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Newspaper
Mount Dora Topic
Location
Mount Dora, Florida, United States of America
Date
Oct 07, 1937
Page
8
The Mount Dora promotion touts artesian water, low-cost electric and gas, and a favorable climate with year round temperatures around 60 degrees. It highlights Florida gasoline tax relief, reduced millage, homestead exemptions, robust road funding, and Mount Dora’s strong bonded finances as proof of a homeseeker’s paradise.
Mount Dora offers banquets and card parties at the Mount Dora Tourist Club headquarters with weekly winter entertainments. The area boasts lakes for boating and abundant fishing with big game likely in nearby woodlands, plus a regular boat schedule on Lake Dora for winter visitors seeking a Florida vacation full of recreation.
Kiwanis members Mrs Laney and Miss Esther Cadman led a school program with teachers remaining on site. Vocal solos Mother Machree Moonlight and Roses were performed by Miss Sawyer with Miss Pemberton as accompanist. Faculty talks covered primary intermediate and grades seven to nine. Mr Vincent praised manual arts and invited tours of the shops and Mr Ezzard noted expansion in commercial studies with ten typewriters plus five more.
The article lists activities at a gathering with mentions of Mr. Hall as math teacher and football coach, a motion to invite the team to dine if they win a majority, a health unit discussion, a report from the underprivileged children committee, and honors including September roll names like Frank Burkart and Geo Keller. Out of town guests Carl Higgenbothan and Ivan Beyer attended.
Lawrence Gentile, general manager of Tree- Gold Cooperative Growers, issues weekly report urging growers and shippers to pause shipping until a week of weather stabilizes. He notes recent heavy rains affect orange quality and cites lessons from last season.
The Mount Dora Topic publication lists its owner and management as Geo C Keller and Edith E Keller with Mount Dora Publishing Co as publisher. A tax deed notice for W P Sartain and Maggie B Sartain references Tax Certificate No 806 for 10 acres in Lake County and sets a sale date of November 1 1937 at the courthouse if not redeemed.
A wet spell reduced orange supplies with about 35 percent loss on shelves and quality issues reflected in lower prices. Grapefruit markets show price movements from September changes with daily rates listed and varying season trends noted through late September.
The Savannah office invites applicants from Virginia, North and South Carolina, Florida and South Georgia. Enlistment information and application blanks are provided upon request.
The Town Council of Mount Dora invites sealed bids for the alteration and extension of the Lakeside Park Club House. A special meeting to consider bids is set for October 18 at 7 30 PM. Plans are on file with the Town Clerk. Bidders must include a 10 percent certified check.
W P Sartain and Maggie B Sartain hold part Tax Certificate No 927 issued July 7 1936 and have filed it in the clerk's office. The certificate covers a parcel in Lake County Illinois Lot 4 Sec 7 Tp 238 R 26 EK formerly in Amelia Plan name. If not bid highest at court house sale on October 5 1937 the clerk will proceed.
In the Fifth Judicial Circuit Lake County Florida W P Sartain and Maggie Sartain complainants versus Rosalind Cox Eli Cox et al defendants. Order of publication for unknown parties to appear in a bill to quiet title to lands described in South Clermont Monte Vista area Lake County Florida. Notice to publish weekly for four weeks in Mount Dora Topic. Return date November 1 1937. Clerk Grace H Cox D C T C Cor Clermont Florida.
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