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Newspaper
Mount Dora Topic
Location
Mount Dora, Florida, United States of America
Date
Nov 01, 1945
Page
8
An effective control method for pocket gophers dubbed salamanders is to dust one-eighth ounce of powdered strychnine over two quarts of fresh potatoes or carrots cut into pieces. Place bait in main runways between fresh mounds and handle with care due to toxicity. The Lake County campaign promotes Victory Loans Bonds with the slogan Freedom from want.
Day, Thursday night, October 5, at Waterman coastal Santa Ga, a resident of 20 years, is survived by a daughter Miss May Wiley of Mount Dora, two sons David Wiley of Bay Pines and John B Wiley of Houston Texas, a grandson David Bryan Wiley of Orlando and a granddaughter Elizabeth M Scott of Atlanta. Services were at William Zeller funeral home in Eustis at 2 30 Sunday afternoon with Rev Rankin Orlando and Rev Ep person Eustis officiating. Burial in Forest Cemetery Mount Dora. Pallbearers E P Williams James Carrington L D Robinson W C Jeremiah Walter Wilder Sr Julius Wilker Orlando. Rehbaum and Co Mount Dora handled arrangements.
Mr Whiting, chairman of the local salvage committee, says a truck of waste paper has been taken away and a salvage station remains open for households and businesses to drop off clean paper, tin cans, aluminum, scrap copper, and waste fats at four red points per pound. The note also includes a letter of praise for Lake County and its Chamber of Commerce from W B Powell praising local progress and prosperity.
Willis B. Powell, former Lake County Chamber of Commerce secretary, responds to an honorary membership voted by the Directors and a telegram notifying him of the action. Powell’s letter to the chamber letters reflects gratitude and recognition of the county’s support.
A short civic message urges Lake County residents to buy Victory Bonds and keep the prosperity initiative in mind as a community fund drive proceeds through local channels.
Notice states Rex Stockton and Sarah Stockton applied to erect a dwelling on the west 60 feet of block 401 section 32 on First Ave between Clayton and Grandview Streets in Mount Dora Florida. Plans are on file with the Town Clerk. If no valid objections are filed by Thursday Navy 8 1045 a permit will be issued.
In Lake County Florida a divorce suit is issued requiring Connie Bennett to appear December 3 1945. The notice runs in Mount Dora Topic and a separate election notice lists Mount Dora School District 16 biennial election November 6 1945 with appointed officials for trustee and millage decisions.
Prominent Landrum businessmen Mallory Brownee Graham and Mitchell enjoyed a week of fishing at Brown Fishing Camp in Leesburg. Graham landed the largest bass weighing 10 1/2 pounds while the party caught three eight pound bass and several smaller fish. They followed fishing laws closely.
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