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Newspaper
Mount Dora Topic
Location
Mount Dora, Florida, United States of America
Date
Jun 02, 1932
Page
5
Firestone dealers explain the high speed race where cars reach near 150 miles per hour and negotiate sharp turns drifting on embankments. They detail tire design with extra gum dipped cord plies to prevent tread wear and maintain unit integrity at speed, noting drivers favor Firestones for performance and reliability.
The rabbit-eye pesgore covers hundreds of acres in Florida gatherings. workers climb step ladders to pick the berries as the crop ripens across plantations on the state’s farms.
A Tampa letter mocks campaign rhetoric around John Cary and rivals Hart Howey Mayo King and others. It lampoons union labels in campaign literature, notes June 8 event, and predicts post election unemployment mood and public disillusionment.
The Alligator the University of Florida student publication is named one of the three best college weeklies in the United States by the North Carolina university publications committee. Editor in chief Charles E Bennett and managing editor Bill Joubert, both Tampa natives, accept the honor along with Auburn Plainsman and Notre Dame Scholastic.
Iron ore is found in Levy county near Bronson. The Confederacy is said to have used this iron during the Civil War to manufacture cannons.
General James Oglethorpe helped establish the colony that became the state of Georgia. He designed a settlement plan and governed as the colony’s first leader guiding defense, trade, and cultivation for the new province.
A Queen Contest is planned for late June with tentative date June 23. Mount Dora and neighboring communities are urged to select at least three candidates each for elimination at Leesburg the night before the festival. Rules were published last week and aim to field twenty or more finalists from area towns.
U S engineers announce a comprehensive, impartial study of all feasible barge routes for a Florida Georgia waterway. The Withlacoochee route will receive detailed examination. The final report will take about one and a half to two years, with a window for public submissions during the process.
Fourteen boys from 4-H clubs depart June 6 with County Agent Clifford R. Hiatt for a week at the University of Gainesville to study poultry citrus culture dairying hog raising agronomy and more. Scholarships funded by county businessmen and Kiwanis clubs cover their trip and activities. A full donor list will appear next week. Names include Edward Zellman Ellsworth Murphy Herbert Babb Astor Alenious Otho Young Robbie Collins Marcus Williams G. H. Williams Jr Walter Atkinson Kenneth Newkirk Carl McWhorter Joe Andrews Joe Morrell Earl Powers Billie Hargis and apen in National egg laying contest at Chipley.
Herbert J. Crane, described as faithful diligent and efficient, remains in office by long service and aims to continue his good work for state and district.
Orlando June 2 Florida voters near the June primary hear Frank King the candidate for State Commissioner of Agriculture claim broad support from farmers and shipers as he pledges to curb department extravagance cut costs by half and enforce green fruit laws. He says he will stop import of bad eggs and inferior milk and act against weak market methods. He asserts he has addressed issues squarely and vows rapid recovery of Florida agriculture with responsible reform.
Merchants and Miners Transportation Co cuts passenger fares from Boston Philadelphia Baltimore Norfolk and Janville to Miami effective June 1. General agent C M Haile says the new reduction follows an earlier cut and in some cases exceeds forty percent while meals and state room accommodations remain included.
Daytona Beach will stage the Volusia Summer Frolics on July 2 3 and 4 using the citys entertainment and recreational assets the Atlantic beach boardwalk Halifax River Burgoyne Island Athletics Stadium and local casinos and clubs The festival aims to be the most brilliant since 1924 with a program crafted by manager Frank L Huffaker to attract visitors from Florida and other Southern states The Fourth of July orations and state oriented features will be highlighted for regional exposure
In Lake County Florida a case is filed by Town of Mount Dora against John Wilkins Sawyer and others in the Sixteenth Circuit Court. The suit seeks foreclosure of special assessment liens on property within Mount Dora.
An order in the Florida case against non resident John Wilkins Sawyer requires his appearance in Tavares Florida on July 4 1932 to answer the bill of complaint. The notice directs mailed copies to Sawyer and four weekly newspaper publication in Mount Dora Topic and posting at the courthouse. Deputy Clerk Grace Hawthorne signs for Clerk Geo J Dykes with Attorney Thomas H Cooley Mount Dora.
Elizabeth Johnston executrix of Mary Johnston deceased will present final account and vouchers to the Lake County Florida County Judge at the Court House in Tavares on Thursday July 14 1932 for approval and final discharge. Mount Dora Florida address listed.
Dr John Gorrie, pioneer of artificial ice making, and Confederate General E Kirby Smith are named Florida’s two representatives in the Hall of Fame in the capitol at Washington. The item notes there are two junior entrants as well.
A political appeal recommends a qualified Democrat for public service, highlighting 15 years in Lake County and a pledge to deliver top service at the lowest cost. The message emphasizes experience and affordability.
The Lake County Democratic Executive Committee announces a series of public speaking appearances by Democratic legislative candidates. Locations include Astor Mount Dora Sorrento Eustis and several other towns with dates from May 21 to June 3, 1932 and start times around 8:00 PM.
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