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Newspaper
Mount Dora Topic
Location
Mount Dora, Florida, United States of America
Date
Dec 10, 1931
Page
4
A large city faces a lengthy acclimation for newcomers as residents assess neighborly ties. The voice of the people is clear through recent votes in the town election, signaling widespread public intent.
Mount Dora rumor says President Calvin Coolidge could choose the city for winter residence with the Times Union noting the trust in his taste for attractive locations.
Harmony dominates Florida Democrats as about 2 000 members meet in Marianna without incident. the report notes smooth proceedings and lack of conflict within the party gathering.
The drought reduced citrus yields across Florida with Lake Volusia and Orange counties hit hardest. Estimates indicate about two million boxes of fruit may be lost statewide due to the prolonged dry spell.
Researchers report colors affect mood with red and orange stimulating, green glowing, white irritating, deep yellow cheering. Additional combinations produce varied effects, guiding design choices.
The Federal Reserve Bank report notes stronger economic activity in the sixth district including Florida with a ten percent year over year rise in retail trade. Wholesale and retail volumes increased again in October from September.
The state to host a major convention with about 500 delegates from the United States Good Roads Association meeting in Miami on April 11 to 15. The main topic is the completion of the Inter-Continental highway through Florida linking North and South America with government officials from Cuba Yucatan and Porto Rico expected to attend.
Henry Walters, who died November 30 in Florida, was a longtime friend of the state and a driving force in its material progress. He headed the Atlantic Coast Line and was once regarded as the wealthiest man in the South, a major figure in railroad development and a builder of lines with prominent allies.
After the election a new slate of Mount Dora town officials won by a strong vote and pledged an upright progressive administration. They promise continued economy and cooperation with citizens and civic groups to advance the town’s prosperity and growth.
The Mount Dora cinema asks residents to support the home theatre to prevent closure. Nearby towns face similar struggles as cinemas rely on local patronage to maintain operations and circulation of money within the community.
Clermont Press writer F C Grable lauds Mount Dora in a Lake County article highlighting the town’s civic groups, schools, and amenities. He notes Coolidge visits, local clubs, the 900-seat auditorium, $40,000 project costs, and the city’s bonded debt of $422,000 while praising local tourism, campaigns, and Chamber partnerships.
The Southern Sugar Company at Clewiston reorganizes and adopts the United States Sugar Corporation name. Operations resume December 10 with about 3,500 workers. The mill's 4,000 ton daily capacity should lift output beyond last year's 50 million pounds shipped to Savannah for refining, boosting payroll and local prosperity.
In Okeechobee and across the state growers ship beans and other vegetables to northern markets. The Okeechobee area sends about fifty carloads of beans daily, bringing an estimated $100,000 weekly, with over 1,000 vegetables cars already shipped. After this crop is vested it will be .
The item titled Too Late To Classify could not be published in the intended issue because it arrived after the deadline. The tardy submission prevents inclusion in the current terms edition.
The seventy second Congress opens amid debt moratorium ratification due by December 15 and major tax, banking, and unemployment measures. It discusses Fed rules, Treasury needs, tariffs, World Court, Muscle Shoals assets, silver, Philippine independence, and aims to restore prosperity through decisive action.
As hunting season reaches full swing, the article warns thousands of hunters to exercise extreme care to prevent fires. It cites recent forest fires in Georgia and Florida as proof of how small acts like a cigarette stub, hot ashes, or an unattended campfire can cause major damage and losses.
A letter notes the price gap between grower earnings on the tree and consumer prices in restaurants. It cites fruit costs 15 cents per half grapefruit, a box of 80 at $24, with the grower receiving 40 cents on the tree, urging fairer farmer compensation and criticizing middlemen.
Florida contestants win major national honors in a string of events. Mrs. Geo W Bowles of Milton wins the farm home modernization contest among 14 000 entrants. Hilda Hall of Lake County tops the 4 H health category in Chicago. Thelma Gaskin, Orlando soprano, wins the southern audition of the Atwater Kent contest in Louisville and advances to Washington for the December 13 national audition to be broadcast by CBS to Orlando.
The excerpt argues newspapers aim to shape mood and thought, acknowledging they can claim many roles while admitting limits on what they can do for readers in shaping public feeling.
On Sunday December 13 services begin with Sunday school at 10:00 led by Mr. Sidel, followed by a 11:00 sermon. At 6:30 Epworth League devotionals and at 7:30 stereopticon lecture on China with hymn. Free event for all. Midweek service at 7:30 Wednesday. Child care arranged during morning worship. Pastor James H. Elder invites all.
The Congregational church announces next Sunday's theme Pauls First Parish. Bible school 10 00 a m morning worship 11 00 a m with a sermon by the pastor. Young peoples service 7 00 p m mid week service Wednesday 7 30 p m on international peace discussion. All are invited. David B Spencer pastor.
Matthew J. Bouterse, Pastor. Mid week service Wednesday evening. Sunday school in all departments at 9 45 a m. Morning worship at 11 a m Evangelistic service at 7 30 p m. A cordial invitation extended to all to come and worship with us.
Sunday services at 11 a m and Sunday school at 9 45 a m. Testimonial meeting on Wednesday at 8 p m. Reading room open Tuesday and Saturday afternoons from 2 to 4 in the church edifice. All are welcome.
The Holden Kansas Enterprise contends that newspapers should spur enterprise and community upbuilding. When a paper fails to encourage progress and support local development, it may cease to exist, the editorial argues, highlighting the newspaper’s vital civic role.
For the first ten months of the year Lake county reports typhoid deaths at none, malaria two, pellagra one, diphtheria none, and tuberculosis eleven. Statewide ten month totals compare last year and this year with typhoid 64 vs 80, malaria 292 vs 157, pellagra 205 vs 188, diphtheria 49 vs 53, tuberculosis 855 vs 884.
A Lake Wales event known as the Eisteddfod faces funding concerns as organizers consider a leaner edition this year. The piece notes potential cost reductions and a shift toward a frugal approach amid community debate. The column also mentions the Bi Centenary Committee's plan to plant a Memorial Tree for George Washington as part of anniversary activities.
The page recalls local chatter about Florida fogs, a cross state canal, and a governors derby while warning about car tags and school funding. It blends jokes on politics, gasping finance, and a sheriff sale notice for Lake County properties joining a January 1932 public sale.
A stranger interrupts a Northern church service on Heaven and is told the preacher speaks of heavenly Jerusalem. The man whispers he has been there, prompting astonishment. The stranger replies he thought the minister spoke of Florida, not heaven. The anecdote appears in the Tallahassee Democrat.
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