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Newspaper
Mount Dora Topic
Location
Mount Dora, Florida, United States of America
Date
Aug 20, 1936
Page
4
A garbled Florida Times-Union excerpt notes the Central Florida Exposition in Orlando, listing dates for February 1937 and mentioning plans to extend the event to six days amid statewide enthusiasm. The text also remarks on local attitudes toward fortune, politics, and social trends.
The Liberty League, once relied on to sway voters away from the New Deal, proves a misfit and harmful to opponents. Frank R. Kent, a Republican writer, calls it a poor political device with wasted funds and repeated mistakes, aiding Roosevelt more than those who opposed him.
Florida’s cattle industry shows rapid growth with over 800000 head cattle and rising shows and associations. Superior pasturage and strong Extension Service data suggest Florida may become a leading cattle state in the Union.
The Florida Municipal Record argues Florida moves forward through healthful natural endowments and rising state loyalty. It contrasts eleven years of exploitative growth with a new era where leaders guide resource development for merchants, farmers, teachers, and investors rather than real estate speculators.
The Louisville Courier Journal notes a forty percent cut in Louisville relief spending for the coming fiscal year, attributing the reduction to improved business and employment. The piece frames the decline as a turning point and highlights broader national savings from relief rolls as better times approach.
The piece outlines varied state laws affecting voting rights and betting on elections. Rhode Island, New York, Connecticut, Virginia, Florida, Mississippi, North Carolina, and Kansas are cited for restrictions or bans on bettors, dueling challenges, and holders of certain disqualifications.
The age of a man may be judged by his attitude toward how the younger generation conducts itself, suggesting moral and social standards mirrored in contemporary behavior.
In the present war in Spain many women are accompanying their husbands in the army. This, no doubt, keeps the soldiers in fighting trim.
The piece highlights a surge in Southern population and prosperity, citing the 1930s Census estimates. It notes 44,267,000 residents across 16 Southern states, over a quarter of the national total, with significant city counts: Alabama 14, Florida 14, Georgia 15, Texas 36, and others. It compares regional growth to Europe and Latin America, and lists municipalities with 10,000+ inhabitants.
An editorial condemns leniency toward former criminals as dangerous to public safety and urges stricter pardon controls. It argues the Roosevelt era policies are boosting business profits, citing a 445 percent steel gain in early 1936 and broad earnings evidence from Wall Street Journal reports.
A favorable investor view notes the stock index advancing and bond values firm. A Commerce Department report shows 1935 output at 52.9 billion with expenditures of 53.5 billion, leaving a surplus of 0.6 billion. The text suggests surplus may remain untouched this year.
In a sweeping preview, Roosevelt will tour WPA projects and inspect exhibits at the Great Lakes Exposition in Cleveland on Friday morning. Florida exultants prepare a grand welcome at Blossom Way with a 4 by 6 foot portrait of the President and a luncheon at the Admiralty Club aboard Show Boat.
The second annual Field Day and Livestock Roundup will be held at Chimsegut Hill Sanctuary six miles north of Brooksville on State Road No. 5 Thursday August 27. The program covers dual purpose cattle pasture grasses forage crops and screw worm control with inspections of pastures crops and cattle and a trench silo demonstration of sorghum silage.
The parish announces minister Perry B. James and Jeannette Pike. Sunday school gathers at 9:45 with D. H. Bishop as superintendent. Morning worship at 11 features the sermon Brother hood by Reverend James. Epworth League vesper service at 7:00 p.m.
Corner Tenth and Tremain hosts Sunday school at 9 45 a m and morning worship at 11 a m. Evening sermons by pastor J S Wilson at 7 p m with special music. Mid week service Wednesday 8 p m. You are cordially invited to attend any or all services.
St Thomas Episcopal Church in Florida announces no services for the remainder of August. Rector D. T. Johnson extends a cordial welcome to all.
Church of Christ at Lake Franklin Park announces worship each Lord's Day with Bible study from 10 to 11 a m and preaching and Lord's Supper from 11 to 12 a m. Evening service at the usual hour and Thursday prayer meeting at the usual hour led by evangelist J O Barnes.
Saint Marys of the Lakes on Grove Street and Badger Avenue lists Sunday masses at Clermont 8:00 am and Eustis 10:00 am with First Friday Mass at 7:30 am. The Pentecostal-Liberty Street church, led by Rev E L Moore, holds Sunday services at 11:00 am and 7:30 pm with Sunday School at 10:00 am and a Thursday prayer meeting at 7:30 pm.
Officials from the Florida Experiment Station and Extension Service will join a program at the Gainesville station to discuss cattle industry work. A barbecue lunch at nominal cost is served and all livestock producers are invited to attend. Some Pinellas County veterans are returning to farming with bonuses.
Earl R Bronson and Eva Bronson holders of part Tax Certificate No 1353 issued July 7 1930 have filed for a tax deed. The described property in Lake County Florida SW of NW 1 2 Sec 28 Tp 19 R 29 40 acres formerly in L P Hagan name will be sold at the courthouse door on September 7 1936 if not redeemed. Official seal GEO J Dykes Clerk. By R C Peeples D C.
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