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Newspaper
Mount Dora Topic
Location
Mount Dora, Florida, United States of America
Date
Oct 25, 1934
Page
1
Mount Dora offers a landscape of homes surrounded by trees and subtropical plants. Residents describe properties ranging from modest bunga luz to grand structures with lake shore views, lush lawns, and flowering ornamentals.
Prof Royal W. France of Rollins College addressed the Mount Dora Chamber of Commerce gathering at the Community Building. He reflected on civilization from early inventions to the steam engine and modern progress, noting the shift in wealth and the rise of economic change driven by mechanization.
The PTA sponsors a Hallowe en carnival on public school grounds for children with a parade starting 7 30 pm at the Community Building. Prizes go to the most original and the most ridiculous costumes. Proceeds support the underprivileged fund. Mrs. Gerald Hurlburt leads, aided by the executive committee. The benefit card party last Friday raised seventeen dollars and fifty cents for lunch room and decor upgrades.
Improvements at the Mount Dora Citrus Growers Association packing house include a new office building nearing completion on the hillside south of the packing house. The design uses the slope to provide an underground parking area on the west side and converts the former building into a residence.
Mount Dora hosts four active church organizations led by Baptist pastor Rev. W. R. Lambert and including Community Congregational led by Rev. A. M. Brodie, D.D., a tourist church with seasonal preaching, Methodist Episcopal under Rev. Perry B. James, and Christian Science services in the Library. Each offers Sunday schools and youth groups while inviting winter visitors to feel at home.
To prepare dried coconut for cake frosting steam it in a clean cloth held over boiling water. This method uses gentle heat to plump the fibers, releasing aroma and softening texture for smoother icing.
Kiwanis members chose Wm. J. Johnson as president O. M. Simpson as vice president W. L. Story as treasurer and directors Alphred Rehbaum Miller Wells George Keller L. C. Smith E. M. Wentworth A. J. Waltz J. E. Fortner. Nominees were selected by a committee from ballots and all were elected. E M Wentworth won the attendance prize.
David Fletcher Gorham 93 died October 17 at 9 p.m. at his daughter Mrs J H Crane’s home after months of illness. Born April 7 1841 at Westport Connecticut, he lived much of his life on the old Gorham homestead as nine generations of Gorhams were born there.
A longtime Mount Dora resident and Westchester County businessman passed away. He spent winters in Florida since the 1890s, owned significant property in Avon Park and Mount Dora, and was a key benefactor through the King's Daughters. He served as Worshipful Master of Mount Kisco Masonic Lodge for 1891 to 1893 and leaves two daughters, four grandchildren, and eight great grandchildren. Burial occurred in Mount Kisco after services in Mount Dora.
Mount Dora hosts a vibrant network of civic and fraternal groups led by a large Chamber of Commerce chaired by Cev. J. White with Alfred Rehbaum as VP. Active clubs include Kiwanis with Wm. J. Johnson as president, the Woman's Club funding the public library, Yacht Club on Lake Dora, Lawn Bowling Club, Masons, Knights of Pythias, Eastern Star, Pythian Sisters, American Legion posts, Boy Scouts under Kiwanis sponsorship, and the Girl Scouts allied with the D A R plus a Girls Glee Club. The community also includes the Mount Dora Art League, King's Daughters, Parent Teachers Association, and the D A R in civic work. The P S Club serves as a social later and fundraiser hub.
The document lists honor roll recipients across grades 7 through post graduate, noting B grade standards and percent-weighted class performance for each year. Named students include Betty Anderson, Bob Burkart, Doris Chamberlain, Amelda Dooley, Adelaide Key, Marjorie Niles, DeVault Roseborough, Frances Davis, Billy Lawrence, Marian Edwards, Zera Dean, Elouise Glass, Viola Perry, Stuart Sadler, Martha Treadwell, Luella Anderson, Hazel Edwards, Lois Jerue, Natalie Spilky, Emily Battle, Dorothy Loveless, Paul Linn, Frederick Sleight, Jean Anderson, Mary Agnes Harding, Flora Morley, Mortimer McCown, Katherine Killian, Ruth Harvey, Barbara Blanchard, Frank Pooser, Edward Sadler, Marjorie Loveless.
Dr. A. M. Brodie arriving to take pastorate of Congregational church in Mount Dora by November. He will preach Sunday morning November 4 if possible and may speak October 28 if Dr. Spencer is ill.
Mr and Mrs Raymond H Perkins announce the birth of a son Raymond Holmes Perkins Jr Saturday morning October 20 He weighed eight pounds at birth and both he and the mother are getting along nicely.
The First Methodist Church observes Religious Education Rally Week with a full program across departments. Activities include a social for Beginners and Primary, a Junior and Intermediate reception, a ladies tea at the parsonage, a Friday church banquet with visiting speaker Reverend Garfield Evans, and musical and spoken tributes by church members and guests.
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