interest in Mount Dora activities Mrs J R McDonald of Ninth Avenue and her sister bought a lot at Grandview Street and Seventh Avenue Northwest corner They plan a home soon under the guidance of LE West Realty Co.
The document lists students named for honor roll by grade levels with the percent of the class achieving honors. Included are 7th through 12th grades and postgraduates as well as 5th and 6th grades, with numerous individuals such as Jimmy Birt John Coffin Betty Fleming Lucille Harding Jane Hois oe Charles Javens and others.
Mrs S M Coen offered one dollar prize to Mount Dora High senior for best letter on Raising Family Standards in Recreation. First prize went to Vivian Flaherty of the Rogers home. second to Mary Lewis. third to Adelaide Key. fourth to James S Jones. Judges included Mrs Naaney Miss Helen Meadows and others. Letters were numbered to conceal authors.
The King's Daughters announce a food sale on March 23 in the Crane Building at Fourth and Alexander streets. Proceeds aim to aid unfortunate families during the lean summer months and to fund summer help for the organization.
A Cooley for Senate Club meeting is set for tonight at 7 30 p m in the Community. Everyone is invited to attend and help Mount Dora support Cooley. Friends urged to come and back Tom Cooley’s record in the State Legislature for the Senate.
A four o clock Sunday Lenten Vesper service at the Community church drew a capacity crowd with chimes by Florence Gilbert Hanscom, soloists Celia Stein Claflin and Jean Lou, and the Philart Trio. Enhanced by Anton Ponyetzky and Marie Tice Carson, the program featured Debussy and Veracini works and ended with Cox’s The End of the Twilight Bell. The choir assisted as ushers and a liberal offering supported the chimes project.
The article notes the 1940 World’s Fair slogan For Peace and Freedom highlighting the event’s theme. It emphasizes the peace and freedom message tied to the exposition and its international scope.
The finals on March 12 in the Central Florida League saw Orlando undefeated and crowned champion for the year. Mount Dora fell 63 to 69 to New Smyrna but remains third in the final standings. Afterward about 200 bowlers and friends gathered at the club house for refreshments. A doubles tournament begins next week with Mount Dora teams entered.
Special notice requests Joanne to teach her boyfriend to read numbers and provide the correct phone digits. The editor notes repeated misdials to 251 and asks for accurate contact information to prevent future inconveniences.
Mr and Mrs Win C Sleight report frost damage extended along the East Coast palm trees are dry frozen and flowering shrubs show no color. Fruit was damaged as far south as Homestead. Some shippers closed operations after the freeze while others continue business.
The Orlando tailor R E M Tailor invites orders by Saturday April 16 for Easter suits. Once named Pete the Tailor, he changed his shop name after rivals opened under the same label. Located at 48 West Central Avenue, Orlando, he emphasizes fine workmanship.
A Good Friday service sponsored by Mount Dora’s principal churches will be held in the One City Building on March 22. The hour long service starts at 2:00 PM with H. W. Reed speaking and school students providing music. Junior high and octian school classes will sit together as merchants close for the hour.
The Ladies Aid of the Methodist church announces a cafeteria supper this Friday in the Community Building. Menu features home cooked foods offered at reasonable prices. Proceeds support church activities.
The Mount Dora Lions report strong interest in an upcoming community event with plans for a major entertainment program. They highlight talks by Mr. Alexander Kerr on Rome and Pompeii and invite his return before he leaves for Malden Massachusetts. The club eyes an anniversary program in three weeks and calls members to assist Lions Lem Downs and Ernest Mosteller.
The Fashion Show at the Community Building this Thursday afternoon features models from the Woman's Club and talk on fabrics by Virginia of Yowell Drew. Mrs. Charles Geisler, a bridge expert, will present a fifteen minute contract talk between halves.
Members of the Baptist church plan the second annual religious census of Mount Dora next Sunday afternoon, March 17, starting at three o'clock. The town is divided into districts with committee chairmen appointed to aid. A Sunday school enlargement campaign begins April 1 with state Baptist workers assisting teachers and leaders. All residents are urged to cooperate in this effort.
Clermont resident and former GM Dayton research engineer Charles R Short was among 28 American science and industry leaders recognized February 1 by the National Association of Manufacturers. Short pioneered the V-shape fan and drive belts and developed a water hyacinth eradicating machine bought by the War Department.
The Mount Dora Chapter No 103 of the Order of the Eastern Star greets visiting sisters and brothers from the Qeder and invites them to a meeting in their honor on Thursday March 14 at 8 p m in Masonic Hall. Eleanor Jackson Worthy Matron Leslie Jackson Worthy Patron.
The Hospital committee of the Mount Dora Woman's Club plans an annual Tag Day on March 23 to raise funds for Lake County Medical Center. They rely on free will contributions and anticipate a strong community response again.
Mount Dora figure W L E Barnett spoke at the Florida Agricultural Institute in Winter Haven on standardization of citrus varieties. Frank Holland, director of the institute, oversees citrus research as Barnett serves as chair of the Florida Citrus Growers Research Committee and as a Lake County horticultural leader.
Will Harmon, a respected Black resident of Mount Dora and Lake Jem area, drowned Monday in an unintended accident. He drove a grove tractor into Lake Carlton. the upright machine rested with the seat about three feet from shore. Harmon, about 40 and married, was known for good character and industry.
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