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Newspaper
Mount Dora Topic
Location
Mount Dora, Florida, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1931
Page
4
The Times-Union notes the ship is visiting many Florida ports with a royal greeting. An adage warns that advertising reveals much more than private knowledge about goods. The paper argues the country is materially better off but psychologically worse, and jokes that most married men are inventors of excuses while most inventions fail.
The Tampa Daily Times arrives Mount Dora each afternoon before 5:00. Rail delivery to Wildwood followed by truck transport to the city completes the service.
O McIntyre notes New York hotels and restaurants feature Grapefruit Mc Intyre on menus a half grapefruit with a thimble of Worcestershire sauce in its center offers a swell dish for diners.
The National Forest Reservation Commission plans to purchase 5 853 acres in the Choctawatchee and Osceola areas of Florida at a cost of 20 355 dollars as an addition to the Nation's forest resources.
Eight thousand men in New York are employed selling citrus fruit by the crate. Sponsors authorize a commission of one dollar per crate for each salesman, with no other profit, the program aimed solely at aiding the unemployed.
The sale of automobile tags in the first fifteen days of December funded a relief effort for Florida teachers. Many educators who had worked months without pay received checks from a fund totaling nearly half a million dollars.
In 1930 twelve nationally owned corporations cut their advertising appropriations, while fifty-two increased them. The 12 saw a 41.2 percent decline in net profits, whereas the 52 gained 9.6 percent, supporting the old adage that it pays to advertise.
The Estero Eagle highlights a Marian A. McAdow front page piece praising the koelreuteria trees as rare ornamental flowering varieties. The Topic editor owns two grown from Gainesville Experiment Station stock loaned years ago. though past their prime, interest in them remains high.
The piece reflects on Christmas as a timeless festival of love and generosity. It emphasizes joy compassion and kindness, urging people to share happiness with the less fortunate and to make the yuletide centered on service and human warmth.
A discussion on the validity of tax titles issued by the state, noting that most argue against them while some defend them. The piece argues that widespread delinquencies force tax collection, threaten property forfeiture, and could yield better public finances and accountability. The Arcadian.
Mount Dorans anticipate completion of the new highway linking Tavares and Eustis to enter Sylvan Shores. The approach is described as beautiful and the town aims to be well kept, highlighting Florida pride in progress.
The Mount Dora Community Forum is set to launch its eleventh season with a lineup of programs by well known speakers. Organizers emphasize community support funds only through weekly lecture collections and hope to match ten prior successful years.
The report notes that feared drops in citrus prices did not occur. Instead, overall fruit prices increased and demand remains strong in major U.S. markets for Florida citrus.
Dr. Frank Payne urges a shift from leisure to work. He laments long indulgent living and calls for returning to labor and plain meals like corned beef and cabbage. The message frames deflation as a societal consequence and urges practical effort.
Regular shipments of citrus fruit will now depart Tampa twice a month under a new foreign citrus service by the Mobile Oceanic line. The schedule covers month end sailings to Liverpool Manchester and Glasgow and mid month sailings to London and Antwerp.
The article compares calls to end college football after forty deaths in the past season to public outrage over automobile fatalities, noting football would receive little more consideration. It frames the issue as a debate over risks and public perception without calling for immediate action.
In November Lake County used 368 762 gallons of gasoline which would yield 25 813 34 in gasoline tax and 50 104 gallons of kerosene. The county ranked eleventh in gasoline consumption in the state. Dade County led with 2 312 588 gallons of gasoline and 300 934 gallons of kerosene.
In southern Louisiana twenty five members of a leper colony are pronounced healed and will soon rejoin others. The colony houses 360 men and women and is referred to as the Col ony of the Dead by observers.
A western state held a farmers and merchants picnic featuring a 10 000 egg omelet cooked in an 8 foot skillet. A prize was offered for the farmer's wife who could break eggs the fastest and many tested their skill.
Senator Park Trammell has introduced bills in Congress including compensation for growers harmed by the fruit fly eradication campaign. A report on the bill is due by February 15 with a recommendation for funding expected at that time.
