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Newspaper
Mount Dora Topic
Location
Mount Dora, Florida, United States of America
Date
Jul 16, 1936
Page
8
The page lists player names T Cooley M Cooley Stevenson Adkins J Cooley Ray D Simp C Tremain and others with runs batted in and hits, noting team batting average of 271 and totals 860 233 271 across players. care.
Groveland forms Boy Scout Troop No 83 sponsored by Groveland Masonic Lodge No 190 led by Ivan Regers of Leesburg. Troop committee includes W A Lyons L D Edge R L Arnold and James J Westfall with M L Roberts as scoutmaster and E A Acree as assistant. This marks the first Lake County lodge sponsored troop. Other new groups planned at Leesburg Main Street Baptist church and Umatilla. Citrus groves in Pinellas County benefited by recent rains.
The Florida Exhibit costing 250000 features Florida Manor a two story colonial building and 96000 square feet of displays with 26 moving dioramas showing Florida scenery industries and landmarks including Hialeah Race Track Miami Beach and St Augustine gates. Forty six staff from Florida including native workers manage the exhibit which opens without charge at the gates. The director quotes that bloom occurs when the sun shines in Cleveland. A marble fountain sits at the gate behind which lies a decaying cannon once looted from Jack Caesar’s cove.
Florida citrus growers vote on an amendment to the citrus marketing agreement aimed at rationing meat allotments. Ballots were mailed statewide by the State Agricultural Extension Service after tentative approval by Secretary Wallace. A. P. Spencer in Gainesville will receive ballots as growers submit them for later tally by a joint A A A and Extension Service committee.
Florida's treasury ended the fiscal year June 30 with a gain of more than a million dollars from a year earlier. The state reported 5,944,408.24 on June 30, 1935, with June outlays higher than收入. Significant balances included 622,651.80 held in suspense, mostly in the national highway fund, and million‑plus balances in the general revenue and Confederate pensions funds.
Bernard J. Hagerhorn assumes leadership of the Central Florida Council of Boy Scouts of America succeeding Henry N. Brown III. A special executive board meeting is set at Orlando headquarters Friday July 24 with Kiwanis Club luncheon at noon. Leaders from Lake and five other counties will attend to meet the new executive and discuss council tasks.
Frank Dyer announces the National Townsend convention at Cleveland from July 16 to 18 will feature Dr. E F Townsend’s plan to restructure the old age pension system. About 20 national speakers, including Congressman Will iam Lemke and Dr. Clinton Wunder, are listed to attend as Cleveland prepares for 30,000 visitors and Townsend day on July 18.
Lake county will broadcast a 30 minute program over WFLA or WDAE as the guest of the Tampa Chamber of Commerce. The invitation comes from J. A. Sweeny, chairman of the Inter-city Relations committee.
Florida's Department of Agriculture outlines value and serving tips for over sixty vegetables and seventy fruits. It covers proper cooking to preserve flavor and nutrition, includes recipes for sherbets drinks salads and cooked products, and offers menus and vitamin tables. Send a postal card to Nathan Mayo for a free copy.
Lake County has gained publicity for four consecutive weeks on Jefferson Thomas's News Lights program during the Florida Farm Hour at noon on WRUF Gainesville. Highlights include Lake county’s semi centennial celebration plans and mentions of the watermelon and grape seasons.
Florida long leaf pine was selected for Atlantic City boardwalk reconstruction after an exhaustive market test. Lee County Lumber Co officials ordered 1,000,000 feet of heartwood heart content timber praised for weather resistance and seaside durability. A Pennsylvania firm congratulated Lee County on meeting City officials high inspection standards.
An Orlando insurance man purchased a run down 60 acre grove south of Howey near Minneola. He plans to rebuild and restore it to premier citrus production. The Lake County Chamber notes this is among about a dozen Orlando purchases in recent months highlighting Lake county’s citrus advantages.
Florida citrus growers focus on costs and returns amid a changing market. The industry highlights Florida’s beauty and product variety as it promotes to a wide audience in Cleveland, Ohio, this summer.
Eight acts are lined up for the Lake County Amateur program to be aired on WDBO for the Orlando Junior Chamber of Commerce meeting on Monday at noon. Participants include two acts from Umatilla and Leesburg and one act each from Eustis Mount Dora Grand Island and Montverde. The first act is Grand Island’s Miss Mary Lester performing song and tap dance.
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