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Newspaper
Mount Dora Topic
Location
Mount Dora, Florida, United States of America
Date
Mar 25, 1948
Page
8
In a home on W. L. Story, Chi Story and Mrs. Story fear a Tokyo call may fail. Maintenance man Paul Smith spends hours adjusting lines, returning at 3 pm and 7 pm to verify connections and reassure the pair that the long‑ awaited call should come through later in the day.
Community snippets recall a late night phone call for Mrs Story about Warren Jr returning from hospital and recovering from a parachute knee injury. Lions member Ken Depew attends a blood donor banquet and eats a raw onion atop his steak. Firefighter George Hall jokes about time announcements and Mount Dora visitors. Young Charles Hooks wins a boat ticket by a discarded number at the regatta, boosting his fishing gear. Bob Caudel wins a washing machine after 1,000 entrants.
The report covers St Marys Booth church activities in East Town with services and Sunday school led by J G Williams and S Jorden. It highlights a planned Faster exercise at Twin Lake off Clay road near Eustis Leesburg with 70 acres and a recreation ground, a sale and picnic after Easter, and a Lake County Easter event with Leesburg High School band.
Cleo Wilcox led the putting contest with 31 putts to win low putts. Webb Ley shot 35 37 72 to win low gross, ahead of Bill Vincent 37 38 75. Senior Willard Wadsworth posted 39 37 76, A Porter 36 41 77. Tracy Kramer and Colonel Les won the special award contest. Scores listed include Grits Rice 42 40 82 and Gene Burrell 44 43 87. STANLEY KUZNIK, Pro.
Bill Barker organized civilian defense during World War II and logged 4,000 service hours in a year. He sought military service but was deemed too old, then joined Red Cross as a field director in England. His units grew from 7,000 to 45,000 to 150,000 men in France, while he promoted lifesaving, swimming, and community service in Mount Dora and through Kiwanis and Boy Scouts.
An article notes a local organizer created a junior group in 1939 for boys 15 and older. It began with 12 participants and expanded to 18, with several members possibly earning double eagle awards in the future.
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