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Newspaper
Mount Dora Topic
Location
Mount Dora, Florida, United States of America
Date
Oct 16, 1941
Page
1
Mount Dora offers varied amusements for tourists in the Land of Sunshine and Flowers. A recreation center at Donn Park provides activities like volley ball horse shoe throwing shuffle board and cards with ample benches for visitors enjoying a winter vacation in the city.
County Tuberculosis campaign opens a seal sale drive with headquarters in the First National Bank building Leesburg for the next weeks. John D. Pease returns as chairman and Mrs Pease urges Mount Dora and other communities to support the effort to reduce tuberculosis deaths.
The Lake County Selective Service Clerk O K Koonce lists nineteen selectees with dates of October 21 for five Negroes and November 3 and 14 for 13 white men and other Negroes, reflecting classifications and notices in the draft process.
Florida's fruit guard inspection stations will reopen Thursday to check citrus for shipping regulations before leaving the state, marking the start of the new fruit season.
Plans for the annual Hallowe'en Parade and Carnival at Mount Dora school are under way. The parade aims to start at 7 00 pm from the football field with all town children expected in costumes. Proceeds benefit P T A activities through the school.
Miss Peggy Everhart and Miss Maribel Calloway arrived in Mount Dora on Tuesday to assist at Crane's Beauty Shop. Both trained at Wilfred Academy in Philadelphia, highly regarded beauty school. they bring seasoned experience and anticipate a busy Florida winter, making many friends in Mount Dora.
State patrol launches a license check to ensure motorists hold valid 1942 licenses or 1941 permits. Expired permits dated October 1 will require renewal. Officials will issue warnings to noncompliant drivers before the October 20 deadline, after which an exam is needed to obtain the permit.
In Mount Dora you will find a real Homeland with homes surrounded by stately trees and sub tropical plants. Some overlook lakes or sit on hillsides landscaped to the lake shore while many are set among verdant groves. The homes range from neat to more expansive properties.
The Mount Dora Chamber of Commerce invites tourist and home seekers to consider Mount Dora as a premier Central Florida resort. The issue promotes the city for convenience, pleasure, and comfort during the coming winter season and offers an illustrated booklet on request.
The mayor of Mount Dora invites residents and visitors to explore the city during the season, praising its welcoming spirit, hospitable citizens, and progressive community. The note expresses warm regards from M. V. Simpson to all friends and travelers.
The Life Blood of the civic organization is citizen cooperation with Lions committees and chairmen. A list of committees and leaders is provided and readers are urged to contact the appropriate chairmen with ideas benefiting the community. Thanks are given to Mrs. Al Sabbeuh Jr. for piano accompaniment at the Monday meeting.
Aviation cadet David Coffin Jr. is on leave at his uncle and aunt Mr. and Mrs. George Coffin home on Seventh Avenue Scott Field Illinois. other relatives join him during the short break from training.
Lake County's Company B of the Florida Defense Force staged an early Sunday march at 5:00 am under Capt. C. R. Javens of Mount Dora. Top Sgt. Rich ard Eddy ordered 62 men to simulate repelling an invasion across the peninsula. After assembling at Lake Jo anna two miles from Eustis, 56 stood at attention for a breakfast break before returning home by division trucks and local support from Mount Dora and Eustis merchants.
Dr. Abbott and Mrs. John W. Abbott returned from Atlanta where he attended a clinic and had an operation. He recuperates well and will return to the office next week to see patients.
Kiwanis members will elect officers at today’s meeting. Delegates will report on the District Convention in Orlando held earlier this week. Fire Chief Ernest Mosteller spoke on National Fire Prevention Week with practical home and business safety tips. Rev Floyd Montgomery was made an honorary member by Alfred Rehbaum and Charles Ricksher, new Mount Dora resident from Middletown Connecticut.
Mount Dora Florida observes Navy Day on October 27 1941 to honor the Navy’s role in enforcing the Monroe Doctrine protecting sea lanes and coasts. The message from Commander Thos F McCabe urges civic groups and schools to display flags and host speakers urging enlistment and support for naval service with opportunities abroad and good pay.
Brugs Kennedy, a University of Florida student in Gainesville, is hospitalized with a sprained back and possible fracture after a fall at his fraternity house. He slipped at the top of stairs and tumbled down the stairs, but is improving slowly while confined to bed.
Blair Kramer found a seven inch centipede in Louisiana and brought it alive to Mount Dora. The odd specimen, seen rarely in Florida, has a black seven segment body, twenty one segments, twenty pairs of yellow legs, red head and antennae, and a stinging last segment.
Mount Dora flaunts a citrus paradise appeal as Vincent Fechtel opens a 5c to 1.00 store renovated from the old Grand Leader site. The article highlights Mount Dora's rivers, lakes, parks, electric system, and climate with a sales pitch for homesites amid orange groves and year round temperate weather.
Volunteers registered for National Defense urged to get fingerprints promptly. Fingerprints taken at Mount Dora City Hall Tuesday and Friday mornings 10 to 12, with Chief Story handling prints and Miss Bettye Lotz supervising clerical work.
The advanced First Aid class starts October 27 1941 and runs four Mondays from 7 30 to 10 30 pm. All standard certified First Aiders urged to attend. Miss Sadler begins a new Standard Class in First Aid with Thursday sessions 7 30 to 10 30 pm at the high school library. It is not too late to enroll.
Babson Park Massachusetts couple Harold M Hill and wife rent the D D King bungalow on East Seventh avenue while Antigonish Cape George Nova Scotia duo Dr and Mrs William A Chisholm arrive to spend the winter in Thorp Apartments Lake Dora They will be joined by Dr and Mrs Horace G Keith from Montclair New Jersey in the adjoining unit Rentals handled by J J West Realty Co.
Miss Shirley Joy Coen, a Stetson University sophomore in the School of Business, was initiated into the Beta Psi chapter of Zeta Tau Alpha. Miss Mary Louise Rehbaum, Mount Dora senior and Zeta president, officiated making Coen an active member. she is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. S. M. Coen.
Mr and Mrs Charles Ricksher of Middletown Conn purchased the Torrey property on North Donnelly from Paul C Milner and plan to move Connecticut bound household goods shipped here. A. J. Waltz will make improvements. Jack Brandon of New York bought the Likowski homestead on Grandview from J J West. Brandon is Robi Dicksons brother in law. Both sales handled by J J West Realty Co.
The American Legion Auxiliary sponsors a two night benefit at the Princess Theatre on October 23 and 24 featuring Lady Be Good with Eleanor Powell and Lionel Barrettimore. Tickets are sold by Mrs George Dahlin city hall Mrs Sol Spilky or any Auxiliary member.
A defense transportation official says soldiers on furlough will have priority for travel during the Christmas holidays and urges civilians to plan trips now and remain home over the holiday period.
The Mount Dora High football schedule lists games against Apopka on October 17, Umatilla on October 24, Ocoee on October 30, Tavares on November 7, G HERE on November 21, and St Cloud on November 1 with locations noted as there or here.
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