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Newspaper
Mount Dora Topic
Location
Mount Dora, Florida, United States of America
Date
Feb 22, 1934
Page
2
A collection of wry thoughts and observations on society, economics, and culture. The piece links celebs and editors, notes modern vanity, tax grins, crime irony, and a reverent obituary for King Albert of Belgium, highlighting a diverse array of voices and ideas.
A Gulf Gleam piece contemplates poetry and finance noting a Tampa scene of sunset imagery and hyacinths. It explores gold values, grain-to-ounce conversions, and compares old and new dollars to explain why the new dollar seems worth 59 percent of the old.
The article lauds the Civilian Conservation Corps for preventing bands of wanderers from forming, cutting forest losses, and expanding cultural forestry. It highlights ten months of 1933 with 60 percent less burned area than 1932, planting two hundred million trees across two hundred thousand acres, and future value in merchantable timber and watershed protection. It links these gains to national recovery and Florida’s forest development, citing optimism in industry trends and local business support.
Wauchula launches a civic beautification project with more than 50 000 flowers plants and shrubs to be planted by the Wauchula Garden Club with help from the Kiwanis Club and the Future Farmers of America.
A comparison of national debts shows the United States at 254 dollars per person versus Britain at 799, prompting questions about resources and discouragement. The piece argues both motorists and pedestrians share responsibility for road fatalities, noting over thirty thousand U.S. auto deaths in 1933 and suggesting pedestrians bear half the blame. It calls for mutual caution and adherence to safety rules.
A Cambridge memory recalls King Albert and Queen Elizabeth receiving an honorary LL.D. from Harvard after World War I service. The narrative highlights the king’s stature, the queen’s nurse uniform, and the city’s quiet respect for the monarch who guided Belgium through the war.
Local columnist Rex Safer of Tavares is back in the Lake County Citizen with a new batch of After Midnight sports notes. Readers are invited to follow his late night takes on games and players in the sports section.
Dr Fiefield urged national unity through local engagement as he toured Florida for eight weeks. He praised Everglades development proposals including a Venice of canals and a twenty third National Park, suggested Seminole guides, and warned against machinery displacing workers while promoting moral renewal and global goodwill. He lauded Mount Dora and its community building and entertained with anecdotes during a busy Chamber of Commerce season.
Pastor C G Leon Wells announces services on Sunday February 25 at 10:00 a.m. Church School with lesson The Twelve Sent Forth from Matthew 9:35-11:1. 11:00 a.m. Morning Worship and Holy Communion with Esther Wyatt singing. Epworth League at 6:30 p.m. Evening Worship at 7:30 p.m. Bible study and prayer Wednesday 7:30 p.m.
Bible School at 10:00 A M Morning service at 11:00 A M Young People at 6:30 P M Mid week service Wednesday 7:30 P M Public invited Pastor David B Spencer leads service at the Community Church Congregational in the public notice listing the weekly schedule
Morning worship at 11:00 a. m. includes Baptist Young People's union. Evening service at 7:30 p. m. Mid week gathering Wednesday 7:30 p. m. Sunday School Teachers Meeting 8:15 p. m. You are invited to attend all services.
The regular service meets Sunday at eleven in the Public Library. Wednesday evening testimonials are at eight. Sunday school is at ten. The public is invited to all services.
The Church of Christ meets at Mrs Zelma D Sills home near Crate Mill every Sunday at 3 00 pm for Bible study and communion. Thursday prayer and song drills begin at 7 45 pm. An invitation is extended to all to attend.
St Thomas Episcopal Church in Eustis Florida invites all to Sunday services at 11:00 A M Holy Communion observed on the first Sunday each month Rector D T Johnson extends a cordial welcome to worshippers.
The writer argues the world is overwhelmed by debt and taxes, blaming price declines and unjust tax increases. Politicians should stop chasing rainbows and focus on reducing taxes to move toward economic recovery.
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