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Newspaper
Mount Dora Topic
Location
Mount Dora, Florida, United States of America
Date
Jul 10, 1930
Page
2
Miss Helen Merritt entertained at Uncle Thos Armstrongs home last Tuesday for Mrs Grant A Ladds birthday and farewell before their departure north. Guests included Mr and Mrs Ladd Mr and Mrs Ronsheim and Mr Armstrong. Ice cream and cake were served.
Personal news from Mount Dora and neighboring areas highlights guests and travels. James Densmore of Jackson Michigan stays with Miss Gladys Simpson. Mr and Mrs Grant A Ladd sail to West Orange New Jersey then plan October return. E J Christopher returns from New York trip. Dr and Mrs K Foster and Jack Croley visit the Lindman family. Maude Burton recovers from surgery. Miss Mary Emma Jones visits from Johnson City Tennessee to see Eugene Downs family. Mrs C J Helms visits Indiana relatives while Hlems plans August trip. Mary Emma Jones and companions motor to Daytona Beach to see Mrs Bessie Crane Coffin. Nettie Mabry passes in Atlantic City May 31 after May 25 stroke. Joseph and Theo Ehlich of New York visit sister Mrs Sol Spilky in Mount Dora. J A Armstrong noted as regular winter visitor to Mount Dora.
Mrs. J B Griswold reports improved health after illness since January and describes Elias automobile accident with minor injuries. Frank Rehbaum leaves Mount Dora Hardware Cam for Clearwater to manage the store as William Rehbaum resigns from the West Coast Hardware Company to focus on the First National Bank.
Tangerine residents attend the Leesburg Watermelon Festival where Miss Abbie Simpson competes in swimming events. Locals host guests for the Fourth, with families renewing homes and planning renovations as the Beautification Committee highlights donated palms and shrubs along parkways.
Mrs J W Hunter and others attend Methodist Missionary Zone Meeting in Umatilla. Residents travel to Daytona Beach and Asheville while families plan visits to Red Boiling Springs and Reedsville. Log Rolling event at Orlando draws R M Daniels J M Miller and Mrs Vernon Barksdale. Wilma Hodges joins relatives in travel. Daisy Scott vacationing in Georgia. Vera Carr vacationing in Chicago.
Individuals from multiple towns visit family homes and host guests in central Florida. Pauline Hill stays with grandmother Mrs. A. S. Hill and plans vacation time with her mother in Sorrento. Edna Mae Burch, Dorothy Ferris and Beatrice Poling accompany Hill from Ohio and return north.
Dr. Austin Cary reports a twenty year old slash pine grove at Starke Florida showing profits from turpentine leases and four product streams pine gum lumber thinning products and land by products. He argues slash pine is a safe profitable crop with minimal danger beyond fire hogs and unscrupulous operators.
The article argues that private forestry around slash pine in the South Atlantic coastal plains offers superior, low risk profitability through lumber and naval stores. It cites higher returns from chemical products and pine gum, claiming two dollars of profit from naval stores for every dollar from lumber, and notes a strong economic case for investment in this sector. It also references C. E. Curran and the pulping industry as indicators of South growth, ending with a formal circuit court notice in Lake County Florida.
Brooksville Herald merges with the Journal forming a single local daily. The consolidation combines staff resources and publish dates, aiming to streamline coverage of city government, schools, and community events for Brooksville residents.
West Palm Beach Florida bank and trust company began operations in the city with an initial capital of one hundred thousand dollars.
The Fort Pierce port reports a total freight of 3747 tons handled since the Baltimore and Carolina Steam Ship Line began coastwise service three months ago. The figure reflects steady cargo activity through the local facilities and serves as a benchmark for ongoing operations.
GEO, J. DYKES is listed as clerk with GRACE HAWTHORNE handling byline. D. C. W. M. Kennedy serves as solicitor for the complainant in the proceedings.
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