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Newspaper
Mount Dora Topic
Location
Mount Dora, Florida, United States of America
Date
Oct 17, 1940
Page
1
The P T A will sponsor the annual Hallowe en Carnival on Thursday October 31 in the High School gymnasium. A parade on the football field starts at 7 00 p m followed by an amateur show at 8 00 p m in the auditorium. Games fortune telling hot dog and nut stands and dancing fill the gym with family fun. Adults pay a small admission. children in costume enter free.
Dr. Arthur Rietz donated a Pilcher organ to Redeemer Lutheran Church in Evansville Indiana in memory of his wife The organ installed last summer is two manuals 457 pipes with multiple stops and couplers Maas imes included The dedication featured organist Prof Martin Lochner of Concordia Teachers College In River Forest Illinois on September 22 His sixty eighth dedicatory recital included works by Bach Walther and Merkel Dr Rietz plans to return to Mount Dora Florida mid November.
Lake County plans an Armistice Day celebration headlined by the Lake County Guard first public appearance. Lt. Col. Thomas H. Cooley urges countywide closure to honor WWI dead and recognize the 700 guardsmen. The battalion will march Main Street Leesburg then Venetian Gardens with drills and a bands performance.
Mr and Mrs Edward Best Blackburne have arrived from Waban Massachusetts to reside in Mount Dora at 455 East Seventh Avenue in a newly built home. Mount Dora welcomes them as new citizens. Mrs Blackburne is sister of Mrs Etta Austin McDonald of 447 East Fifth Avenue.
A small house on Lake Jem road at Tangerine burned Friday afternoon last week, with Mr. Buchanan the grove caretaker for Mr. Wells of Orlando inside. His wife and children were at school or away. By the time the fire was found, it was beyond control and the cause remains unknown. The family lost everything except the clothes they wore.
The First Baptist Church in Mount A. marks its first anniversary in the new edifice with a full day homecoming rally next Sunday October 20. Rev Edmond P Sauls of Louisville KY will preach at 11 am 2 pm and 7 30 pm with music by the Stetson University quartet. Regular services include a prelim song service and afternoon talks by visitors dinner in the basement and ongoing efforts to complete the church and install pews. Public invited to attend all day.
Mount Dora and Lake County residents may visit the Florida Livestock Forage and Forestry special train on November 11 operated by the Atlantic Coast Line in cooperation with the University of Florida and the Florida Department of Agriculture. The seven car exhibit covers agronomy forestry beef cattle dairy cattle and swine poultry. The train stops in Sanford Eustis and Leesburg with free admission and public demonstrations for both counties.
Mrs. C. E. Tincher of Grandview street reports Philip Bachert fell from a roof while helping a neighbor near Bradford, Pennsylvania, breaking his back and likely needing a year in a cast. Bachert, known in Mount Dora for winter stays, was taken to Salamanca City Hospital for treatment before returning home to Buffalo.
William P. Wingler, long an insurance agent, opens an office in the Post Office building. The former offices of Thos H. Cooley and C. H. Lichliter, attorneys, are now Wingler’s. He expects improved access for patrons in the downtown area.
Mount Dora PTA members are invited to the first County Council meeting of the season in Groveland on Monday October 21 with a 6:00 p m covered dish supper. Transportation requests should contact Mrs. George Coffin or Mrs. David Edgerton.
Chicago developer Kinley L Engralson announced the sale of 246 acres on Bonita Beach along the Tamiami Trail adjoining Bonita Springs. The Koreshan Unity of Estero reported the sale price at 150000 dollars.
The American Red Cross warns that home and farm accidents killed about 32 000 people last year and injured over 4 700 000. The group outlines a 1935 prevention program with 9 million check lists and 2 000 chapters to reduce falls burns and explosions through household hazard removal. Roll Call support funds day to day safety services.
