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Newspaper
Mount Dora Topic
Location
Mount Dora, Florida, United States of America
Date
Nov 13, 1941
Page
1
Mount Dora showcases a recreation center at Donnelly Park offering tennis, volleyball, horseshoes, shuffleboard, cards and more for winter tourists. The article highlights sunshine, flowers, and ample seating as appeals for visitors during the season.
The notice urges residents across Lake County to register as defense volunteers at their Chamber of Commerce on Thursday November 13 and also on November 14 15. Those who moved since last summer should report with new addresses, and volunteers from Clermont Tavares Eustis and Mount Dora areas are directed to local offices to register for Civilian Defense Week.
The piece recalls Armistice Day's meaning and celebrates American freedoms. It notes a memorial ceremony at 11:00 am, band music, silent tribute, and addresses, then shifts to community life planning, Yacht Club activity, tourism work, and local elections as residents pursue daily civic activities despite looming conflicts.
Doris Co announced closure of its Alpha Ved Beck Tau project with final steps outlined and key officials confirming cessation of operations and asset disposition plans.
The annual Red Cross Roll Call asks Mount Dora residents to join at least 400 members and raise 300 in special donations. Five cents of each membership funds national service. the rest supports local relief and activities. Official solicitors and designated hotels are listed. donations may be given at the Topic office or to Miss Margaret Lewis.
The Advanced First Aid class is halfway complete with seventeen students enrolled. The Fireman’s Standard course ends tonight and the Advanced starts next week. High School classes show good progress, and townspeople discuss starting a Standard course if enough interest. Enrollments can be left at the Topic office.
Mrs. Ross Millar, niece of the Topic editor and Tuberculosis secretary in San Bernardino County Calif., writes of Miss Brophy’s May visit and reports from model sales in four typi cal groups. She notes Lake County Florida had a model campaign and commends Leesburg’s secretary.
The Flower Shop at 443 Donnelly Avenue reopens Saturday under new owner Mrs. Julia Hequembourg who bought the business from Miss Francys Sadler. She is known in Mount Dora from the Hequembourg Nursery and Corley Island Nursery Leesburg and will specialize in floral work while continuing landscaping and nursery services.
The Lake County Tuberculosis and Health Association schedules its annual meeting at the Woman's Club pavilion in Tavares on November 21, with a luncheon at noon aligned with the Lake County Federation of Women's Clubs. Mrs. W. J. Rogers of Tavares is affairs chair, and Mrs. A. D. Fleshman of Clermont will preside.
The Mount Dora Chamber of Commerce promotes the city as an outstanding Central Florida resort destination for winter visitors. George J. White, president, invites tourists and home seekers to request a booklet detailing Mount Dora’s amenities for vacation planning.
From the mayor M. V. Simpson extends an invitation to visitors and friends to visit Mount Dora this winter. The note emphasizes a city of homes, a progressive spirit, and a friendly, hospitable citizenship.
The Revival in the Methodist Church runs through November with meetings nightly except Saturday. Rev. L F Vanderwater of Eustis assists this week and Rev. Jack Davis of Apopka assists next week. Services are in the church auditorium with varied titles and times listed each evening.
The Mount Dora Woman's Club welfare committee presents tuberculosis broadcasts on WLOF Orlando every Wednesday at 3:30 PM replacing Thursday. Mrs. J D Pease chairs the effort with material from the Lake County Tuberculosis and Health Association. The Higgens Twins will be staged Wednesday December 3 with future programs through Christmas.
Dr. and Mrs. F A Poole and Mrs Florence G Hanscom attended the East Coast and West Central Associations meetings in Sanford as delegates for Mount Dora Community Church. Mr and Mrs Charles S Hager of Vergennes VT also joined, meeting old friends while Mr Hager preached at the Community Church during the stay.
Plans are under way for the dedication of a cenotaph to the late Mrs. Elizabeth Evans in Elizabeth Evans Park on Sunday at 3 o clock. The monument sits west of the road with a backdrop of native trees and palms and azaleas she planted. It will be unveiled during a ceremony with several organizations she worked with. The program will be announced next week.
