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Newspaper
Mount Dora Topic
Location
Mount Dora, Florida, United States of America
Date
Sep 23, 1926
Page
3
Local residents return from trips and report health updates. Mrs. B. T. Michael improves rapidly after illness. Clyde Watts visits sister Mrs. G. J. Perkins in St. Petersburg. D. D. Chandler and E. B. Ferson return home from northern travels. Mrs. E. S. McGee comes from New Haven to tend ill relatives.
Rutland Vermont Herald obituary notes the death of Mrs. Edward Shaw a former winter resident. she was well known in Mount Dora and her loss is mourned by many who knew her.
Mrs Jennie Mallory Shaw wife of Edward W Shaw of Chaplin Avenue died this morning at Rutland Hospital. Born January 21 1864 in Poultney she lived in Rutland 23 years. Survived by husband two daughters a son five grandchildren and one brother. Funeral arrangements at local funeral home with service tomorrow afternoon and burial in Poultney.
Mr and Mrs W F Danton announce the arrival of a son on September 15. The child is reported to be healthy and weighing appropriately for age.
Mrs Alfred Rehbaum hosts her sister Miss Louise Merrill who has just returned from a vacation in Atlanta. Mrs H T Fenn and daughter June return from White Springs Florida with Mrs Fenn improving after a spell of ill health.
Rev and Mrs B B Spencer have arrived in Mount Dora after a Wisconsin summer. Mr Spencer will conduct services at the Congregational Church on Sunday. Mr and Mrs E J Christopher return to Mount Dora after a Long Island vacation with friend Mr W G Smith who plans to relocate and bring his family north.
Dr. W. J. Ritchie of Rockford Illinois arrived on business and, when the Miami disasters occurred, volunteered his services and left with the Mount Dora contingent for the hurricane scene. Mr and Mrs C H Estey and daughter Irma of Tangerine are touring Canada and the New England States by motor, covering about 7500 miles with a stop at the Sesqui Continent in Philadelphia.
In Antwerp St Roch Square a living chess game used the square as a sixty four square board with players as pieces. The Swan Chess Club organized the event under Belgian Chess Federation and Brussels Union Chess Players auspices with red draped board and music as pieces were captured.
Montverde locals report the MacKenzie Open-air Reci tation Building equipped with awnings and storm origins. Part of the building will be occupied this week with remaining rooms finished soon. Rev G L Summers of Pinecastle visited and spoke at chapel. New faculty additions include A E Anderson of Spartanburg as bookkeeper and Mrs Anderson directing Home Economics. Prof Arney maintains the school orchestra and is forming a band.
B K Wheeler and Smith Hughes note that 20 boys in the agriculture department are busy selecting projects and starting fall work in the grove and on the farm. The class has formed a Club and will present a program in the chapel during Saturday evening programs at T. M. S.
Montverde School reorganizes athletics with rugby as sole season sport under officers Bruce Hamilton president Ruth Parker secretary treasurer John Petrie football manager Lesfie Hancock boys basketball manager Thelma Miller girls basketball manager Jesse Skaggs baseball manager Athletic Director G R Carpenter A new electric laundry operated by Tom Smith opens in the school building and will move to its own facility. Visitors include Miss Mamie Bible and families from North Carolina Georgia and Kentucky with many local arrivals and farm developments underway.
A brief item highlights a residence described as having a beautiful location, emphasizing the property's setting and appeal without additional specifics.
Mrs. R and GC Shepherd hosted the Woman's Club of Montverde last Tuesday. Officers were elected for the year and annual reports were presented.
Clarence E Woods longtime editor publisher and chamber of commerce secretary in Sumter Tarpon Springs and Montverde retires to Crab Orchard Kentucky after a career boosting Florida development He organized the South Florida Press association meeting hosted at Tarpon Springs and guest banquets earning praise for eloquence and public service.
Clarence Woods, long time Florida advocate of good roads, recuperates in Crab Orchard Kentucky after a Florida cause driven breakdown. He helped push the first bond issue for roads in Lake County and foresees a brisk real estate season as Florida hosts buyers.
H A Eckholdt of Mount Dora Florida is charged following a reported incident involving a telephone call. Authorities made no further comment on the case.
A detailed look at how eleven machines process collars in modern laundries. From washing to ironing the article explains nine or eleven steps including suds rinses spinning baskets starching and a final finish to ensure a smooth collar.
A Sorokin study ranks longevity of notable men. Presidents average about 70 years, followed by Popes at 69.6 and American millionaires at 69.2. Scholars and scientists average 67.3, writers 64.4, while European monarchs average 53.6. The gap is tied to selection and the elective nature of offices.
An obscure line notes that notabilities arise by accident, with birth ages implying inferior stocks for heart and vigor, suggesting a casual comparison of vitality across ages.
London on September 19 reports a male beauty pageant at Victoria Pier Pavilion in which women acted as judges. Among 50 entrants, Jack Dwyer a tall slender brunette won first prize. Jimmy Adams placed second and Henry George Dodd third despite a light brown hair tone near reddish.
Ten year old Otto resides in Spa with his mother Queen Zita while in exile. The Austrian Hungarian imperial heirs will display nearly their entire stamp collection at the International Stamp Exhibition at Grand Central Palace from October 16 to 2. The exhibit features Hungarian issues and mounts designed by Professor He Anghy, with almost every prominent collection in Europe represented.
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