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Newspaper
Mount Dora Topic
Location
Mount Dora, Florida, United States of America
Date
May 17, 1928
Page
7
Vehicle demonstrations show Hudson and Essex models achieving 15 to 25 miles per gallon on common routes. Dealers note driver skill and high compression motors influence economy, with tests varying by driver and conditions.
Readable fragments show Mrs. Elmer Kipp and Gertrude Belle as weekend guests of the town. The note hints at social activity and local interactions centered around hosting duties during the visit.
Astatula closes Thursday for a community picnic at Summerall Lot. Hon. Leesburg candidate and J. M. Godfrey speak at the event. A Mothers Day program includes flowers, a recitation, and a spring sermon by D. F. Barry, with evening communion.
A bridge gathering at Mrs. M. B. Swift’s Lake Ola home featured two games and prizes for high and consolation scores. Jennie Marot left Coronado Beach after the death of Mr. Barnett. Preston Barnett died at 79 after a long illness. funeral held at the church with Rev. Fred Marsh officiating. Burial followed at Mt. Dora. Survivors include his wife a sister and several nieces and nephews. Mr. and Mrs. Chas Eaton attended the funeral from Coronado Beach.
Royal C Dunn attended a 6 o clock dinner in honor of Governor John W Martin at the Highlands hotel in Clermont on Thursday evening. Local residents and visitors, including Mr and Mrs Clarence Edwards and Miss Bernice Edwards of Collinsville Alabama, were noted in the social roundup.
Mrs R E Thomas and her daughter Clara of Ojus Florida stayed Friday night with Mr and Mrs J D Stone. Also Mrs Churchill of Atlanta Georgia joined the visit.
Montverde School shows strong agricultural results with vegetables corn beans cucumbers Irish potatoes and strawberries for table use. Bees produced 2500 pounds of honey to date while pork from the Duroc Jersey herd is being butchered and stock hogs and cattle have been sold. The Donnelly building houses the Smith Hughes automotive department where many motor vehicles are being repaired or prepared for use.
Mr. Klinefelter of Washington DC, member of the Federal Board of Vocational Education, and C O Holley of Tallahassee, state supervisor of trades and industries, inspected the automotive department Friday and gave hearty commendation to Prof. Flaherty and his class.
Walter Hoff Seely of Miami formerly editor of Success magazine visited the school last week. He is the son of Col. Uriah Seely of Orlando, adding a notable lineage to the event.
W C Jones of Mascotte Florida announces candidacy for Lake County School Board District 3 subject to the Democratic Primary on June 5. He cites over sixteen years on the county board and asks for the support and vote of qualified voters. Paid political advertisement.
Newark colonel Seely presented Montverde school with its first large flag and has shown lasting interest. Prof and Mrs Sherman former Montverde teachers from Waycross Ga. spent a weekend there. The Montverde baseball team won three of four recent games beating Brooksville Winter Park and Leesburg and losing to Orlando by one run.
Robert Shepherd Florida Diero Louise Cox Angela Carpenter and Mildred Cunningham attended the county rally of Junior Home.
Mrs J M Lowry Mrs P H Nash Mrs Aaron Martin and Mrs E B Flaherty attended the Lake County Federation of Women's Clubs meeting in Leesburg last Friday and reported a most interesting session. May 7 Know Your School Day at Montverde School featured a full tour and a concert by the school band. The final interclass debate saw the seniors defeat the freshmen.
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