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Newspaper
Mount Dora Topic
Location
Mount Dora, Florida, United States of America
Date
Mar 15, 1945
Page
1
The Kiwanis club announces its annual Frolic led by Carl Graves with a secretive crop packing and shipping element described as a deep dark mystery. Details remain undisclosed as the event approaches.
Citizens object to rumor of a juice plant at McDonald and Wid avenues. Park Commission urged to attend, duties discussed, and Council assures no interference with Park jurisdiction. Lakefront land sale and park dedication read. sheriff to enforce law within Town limits.
Mrs. Harry E. Backus returned from Atlanta where she completed a two week Red Cross Service Training School course. Thirty nine women from eight southeastern states attended. Backus is Home Service Corps chairman for Lake County Chapter and noted Lake County's largely volunteer operations with only two paid workers.
Mr and Mrs Stephen Gregor of Garden City Long Island guests at the Lakeside Inn for weeks chose Mount Dora for a winter home. They purchased a Lake Dora front site from Thomas H Cooley and plan to build when possible. Mount Dora impressed them with its people water and lakes.
The community church will dedicate its new chancel and interior furniture at the morning service next Sunday. Dr Richards will preach on the meal Steele will serve on the building committee and the congregation will participate in a responsive act of dedication.
Dr Richards discusses brotherhood as the core value in society and cites Elton Trueblood on ethics and religion. Mrs Melvin White and Mrs Belle Hamilton speak on works and books with an upcoming Bible class topic on the 1918 24 Jewish return to Palestine. The church to dedicate a new chancel and furniture next Sunday morning.
The Baptist Church announces Bible school in departments at 9 45 a m Morning worship at 11 a m with a sermon titled Serving the Lord With What The Training Union meets at 7 p m and the evening service at 8 p m features song praise and prayer followed by a sermon on Troublesome Religion A cordial invitation to all is extended.
Hayward H. Johnson, guest speaker from The Methodist Church in Washington, D C, will discuss America s greatest peril at the First Methodist Church of Mount Dora on Sunday night March 18 at 7 45 p m. Johnson is known for leading the clean up fight against road houses gangsters and booze runners in Williamson County Herrin Illinois and has lectured across the nation on social issues affecting youth and elders.
The 12th Annual Easter Seal Sale is scheduled for March 25 through April 7 to raise funds for crippled children. Community groups urge participation and donations to aid rehabilitation and care programs.
A digest of club luncheons and bridge gatherings in Mount Dora Eustis and area towns. Readers hostesses like Mrs Evaristo Calves and Mrs Etta Spear welcome guests including Eleanor Calves and Joy Postle. Recent visitors arrive from Pine Orchard Conn New York City and Atlanta Georgia.
Last Saturday evening the rummy group held a strawberry party for Mrs. Kelleher, sister of Mrs. Sedano, who departed for Virginia with her husband Lt. Thos Kelleher. Honors went to Mrs. Capra leaving Fides for New Jersey amid a gay gathering including Mrs. Sedano and others. A small boat trip to Silver Springs with Miss Purchase and Miss Weidman ended with a leisurely return to Mount Dora. George Reed and family visited Ft. Lauderdale before a Maven stay. Dr. and Mrs. Yeakel departed for relatives on the west coast. Perry Grennan shared pictures of Michigan and Florida. Monday bingo drew many hotel guests and friends.
A Mount Dora Chamber of Commerce activity is noted for 1945 with local business leaders and community organizers planning Chamber involvement. Details indicate civic engagement and economic development efforts in the town during that year.
First Lieutenant Jessie L. High Jr of Sorrento Florida, navigator of the Mystic Maiden B 17 in the 452nd Bombardment Group, earns a fifth Leaf Cluster to the Air Medal for meritorious achievement during Eighth Air Force bombing missions. He served with the Third Air Division noted for the England to Africa shuttle mission, and fought through severe opposition on targets like Ludwigshaven Hamburg and Cologne. He is the son of Mr and Mrs Jessie L High Sr and studied at the University of Florida before joining the RAF in 1943.
