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Newspaper
Mount Dora Topic
Location
Mount Dora, Florida, United States of America
Date
Apr 19, 1934
Page
1
Lake County reports detail federal and state schemes to move barren lands to new homesteads forming employment hubs near factories and forests. It notes 600000 farming families on relief and ten million unemployed nationwide, with a $1.2 billion cost. Also covered are Montverde farm yields, bass catches on Lake Apopka and Lake Harris, the disbanding of the Eustis Tourist Club, and regional women’s club meetings in Tavares.
January to March monthly activities include farm and home visits 188 answered calls 437 office hours 186 telephones and telegrams 23 farmers meetings with 895 total attendance eight articles in eight papers 433 letters written etc. Miles traveled during the three months 6250. State extension poultry visits by N R Mehrhof and Lake County Poultry Association meeting discussed next monthly gathering at J H Osborne's Umatilla and farm visits in the area.
The Lake County Home Demonstration Council held an all day session in Mount Dora at the Community Building with two state workers Miss Lucy Settle from Gainesville and Miss Roselle from Ocala. They demonstrated buying foods and clothing proper feeding of children recaning chairs and general home instruction. About forty five women from Tavares Eustis Cassia Sorrento and Mount Dora attended a covered dish luncheon. A vote of thanks was given to Miss Settle and Miss Roselle who received bouquets.
Mrs. Haviland suffered severe bruising and shock but no broken bones. Mr. Haviland remains in plaster casts and cannot use his hands or leg while recovering. The couple, now in Norwalk Connecticut, expect to fish and sail in a few weeks and plan a Mount Dora reunion in early November.
Work has started on an evaporating plant the Miami Milk Producers Association is erecting with funds from the Reconstruction Finance Corporation Surplus dairy output from summer months will be its main activity County Farm Agent C H Steffani aided the project at Dade during the initial phase
Two Orlando club teams led by Whitten and Kirby faced Mount Dora in a lively Saturday match. The home club kept the lead to the end, boasting many fine plays by both women and men. Members note departures but promise an interesting event next Saturday and urge attendance.
A county wide PTA gathering in Lake County will feature Henry Filer president of the Florida Bacanona Association outlining a plan for adequate funding of Florida pols education. James Rickard, secretary of the Florida Educational Association, will also speak. The executive board meets Friday afternoon with the main address in the evening. No charge for attendance.
Reported by William Watt and Dr. Johnson, blind mosquitoes arrived in vast swarms last week in Eustis. They gathered on screens and shrubs, then disappeared within hours after sunset. They swarm around lights and vehicles but do not bite, leaving motorists annoyed by visibility and nuisance.
Doctors E L Schumacher P R Spencer from Eustis and Richardson of Mount Dora joined Dr Elizabeth Waller at her Fourth Street office in Mount Dora for the Lake County Osteopathy Association monthly meeting Last night at 8 o clock discussion focused on local professional matters.
A State Jersey Cattle Field Day will be held in Jacksonville on May 3 announced by Hamlin L. Brown of the Agricultural Extension Service. About 75 Jerseys including calves heifers and cows owned by Duval County 4-H club boys are expected to be shown with an educational program planned.
A lively note on how newspaper ads serve as the gathering place for trade, describing the ad pages as the hub where buyers seek deals and sellers find customers, reflecting the column's promotional spirit.
Kiwanis members in Lae and nearby clubs attended an inter club meeting to hear a talk on fellowship. Speakers included Sumner of the Tavares club and George White with Mount Dora, plus Dr. J. I. Wean of Eustis discussing confidence and mutual regard as the basis of true fellowship.
A Sunday night lightning strike at Mount Dora Dairy killed eight Jersey cows aged about a year and a half. The dairy owner Cliff White valued the loss at four to five hundred dollars with no insurance. Residents nearby saw a fireball and felt the shock, but no other damage occurred as heavy rain followed.
Mr and Mrs Elton Linn of Zanesville Ohio arrive with four children and rent a home at Clayton and Eleventh in Mount Dora. They plan to stay permanently with two children entering high school and elementary, the youngest beginning primary. The move was arranged by A C Quixley Realty Company.
The P. S. Club notes steady effort but laments a 20 to 2 defeat by Pole Pharmacy of Eustis. Mount Dora's S. C. team remains inactive in league play, seeking practice and any open invitation to field competition.
Fortune reports the junior play Once In A Lifetime will be staged at 8:00 PM Friday April 20 at the Community Building. Cast mostly intact with Cecil Parker possibly returning. all actors know their parts and perform with vim.
Mrs Clarence Cooper and her sister, both separated as children thirty years ago, await a family reunion. Ruth M Wolff of Maywood Illinois traced the family through foster records and contacted Mrs Cooper via Earl Smith Jr of Flint Michigan. A brother, aged six at the time, remains untraced.
The Topic families received a jar of orange blossom honey sent by Mr. Charles D. Chapman who lives between Mount Dora and Tangerine. The honey is described as one hundred percent pure orange nectar with a fragrance and taste matching the orange blossoms.
Hon. W. V. Knott, State Treasurer, visited Mount Dora Tuesday. He stopped to call on his longtime friend George J. White and spoke highly of Mount Dora to attendees.
The article highlights how success hinges on strong self confidence built by effective methods and demonstrated ability. It emphasizes disciplined practice, reliable processes, and consistent performance as key drivers of achievement.
Australian ladybeetles Vedelia are promoted as the cottony cushion scale control for cotton. The State Plant Board, backed by Dr E W Berger, says supply is good but no funds for distribution, so a dollar per colony of 10 beetles is charged with instructions included. The article notes research is vital for efficient agriculture and observes the role of salesmen and publicists after products reach trade channels.
The sixth annual Mount Dora Chamber of Commerce Golf Tournament starts at Lake County Country Club with entries from Webb Ley, Eustis 1933 winner, and Dr. Miller Wells, Mount Dora 1932 winner. Qualifying Thursday selects flights for Friday to Sunday April 20–29, with Merriweather overseeing and prizes for various categories.
The thirty first annual convention of the Florida Association of Osteopathic Physicians and Surgeons will be held in Gainesville on May 3 and 4. About 125 Florida osteopathic physicians are expected to attend with speakers from across the state and nation. Principal address by Dr. W J Deason of Wichita Kansas.
Officials of transportation firms state winter visitors in Florida eat more fresh fruits and vegetables in salads than other forms. Nutritionists and home demonstration agents applaud salad use, saying it boosts health values and availability of produce for households.
Mr. Fred T Chase of 909 Donnelly avenue, a winter visitor from Belfast Maine, brings an engraved business card made in 1826. The card hails from jeweler Timothy Chase and marks the oldest continuously run jewelry business in the United States at the same location by the same family for over a century.
Earline Baze of the first grade visits before moving to Brooksville. Robert Underwood returns to first grade after a month in Orlando. New entrants include Bobby Cheatham Apopka Barbara Anne Roesch Ellerston Helen Merck Tav res Gradys Henderson St Cloud Daniel Sullivan Apopka Gladys Cheatham Apopka Janie Mae Sullivan Leesburg. Measles and chicken pox absences noted. March birthdays: Etchills Pohlman Dardin Daniels White. April birthdays: Watkins Glass Tucker Cheatham Minkley Lanier Vincent Pohlman Mc Cislians. Plans note self preservation and home-city spending priorities.
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