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Newspaper
Mount Dora Topic
Location
Mount Dora, Florida, United States of America
Date
May 05, 1949
Page
2
A 1929 Topic editorial praised Mount Dora’s new lawn bowling club at Lakeside Park with praise for its greens and potential. The piece notes veteran guidance, historic ties to bowls, and signals plans for modern lighting and improved facilities.
Zellwood H F McGowan Sr remains a patient at Orange Memorial hospital. Nearby families and guests share visits and travel plans with ties to Miami Toronto and Jersey. Local circles report illnesses heart attack illnesses and social events including church circle meetings a fashion show and weekend gatherings at Rock Springs and Daytona Beach.
A humorous column filler skewers readers with trivia quizzes and epigrams. It riffs on education from daily papers, cites Oscar Levant and Jane Tudor, and ends by challenging readers to guess how many eggs an oyster lays for prizes.
A list of residents and visitors includes R. W. Vincent Jr and Mary Agnes Howard, Ralph and Joy Osborn, Jack Parker and family, C. M. Jones Sr and Jr, H Fried erichs family, Leon Osborn, W D Lovelady family, James Goodman and family plus Cocoa weekend trip attendees. The Rev J P Johnson of Church of God is homebound after a heart attack. James G Vincent returned to Washington DC after visiting his parents. McCormack and C M Bell joined L S McLarry in Winter Park for dinner Saturday.
Mount Dora's hill top course offers free green fees for all ladies each Thursday in May June and July. A pro will provide tips at the first tee and play has drawn guests from Leesburg Howey Groveland and Eustis. Winners in the blind bogey and nearest the pin included R E Sieg Grits Rice W A Vincent Tom Kelly Sr HH D Moore and Harold Overhiser. The two club tournament ended with Turner and Overhiser paired with Bill and Jim Vincent tied at 84 and Turner posting a 39.
Mount Dora merchants, via the Merchants Division of the Chamber of Commerce, voted to send a letter to Lake County legislators protesting any form of sales legislation. They oppose gross sales measures and warned such taxes would be passed to customers. The report notes unrelated Britannica trivia about sleepwalking.
The City Council voted Tuesday evening to supply electric and water service to the Boy Scout House in Gilbert Park and the Girl Scout House on Fifth Avenue. The action benefits local youth groups and reflects a new municipal service initiative.
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