Relatives of Delbert Bumbalough learn from the War Department that he is prisoner in a German camp. Pvt Arnold Frank Eldred transfers to AAF Training Command at Keesler Field. Albert Allen Peterson, S-2c, on leave after Navy training, hopes for basic engineering trade school. Albert Peterson, 17, is son of Mr. and Mrs. Albert C. Peterson of 266 Clayton St. Pvt Warren L. Story Jr and two Lake County men head to Camp Blanding for 16 weeks of basic paratrooper training. Sergeant James Scott has arrived at Oliver General Hospital in Augusta Ga after overseas service. Warrant Officer Alfred Rehbaum Jr of the Maritime Service leaves for Norfolk to join his ship. (Continued on page 8).
The Mount Dora Kiwanis Club and Central Florida Boy Scout Council reported a successful drive last week. Team captains and members coordinated local efforts, with a total of 447.75 dollars for Lake County, led by Lacey Thomas, Groveland, and a strong showing from Negro troops under Prof Cauley Lott.
The Woman's Club met March 7 with President Mrs. Arthur P. Pratt presiding. Miss Alice Crutcher of Leesburg spoke on conservation and fire prevention while a 20-year program costing 62 million dollars was outlined. Next events include a March 21 musical by Professors Carlo and a Lakeside Inn luncheon on April 4 with guest Mrs. Joseph L. Gray. Reservations due by March 21.
Last week Miss Giadano and Mrs. Bender oversaw a real Italian spaghetti and meatball dinner at Riley's Park. Pop Riley's boat house is near completion with a hinted big surprise, while fishermen dispute who leads the bass and perch contests and shuffleboard courts are underway.
Spring flower contests at Lakeside Inn awarded H Ritchie Jr and Etta Spear first prizes, L W Taylor and Bowman seconds, and Charles Parry and E V Ritchie third. Hearts table winners included W Sweetnam Potter Landis Gregor Booth Rea Wilson. Poetess Mrs Pate read poems to a large crowd, and Lt and Mrs Miles Leeman Sikes Jr celebrated a large wedding reception with guests and fruit punch. Cotterill Sisters concert delighted attendees while golf winners DeWald and Booth posted top scores. Henry and J Ritchie of Ridgewood NJ visit Florida with hosts Mr and Mrs Harry Ritchie Sr.
A new collection plan allows households to leave cans at their usual spots on Mondays and Thursdays. Food scraps go in separate containers for hog feeding. salvage efforts urge washing and bundling waste paper and tin cans for reuse. Donelly Ave salvage depot near Fourth Street processes newspapers and cardboard, with tin cans and paper in high demand to aid wartime needs.
Mrs Isabelle Taylor gave a dramatic life of Abraham Lincoln during the war years at the Community Club meeting on Tuesday night. Bert Harwell presented an illustrated talk on birds with his bird song reproductions. Next Tuesday the Cotterill Sisters and the Lakeside Trio plan a new program.
The grower committee in charge of investigations at the Short Research Grove in Clermont will meet on Tuesday March 20 1945 at 1 30 pm for a spring check of test plots and evaluation of grove treatments All citrus growers grove caretakers and others interested are invited to visit and observe the trial results to date.
Mount Dora Sorren t Lake Jem area reports progress in the 1945 War Fund Drive led by chairman in charge of door to door workers. List highlights local donors of $10 or more as quotas set at 4300 dollars with a 20 percent return to Mount Dora Branch for local work.
The piece playfully notes MPs as nature lovers and would be rattlesnake milk traders with high prices. It mentions an MP seeking boats and gear, urges caution, and wishes luck to Ernie, Johnnie, Jesse, Briggs and El.
Boy Scouts and Cubs led by Scoutmaster Groves and Cubmaster Merkle plan a salvage paper drive this week. They will collect at the depot corner of Fourth and Donnelly on Thursday after noon from 4 to 6 and Saturday 9 to 5. Each Scout or Cub weighing in 1000 pounds earns a Ben will awarded the Boy out hauer Medal.
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