Pianos returning and other varied observations
The column notes rising interest in pianos and warns against costly advice from any source. It comments on politicians, optimism, citrus marketing, education, hog production, and highway dangers. It highlights heat on roads, Florida’s appeal, and two new Army Engineer machines fighting water hyacinth with plans for St Johns River use.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Dispatch
Washington
Army
St. Johns River
Railways of Florida shaped by growth and taxes
The Manufacturers Record highlights Florida railroads as the state's largest employment and tax contributor, driving growth since 1880. From 530 miles in 1880 to 5681 in 1930, rail lines opened agricultural regions, boosted population, and expanded fruit and vegetable marketing while paying about $3 million in taxes across 66 counties in 1937.
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Railways OF
Florida
Manufacturers’ Record
Southern
Flagler and Plant
Protect the American bull frog from extinction
An editorial notes the bullfrog faces rapid disappearance due to widespread slaying for personal and commercial use. It urges licensing frog catchers, a closed season, and bag limits, urging Game and Fish Commissioners to act and preserve this delicacy while preventing overharvest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Times
Aristophanes
Leo Hunter
Local Shop Promises Smarter Article Creation
A shop touts its pricing edge while claiming smarter writing than competitors. It pledges clearer, well sourced content and longer lasting value for readers seeking reliable articles.
World made and mended by a tailor and a new birth of faith
A parable compares creation to pants woven by a tailor whose slow work yields a fine product but poor outcomes if people rush to replace it. It extols turning to God for guidance through the Oxford Movement, urging personal change as the path to world peace and global unity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Soolild
Japan’s claim of civilizing China amid bombing critique
The piece condemns Japan’s stated aim to civilize China while describing the bombing of noncombatants, women, and children as a troubling method that contradicts that objective. It portrays the act as a paradox and questions the morality of such tactics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Japan
China
Air Conditioned Florida Versus The East Heat Debate
The New York Herald Tribune argues for universal air conditioning citing Florida’s mild nights and cool shade as proof. It notes New York’s humidity dulls energy and questions whether climate will drive a shift toward an air conditioned world. Stanton M. Child of Forest Hills finds Florida more comfortable than New York.
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Florida
United States
East
New York Herald Tribune
Gulf
Herald Tribune
Stanton M. Child
Forest Hills
Long Island
New York
Drifted keels and paused fates in harbor dawn
Poised verse by Cresson E. Finch laments drifting keels and mariners luffed past signals seeking safe anchor as storms loom. The poet questions if a safe retreat exists where wasted charters can rest until daylight, offering maritime meditation on fate and restraint.
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Cresson E. Finch
Singing Sermon Tykes and Sundays in the South
A fragment from a Times Union verse sketch recalls a child with a horn and a preacher’s tolling sermon commerce. The piece lampoons racial stereotypes in a visiting colored preacher’s act, where sermons of varying prices are offered to a paying audience as deacons pass the plate.
No brains no sense just gall in daily deeds
A fragmented verse lampoons fault-finders and calls out the need for brains in daily tasks. The speaker notes a dog’s endless howl as a metaphor for hollow courage and criticizes both large and small critics who act without sense.
Enlist in the Navy Early Says Recruitment Note
The Navy urges young men to apply early as only about one in ten applicants are accepted. Qualifications include U.S. citizenship, age 17 to 25, mental and physical fitness, good character, and unmarried status with no dependents. Applicants may delay enlistment after acceptance and may withdraw before enlisting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Navy
United States
World's Poultry Congress to Return to Cleveland in 1939
Florida will send a strong exhibit to the Seventh World's Poultry Congress and Exposition at Cleveland from July 28 to August 7, 1939. Earl Brown, who led Florida's standout exhibit in 1936 37, will head Florida's display, promising a winning presence despite world wide competition. Florida also plans a solid showing at the New York World's Fair without affecting Cleveland efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Florida
Lake Erie
Earl Brown
Cleveland
Brown
Plank Confusion and Pest Control Phrases
A mill foreman confronts two workers insisting they carry a plank up a hill though no plank is visible. The text notes that among over 100 insect types feeding on citrus, only about 10 need control, while 90 are kept in check by natural enemies.
Church Schedule for Episcopal Church Service and Forum
Rev Kenneth G Rogers leads 10 00 Church School and 11 00 Morning Worship with a sermon titled The Danger of Being Religious. Epworth League at 6 30 and Evening Service at 7 30 feature a forum discussion led by Mr Thos H Cooley on Christianity and the Legal Profession.
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Kenneth G. Rogers
Epworth League
Thos. H. Cooley
Church Announcements Across Local Congregations
Sunday School times listed for First Baptist Church Congregational Community Church Episcopal Church and Church of Christ in Eustis Florida. Programs include Bible school organ music Holy Communion and weekly services with pastor names and locations. Tourists welcome at Lake Franklin Park church on Sanford Road for evening preaching.
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Andrew Melrose Brodie
D.D
Florence Gilbert Hanscom
Organist Bible School
Church OF Christ
Church of God Sunday Services and Activities
The Church of God advertises regular worship at 11 a.m. and 7 p.m. on Sundays with Sunday School at 10 a.m. and a prayer meeting at 7:30 p.m. Worshippers are invited to attend.
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Church OF God
FIRST CHURCH OF CHRIST SCIENTIST Eustis Services and Reading Room
The First Church of Christ Scientist in Eustis Florida invites the public to Sunday School at 945 a m and Sunday service at 11 a m with the subject Truth A Wednesday evening meeting at 8 p m features testimonies and remarks on Christian Science The free reading room at Fountain Inn Building 117 Eustis Street is open daily except Sundays and legal holidays from 3 30 p m to 5 p m read borrow or purchase Bible and literature.
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First Church OF Christ Scientist
Eustis
Florida
Grove Street
Lemon Avenue
Fountain Inn
Eustis Street
Newlywed Parlor Quip Reveals Trust Test
A playful exchange shows Mrs Newlywed criticizing a stenographer while Mr Newlywed quips jealousy is misdirected as he notes the girl refused him four times before meeting the couple.
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Mrs. Newlywed
John
Mr. Newlywed
Whelaven
Policy on a 98-Year-Old Surfaces in Census Rationale
An insurance inspector questions a new agent about a policy on a man aged 98. The agent cites census data showing few people of that age die annually, explaining the motivation.
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Oxford
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Montebanks
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Howard Hughes
Grover A. Whalen
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Lake Shore Drive
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Corner Tenth
Tremain
R. W. Acree
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D. T. Johnson
ST. Mary’s OF the Lakes
Grove St
Badger Ave
Patrick Doyle
Clermont
Jacksonville
Verre
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Garnett
Andre
J. B. Pound
Pattent
Desoto
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Savannah
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DR. Richardson
Fourth Avenue Surgery Hospital
Alfred Rehbaum
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First National Bank
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