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Newspaper
Mount Dora Topic
Location
Mount Dora, Florida, United States of America
Date
Dec 19, 1929
Page
2
An extended Christmas message reflects on the season as the world pauses to honor the birth of Jesus. It celebrates kindness, cheer, and good will, urging readers to share goodwill and friendship with friends in Mount Dora and beyond.
William Butterworth of the U S Chamber of Commerce argues at a Regional Taxation Conference that business leaders fear rising state and local taxes. He warns of wasteful government growth and calls for economical, well-targeted public expenditures and elimination of tax inequities.
The speaker warns that 1929 expenditures may reach twelve billion dollars, with over half spent domestically and taxes absorbing a large share of profits. He questions the long-term viability of sustained tax levels, railroads’ tax loads, and industry-wide tax-to-dividend parity, urging substantial corrective measures now to prevent a financial breakdown.
The piece notes fires erupt hourly nationwide with a fire loss level eleven times Europe. It argues U S construction standards are lax, urges careful wiring waste disposal and cigarette handling to curb fire waste and protect homes.
The article notes the severe market break, likened to the 1914 panic, and criticizes buying stocks on lean margins by those without reserves. It cites warnings from financial authorities and exchanges, stresses margins that failed in the crisis, and argues modern corporate finance remains sound with investments through recognized brokers.
The gas industry in the United States plans to spend almost half a billion dollars this year to meet rising demand. Manufactured gas utilities expect 250 million and natural gas companies 150 million in total outlays, highlighting gas as a partner in progress alongside electricity.
Poem invites readers to blend water prayer sunshine and merriment with kinship work love and play. It frames a well spent day as a mix of thoughtful reading and a hopeful, uplifting mood.
An old verse hints at a moral about eating a whale as fish is brain food. The road is dark and lonely as they walk a lane, he sets down bars while she lifts her brown eyes with lovelight. He is a hired man, she a Jersey cow.
A humorous exchange shows an Irishman accusing a Jew of calling him a preferred creditor to delay payment. The debtor explains the tactic as protecting others while he himself expects nothing for sixty days. The note ends with a reassurance that light verse jingles accompany the page.
A flapper defends lateness to a professor claiming biological sleepiness and logical intent. A Mount Dora resident’s phone conversation reveals a clandestine request for “that white” during a case, prompting disbelief at the witness’s later claim about discussing a type of wood.
A local column mixes school sports notes and light humor. It mentions football questionnaire outreach to high school parents, praise for Tavares and Mount Dora basketball teams, semi pro league talk, and humorous anecdotes about灯 lights, shopping wives, a window peeper, and prize definitions.
The Advisory Committee on National Illiteracy urged the Census Bureau to compile a complete illiteracy record in the 1930 census. Secretary Wilbur of the Interior chairs the panel and calls for national study, remedies, and a unified federal effort to reduce illiteracy, criticizing delays and duplication in education policy.
Dr. Theodore Macklin cooperative marketing expert and former University of Wisconsin professor is assigned to Florida for an extended study. He will assist movements to unify marketing practices of farmers and fruit growers in the state.
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