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Newspaper
Mount Dora Topic
Location
Mount Dora, Florida, United States of America
Date
Apr 30, 1931
Page
4
Readable fragment notes anticipation for seasonal watermelon harvest in Florida. Mentions counting days until fruit season, local excitement, and a simple celebration tone.
A reflection on how many men credit their achievement to women’s discernment and efficiency in business, highlighting the influence of women in supporting and shaping professional success.
The article notes weaker enforcement at home than in Spain and reports the Bourbon era ending with the recent banishment of the last Bourbon from that country.
Betty Compton wed on March 16 1931 and divorced on April 3 1931 proving herself a movie star of the first magnitude in a rapid sequence reflective of early Hollywood news.
In the past years several European royal houses have weakened or dissolved including Portugal Austria Russia Germany and Spain. The trend shows monarchies losing influence and status as republics or constitutional changes advance.
A Los Angeles banker notes women hold 41 percent of wealth and control 85 percent of spending, urging advertisers to take note of this shifting economic influence.
A California firm operating in the state packages canned grapefruit and ships it with a California label, signaling improved flavor and local branding.
Water was pumped from Lake Worth Florida to enable a 110 acre golf course project. At Cloudecroft New Mexico a links course was constructed 9000 feet above sea level.
Citizens of Reno Nevada will vote May 5 in a city election focused on keeping the wide open town atmosphere. The race features no candidates pledged to restrict the lifestyle or pace of the community.
Advertising boosts orange juice sales as it surpasses Coca Cola in popularity within the same period. The juice has reached a level of consumer prominence unmatched by any rival beverage in comparable time.
The project will plant thousands of narcissus bulbs around the head of Silver Springs to enhance the area. The flowers bloom in January when other flowers are scarce, adding early color to the landscape.
Reports praise a highly successful season at Sanford with about 4 200 acres mated and returning approximately ars to celery growers.
A reflection on pet welfare urges kindness to stray dogs and cats and notes humane options for their care or humane ending. The piece laments thoughtlessness and cites Be Kind To Animals Week, followed by a historical 1733 Georgia prohibition on rum.
The piece argues that age should not cap usefulness as longevity and living standards rise. It cites diverse life outcomes past seventy, noting high achievers and long, vigorous careers, and quotes Justice Holmes urging the place of capable men in the fight beyond age forty.
The use of cotton goods in industry spreads nationwide. In Gonzales Texas 500 feet of road were built with unbleached canvas as a binder. After fifteen months of heavy traffic the surface shows no wear. If it endures three years Texas may adopt this road material.
Congress and state legislatures have added about 14 000 laws to the national statute books this year. National Congress accounts for over 1500 while states total more than 12 000 with New York leading at 4625 and Georgia last with 13 in a special session. Some legislatures remain in session, so the total will rise.
The new secretary to President Hoover is a newspaper man. Sam W. Small, veteran editor and columnist of the Atlanta Constitution, is cited as perhaps the oldest to hold such a post. At about 80, he writes the daily column Looking and Listening and contributes much of the editorial comment.
Headquarters reveals Amos Freeman Gosden aged 32 born in Richmond Virginia and Andy Charles Correll aged 41 born in Peoria Illinois. They perform all parts and write the material with Bill Hay announcing, listing roles for each performer and noting their early name Sam and Henry.
Frank Greene reports in Nation's Business that as March ends the first quarter shows upward momentum. Large construction plans bring record structural steel orders, banks reopen, fewer large failures, and rising activity in cotton wool and silk mills signaling brighter prospects nationwide.
The bill in the House aims to discontinue publishing the tax list, a move described as unbusinesslike and likely to cause widespread complications. The state should provide complete information on taxable property to prevent avoidable losses from ignorance. Long experience shows no better medium to achieve this.
The government founders urged newspapers as the best channel to publicize land sales and legal proceedings. The State Senate echoed this view but defeated a similar bill by a decisive vote.
Florida Senate and House leaders report progress on measures to fund public schools through new revenue streams and inheritance tax proceeds. Votes on income tax amendments and Supreme Court expansion loom as committees push budget and reapportionment bills with Jacksonville, Miami, Orlando, Tampa and Pensacola targeted as major districts.
The pastor James H. Elder invites parishioners to church with services set for 10 11 and 7 30. Epworth League meets at 6 30 prior to mid week service 7 30 Wednesday. The annual conference concludes with the pastor returning to Mount Dora for another year.
The Congregational Community Church schedules Bible school at 10:00 a.m. followed by a preaching service at 11:00 a.m. and a Young People's service at 7:00 p.m. Pastor David B. Spencer leads the church.
Matthew J. Bouterse, pastor conducts Sunday school at 9:45 a.m. Morning worship at 11:00 a.m. Sermon by the pastor. B Y P U meets at 6:45 p.m. Evangelistic song and preaching at 7:30 p.m. Good music and singing. All are welcome.
Legislators prepare for May debates on nuisance and luxury taxes and how to distribute funds from them. Committees will sift proposed sources and alter distributions as measures move through the session. Local notices mention Eustis laying gas pipes and Leesburg bids for erection.
Corner Grove Street and Lemon Avenue hosts Sunday services at 11 a m with Sunday school at 9 45 a m Testimonial meeting Wednesday evening at 8 p m Reading room open Tuesday and Saturday afternoons 2 to 4 all are welcome
Notice to creditors issued by Lake County Judge Tally. Creditors must file demands within twelve months from April 9, 1931, or be barred. Executer of the estate of B. Hurlburt deceased, Mount Dora, P O Address provided.
Notice to present final accounts and vouchers as executors of the estate of J P Donnelly deceased on June 1 1931 to County Judge E M Tally of Lake County Florida at his Ta Florida office. Executors Monroe V Simpson and Dora Florida, Tavares Florida, request approval and settlement of estate.
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