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Newspaper
Mount Dora Topic
Location
Mount Dora, Florida, United States of America
Date
Feb 05, 1931
Page
4
The text contrasts views on world peace and naval arms with a remark about friendships. It notes a stance that postage rate increases will not be considered in the current Congress term. It also claims the Treasury says Mars accounts for two thirds of government operating expenses.
Congress approves a bill authorizing the establishment of a coast guard station at Lake Worth. The action mobilizes federal maritime protection and signals intensified presence on the lakefront, with operational plans and funding pending.
Observers note a vast variety of produce at state agricultural displays. The piece mentions chain stores handling 35 to 45 percent of national groceries and a large share of meat sales. It also cites a three billion dollar budget for Congress for past wars and future defenses, despite a peaceable stance.
Nebraska Senator Howell urged passage of his prohibition bill for the District of Columbia after stating at a capital convention that 9000 quarts of liquor were allocated for delegates.
The Prince of Wales may view pursuing a newspaper story as a fine job yet notes that success requires the diplomacy of eminent statesmen, hinting at the complexity behind bold reporting.
An application to construct a fifty year franchise across Tampa bay between Pinellas Point Tampa and Piney Point St Peters burg was filed with the railroad Commission at Tallahassee January 26 and has the approval of the War Department.
The United States now occupies a historic Berlin palace as its embassy home. Marshall Blucher and Prussians aided Wellington at Waterloo, a gesture William III later honored by presenting pages on the Pariser Platz in Berlin. The United States paid $1,800 for the site.
The 1 Canter tea and the Progressive Farmer name Georgia’s twelve outstanding farmers for a third year. They started small and now own well kept farms with modern conveniences, provide their children college educations, and earned a $4 net income last year despite depressions. Diversification guards against crop failure and ensures monthly farm sales. Some have not borrowed in 25 years, and one has not bought corn or meat in 30 years with annual groceries under $40.
Sidelights report a bill to bar employment of married women whose husbands earn $100 monthly as a relief to unemployment. Commentators discuss replacing married women with men or single women, prioritizing native-born workers, and questions about married women in the job market amid high unemployment among men and women.
W. E. Humphrey told Rollins College audience that the FTC’s special fraud board protected the public from deceptive advertising to the tune of $250 000 000 in the past year. He said more than 1000 firms were forced to stop defrauding within twelve months and pledged continued action to curb misleading publications.
The nation must pass vital measures as lawmakers in the present Congress engage in partisan politics and stalling tactics. Critics urge focus on essential legislation while debating Hoover era reading bills and post March 4th session questions.
A group led by James Simpson toured Clewiston and nearby towns detailing the cane milling process. They described loading cane, grinding through multiple rollers, clarifying, evaporating, and centrifuging to produce raw sugar, with by products used as cattle feed and fuel savings noted. The trip included views of Palm Beach homes and Everglades scenery before returning via Sebring and Lake Wales.
A plant city shipment note records a carload of strawberries dispatched from this point to destinations, reflecting agricultural distribution activity in the area.
A vivid travel narrative recounts a motor trip along the Santa Fe Trail into New Mexico with tales of a side-show narrator, a daredevil driver, and a memorable mountain scene. The narrator recalls a boyhood adventure in a bottomless volcanic cave and the awe of a snow capped peak rising above rugged terrain near Coolidge Dam.
Sunday school at 10:00 with classes and a welcome for all. The pastor preaches at 11:00. Epworth League at 6:30 p m and evening worship at 7:30. Mid week service Wednesday at 7:30. Ladies Aid Cafe teria Supper Friday in the Community Building social room. Stere opticon lecture by Miss Gallimore Tuesday evening Feb 10. Free will silver offering for India missionary. All are invited. James H Elder pastor.
Sunday school in all departments begins at 9 45 a m with morning worship at 11 00 a m and sermon by Pastor Matthew J Bouterse. B Y P U meets at 6 45 p m followed by evangelistic song and preaching at 7 30 p m. Good music and singing. All are welcome.
The Community Church led by David B. Spencer offers Bible School at 10 a.m. Preaching at 11 a.m. Young People's Meeting at 7 p.m. The First Church of Christ Scientist in Eustis at Grove Street and Lemon Avenue holds Sunday services at 11 a.m. Sunday school at 9:45 a.m. Testimonial meeting Wednesdays at 8 p.m. Reading room open Tuesday and Saturday 2 to 4 p.m. All are welcome.
A narrator recounts a mountain car mishap and near disaster, then describes the Salt River Valley’s growth from the Roosevelt Dam project. He mentions visiting a sister, plans to stay a month in Florida, and ends with a poem about Lost Lenore. A government site will select a location for a new 30000 airway radio station.
Stetson University hosts a Saturday February contest for schools in Orange Flagler Seminole Lake Volusia and Osceola counties. M D H S students Irene Green Margaret Ray May Harvey compete in spelling bee algebra American history. Thanks to Mr and Mrs Jerne for three maps and mounting board. Elementary library adds new juvenile books.
The report lists honor roll students by grade levels. Seventh grade earners include Mary Agnes Harding Phyllis Blanchard Mortimer McCown Flora Morley and Mary Elizabeth Simpson. Eighth grade honors go to Roy Christopher Cecil Parker Frank Pooser Virginia Jepson and Jean Smith.
Two robbers who held up a Danville Kentucky bank were captured within an hour thanks to a telephone operator who spread the alarm to farmers across the surrounding territory, enabling rapid pursuit and arrest.
Rat Snap kills rats and mice. It eliminates odors from carcasses and comes in cake form with no mixing needed. Guaranteed effectiveness. Available in 35¢ and larger sizes. sold by Pan oy Kitchen or Cellar.
A young boy suffered a fall resulting in a likely broken leg. He was rushed to Senford where medical staff applied a plaster cast. He rests as well as could be expected given the injury.
Gainesville Florida program aims to help poultrymen with seasonal problems. The Florida Experiment Station and WRUF radio will broadcast weekly talks each Thursday covering sanitation bacillary white diarrhea pneumonia coccidiosis and worm management.
In Cleveland Ohio police held an ex convict for the murder of a policeman sought two robbers for the killing of a watchman and combed the underworld in a round up of suspicious persons.
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