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Newspaper
Mount Dora Topic
Location
Mount Dora, Florida, United States of America
Date
Dec 15, 1932
Page
6
East Town community hosts its second Forum at the colored school Sunday at 4 PM. The event features Negro Christmas music and a Community Christmas tree project with donations of clothes bed clothing and food to help the needy. Henry E Dent urges generous participation.
Local merchants urge progress on community fund drive asking residents to purchase Christmas Tree tickets. Officials note proceeds support charitable programs and holiday events in the downtown district.
The program lists events at 9:30 a. m. to 3:30 p. m. with talks by E. L. Lord and Dr. R. W. Dickson, soil management by H. D. Clayton, vineyard topics by O. C. Bryan and K. H. Louckes, pruning and grafting demos led by Joe Church and Chas. Demko, plus a noon luncheon with Leesburg Kiwanis and field demonstrations at Lady Lake.
A list of cautions for hunters stressing respect for farmers rights fences and gates, safe muzzle handling and not shooting toward companions or farm buildings. Emphasizes leaving seed stock for future seasons and hunting a fair bag rather than overharvesting.
Mr Sleight operates a new miniature packing plant in the Sylvan Shores store building with 300 box capacity and a full line of fruit nuts bulbs and plants. He runs an established mail order and single package express business with local sales of citrus fruits pecans and garden products and plans to add seasonal produce. Visitors are welcome to inspect the plant and the packing process is similar to larger facilities.
Mrs M A Burnell wife of M A Burnell died Thursday morning December 8 in Orange General Hospital Orlando after illness. Funeral services were held Saturday at 10 in Rehbaum chapel with Rev G Leon Wells. Interment Forest Cemetery. Survived by husband, son A F Burnell, daughters Mrs Alex Orr of Miami and Mrs Flora. Burnell leader of Mount Dora Municipal Band. Community offers sympathy.
Florida farm issues take center stage on WRUF with the Florida Farm Hour, noon to 12 45 E S T each weekday next week. Topics include citrus costs, mealybugs, farm prices, ornamental shrubs, fruits, pecans, and poultry plans with speakers from the College of Agriculture.
George E. Ganiere, an instructor at Rollins College and a member of the Stetson University art faculty, creates several plaster figures for Florida’s world fair display. The centerpiece is Spirit of Florida, a 7'9" female figure. other works include Pan and his Pipes, Alma Mater, and Ponce de Leon. Additional Florida period soldiers and dioramas are planned, with permanent display in the state Capitol at Tallahassee. Ganiere is known as the Lincoln sculptor and his Anthony Wayne statue debuted in Fort Wayne.
Florida has over a hundred weekly newspapers that outshine many states. The editors act as boosters for Florida, stressing optimism year round and highlighting steady revenue from agriculture and floriculture.
The robot Willie, created by J. M. Barnett of Westinghouse Mansfield Ohio, will visit the Tampa fair in January. The machine responds to vocal commands, walks through songs and Q&A, and will deliver talks on electrical science advances.
The cattle tick is being eradicated from Florida as eight counties and parts of two are released from tick quarantine effective December 5 1932. Arkansas becomes the twelfth state free of the pest, leaving only small areas in Florida Louisiana and Texas under quarantine. Eradication progress, aided by Florida’s beef and dairy trade, marks a major victory for cattlemen and the eradication campaign.
The Florida art jury at the Century of Progress exposition in Chicago selected six first awards across historic groups. Winners include Discovery Addison Burbank Miami Exploration Dr. Max B Cohen Sarasota Christianization Walter W Hayn West Palm Beach Colonization Chester J Tingle Coral Gables Seminole War Mark Dixon Dodd St. Petersburg Reconstruction George S Hill St. Petersburg. Honorable mention was given to Discovery Dr. Max B Cohen.
Florida artists including Walter W Hayn and Chester J Tingle participate in a Reconstruction era style contest with thirty entrants from Coral Gables St. Petersburg and West Palm Beach.
J. E. Jones announces the Mount Dora Hotel Shop has been given a thorough haul out and cleaning, with a new coat of paint to greatly improve its appearance.
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