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Newspaper
Mount Dora Topic
Location
Mount Dora, Florida, United States of America
Date
Oct 27, 1938
Page
5
Lake County Florida hosts the 22nd annual Lake County Chamber meeting at Lakeside Park with senators C O Andrews and Claude Pepper among speakers. Notables include Col. C E Lester and Frank W Stebbins, election of officers and directors, and coverage of events by WDBO and local boosters.
Lake County Health reports fifteen syphilis cases for October 15 to 22, with six detected at the Tuesday clinic in Tavares. Free blood tests are offered every Tuesday at the health department, and fifteen treatments were given this past week. Two new scarlet fever cases emerged from previously reported homes, which are quarantined and visited by the Public Health Nurse. school classes in those homes were inspected for additional cases.
Mount Dora sits in Lake County Florida on an elevated plateau overlooking Lakes Dora Beauclaire Gertrude Franklin Joanna and Leven. It forms the southeast apex of the Golden Triangle with Tavares and Eustis. The city is a hub for highways and rail and bus links across Florida.
Lake County Chamber promotes a state wide campaign to remove roadside signs on rights of way. Willis Powell led the initial effort nearly twenty years ago with County Commissioners banning signs on rights of way. The movement spread to more than thirty Florida counties and statewide regulations by the State Road Department aimed at preserving landscapes nationwide led by chambers of commerce and clubs.
Poetic fragment depicts a moonlit landscape with lakes rivers and Spanish moss. Vivid imagery suggests a ghostly vena tracing through trees as dusk delivers its message. The scene evokes a quiet, natural mood and form.
A humorous line from a small boy recalls his mother’s scolding as he tells his father they would have had a fine time together if he had not married. The remark captures warm family dynamics in a light, old-fashioned tone.
A humorous exchange shows a preacher promising Sunday chicken to a hungry group. The deacon explains the plan improved after a delay, adding a light note of progress and reassurance.
Lake County received extensive radio exposure this week including a full hour live from Lakeside Park Clermont Minneola and another segment from WDBO. Jefferson Thomas of WRUF Gainesville highlighted county events such as the Umatilla horticultural meeting the Tavares Livestock Improvement Association gathering and the Lake County Chamber of Commerce annual meeting. A. S. Herlong Jr. of Tavares praised Florida stations for airing county information at no cost, boosting local news coverage.
Florida officials announced a contract to supply fresh Florida citrus juices at the World’s Fair exhibit. The deal, signed with Earl Brown, promises juices from tree ripened fruit, with witnesses including Maurice Mermey and Grover Whalen. The Big Fair site will feature orange grapefruit tangelo lime and other juices.
A reflection on Contentment as a pleasant path where harvests gleam and flowers bloom. The poem notes its charm draws those who share in others’ sorrows and forget their own troubles. Cresson E. Finch.
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