Dr John Hay of Eustis will preach at 7 30 Sunday night at the First Baptist Church Mount Dora. Everyone is invited to attend the service.
Mrs. Emma L Taft and Mrs. J G Kirby spent the weekend in Tampa attending the Florida Fashion Mart where 251 New York manufacturers showcased the latest spring styles. The era 1937 to 1940 saw tuberculosis kill more Americans than all wars since 1776, yet Christmas Seal funds steadily reduce the menace each year.
Mount Dora Kiwanis hears Rev Charles S Hager of Vergennes Vermont as guest speaker. The club notes its inter club gathering with 21 Tavares members and mentions other out of town guests and October honor roll.
Lake County citrus growers will tour the Citrus Experiment Station in Lake Alfred next Wednesday November 19. The 9 a.m. motorcade departs from the junction of State Roads 2 and 55 and visits grounds labs supervised by Dr. A F Camp. The event showcases fertilizer and soil amendment programs and equipment for studying maturity coloring packing and other grower concerns. Lunch options include a restaurant meal or picnics on station grounds for attendees traveling from Polk County.
A condensed note on how professional sports deliver intense masculine drama that transcends what playwrights can craft. It hints at performance, spectacle, and emotional stakes shaping public interest and cultural pages.
The Lawn Bowling Club switched to a winter program with 9 am and 2 pm games as cooler days returned. Returning and new members listed include Edward B. Blackburne, Frank E. Bridgman, Richard M. Brown, George Cary, George Church, James Clark, Robert W. Dickson, Edward Converse, and many others. President Robert C. Thomas and Willard M. Bryant arrive this week. new members Dr William A. Chisholm, W A Chapman, and Harold M Hill welcomed. Harold Morse acts as secretary treasurer pro tem. dues are payable. Daytona Lawn Bowling Club opened courts with Mount Dora visiting. results show mixed outcomes for three Daytona teams
Frederick Sleight, a first class petty officer in the U S Navy, is home on leave with his parents Mr and Mrs Win C Sleight at Sylvan Shores. He recently completed basic training at the Naval Training Station Norfolk VA and will be sent elsewhere for special training. He will leave Saturday and return to Norfolk.
Cliff Dumas, inducted on November 3, has joined the regular U S Army. He is sent to West Texas for current stationing and will remain there for the present.
Armistice Day in Mount Dora featured a parade led by a 30 member school band with American Legion Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts in line. Speakers urged democracy, loyalty and sacrifice as band performances and a procession on Annie Donnelly Park concluded with a benediction and flag salute. The feature promotes Mount Dora as a citrus-rich homeseeker paradise with lakes, parks, 32 miles of streets, utilities, and extensive tourism and real estate opportunities.
College students were home for the Armistice Day vacation including Sheila Spilky Joann French Winifred Harding from F S C W Tallahassee Shirley Cohen Betsy Kramer and William Turrentine from Stetson University J W Shaw and guest Charles Rou of Reddick Fla Brugs Kennedy from University of Florida guests of Mr and Mrs R E Lee Kennedy at Sylvan Shores
Miss Jane Sewall and Miss Marion Soule of South Berwick Maine plan to leave November 19 for Mount Dora Florida where they will spend the winter at the Grand View Hotel Rev and Mrs Frank L Garfield left Chester Connecticut November 4 with a stop in Washington D C en route to Mount Dora arriving about November 15 Mr Garfield formerly led the Congregational Church of Chester from 1916 to 1938 and has served as supply pastor since mid September they had spent the summer at Bustins Island Maine before departing
The Mount Dora Library invites residents and winter visitors to visit its large sunny reading room with popular magazines and Carnegie Endowment books. It highlights up to date holdings, current best sellers, Book of the Month titles, and detective fiction, with hours 3 to 6 daily from November 1 to May 1 and a $1 annual membership.
A dance for the young people will be held Friday night in the Community Building after the football game. Students are invited to attend for an evening of music and social time.
Mount Dora High fields a football schedule featuring games against Groveland and St. Cloud. The list includes dates in October with locations and opponents noted, reflecting a compact season plan for the team this fall.
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