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Newspaper
Mount Dora Topic
Location
Mount Dora, Florida, United States of America
Date
Aug 03, 1939
Page
4
A collage of wry observations on self made men aging traditions and education. Snappy notes touch on nostalgia for hitching posts in villages and a teacher’s doubt that education pays. A humorous traffic bulletin questions modern transportation aiming at pedestrians.
The article notes Congress will adjourn and lawmakers used to vast sums will feel out of place back home where money commands respect. No specific people or dates are named.
Stamp collectors last year bought 1,312,016 dollars worth of stamps from the Post Office Department philatelic agency. The sales provided no postal service in return, netting the government over a million dollars in revenue.
Professor Egon Brunswik of the University of California debunks the idea that intelligence can be judged from facial traits. He states that low foreheads long noses and receding chins do not reliably indicate intellect and compares it to guessing coin toss outcomes.
Florida Grower reports 75,000 visitors saw a Florida citrus booth at a Bangor food exposition. Demonstrations and a Florida fruit cooking school led to a 330 percent sales increase for Florida citrus in the district.
Comptroller J M Lee reports a predicted deficit of 6 5 million turned to a credit balance of 3 545 at June 30. He cites strong general revenue collections and unexpended appropriations allowing all bills to be paid with a 3 345 46 balance carried forward. Governor Cone credits businesslike methods, vetoes on excess appropriations, and fair tax collection for avoiding new taxes and keeping the state solvent.
In his World’s Fair address to the Boy Scouts J Edgar Hoover FBI director cites constant alliance with virtue. He urges youth to strengthen character through home church physical strength mental purity and loyalty to the Scout oath.
A reproduced recipe promotes a beef stew method from the New York Times. It advises browning meat, adding tomatoes carrots onions and thyme, simmering all day in a covered dish, then adding potatoes on day two. It emphasizes long refrigeration to deepen flavor and suggests a large serving bowl for communal eating.
The article predicts a near future shift from trains and buses to air plane delivery for all mail. Air mail has begun in some areas and is expanding quickly between key locations. The plan envisions nationwide air service extending to every city and town in the United States.
The columnist weighs potential candidates for governor, noting Arthur Hale Hans Walker and Walter W Rose as contenders while others are labeled out. It cites Spessard Holland as a powerful rival despite critics, and discusses campaign traits and voter appeal without endorsing any single choice.
The Rome News Tribune lauds War Department plans for an air base near Tampa and an air depot near Mobile, noting Gulf access aids South Atlantic and Caribbean defense. It argues newspapers retain a leading role in advertising amid new media and predicts no replacement for the newspaper.
Hendersonville column by Lila Ripley Barnwell surveys mountain speech and customs preserved among North Carolinas Blue Ridge settlers. It notes Shakespearean and Elizabethan terms still in use, shared phrases and word forms, with examples from daily speech and local expressions.
Sorrento residents visit relatives and travel plans unfold as Mr. Foy Hall family and Mrs. Alice Strite prepare August trips. The area hears of Doris Lewis and Donald McDonald marriage, Emma Battle’s family news, and the sudden passing of Mr Fred Steenber g in Mount Plymouth.
The First Baptist Church meets in the high school auditorium with Rev. R. W. Acree as pastor. Bible School at 9 45 a m led by M Hall, superintendent. Morning Worship at 11 00 a m. B T U at 6 45 p m. Evening Worship follows with the theme Relying Forces for God. Jerald Drawdy participates in the morning service.
St Thomas Episcopal Church in Eustis Florida announces Sunday services at 10:00 am during July. The church will be closed for the month of August. Rector D T Johnson extends a cordial welcome to all.
The Church of Christ on Rossiter Street near Sanford Road hosts Bible study at 9 45 a.m. and preaching with communion at 11 a.m led by Minister Aubrey Mercer.
Mrs Steenberg and Mrs Hovey travel to Brooklyn with the body of Mr Steenberg for burial in the family plot. The Steenberg family draws sympathy as they mourn, while Mrs Cora Clouse dies at 62 after a long illness at the Sorrento home. Funeral services are in the Baptist church with interment in Sorrento cemetery.
Governor Fred P. Cone will head a Florida party traveling to New York for Florida Week ceremonies at the World's Fair. Sponsored by the Florida State Press Association, the all expense trip costs $52.50 for participants.
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