Florida issued permits for new buildings totaling 1,947,719 dollars in November, up 1,149,259 from the same month last year, ranking ninth among states and marking one of three states showing an increase. The report portrays a rising construction momentum and broader prosperity for the state.
A statewide program sponsored by the State Department of Agriculture joins with the State Hotel Men's Association and Women’s clubs to promote Florida food products. It urges home menu makers to include a grapefruit cocktail and an orange dessert to boost marketing and public support for the movement.
Church schedule for the last Sunday of the year lists Sunday school at 10:00, morning sermon at 11:00 on Measur ing Time, Epworth League at 6:30, evening sermon at 7:30 Echoes of Christmas, mid week service at 7:30, Junior League Monday at 3:30. Child care provided in the primary room during worship. Grace Nell Crowellquote. James H. Elder pastor.
A rambling Florida column jokes about farm policy and crop plunder fears while lampooning flagpole stunts by Mr. Bandy in Ybor City. It notes palm tree planting by Widener in Miami and sun bathers near Goodyear's Blimp, plus George Lea’s Washington contest and a poke at Santa letters. The writer insists on belief and optimism, praising faith in a better world.
Congregational church announces Bible school at 10:00 a m and morning worship at 11:00 a m with a sermon by the pastor. Young people’s service follows at 7:00 p m and mid week service at 7:30 p m with discussions on phases of international peace. All invited to attend. David B Spencer, Pastor.
Mid week service Wednesday 7 Sunday school graded in all departments 9 45 a m Morning worship 11 a m Evangelistic service 7 30 p m A cordial invitation is extended to all Come and worship with us pastor Matthew J Bouterse</analysis>
The Bureau of Vital Statistics reports October deaths fell from 1,423 in 1930 to 1,372 in 1931, with declines in typhoid, measles, scarlet fever, whooping cough, influenza, tuberculosis, malaria, circulatory diseases, heart diseases, and pneumonia. Diphtheria, meningitis, cancer, diabetes, digestive diseases, and automobile accidents rose.
Sir George Paish, the noted British economist and member of the 1914 US mission, argues world prosperity hinges on federal and state bank guarantees, an international conference for recovery, and a revision of reparations to secure Germany’s roughly 2.25 billion dollar commercial debt.
Sunday services at 11 am and Sunday school at 9 45 am. Testimonial meeting Wednesday at 8 pm. Reading room open Tuesday and Saturday afternoons 2 to 4 in the church edifice. All are welcome.
President Hoover calls for immediate tax increases to fund government needs. The plan would raise income tax and lower exemptions for single filers over 1000 dollars and heads of families over 2500 dollars, adding about 1.7 million new taxpayers. It also proposes taxes on telephone, telegraph, cable, radios, cars, amusements, realty sales, checks and drafts for a limited period to curb extravagance and stabilize future prosperity.
The Cocoa Tribune notes a Chamber of Commerce offering membership for one dollar a month or twelve dollars yearly. It contrasts Mount Dora where memberships run ten dollars annually and praises the chamber as very active in the state.
October farm price data indicate a dozen eggs now cost 83 percent more than a prior baseline, reflecting inflationary pressure on staple foods.
A brief note highlights selecting toys that please a child while also satisfying parents. It emphasizes balance between play value and safety, recommending age appropriate options and durable materials for lasting use.
In Minneapolis a unnamed man entered a kitchen and a woman asked the library museum how to get the bird delivered. She was told to call the Boy Scouts. Scout Reuben Olson of Troop 149 delivered the bird within thirty minutes.
Sheriff B A Cassady announces a July 1929 levy on three parcels in Lake County Florida to satisfy an execution against Estella Clark. The blocks are West 50 feet of Lot 3 and East 50 feet of Lot 4 in Block A Dora Manor and a described NE 1 4 of Black 47 in Mount Dora, with sale at the Lake County Courthouse in Tavares on the first Monday in January 1932.
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