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Newspaper
Mount Dora Topic
Location
Mount Dora, Florida, United States of America
Date
Oct 17, 1935
Page
1
Mount Dora is described as a city of homes set among trees and tropical plants. The text highlights orange and grapefruit groves, lakeside and hillside properties, and elaborate landscape designs with hibiscus, poinsettia, magnolia, roses, jasmine, lawns, flame vine, honeysuckle and climbing vines enhancing residential beauty.
Mount Dora’s water supply comes from a deep well and is delivered via a centrifugal pump and aerator, with chlorine added and tested quarterly by the State Board of Health. The chemical analysis reportedly shows no harmful elements and consistently returns a good or excellent rating.
The Townsend Club will hold its next regular meeting on the 21st at 7 30 p m focused on youth with a music and speaking program. Final rally plans for the 27th will be discussed and attendance is hoped to be strong. The note adds that rats damage two dollars worth of personal property annually.
The Mount Dora Parent-Teachers Association hosts its annual Halloween carnival with a 7 30 p m street parade for costumed entrants, a street dance, tents in the vacant lot by Rehbaum store, free show, fortune telling, games, minstrel acts, and candy concessions. Admission 5 and 10 cents.
The Central Florida Waterways Association formed a committee at its Mount Dora Winter Garden meeting to file incorporation and consult the U S Army engineer on War Department plans for linking the upper Ocklawaha system to the cross state canal. Members listed include S S Sadler George Westbrook W L Story Wylie Gillispie H C Brown and Dewey Hooten.
Rev Alexander Noble of Sorrento spoke on our heritage from the pioneers at the Kiwanis meeting. Mr Rehbaum praised the Nobles for aiding youth with mental and spiritual training and vocational guidance. Noble traced beginnings of the nation, free worship, education, homes, and liberal giving as core traits shaping character and society.
Drake and Wilkerson won top honors at the Florida State Fox Hunters Association bench and field meet held October 7 to 11 in Palatka. Rudy the hound was named best fox hound state wide for the fourth year. Rudy R earned top awards for best pack, best pair, and best under 2 years. The event drew 150 dogs with 130 eligible entrants, and included a banquet and dance as social highlights.
The Florida Telephone Corporation launched a drive in Mount Dora to add users. In the campaign’s early phase ten new subscribers have signed up, with officials predicting a 15 to 20 percent increase by November 1st. The effort seeks to grow reach and value, led locally by chief operator Mrs. Cara Stockton as staff contact nonusers about reduced installation charges.
Dr. Brodie will deliver the 11 o'clock service sermon on Religion not a profession creed or ceremony but life Miss Maxine Saltsman will sing Fear Ye Not O Israel with Dudly Buck and Mrs Hanscom contributing organ preludes and postludes Visitors welcome to the Congregational church service
All visitors in Mount Dora are urged to register at the Chamber of Commerce giving their home address and local address. This helps identify visitors and deliver telegrams or messages and directs friends seeking them. Both long and short stays should register.
The Central District Christian Endeavor gathers at Community Church Mount Dora on October 19 1935. Key events include youth speakers Marjorie Walling Shirley Smithwick and Elizabeth Harris with topics Christ in Me Christ in My Home and Christ in My Church. A picnic at Trimble Park and a Fellowship Banquet precede an evening meeting with Rev. M. J. Bouterse as principal speaker and officers to be installed.
A Sunday November 17 revival begins at the Mount Dora Baptist Church led by Dr. F. C. Reese Florida state evangelist. the meeting will run at least two weeks. The text also highlights Mount Dora civic groups including the Chamber of Commerce Kiwanis and the Woman's Club plus yacht and lawn bowling clubs.
Townsend Clubs of Lake County plan a joint rally at Mount Dora City Auditorium at 4:00 PM on Sunday October 27 with over a thousand expected. The event aligns with the Chicago National Convention hour and features music broadcast and a noted speaker. Attendees from Clermont Umatilla Eustis Leesburg and nearby towns are invited to join in a mass nationwide observance.
The Mount Dora Public Library sits in a quiet city section away from traffic, offering leisure reading across its books and periodicals. The brick building is owned by the City of Mount Dora.
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