Lions raise funds for Girl Scout summer camp by sponsoring a Princess Theatre screening of Dr Kildare Goes Home on October 24. Tickets are available from Lions members to support the camp and encourage high attendance next meeting night.
The Scouters Round-up at Camp Wewa near Plymouth features Dr W S Allen as general chairman and Stanley A Harris keynote. Local speakers include Judge H B Frederick and Karl Lehmann. Program runs 3 pm registration, 6 pm executive board, 6 30 pm fellowship supper, with 8 pm group discussions applying the Program of Action.
A wry saying notes a man stays truly house trained only when his muttering remains done in private. The quip highlights restraint and personal discipline in daily conduct.
J D Mosteller of Mount Dora hailed from the School of Liberal Arts at Oglebo University and joins the faculty as an English instructor plus Public Speaking coach. He pursues a master's in English while serving as ordained pastor to two churches near Savannah, splitting weekends between Rocky Ford Baptist and McDonald church.
Members of the Lake County Board of Realtors will meet Thursday evening October 24 in Clermont. The gathering follows the Florida Association of Real Estate Boards annual convention at Ponte Vedra this week and a discussion of the convention is expected to be a feature of the meeting.
Ed Myers reports a mother cat with four kittens and a rabbit at the DeLand road home near Sorento. All five young animals appeared at a lunch counter Tuesday, one kitten has rabbit-like hind feet while the others are normal.
Kiwanis last Thursday hosted fourteen Mount Dora teachers at a luncheon with Prof. Roseborough leading the program. The club paid tribute to president Tracy M. Kramer, elected 1941 officers, and heard delegates report on the District Convention in St Petersburg. Tom Cooley announced a short briefing on the six proposed state amendments for the general election.
Chas. S. McIntosh of Daytona Beach was elected president of the Florida Funeral Directors' Association at its annual meeting. Other officers named include Clayton Frank Crescent City secretary treasurer and Alfred Rehbaum Mount Dora and J. O. Blackburn Chipley added to the board of directors.
A brief literary line attributed to James Russell Lowell notes that some brains would improve by living on their own fat for a time. The remark reflects a witty skepticism about self reliance.
Lake County businesses report a brighter outlook with new construction and occupancy rising in Mount Dora Groveland Eustis Leesburg and Clermont. Draft registration tallies show 158 white and 80 colored men in Mount Dora as local officials foresee growth during the winter season.
Mount Dora undertakes a lakefront cleanup led by H. W. Harlow after a town council discussion. The Yacht Club area is being cleared northward with brush removed and trees trimmed, improving a once obstructed, scenic view and earning praise for public spirited effort.
Hon. Glenn Terrell chief justice of the Florida Supreme Court will speak at Ta vares courthouse at 2 p m Thursday Nov 14 unveiling portraits of E M Tally William T Kennedy W A McKenzie and J C Hethcox. Doyle Carlton former governor will address Lake County Chamber of Commerce silver anniversary meeting at 4 p m in the new fair building at Eustis.
Pomona Jean Davidson of 407 Greenwood Avenue Trenton New Jersey has earned a regional scholarship to Simmons College this year and entered the freshman class. The award goes to an outstanding Eastern state high school graduate. Miss Davidson is a Mount Dora High School graduate class of 1940.
The Topic reports the Hawaiian Guitar Orchestra of Orlando impressed during the Earl B. Ferson gymnasium dedication. Only instructor William Bohanan is from Orlando. all instruments were played by local youths Robert Hall Jack Dillard Faye pes John Coffin Fred Beardsley Louise Gray and James Davis.
Mount Dora commends young men registering for national service. The Sadler family, with seven grandsons raised in Mount Dora, has long contributed to the town and country. The group includes sons of O W Sadler Jr and relatives, with several pursuing college, teaching, or naval careers. October 16, 1940.
At the American Legion regular meeting fifteen members approved a plan to patrol the town on Halloween night as last year. The mayor and the police support the effort to prevent property destruction and lawbreaking while allowing good clean fun.
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