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Newspaper
Mount Dora Topic
Location
Mount Dora, Florida, United States of America
Date
Apr 29, 1926
Page
2
The Topics reviews two local banks with rising deposits showing steady year over year growth. The report highlights mounting banking resources, more building, civic improvement, and an era of development indicating Mount Dora's strongest period in its history and a sound financial foundation.
The Mount Dora Publishing Co announces weekly publication with editor and subscription rates, 2.00 per year. A string of humorous quips and lampooned lines from the New York World recount a likely misquotation about a shooting, ending with a note on Grogan’s supposed injury.
A large crowd attended the season opening at Heim Park on Donnelly Street and praised the park as a fine centerpiece for Mount Dora. The writer lauds Councilman L. R. Heim for his contributions and notes Arcadia’s talk of a team but lack of a suitable park. The piece also extols morning landscapes and local wildlife as a pleasant preface to the day.
A statistician notes General Motors Corporation shipped production totaling 280 151 cars last year. A typist explains her lateness this morning due to waiting at a crossing as a long train passed by going back empty.
A Philadelphia Bureau of Municipal Research survey of 12 eastern cities shows higher officials and professional city workers face discouragingly low salaries. Mount Dora stands out with highly regarded leaders and civic entrepreneurs, urging focus on improving conditions to attract talented personnel to city offices.
A ten year old writes to the Beacon News praising Walter Johnson as a pitching star who plays cleanly, stays humble, and lives healthily. The letter frames his hero as a model for American boys and offers a small credo about character and sport.
The piece endorses Sam S. Sadler for county commissioner in the Democratic primary. It praises his judgment, progressiveness, and knowledge of local needs, calling him a big man of Florida and worthy of a nearly unanimous vote.
A tourist asks about four holes in a mountaineer's cabin door. The mountaineer jokes that four holes suit his four cats. He adds that scat means SHOO, illustrating rustic humor.
A reader recalls two wild rabbits seen flitting across the lawn of Mr. Saulson on a calm morning. The note suggests others rise early to witness the sight, promising it will be worthwhile.
The report notes that total travel spending rose from 12 billion dollars five years ago to an estimated 20 billion this year. Cars and buses drive growth, with highway costs now twice rail spending. Railroads shift strategy to cooperate with buses, coordinating road, bus, and truck services.
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