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Newspaper
Mount Dora Topic
Location
Mount Dora, Florida, United States of America
Date
Aug 10, 1939
Page
4
Commentary rattles on taxes and governance as critics joke about strikes and spending. Notes on fashion, bathing suits, spinach, and cosmetics mix with references to Hitler, Columbus, and the Columbia professor. Miami plans pageantry tied to the Orange Bowl and winter tourist initiatives unfold for 1939 40.
Florida's cattle sector shows strong growth as Arcadia market shifts to weekly auctions. Moore Haven Democrat notes cattle sourced from a 100 mile radius with an estimated quarter million head in the area and average sales around 600 head per sale yielding about $8,500.
The Hygeia health magazine of the AMA explains that salt supports body cooling in hot weather. It notes two million glands help regulate temperature by sweating and evaporation, causing water and blood salts loss. A glass of water with a pinch of salt helps prevent fatigue and loss of appetite. Moderate salt use is advised.
Dr. Robert S. Justice of the University of Georgia notes Georgia hosts 105 commercially important medicinal plants out of 131 counties surveyed. The Times-Union cites prior Gainesville Experiment Station data and urges more cultivation and exploration of opportunities in herbal medicine.
A study focuses on reducing distribution costs and widening access while noting that merchandise returns add thousands of dollars to annual burdens on merchants and sales staff.
The National Safety Council highlights the danger of the so called ham driver who wavers in decisions ignores others and misuses signals. Such careless behavior erodes road safety and can lead to deadly consequences on public highways.
Farmers and cattlemen from Glades Hendry Lee and Charlotte counties joined about 7000 people in LaBelle for the opening of the State Livestock and Produce Market. W C Evans led the celebration as master of ceremonies with Nathan Mayo and William L Wilson in attendance.
V Knott lauds a landmark cattle sale at LaBelle where 383 calves cows and steers and 14 horses sold. Cattlemen netted 5928.22 and horses 1000 totaling near 7000. Vein of officials and club workers helped run the event fueling Florida’s market model status and federal cooperation to expand such markets.
Fifty vacancies in the U S Marine Corps will be filled at the Savannah Georgia recruiting station during August and September Captain A C Small officer in charge announced today. Eligibles between 18 and 25 years old and 64 to 74 inches tall will be selected. Enlistees go to Parris Island for ten weeks training before duty at home foreign stations or aboard ships. For information contact the Savannah Recruiting Office.
Mrs Sara Wood Washburn longtime Gray's Lake and Mount Dora winter resident died at about midnight Wednesday in a New Hampshire hospital after multiple blood transfusions. Funeral services were held Saturday. She was 77 and had a golden wedding anniversary with John Washburn in 1939. Survived by her sister Mrs A W Goddard and two nephews. husband John Washburn survives with three brothers and a sister.
A humorous breakdown shows an 80 year old spent 27 years sleeping 21 years working 6 years eating and 6 years shaving washing and brushing teeth take hours and days. WPA Florida sponsors contributed 6 872 317 toward projects in the recent fiscal year per State Administrator Schroder.
The Twentieth Century Fund finds women return one eighth of bought goods, meaning eight days of sales are returned. Delivery and handling add to distribution costs, reflecting why U S prices stay high due to service and convenience demanded by consumers. Athens Banner Herald notes this.
The First Baptist Church meets in the high school auditorium with Rev. R W Acree as pastor. Bible School at 9 45 am supervised by C M Hall. Morning worship at 11 00 am titled Till Jesus Comes. B T U at 6 45 pm led by Jerald Drawdy. Evening worship at 7 45 pm on Some Reasons why the Modern Tongue Movement is Unscriptural.
Lake County Health Unit under Dr. Chas N Pearce unveils a practical isolation cottage for early stage tubercular patients. The unit attaches to a home, is fully screened, and costs about 25 dollars to build. About 20 cottages are sought for patients not needing hospital care but requiring closer support. The Umatilla Kiwanis Club delivered the first unit with visuals, with another placed at Ferndale.
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