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Newspaper
Mount Dora Topic
Location
Mount Dora, Florida, United States of America
Date
Oct 09, 1947
Page
4
In a plea tied to Fire Prevention Week, the Mount Dora area council notes how 23 minutes can turn wood into ash and a crate mill blaze into near ruin. Volunteers are praised yet calls for hydrant inspections and stronger safety measures, citing Camp and highway hydrants as vulnerable.
Mount Dora residents faced a council scrutiny over a proposed children pool as opposition wavered. After tense debate and public demand, officials reversed course to fund a pool meeting meet standards, noting local swimmers travel to Leesburg for practice and events.
Mount Dora residents discuss a proposed squirrel eradication idea after Councilman R R Eddy described squirrels uprooting his plants and chewing leaves. The paper asks readers to write a letter to the editor to gauge community interest in action.
James N. Watson announces Mount Dora 4 H for Boys organized at the Mount Dora school led by Kenneth Ball a new science instructor. The program offers scholarships contests and trips including National 4 H Club camp selection for top Florida boys with County Commissioners funding trips and prizes from donors.
Rev Sutherland conducts opening services at the Presbyterian church. Home Economics club learns to craft attractive trays for Christmas. Woman's Missionary Union plans a play Was It For Lady Services Oct 10 at 8 pm. Baptist church schedules Sunday School 10, Morning Worship 11, B T U 6 15, Evening 7 30. Edgan Chaudron and sons visit from Forest City. Rainey hosts open house for youths. Sunday School association to meet Oct 16 at Leesburg Baptist. Bob Gosnell visits Miami. Paul Gosnell to Tarpon Lake fishing with R L Smith.
O. D. Stephens has returned from Bay Pines Veterans' hospital where he was operated on three weeks ago. He has improved rapidly and was released earlier than expected.
Reminder note from to Thomas Cooley mentions pool certainty and Mount Dora authority. The fragment references undelivered mail and a personal reminder linked to a historical USPS context.
State officials report more than half of the South Florida game bird stock lost after a hurricane. Dade Monroe and Broward counties show turkey losses up to 80 percent while quail losses reach about 40 percent. Over 50 percent of a damaged bob white crop in the Lake Okeechobee flats washed away. deer and squirrel suffered little or no damage.
Dr Arthur Peabody Pratt will occupy the pulpit at Community Church Sunday at 11 AM. His sermon topic is The Goscnstag One. Pratt recently returned from Friendship Maine with Mrs Pratt after a summer away. A misunderst anding caused last Sunday's service to be announced in error.
Baptists hold Bible School at 9 45 a m worship at 11 a m training union at 6 30 p m and evening service at 7 30 p m The Jean Hendrie circle meets Tuesday at 8 p m mid week service Wednesday 7 30 p m choir Thursday 7 p m Pastor Sutley is away next Sunday Rev John A Moore of Moore Haven will preach In other news the 14700 ton light cruiser Roanoke is noted as the largest light cruiser built.
At dawn on the Orange Blossom highway a fawn named Flag outruns predators but is struck by a car from the north. Woods, sleeping in pine woods near Orlando, hears the distant dog pack and finds the fawn after the collision, burying it nearby.
Mount Dora Mayor J E Fortner calls for residents to report any city quail shooting to Police Chief Richard Shipes, condemning unlawful gunfire inside city limits. He warns violators will face court and fines as hunting season starts November 20. The piece notes state education funds totaling 33 472 031 for the coming year.
A reader from Quonset Point Rhode Island writes to request the next topic be sent to her Mount Dora address by October 12. She praises the paper and says she has enjoyed reading it all summer and looks forward to returning home.
The writer expresses strong interest in relocating to Florida after years of visiting Central Florida. They praise the water, fishing, and friendly people, prefer Central Florida over other regions, and mention Mount Dora as a recent stop. They refer to a September 18 issue about Ocklawaha Nurseries and request stamps for the September 25 issue.
Mount Dora officials plan action on vacant lot cleanup and weed control as city power mower is deployed for winter. Labor Supt. Rollin Javens will address cracked sidewalks, following a three member delegation led by Mrs. W D Patton urging removal of brush. Pool official proposes fundraising support.
Georgie Lois and George Litsinger announce the arrival of a son named George Richard at Eustis Memorial Hospital on Tuesday. The baby weighs 7 pounds 2 ounces.
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