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Newspaper
Mount Dora Topic
Location
Mount Dora, Florida, United States of America
Date
Apr 20, 1939
Page
4
Leesburg hosts a two day Watermelon Festival with feasting and celebration on May 24 and 25. Residents anticipate community events highlighting local culture and spirit.
Stylists predict vivid color in men’s clothing with bolder greens in pockets signaling a fashionable season. If green accents dominate, the new styles are expected to prove highly popular among shoppers.
The Times Union notes St Petersburg breaks a tourism visitation record as visitors flock to the city after advertised promotions. The piece highlights the smart appeal of both the visitors and the city, praising ongoing promotional efforts.
The Titusville Star-Advocate notes that conversations often reveal intolerance and narrow mindedness. It argues that even in twenty minutes a discussion can expose strong biases and fault lines in ordinary dialogue.
The Times-Union urges Floridians to use vacation days to visit state attractions. It notes that thousands, possibly hundreds of thousands, have never journeyed from Pensacola to Key West by any route and highlights various scenic paths for such a trek.
Rear Admiral William Lowndes Calhoun of the U S Navy, born in Palatka, visited Ravine Gardens and praised them as the most beautiful beauty spot he has seen after touring many of the world's famed locations. He stated the Gardens are known globally and he had to see them.
Sarasota and Fort Myers, ranked 5,000 to 10,000 in population, stood as the only Florida cities in that range to finish 1938 with zero traffic deaths. They’ve been added to the Florida honor roll of the National Safety Contest for their outstanding traffic safety record.
The Chamber of Commerce leadership stresses that community growth depends on citizen involvement. It highlights benefits from population and business growth, educational expansion, and stronger support for religious, fraternal, civic, and charitable institutions, citing Mount Dora as a model of progress.
Willis Thornton in the Athens Banner-Herald notes that studying ancient tax records reveals persistent societal burden. He cites Egyptian papyrus dating to 1300 B C showing a list of taxes on desert inhabitants, illustrating long standing fiscal demands.
President Roosevelt told Alabama Polytechnic Institute students that Florida has dramatically improved over the last fifteen years. He noted dairy farms and cattle raising have advanced, with Florida becoming a cattle shipping state and meat from the region reaching Eastern markets at top prices.
The mule remains a key farm work animal despite tractors. The Rome News-Tribune notes a celebration drawing fifty thousand people around the mule, underscoring its continued popularity and importance to farmers nationwide.
The Columbia Tennessee Mule Day celebration featured a parade with one thousand pretty girls riding as many mules and the crowning of King Mule by another group of women. The piece notes mules’ value with prices around 500 dollars for a pair and about 180 dollars for an average mule, signaling regional wealth focus amid cotton market losses.
The state and the U S Bureau of Public Roads report Florida has only 28 percent of state roads hard surfaced versus Georgia 58 and Mississippi 60. Plan calls for 2097 miles rebuilt at 73.4 million, 586 miles widened at 47.58 million, 200 miles relocated at 8 million with a 10 year drive to completion and no new taxes via lime rock savings.
The article argues that paying the second large installment of the duPont inheritance taxes removes the current year's 2 million dollar deficit but cautions it is a repricing, not a solution. It urges economy real estate tax reforms and strict tax collection as essential for Florida's stable finances and rejects sales taxes.
A unique calf nicknamed Blond Ferdinand at Rainbow Springs near Dunellon is cared for by Mrs. H. V. Moon after his dam was killed in a highway crash. He drinks condensed milk from a pan and enjoys posing for visitors at Rainbow Lodge, while the paper notes a taste for radio music over wartime news.
The piece urges action against loan sharks and salary buyers in Florida and backs House Bill 245 and Senate Bill 192 for uniform small loan laws. It also supports the proposed Criminal Code, noting it was crafted by top legal minds and approved by the State Bar Association, calling for public input now.
Lake County sends multiple officials to the Florida Legislature. Gilbert Leach of Leesburg will represent the Florida State Press Association. Don Lochner of Clermont Press serves on a key committee. H. H. Hethcox of Umatilla chairs the State Association of County Commissioners. Boyce A. Williams, tax collector, heads the State Association County Tax Collectors.
J Carlisle Rogers of the First National Bank Leesburg has been elected secretary treasurer of the Florida State Bankers Association. The appointment marks a notable recognition for Rogers as a leading young figure in Florida banking.
A Tampa reader recounts placing Helen a 10 year old girl in Mount Dora with a couple after her mother died. The narrative describes her move to become part of the family and the happiness from giving a child a fair chance. The piece ends noting ongoing efforts to help others and Florida publicity for the World’s Fair.
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