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Newspaper
Mount Dora Topic
Location
Mount Dora, Florida, United States of America
Date
Aug 06, 1936
Page
2
A sprawling column critiques Paris daily papers and European politics as seen through American eyes. It riffs on Karl Marx, Eden, and British diplomacy, notes press variety from Paris to Lilliputian outlets, and muses on modern media’s reach across continents and eras.
Reports indicate the Spanish government is slowing the rebel advance toward Madrid with renewed troops and bombing of rebel strongholds in the north and south. Franco's forces await reinforcements while Mola's officers claim confidence of victory. Claude Bowers aids evacuees as American diplomats stay safe. Henry Wellcome dies after a long scientific career. A drought report notes severe conditions across the corn belt and a Roosevelt committee to study growth-region remedies.
Polish news agency reports Berlin and Warsaw have agreed on policies for the Free City of Danzig. Nazis will provide explanations to ease tensions after recent incidents. Notes exchanged will be submitted to the League of Nations before public release.
More than 100000 people gathered in Vimy France as King Edward VIII unveiled the memorial honoring Canadian forces for the 1917 Vimy Ridge victory. The dedication followed ten years of work costing about 1 million dollars with Walter S Allward overseeing the design and preparations.
Barry Halden of Chariton editor and American Legion leader named by Republicans to run for the US Senate seat left open by Louis Murphy's death. Democratic challenger is Guy M. Gillette. Farmer-Labor delegates in Des Moines nominating Smith Wildman Brookhart, previously linked to the New Deal farm group. Queen Mary sets new Atlantic crossing record, taking Blue Ribbon from Normandie.
The article discusses Eleanor Holm's removal from the American Olympic squad amid controversy. Holm, married to Jarrett, allegedly violated training rules and attended drinking parties on the voyage to Germany. Officials cited discipline concerns and Holm defended her independence and experience.
Rector Robert Fechner reports about 13000 Civilian Conservation Corps members left in June to seek private employment. He cites improved business conditions and the CCC program’s education as factors behind the exodus.
At William Lemke’s Hankinson N D homecoming, Father Charles E Coughlin urged supporters to repudiate debts if Lemke loses the presidency and warned enforcement would fail. He framed two Northwest priorities as saving it from bankers and insurers and saving it from drought.
Organized labor faces a split led by John L. Lewis of the United Mine Workers who plan to form a mass steel workers union by uniting steel fabrication and processing employees. Lewis and allies refuse to appear before the AFL executive council on insurrection charges, risking suspension and expulsion by the federation at its Tampa convention in November.
Gov. Alf Landon declares New Deal programs lack cohesive recovery and calls for ending government overreach while pledging relief for the needy, soil conservation, farm cash benefits, and workers' rights to organize. He warns against concentrating power in the Chief Executive and defends the American constitutional system.
A national association report argues that speculative farm land prices have cooled. It urges operators to rent or purchase on equitable terms, based on an analysis of farm commodity prices versus real estate market values.
Silk outfits dominate this season's sportswear from golf to swimming. Silk crepe frocks, washable silks, and linenlike silks lead the golf shirtwaist look, with tennis dresses in silk jacquards and damasks, plus silk shantungs for beach and lounging. Matching jackets, pleated shorts, and bold silk prints energize vacation wardrobes.
Cherie Nicholas notes girls embrace nautical themes with back to school outfits featuring lacings and marine insignia. Navy and white sailor suits in linen or light wool become fall favorites, paired with a white gob beret and ribbons for a smart look.
Golf enthusiasts are flooded with new gadgets but one standout this season is a braided elastic belt. Made from silk covered elastic cord, it blends sport style with comfort and comes in colors like black and white, polar bear, marine blue, and plain white.
Debutantes favor blue jeans as the base of their outfits with navy blue jeans paired with shirts in various shades and contrasting accessories. Halo head dresses in multiple colors are common to keep hair in place, while sneakers in navy and white dominate active leisure attire. The weekend tailored suit, culottes, tennis dresses, and practical three piece ensembles with shirts and skirts are widespread.
Curiosa Americana traces how the lines Go West young man mixed with Horace Greeley’s name though Soule first wrote the idea in 1851. It notes Greeley later endorsed but did not originate the phrase, and likewise debunks Dana’s famous news saying credited to him but actually by John B. Bogart.
A Boston public library block of granite immortals was replaced after a reporter found the initials of Moses Mozart Wren Cicero Euclid Herrick Idaasa Aeschylus Irving Isocrates Dante Titian ilton Euclid Erasmus formed an acrostic spelling McKim Meade and White. The board removed the line of names to thwart ad exposure.
The text questions if U S birth eligibility bars a sitting president who acquires another nation’s citizenship. It cites claims about Abraham Lincoln allegedly becoming San Marino’s citizen and Herbert Hoover’s Swiss ties, suggesting dual citizenship might affect eligibility or impose foreign obligations.
A Col lier's Weekly writer notes American lakes can grow dense mats of vegetable matter covered by wind blown dust. A railroad line was laid over such a surface and only after the first train passed was the sinking surface discovered.
Boasts the largest clams near Digby in Nova Scotia and takes its name from the French meaning large clams. The region is famed for clam abundance with early settlers surviving winters on them.
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