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Newspaper
Mount Dora Topic
Location
Mount Dora, Florida, United States of America
Date
Jan 05, 1939
Page
4
A collection of light sayings and local wit includes remarks on gas, pretension, wealth, and self improvement. It jokes about discipline, daily routines, family roles, and health trends like yeast with grapefruit juice, closing with cheerful wishes for readers.
An advocacy for truth in advertising appears from a cafe owner claiming meals feel like home. A science note suggests kerosene soaked paper bundles as coal substitutes. The piece ends urging readers to subscribe.
A quotation argues for expanding a proposed tariff on peanuts to all nuts to bar foreign products. The speaker suggests uniform protection, questioning why legislation should target only peanut imports.
The Florida Forest and Park Service reports landowners ordered over 4.5 million trees this season from the Olustee state nursery. The surge signals growing interest in reforestation as a neglected revenue source for Florida landowners.
Harry Hopkins, newly appointed Secretary of Commerce, aims to mobilize business leaders nationwide to move relief workers into private employment. With government support, he seeks a harmonious government business relationship. It is a large, hopeful effort toward reducing the drain on national revenue.
The national drive for safety in 1938 cut fatalities by about 8000 from the previous year, reaching the lowest single-year figure since 1933 and marking the greatest annual decline in the nation’s history. The safety measures implemented nationwide contributed significantly to this drop.
Mount Dora residents propose frequent gutter flooding along downtown blocks to curb dirt, tobacco juice and other waste as the city seeks greater cleanliness and health. The idea targets mornings before heavy car traffic to improve appearance and curb disease spread.
Economist Roger Babson foresees a strong 1939 with total business possibly reaching or exceeding 1929 levels. He expects average annual activity about 20 percent above 1938, with gains in jobs wages retail sales stocks and farm prices, though lasting prosperity hinges on renewed social goodwill.
The New York Herald Tribune describes the Florida blues a seasonal, nonmedical condition in winter northerners. Symptoms include visual and olfactory hallucinations of Florida scenes and scents, with cure by traveling south to the Florida peninsula.
The Florida rural program credits County Home Demonstration Agents for a milestone year. Under University of Florida College of Agriculture leadership, they sold 149000 dollars of products, grew 7800 home gardens, planted 486 home orchards, canned 1237000 quarts, installed 629 light and water plants, and remodeled 2191 buildings.
The Florida Poultryman monthly, edited by C. C. Holloway and published by Mount Dora Publishing Co, has expanded to 20 pages with 34 display ads and 20 classifieds. It grew from 500 to over 5,000 subscribers in two years and will distribute the midsummer issue to poultrymen worldwide at the World Poultry Congress in Cleveland, the event's seventh session and first in the United States.
A Commentator survey finds nearly eleven million American women employed outside the home. Women span 84 occupations across most industries, with four-fifths in professional and clerical work. About one twelfth own businesses, and many enter business out of necessity to support others.
An In Our Town note in the Tampa Tribune highlights a New York Times article about Formos cafe in Manhattan. The piece praises Florida pompano as a top dish, noting pom-pano cooked in paper is as good as Tampa’s famed Spanish restaurants.
A Florida Resources Special train tour visited Miami Lakeland and Orlando with two hundred advertisements praising Florida Sun shine and hospitality. The party included leaders in business, professionals, and members of the U S Congress. The group enjoyed pleasant weather and admired Florida attractions.
Blondie debuts as a film series at the Princess Theatre with Penny Singleton as Blondie and Arthur Lake as Dagwood. The Bumsteads face domestic and financial bumps in a comedy directed by Frank Strayer, with Larry Simms as Baby Dumpling and a supporting cast including Danny Mummert and Dorothy Moore.
A Florida lawmaker debates staying on the Post Office and Post Roads Committee or seeking the Agriculture Committee chair. He notes past committee advancement and discusses Florida’s agricultural representation, Pat Cannon’s bid, and a Port St Joe centennial celebration with historical excerpts. WPA projects list airport, boat basin, road, and sewing rooms funding in Citrus County.
Preliminary census estimates place the population of the continental United States at 130 215 000 as of July 1 1938 and mark an all time high for the nation. The figure reflects ongoing population growth recorded by the U S Bureau of the Census.
The passage details preparing baked squirrel by cleaning and washing, drying, spatching with sausage meat or dressing, sewing or tying, roasting in a hot oven with butter and water, basting, until brown and tender, garnished with lemon and parsley and served with wild grape or plum jelly.
As Congress nears its session, advocates push for resuming the Florida Cross State Ship Canal, calling it a major national defense move. They argue the project holds strategic importance and urge lawmakers to advance funding and planning.
The dialogue shows Baldy asking about a wife’s appearance and David replying with a hurried mention of an afternoon appointment at a parlor, suggesting a tense or humorous social moment.
Henry Bishop of Eustis born January 1 1862 in Warsaw Hancock County Illinois. He moved to Florida in 1884 and is a practicing attorney in Eustis. Known as Uncle Henry he enjoys Republican politics and town improvement while keeping Lake County Chamber of Commerce statistics.
Clifford R Hiatt born January in Hesper North Dakota keeps his birth year private. He served Lake County as agricultural agent until retirement a year ago and now pursues grave supervision and horticultural work. He studied at Gonzales Florida Marianna High School and the University of Florida. He first earned a dollar in 4 H Club work and came to Florida in 1911 and to Lake County in 1927. His favorite recreation is golf.
Morning worship at 11:00 with sermon and prayer Evening service at 7:30 with forum discussion led by D. Roseborough and J. M. McGown Wednesday 8:00 PM Miss Alice will present The Blue Bird Marionette Community Sing and Devotional Service as usual
First Baptist Church at Corner Tenth and Tremain led by Rev R W Acree announces Sunday School at 9 45 and mid week service on Wednesday at 7 30 P M including regular worship times for parishioners.
Andrew Melrose Brodie D D Pastor Florence Gilbert Hanscom Bible School at 10 A M 11 00 a m Topic The Worlds Greatest Evil and Its Antidote A warm welcome awaits all who choose to worship with us
Sunday services listed at 11 00 a m with Morning Prayer and Holy Communion on the first Sunday. Rector D T Johnson extends a cordial welcome to all to attend.
The Church of God on Liberty Street led by Rev. J C Thompson holds Sunday services at 11 a m and 7 00 p m Sunday School at 10 a m and a prayer meeting on Thursday at 7 30 p m Worship is encouraged.
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