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Newspaper
Mount Dora Topic
Location
Mount Dora, Florida, United States of America
Date
Apr 28, 1932
Page
4
The quote discusses humor and history, citing Marie Dressler and H. W. Van Loon. It contrasts personal amusement with larger societal states, suggesting psychology rather than economics shapes the era.
The nationwide effort to place 1,000,000 unemployed has passed the halfway point but has not yet achieved the desired speed. Reports from state fish and game officials show a rising trend of women taking up fishing, with licensing records listing thousands of women.
Trade data show Florida conducting business with 88 countries during 1931. Merchandise valued around $50,000,000 moved through the state, with food stuffs leading exports at above $6,000,000.
A specialist who studies workers claims the best hours are from ten to noon. Efficiency rises during this window with greater speed energy and enthusiasm than at any other time of day.
Andrew Mellon in London for his first public address at a banquet failed to state that his mission to Great Britain aimed to cancel or revise war debts, disappointing the English audience.
P. E. B. notes Herbert Hoover opened the baseball season with the first ball of the year and speculates Franklin D. Roosevelt may throw the opening pitch next season.
The boys and girls of today will be the men and women of tomorrow. Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts are being trained through the Scout organizations to become more useful citizens. The Topic is glad to give considerable space this week to these two splendid organizations.
In Alabama last year a cotton improvement campaign encouraged farmers to plant better cotton varieties. The enhanced staple length and quality raised the crop value by an estimated two million dollars.
The piece notes a surge in farm inquiries and returns to farming as a stabilizing path. Arkansas reports a five hundred percent rise in farm inquiries, Mississippi adds forty thousand more farms in a year, and Virginia shows farm labor at wartime highs. Florida records 1931 land sales up fifty percent, with farmers returning from buoyant real estate periods. The trend promises broader national prosperity and independence from high wage, urban work.
County commissioners unanimously approved about 9000 dollars from State Racing Commission funds to fund a full nine month term for every high school in Lake County. The move ends prior doubts that some districts could not finance the ninth month and ensures all schools operate the full term.
After six weeks since the last gathering the Chamber of Commerce announces a postponed supper at the Community Building. Karl Lehmann will speak, and a fine supper will be served. locals expect a good turnout despite the busy schedule.
A group of ladies visiting Mount Dora on Monday afternoon found no matinee at the Mount Dora Theatre. They would have known of the cancellation if they had read the Topic announcement last week noting matinees are held Saturdays.
Florida growers report a thriving season with strong profits. Palm Beach Everglades area forecasts at least $50 000 more in 60 days from tomato sales. Plant City nears end of strawberry shipping season likely to exceed last year by about two million pints, totaling over 50 000 000 pints for the season. Wauchula reports bustling spring cucumber shipments with high prices and heavy activity in the next 30 days. Other regions echo the upbeat outlook, highlighting Florida as a robust independent livelihood through hard work.
A cosmetic firm issues a color chart linking facial makeup to outfits. For light sport clothes wear dark makeup, and with dark evening wear opt for light makeup. Specifics include scarlet dresses paired with rose powder pink rouge bronze eye shadow bold lipstick and dark mascara, while bright blue gowns call for blue lids and blue or black lashes.
Kenneth Collins of Macy & Co. declares in The Road to Good Advertising that the modern newspaper is the best friend and most effective advertising medium for retail stores. His high authority from years of experience lends weight to urging merchants to allocate ad budgets to newspapers.
In Havana last week, hundreds of delegates to the United States Good Roads Association discussed a Washington Panama highway. The plan would run from the east coast of Florida to Key West, ferry to Havana, continue to Cuba’s western tip, then ferry to the mainland and onward to Panama. It envisions an unbroken automobile corridor across the region.
Engineers of the Regional Plan forecast New York City will reach over sixteen million residents in ten years, becoming the world’s largest city. They predict the city proper will gain four million by 1942 and its surrounding area five million, transforming regional growth.
Sunday activities include church school at 10:00 led by General Superintendent A P Sidel and morning worship at 11:00 with sermon Getting out of the Past. Tense Evening worship at 7:30 on The Life and the Task Epworth League at 6:30 Monday May 2 Official Board at 7:30 Wednesday May 4 Prayer meeting 7:30 All are invited to attend.
Congregational church announces young peoples meetings at 6 30 p m and 7 p m and Bible school at 10 a m Morning worship at 11 a m with a sermon by the pastor Wednesday service at 7 30 p m features a series on international peace All are invited to attend Pastor David B Spencer delivers messages and leads discussions
The notice lists Mid-week service Wednesday at 7 p m and Sunday school at 9 45 a m with morning worship at 11 a m Evangelistic service at 7 30 p m Pastor Matthew J Bouterse invites all to worship at the church.
The Lesson Sermon subject for Christ Scientist churches on May 1 centers on Everlasting Punishment. Key texts include Galatians 6 1 and Psalms 1 5 6, with citations from Science and Health by Mary Baker Eddy on justice, suffering, and the necessity of punishment to uphold divine government.
The newspaper notes Florida towns plan to reduce street lighting to trim expenses. It warns that darkness can invite crime and petty theft, risking higher future costs to citizens from increased lawlessness and theft.
The article notes a worldwide shift from mass bird slaughter to protection. Twenty nations on five continents now aid the movement, driven by the National Association of Audubon Societies and allied organizations advancing the cause.
Five years ago in Mount Dora area residents enjoyed interior decor improvements at the Mount Dora Post Office. The Mount Dora Chamber of Commerce proposed planting five thousand bass fingerlings in local lakes, Lake Gertrude included, with expected growth to one to one and a half pounds in a year. The Mount Dora Bank & Trust Company would become a First National Bank.
Reports to the Bureau of Public Roads project a total 1932 spend on highways and bridges of 1 352 837 261 dollars across the United States with further increases possible from pending road appropriation measures Florida alone estimated at 10 139 000 dollars.
Contrasting with many auto fatalities, the Interstate Commerce Commission report for 1931 shows railroads killed four passengers and injured under five hundred, considering the vast number of passengers carried. The figures underline rail safety relative to autos.
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