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Newspaper
Mount Dora Topic
Location
Mount Dora, Florida, United States of America
Date
Nov 02, 1939
Page
7
Florida Experiment Station researchers advise 5 percent sulfur in mash for three weeks to rid flocks of lice. Sulfur applied to yards at 800 pounds per acre reduces mites and fleas and may curb other parasites while lowering soil pH. Coal tar dip in kerosene at ten percent, sprayed in the chicken house, controls blue bugs and other external insects.
The County Agent urges growers and farmers to enter their properties for 1940 soil conservation benefits at the conservation office in Tavares promptly. The notice covers new signers and existing participants with changes. Current enrollees will continue automatically, but changes in holdings or acreage must be reported to ensure accurate records.
G. T. Huggins reports final county survey by Colonel C. i. Lester and field reporters J. J. Nuttall M. M. Javens and Butler. Of 2627 properties entered, 2561 have qualified for the program.
Philip Gorman, a Sioux Rapids resident born November 3, 1903, earned a LaSalle University degree and became a practicing attorney. He led Leesburg Chamber of Commerce and Kiwanis Club, presided over the Leesburg Baseball Club, and held extensive business ties in Lake County. His move to Florida and Lake County occurred in 1926, with hobbies in fishing and quail hunting.
Douglas R Igou of Eustis born November 6 1902 in Eustis Florida educated at local schools the University of Florida and University of New Mexico. He served as mayor of Eustis is vice president and manager of W M Igou & Co and a member of the Eustis Rotary Club. He was the son of the late W M Igou a former Lake County state senator and Florida secretary.
Dr. W. S. Randall of Mount Dora is a retired Congregational pastor who has served notable pulpits across New England. Born November 16, 1867, in Harpswell Maine, he studied at Bowdoin College and at Andover Harvard and Union Seminaries. He spent winters in Mount Dora and last year preached at the Congregational Church in Tavares.
Dr Randall visited Florida and Lake County in December 1934. He enjoys lawn bowling and gold en bantam sweet corn. His hobby is tools, his favorite flower is the rose, and he is active in Kiwanis and Masonic bodies. He is a warm friend of Florida and Mount Dora and has stimulated New England interest in the area, especially Maine.
Rev. David T. Johnson of Eustis born November 7 1872 in Union South Carolina studied at the University of South Carolina and Theological Seminary. He arrived in Florida in 1892 and in Eustis in 1922 serving as editor of the Eustis Lake Region and pastor since 1927. He is active in Kiwanis Masonry and the Elks and is regarded as a valued county citizen and speaker.
Mascotte licenses a 25 member girls 4H club led by Miss Ruth Hendley. Lake County now has 17 girls clubs totaling 350 members under County Home Demonstration Agent Mrs. Lucy K. Miller. An Eustis women’s home demonstration club forms with 15 members led by Mrs. Harry Shaw and Mrs. Elizabeth Heffler, the county representative, under Miller. This brings total club membership to about 150 in Lake County.
Lucie K. Miller leads the Lake County Home Demonstration program with seventeen 4-H clubs and 350 members. Speakers include Miss Keown of Tallahassee and G. T. Huggins of the Lake County Chamber of Commerce. The renovated jail building houses the new center, and the public is invited to attend the ceremony.
The State Readiment moves into a new two office building on a 5.5 acre tract in Bonaire Heights Leesburg. D A Morrison is southeast office. H O Cole Jr is southwest. Building will support Sumter Citrus Lake counties operations and crews at Floral City Tavares and Bushnell with signs mowing bridge work and road patching.
Three quarters of a million readers of Field and Stream Sports Afield and Outdoor Life will learn Lake County offers prime bass fishing in the November December and January issues. The Lake County Chamber of Commerce advertisement promotes the National Fresh Water Bass Tournament at Leesburg and the Winter Vandalia at Eustis and handles inquiries with literature and follow up.
C P Hipson of Umatilla is named president of the Presidents Association of the Florida Citrus Exchange for the year. The group links leaders of local citrus units and holds a major role in Florida citrus governance. Daryl Hipson is noted as a key citrus industry leader in Florida.
The first iron lung in Lake County is now available at Theresa Holland Hospital in Leesburg. Dr. Howard G. Holland has quietly placed the device in a hospital with a history of infant use since May. The facility reports saving babies with the respirator and notes Florida has only a handful of adult and baby units, with Leesburg owning two of the dozen statewide.
The Lake County Chamber of Commerce board will meet at the Court House offices at 3 00 p m Friday November 3 President Frank W Stebbins urges full attendance for important matters including plans for a party of 500 railway ticket agents visiting Pee on Thursday November 16.
A leader urges action to demonstrate usefulness and garner global notice. The statement emphasizes practical service as the path to recognition and influence.
Lake County ranked third among Florida counties in citrus shipments for 1938 39 with 7 315 carloads, trailing Polk and Orange. It led the state in watermelon shipments with 8 401 carloads, ahead of Alachua Gilcrest Suwannee Jackson Marion and Sumter. The totals cover carload movements only, excluding boat or truck shipments and express consignments. Lake County likely tops Florida in this shipment type.
Larry L. Lynch formerly edited the Lake County Citizen has joined the Sumter County Times at Bushnell. Lake County friends welcome his move and wish him success in the neighboring county to Lake.
A terse reminiscence notes that high living costs reduced real wages but people still managed to find work and support households. It reflects on economic pressures and resilience during difficult times.
Overlooking Lake Dora the Villa Dora invites guests with renovations including a new dining room and service, updated rooms with inner spring mattresses, new rugs and carpets, a writing room and hot water system. The hotel offers steam heated rooms, citrus fruits, a large lakeside porch, and complimentary entertainments, plus golf tennis swimming shuffleboard and bowling nearby. contact for rates.
The Lake County Chamber of Commerce has mailed 700 literature pieces to the Cleveland Automobile Club for their travel department in Cleveland and its five Northwestern Ohio branches. The literature promotes Lake County, highlighting the Florida trip and the scenic hill and lake region to attract visitors.
The County Home Demonstration and 4H Club building at Tavares, completed through a National Youth Administration project, will be officially dedicated at 2:30 Friday afternoon, November 24. The dedication also opens the annual fall flower show by Lake County Home Demonstration Clubs.
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